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Dec. 22, 2004

HAPPY HOLIDAYS to ALL!

THANK YOU, one and all, for helping to support the live independent music scene that is NEW YORK CITY over the past year.

This past week a few close friends died overseas and here at home. But the spirit that is NYC continued. I will keep all of them in my prayers (yeah, I pray).

The Christmas show at OTTO's was GREAT with a special surprise performance by LENNY KAYE as part of the "SOFA KING" WILDE JAM! JONESY and FUZZY from F.P.TOZ did a rare unplugged set and everyone had a GREAT time.

Also, on behalf of NELSHA & GUNJI, thanks to everyone who brought toys to their AEROSMITH-MAS show at the CONTINENTAL. A lot of kids will be very happy this year.

I still have 2 more shows before Christmas coming up, so you have 2 more chances to come out and bring a blanket or a warm coat for the homeless. Yes, we already have more than 400 blankets from BLANKFEST VIII , but as last year proved, that will, still, not be enough. So come down, bring a coat or a blanket and have a drink on me. Also, if you would like to come with us on CHRISTMAS EVE and hand out the blankets just let me know. Believe me you WILL have a GREAT time doing it.

Here's what's coming:

WEDNESDAY, December 22
FRANK WOOD presents:
DOWNTOWN WOOD CHRISTMAS PARTY
in the CAT BAR
upstairs at THE PUSSYCAT LOUNGE
FREE RHEINGOLD from 9pm to 10pm
10pm HANDSOME PUBLIC, Special guests (if you want to join us - come on)
Bring a warm coat or a blanket and get a FREE DRINK

THURSDAY, December 23
FRANK WOOD presents:
GRAND CENTRAL CHRISTMAS PARTY
at GRAND CENTRAL BAR
DA PHAT FUNK CLIQUE, SUPER NUMBER 7, RAWSON, FLIGHT 909
FREE BBQ Chicken while it lasts - ALL Beers (Draught or bottle) $3
Bring a warm coat or a blanket and get a FREE DRINK - NO COVER!

SUNDAY, December 26
FRANK WOOD presents:
AFTER CHRISTMAS WIND DOWN SUNDAY
in the TIKI LOUNGE of OTTO'S SHRUNKEN HEAD
THEA K, SHROOM, SHOT, ROOTS ROCK REBEL, F.P.TOZ
NYC UNPLUGGED - the core of NYC's best bands
Surprise guests, ZACK MILLER
and around 1am:
THE "SOFA KING" WILDE JAM led by JONESY, JESSICA and KENN plus????

I don't usually send out anything non-music related but I'm a little partial to the following poem:

Christmas Poem

TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS,
HE LIVED ALL ALONE,
IN A ONE BEDROOM HOUSE MADE OF
PLASTER AND STONE.

I HAD COME DOWN THE CHIMNEY
WITH PRESENTS TO GIVE,
AND TO SEE JUST WHO
IN THIS HOME DID LIVE.

I LOOKED ALL ABOUT,
A STRANGE SIGHT I DID SEE,
NO TINSEL, NO PRESENTS,
NOT EVEN A TREE.

NO STOCKING BY MANTLE,
JUST BOOTS FILLED WITH SAND,
ON THE WALL HUNG PICTURES
OF FAR DISTANT LANDS.

WITH MEDALS AND BADGES,
AWARDS OF ALL KINDS,
A SOBER THOUGHT
CAME THROUGH MY MIND.

FOR THIS HOUSE WAS DIFFERENT,
IT WAS DARK AND DREARY,
I FOUND THE HOME OF A SOLDIER,
ONCE I COULD SEE CLEARLY.

THE SOLDIER LAY SLEEPING,
SILENT, ALONE,
CURLED UP ON THE FLOOR
IN THIS ONE BEDROOM HOME.

THE FACE WAS SO GENTLE,
THE ROOM IN SUCH DISORDER,
NOT HOW I PICTURED
A UNITED STATES SOLDIER.

WAS THIS THE HERO
OF WHOM I'D JUST READ?
CURLED UP ON A PONCHO,
THE FLOOR FOR A BED?

I REALIZED THE FAMILIES
THAT I SAW THIS NIGHT,
OWED THEIR LIVES TO THESE SOLDIERS
WHO WERE WILLING TO FIGHT.

SOON ROUND THE WORLD,
THE CHILDREN WOULD PLAY,
AND GROWNUPS WOULD CELEBRATE
A BRIGHT CHRISTMAS DAY.

