Norman Nardini Gig Updates!

Gig Updates

Oct. 31 - 2003 Map Moondog's Halloween Party!!!!!: 378 Freeport Rd, Blawnox, PA (412) 828-2040 9:30 p.m. - 2 a.m. - Fri.
Harry Bottoms was wearing a Billy Price costume and looked cool daddio. The Rat man was Osama Bin Laden, a Penis, Apollo Creed, a Hippy Chick and a Gay Biker. His brother Chooch left early because of severe embarrassment (see pics). You can't pick your family! Local celebrity "F'd up Chuck" sang Elvis Presely's "Teddy Bear" and then a reggae version of Elvis's "Can't Help Falling In Love". Pass the dust! I think I'm Elvis! Meanwhile, the band did great versions of "Nothin To Lose", new tunes, "This Ain't Gettin' It" and "Somone I Can't Live Without". On "Lovedog", Moondog in costume along with Rat and his dog costume, got up and danced. Gives a new meaning to the term "Doggie Style". On "Who Were You Thinking Of", The Rat Man stripped down to what looked like a trapeze outfit. Wrong! Moondog closed out the night singin' "Knockin On Heaven's Door" with "F'd Up Chuck, and Whitey doing great backgrounds.
Notables in attendance: Patty, Donna & Betty Lou and their posse, Grant, Gil (great mask) and Sue, Mark the vet, Danny Murray, Little Mike and his motley crew, John & Mary our bartenders, Craig with a great Sherlock Holmes getup, Dave & Carol & Dave's sister. Marsha and Don, (the commander in chief), Sue, John & lady friend.

Double Event!

Second Event...
October 25 - 2003 Excuses: 2526 E. Carson St. (South Side), Pittsburgh, PA
10:30 p.m. - 2 a.m. - Sat.
Wow! It was rockin' from the first note! A contingency of real rock n roll people from Uniontown showed up and raised the stakes. The guys were burnin'! "Lazy Bones", "Rebel Rouser?" "How You Like Me Now", "Nothin To Lose", "Yesterday's Gone", "LoveDog". The second set started with new songs: "Someone I Can't Live Without", "This Ain't Gettin It", "Who Dat Do Dat", the old standard "Burnin Up". Whitey Cooper sang "Town With No Name" and "Shamalama Ding Dong. Then Harry Bottoms kicked "Pots n Pans to Bottles n Cans". No one wanted to leave. What a fantastic night for Pittsburgh rock n roll.
Notables in attendance: Patty & Debbie, Terrible Tom, (Direct from an out of town Penguins game), hall of fame announcer Mike Lange, Misty, Colleen and a gaggle of girls, Red and Uniontown's finest, Angelo, Terry, Frank & Kathy Z., Nick & Dan the gay wrestler, all the way from Philadelphia

First Event...October 25 - 2003 Benefit for Logan Klemm Spring Garden Fire Hall (Acoustic performance) 9-9:30 p.m. Sat.
Norman's short solo acoustic performance followed Mark Sheer and the Discount All-Stars. A very cool new Pittsburgh rock band. "How's About We Get It On" into "Someone I Can't Live Without", followed by a heartfelt "Today I Stepped In Something", also followed by a great performance of "Ole Number 21". Then there was a very comic performance of the "Just Because" polka. The show ended with a Johnny Cash medley and the guy who came up from the audience and played harp. Great event! There's a whole lot of nice people in Pittsburgh PA.

October 23 - 2003 Excuses: Jam Night with Norman Nardini as special guest for Hot House Band
Once again Norman got a chance to play with The Hot House Band, a collection of fine Pittsburgh musicians. Mark Heleski on guitar, Jack Sanso on harp and vocals, Joffo Simmons on drums, Hank from Jill West band on bass. Norman got a chance to play all the cool songs that the House Band plays on a regular basis. He also got a chance to play with another guitar player and harp guy. It was easy to see how much fun he was havin'. He was havin so much fun just playin' that he was on good behavior. How cool it is to see Norm play other people's music. Looked like he;s been playin it all along for years.

