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***Big News***
All three nights are now held in the awesome LVCS on the big stage with the concert sound and lights. Big surprises this week that you do not want to miss. Come out to meet, jam and most importantly network with your fellow local singers & musicians.
Looking for a sub, a sub job, a gig? These are the events to be at each week.
Many talented musicians have been found by gigging bands at these events.

*new* SPECIAL GUEST SPONSORS *new*
Thank you to Sam Ash Music and Dr. Duck’s Ax Wax, our corporate sponsors. There be drawings for freebies for all in attendance.
This will also be broadcast live on the Internet. Tell your friends to watch you on the big stage in Las Vegas. Forward this Link to your friends, family, and fans: http://www.ustream.tv/user/voodoocowboys

Each performance will be recorded with the new Zoom Q3 Recorder from Sam Ash Music.
The Q3 has two condenser mics on-board, engineered in the same X/Y pattern that gives recording pros the best stereo recording possible. Arranged with the right and left mics on the same axis, this design ensures that the mics are always an equal distance from the sound source for perfect localization without phase shifting. The result is a great sounding recording with natural depth and highly accurate stereo imaging.
To play music better, seeing your performance can be almost as important as hearing yourself. With the Q3, you get both capabilities.
You may take a copy of your recording home that night for only $5. Upload it to Youtube, Facebook, Myspace to share with friends and fans.

Out of respect for the musicians, please bring your own Guitar, Bass, Keyboard, or sticks.
We will have the backline, mics, and drums ready for you.

Come early to sign up & guarantee your spot as space is limited. We get a large crowd of very talented Blues, Rock, and Country musicians~!!!!

Sign up as early as 8:30pm – music starting at 9pm until Midnight

Las Vegas Country Saloon
425 Fremont Street at Las Vegas Blvd
(Above Hennessey’s)
This venue is family friendly – Under 21 welcome until Midnight

For additional information, call Cynthia E7 Entertainment (702) 556-3558

What they are saying about the Monday Night Musician’s Jam Network:
“The Monday night Jams with the Voodoo cowboys have been a great a way to make new musical contacts and keep your chops up between bands or gigs. The atmosphere down at the Las Vegas Country Saloon is nothing less than stellar. Great place to hang out and just listen if you don’t feel like playing. Some of Las Vegas’ s best musicians have been playing there. The addition of the Blues Jam night has really opened up the opportunity for everyone have an opportunity to play. Keep up the great music”.
Dan the Mullet, Guitar

“I find myself in awe of the talent, the venue and the people behind the Monday Jam night. It’s a great experience every time and the first place I went when I was looking for a drummer!”
Elliot Szabo, Guitar http://www.elliotszabo.com

What they saying about The Tuesday Night BLUES @ The Saloon:
“I’ve enjoyed your jam sessions very much these last few months. The guys are not only good players they have been very accommodating as well. My band actually found our drummer on one of your jam nights. Unfortunately he was unable to stay in town but he was great while it lasted. Thanks for that. I would recommend the jam to anyone who wants to go play and have some fun”
Bill Tracy, The Smokehouse Band

“I had so much fun at the Blues Jam and it was great meeting so many wonderful musicians. The sound system was fantastic too. Wishing you all the best and hope everybody will show support to this weekly jam.”
Lady “J” Huston, 2009 BMA Awards Winner for “Best Blues Performer” www.msjoyce.com

What they saying about The Wednesday Acoustic Night in the Brass Lounge:
“A great venue for a night of acoustic music… with a nice view of The Fremont Street Experience and some of the best talent Las Vegas has to offer… join us and find out for yourself”
Michael Wilde, Desert Traxx Family of Independent Artists

