CALENDAR 2000-
2001
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CALENDAR 2000-
2001
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My intial goal of 75 cities has settled into about 45,
and now it's time to make new friends and contacts in the media
for those cities we will be travelling
to.
Thanks to all of your support in the past!
Special thanks to Kevin & Betsy for their generous tour support,
and to Tim Kearns for making it possible
for us to go out with CDs that look 'professionally printed'!
As it stands, we will lose between $3,000-12,000,
but that will buy us the opportunity to
break into these new markets,
begin finding a national audience,
and bring us closer to the day when we have
a large enough base to financially support the live band!
So, until then,
we still need some places to stay along the way,
some home cooked meals,
as well as musicians to participate and become new (jack) Hippies!
THINGS THAT WOULD REALLY, REALLY HELP!
If you or someone you know could provide
one of the items or services listed here,
it could really help make our efforts more effective!
1. One of the guys needs an office visit and prescription
for a chronic condition. If a Doctor could volunteer
that service (and some samples?), it would help a lot!
Thanks to Anonymous Donor!
2. Help promote The New Jack Hippies in your town!
3. Any percussion instruments that John could play
at radio and acoustic performances.
4. The use of copiers (color & B&W), and long distance.
5. Does anyone or their friend own
an auto dealership or finance company
that would be willing to finance a 12-15 passenger van
for little ol' bancrupt Guy!?
Renting such a vehicle will be our #1 road expense,
and payments would be a lot cheaper! A loaner would work...
This would cut $1900 month from our expenses.
We'd be profitable at this
point! -Guy 10.15.01!
6. Can we perform any sevice for you from town to town
which would justify your company
giving us a gasoline allowance, or something?
7. Cash donations will be accepted and appreciated.
8. We may consider selling a seat or two on the van, 9. Got any prepaid long distance cards
10. Good info and advice for Guy,
11. A loaner laptop for Guy...
12. Let us know if you can help us
OUR FIRST TOUR IN 15 YEARS
SEPTEMBER, 2001
10-Sep Houston TX Silky's Blues Bar played 14-Sep Lyons CO Oskar Blues - Great gig! We hosted the CBS
jam, and met great musicians! 15-Sep Steamboat Springs CO Tugboat - Cool gig and band house! Plus -
Jules won his bet! 16-Sep Colorado Springs, CO Jack Quinn's - Cool Irish bar with great
food! 17-Sep Denver CO Brendan's Pub - We visited this jam at Carolyn's
recommendation. 18-Sep Crested Butte CO Kochevar's - Great town! Eric sat-in on
sax, 19-Sep Crested Butte CO Kochevar's - Thanks, Eric! 20-Sep Durango CO Storyville - Great venue & food! 21-Sep Pagosa Springs CO Bob's Cabin - no stage, nobody
listening 22-Sep Woodland Park CO Tres Hombres - Cool jazz group opened! Good
Tex-Mex! 23-Sep Pueblo CO Phil's Radiator Shop - played great - met
Doug! 24-Sep Midland TX Riley's Roadhouse - busted by the Troopers
today, but we played well! 25-Sep Midland TX Riley's Roadhouse - Wild Bill took good care of
us, and Keith fed us well! 26-Sep Midland TX Riley's Roadhouse - Good audience! Thanks
Bruce! 27-Sep Woodlands TX Martini's & More... - played - we're
home! OCTOBER, 2001
6-Oct Houston TX The Rhythm Room - Nice Room! 7-Oct Texas City TX Bob's Ice House - Great Burgers, Bob! 11-Oct Woodlands TX Martinis & More - Great gig 'til Heath
flipped! 13-Oct Corpus Christi TX Note from Guy - 10.15.01 Thanks to Michael Farber
for the laptop loaner,
and to Laurie for her generous cash contribution.
