Man, time flies in the fall, and the snow is on the way! Head for the mountains and see the white stuff sooner if you're jonesin' for some skiing. It'll be here soon enough! We're up for the cooler temps as we get into the season, but we'll take it slow if we can.

We are now down to 3 gigs and counting for our beloved bass boy Eric. Come out and say hey, I'm sure he'll be back from time to time to show us his best dance moves! Bust out a break dance, Turbo! As we look toward the new version with Mike, we are psyched that he is fitting in just like we thought at practice, but we still will miss our boy, and will never forget the gigs that he has done. Cheers to a great player and all around funny man. I will have to share my brain with someone new now.

This weekend puts us in Londonderry at Whips tonight, and the annual Halloween dance at the Newport Opera House tomorrow. I'm not sure if it's sold out yet, but it usually is a packed house, so call the box office and put together your best costume!

Next weekend is the Halloween night festivities at the Rusty Nail. We'll bust out the costumes again, and have a blast with all our crazy friends in Stowe. You don't want to miss this one!

Thanks to those who came out to the benefit for the Bashaw family on Sunday at the Paradise beach club in the Weirs. It was a great time to catch up with all of Doug's friends and family, and get a chance to remember a great guy. Doug, you will be missed.

UPCOMING DATES

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24

WHIPPERSNAPPERS, LONDONDERRY, NH

603-434-2660

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25

THE NEWPORT OPERA HOUSE HALLOWEEN BASH, NEWPORT, NH

603-863-2412

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31

HALLOWEEN AT THE RUSTY NAIL, STOWE, VT

802-253-NAIL

Get out and enjoy yourselves while gas is getting cheaper! Be well and we'll see you all down the road.

JJEK and M soon

Last Kid Picked
PO Box 658
Belmont, NH 03220
603-359-5999 cell
john@lastkidpicked.com

A crazy couple of weeks make me feel like I'm saying I'm sorry more often than I should. Busy times mean Friday morning quarterbacking the news of the week instead of getting it out earlier. I am sorry. Updates on the website schedule have been taken care of, so you have us through the end of the year. Winter is coming fast, so the ski areas are booked for the most part, and we'll be going crazy as soon as the snow flies!

Well, I mentioned last installment that we had some big news. The search for the newest kid has found ourselves with a familiar face to some and a new face to others. As Eric leaves our ranks, and will be sorely missed and always welcomed back to yuk it up with us, we now welcome the new bassist/vocalist to LKP, Mr. Mike Sherman. Mike is the bassist from Jason's former band Zenflower, and was a logical choice when we started looking. A bass player that sings, HMMM, I wonder what Mikey's up to? Well it just so happens that he was available and interested. We hope you all get a chance to meet him as we transition to the new lineup after Halloween. Eric's last gig will be Halloween night at the Rusty Nail in Stowe, so bring your cakes, scotch, and best costume to the Nail for the festivities. We look forward to the transition, and say thanks to E for a number of great years, and all the best for his future, musical or otherwise! We'll be sure to have as much fun as possible in the next few weeks to make sure that Eric heads out with a bang.

The other major exciting news for the winter is our return to the Wobbly Barn at Killington. It's been a few years since we've played there, and we always had a blast. With a number of changes at the Barn, we're looking forward to the chance to take the stage there again, and have some fun! we'll be there on Saturday, December 20, and again in February on the 7th. Unfortunately, the days of 2 nights at the mountain are over, but this means there will be a ton of great entertainment up there, and we can look forward to a couple of great Saturdays. mark it down on your schedule, and come up and play with us!

Along with the Wobbly, we have booked several dates at our favorite haunts, the Rusty Nail at Stowe, and the Matterhorn Ski Bar at Sunday River. This means a ton of ski weekends on the books for us, and we hope you can plan your powder trips accordingly! Starting with New years, and rocking through to the middle of April, we'll be having a blast, and checking our snow tires.

this weekend has us at the end of the season at one location, and gearing up at another. we'll be rocking the house tonight at the Anchorage in Sunapee as the harbor winds down after another great season. Thanks to Glenn and Karlie for another fun summer, and we'll see you next spring to kick it off all over again.

the week's awards go to:

The pink shutters award goes to Kyle for Saturday's stylin' outfit. yeah, my collar's popped!

The wet wedding award goes to Meagan and Tim for a fantastic time on Saturday night.

The best dressed award goes to the staff at Electra for sporting some fine LKP gear. pics coming soon.

And the milk and Pepsi award goes to Laverne.

UPCOMING DATES

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3

THE ANCHORAGE, SUNAPEE HARBOR, NH

603-763-3334

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4

THE RUSTY NAIL, STOWE, VT

802-253-NAIL

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10

GUSTO'S, BARRE, VT

802-476-7919

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11

THE DERRYFIELD, MANCHESTER, NH

603-623-2880

That should do it for this week, come out and play when you can!

get ready for fall, the colors are coming fast!

JJEK and soon M

Last Kid Picked
PO Box 658
Belmont, NH 03220
603-359-5999 cell
john@lastkidpicked.com