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Performance History
of JOIA from the beginning of time through 2002
2002
NEWSPACE AND BUILD-A-BEAR FOUNDATION HOLIDAY FETE,.DECEMBER 13, 2002
NOTES FROM HOME AT THE SHELDON....NOVEMBER 12, 2002
Village of Women's Yoga at Marinest Center.....SAT-OCT 05, 2002 7:00-8:00pm
SIU-EDWARDSVILLE.....MON-AUG 19, 2002 1:00PM TO 2PM
STEPPING STONES HOOTENANY...SAT-AUG 17, 2002 7:00 TO 9:00 PM
LAUMEIER ART CAMP WORKSHOP....WED-JUL 31, 2002 11:00am TO 2:00pm
Whole Foods Market Celebration (Brentwood)....SAT-JUL 20, 2002 7:30-9:30 pm
LAUMEIER ART CAMP WORKSHOP....WED-JUL 17, 2002 11:00am TO 2:00pm
ALTON FEST....FRI-JUL 26, 2002 Evening
Soulard Bastille Day Beheading March Event......FRI-JUL 12, 2002 6:00ish
FERGUSON 4TH OF JULY PARADE.....THU-JUL
04, 2002 10:00 AM
WONDERFUL WEATHER! COULD NOT COME TO AGREEMENT
IN TIME TO DO GIG....
MOSTLY LIKELY WILL DO JULY 4, 2003...
LAUMEIER ART CAMP WORKSHOP.....
WED-JUL 03, 2002 11:00am TO 2:00pm
WONDERFUL WEATHER MAYBE A TAD WARM. THE
YOUNG BOYS AND GIRLS LEARNED
"SAMBA MUSIC...OH, HOW WE LIKE IT!
ZOOFARI ADVENTURES....FRI-JUN
28, 2002 5:30pm to 8:30pm
WONDERFUL WEATHER.....TWO EXCITING ON STAGE PERFORMANCES
AND A GRAND FINALE PARADE..WOWEE!!!
Komen Race for the Cure......SAT-JUN 22, 2002 8:30am
to 11:00am
HANDCUFFS AND A BROKEN BARRICADE
BEGIN AN EXCITING HOT, MUGGY RACE OF 45,000. THE RUNNERS ALWAYS
LOVE US.
I THINK I FRACTURED MY LEFT GREAT TOE...BUT IT WAS FOR A GOOD CAUSE.
ZOO-A-DOO....FRI-JUN 21, 2002 7:00pm to 8:30 PM
WE PLAYED HERE...WE PLAYED THERE...WE
PLAYED EVERYWHERE....RALPH BUTLER LIKED US!!!!! HOPPIN'!.
LAUMEIER ART CAMP WORKSHOP....Part 1 of 4...WED-JUN 19, 2002 11:00am
TO 2:00pm
THE KIDS LIKED IT! IT GETS
HOT OUT THERE....KIDS NEED NAPS AFTER LUNCH.....YAWNNNNNNNN!!!
Pagan Picnic in Tower Grove Park...SUN-JUN 16, 2002 High Noon..A MARCH AND A HOT JAM!!! WE GOT $600 EACH!!!!
VIVA VOX---UTP WORKSHOP LAKESIDE CENTER FOR AT RISK
YOUTH...FRI-JUN 14, 2002 1:00 to
3:00 pm...ROCKIN'
FESTIVAL OF NATIONS PARADE....SAT-JUN 08, 2002 ELEVEN
O'CLOCK AM...NICE WEATHER...NICE POST PARADE JAM!!!
B.J.H. BANQUET at the RITZ.......THU-JUN 06, 2002 6:00PM
TO 9:00PM....800 SHAKERS..WHAT MORE CAN YOU SAY!!!!!
GYPSY CARAVAN C0NCERT AT SLU.....MON-MAY 27, 2002 1:00-2:00pm MAIN STAGE....ROCKIN' IN THE SHADE....
Chesterfield Day School Picnic UTP-Deal WHITE
ROAD...SUN-MAY 19, 2002 4-5:30 pm....BEAUTIFUL
DAY & STUFF
2nd Annual > on...SAT-MAY 18, 2002, 7:00 to 10:00 pm A ROMP!!!!!
Art in the Square in Belleville.....SAT-MAY 18, 2002 1:30 to 3:00
pm....Beautiful Day, Nice Kids...Just too LOUD!!!
Laumeier Art Fair UTP Workshop.....SUN-MAY 12, 2002 3:00 to 4:00pm....UNDER THE BIG TOP....JUST FINE!!!
GREAT BEAR PARADE at Washington University.....SAT-MAY
11, 2002 5:30 to 7:00pm HOPPIN' with RLVIS &
MARILYN!!!'
Laumeier Art Fair UTP Workshop.....SAT-MAY 11, 2002 3:00 to 4:00pm: Great
Weather=Great Workshop!
Tourism Event-Holiday Inn, Alton, Illinois....TUE-MAY
07, 2002 5:00 to 7:00PM JOIA QUARTET DEBUT...FAST EDDIE RULES!!!
