Another year has come to an end. the time to wax nostalgic is here, and I hope that everyone's 2010 was a great one and that 2011 holds some interesting times and fun for us all! As we rapidly approach the beginning of our 15th year, I have to say it's been a good run! Thanks to all the past members for their time and effort, and I hope that your current projects are keeping you happy and enjoying what I consider to be the greatest job in the world. We all get to "work" on a stage in front of people, and get paid to be at a party. Who can complain! With that being said, we look at 2011 as another time of transition, and hope that our search for a new drummer finds a happy fit to the fun group of kids that we try to be. Special thanks to Kyle for filling the drum seat in the interim until we get a more permanent replacement. Auditions will start in the next couple weeks, so all drummers, this is an open call to have fun, make some coin, and have a weekend off here and there. All serious animals should contact me at my email address below, or my cell phone and we'll set up an audition!

With NYE upon us, we'll be rocking the Wobbly tonight and tomorrow, but the schedule has changed a bit. We will be playing après ski this afternoon in addition to the new years eve show tonight, so come early and watch us play some different stuff, and hammer through some tunes we haven't done in a while! While I thought tomorrow was going to be us as the recovery party, we will again be doing the après ski from 5 to 7:30pm, and then there will be a national act taking the stage at the Wobbly! I have heard too many rumors, so I can't say exactly what or who it will be. Redman, Method man, Bomb squad, not sure, but we'll be doing the après, and then hanging to see what's up after that! For those of you that were planning on the recovery party, please come and recover with us, and we'll all hang out together!

Next weekend has us returning to the Derryfield and our first gig back at the Matterhorn in Sunday River, so get ready!

UPCOMING DATES

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 31

NEW YEAR'S EVE BASH AT THE WOBBLY BARN, KILLINGTON, VT - APRÈS SKI WITH LKP AND FULL NIGHT AS WELL!

802-422-6171

SATURDAY, JANUARY 1

WOBBLY BARN RECOVERY PARTY WITH LKP APRÈS SKI, AND SURPRISE NIGHT ENTERTAINMENT!

802-422-6171

FRIDAY, JANUARY 7

THE DERRYFIELD, MANCHESTER, NH

603-623-2880

SATURDAY, JANUARY 8

THE MATTERHORN SKI BAR, SUNDAY RIVER, ME

207-824-6271

Have a great, safe and happy new year and see you in 2011! Drive safe and check out float number 36 in the Rose Bowl Parade! My niece Sophie will be front and center on the "Living well in paradise" featuring King Kamehameha, a waterfall, and a number of other cool things that Soph had a hand in helping design. We'll be looking for ya!

All the best,

JJEK

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

This past weekend was a blast. Thanks to the Rusty Nail for opening back up and all of you for coming out! What a great night, and all the improvements to the club are looking great! I guess I'll break my arm patting myself on the back since Jason and I put in the new sound system and light show! Now it makes my light show look dated, so look for improvements on that end in the near future! Thanks to Tiff, Kate and all the staff for making the return to the Nail a great one. We'll see you throughout ski season and the rest of the year!

Saturday was the Ben and Jerry's holiday party, and for the first time that we've done it, it was all of the different locations! Like 650 people and a great time! great to see you Wilbur! Nice surprise to see some familiar faces, Jules! Special thanks to Kim for having us back, it was a great time!

This weekend, we are back at Gusto's tonight in Barre, and we'll be hitting the stage at D'Cota's in Jay, VT on Saturday. On a sad note, owner of D'Cota's, and all around great guy Del Cota passed away a little over a week ago. We were totally saddened to hear of his passing, and I was glad I got the chance to sit and hang out with him at the end of the night the last time we were up there. We'll raise a glass on Saturday, and toast the fond memories of a kind man. The short time that we got to know him was fun filled, and we hope that the rest of the family and staff will accept our hugs and heartfelt condolences.

Christmas is coming, so don't forget all those gifts, and Christmas cheer to go around. Remember to drive safely, and if you decide to create your own lane, and try to cut me off, I will stay in front of you, and make you feel like a schmuck. So, turn off your high beams, remember that you were the one that doesn't know how to drive, and you deserve the coal in your stocking.

UPCOMING DATES

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17

GUSTO'S, BARRE, VT

802-479-7919

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18

D'COTA'S TAVERN, JAY, VT

802-988-4459

FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24 AND 25

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, DECEMBER 31 AND JANUARY 1

WOBBLY BARN NEW YEARS BASH AND RECOVERY PARTY, KILLINGTON, VT

802-422-6171

Be well and have a great holiday! See you on the dance floor!