THEY ALL ENJOYED FREEDOM
EACH MONTH OF THE YEAR,
BECAUSE OF THE SOLDIERS,
LIKE THE ONE LYING HERE.

I COULDN'T HELP WONDER
HOW MANY LAY ALONE,
ON A COLD CHRISTMAS EVE
IN A LAND FAR FROM HOME.

THE VERY THOUGHT
BROUGHT A TEAR TO MY EYE,
I DROPPED TO MY KNEES
AND STARTED TO CRY.

THE SOLDIER AWAKENED
AND I HEARD A ROUGH VOICE,
"SANTA DON'T CRY,
THIS LIFE IS MY CHOICE;

I FIGHT FOR FREEDOM,
I DON'T ASK FOR MORE,
MY LIFE IS MY GOD,
MY COUNTRY, MY CORPS."

THE SOLDIER ROLLED OVER
AND DRIFTED TO SLEEP,
I COULDN'T CONTROL IT,
I CONTINUED TO WEEP.

I KEPT WATCH FOR HOURS,
SO SILENT AND STILL
AND WE BOTH SHIVERED
FROM THE COLD NIGHT'S CHILL.

I DIDN'T WANT TO LEAVE
ON THAT COLD, DARK, NIGHT,
THIS GUARDIAN OF HONOR
SO WILLING TO FIGHT.

THEN THE SOLDIER ROLLED OVER,
WITH A VOICE SOFT AND PURE,
WHISPERED, "CARRY ON SANTA,
IT'S CHRISTMAS DAY, ALL IS SECURE."

ONE LOOK AT MY WATCH,
AND I KNEW HE WAS RIGHT.
"MERRY CHRISTMAS MY FRIEND,
AND TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT."

This poem was written by a Marine stationed in Okinawa Japan. The following is his request. I think it is reasonable.....

PLEASE. Would you do me the kind favor of sending this to as many people as you can? Christmas will be coming soon and some credit is due to our U.S. service men and women for our being able to celebrate these festivities.Let's try in this small way to pay a tiny bit of what we owe. Make people stop and think of our heroes, living and dead, who sacrificed themselves for us. Please, do your small part to plant this small seed.

Dom Orlando

That's it for now.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

Take care,

FRANK WOOD

"Then HE commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him of his labor the days of his life, which GOD giveth him under the sun."
- Ecclesiastes 8:15