AIDS Walk Kiener Plaza .....AT-MAY
04, 2002 11:00am...ROCKIN' ROCKIN'
ROCKIN'
River's Edge Grand Opening at the Zoo...SUN-APR 28, 2002 1-3pm ...Nice, cool weather, very undamp..Bumpy Rock..
River's Edge Grand Opening at the Zoo......SAT-APR 27, 2002 1-3pm....Nice,
cool weather. slighty damp..ROCK!
Duschesne School FRI-APR26, 2002 2:00pm....BOPPIN' IN THE GYM...ALL RIGHT!!!!!!.
Focus Publication, Inc. FIT FOR LIFE Convention....THU-APR 25, 2002 8:30pm CANCELLED
EARTH DAY CELEBRATION: The Great Parade.....SUN-APR 21, 2002
2:30pm.....JIM DANDY!!!!
Realtor's Convention at Union Station....FRI-APR 12, 2002
6:30pm..It appears they cancelled with dishonor!!!
CLAYTON HIGH SCHOOL Special Arts Day......THU-APR 11, 2002 1:15-2:50pm.....ROCKIN' IN THE QUAD!!!!!!
FORUM OF CONTEMPORARY ARTS DINNER....SAT-APR 06, 2002
6:30 - 10:00pm..ALTHOUGH ONLY ONE BELL. A NICE
GIG!
Pre-AIDS WALK at Chesterfield Mall.......CANCELLED.......SAT-APR 06, 2002 2:00 -
3:00PM.
VENUS ENVY IV....SAT-MAR
30, 2002 11:30pm....Art Fair, Music Great!!!!BellyDancers!!!
Lafayette Park Church Palm Sunday Adventure...SUN-MAR 24, 2002 10:30am TOP
BILLING-ROCKIN' FOR THE LORD
Hibernian Society St. Patrick's Day Parade....SUN-MAR
17, 2002 12:30pm...Longest Parade Ever...60 Degrees and Sunny...Right!!
UNION MO RECORDING SESSION....SAT-MAR 09, 2002 2:30pm
to 6:21pm. Went very well.....GOOD JOB, RICKY!!!!
DAY of PERCUSSION at UMSL.......SAT-MAR
09, 2002 Noon to 1:00 pm......Went well, not too crowded.
UTP Workshop at Maryville U...Feb 13--SAMBA lives!!! Joyous
Celebration on Campus. Thanks to Lauren & Nicole.
UTP Workshop at Maryville U...FEB 11--3 hour workshop
squeezed into 50 minutes! Nice People--Thanks to Mike.
Great Soulard Mardi Gras Parade....SAT-FEB 09, 2002,
11:00am Great Big Summer Day-Jammin' in the Street--
BIG REHEARSAL FOR MARDI GRAS PART II...Feb 07---Smooth as Baby Butt--Watch
Out SOULARD!!
BIG REHEARSAL FOR MARDI GRAS PART I... Feb 05---30 New People added
to the line up
Shanti in Soulard MARDI GRAS MADNESS.....SUN-FEB 03,
2002 3:00 to 5:00pm....ROCKIN'! PUMP PRIMED FOR M.G.!!!
2001
World Peace Meditation Event.......MON-DEC 31, 2001 Prior
to the Crack of Dawn...very peaceful
International Institute Holiday Celebration....FRI-DEC 21, 2001
11:00am...HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
Greater ClaytonThanksgiving Day Run...THU-NOV 22, 2001
7:30 am GOBBLE- GOBBLE!!!....Way too early
SLAMPI Benefit Our Little Haven at the Pageant....THU-NOV 01, 2001...WE OPENED TO A NOT-QUITE-PACKED HOUSE, BUT
THE ENERGY AND LIFE FORCE OF JOIA HELD TRIUMPH AND
CONQUERED THE SLAMPI FOLKS....NICE PLACE!
GREAT SOULARD HALLOWEEN MARCH....WED-OCT 31, 2001 8:00PM...GREAT FULL MOON EVENT..
SURDO SECTION SEEMED SLUGGISH.....NUMBER 23 IS THE
WINNER.....NURSING CARE IS THE BEST....WE STILL SOUND MIGHTY GOOD!!!
SIUE International Day Celebration.....WED-OCT 31, 2001
11:00am-12:30pm EXCELLENT GIG WITH THE SIU FOLK
CITY MUSEUM ARTSY-FARTSY-IN-EXILE...THU-OCT 25, 2001 10:00pm THE TIMBALES ARE INTRODUCED TO
THE LINE-UP BECAUSE RICK TOOK REPINIQUE TO LA. WE
WAS SMALL IN NUMBER, BUT MIGHTY IN PERFORMANCE.....ROCK ON!!!!
Lucier Park Fall Festival...SUN-OCT 21, 2001
3:00pm to 5:00pm...WE GOT ALL THE KIDS TO TAKE OVER!!!
Marathon & Family Fitness Celebration.....SUN-OCT
21, 2001 8:00am Delmar at North&South..ACTUALLY DOING
A GOOD DEED!!!!.
Crohn's & Colitis Foundation Workshop and
Performance.....SAT-OCT 13. 2001 6:30pm to 8:00pm Dittmer Delight!!!!
Whitfield Academy Homecoming..FRI-OCT 12, 2001...Lightning Workshop
and Blistering Bonfire & Hotdogs!