20-Oct Lake Charles LA Dagostino's 21-Oct open 22-Oct open 23-Oct Memphis TN Blue City Café 24-Oct Little Rock AR Sticky Fingers 25-Oct Eureka Springs AR Copa Cabana 26-Oct Springfield MO Springfield Brewing Co. 27-Oct Near Lebanon MO Peace Conspiracy Benefit 27-Oct Omaha NE 40th Street Bar 28-Oct Omaha NE 40th Street Bar 29-Oct Kansas City MO 30-Oct Nashville TN Exit/In 31-Oct Nashville TN Night off! NOVEMBER, 2001
1-Nov Knoxville TN Sassy Ann's 2-Nov Chattanooga TN The Tropicana Room 3-Nov Atlanta GA Cajun Kitchen 4-Nov Fernadina Beach FL Slider's 5-Nov Fernadina Beach FL 6-Nov St. Augustine FL Arnold's 7-Nov Ft. Lauderdale FL Cheers 8-Nov Miami FL Tobacco Road 9-Nov Palm Beach FL Ray's Downtown Blues 10-Nov Hollywood FL Club M 11-Nov Florida Keys FL Green Parrot 16-Nov New Orleans LA Carrolton Station 17-Nov Beaumont TX Rock's 18-Nov 19-Nov 20-Nov 21-Nov 22-Nov Note from Guy - 11.19.01
23-Nov Houston Last Concert Cool show, 24-Nov 25-Nov 26-Nov 27-Nov 28-Nov 29-Nov 30-Nov Albuquerque NM Sonny's DECEMBER, 2001
1-Dec Woodland Park CO Tres Hombres CANCELLED 2-Dec 3-Dec 4-Dec Crested Butte CO Kochevar's CANCELLED 5-Dec Crested Butte CO Kochevar's CANCELLED 6-Dec Colorado Springs CO Jack Quinn's We made it out! 7 & 8-Dec Steamboat Springs CO Tugboat Tugboat is a great gig! 9-Dec open 10-Dec Winter Park CO The Slopes Big crowd - fun gig! 11-Dec Aspen CO The Grottos Killer food, great crew, and we played well - 12-Dec Denver CO Quixote Moment of Release opened up, 13-Dec Breckenridge CO Beaver Run Resort Christmas party for the Grand Timber
Lodge folks! 14-Dec Paonia CO Private Party for Chaco Sandals! A lot of fun in a small town
setting! 15-Dec Durango CO Storyville Our gig was fun, and the food was great, 16-Dec open 17-22-Dec Casper WY Club X A fun week in a new venue! 23-Dec 24-Dec 25-Dec 26-Dec 27-Dec 28-Dec Houston TX Koozie's confirmed
WEBSITES
www.newjackhippies.com - The New Jack Hippies Website!
bluesguy.com - Guy's Domain with many great websites!
www.mp3.com/stations/songwritersshow1 - Recorded Live @KPFT
FREE AND DOWNLOADABLE MP3 RECORDINGS
www.besonic.com/hippies - Guy Schwartz & The New Jack Hippies
www.mp3.com/Hippies - Live Jams from Hippies Shows
www.mp3.com/GuySchwartz - Download Guy's new CD
www.mp3.com/HeathSpencerPhilip - Check out some of Heath's New Recordings!
www.mp3.com/NewJackHippies - Stuff Roger & Guy did at home!
www.mp3.com/bluesguy - Guy's all blues page on mp3.com
AUGUST, 2001
August 3 Fri Koozie's 7337 Alabonson
August 29 Wed University of Houston 11am - 1pm
JULY, 2001
July 4 Wed Silky's Blues Bar
July 6 Fri Koozie's 7337 Alabonson
July 13 Fri Bob's Ice House Texas City 9pm
July 21 Sat O'Shea's
July 22 Sun Bob's Ice House Texas City 7-11pm
JUNE, 2001
June 1 Fri Bob's Ice House Texas City
June 7 Thu Vintage Wine Bar (GS & RT- Acoustic)
June 12 Tue Martini's & More... (HSP & GS - Acoustic)
June 8 Fri Splash #2 Dickinson, Texas
June 10 Sun Bob's Ice House Texas City 7-11pm
June 11 Mon Silky's Blues Bar (GS & RT- Acoustic)
June 22 Fri O'Shea's
June 25 Mon Silky's Blues Bar (Heath & Guy- Acoustic)
June 30 Sat Bob's Ice House Texas City 9pm
MAY, 2001
May 4 Fri Koozie's 7337 Alabonson
May 5 Sat Cosmos Cafe Heights Blvd @ Center
May 12 Sat Silky's Blues Bar (Washington Ave.)
May 13 Sun KPFT 90.1FM Pat & Rosie's Nightsounds @ midnite
May 14 Mon Silky's Blues Bar (GS & RT- Acoustic)
May 20 Sun Bob's Ice House Texas City 7-11pm
May 25 Fri Blue Lagoon (The Heath Spencer Philip Show)
May 27 Sun HOUSTON DOWNTOWN STREET FESTIVAL
May 28 Mon HOUSTON DOWNTOWN STREET FESTIVAL
May 28 Mon Silky's Blues Bar (Heath & Guy- Acoustic)
WILL UPDATE MISSING MONTHS EVENTUALLY
DECEMBER 2000
9:30pm Boogie's in Rosenberg
9:45pm Silky's Blues Bar
9:45pm Silky's Blues Bar
3-7pm at Henry's Hideout in Magnolia, Texas - On
Hwy , just north of Tomball
9:30pm The Last Concert Cafe
7pm Houston Press Music Awards Schowcase. The
Hippies play at SPY, on the patio, located at 112 Travis -
Downtown
but watch out - we'll put you to work!
that the boys can use to call home?.
on the matter of which cell phone plan to get
so we can call anywhere from anywhere!
