Norman Nardini Gig Updates!

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April 30 - 2004 Map Driving Directions
Pizza Roma: 8360 Perry Hwy, Pittsburgh, PA 15237 412-367-1890
9:30 p.m. - 1:30 a.m. Fri.
Rumor is Norman had a hard time finding this very easy to find club. We heard he drove around the North Hills for 2 hours aimlessly. He had no trouble finding the groove on this rainy night. "How You Like Me Now", "Last Night I Had A Dream", "That's Enough About Me", "Nothin To Lose". After that, a great early version of "Rock You". Norman said he was happy to be playin in the North Hills, then let loose and incredible version of "Burnin Up". Lots of dancers tonight. Norman talked to a young local, Joe and gave him some pointers on how to talk to women. Joe left the club by himself. Hey, like Norman said, "Some people never learn". Nice mix of older and younger rock n roll people in the house. If you're into real Pittsburgh Rock N Roll, tonight was a great night to be out. The guys just played their asses off all night.
Notables in attendance: Beverly & Patty, Cowpants and Jan Man, Dave & Carol, Cindy from Mike's at Valleyview

April 29 - 2004 Map
Parkway Tavern: 312 Center Rd, Monroeville, PA 15146 (412) 372-8199
8 p.m. - 11 p.m. - Thurs.
The groove started with a smokin version of "Help Me" and it was on! "Three Times Your Fool" showed up early in the first set by special request. Norman dedicated "Sick N Tired" to an American Soldier named Matt who was just back from Iraq. The whole place applauded this young buck. Norman was in a great mood tonight as were the guys. Lots of fun here at the Parkway! Local hero Bud, bass player of 8th Street Rox got up and sang "Honky Tonk Women" under protest. He stayed up to share lead vocals with Norman on "Brown Eyed Girl". Very cool ending for an evening.
Notables in attendance: Nancy, Bud & Heather, Rat N Betty, Ann, Tara & Matt just back from Iraq, The Austrians

April 24 - 2004 Map Driving Directions
Penn Monroe Grill: 3985 William Penn Hwy, Monroeville, PA 15146 412-373-1180
10 p.m. - 2 a.m. - Sat.
It seems painfully obvious that Norman has a great time at the Penn-Monroe. Once again "Rock Solid" first set. Harry Bottoms did "Pots N Pans" after a wild Norman rant about broken hearts and the white trash. Oh! Those lonesome men with broken hearts. "Three Times Your Fool" sounded incredible in the second set. Norman shouted out "Let's do Freddy Fender's "Who Were You Thinking Of" and proceeded to weave a hilarious bullshit rap. Where does he come up with his bullshit?!
Notables in attendance: Scott & Patty, Ron & Patty, Ron & Lynn, Nancy

April 23 - 2004 DOUBLE EVENT!!!!!! Map
Starlite Lounge & Moondog's: 364 Freeport Rd (Starlite is 2 doors down from Moondog's), Blawnox, PA 412-828-2040.
9:30 p.m. - 1 a.m. - Fri.
"Rock Steady" first set. Young Zack Weissinger opened the second set on guitar and played a great solo on Little Willy John's "I'd Like To See My Baby". Zack is really growin up fine. Word is that he and Norman have been spending time in the studio working on a Zack solo record. Local celebrity Chuck Koehler got up to sing a couple of Elvis tunes and somehow stepped on Harry Bottom's guitar wire, pissing off Harry. Drama! We love it!
Notables in attendance: Grant, Tammy, Larry & Bill