U. CITY LOOP IN MOTION STAGE SET...SUN-OCT 07, 2001,
HIGH NOON SUNNY, AFGHANISTAN, WHERE'S BRADLEY?
LOOP IN MOTION PHANTOM PARADE...SAT-OCT 06, 2001
HIGH NOON...WE OPENED THE JOINT!!!
Well Life Weekend--Marinest Retreat Center...FRI-OCT 05, 2001, 7:30pm
to 9:30pm THE LADIES WERE ROCKIN'
Kid's Day America.....SAT-SEP 22, 2001 1:00pm to 3:00pm....Great
Weather....Yummy Ice Cream Sandwishes...
UTP Workshop at Father Dunne's.....WED-SEP 12, 2001 6:00pm
to 7:00pm...The Kids were rockin' GOOD GIG
AZOOZOO Cocktails.....MON-SEP 10, 2001 5:15pm TO 7:15pm.....The
music was great....the planning not so great.
BIG CORPORATE DEALIE BOB at the CHASE....MON-AUG
27 2001....WELL, IT WAS INTERESTING........
PARENTS PICNIC AT THE ZOO....FRI-AUG 24, 2001 4:30 TO 6:30...damp
& steamy jungle-like!
Camp Wyman Stepping Stones Camp...SAT-AUG 18, 2001 HOT HOT HOT!!! (THE FIREPLACE) AS GOOD AS IT GETS!
Michelle Ries Blow Out Party...SUN-JULY 29, 2001 2:00pm
until forever....Chlorine and Champagne..WHAT CAN I SAY?
Pagan Picnic in Tower Grove Park...SUN-JULY 29, 2001 High
Noon......Belly dancers, Knights and Us!!!! PRIMAL!
Innsbrook Making Instruments
& JAMMING Farm House Field...SAT-JULY 21, 2001 REALLY COOL AND DRY!!!!!
GREAT GIG!! LAUREN GOT STONED
Soulard Bastille Day Execution and Fete...FRI-JUL 13, 2001 6:00pm Begins
at 12th & Allen GREAT MOB!!!!!
Edgewood Childrens Center Festival...THU-JUL 12, 2001 10:00am GOT THE KIDS JUST PASS POINT OF CHAOS!!!
City Museum HOT-HOT-HOT Membership Affair...MON-JUL
09, 2001 Very HOT! HOT! HOT! Thanks Jenny of
HK
Webster Groves Patriotic Celebration Parade...WED-JUL 04, 2001
10:00AM...Very Nice except for Horse Poop!!!
Toni's Birthday Party...SAT-JUN 30, 2001 5:00pm til cows
come home...MEL, "A GOOD TIME WAS HAD BY ALL!"
Festival of Nations Parade.....SAT-JUN 09, 2001 11:00am.....Wonderful
weather, tasty Brazilian Food and Friends
Race for the Cure--7th and Olive...SAT-JUN 09, 2001 8:30am....30,000
people ran past the band smiling!
Barnes/Jewish Hospital Service Awards at the RITZ...THU-JUN 07. 2001
6:00-8:00pm Rave reviews by Ritz Staff
NOTES FROM HOME
AT THE SHELDON...TUE-MAY 29, 2001, 7:30PM:I THOUGHT
IT WENT RATHER WELL!!!
Private Birthday and Anniversary Party...FRI-MAY
25, 2001: We rocked the Art Gallery and the German Bakery...CHOCOLAT!!!
KSDK-TV May 25, 2001, 6:15am to 6:50am Morning News
Show. Performed outside on the "Window" pre-Sheldon
KDHX-FM88 May 23, 2001, Guest Shot on World Beat
Dance Party with Anton....did a half hour. Mike Fishman speaking for
Group
Washington University Alumni Parade & Performance...SAT-MAY 19, 2001 6:00 TO 7:30
PM.....E opened for us.....Rockin!!!!!!!
CORPORATE UTP MINI-WORKSHOP.....TUE-MAY 15, 2001 Day
time (cancelled)
MOTHER's DAY ART SHOW at LAUMEIER PARK...SAT-MAY 12, 2001 Noon-1:00 music 1:00-2:00 workshop NICE!!!
Edgewood Center: Board of Directors UTP Gig..TUE-MAY 08, 2001
3:00 to 5:00pm...with a "few" kids..Boogie!
AMERICAN ASSOC OF ART MUSEUMS CONVENTION...AMERICAN ASSOC OF ART MUSEUMS CONVENTION
WALK FOR AIDS...SUN-MAY 06,
2001 2:00pm A little Damp. but we made it happen!!!!
School of Art at Washington University the closing ceremony, SAT-MAY
05, 2001 10:00pm HOT HOT HOT!!!
CINCO DE MAYO PARADE du Soulard......mucho mucho manana: no permit--->no
parade!!!
Regional Arts Commission People Project Rally......WED-APR 25, 2001 11:00 to 12:00 Kiener
Plaza Ampitheater...Great Weather!!!
Earth Day Celebration Parade and Performance SUN-APR 22, 20012:00pm
Nice Weather! Musically Rough!