Thanks to Dark Star!
find secondary opportunities while we're on the road,
such as bookstores, music stores, colleges or malls
we could perform in, or
radio stations we might visit on the air!
Jimmy Sferes, from Lyons Music, help John with a snare, and rocked as
a new Hippie!
We also accidently stole Dale's acoustic guitar! Oops!
Ralph opened his home to Heath and John!
Thanks
Kevin treated us great, and we made great music with our hosts,
The Black
Market Blues Band!
and the radio station (KBUT) welcomed us with open arms and airwaves!
This is
Marlo's favorite bar! Thanks
Dave!
(until the coke dealer arrived at 1am) - but they treated us well!
Roger and Heath had a
tough night!
Great gig with Teri Green onboard! Jennifer &
Larry have a great place!
Pam & Greg took their own road trips, and joined us!
Tour is going great! Check my 'report from the field'
for the tour story, so far...
Great band, with Albert Storo & Gloria
Edwards along!
No crowd at all - it was a tough night!
Played 3 piece after dropping Teri
in Shreveport to see his Dad. Cool gig - great ribs!
Good audience and great live recordings!
Thanks, TK!
Hey Lita - "On behalf of the boys in
the band and
meself,
I hope we passed the audition!"
Treated royally, and we
responded with a great night of music!
The burger with bleu cheese was amazing! Thanks to Jeff and
the staff!
We woke up these
Hippies with an early moring set
in a big meadow, after sleeping in tents during
Missouri's first
freeze of the year! Brrrr!
Thanks to George and Vicki, we had a great
time!
Stayed to jam! Lotsa fun and new
Hippies!
The bar closed that night, and our name has been up on this marquee ever since!
Stopped by Davey's and The Grand Emporium on a night
off.
Jason Hyken at TGE had heard of us, and treated us kindly,
and offered to work with us in
the future!
A blast with Billy Block!
Frank got good live
recordings, and Rusty Young became NJH # 190!
Roger slept and Marlo and I
did
bookkeeping while Teri and John tore it up sitting in at Wolfie's!
Great room! Lot's of Vickis and Ed's!
Sandy Hickey joined us, and so
did her Chattanooga family! Fun gig!
We showed up,
but didn't play. They
fired the guy who booked us in,
and were not honoring his bookings! We drove on to Florida!
Good seafood, and a great stage!
Didn't play a second night,
but got to stay in
this place,
with a view of the Atlantic Beach, for our night off!
Great pics from the '50s & '60s on the walls!
Had to set up on the floor, so the karaoke guy's stuff would be unmoved.
Drank from Poce de
Leon's fountain of youth! Yuck!
Great town!
Great jam! We rocked!
Kicked ass and
took email addresses!
Marlo and I moved in on Riki Robau for the next 4 days,
while the other
guys stayed in a room in Hollywood. Thanks Riki!
Amazing legacy at this place. Oldest liquor
liscence in Florida!
We had fun and played well! Mark is a real music person!
Great room and sound system!
Ray, Mark and Terry took great care of us. They are true music lovers.
On Hollywood Blvd. Great crowd from The
Billabong!
Played trio as Teri took off for
Shreveport. This place felt like playing the Bahamas!
Great
crew and great crowd.
Great location and room - no crowd!
Kid Red sat-in!
Freindly folks who love to party! We'll be
back!
This second leg was a lot harder on everyone. The drives between gigs
were much longer, and there were more nights off and free gigs
(we'd rather play - as musicians AND per income).
We miss Chaz and Heath for what they bring to the band,
but the addition of Teri Greene has a wonderful effect on the music.
We've already had five configurations of the band on this tour,
but they all seem to go over well! These are good songs,
and they hold up well - whomever is playing!
I've lost $6800 - $7200 so far,
but won't lose much on the next leg. Seven venues from the
first leg have hired us back for more money,
so the game plan is working well!
with a band called 'Thinking Pliers'
from Nashville! Hope to see them again!
I'm in deep shit right now, and need help! As most of you know, I've
hung
myself, my house, my livelyhood, and my reputaion on the line, by
attempting
this tour without the real wherewithall to do it.