Oct 19 - 2003 Map
Buddies: 555 W High St, Waynesburg, PA 15370 724-627-8129
4-8 pm. Sun.
An outdoor show in the parking lot turned out to be quite n event. The first set featured a lot of older tunes :Up Jumps The Devil", "Heartbreak Shake" Burnin Up". Then a lady from the audience Freda came up to the stage an Norman wrote a song on the spot to the tune of Hank William's old "My Buckets Got Hole in it". Where does Norman come up with all his bullshit? For the third day in a row, the guys played a marathon. New songs "This Ain't Gettin It" and "Someone I can't Live Without" were on fire. Towards the end of the second set, Norman played strange arrangement of the old Charlie Daniels "Long Haired Country Boy" and changed the words a little to try to shut up a big red neck in the audience. Norman always said he wanted to be king of the white trash. This gig went a long way towards that goal. Buddies of Green County n American tradition since May.
Notables in attendance: Bobby Moore, Dave, Dave & Dave, Melissa and Freda

October 18 - 2003 map
Chesapeake Steak & Seafood 1965 Streets Run Road,
Pittsburgh, PA 15236 412-885-0650
9:30 - 1:30 am. - Sat.
I know what you're thinkin'....Norman at a fine dining establishment. Don't worry, all the fine diners left by 9:30 pm. By the time the guys took the stage all that was going on was a white trash revival...Nardini style. "That' Enough About Me " raged "Burnin' Up" burned and "Sick & Tired" soothe the soul and all was right with the world. Norman seemed to be a little out of his mind of r this show screamin' out the words "Mutha Green" in an effort to cleanse his soul and hopefully the souls of his people. He is truly out of his mind.
Notables in attendance: Debbie & Lady friend, Bob & Megan, Big Tommy the biker, Bobby Kellor, Mick O'toole.

Oct. 17 - 2003 Map
Startlite Lounge: 364 Freeport Rd, Pittsburgh, PA 15238 (412) 828-9842
10 p.m. - 2 a.m. - Fri.
The guys started things up with an extra hot version of "Lazy Bones" and they were off and runnin'. "How You Like Me Now" and "Play" followed. Norman seemed to be in a great mood and did a lot of talkin' during the first set which lasted well over 2 hours. Somewhere towards the end, Norman called up Sputzy of the Soul Providers to sing a couple of numbers "Down Home Blues & "Knock On Wood" and he sounded great. The second set started with Paul Martello of the Jaggerz on drums with Whitey up front singin'. This combination of musicians sounded great. Jill Panone also got up to sing a gospel number "Saved" and kicked ass. Then proprietor, Ron "Moondog" Esser came up and sang the Dillon classic "I Shall Be Released" with Whitey Cooper and Jill doing great backgrounds. The music didn't stop until nearly 2:30 in the morning. That's why they call him "Daddy Rockin' Strong".
Notables in attendance: Dave & Carol, Janet, (Janet ALL THE WAY FROM FLA!) Alberta & Debbie, Butterball, Tony Maggio, Danny Murray, Paul Martello & Sputzy, Jackie Keer & Bob Bridy of The Igniters, Alisha & Jon

Oct. 11 - 2003 Map
Hometown Tavern: 1915 McCague St, Pittsburgh, PA 15218 (412) 351-6551
9 pm - 1 am - Sat.
"Boilermaker" kicked it, into "How You Like Me Now", "Play", "Yesterday's Gone", "People Takin Care", "Nothin To Lose". Norman's old friend and local harp player Steve Mahler got up and ended the set with the guys performing "Let's Start All Over Again", "Corina", "Little Red Rooster" and "Mojo" closed the set. Second set, "That Ain't Gonna Happen", "I Seen Too Much", "Who Dat Do Dat". Then Whitey sang a beautiful version of "A Town With No Name". "That Girl" got everybody dancin'. The Mole Man got up to blow again on "Help Me" and "Walkin To My Baby" and also sang "She Caught The Katie". "I Shall Be Released" closed the night with another old friend Robbie Johns coming up to sing background.
Notables in attendance: Buffalo Bill Fallon & family, Saf, The Bead Man, Chris & Laura, Bill & Mary Lou, Patty, Beverly & Brian, Timmy from The Beechnuts, Juan. Tim & Tom, Donna, Carmen & Dave

Oct. 4 - 2003 Map
The Little Village: 3437 University Ave. Star City, WV, 26505 304-599-1803
Sat. 10pm - 2am.
It was a great night in West Virginia. For some reason, Norman played the 2 hour first set out of a different amplifier and it sounded great. First set kicked off with "Lazy Bone" , then "How You Like Me Now" into "Play" Norman pulled out 2 new songs, "Someone I Can't Live Without" and for the first time played live, "This Isn't Getting It". An LP of new Norman songs must be in the works. The set closed with a smoking version of "Smoke Two Joints". White Trash Tragedy opened the second set, also a 2 hour marathon that ended at 2:45 in the morning. Along the ways, the guys did Johnny Cash's "I Walked The Line" and "Folsom Prison Blues". Bar owner Joey S. sang the obligatory final song "For The Good Times".
Notables in attendance: Joey & Ashley, Bobby Moore, Dave & Dave, Melissa and Crew, Sue & Sue, Brock, Bruce & Stasha, Stan & Denise, Mike (amp guy)

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