St. Albins Day School of Chesterfield UTP Workshop...FRI-APR
20, 2001 1:30 to 3:00pm EXCELLENT!!!
EDGEWOOD CENTER UTP WORKSHOP...FRI-APR 20, 2001 0900 TO NOON KEEP YOUR EYE ON THE ROCK!!!!
Lafayette Park Church.....SUN-APR 08, 2001 10:30 am SEE
PHOTO ON PHOTO PAGE!!!!! ROCKIN'!
UNION STATION CORPORATE AFFAIR......FRI-APR 06, 2001 5:30
to 7:00pm NO REAL ESTATE SOLD THAT DAY!!!
CLAYTON HIGH SCHOOL Special Arts Day.....THU-APR 05, 2001 1:15 to
2:30pm...Rockin' on the Quad!!!
VENUS ENVY SHOW-----SAT-MAR 31, 2001 11:00pm
until Midnight---very very informal but LOUD!
MARCH TO THE ARCH EVENT (Savvis to Kiener)....SAT-MAR
31, 2001 12:00pm to 3:00pm
ROCKIN'!!!
LOOMWORKS Trunk Show at the Chase (Zodiac)....UE-MAR
20, 2001 5:30 to 6:30 pm:well received bad ratio band/celebrants.
HIBERIAN SOCIETY ST. PAT'S MARCH AND HOORAH!!!! with the Banana
Bicycle Brigade MAR 17
Edgewood Childrens Home UTP WORKSHOP...THU-MAR
01, 2001 10:00am......TOOK A GROUP OF UP-TIGHT FOLKS AND GOT 'EM HOPPIN'
&BOPPIN'
SOULARD MARDI
GRAS PARADE..SAT-FEB 24, 2001 AT 11:00 AM...THE GODS OF SAMBA KEPT
THE TREACHEROUS WEATHER OFF OUR BACKS
ALLOWING US THE PRIVILEGE OF LEADING (AFTER THE HARLEY'S
CLEARED THE PATH) THE BIG PARADE. WE HAD CLOWNS FROM BOLIVIA,
SHAKERS FROM WEST COUNTY, AND TAMBORIM PLAYERS FROM
THE NORTH......PLUS ALL THE ENRGY THAT JOIA CRANKS OUT.....GOOD JOB!
Private Mardi Gras Blow Out for Accenture Corp. at
America Center...SAT-FEB 10...Black Tie & Red Hot Samba!!!
Private Ground Hog Day's Eve Celebration...THU-FEB
01, 2001 DINE @7:15 DRUM@8:00...we backed
a great guitar player!
Chesterfield Day School at St. Albins...MON-JAN 22,
2001 2:15pm to 3:00pm....GOOD TIME HAD BY ALL!!!!!
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2000
NEW YEAR'S EVE CITY CELEBRATION!!!....SUN-DEC 31,
2000 KIENER PLAZA 9:00-MIDNIGHT...Rockin' with the Mayor!!!!!!!
ST. LOUIS COUNTRY CLUB BALL.....SAT-DEC 30, 2000
11:00pm to 1130pm..ROCKIN' N ROLLIN' WITH THE FOLKS!!!
Bellerive Elementary School...WED-DEC 20, 2000 2:00pm
to 2:45pm: Mike Fishman led the band to new glory!!!!
Belize Concert at Missouri Botanical Gardens....THU-DEC
14, 2000 7:00pm GREAT BELIZEIAN CHOC CHIP COOKIES!!!
Hyatt Union Station Employee Bash...MON-DEC 11, 2000
5:45 to 6:45pmL WHO CARES ABOUT FRIGID AIR?
SIU-E Taste of Culture Encore Celebration TUE-NOV
28, 2000 Noon to One-- THE TURN-OUT WAS LIGHT
BUT ENTHUSIASTIC,,,THE CELEBRATION LUNCH AT THE CHOICE MEXICAN RESTAURANT
IN COLLINSVILLE WAS GREAT!!!!!!!
1st Midwest Regional Cohousing Conference Party..SAT-NOV
18, 2000 8:00pm---Nice House Tour & Hot Dip
National Music Therapy Convention Regal Riverfront...FRI-NOV
17, 2000 Performance OUTSTANDING!!!
Art Therapy Association Convention Regal Riverfront...FRI-NOV
10, 2000 4:15 to 6:15pm
Art Therapy Association Convention Regal Riverfront...THU-NOV
09, Workshop: 10:40am Performance: 9:15pm
DID WORKSHOP
IN THE HOTEL BAR. IT WENT FINE!! NIGHT GIG ON MAIN STAGE AT SHELDON...THE
ROOM IS ACOUSTICALLY PERFECT!!!
SIU-EDWARDSVILLE International Festival...WED-NOV
01, 2000 1:00pm..WONDERFULL LIFE IT WAS!!!!
ANNUAL JIMMY THE "E". HALLOWEEN BASH...SAT-OCT
28, 2000---It just did not happen...Evil Karma??
Wellness Community National Meeting-Sheraton West....THU-OCT
19, 2000 8:30 am..VERY VERY SPIRITUAL!
LOOP IN MOTION CELEBRATION....SUN-OCT 15, 2000
12:20 RAIN AGAIN THIS YEAR JAMMIN' ON THE CORNER!!!!!