I felt that the time was now, if ever.
Those of you who were on this list have followed my plan from the
beginning.
The tour was set up to introduce myself, the songs, and some of the
musicians
I work with to as many cities as we could, hoping to find an audience,
and
work our way to being a profitable group of professional musicians in a
National touring act. I intended to accomplish this, even though
risking the
loss of the house, and somewhere between $6 - 12,000.
The first leg of the tour out west lost $3600. I'd consider that a well
executed plan. Seven venues from that first leg have already booked the
Hippies back at almost double the money (a rate at which we can be
profitable).
The second leg lost $2700. We changed the configuration of the band
(Chaz and
Heath stayed home, and Teri Greene jumped onboard), but the venues we
played
in the midwest and south didn't think we missed a beat. 80% of the
venues
have expressed interest in having us back, many for more money! Success
again!
The coming third leg should break even (the musicians have been paid on
each
leg). We have $6200 in income already contracted, and a projected $6000
in
expenses. As we find a few places to stay with friends for free, the
expense
amount shouldcome down. As we sell CDs and T-shirts, the income should
rise.
Success!
Except...
My credit has been cut off.
As most of you know, I'm bancrupt, in foreclosure, and have no credit
of my
own.
I've put the bulk of the debt (just the van rental, actually - only
about
$5,200, thanks to generous gifts from a few friends) on my Mom's credit
card.
I told her the plan and asked if I could before we booked the tour. I
told
her that I'd run up a balance the first two legs, but the third leg
should
pay for itself, so her card would only be used as security for the van
rental
at that point.
For some reason, Mom understood that we'd be breaking even by the
second leg,
and is worried about her account, so she decided to close it up after I
re-rented the van this week!
On Tuesday, the rental company decided to put through an estimated
charge for
the van's last month. Mom called VISA, thought that charge was my next
months
deposit, and went ahead and closed the account. When I go to recontract
the
van today, there will be a balance due, and the card will no longer
exist.
They will take the van back. I won't be able to pay the balance, and
who
knows what happens from there. I hope that this is not a criminal
offense,
like theft of van for the amount I didn't pay above the deposit they
had
already charged, or possibly, some type of credit card fraud. I don't
think
I'm guilty of such, since I used the card in good faith - according to
the
agreement I had with my Mom.
But, I just don't know...
I'm fairly scared at this point!
If anyone has any creative ideas, credit cards we could use for the
next
month's deposit, or just want to take your van (or large car pulling a
trailer) on the next leg with us, please email or call me soon! Large
cash
donations or a loan approval for a vehicle woul;d help, also!
The biggest challenge right now, is getting a vehicle to travel with
which is
in my name, with a $4-700 monthly payment instead of a $2500-3000 per
month
rental charge. Once we have a van, and now that we've alreadt done 45
dates
nationwide as loss leaders, touring will no longer result in a loss. My
bancruptcy, divorce, and foreclosure make it impossible to get any of
my own
credit through regular channels.
Thanks for your time and interest. Thanks for your support!
We had to cancel the first four gigs of the
third leg, including this one.... CANCELLED
I was able to rent a
cargo van and Roger took his car!
Every tour leg has it's rough night, and we got this one out of the
way fast!
We partied at
Steve's, and Tugboat allowed us to stay over
in the band house on our day off! Thanks, ya'll!
The band played great
and Marlo shot cool video!
to a
crowd of 10!
and promoted this
show in their hometown, so we had a great crowd! These folks love music!
Richard did a great live
mix! Thanks, Jay!
Best banquet food I've ever had! Never seen so many people on the dance floor!
but the
punk rock breakfast on Sunday morning was really a treat!
These people are
living their American dream.
Moose helped us set up to record live on Wednesday.
The equipment
stayed up all week and the mixes got better each night.
These guys know how to party!
History
Guy Schwartz & The New Jack Hippies
Opening Celebration for the new courtyard in the Communications Building
Guy Schwartz & The New Jack Hippies
Guy Schwartz & The New Jack Hippies
Guy Schwartz & The New Jack Hippies
Heath Spencer Philip with several New Jack Hippies
Heath Spencer Philip with several New Jack Hippies
Heath Spencer Philip with several New Jack Hippies
Heath Spencer Philip with several New Jack Hippies
Guy Schwartz & The New Jack Hippies
Heath Spencer Philip with several New Jack Hippies
Heath Spencer Philip with several New Jack Hippies
Heath Spencer Philip with several New Jack Hippies
Guy Schwartz & The New Jack Hippies
Guy Schwartz & The New Jack Hippies
Guy Schwartz & The New Jack Hippies
Guy Schwartz & The New Jack Hippies
Heath Spencer Philip with several New Jack Hippies
(The Heath Spencer Philip Show) Blues Stage 4pm
Guy Schwartz & The New Jack Hippies
Headlining at The Houston Headline Stage Stage 7pm
Friday, December, 1st, 2000 
9:30pm
The New Jack Hippies
play at
The Honey Pot
at 8370 N.