April 17 - 2004 Map
Excuses: 2526 E. Carson St. (South Side), Pittsburgh, PA (412) 431-4090
10:30 p.m. - 2 a.m. - Sat.
Pittsburgh music legend Dom DiSilvio (former owner of The Decade) was in the audience tonight and put on a show of his own. At one point in between songs he yelled out at Norman "I always liked your brother better!" Watching Dominic dance and party gave everybody inspiration. The guys played great tonight, especially "Burnin Up" and "Nothin To Lose". When the guys finished playin the song "Play", Dom stood up and said to Norman " it sounds like you've been takin lessons!" Another long time Pittsburgh music lover, Sasha was in the audience tonight and he gave the young people dancin lessons. Norman said that on Friday, he met Presidential hopeful John Kerry's campaign manager. After hearing Kerry speak, Norman told the campaign manager that if he could get Kerry to put the words "douche bag" into his speeches, he could probably reach and please even more people. I wonder if that's true or did he make that up? The first set ended with a killer "Smoke Two Joints".
Notables in attendance: The South Side Girls, Lori, Janel, Collette, Gail, Angelo & Abby, Dom DiSilvio, Sasha, Dave & Carol, Nick & Minnesota

April 16 - 2004
The LongVue Lounge: N. Versailles, PA - Call Jackie if lost at 412-823-9602
10 p.m. - 2 a.m. - Fri.
First time appearance at The Longvue. Nice room and a fun night. Norman was playin a lot of old songs tonight. "Burnin Up", "Love Dog", "That Girl", "Nothin To Lose". The Longvue has a nice high stage and tonight you could really see and hear Whitey Cooper and Harry Bottoms layin it down. Even when Norman stops playin the music sounded so big and full. "Boilermaker" and "Good Rockin Man" both sounded very powerful tonight. The local girls where up on the dance floor most of the night and that seemed to please the manful handful. Norma's cousin Pete Oddo got up and played some kick ass drums while Whitey belted out some strong R&B vocals. Then Norman called up another drummer form the audience. "Crash McCracken" who also played some great tubs while Whitey continued to kick ass. Pete Oddo can be seen playing with Frank Joseph band. Crash works with the Granati Brothers.
Notables in attendance: Red, Lou, Dominic, Rat, Betty Lou & Wayne, Ann & J.P.

April 12 - 2004
Wilberts: (After Cleveland Indians Opening Game!!!) New club Downtown Cleveland by "The Jake" (Jacob's Field)
6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.. - Mon.
A cold and rainy day in Cleveland Ohio. Baseball season home opener just across the street. Go Tribe! Wilbert's was a mad house. The first set was stone rockin. "Boilermaker", "That's Enough About Me", "White Trash Tragedy", "Rock N Roll City". The music was just pourin off the stage. One young Clevelander tried to give Norman some trouble when he saw a Pittsburgh Steelers insignia on Norman's Strat. So Norman had to verbally take the young buck down. No hard feelins man, but ya can't mess with the manful handful when he's rockin. CAPISCE?! The second set was a little looser with some country and blusier stuff. Norman said it was good to be in the rock n roll capital of the world and it sure look like he meant it.
Notables in attendance: Jim from Pittsburgh (Nick's brother), Kimmy & Mike, Paul & Brigette

April 10 - 2004 Map
EON: 106 East Eighth Ave (at foot of Homestead hi-level bridge) coming from Pittsburgh, straight across hi-level bridge into Homestead. Make a left and park. Big neon sign in window - can't miss it! 412-462-4626
9:30 - 1:30 am. Sat.|
Great lookin new Pittsburgh Club! Norman always said the more you play the better you play and the guys played great tonight. "Last Night I Had A Dream" sounded incredible as did the whole over 2 hour first set. Norman said ho excited he was to be standin right next to the girl's room door. Harry Bottoms sang a couple lead vocals tonight..."Pots N Pans" and the Marty Robbin's classic "Singin The Blues". Whitey Cooper also sang two lead vocals..."Shamalama ding Dong" and "Town With No Name" Norman just stood up there all night makin it look so easy. Slide guitar on "Little Things" was smokin. A wild version of Johnny Cash's "Fulsom Prison Blues" seemed to get to the young audience. Norman sensed it and played a killer guitar solo hat kicked everybody's ass. Strong!
Notables in attendance: Gene Aielo, Artie, Mario, Ron & Patty, Debbie & Dale, Peanuts & The Dormer boys & Ladies, Bartender Brittany

