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So, why are you reading this when you should be out at the state fairgrounds, heading toward the West End Bar & Grill to hear us play? Good food, huge selection of cold beer, and Cousin Jake - what more could you possibly want? Wednesday and Thursday nights we'll be ROCKIN'!

What a great party out at the canal in Sylvan Beach! the Boati Gras remains one of the all time best parties, and we thank Kim and everyone for inviting us to play on the lead boat again. We had a terrific time and so did all the partygoers, on and off the boats.

Well, it was a rockin' good time in Old Forge, and thanks to everyone who came up and made Slickers ROCK HARD. What a riot. And we should point out that we also have live recordings of the previous weeks' shows and we will likely be coming up with some new releases of live performances sometime soon! Stay tuned!

Hey, Family Members! We've got lotso gigs loading onto the calendar - click on the "Calendar" link to see 'em all - and just a few coming up:
May 23rd Cousin Jake will once again blow down the tent at AM-JAM in Cobleskill; the next Friday we'll be shakin' the windows at Slickers in Old Forge for the bike weekend; and June 6th and 7th we'll be slamming out at Buffalo's and William's Restaurant, respectively. So, get on your high-heeled sneakers and your wig hat on your head, mama! It's time to party!

We were asked to announce this, so what better place (besides our gigs) than here?
In memory of Blair Priest, brother & friend, recently deceased.
To help defray funeral expenses (no one profits from this)
A benefit and a raffle prize to beat all raffle prizes:
A drawing for "THE BLUNDERCASTER" a true virgin 1993 Telecaster issued by Fender Guitars with a Stratocaster decal, it is a rare find for any guitarist or collector.
Original paperwork included, Fender Guitar Co. has authenticated the mislabeling and has said it can only add to the collectability and value, especially given the mint condition of the guitar (blue w/ white pickguard, must be seen!), includes a hardshell case.
ONLY 500 TICKETS IN THIS DRAWING, need not be present to win
Tickets are a mere $10 each.
Drawing to be held SUNDAY AUGUST 10, 2008
Lenny's Bar 211 Pond St. Syracuse 13208 (315) 471-1334
Come and celebrate his life, his music and his friendship!
Live music for the event by COUSIN JAKE
Free food and 50/50 raffles, Starts at noon, drawing at 3:00 PM
TICKETS AVAILABLE at Lenny's Bar, Limp Lizard 4628 Onondaga Blvd. (Western Lights area), Beat Street Music 219 E. Seneca St., Manlius, or the Music Center 4277 James St. E. Syracuse
The BLUNDERCASTER is on display at Beat Street Music - stop in and view it as well as all the other fine instruments there!
(Bob)
And hey - get your tickets now for AM-JAM and come hear us on the 23rd! Go to the Calendar link to find more info!

Yep, Bob was singing in the Landmark theater, no less, on April 18th kinda for his day job. The Red Cross stages a battle of the bands and asks local companies to pony up $1250 each to send their bands to the event. Bob sang with his coworkers but was proudly wearing his COUSIN JAKE t-shirt the whole time! Maybe we can finagle getting COUSIN JAKE in there next year!
And we've started writing two more new songs for the upcoming CD, Dave laid down some tracks and Bob's sweating out some lyrics for 'em. It'll be great, family!

Hey, folks. Well we have more in the can for the new CD, rhythm and vocal tracks for two songs so far, more to come.
We really want to thank everyone for coming out to William's Restaurant Saturday, what a blast we had and it's always good to see everybody rockin'! Hope some of the pictures come out so we can see if we can post them! There's plenty of stuff coming up soon - but if you want the band to play this summer, call Dave NOW because we're already booking into September!

Hey folks - you should come on out to the gig Saturday and tell Dave what an old man he is, his birthday was Thursday! I ain't tellin' you his age, you'll have to ask him yourself!

Down, that is - we started recording on Saturday afternoon to get the NEW CD underway! Despite Don's trek across the tundra being pretty tough, we managed to get some stuff on tape, and we're gonna rock your socks off with the new disc. The tracks are down, baby, and the train kep' a'rollin!!

Thanks to all our friends & family Members at the Superswap for whoopin' it up! Hope we will see you at Shifty's! We had a lot of fun as always.
And for all you folks shooting pictures, be sure to call Dave and let him know, we're always looking for good shots to post here.