Houston/Rosslyn Road!
Saturday, December 2nd, 2000 
Not
certain what the event is, but we'll play for all of the free spirits at
MURPHY'S on MAIN ST.
in
LaMarque, Texas! We have great fun here = there's always great food and motorcycle games, too! 2-
7pm
Saturday, November 4th, 2000 
It's a
tailgate party at Rice Stadium, before the SMU vs. RICE game! Food starts at 10am, and live music starts
at noon!
Saturday, November 4th, 2000 
8pm
The New Jack Hippies
play at
The Richmond Arms!
Saturday, November 11th, 2000 
9pm
The New Jack Hippies
play at
The Blue Dolphin Bar
at 11300 West
Road!
Sunday, November 12th, 2000 
Midnight
The New Jack Hippies
perform on Pat & Rosie's Nightsounds!
Saturday, November 18th, 2000 9:30pm
The New Jack Hippies
play at
The Honey Pot
at 8370 N.
Houston/Rosslyn Road!
10.21.00 Not
certain what the event is, but we'll play for all of the free spirits at
MURPHY'S on MAIN ST.
in
LaMarque, Texas! We have great fun here = there's always great food and motorcycle games, too! 2-
7pm
10.21.00
With 2 gigs
shceduled this day, we headed off to Seabrook Festival Park for a company picnic for Reliant Energy!
10.20.00
9:30pm Einstein's
Pub
Katy, Texas
The New Jack Hippies return to Katy! Einstien's is located at 873 S. Mason
Road.
10.15.00
4-
6pm Starbuck's on San Felipe
Guy & Roger acoustically!
10.14.00 We had a great
time playing for Donna & Donald White, at their BACK BAY CAFE for the Seabrook OctoBAYfest!
10.7.00 
MP3.com
called and asked if we'd represent them at The State Fair of Texas!We performed on the GMC/MP3.com
stage, and got cool recordings. This was the first time we took a whole band of New Jack Hippies on the
road, and all went smoothly!
Teri, John, Heath, Albert, Jessica, Levon Louis, Guy and Roger...
10.6.00 The
second day at The Fair was a lucky break. When the GMC and event people heard that they had a country
band schgeduled on the same day as the Texas-OU game, they asked us to stay over and play rock and
rhythm! When they found out that Levon louis was there to DJ, they had second thoughts about us,
too!
All went well, and we had a great time!
10.4.00
9pm Einstein's Pub Katy, Texas
The New Jack Hippies
are joined by Suzanne
Prats, who improvised and entertained. Shae was great!
This was the final jam at Einstein's.
10.1.00
4-6pm
Starbuck's on San Felipe
Guy & Roger acoustically!
This was fun!
9.30.00
9:30pm The Thirsty Turtle
Linda booked
The New Jack Hippies
to play here, on the
strength of what she heard at EinStein's Pub!
Cool!
9.26.00 
8pm
The New Jack
Hippies
go to Nashville to perform on Western Beat Roots
Revival (joined by the show's host - and our old drummer, Billy Block!)! Simulcast on the web at www.liveonthenet.com
9.23.00 
9:30pm Rock Nuteney's
The New Jack Hippies
brought our best
stuff to this great bar in Clear Lake! They enjoyed Heath AND Suzanne Prats, who dropped in as our
guest!
9.22.00
9:30pm
EinStein's Pub
Katy, Texas
The New Jack Hippies return to Katy! Einstien's is located at
873 S. Mason Road.
9.20.009pm Einstein's Pub Katy, Texas
The New Jack Hippies
are joined
by Sandy Hickey, who gave the remaining crowd a good time. The later time seems to cause us to begin
playing after most of the patrons have left. The owner was concerned, but says she'll stick with it for
now.
9.15.00
9:30pm Silky's
Blues Bar
I Guess
The New Jack Hippies
play enough blues to satisfy Sandy, because she
keeps booking us back! We love playing here - it's Marlo's favorite intimate bar for music!
9.13.008pm Einstein's Pub Katy, Texas
Too many complaints about the
volume, but
The New Jack Hippies
seemed to fit very well with Leonard 'LowDown' Brown, our
guest hippie this week, and there are reasons for that! First - Leonard is one of the most talented cats
around. And of course, Chaz and Leonard have been playing together for a
couple years now! Tonight was a gas!
