from Friday night in West Leb, to Saturday night in Randolph, to Sunday day in Derry, the weather played with us, and the people came out and had a great time. I am always amazed at the new faces we see at Electra almost every time. there is a core of people that are the same, but then there are a whole new group that seems to change every time. we had a blast, and we'll see you back there next month! we also had a great time at Ashley's in Randolph on Saturday. the rain may have kept some people away, but for a first time in, we were pleasantly surprised, and had a great time. Cruisin' for Calvin on Sunday was limited by rain in the morning, but once the bikes returned, we cranked it up and had some fun. the total sleep for the weekend was about 8 hours, but sometimes exhaustion is well worth it!

this weekend, we'll see you all in Londonderry at Whips on Friday, and up in beautiful west Stewartstown on Saturday. be on the lookout for an Eric sighting up north, hopefully they have enough scotch! whips should be a blast on Friday, and we haven't been up in west stew in months, so we look forward to seeing all of our old friends up there!

this week's awards go to:

the phantom award goes to Heather, you were there, and then you were GONE! poof!

the worn out song request award goes to Saturday night. here is me being a musician that has been doing it for too long: we don't play and never will (unless you hire us SH): Mony Mony, Old time rock and roll, brown eyed girl, mustang sally, etc. there are too many good songs out there, and almost EVERY other band plays these songs. please respect our attempt to be different and understand when we say: "we don't do that". if I'm being a dick, I'm sorry, but that's the way it stands.

the Todd award goes to Mike. wanna go to the park, Todd?

and the narcolepsy award goes to all of us. sleep was great by Sunday afternoon, and greatly needed!

UPCOMING DATES

FRIDAY, MAY 22

WHIPPERSNAPPERS, LONDONDERRY, NH

603-434-2660

SATURDAY, MAY 23

THE OUTBACK, WEST STEWARTSTOWN, NH

603-246-7265

FRIDAY AND SATURDAY MAY 29 AND 30

OFF! SUPPORT LIVE MUSIC AND GO SEE SOME OTHER GREAT BANDS!

FRIDAY, JUNE 5

GUSTO'S BARRE, VT

802-476-7919

SATURDAY, JUNE 6

OPEN, BOOK US!

That should get us to bike week. we're doing several gigs around Laconia, Meredith and concord from the 13th through the 20th, so keep your eyes open for it, and come play with us! we've got some afternoon gigs as well as some week day gigs that are open to all ages, and accessible with 4 wheels! or 2 if that's what you're sportin'. so get ready for the updates on bike week and come check us out!

JJMK

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

Sometimes the competition is fierce. We hit slapshots last friday, and everyone was in Boston fever. Nothing like going up against Bruins, Sox and Celts! So, next time we hope that we're out of the crazy sports trifecta, and some folks can come out and play. We had a great time, and Slapshots is a fun room, we just need to get more of you out to it. As they say, if you build it, they will come. (actually the movie reference is "he", but it seems a bit shortsighted to build something for one person). Saturday at whips was the usual nuthouse, and we saw lots of familiar faces along with a bunch of new ones. We'll be back there next Friday just to see if we can mess you up by playing 2 gigs at the same place in the same month!

This weekend is a trifecta for us, with Electra tonight in west Lebanon, Ashley's in Randolph, VT (another new club, so don't prove last weekend to be the way things are - come on up and play!) and then a benefit motorcycle ride in in Derry (details below). We are looking forward to seeing at least one person go to all three, so we can give that person a complete LKP makeover. You never can tell what will come out of the prize closet for the person that pulls that off!

As mentioned above, we'll be playing on Sunday at Derry cycle in Derry NH. Located at 44 Crystal ave in Derry, the ride starts at 10am, for riders interested, and then if you just want to see some bands, the festivities start at 1pm. We'll be opening the afternoon playing at 1 for an hour or so of our finest fromage. Riders in the cruise are asked for a $20 donation. If you are just coming for the bands, they are asking for a $10 donation to the Cruisin' for Calvin muscular dystrophy fund. LKP will be joined by Midnite Special and Split for the entertainment end of things, and the Whiskey Girls will be doing a bike wash! So come down and support a great cause, and bring your 2 or 3 or 4 wheels down! Check out the details at www.cruisin4calvin.com.

UPCOMING DATES

FRIDAY, MAY 15

ELECTRA NIGHTCLUB AND BENNING STREET BAR AND GRILLE

WEST LEBANON, NH

603-298-6688

SATURDAY, MAY 16

ASHLEY'S, RANDOLPH, VT

802-728-9182

SUNDAY, 10AM BIKE RUN, 1PM BANDS

CRUISIN' FOR CALVIN, DERRY CYCLE, 44 CRYSTAL AVE, DERRY, NH

WWW.CRUISIN4CALVIN.COM

603-425-6222

please come out and support great causes, as well as have fun now that summer is here! we'll see you all as often as possible!

JJMK

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

This past weekend at Gusto's and the Derryfield was nuts! Great crowd Friday, and the summer deck crowd was allowed to frolic and play on the deck in the great weather. I haven't seen a line out the door so fast there, and that included the expanded capacity of the great outdoors! Thanks to all who came out and had a blast with us. We really appreciate the fun that people are having - even if we just get to be voyeurs from the stage!

This weekend we are looking for your help to start things off right with a new club. We are headed to Slapshots sports bar in Merrimack, NH on Friday night, and if you can make it, come down and make it a great one. I've got to assume that the Hanson brothers will be there! Eddie Shore! Old time hockey! Hey Hanrahan! Suzanne sucks (*&^*%$! I know! I know! With this mindset, I've got to figure it's a fun place, and we should fit right in. Check out the location and come on down on Friday night to christen the joint with us!

For those who haven't been to Whips in a while, they have been doing some serious upgrades - new carpet, paint and a bunch of other things to brighten up the hottest spot in Londonderry! We'll be cranking it up on Saturday night! Come play with Kim, Michelle, Mark and the crew for some fantastic dinner and great times!

This week's awards go to:

The MIA award goes to Truna, must have been abducted by Jim Morrison or Elvis or something....

The best birthday award goes to the Cupcake girls and their sweet card and, well, cupcakes!

The long time no see award goes to Angela - way too long! Come back and dance with us some more!

The overzealous award goes to the 21 year old - hope you had a good time!

And the Narcolepsy award goes to the sleepy drive home...

UPCOMING DATES

FRIDAY, MAY 8

SLAPSHOTS SPORTS BAR

515 DANIEL WEBSTER HIGHWAY, MERRIMACK, NH

603-262-9335

SATURDAY, MAY 9

WHIPPERSNAPPERS

LONDONDERRY, NH

603-434-2660

FRIDAY, MAY 15

ELECTRA, WEST LEBANON, NH

603-298-6688

SATURDAY, MAY 16

ASHLEY'S, RANDOLPH, VT

802-728-9182

Thanks all, and have a great weekend. We'll see you when you can! Keep an eye out for that sun!

JJMK

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