Thank you from all us Cousins to Hazlitt Winery and everyone who stopped in to hear the band. Man, we had a great time - fine wine, boogying crowd, four encores, not too shabby!! The only complaint was from the cat, and he ain't talkin'. If you don't know what I mean, you'll have to go back to the winery and introduce yourself to him. And special thanks to you folks who left the party and went to tell the local bars about Cousin Jake; wow, man, we love you guys. And don't worry, Dave will get more T-shirts printed up real soon!

Yahoo, Family Members! Thanks for coming out to William's for the party. It might have been freezing outside but inside it was HOT! We had a great time, they invited us back and it's always great watching everybody gyrate!
A little more gossip for y'all - the band is practicing up the NEW ORIGINALS we're going to place on the upcoming CD, and here's some titles just to keep you wondering: FLYING MACHINE, GETTING STRANGER, RELIEVE MY MISERY, and GET HOME BEFORE THE STORM. All of which will feature Dave's blazing guitar and Bob's wicked vocals over Don's amazing rhythms. We'll keep you posted!

Hey, family members! Just want to wish all y'all Merry Christmas (or happy Hanukkah or Joyful Kwanzaa or Yule) and thanks to everyone. Happy New Year and don't forget to come and stomp with us real soon! (Bob)

Hey, family members! Well, the summer is over, and the bike parties have wound down, so we're open to suggestions and invitations for places and events to play. You can email Dave or just put something onto the guestbook pages. We're easy. We're playing Jack's reef tonight, if you're reading this you should be at the bar instead!
Don't forget we're going to be building the new CD soon; we'll keep you posted!

Hiya, folks. Keep your eyes on the website for news of the NEW COUSIN JAKE CD which we're in the process of writing now. Dave is actually letting Bob get his grubby mitts on some song ideas and you never know what will come of it. There's already a couple of songs from back when and new ones are on the way, not even counting stuff Bob wrote! Stay tuned!
Meanwhile, be sure to check in to the calendar page for upcoming shows, we're always happy to see you!

Wow, what a blast, folks. Kim and Sharon were terrific hosts and we didn't realize we were going to be on the lead boat in the 2007 6th Annual Blues & Boati Gras for Sylvan Beach Canal Days. Our hosts were the creators of this particular event, and they have had many regular attendees and contestants in the boat decoration contest. And what a parade of crazed "floats" this was! We rode up the canal from our hosts' camp all the way into Sylvan Beach proper. We had some electrical problems (funky generator) but after getting those worked out (good thing Dave brought a power conditioner!) it was terrific - we played our butts off for hundreds of people ashore and afloat. And when we reached town and parked at the pier, it was one huge dance party.
Don was on vacation so we had Dan Mainville sit in on drums, and he did a great job on everything especially the originals. We expect to play again for the same event next year! What a great time - we'll hopefully have photos to post soon. I recommend keeping an eye on the public calendars for next year's canal days, and of course check our calendar page for gig listings! (Bob)

Say - we always get questions from people asking why we don't play at their favorite tavern. Well, if it's your favorite tavern, why not ask the owner why he doesn't hire us? If they know their crowd wants to hear us, it means much more than us telling them we're wonderful (even though we are).
So, we'll be happy to play your watering hole, but we can always use a good testimonial! Tell 'em what they're missing! And thanks, family members.
If you take a look at our Calendar page, you'll see we're doing several parties over the next few weeks, so be patient and we'll rock you as soon as we can! Keep the date open on August 3rd!

In other trivia, Bob has FINALLY used up the roll of film and should have a few more shots of the Long Island Bike Fest, along with other gig shots, some of which might show up here - so some of you family members might be even more famous than ever! Stay tuned!

Wow, what a great time we had at the Balsam Inn. We want to thank all the folks who turned out, all the babes wearing band t-shirts, all the compliments and all the partying going on! Thank you! First time Dave and Bob had ever been in the place, but hopefully not the last!
We'll have more bar and event dates in the near future, but summer party time looms large in the calendar - you should hire us to play YOUR event, it guarantees you a good spot and a damn good party! ;)

Hey, Family members - if you see us play and shoot some photos of the gig, send us a copy! If you shoot a picture of us we can post we'll credit you on the site and give you a t-shirt, or something. Email files to Dave at cousinjake@a-znet.com