Dan Lange in Berkeley? Mooo! Headline Appearance Planned at Starry Plough's Open Mic Tuesday, May 26th

Guess Dan and Jane just need that yearly CA fix, Muffin or Not! Seems they are making the trek down from Portland this weekend to say hello. We hope you will come on by the Starry Plough on Tuesday evening to catch up with Dan and get a sample or two from Muffin's own blues master.

Here is the link to Dan's blog with lots of links to his music and other sites.

http://buskersblues.blogspot.com/

And of course the Plough...

http://www.starryploughpub.com/

Word has it that Dan will be performing between 9:30 and 10:45. Hope to see you there!

"What was it we used to do on this weekend every year?!?"...

Yup, hard to believe that there will be no Muff* this year. If you are one of the mournful, why not come down to the Miz and join in a communal "cry in your beer" fest TONIGHT (5/20) ... as a bonus you can enjoy some of that rareified entertainment that only Paul Pot's Missouri Lounge Open Mic can provide. Enjoy the unfolding summer climate on the "new" outdoor patio! In the words of PP:

Have you been here before?

Do you think you can remember to come down to the

Missouri Lounge Open Mic this Wednesday?

If we can all hold on to the idea that we had fun,

perhaps it will stick in our minds until at least the next day.

You know it would be such a bummer to remember that you forgot whatever it was.

And in the words of Bishop Joey..."We'll always remember those Muffins we never forget!". How about those that never happened? Enjoy the memories and have a great Muffin-less weekend... where ever you end up. And just remember... "Muffin" is a state of mind!

(* If you happen to be wandering around Yuba County this weekend and should just happen to stumble upon a certain locale, you will likely be welcomed by a rag-tag band of hard core dyed-in-the wool Muffin-heads who just don't know where else to be. Whatever you do, don't tell them you heard about it here!).

The Clams Sauce Up Spuds Pizza In Berkeley On May 8th

Did you miss the Clams CD release party? Well fret not....

It's the Happy Clams and Bunny Numpkins and the Kill Blow-Up Reaction at Spuds Pizza at 3290 Adeline, on the corner of Adeline and Alcatraz, in Berkeley, CA. Friday, May 8. It's kid friendly.

The Happy Clams will be playing a pile of stuff that may include
some of your favorite tunes, some songs that will soon be your
favorite tunes, and (with luck) some songs we think you'll really hate. (I hate that.) Let's get this cozy little night spot a jumpin.

The Bunny Numpkins? Well that's another story...

Guitarist/banjoist Patrick Swayze Double Dragon holds the world’s record for longest time breathing through a straw while submerged in water in a bathtub. He performs in a glass bathtub, it’s very dramatic. Bassist Thumper Thighston
can play music on or in her armpit and likes to whistle at construction workers. She has had 100 x-rays. (Lookout!) Drummer Frank Lloyd Wrong is a building
demolition expert. Implosion is his other middle name. Vocalist Lady Mondegreen once sang in a doo-wop group that should have been called the Premarital Sextet, but that name was taken by some other project.

Together, they are Bunny Numpkins and the Kill Blow-Up Reaction and they
got some whacky, bop-til-you-drop numbers on subjects ranging from
George Clooney to CalTrans. Need we say anymore? Check them out at
http://www.myspace.com/bunnynumpkinsandthekillblowupreaction

C'mon down to Spuds. Show starts at 8pm sharp... really....no kidding..
... swear on a stack of bibles. 8 pm to 10 pm.

Get the Happy Clams CD "I'm All Steamed Up, Baby!" from CD Baby (online)
or Amoeba Records (on the street).

Get all the Clam info at http://www.thehappyclams.com/

PS: Don't forget Captain Mike's Salmon Benefit show at the La Pena in Berkeley on Thursday May 7th!