Bike week started with a reunion party at Electra on Friday the 12th. It gave me a chance to catch up with a ton of old friends, and say hey to some new ones. Thanks for coming out and having fun with us! Thanks to Melissa and crew for organizing the event and getting everyone to come out. We look forward to seeing all y'all back in west leb next month! We started off bike week at the HD dealership in Meredith on Saturday, which was arguably the best weather of the week. We had great crowds from all over the place coming out to enjoy bike week and the cool setup that they have at Laconia Harley. It was a ton of fun, we all got some serious sun, and were home before the time we normally start playing on a Saturday. Special thanks to HELI bars, the burnout king, the save the Loons group, Rochelle's Boots on the Ground, Hart's, the Harley girls and all that had booths at LHD. Also special thanks to our contact Amanda, and the Deli family for having us at their fantastic event. Now we need to go play at their southern dealership in Orlando!

The rest of bike week was a bit of a soggy one as you who were there will note. We had some people on Thursday at the Harley Road Tour, but the rain kept most away. Great to see Gord out and getting a chance to catch up on things. Ian is going into High school next year. Boy are we all getting old fast! We had a blast with the Ivey boys who ride in the 12 foot ball of doom, as well as our new favorite juggler, Marcus Monroe. This dude was hilarious and just plain talented. Check him out at www.marcusmonroe.com, and look for him at a festival or cruise ship near you! Special thanks on this one to Jenna and Ed from HD in Milwaukee for having fun with us as well. We look forward to next year!

Friday and Saturday were another busy weekend of gigs with a benefit for Parker Warren Bolton. He is in need of a heart transplant, and it was nice to see so many familiar faces coming out to have fun with us and support a good cause. We wish the little guy the best in his battle. Thanks to Sarandis and the folks at the Red Blazer for hosting the event, and we hope to come back and play there again! We finished off the weekend with a return to Laconia HD, and had the clouds stick around, but not threaten rain until we were home. Again, we had a blast with some familiar faces, as well as a huge number of new friends that we hope to see out at the regular gigs. With all the food, fun and good times, how could we not have a blast. Michelle, I hope they get your bike fixed soon! Teri, keep it shiny side up, and don't forget to work out the "wrinkles"!

This weekend puts us back on a regular club schedule with our stops at the Rusty Nail and Whippersnappers. Yes, I said the Nail! It's been two months, and now that spring is over and summer is here, we can get back into the baddest ski bar in the land. I hope you made your plans for coming out and having fun with us. Since Sunday is NASCAR, we're glad to be reasonably close in Londonderry, and a Saturday night at Whips never disappoints. Come out, have fun and we'll see you there!

UPCOMING DATES

FRIDAY, JUNE 26

THE RUSTY NAIL, STOWE, VT

802-253-NAIL

SATURDAY, JUNE 27

WHIPPERSNAPPERS, LONDONDERRY, NH

603-434-2660

FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, JULY 3 AND 4

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

FRIDAY, JULY 10

THE DERRYFIELD, MANCHESTER, NH

603-623-2880

SATURDAY, JULY 11

PRIVATE PARTY

That should do it for a bit, we'll get you caught up on the weekend and let you know how things are going. Hope all is well, and we'll see you all soon.

JJMK

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

After a weekend off, we need to do a serious rundown of the upcoming gigs so everyone knows where we will be in the next few weeks. With bike week fast approaching, it will be an excellent chance for some all ages gigs for you and the kids to come out and enjoy some sunshine and LKP.

To recap a week ago, we had a couple of great gigs in Londonderry and west Stewartstown. Enjoy some of the amusing awards below.

We will be in Barre this Friday, and Gusto's will be rocking with some good weather and a bunch of new tunes, so get ready! Saturday is off, so we may see you out checking some other bands. You never know....

Once we get into bike week, we'll be starting it off in Lebanon on the 12th at Electra. With class reunions abound, please bring all your buds out to Electra to reminisce about the old times and revel in the current times!

After that, we're off to the Lakes region to kick off bike week at Laconia Harley Davidson in Meredith. We'll be playing Saturday the 13th from noon to 6, with plenty of other events going on around us. Right next to Hart's Turkey Farm restaurant and the Volvo dealership, so come and enjoy!

Next we're doing a Thursday gig from noon to 5 in downtown Laconia at the Harley Road House test drive location at city hall. Come try out a new Harley and listen to some tunes!

Friday the 19th still has us around bike week, but doing a bit of a different event. We'll be helping out at a benefit for Parker Warren Bolton, a young boy who has a number of heart issues and is up for a heart transplant and needs some help. Please check out the full details at www.lastkidpicked.com and click on the link. We'll be at the Red Blazer in Concord, setting up in the big room and trying to get as many of you to come out and support a good cause. Tix are $20 and your help is greatly appreciated. We look forward to seeing you all at this event, and our return to the Blazer makes us happy that we can see some great friends, and help out Parker!

Saturday of bike week rounds out with us returning to Laconia Harley for the wrap up gig with LHD. Same time slot, noon to 6 with tons of stuff going on. You can get there on 4 wheels and there is plenty of stuff to do in Meredith during bike week. I might even have to let Jason bring my Triumph over and do some riding myself!

So that's the quick rundown of the next three weeks. Here are the awards from last week:

The devotion award goes to J and K for making the trip north and having a blast with us!

The Pittsburg Hilton award goes to Eric for his fine hospitality. Thanks man!

The "did he really pee himself?" award goes to the guy in the Sox hat. I guess we were so good or so funny (or he was so loaded) that his control was gone. was it funny? depends....

And the narcolepsy award goes to Eric and Logan who were the first to fall on Sunday morning!

UPCOMING DATES

FRIDAY, JUNE 5

GUSTO'S, BARRE, VT

802-476-7919

SATURDAY, JUNE 6

OFF

FRIDAY, JUNE 12

ELECTRA, WEST LEBANON, NH

603-298-6688

SATURDAY, JUNE 13

LACONIA HARLEY DAVIDSON, MEREDITH, NH

NOON TO 6!

THURSDAY, JUNE 18

Harley Davidson Road House
Laconia Bike Week 2009
Thursday June 18th 12:00pm TO 5 PM
Location:
Laconia City Hall
45 Beacon St. E
Laconia, NH

FRIDAY, JUNE 19

BENEFIT FOR PARKER WARREN BOLTON

THE RED BLAZER, CONCORD, NH

$20 DONATION

603-224-4101

SATURDAY, JUNE 20

LACONIA HARLEY DAVIDSON, MEREDITH, NH

NOON TO 6!

that should get it all laid out for the next few weeks. hope that we can see all y'all a few times at the various locations. be well, get ready for summer, and see you all soon!

JJMK

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