Dog And Music Lovers

[jscheetz]

Well, since a lot of you have asked me to let you know when my band does a show around here - here it goes. We are doing a concert up here in KC this Sunday - details below, but it is a benefit where all the money goes to local animal shelters. This is the 5th year we have put this on and have raised thousands of dollars and taken in thousands of cans of food and toys over the last few years. Some special guests this year will be Dennis Laffoon (Shooting Star), Monty Colvin (Galactic Cowboys) and Jake Livgren (Proto-Kaw). We do lots of rockin Christmas tunes (you can here a couple of my Christmas tunes at my myspace site if you want to listen) http://www.myspace.com/jeffscheetz

Anyway, if any of you are up in KC - stop out and say hello.

JS

[Phil Lilley]

Cool site- your My Space. Saw one of your "friends", Kerry Livgren from Kansas and THEN followed it to his site and saw where he's working with 2 of my favorite artists (from my past) Phil Keaggy and Matthew Ward.

I sat on the 3rd row of one of Keaggy's concerts back in 1977 in Dallas and watched as he played... simply amazing. Got to spend a little time with Phil back then. Haven't heard much from him is a few years.

Good luck with the concert. Thanks for posting the notice. Hope some from the forum can go.

[Danimal]

Great tunes. I hope your show's a big success. Dan-o

[jscheetz]

Thanks guys,

Yeah Phil, Kerry's nephew Jake is doing a song with us - he plays with Kerry in Proto-Kaw - which is the re-incarnation of the original Kansas. Kerry's a great guy. I love Phil's playing as well - have had the chance to jam with him onstage and it was honor! He is still out there playing and doing stuff - his acoustic stuff is my fav.

Will let you know how the show goes.

JS

[3wt]

Kerry Livgren is kind of a personal hero of mine. One of the most under-rated of the geniuses of Rock. After a Kansas concert in St. Louis back in about '00 or '01, I almost blew off work and drove to the next show in KC, because Steve Walsh or Robbie Steinhardt said that they would be including Kerry in the show. Now I wish I would have, because the chances of ever seeing that lineup are lower and lower. Still, I hear his new group is worth the price of admission.

AND you've played with Phil Keagy?? I'm jealous of your life. If you ever feel like trading for a day let me know...engineering can be pretty exciting too.....

[Larry Richards]

Great Sound.Concert for the animals sounds like a good cause.Much success with the Gig.

[jscheetz]

Thanks!

- 3wt - Yeah, you should have went - was a good show I got to sit in Kerry's studio one day and listen to the demo stuff when they were working on the reunion stuff that year. It was awesome. He writes some great tunes - just classics!

Be glad to trade for a day - can it be on payday?

JS

[Terry Beeson]

Hmmmm.... Hendrix? Stevie Ray? Naaahhh... I heard more Jeff Beck and Joe Satriani and just a tad of Uncle Ted...

Good sound, Scheetz... Have a blast in KC...

[Don]

Dang Scheetz,

I wish I could see you guys. I've always had a thing for the live stuff. Last time I saw Livgren, Kansas was in Springfield in the 80's and he was wearing a long white gown/robe on stage. Eclectic as Kansas fashion goes but impressive sound at the least.

Please give us a heads up if you are in the Springfield area.

Thanks.....Don