April 9 - 2003 Map
Crazy Horse Saloon Steak House 28 S Main St, Ellsworth, PA 15331
724-239-3749
9:30 pm - 1:30 am - Fri.
Out there where the owl F's the chicken a man can be who he wants to be. Tonight Norman was exactly who he wanted to be. A bad-ass guitar slinger, a wonderful writer of white trash music and a bullshit artist extraordinaire. You couldn't find a better performance for miles and miles. This is what it's all about...Going into a room full of strangers and standing up there for over 3 hours pouring out your heart and soul. Details..details..we could talk about details, but the overall power and presence of what happened in Ellsworth PA was just so impressive. This little 3-peice band is operating on all cylanders...Love it! "Loverboy" by request..."Rock You" by request. Norman just started singin the old Kris Kristofferson tune "Help Me Make It Through The Night" and it just sounded so real. Then Whitey and Harry started makin up background gospel vocals. It was almost like a miracle. If only you could touch it.
Notables in attendance: Bobby Moore, Dave & Pags

April 8 - 2004 Map
Moondog's: 378 Freeport Rd, Blawnox, PA (412) 828-2040
9:00 p.m. - 1 a.m. - Thurs.
The first of three nights in a row. Tonight just seemed like so much fun. Norman said he wanted to play the song "Rainbow" for bartender Mary. He said he thinks she has a crush on him. She appeared to think he's a simpleton, so who knows the real truth? It looks like "White Trash Tragedy" is turning out to be one of Norm's favorite songs to play. His guitar just takes off on that song. During the middle of the night Norman just kept screaming out "Who's Gonna Kick My Ass?!" Sometimes he seems insane but the whole time he has this weird smile on his face. Sometimes it's just hard to tell. "What The F*&% Chuck sang a couple tunes with the band tonight and did a real good job.
Notables in attendance: Grant & Scott, Chuck & Martha

April 3 - 2004 map | driving directions
Chesapeake Steak & Seafood 1965 Streets Run Road,
Pittsburgh, PA 15236 412-885-0650
10 pm - 2 am. - Sat.
There seemed to be a lot of Norman virgins in the audience tonight, so the guys played a lot of cover songs. Norman later said he was tryin' to trick them into sticking around so he could have his way with them. The guys played a real wild version of the old 60's song "Sonny", with Norman singing the lead but halfway through Whitey took over the lead and really sounded good. Norman thanked him for bailing him out. Crazy as it seems, most everybody did stick around all night. A different but very fun evening. The second set had some great moments. "That Girl" in particular sounded incredible tonight. It's hard to believe that song is 25 years old. Whitey sang "Chain Gang" and "Shamalama Ding Dong" and as always kicked strong vocals on "Sick N Tired". Harry sang a great version of "Pots N Pans" and generally had a smile on his face the whole evening. Now that I think about it, so did everyone else.
Notables in attendance: Kathy, Frank & Jessica, The Rat Man, Betty Lou & Wayne, Martha, Cowpants, Osh, Stephanie & Mimbo

April 1 - 2004 Map
Parkway Tavern: 312 Center Rd, Monroeville, PA 15146 (412) 372-8199
8 p.m. - 11 p.m. - Thurs.
The first set moved along just fine. "Three Times Your Fool" came up strong which was cool. "That Girl" showed up early, as did "Good Rockin Man" and "Till The Cows Come Home". "Someone I Can't Live Without" opened up act two. The wildness started after about 3 or 4 songs when Mike, Bud and Phil came up from 8th Street Rox. "She's About A Mover", "Brown Eyed Girl" and "Knockin On Heaven's Door"...a very pleasant surprise. Phil stayed up with the guys and played an incredible version of "T-Bird". It almost sounds like Norman wrote that song for him. "A Cold One And A Rolled One" sounded great tonight. It was cool to see how easy Phil made it look. Mike & Bud came back up for a crushin version of "I Shall Be Released". Once again, Phil stayed up to finish out the night, platin Little Willy Johns' "I'd Like To See My Baby" and Elmore Jame3s' classic "Shake Your Money Maker".
Notables in attendance: Martha, Nancy, Moondog, Bruce & Heather

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