9.9.00
9:30pm The Thirsty
Turtle
Linda booked
The New Jack Hippies
to play here, on
the strength of what she heard at EinStein's Pub!
Cool!
9.6.008pm Einstein's Pub Katy,
Texas
The New Jack Hippies
special guest tonight was Tony
Vega!
He rocked!
9.3.00
4-6pm Starbuck's on
Montrose
Roger had to go out of town, so Guy played solo -
acoustically - at this special promotion by The Houston Press!
8.31.00
9:30pm Fitzgerald's
The New
Jack Hippies
played an all ages show at this venue in the Houston
Heights. It was the current best form of the band, with Teri, Jerald,
Heath, Chaz and John in attendance. We played well, but to an all but
empty house. The sound was great (and yeilded a new live CD)!
8.30.008pm Einstein's Pub Katy,
Texas
The New Jack Hippies
featured Nelson Mills III on trumpet,
and his lovely wife, Gloria Edwards as our guest entertainer this week!
The patrons loved Gloria!
8.23.008pm Einstein's Pub Katy,
Texas
The New Jack Hippies
second week at Einstein's on Wednesday
saw Tyri Schiek come out and play as our guest Hippie. Good
fun!
8.19.009:30pm Dan Electro's
The New
Jack Hippies
shared the stage with VINCE BELL, Bill Browder and
Jimmy Raycraft! Tyri Schiek and Leslie Newman joined in. What a
reunion!
8.19.00 
2pm KPFT 90.1FM
Guy and Roger show up at
Larry Winter's SPARE CHANGE program with Bill Browder and Tyri Schiek,
to generate extra interest for tonight's show at Dan Electro's Guitar
Bar. The radio music was superb! Larry said that we were, "so cool,
that people ought to bring their vegetables to the show - so they won't
spoil!"
8.16.008pm Einstein's Pub Katy,
Texas
The New Jack Hippies
began a weekly jam, dubbed the
'Strawberry Jam'. The format was to be an hour of New Jack Hippies
music, followed by an hour of a 'guest Hippie' each week, followed by a
jam/open mic thing.
Andy 'Too Hard' Williams was our first guest
artist, and the house was overjoyed. The owner offered more money for
more Hippies, and offered free food! Things look great!
8.10.00
8pm
Einstien's
Katy, Texas
This will be The New Jack Hippies
first appearance in Katy! Einstien's is located at 873 S. Mason
Road.
7.30.2000
3:00am KPFT 90.1FM
The Hippies returned to PAT & ROSIE'S
NIGHTSOUNDS with our guests, The Tequila Cowboys!
7.22.00
8pm Mixed Nuts
League City,
Texas
The New Jack Hippies
were treated poorly by the management,
but we still had a very musical evening!!
7.16.00
The Houston Press Music Awards!
The
New Jack Hippies
have so many nominees, that some of them are with
each other in the same categories!!
Guy & Hippies at the Hard Rock
Cafe at 5pm, Heath, Gloria, Lunatex, Leslie, Chaz (w/ Leonard) and Teri
at other times on many stages!.td>
7.14.00 
9:30pm The Horseshoe Pub
The New
Jack Hippies
had some comfortable jams in this west-side
neighborhood bar.
7.8.00
9:30pm Silky's Blues Bar
The New Jack Hippies
had a great time! Roger, Guy, Scott Sumner,
John Chupin -
with special performances by PJ Cooper, Suzanne Prats,
Sandy Hickey, Heath Spencer Philip and Jerald Gray.
We put a looped
edit from the night's last jam at mp3.com!
6.25.00 
8:00pm CARDI'S 2000
The New Jack
Hippies
Weekly SUNDAY Live Recording Session
Returning to Cardi's after a Sunday off (while Cardi's tried Male
Dancers), Roger, Jerald and I played acoustically as a trio.
Marlo videotaped this, because we wanted these shots while we had the
chance. MALE DANCERS? We all felt the gig was doomed, but played our
hearts out! Cardi's called the next weekend, and said that they had
rented the place out for the next 7 Sundays. My guess is, that will be
the end of this thing...
6.23.00
9:00pm The New Old Quarter
Acoustic Cafe
The New Jack Hippies
visited Wrecks Bell in
Galveston, for an evening at a venue where the people come to LISTEN to
the music and lyrics! We love playing there, and the videotape of this
night proves we played accordingly!!