Here are this week’s great "not to miss" hot events in Vegas that are proudly brought to you by E7 Entertainment "Keeping the music playing and the sounds of laughter throughout Las Vegas and Southern Nevada"THREE BLIND MICE             
                     Come spend an evening with THREE BLIND MICE!!! THREE BLIND MICE deliver a fun-time party atmoshphere show!!!From THE SUFARIS to OZZY OSBOURNE, from BUDDY HOLLY to SANTANA, from ALICE COOPER to EDDIE MONEY, from LED ZEPPELIN to THE DOOBIE BROTHERS, THREE BLIND MICE is always a great show!!! All forms of rock totally live!!!THREE BLIND MICE stars: SHAWN HAND guitar and vocal, JP MICHAELS bass and vocals & JOHNNY LUST drums and vocals!!! Sunday, June 13th  8pm – MidnightLas Vegas Country Saloon425 E. Fremont Street @ Las Vegas Blvd (above Hennessey’s) Park on the 2nd floor of the parking garage and walk straight into the double doors of The Saloon. Drink Specials * Delicious Food * Pole Dancing * Bull Riding * Dancing  Three Nights to Jam & Network Sponsored by Sam Ash Music        The only Las Vegas Jam and Networking events for musicians, by musicians and corporately sponsored by Sam Ash MusicThe complete music stores offering the best selection of musical instruments and pro audio gear at the lowest prices since 1924  CUI Comics Under the Influence LIVE ONSTAGE         Thursday, June 17th Johnny Love Vodka OPEN BAR between 9:30 pm and 10:30 pm ~ Show starts at 11pmBlack Door Bar & Grill4640 Paradise Road view map This show is not for the faint of heart!!! No rules. No editing. No Mr. Nice Guy. If you like your comedy Smart and RAW and XXX then this show is just for you!!! We are starting late to make sure all the lightweights are in bed. Come down and have a ton of laughs with great local comedians and special surprise guests weekly. You never know who may show up on the stage at CUI. But if you aren’t there you will only be able to read about it in Norm’s column the next day. Tell all your friends you have found THE LATE NIGHT PLACE TO HANG on Thursdays!!! Comics, fans, friends and anyone who needs a great place to get their drink on are all welcome!!! Come one come all just COME!!!

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Come out to meet, jam and most importantly network with your fellow local singers & musicians. Looking for a sub, a sub job, a gig? These are the events to be at each week. Many talented musicians have been found by gigging bands at this event. So bring plenty of business cards.
*new* SPECIAL SPONSOR *new*Free Sam Ash Goodies to the first 10 musicans who sign up at each eventThank you to Sam Ash Music, our corporate sponsor. There be drawings for freebies for all in attendance. The complete music stores offering the best selection of musical instruments and pro audio gear at the lowest prices since 1924.Out of respect for the musicians, please bring your own Guitar, Bass, Keyboard, or sticks. We will have the backline, mics, and drums ready for you. Come early to sign up & guarantee your spot as space is limited. We get a large crowd of very talented Blues, Rock, and Country musicians~!!!!
Sign up as early as 8:30pm – music starting at 9pm until Midnight Las Vegas Country Saloon 425 Fremont Street at Las Vegas Blvd (Above Hennessey’s) This venue is family friendly – Under 21 welcome until Midnight For additional information, call (702) 556-3558 What they are saying about the Monday Night Musician’s Jam Network: “The Monday night Jams with the Voodoo cowboys have been a great a way to make new musical contacts and keep your chops up between bands or gigs. The atmosphere down at the Las Vegas Country Saloon is nothing less than stellar. Great place to hang out and just listen if you don’t feel like playing. Some of Las Vegas’ s best musicians have been playing there. The addition of the Blues Jam night has really opened up the opportunity for everyone have an opportunity to play. Keep up the great music”. Dan the Mullet, Guitar "I find myself in awe of the talent, the venue and the people behind the Monday Jam night. It’s a great experience every time and the first place I went when I was looking for a drummer!" Elliot Szabo, Guitar www.elliotszabo.com What they saying about The Tuesday Night BLUES @ The Saloon:“I’ve enjoyed your jam sessions very much these last few months. The guys are not only good players they have been very accommodating as well. My band actually found our drummer on one of your jam nights. Unfortunately he was unable to stay in town but he was great while it lasted. Thanks for that. I would recommend the jam to anyone who wants to go play and have some fun” Bill Tracy, The Smokehouse Band "I had so much fun at the Blues Jam and it was great meeting so many wonderful musicians. The sound system was fantastic too. Wishing you all the best and hope everybody will show support to this weekly jam."Lady “J” Huston, 2009 BMA Awards Winner for "Best Blues Performer" www.msjoyce.com
What they saying about The Wednesday Acoustic Night in the Brass Lounge:“A great venue for a night of acoustic music… with a nice view of The Fremont Street Experience and some of the best talent Las Vegas has to offer… join us and find out for yourself” Michael Wilde, Desert Traxx Family of Independent Artists  Proudly brought to you by E7 Entertainment Group
“Keeping the music playing and the sounds of laughter throughout Las Vegas”