LOOP IN MOTION PARADE.....SAT-OCT 14, 2000 NOON.........Not
as intense, but very nice weather!
DeMUN BLOCK PARTY....SAT-OCT 07, 2000 In
the Evening......No bonfire.
WHITFIELD SCHOOL Bonfire...FRI-OCT 06, 2000
7:00pm...It was a cold evening so the fire felt good.
Chesterfield Day School UTP Workshop...THU-SEP 28, 2000
1:10-2:10pm....Rock the Rock Game one more time!
BARNES-JEWISH UTP Workshop.TUE-SEP-19, 2000
7:00pm.....a hot time on the 17th floor...Good Coffee!!!!!
Temple Blessing BIG TIME...SAT-SEP 09, 2000 11:45
at the CHASE.....Great Weather..Great People..."HEY>
Hills Vocals and Instrumentals...FRI-SEP 08, 2000
8:00 to 10:00pm....Who-Chee-MaMa!
ZOO: Parent's Picnic at the River's Edge..FRI-SEP 08,
2000 4:30 to 6:30pm...Great Time..We rode the Choo-Choo!!!
HI-POINTE McMURRAY SHOWCASE SAT-SEP 02,
2000 Opening Act 9:30pm Everyone could hear real
good!!!
WEDDING AT GRAHAM CHAPEL...SAT-SEP 02, 2000
10:30 am.....Really Nice Green Room......B/G Grooved!!!
Montego Bay Reggae Research Field Trip..AUG 23 to AUG
30...It was HELL, but someone had to do it.
STEPPING STONES - CAMP WYMAN SAT-AUG 19, 2000
8:00PM TO 9:00PM Excellent Healing Event!!!
ONE WORLD CELEBRATION- Gateway Mall AUG
18, 2000 started 3.5 hours late due to hairy eyeball storm
JAMMIN' AT THE ZOO WED-AUG 16, 2000: A tad muggy.....first
new multi-bell piece.....toddler ruled the surdo
Innsbrook Owners Celebration--SAT-AUG 12, 2000
7:30 to 9:30 pm: Everyone Had FUN! I had Beef Stroganoff!!!
GATEWAY INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY SAT-JUL 29, 2000
Carquest Tent We rocked til the checkered flag waved!
Frontattack PoolSide Party---FRI-JUL 28, 2000
An evening private party---Belle Bell Debut--Ribs and Rain--OKAY!
PAGAN PICNIC in Tower Grove Park ---SAT-JUL 22, 2000
HIGH NOON---Very Very Pagan, Indeed!!!
SOULARD BASTILLE DAY FRI-JUL 14, 2000
6:30 Stroll Begins at McGurks: We Was HOT HOT HOT!!!!
MISSOURI HISTORY MUSEUM SAT-JUL 08, 2000
In the Auditorium.....Excellent Gig!!!! KPLR loved us. Groove!
ADA and MARCH TO THE ARCH Parade at FAIR St. Louis....We
played for the World and KMOV-TV. "Sales"
MUFFY Fundraiser @McMurray Music SAT-JUL
01, 2000 We folded under pressure of SRO crowd....Whew!
Town & Country 50th Anniversary Parade & Fete.
SAT-JUN 24, 2000 Parade and Show. Made Zoofari seem Arid.
KID'S ZOOFARI at the ZOO FRI-JUN 16, 2000: A Joyous
Celebration in the Precipitation....Hurrah!
FOX-2 Morning News Show "Bumps for ZOOFARI" June
14, 2000----We Are Awesome!!!!!!!!
Queen Paula Geiss Graduation Party JUN 10, 2000
til the cows come home BIG GONG DEAL!!!
Soulard Racial Unity Celebration--Kick-Off!!!
JUN 10, 2000 High Noon Met the Funkmaster, Junior
MasterCard International Diversity Day Celebration--JUN
09, 2000 rockin' from cubicle to cubicle
ANTIOCH COLLEGE JUN 03, 2000 ROCK
ON OHIO, USA
A WEDDING CELEBRATION- Tower Grove Park MAY 28, 2000
4:00pm EVERYBODY'S HAPPY!!!!
MOTHER'S DAY AT LAUMEIER MAY 14, 2000 NOON to ONE-Bradley
is about 92% back.....nice gig
Chesterfield Day School MAY 08, 2000
Carondolet Celebration Community Garden SAT-APR
29, 2000
EARTHDAY 2000: All Species Parade and STUFF SAT-APR
22, 2000 Parade at 2:00pm
St Louis Assoc for Education of Young Children
Parade at the ZOO--APR 15, 2000 "It was like I was someplace else!"
Clayton High School Special Arts Day THU-APR 13, 2000
1:30 PM-"felt like I was someplace else"
Borders Book Store- Sunset Hills Mel Sings JOIA
drums---FRI-MAR 17, 2000 8:00pm to 10:00pm "A Good
Time"
Soulard Mardi Gras Big Parade and Stuff--SAT-MAR 04,
2000--GREAT WEATHER. GREAT CROWD. PLAYED ON STREET TWICE....ABSOLUTLY
WONDERFUL.Bradley welcomed back to everyone's joy much of which is his!!!!
