the time that flies by from week to week kills me when you get to the next weekend and realize that time is just whipping by. Riley is 10 months old today. teeth, thinking about walking and crawling around, and getting ready to tell us just what she thinks. I guess it's a good thing that we all have things in our life that make us remember it's a pretty cool world to live in. sorry for waxing nostalgic, but the coolness of your child waving goodbye and making you feel like a million bucks with just a small gesture like that is something new to me, and I'm reveling in it! (thanks for making me stop and smell the roses, MT, our conversation last night about kids growing up and the years flying by did not go unheard!)

anyway, we're in the middle of a weekend and I'm finally getting to the weekly news. sitting in the Gusto's bandhouse using a handy wireless connection and watching that Paul Giamatti (sp?) wine movie. noise on in the background. we're off to the rusty nail tonight, and if it hasn't made the schedule, we have nailed down the mardi gras party of the year up at the Matterhorn at Sunday river this coming Tuesday! there will be reps from a bunch of the big name companies including jager, Guinness, Roxy and many more to help get your bodies in motion! I realize that this is a Tuesday, and it's in Maine, but we're expecting this one to be off the hook! come up if you can, or I'll do my best to fill everyone in on the details.

no awards this time, but I'll have some good ones for next week! I'll try my best for Wednesday or Thursday for an update, but who knows with all that's going on in all of our lives.

UPCOMING DATES

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21

THE RUSTY NAIL, STOWE, VT

802-253-NAIL

TUESDAY FEBRUARY 24

THE MATTERHORN SKI BAR MARDI GRAS BASH, SUNDAY RIVER , ME

207-824-6271

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27

WHIPPERSNAPPERS, LONDONDERRY, NH

603-434-2660

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28

THE MATTERHORN SKI BAR, SUNDAY RIVER, ME

207-824-6271

We will be taking the first two weekends in March off for some vacation time for the boys, we'll be back after that the third weekend of the month for some more high flying fun!

be well and see you all soon.

JJMK

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

One word, unbelievable! Take one of the most well known ski mountains in the East, add a great bar, and put a bunch of people that are out to have a great time to it, and you have last Saturday at the Wobbly Barn at Killington. According to the guys at the door, somewhere between 800 and 1000 through the door on Saturday night, and we had a blast! Add the Bacardi girls, a couple of Guinness girls and a ton of peeps filling the joint, and how could we not have a good time? All I can say is thanks to all for joining us and making it one for the record books.

On a sad side note, dear friend and music industry rep extraordinaire Chris Ross died suddenly this past week. Chris was a name most have probably never heard, but he was one of the true good guys, and like many has now passed way before his time. He will be missed, he will be remembered fondly, and his positive nature will be hard to ever forget. The next Corona by the trash can at the bar closest to the Audix booth is on me. As a fellow motorcycle rider, I will be looking into organizing a ride in his memory. So, keep it shiny side up, and remember the good ones that affect our lives and make us strive to be better people. Rest in peace, Chris, and we will keep you in our hearts.

We're looking at the Derryfield in Manchester tonight, and the Matterhorn at Sunday River on Saturday this weekend, so get ready, ski your buns off, and have a great time!

This week's awards go to:

The hospitality award goes to Al Rocks. Real name, real good guy, really odd hat!

The OMG award goes to the Bacardi girls and the promo staff that made it happen

The thumbs down award goes to the JT lookalike (ok older ones, not James Taylor, Justin Timberlake!). We're sorry you don't like blonde wigs and Gwen tunes. We'll do some mouse club stuff next time!

The vulgar award goes to me, according to...

The frowny puss award goes to the brunette by the stairs. Sorry you were the ONLY one that seemed to not have a good time on Saturday

The par excellence award goes to Steve (especially) and the rest of the staff at the Wobbly, for offering us some fine vittles, and the best spot on the mountain!

The tolerance award goes to Trish who had to put up with my "hey this isn't redfish, it's white!" comment. Great wait staff makes even us heathens step up from time to time, or at least try to be a little more creative with our jokes...

And the narcolepsy award goes to the old ones. Early to bed, early to rise, gets a man a headache, while home he drives!

UPCOMING DATES

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13

THE DERRYFIELD, MANCHESTER, NH

603-623-2880

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14

THE MATTERHORN SKI BAR VALENTINES BASH! SUNDAY RIVER, ME

207-824-6271

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20

GUSTO'S, BARRE, VT

802-476-7919

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21

THE RUSTY NAIL, STOWE, VT

802-253-NAIL

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24

MATTERHORN SKI BAR MARDI GRAS PARTY

DETAILS TO COME......!

Thanks to all and hope that you have a great weekend. The summer-like weather is gone and the winds and cold are back. Bundle up and keep the hot toddies coming!

JJKM

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

Sorry for the confusion on the Electra date last Friday, I hope that if you went expecting to see us, that you had a good time with the Revampt crew. Not sure what happened, but we'll be back at Electra in April! Last weekend at the Matterhorn in Maine is proving why we love this place for ski season - great crowds, great food and good attitudes. Mr. Eric Stone took some time from his new schedule and traveled with us on Saturday, providing setup and teardown help, and a couple of songs to boot! Thanks to E for coming back and having fun with us when he can.

This weekend is another Friday off so we can gear up for Saturday at the Wobbly Barn. There are some holes in our schedule now, and I'm trying to be a better than "gone all the time" musician father, so we're putting some dates in the sched to make sure I get some play time with my baby, and my baby! This will make us all happier in the long run, and make sure I don't miss important things like walking, talking and her first date! At any rate, I'll be hanging with my daughter on Friday, and we'll be cranking it up at the Wobbly on Saturday! This is our second and last time at the Barn for the season. After several years of not playing at Killington we are stoked to be back, and hope that we can get a couple more dates up there next season so we can get back in the swing of things at the mountain.

this week's awards go to:

the new Zealand award goes to mike for best impersonation - "the lot of 'em"

the UPS (not the shipper but the geek term) award goes to Greg and the crew for dealing with a 1 second power outage with class when all the computers puked out for about an hour during après.

the happy floor sleeper award goes to Eric

and the narcolepsy award goes to Logan, not sure why, just his turn.

UPCOMING DATES

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6

OFF

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7

THE WOBBLY BARN, KILLINGTON, VT

802-422-6171

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13

THE DERRYFIELD, MANCHESTER, NH

603-623-2880

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14

THE MATTERHORN SKI BAR VALENTINES EXTRAVAGANZA! SUNDAY RIVER, ME

207-824-6271

That should do it for this week, come on out and have some fun with us while the skiing is fantastic, and the weather is supposed to be great this weekend! Be well, raise hell and go Mets!

JJMK

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