Here are this week’s great "not to miss" hot events in Vegas that are proudly brought to you by E7 Entertainment "Keeping the music playing and the sounds of laughter throughout Las Vegas and Southern Nevada" Lone Mountain Band   
                                       The members of Lone Mountain have brought together their many years of live performance experience, smooth vocals and tight harmonies, vast musical talent, along with their fun, witty and energetic personalities to form a product that is sure to please people of all ages!Drink Specials * Delicious Food * Pole Dancing * Bull Riding * Line DancingSouthern Fried Thursday, June 10th 9pm to 1am     *Always free* Las Vegas Country Saloon  425 E. Fremont Street @ Las Vegas Blvd (above Hennessey’s) Park on the 2nd floor of the parking garage and walk straight into the double doors of The Saloon. Drink Specials * Delicious Food * Pole Dancing * Bull Riding * Line Dancing  CUI Comics Under the Influence LIVE ONSTAGE         Thursday, June 10th Johnny Love Vodka OPEN BAR between 9:30 pm and 10:30 pm ~ Show starts at 11pmBlack Door Bar & Grill4640 Paradise Road view map This show is not for the faint of heart!!! No rules. No editing. No Mr. Nice Guy. If you like your comedy Smart and RAW and XXX then this show is just for you!!! We are starting late to make sure all the lightweights are in bed. Come down and have a ton of laughs with great local comedians and special surprise guests weekly. You never know who may show up on the stage at CUI. But if you aren’t there you will only be able to read about it in Norm’s column the next day. Tell all your friends you have found THE LATE NIGHT PLACE TO HANG on Thursdays!!! Comics, fans, friends and anyone who needs a great place to get their drink on are all welcome!!! Come one come all just COME!!!International Flow                                   Friday, June 11th 9pm – 1am The  Brass Lounge (Above Hennesseys) Originally from the Ivory Coast and after traveling to many countries, Prince Ama and International Flow now reside in Las Vegas. With a unique sound of Reggae Funk and Afro – R&B, Prince Ama and International Flow bring their original flavor of music: Reggae Funk, Reggaeton, Soca and Root like never heard before with high energy and non-stop dancing.If you enjoy listening to artist like Sean Paul, Shaggy, Sean Kingston, Elephant Man, Shabba Ranks and the Whailers, then don’t miss this night.
The Voodoo Cowboys                                          Always free…Always rockin’……and Always a great night~!!! Drink Specials * Delicious Food * Pole Dancing * Bull Riding * Line DancingFREE VIP seating available for parties of 4 or more. Call ahead 702.556.3558 to make your reservation~!!!Saturday, June 12th  10pm – 2am Las Vegas Country Saloon  425 E. Fremont Street @ Las Vegas Blvd (above Hennessey’s) Park on the 2nd floor of the parking garage and walk straight into the double doors of The Saloon. THREE BLIND MICE                                  Come spend an evening with THREE BLIND MICE!!! THREE BLIND MICE deliver a fun-time party atmoshphere show!!! From THE SUFARIS to OZZY OSBOURNE, from BUDDY HOLLY to SANTANA, from ALICE COOPER to EDDIE MONEY, from LED ZEPPELIN to THE DOOBIE BROTHERS, THREE BLIND MICE is always a great show!!! All forms of rock totally live!!! THREE BLIND MICE stars: SHAWN HAND guitar and vocal, JP MICHAELS bass and vocals & JOHNNY LUST drums and vocals!!!Sunday, June 13th  8pm – Midnight Las Vegas Country Saloon425 E. Fremont Street @ Las Vegas Blvd (above Hennessey’s) Park on the 2nd floor of the parking garage and walk straight into the double doors of The Saloon. Drink Specials * Delicious Food * Pole Dancing * Bull Riding * Dancing  Three Nights to Jam & Network Sponsored by Sam Ash Music        The only Las Vegas Jam and Networking events for musicians, by musicians and corporately sponsored by Sam Ash MusicThe complete music stores offering the best selection of musical instruments and pro audio gear at the lowest prices since 1924

E7 Entertainment Group Las Vegas invites you to come out to meet, jam and most importantly network with your fellow local singers & musicians.
Looking for a sub, a sub job, a gig? This is the event to be at.
Many talented musicians have been found by gigging bands at our events.
So bring plenty of business cards.

Bring your own Guitar, play/sing your songs and perhaps leave with a gig~!!!

*new* SPECIAL GUEST SPONSOR *new*
Sam Ash Music will be sponsoring this week’s Jam & Networking Event.
They will be freebies for the first 10 musicians in attendance and a drawing for a store Gift Certificate.
The complete music stores offering the best selection of musical instruments and pro audio gear at the lowest prices since 1924.

Sign up as early as 8:30pm – music starting at 9pm until Midnight

The Brass Lounge
425 Fremont Street at Las Vegas Blvd
(Above Hennessey’s)

For additional information, call (702) 556-3558
Support YOUR Live Music in Las Vegas and venues who book live music~!!!!