Pre Mardi Gras Ball de Soulard---SAT-FEB 19, 2000
GIG CANCELLED-SUCH IS LIFE!
Borders Book Store- Sunset Hills Mel Sings JOIA
drums...SUN-JAN 30, 2000 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Private Party In Honor of Ground Hogs Day. THU-JAN 27,
2000 7:30 to 8:00pm...went well according to Mel and Rick
Neighbors Around the World--Fund Raiser...FRI-JAN 28,
2000 8:30 to 9:30pm SERRA
SCULPTURE NEW YEAR'S DAY DRUM CIRCLE: MEL, RICK, AND BRADLEY
1999
First Night Saint Louis Millennium 2000 ON STAGE 9-10
PM AT THE Y2Kafe GRAND FINALE 11-MIDNIGHT Keiner Plaza
YIPPEE
YI YO------------YIPPEE YI YAY---------A WONDERFUL NIGHT------------HAPPY
NEW YEAR!!!!!
WOOD RIVER MIDTOWN THEATER November 19, 1999....Not enough
Ticket Sales...cancelled by Theater
American Translators Convention-RiverFront Regal...November 06, 1999
9:00pm to Midnight THE ROOM
WAS JUMPING!!!!!!!!
Wild Private Halloween Party in the C.W.E. October 30, 1999 Until
Midnight. WILD! WILD! WILD! timbales rule!
BRAZIL FEST LAUMEIER PARK October 24, 1999 Noon on Stage
with Parade following..rough but righteous
FRENCH RESTAURANT AIDS FUND RAISER C.W.E. October 17, 1999 7:00pm..GOOD
DEED=GOOD FOOD
ROBERT FISHBONE's GRAND OPENING GALA October 10, 1999 1:30pm....It
was a Scream!!!!!!
Bar Mitzah at the Arch (Private Party)....I was impressed by the grandeurdu
Soir
U. City Loop Parade and Stage Performance October
02, 1999 High Noon WENT FINE On Loop Stage
at 4:15pm (RAINED OUT)
UTP Workshop Adult Group September 14, 1999 7:00pm
Stepping Stones Camp, Children Who Lost a Loved One- Saturday-August
21, 1999 8:00pm-10:00. A Great Gig working with Casey and her Cohorts
in the wilds near Eureka Under the Moon around a campfire on a cool August
Evening.
Festival of Nations Celebration on South Grand Saturday-July31
UTP: Wellness Community, Cancer Survivor Workshop Saturday-July
24, 1999 10:00-Noon
Bastille Day in Soulard Parade to the Beheading July 16
5:30 from McGurks to Soulard Market
Westport Art Affair June 19, 1999---3:00-6:00pm
River City Rascals Minor League Game, St. Peters June 17, 1999---evening
Taste of Clayton Shaw Park, Clayton June 06, 1999---throughout
the afternoon
EARTHDAY on Chain of Rocks Bridge All Species Parade
June 06, 1999---2:00pm
Senior Olympics at the JCCA May 29, 1999---6:30 to 9:30pm
Opening Day Hurricane Harbor at Six Flags Noon May 29, 1999
Barnes Hospital Retreat in Eureka May 14, 1999---7:30pm
Mother's Day Art Fair Laumeier Sculpture Park May 08, 1999
KDHX-FM88 volunteer Picnic Hootnanny
UMSL April 30, 1999---5:30pm
Week of the Young Child at the Zoo April 17, 1999---three o'clock
Clayton High School Day for Special Children April 15, 1999---one
o'clock
Off Broadway KDHX CD Release (JOIA cut) Party April 10,
1999---7:00PM
Maryville University UTP Workshop March 29, 1999 1 O'Clock
Art Loft Gallery 1529 Washington March 25, 1999 5:30
to 8:30
Maryville University UTP Workshop March 24, 1999 1 O'Clock
Borders Bookstore in Creve Coeur March 13, 1999 8:00 to 10:00
World Debut of JOIA Tubes and Tubettes
Border Books in Sunset Hills February 26, 1999: A rough
start, but some rico tube moments were momentous
Vietnamese TET New Years Celebration at Fanning School---always lots
of fun, raffle prizes and food
Soulard Mardi Gras Night Parade of Lights February 16th 7:00pm
Soulard Mardi Gras After Parade Gig Playing on the streets near 9th
and Geyer: LOTS OF FUN & EXCITEMENT
Soulard Mardi Gras Parade BIG Parade Saturday Feb 13th 11:00am
Soulard Mardi Gras Tavern StrollThursday February 11th 5:00pm
1998
FIRST NIGHT SAINT LOUIS Dec. 31 8:00 Rotunda 10:45
Lead Parade K.Plaza
Borders Bookstore, Sunset Hills December 18----7:00-10:00
HYATT REGENCY (PRIVATE PARTY) December 09-----6:00pm to 6:30pm
CICERO's FREE TIBET BENEFIT--NOVEMBER 6th 9:20-10:20
FULL HOUSE--WELL RECEIVED PERCUSSION
ON AND OFF WITH VOCALS IN THE MIDDLE: WIRELESS CUICA DEBUT
HALLOWEEN BASH (PRIVATE PARTY)--OCTOBER 31 ALL NIGHT LONG
IT WAS A HELL OF A GOOD TIME.
