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Hey Lefty,
Thanks for the detailed reporting. Excellent job! Sounds like you had fun; seeing Doug and meeting Lucinda. The false starts can sometimes be unnerving. I’ve seen many of them caused by Lu having the capo on the wrong fret. Even though she’s played the song about a 1,000 times! Go figure. At least she gives it her all; can’t ask for much more than that. Looking forward to tonight in Boston.
Thanks, Tim. “Unnerving” is a good word for those breaks. But, it all came out fine in the end. Enjoy Boston – – hope you get your request(s) honored! 🙂
I just wanted to thank everyone involved. I had a great time…sold some CD’s and played to an awesome crowd… Lucinda sounded amazing!!! Such a great live band…
@Michael P. Ryan wrote:
I just wanted to thank everyone involved. I had a great time…sold some CD’s and played to an awesome crowd… Lucinda sounded amazing!!! Such a great live band…
Good luck down the road, Mike. You done good in Utica. Had you met Lucinda prior to last night? 🙂
No sir I STILL haven’t met Lucinda… I did however meet and hang with the band @ the Electric Co. for a while…. Great group of guys..and AMAZING players…. Lu was swept up to the bus very quickly… GREAT time…
Lu and her amazing band… Thank You for Utica. I drove in from Buffalo, and it was well worth the drive. Thanks for switching up the setlist, esp. Bus to Baton Rouge. Great crowd, Great show, Great Band… I hope they stick around for many years to come. ps LOVE Honey Bee.
http://www.uticaod.com/breaking/x1829912919/Fire-reported-at-FX-Matts-Brewery
Too bad. This little beat-up city didn’t need this. Here’s hoping the rebuilding is swift.
Thx for the info Lefty. Less beer for everyone now.
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a friend who saw that show with me, from Clinton, NY, next door, emailed me about this fire last night. Very sad — that old brick brewery and town found a place in my heart. More so because of that intimate show with Lu! Have a “U.C.” for me, please, Lefty.A business contact of mine in Utica says there’s a run on the supermarkets now for Utica Club and Saranac. Something tells me that the Matt family won’t waste time rebuilding. They should have ample political support for the effort. Will try to hoist a U.C. or two for you this weekend, Ray!
Brewery president: Canning operation lost; beer supply not affected
F.X. Matt Brewing Company President Nicholas Matt has just concluded a press conference with reporters to discuss last night’s fire that destroyed their canning operation.
“I would like to start by thanking the community for what we all feel has been a tremendous outreach,” Matt said. “An outreach from people who drink our beer, from government officials, from other businesses offering to help, friends, and of course our employees who have been tremendous in this whole thing, worked extra hours, done whatever they could to help. It’s been really terrific and I want to thank everybody for that.”
Among the issues he discussed was the need to outsource their canning capabilities in the immediate future.
“We’ll get it packaged one way or another,” Matt said. “I can assure you.”
He also said that they do not expect any shortage in their beer supply because no beer was lost in the fire and the kegging operations have not been affected. But, Matt added, “If there are shortages, you can find draft beer, and you can do us all a favor by insisting that our draft beer be available wherever you go to bars and restaurants.”
– – Utica O-D, 5/30/08
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