Vipette Events / E7 Entertainment, Las Vegas Country Saloon, and The Voodoo Cowboys are thrilled to announce Sam Ash Music as our sponsor for the Monday Night Musician’s Jam Network, Tuesday Night BLUES @ The Saloon, and The Wednesday Acoustic Night at The Brass Lounge.

Sam Ash Music is “The complete music stores offering the best selection of musical instruments and pro audio gear at the lowest prices since 1924″. It is located at 2747 Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas.

Sam Ash was generous by providing gift certificates for all musicians who attended one of the three jam and networking nights this week. We gladly welcome Sam Ash into our family musical network and thank them for helping us to keep local live music playing in Las Vegas.

Please visit Sam Ash Music to show appreciation for caring about musicians, live music, and Las Vegas entertainment.

My Dad and Grandmother. Warning to businesses, when you see them coming in their
walker, cane and handicapped parking plackard, GIVE THEM GOOD CUSTOMER SERVICE.
As many know I have a 91 year old Grandmother who is amazing. She is not your ordinary 91 year old Grandmother (as if there are that many). Grandma only just gave up driving and retired from working last year when she turned 90 years old. As amazing as she is, she does have problems walking distances and is afraid of stairs and curbs. You see, her eyesight is not what it was at, say 85 years old.

I also have an amazing Father who has had his share of health issues. He went in to have knee surgery and ended up having a heart attack. Over the last year, he has been in and out of the hospital for a combined total of 90 days between the rehabbing knee, the heart attack, the pacemaker, and a couple of falls while trying to get his “legs” back. He is out of the wheelchair, off the oxygen and gets around with the assistance of the walker.

As if that is not challenge enough, neither of them hear very well. So it is slow going and repeating everything at least twice.

Although both Grandma and Dad are a challenge to “take out”, they enjoy going to lunch, have the need to venture out to the store and everything else that all of us in perfect health take for granted. There is so much that I have taken for granted when I must run to the grocery store, hardware store, or out for a bite to eat….that is until I have taken them. What a new experience~!!!

Therefore I am putting businesses on notice. Read what I have to say and learn from it. You might even find that your business will increase because of it. I know that times are tough for you and profits are down. There is one thing that everyone of you can do right now that will increase your customer satisfaction, increase your business and best of all, it will not cost you anything.

It is….CUSTOMER SERVICE

Here is a couple of examples of the lack of customer service and how it affected our lives. I left the company’s name in because, no one thinks they are the stinky kid….and these company’s customer service STINKS

Mimi’s Restaurant
Campbell, California
Dad and Grandma go to lunch at Mimi’s. The hostess who can clearly see that Grandma is elderly and Dad is walking with the aid of a walker, takes them on the scenic route through the restaurant to the furthest table away from the front door. Although there are numerous tables available, she decided that the table that would require the longest walk is appropriate table for them. Regardless of how wonderful the food is, they are already having a bad experience as they are in pain and pissed off. Note to hostesses: if you see the elderly and handicapped walk in, seat them at the closest table to the door. If that section is closed, seat them anyway. The thoughtfulness will be rewarded to the waitress or the manager who will cover that table for these special guests. It will make for a much more pleasant experience for them and they will frequent your restaurant often because you treated them like you really care about them.

Cingular/AT&T Store
Campbell, California
Oh this one about killed me. I am still cringing as I type this. My dad wanted to upgrade his cell phone to one that had blue tooth capabilities due do the new cell phone law in California. It was a rainy day but it was the only day he did not have a doctor’s appointment. I pull up to the store at Westgate to find that the handicapped parking spaces are the furthest from the door in that strip mall. I pull into the red zone directly in front of the entrance of the store. Get out of the car in the rain, get his walker set up, help my Dad out of the car, help him over the curb and positioned safely. As I am opening the door to the store for my dad to enter, I look to see six employees standing there watching me. There is not one customer in the store, they are all standing around watching me handle all of this and get the door too. Not one of them thought, “Hey I can get the door for this customer and welcome them in AT&T so they will really like me. I work on commission after all.”

Anyway, I get my father in the store with the instructions to tell them that he wants to upgrade his phone. I run out, move the car and run back into the store. I return to the store soaking wet to find my dad in the same spot that I had left him in and the six employees still standing around apparently watching me running back and forth in the rain. One employee walks up to me as I enter and asks what I need. I reply that my father needs to upgrade his phone – nothing complicated. He just needs a simple phone similar to what he has now but with blue tooth capabilities. He walks us all over the store to see the different types of phones. Dad finds one he likes and the salesperson moves us to the counter to bring up his account.

After what seemed like an eternity for my father, I finally have to ask for a chair to be brought out for him to sit down. You see, in the whole store, there is not one chair for a handicapped or elderly person to sit at as they listen to the salesperson go through their sales pitch and complete the paperwork.