IF WE HAD RECORDED OUR PERFORMANCE WE WOULD HAVE ANOTHER CD.
SPARTA ILL HALLOWEEN PARADE---OCTOBER 29 7:00pm
EXCELLENT.....SPARTA LOVED US....FREE
CHILI & BEER WITH THE EAGLES.....PERFECT WINDOW OF WEATHER.
LOOP IN MOTION, UNIVERSITY CITY, OCTOBER 10: PARADE
NOON, STAGE 3:30
WHITFIELD SCHOOL, OCTOBER 02: 7:00PM
Cicero's: Night of Percussion, University City September 19--on
stage 9:00 and beyond
Dreamfest'98 Oakshores, Centralia, Illinois September
05: All Day.....Main Stage 5:00pm
Sparta, Illinois Blues Festival August 29:
Event Noon til 10:00pm....Us at 8:00pm
Zoofari: St. Louis Zoo August 01
Paraquad March and Rally July 26
Downtown Lot Party July 24
Firehouse w/Schwag July 10
Kids Zoofari July 10
Barnes Hospital Oncology Dept. June 23
UTP Workshop/Joia
Botanical Gardens - 300 participants
Westport Art Affair June 20
City Museum / Microsoft June 9
Taste of Clayton June 7
Campout gig - Lesterville w/Schwag June 6
Wedding June 6
Blueberry Hill - Duck Room w/Symphony June 4
Festival - Evansville, Indiana May 30
Earth Day - Tower Grove Park May 17
Graduation Party May 16
Laumeier Sculpture Park - Mother’s Day May 9
Club 313 Belleville w/Schwag May 1
Casa Loma Ballroom - Hair Ball Apr. 5
John Hutkin Party Mar. 21
Red Sea Mar. 12
Ladue High School Mar. 5
Molly’s Fat Tuesday/Parade Feb. 24
Mardi Gras Parade/Molly’s Feb. 21
Molly’s Feb. 14
Windows on Westport Jan. 28
Vietnamese New Year Jan. 24 1997
First Night St. Louis Dec. 31
Clayton Run - Thanksgiving Nov. 27
Halloween Party Oct. 31
Loop in Motion parade/Stage Oct. 18
Art Museum Oct. 3
Whitfield High School Oct. 3
St. Louis Zoo Aug. 23
Humane Society/New building Aug. 22
Molly’s Johnnie Rio Funeral Aug. 20
Balloon Festival - Centralia, Illinios Aug. 16
Blues Heritage Festival Aug. 15
Disability Rights March July 27
Brandt’s Cafe July 23
TCI Cable /Show July 22
Zoofari July 11
Bastille Day July 11
Brandt’s Cafe July 9
Carondolet Park July 6
Brandt’s Cafe June 25
Twilight Tuesdays/History Museum June 24
Riverfaces Parade June 22
Kienner Plaza June 21
Art Festival/Westport June 22
Mastercard June 13
Brandt’s Cafe June 11
Latin Festival June 8
Ralston Purina June 7
Brandt’s Cafe June 4
Taste of Clayton June 1
Brandt’s Cafe May 28
Earth Day / Tower Grove Park May 18
Laumeier Sculpture Park May 11
Laumeier Sculpture Park May 10
Ferguson Art in the Park May 10
Positively Outrageous / Henry VIII Hotel May 8
Positively Outrageous / Convention Center May 8
Brandt’s Cafe May 7
Brandt’s Cafe Apr. 30
Science Center Apr.30
St. Louis Job Corp. Apr. 22
St. Louis Zoo Apr. 19
Clayton High School Apr. 3
Hilton Hotel / Frontenac Mar. 16
President Casino / Friends of Aruba Mar.1
Molly’s / Parade Feb. 11
Vietnamese New Year Feb. 9
Mardi Gras / Molly’s Feb. 8
Molly’s Feb. 1
Fox Theater Jan. 11 1996
First Night St. Louis Dec. 31
Wedding Reception Dec. 18
English Language School Dec. 18
Hyatt Hotel / Friends of Aruba Dec. 17
Galleria Shopping Center Nov. 29
Halloween Parade / Alton, Illinios Oct. 31
Halloween Party J. Ireman Oct. 26
Ritz Carlton / Breast Cancer Oct. 24
Laumeier Sculpture Park / Brazil Fest. Oct. 19
Grand Festival / Fest. of Nations Oct. 5
Loop in Motion Oct. 5
Autumn Fest / Maplewood Sept. 21
Holiday Inn / Clayton Sept. 16
English Lang. School / Fundraiser Sept. 13
Holiday Inn / Clayton Sept. 11
Tom Braford for Mayor Sept. 9
TWA Fundraiser Sept. 7
Art Festival w/ First Night / Clayton Sept. 7
Wellness Center Sept. 7
Private Party Aug. 25
Hispanic Festival Aug. 25
Missouri Athletic Club West Aug. 24
Mariott Hotel Aug. 22
Goldman Associates Aug. 19
Aveda Natural Products Aug. 4
Paraquad March July 28
Blockbuster Music July 20
Blockbuster Music July 16
Casino Queen July 9
V.P. Fair Parade July 6
Convention Center June 25