6.11.00 8:00pm CARDI'S 2000
The New Jack
Hippies
Weekly SUNDAY Live Recording Session
This
week, our guests included Zeeder Hogg (106), Suzanne Prats (107) and
Sandy Hickey. We got two good recordings, available free download, at
mp3.com!
6.4.00 8:00pm CARDI'S 2000
The New Jack
Hippies
Weekly SUNDAY Live Recording Session
This
week we witnessed the debut of
The Matt Underwood Jazz
Trio,
Featuring Matt, John Chupin & Jeremiah Hamilton
6.3.00
9:30pm Dan Electro's Guitar Bar
The New
Jack Hippies
return to our home club in the Heights for a night of
new songs, old songs, and a few surprises!
A bunch of
fun with a smaller band. Roger, Guy, Tyri, Chaz, & John
5.28.00
The Cross-
Eyed Seagull in Clear Lake City
The New Jack Hippies
played a
cool benefit for Larry 'LowNote' Johnson, featuring The Grateful
Geezers, Tommie Lee Bradley Jackson, The Benny Brasket Band, and many
others...
(Chaz, Roger, Tyri, Clyde Dempsey (#104) and Guy)
5.27.00
The New Jack
Hippies
returned to Washington Avenue
and the intimate setting of
Silky's Blues Bar! Chaz, Roger, Guy, Teri and John were the core band,
with featured sets by Lizzie Harrah, Tyri Schiek, Heath Spencer Philip,
and Sandy Hickey! What a blast that was!
5.21.00
CARDI'S 2000
The New Jack
Hippies
Weekly SUNDAY Dance/Concert,
Invitational Improvisational
Session,
& CD Release Party!
This week we debut ...
5.20.00 
The New Jack
Hippies
returned to find that they had built a stage at this great
neighborhood bar.
5.16.00
Roger and Guy joined their
old pal and drummer, Billy Block, for a great show on Billy's Western
Beat Roots Reunion show. It was simulcast on the web at www.liveonthenet.com and carried
on several radio stations!
5.14.00 Midnight
The New Jack Hippies
performed
on Pat & Rosie's Nightsounds!
5.14.00
8:00pm CARDI'S 2000
The
New Jack Hippies
Weekly SUNDAY Dance/Concert,
Invitational
Improvisational Session,
& CD Release Party!
5.12.00
The Horseshoe Pub
The New
Jack Hippies
played and played, and jamming was the order of the
day.
4.21.00 9:30pm Dan Electro's Guitar
Bar
Back at the home club for a special night!
Robbie Parrish
joined Roger and Tyri for a reunion of Small World. Matt played really
well, and we were joined by Albert Storo, Jessica Bucheit, and Chuck
Crow! John Chupin, Chaz Nedege, and I rounded out the group! A very
musical night!
4.16.00 8:00pm CARDI'S 2000
The New
Jack Hippies
Weekly SUNDAY Dance/Concert,
Invitational
Improvisational Session,
& CD Release Party!
Chuck Crow showed
up to join Matt, Teri, John, Jerald, Roger, and Guy. Silver Rain played
first, and then the Hippies played with guests (and new Hippies)
Flueman John Reader, Trevor Flowers, and Art Baez!!
4.9.2000 8:00pm CARDI'S 2000
The New
Jack Hippies
Weekly SUNDAY Dance/Concert Party! Teri, Chaz, Jerald,
Matt, John, Troy, Roger and Guy play several extended jams and a half
dozen new songs, as we release TAUSZMANIA! Chaz sings lead with the
Hippies (for the first time) on a cover, John Lennon's 'Imagine'. New
Hippies Scrap and Kathleen Simmons join the fray!
4.8.2000 8:00pm CARDI'S 2000
9:00pm
SONNY BOY CHARLIE"S
Tyri, John, Roger and Guy
Return to a fun
bar
for a lot of cool music, featuring Heath, Tyri Schiek and the
induction of new Hippie #88, Bicyle Steve Greenfield from NYC on alto
sax!
There was a hilarious drunk there who tried to convince us to
go home with him to convince his son to quit his day job and play
guitar in bars! That's a switch! :-)He also sat with us on one
break, continually eating food off of OUR plates! Life is good! -
GS
4.2.2000 8:00pm CARDI'S 2000
The New
Jack Hippies
Weekly SUNDAY Dance/Concert Party! Chaz, Jerald, Matt,
John, Roger and Guy play tight, Marlo shot video and we released a CD
called THE NEW JAZZ HIPPIES!
