Shakedown Band - Canadian Rock And Roll

"The Shakedown Newsletter" #1

Congratulation guys. We are as of Dec.27th, 2001 a Band with a name and a destiny with fame and

Fortune in it's future.... maybe.

Many things are about to happen to us in the Shakedown Band in the upcoming times ahead and we deserve the chronicle coverage of our very own newsletter tabloid.

My son, 'Jason Rundell', will be an asset in the near future for us in towards the task of setting us up with our very own web site. A cyberspace place where we will be able to greet and stay in touch with the masses that will be demanding to know more about us. A place that will be available for those many Shakedown Fans that will be wanting to obtain our much requested MP3 downloads of our songs, photos, news updates, band announcements, T-shirts, buttons, CD's, tapes, chat-rooms and their fan club memberships. Along with a host of all our other selling features... maybe.

(At any rate, we will have our very own web site)

Jason has in his personal repertoire a resume that includes and kicks with:

Editor of his own high school newspaper

Web creator of ...another band whose name escapes me at the time...

      Many other web site designs that were created by him.
x years education in the usage of... whatever the programs are named that go in the creating of web sites.(he's done it)
Jason is a soon-to-be graduate of a Web Site recognized education course that he is attending and paying for out of his own hard earned money... (not mine)
      He is currently newly employed with a Web Creation company downtown and will be pursuing his sought after dreams for his line of preferred type of occupation with them and the company has already recognized his multi-talents in the this field and have BIG plans for this guy.
      (Congruities to you J-MAN... you’re hired.)

More Congratulations

Well done Peter Szekeres... your performance as the Shakedown Band's newest band member on Nov.27th's rehearsal was just what was needed to convince the others in the band that... not only do we need another Hungarian in the band… but that, "you da man".

Whatever the bumps that this band has had to endure in the past to get launched has now come to past. Peter is viewed as certainly capable of filling the bassist position by the opinion of all the band’s members and is a real soldier to have on board. He excepted his initiation Thursday night in that he didn't wimp out on us and bail at 10:00pm, but instead... he took it like a man and backed us other fools who had Friday morning to sleep in and hung by us till 11:05pm in order to show us some good will. "THANKX Peter". Your a real pro and showed us that your heart is in the right place for the project. Talent, punctuality, wit, charm, good looks, good gear, and more... On behalf of the Shakedown Band... welcome aboard Peter.

Peter also brings to the table with him besides the talent, punctuality, wit, charm, good looks, good gear, and more... the ability to take our recordings and digitize them into MP3's for us. YAHOO!... As I am able to edit the recorded tapes he will receive them and will be able to send to each of us, an MP3 copy for our personal listening pleasure plus a whack of other possibilities...

CAUTION: Anyone found guilty of passing these materials to any non-band member person(s) or organization(s) prior to written consent by all the other Shakedown Band members, may/will be found liable of defrauding the Shakedown Band and will be pursued and dealt with in the fullest degree of a recognized court of law and will be faced with the most extreme maximum fine(s) that we can muster on your silly ass... barring that, we will hunt you down like the freakin dumb-shit dog that you are and we will kill your stupid ass personally.

Respectfully yours,

Jack Rundell and The Shakedown Band and all its recognized band members.

Rehearsal Stuff

Last Thursday's rehearsal was a gas guys. We made a lot of headway and it will only get better from here on in. The proof was in the recordings, which by the way turned out really well. A lot of good stuff and ideas are always swirling around in the studio room and are being recorded. That is when I remember to turn the recorder on properly. I know I stupidly missed what was probably the best of last Thursday night's takes. All the band’s members each time we play are contributing the ideas.

Soon we will need to get the MP3 thingy going and perhaps a band meeting outside of a rehearsal night to discuss these things with the recordings present. Only just so that we can go over them. Maybe a booth at a bar or someone's home...

One problem arose the following day while I was dubbing a copy for our man Pete and also one for Brandon who made a special request for one... plus provided the necessary blank tapes. My damn #@%&$@^ tape machine snapped and now I’ve got to try and repair it myself somehow. I hope I can get it going again because that's really going to piss me off if I have to buy another one. (update on this will follow soon)

Last but not least... I have officially booked 'The Rising Star Studios' for next weeks rehearsal on WEDNESDAY, JAN. 2nd, 2002 from 6:30pm - 9:30pm, ROOM # 5 (the usual room downstairs).

Although we normally rehearse on Thursday nights we are gladly making an exception this coming week just for you Steve. As his Shakedown Band buddies, and Steve you are being very much supported by us all in this matter. We are doing this out of the great heart-felt respect that we have for our man Stevie-Keys...besides which, maybe he'll stop complaining about the blisters on his palms for awhile...(?) Plus it may perhaps place some kind of normalcy in his life.? Apparently he has a REEEAAALLY big lump for this, 'Love-of-the-heart Babe' who is on route to Toronto as we speak just to be with him... for God's sake Stevie make sure you shake off that flu bug in time.

Ok guys that’s a wrap and we’ll see you all next week as stated above… you too Steve.

Madcowjack