Lacledes Landing / Convention June 25
RiverFaces Parade June 23
St. Louis Zoo Ado June 21
Massage Alliance Picnic June 21
Latin Festival June 16
Westport Art Fair June 15
Childrens Hospital / Woodriver, Ill. June 15
Twilight Tuesdays June 11
Grand Festival of Nations June 8
Convention Center / Vitamin Pill Convention June 8
Taste of Clayton June 2
Private Party May 25
Wedding May 25
Mariott Hotel Airport May 20
Decatur, Illinios / School May 17
Botanical Gardens May 14
Laumeier Sculpture Park / Mother’s Day May 12
Avatar - A Reframing of Perception May 10
Job Corp. Apr. 25
Earth Day / Tower Grove Park Apr. 20
Kiel Center / St. Louis Stampede Apr. 13
Clayton High School / Day of Special Arts Apr. 9
Convention Center / Restaurant Assoc. Mar. 24
IFLP Party Feb. 24
Shell Oil / Mariott Feb. 24
Fat Tuesday Parade Feb. 20
Molly’s Feb. 20
Aids Benefit Feb. 17
Mardi Gras / Molly’s Feb. 17
Mardi Gras Parade Feb. 17
Athletic Club Feb. 10
Molly’s CD Release Party Feb. 10 1995
Ram’s Game / TWA Dome Dec. 24
Holiday Inn / Christmas Party Dec. 21
Ram’s Game / TWA Dome Dec. 17
Ram’s Game / TWA Dome Dec. 10
Ethical Society / Charis Dec. 2
Botanical Garden Nov. 16
Ram’s Game / TWA Dome Nov. 12
Mid Town Art Center / Art Rave Oct. 21
Laumeier Sculpture Park / Brazil Fest. Oct. 21
Molly’s Memorial Service Oct. 11
Loop in Motion Oct. 7
United Way Charity Oct. 3
Epworth Childrens Home Sept. 29
Private Party / Clayton Sept. 23
Botanical Gardens Sept. 20
Mississippi River Music Festival / Red Sea Sept. 16
Page 1 Bookstore Closing Aug. 25
Big Mountain Support Group Aug. 12
Decatur Festival Aug. 6
Decatur Festival Aug. 5
Bastille Day July 24
Kinloch Summer Camp July 13
CD Recording / Ladue High School July 6
Media Club / Exotica June 23
St. Louis Zoo June 22
Imani Family Center / Nerinx Hall June 17
Gateway Message Alliance / Creve Coeur June 16
Convention Center / Exhibition June 14
Tivoli Theater Opening June 11
Taste of Clayton June 4
Faust Park / Latin Festival June 3
Tilles Park / Birthday Party May 28
Ladue High School May 24
Laumeier Sculpture Park May 13
Westport Playhouse / Totally Outrageous May 12
Convention Center / T.O. Motivational sem. May 11
Missouri Athletic Club May 10
Street of Dreams Auction May 6
Parkway North High School Apr. 28
Earth Day / Kiener Plaza Apr. 22
Earth Day / Kiener Plaza Apr. 21
Crossroads Music Festival / Memphis, TN. Apr. 8
Children’s Art Festival / Starkville, MS. Apr. 8
Grand Arts Festival Mar. 24
St. Patrick’s Day Parade Mar. 18
Molly’s / St. Patrick’s Day Mar. 17
Laclede’s Landing / St. Patrick’s Day Mar. 14
Hotel and Restaurant Convention Mar. 3
Fat Tuesday Parade / Molly’s Feb. 28
Molly’s / Mardi Gras Feb. 25
Mardi Gras Parade Feb. 25
Crossroads School Feb. 22
KDHX 88.1 Radio Feb. 22
Molly’s / Chili Cookoff / Mardi Gras Feb. 18
Media Club / Barmitzvah Feb. 11
Vietnamese New Year Jan. 29
Red Sea Jan. 12
Ritz Carlton Jan. 12 1994
Multicultural Festival / Hawthorne School Dec. 7
Webster Groves High School Dec. 6
Burning Feet Dance Co. Dec. 5
St. Pauls Nursing Home Nov. 25
Earth Day ?
Westport Plaza Art Affair ?
St. Charles MOSAIC ?
Hispanic Festival I & II ?
Missouri School for the Blind ?
Starlight! Starbright: AIDS Benefit ?
Central Institute for the Deaf ?
St. Patrick’s Day Parade ?
St. Louis County Fair & Air Show ?
Bastille Day ?
Claytonfest ?
Molly’s ?
U. City Loop Parade ?
Mardi Gras in Soulard ?
Grand Center ?
1993
St. Louis Assoc. for Retarded Citizens Dec. 17
Central Institute for the Deaf Dec. 17
English Language School / Holiday Party Dec. 15
KSD-FM / Food and Cash Salvation Bash Dec. 3
Maryland Fitness Center Nov. 11
Red Sea Oct. 6
KDHX - EXPO / Tower Grove Park Oct. 2
Reservoir Park / 9th Ward Reception picnic Sept. 26 *We began the adventure
here!