3.26.2000 8:00pm CARDI'S 2000
Chaz,
Jerald, Matt, John, Roger and Guy
Our first killer jam, recorded and
immediately thrown online at www.mp3.com/HippiesBand
3.25.2000 9:30pm Cosmos Cafe
Teri,
John, Troy, Jerald, Heath, Roger & Guy
Peg Pywar's going-away party
started here! New Hippies included Gary Sapone on harp, Ian Tomzak on
guitar and John Morris on bass. Sonny James was in town, so Teri,
Sonny, Guy and John did a whole hour of old Sonny James & the Sinners
material. It rocked!
3.20.2000
3:00am KPFT 90.1FM
We weren't scheduled, but since we had released a
CD earlier that night from a previous appearance on PAT & ROSIE'S
NIGHTSOUNDS, and since The Sisters Morales were forced to cancel -
Rosie asked if I could bring by a copy of the CD, as well as several
Hippies. Matt, John and Heath joined Roger and I for a bunch of fun! We
taped the first hour, and will burn CDs on request... (GDS)
3.19.2000 8:00pm CARDI'S 2000
The
New Jack Hippies
Weekly SUNDAY Dance/Concert,
Invitational
Improvisational Session,
& CD Release Party!
USC -
Heath - Guy & NJH
Released CD from Guy and Roger's unplugged radio
show on 3.6.2000
3.12.2000 8:00pm CARDI'S 2000
It was a
great night,
with long sets fronted by
Jerald and Heath! Guy
only
sang 4 songs, but wrote
a new song onstage!
3.6.20003:00am KPFT 90.1FM
Just the
songs - Roger & Guy played mostly unplugged without the band on PAT &
ROSIE'S NIGHTSOUNDS. It was a great set! They played for three hours,
doing some new songs, playing new recordings, doing acoustic versions
of some of their favorites. Jerald Gray joined in on sax for a bit,
too!
2.12.2000 The Few Jack Hippies!
On one
days notice, Tyri Scheik, John Chupin, Roger and Guy substituted for
Ken Palyola and enjoyed ourselves a whole lot! Looked like the type of
place where the music was only wallpaper, but these folks dug all of
the different styles played. Everyone hopes to play there again!
2.11.1999 9:30pm Dan Electro's Guitar
Bar
It was supposed to be our 50th show, but by the time we played
it, we had done three last minute sub gigs, and this one was show
#53!
2.10.1999 Houston Community
College
Carver Center
Black History Month blues program with host
Diunna Greenleaf and guests Gloria Edwards, Jerald Gray and Guy
Schwartz speaking between the music.
Matt, John, Chaz, Roger, Jerald
and Guy (plus Leesa Squyres and Eric Dane)
2.5.200011:00pm CARDI'S 2000
A cool
Saturday night gig. Refried Dreams opened the show.
2.4.2000 9:30pm Dan Electro's Guitar
Bar
There was a cancellation, and this last minute substitution
became our 50th show. We expected to do it as a four piece band, but
both Jerald and Chaz walked in unexpected, after Jerald's other gig was
canceled, and Chaz' gig with Lowdown Brown turned out to be triple-
booked.
It was a very musical night!
1.30.20003pm Joe's Roadhouse
Roger,
Guy and Heath Visit Smokin' Joe Montes and James 'Blueshound' Nagel at
KPFT, spinning disks and telling lies...
1.21.2000 
9:30pm The Big Easy
Up until
tonight, we have suffered through being considered too blues by people
booking the rock stages, and too rock by the blues clubs. Tonight, at
8pm, Tom McLendon called after a cancellation, and within two hours
the Hippies showed Houston's premiere blues bar that we can put on a
show for ANYONE!
1.9.200012:00am KPFT 90.1FM
The band
appeared on PAT & ROSIE'S NIGHTSOUNDS. Randy Woodard sat in on drums
for an flu-struck John Chupin. Cool set!
The Whole History - Under
Construction
1999
Saturday, Sept. 25th, 1999 
9:00pm
The Last Concert Cafe
Chuck Fontenot's Birthday Party!
Friday, Sept. 24th, 1999 9:30pm
Dan Electro's Guitar Bar
Back at the home club on Matt's and
Chelsea's birthday!
Saturday, Sept. 18th, 1999
Saturday, Sept. 4th, 1999
Friday, Sept. 3rd, 1999
Sat., Aug. 14th, 1999
Sunday, July 31, 1999 THE WATERMELON
FESTIVAL at The Last Concert Cafe
Featuring Moses Guest, The
Hightailers, Carolyn Wonderland & the Imperial Monkeys, The Groobees,
PotRoast, and The New Jack Hippies
Friday, July 23, 1999
Sunday, July 18, 1999
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