JJEK

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

Holy cold! it's definitely time to play some winter gigs, so we'll start it off tonight in Stowe with our first time back at the rusty nail! We're so looking forward to the Nail this winter with a bunch of updates that they've done. New food, new light show, new sound system, all kinds of upgrades and some familiar faces running the place. We're happy to see Tiff and Kate running the joint now, and look forward to a great season!

With Justin's announcement that he was giving his notice, we have decided to ask Kyle to come back and cover until a new drummer is chosen. So, good friend and skin slapper Kyle Flewz will be back on the throne until we have a new animal behind the kit. Come out and say hey, and make his return a comfortable one! As mentioned, we will be accepting applications for new drummers in the next few weeks, and be starting auditions in January. Let any drummer who likes to play about 80 or so nights a year, travel about a 3 to 4 hour radius from Manchester, and is a team player who likes lots of lights, and a variety of fun gigs, know and we'll get them the information and schedule an audition.

Last weekend we did a benefit for Jennie, and hopefully raised some funds and helped her out. Thanks to Matt Langley from Root 3 for playing, and Kyle and Mike for coming back and sitting in. We had a blast, and hope that all had a great time.

We'll start some awards after this weekend, and get back on a regular schedule!

UPCOMING DATES

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10

THE RUSTY NAIL, STOWE, VT

802-253-NAIL

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11

PRIVATE PARTY

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17

GUSTO'S, BARRE, VT

802-479-7919

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18

D'COTA'S TAVERN, JAY, VT

THE CEDARWOOD RESORT

802-988-4459

That should do it for this week. we'll be looking for you in ski country! Keep in mind that this new year's, we're at the Wobbly Barn in Killington, VT. This should be a packed house, off the hook party! Typically the Wobbly new years deal is that you come for dinner, and then can get your ticket for the night. It is a great venue, great food, and a great time. it is also standing room only on new years and the only free space is on stage! So, if that crowded doesn't do it for you, we're also going to be there for our recovery party on new years night, Saturday the first. This night should be more craziness, but a bit more accessible - so we hope that we can turn that Saturday into a monster of a night with some great recovery fun!

Be well, see you all soon, and have a blast!

JJEK

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

due to a large party in the function room, the Derryfield has decided to go with a dj this evening to keep the levels down and allow their function's band to not have another band blasting down the hall. I hope that this does not inconvenience any of you who were planning on coming out tonight. the Derryfield will be open with a dj, or you'll just have to head to another location for live music!

Saturday night from 5 to 10, we will be donating our time to support our friend Jennie Lamanuzzi in her fight against lymphoma. the event is being held at the Gunstock Inn, and will feature Matt from Route 3, LKP, and who knows who else may show up! please come by and support a great cause if you're in the area and would like to help out. we hope to see you all there.

in other sad news, the transition situation with LKP is back on. Justin has given his notice on drums, due to the travel schedule. so, we are looking for another drummer to fill the seat. auditions will begin as soon as possible to fill the chair with someone who likes to play 80 to 100 gigs a year; play within an approximate 4 hour radius of Manchester, NH; has a good team attitude for setting up, tearing down and performing in a band with a large light show and PA; enjoys playing a wide variety of music with medleys and lyric changes being a must. any and all serious applicants should contact me either at john@lastkidpicked.com, or 603-359-5999. we will be taking our time on this one and getting it right. please get the word out to any drummers you know that might be interested. practice schedule is usually once a week once everyone is up to speed, and practice and auditions will be held at my house in Belmont, NH. get the word out and let me know!

here are the upcoming dates - we'll see you out there for xmas and more!

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3

DERRYFIELD IS CANCELLED DUE TO A CONFLICTING PARTY IN THEIR FUNCTION ROOM

PLEASE SUPPORT LIVE MUSIC!

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 4

BENEFIT FOR JENNIE, THE GUNSTOCK INN, GILFORD, NH 5-10 PM. LKP WILL START AROUND 7

FOR INFORMATION CONTACT STEPHANIE @ THE GUNSTOCK INN, 603-293-2021

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10

THE RUSTY NAIL, STOWE, VT - THE NAIL IS BACK, AND WE'LL SEE YOU THERE!

802-253-NAIL

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11

PRIVATE PARTY

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17

GUSTO'S, BARRE, VT

802-479-7919

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18

D'COTA'S TAVERN, JAY, VT

802-988-4459

have a great holiday season and see you all out on the roads. again, apologies for the d'field tonight, and we'll make it up to you in January!

JJEK

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