"We're on a mission from GOD!"
- The BLUES BROTHERS

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Dec. 22, 2004 HAPPY HOLIDAYS to ALL! THANK YOU, one and all, for helping to support the live independent music scene that is NEW YORK CITY over the past year. This past week a few close friends died overseas and here at home. But the spirit that is NYC continued. I will keep all of them in my prayers (yeah, I pray). The Christmas show at OTTO's was GREAT with a special surprise performance by LENNY KAYE as part of the "SOFA KING" WILDE JAM! JONESY and FUZZY from F.P.TOZ did a rare unplugged set and everyone had a GREAT time. Also, on behalf of NELSHA & GUNJI, thanks to everyone who brought toys to their AEROSMITH-MAS show at the CONTINENTAL. A lot of kids will be very happy this year. I still have 2 more shows before Christmas coming up, so you have 2 more chances to come out and bring a blanket or a warm coat for the homeless. Yes, we already have more than 400 blankets from BLANKFEST VIII , but as last year proved, that will, still, not be enough. So come down, bring a coat or a blanket and have a drink on me. Also, if you would like to come with us on CHRISTMAS EVE and hand out the blankets just let me know. Believe me you WILL have a GREAT time doing it. Here's what's coming: WEDNESDAY, December 22 FRANK WOOD presents: DOWNTOWN WOOD CHRISTMAS PARTY in the CAT BAR upstairs at THE PUSSYCAT LOUNGE FREE RHEINGOLD from 9pm to 10pm 10pm HANDSOME PUBLIC, Special guests (if you want to join us - come on) Bring a warm coat or a blanket and get a FREE DRINK THURSDAY, December 23 FRANK WOOD presents: GRAND CENTRAL CHRISTMAS PARTY at GRAND CENTRAL BAR DA PHAT FUNK CLIQUE, SUPER NUMBER 7, RAWSON, FLIGHT 909 FREE BBQ Chicken while it lasts - ALL Beers (Draught or bottle) $3 Bring a warm coat or a blanket and get a FREE DRINK - NO COVER! SUNDAY, December 26 FRANK WOOD presents: AFTER CHRISTMAS WIND DOWN SUNDAY in the TIKI LOUNGE of OTTO'S SHRUNKEN HEAD THEA K, SHROOM, SHOT, ROOTS ROCK REBEL, F.P.TOZ NYC UNPLUGGED - the core of NYC's best bands Surprise guests, ZACK MILLER and around 1am: THE "SOFA KING" WILDE JAM led by JONESY, JESSICA and KENN plus???? I don't usually send out anything non-music related but I'm a little partial to the following poem: Christmas Poem TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS, HE LIVED ALL ALONE, IN A ONE BEDROOM HOUSE MADE OF PLASTER AND STONE. I HAD COME DOWN THE CHIMNEY WITH PRESENTS TO GIVE, AND TO SEE JUST WHO IN THIS HOME DID LIVE. I LOOKED ALL ABOUT, A STRANGE SIGHT I DID SEE, NO TINSEL, NO PRESENTS, NOT EVEN A TREE. NO STOCKING BY MANTLE, JUST BOOTS FILLED WITH SAND, ON THE WALL HUNG PICTURES OF FAR DISTANT LANDS. WITH MEDALS AND BADGES, AWARDS OF ALL KINDS, A SOBER THOUGHT CAME THROUGH MY MIND. FOR THIS HOUSE WAS DIFFERENT, IT WAS DARK AND DREARY, I FOUND THE HOME OF A SOLDIER, ONCE I COULD SEE CLEARLY. THE SOLDIER LAY SLEEPING, SILENT, ALONE, CURLED UP ON THE FLOOR IN THIS ONE BEDROOM HOME. THE FACE WAS SO GENTLE, THE ROOM IN SUCH DISORDER, NOT HOW I PICTURED A UNITED STATES SOLDIER. WAS THIS THE HERO OF WHOM I'D JUST READ? CURLED UP ON A PONCHO, THE FLOOR FOR A BED? I REALIZED THE FAMILIES THAT I SAW THIS NIGHT, OWED THEIR LIVES TO THESE SOLDIERS WHO WERE WILLING TO FIGHT. SOON ROUND THE WORLD, THE CHILDREN WOULD PLAY, AND GROWNUPS WOULD CELEBRATE A BRIGHT CHRISTMAS DAY. THEY ALL ENJOYED FREEDOM EACH MONTH OF THE YEAR, BECAUSE OF THE SOLDIERS, LIKE THE ONE LYING HERE. I COULDN'T HELP WONDER HOW MANY LAY ALONE, ON A COLD CHRISTMAS EVE IN A LAND FAR FROM HOME. THE VERY THOUGHT BROUGHT A TEAR TO MY EYE, I DROPPED TO MY KNEES AND STARTED TO CRY. THE SOLDIER AWAKENED AND I HEARD A ROUGH VOICE, "SANTA DON'T CRY, THIS LIFE IS MY CHOICE; I FIGHT FOR FREEDOM, I DON'T ASK FOR MORE, MY LIFE IS MY GOD, MY COUNTRY, MY CORPS." THE SOLDIER ROLLED OVER AND DRIFTED TO SLEEP, I COULDN'T CONTROL IT, I CONTINUED TO WEEP. I KEPT WATCH FOR HOURS, SO SILENT AND STILL AND WE BOTH SHIVERED FROM THE COLD NIGHT'S CHILL. I DIDN'T WANT TO LEAVE ON THAT COLD, DARK, NIGHT, THIS GUARDIAN OF HONOR SO WILLING TO FIGHT. THEN THE SOLDIER ROLLED OVER, WITH A VOICE SOFT AND PURE, WHISPERED, "CARRY ON SANTA, IT'S CHRISTMAS DAY, ALL IS SECURE." ONE LOOK AT MY WATCH, AND I KNEW HE WAS RIGHT. "MERRY CHRISTMAS MY FRIEND, AND TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT." This poem was written by a Marine stationed in Okinawa Japan. The following is his request. I think it is reasonable..... PLEASE. Would you do me the kind favor of sending this to as many people as you can? Christmas will be coming soon and some credit is due to our U.S. service men and women for our being able to celebrate these festivities.Let's try in this small way to pay a tiny bit of what we owe. Make people stop and think of our heroes, living and dead, who sacrificed themselves for us. Please, do your small part to plant this small seed. Dom Orlando That's it for now. HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Take care, FRANK WOOD "Then HE commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him of his labor the days of his life, which GOD giveth him under the sun." - Ecclesiastes 8:15 "We're on a mission from GOD!" - The BLUES BROTHERS