It is mind boggling that out of six sales people and a manager, that not one of them thought to get the door for my father or me, and did not have enough common sense to think that a chair would be helpful. I have always thought highly of this company and have been a long time customer. This was by far the worst experience ever~!!!!

Home Depot
Campbell, California
Oy Vey. My dad wanted to cover the side of his house and had lined up a neighbor friend to do the work. My dad just needed to supply the materials. Of course this would include plywood, a roll of roofing paper and some nails. My dad asked if I would take him to Home Depot – which has always been Dad’s “Happy Place”. So we took the El Camino over to Home Depot for what seemed like an easy errand.
Now you would think that those people in the orange aprons would see a man using a walker to get around the store in the plywood section and KNOW that he is going to need some assistance. OH NO. I am having to hunt down personnel to get assistance to load the plywood onto the cart. I finally found someone, he helped me get the five sheets of plywood off of the shelf that is taller than me, then leaves us. Ok, I am hanging in there pushing the cart to the cashier. I alert the cashier immediately that I will need assistance loading the plywood into the back of the El Camino. She calls for someone. She completes the transaction and calls again for assistance. We wait and wait. Long story short, no one ever comes. As I am loading the plywood by myself, I am dropping it, banging it along side of the car, and almost wacked my dad with it. I got it all loaded – thanks for the help Home Depot. You give new meaning to the term, “Do It Yourself”

To the male customers around us in the parking lot watching my debacle: Thanks. I am so glad that I could entertain you…and you did seem entertained by the way I had your undivided attention. A special thank you to the man who, AFTER I loaded everything into the car, asked if he could help by taking my cart for me. Thanks, I got it Pal.

So to the businesses out there, PLEASE raise your level of customer service especially when you see an amazing elderly person and/or a handicapped person walking through your door. Treat them as if you would if it was your parent struggling to get around in a walker. You may find that the extra care you give them will carry you through these hard economic times.

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Ohio boy, 8, takes family van for gas, crashes into telephone pole
BETHEL, Ohio – An Ohio man says his 8-year-old son was just trying to do him a favor and get gasoline when the boy drove the family’s minivan and crashed it.

James Crouch says he didn’t even realize his son, Jordan, was out of the house Friday morning until a Clermont County sheriff’s deputy came to the family’s home in Bethel and woke him up to let him know what happened.

The boy says he used keys that he found in his mother’s purse and backed the car out of the driveway. He started going down the road at about 5 mph but could barely reach the pedals and lost control, crashing into a telephone pole. He wasn’t hurt.

What everyone loves is a very awake, agitated drunk. The combative mix of Red Bull and vodka has always helped in that arena. Who doesn’t love the incoherent thinking of a drunk mixed with the aggressive, paranoid behavior of someone who has had too much coffee?

According to the SF Gate: The legislation by Assemblyman Jim Beall, D-San Jose, is aimed specifically at curbing the production of malt beverages that include stimulants, which have become increasingly popular with college students and other young drinkers.

Budweiser is already planning to roll out out BE beer which contains caffeine, guarana and ginsing. Now, those who choose to get drunk on beer can now do it wide awake while experiencing caffeine-induced heart palpitations. Isn’t it our American right to get f-ed up and stay awake through the whole process. I’ve often gone home from a club long after being fully coherent, but now “The Man” wants to take away all my fun. Why can’t I be in the middle of a blackout and still enjoy the fun of babbling utter nonsense?

Michael Scippa, a spokesman with the Marin Institute, an alcohol industry watchdog group, said the drinks have only become more dangerous since companies began adding stimulants such as caffeine and guarana.

Scippa noted that many of these products come in 23-ounce cans that contain the equivalent of five to eight cups of coffee, are 12 percent alcohol and are sold for $1.99. A regular energy drink, by contrast, can cost $2.99, he said.

All I wonder is if they could add more addictive vices into one beverage can. If they could only include nicotine, heroin, and prostitutes then they would have the triple-crown of addiction beverages.

Online daters should no longer be considered a desperate minority that trolls the web for love. In fact, a fascinating infographic from Online Schools reveals the truth about online dating — it’s booming and might even be bigger than porn.

Per the graphic — which pulls data from a number of sources, including Reuters and The Washington Post — online dating is worth more than one billion dollars per year, with the mobile phone dating market worth $550 million.

Sadly, we all seem to be misrepresenting ourselves to attract an online mate. Men lie about their age, height and income, while women distort the truth about their weight, physical build and age. Though that doesn’t appear to stop online daters from marrying much faster than their offline counterparts, especially should the couple in question have met on eHarmony.