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Friday, June 27, 2014
RundgrenRadio Facebook Message
Hey folks, not sure if you are aware of this or not but we are hosting an RR BDAY BASH on Labor Day weekend in the Boston area. Todd will NOT be attending and there will not be a Todd gig surrounding it like usual. What can I say? The man is busy busy busy! So, this is more of a fan gathering kind of thing but we had enough requests for it that we went ahead and started putting it together.
We will have entertainment that includes but is not limited to: Kasim Sulton,Gary Backstrom's Road To Utopia band, and the Hermits Of Mink Halloween! We are also visiting the RA pyramid!
We have over 20 solid commitments which is enough to pull this off and we appreciate those folks being willing to attend something of this nature despite the no Todd factor. We could use another 20 or so to do some o the things we really wanted to do like a 3-4 hour private yacht/cruise boat dinner deal with Kasim performing. We can't pull that off without enough people. It's not cheap but in our opinion it's worth it to do something so unique and fun that could arguably be a once in a lifetime deal. So,tickets are currently on sale for the weekend event at $300 each and that would include everything including the dinner cruise. If we don't get enough peeps we will have to ditch the cruise and will of course drop the price. If you sign up for both days the price breaks out to $150 a day for the 2 day event. That's really not bad when you think about what all you would be getting. This would include some meals, entertainment, cake, laminate, tshirt, and more.
We get that many of you are going to Cambria and can't make this one and that's cool but we also know many of you couldn't afford Cambria or couldn't get the time off to go.
So, bottom line is we are looking for a few more takers on this wonderful plan we have put together. We even have a payment plan system for you if desired - we really just need a firm commitment # of people so we can book this boat or ditch the idea. We thought we had that number but some folks seemed to disappear when it was time to actually make a move to show their commitment. Such is life in the world of Facebook lol.
Monday, June 23, 2014
RundgrenRadio B-DAY BASH 5 in 2014
RR BDAY
BASH 5 in 2014
STUDENT = DEPOSIT ($105 due at purchase, $105 due on 7/15 via check, $105 due 8/15 via check)
GENERAL ADMISSION = ONE NIGHT ONLY (SATURDAY)
INDIVIDUAL = ONE NIGHT ONLY (SUNDAY)
ADULT = BOTH DAYS/NIGHTS PREPAID (Discounted)
Disclaimer: Todd Rundgren will NOT be at this event nor is there a Todd Rundgren concert surrounding this event. This is a fan community event.
RR's 5th B'day Bash will be based in Boston, MA this year on Labor Day weekend (08/30 and 08/31).
Join us for our birthday party as we celebrate the music of Todd Rundgren and Utopia!
Kasim Sulton solo performance (Sunday night)
Visit and group photo at the RA pyramid (Saturday)
Gary Backstrom's Road To Utopia band (Saturday night)
Hermits of Mink Halloween band (TBD)
Riverboat dinner cruise (Sunday night)
Unique cakes (both days)
Laminates
Event tshirt
First ever viewing of RARE fan video footage from the RA tour (8 minutes). Video from the Ralph Garcia collection.
+More
And most importantly, 50+ diehard Todd/Utopia fans!
Schedule subject to change (other than Kasim, he's Sunday for sure).
STUDENT = DEPOSIT ($105 due at purchase, $105 due on 7/15 via check, $105 due 8/15 via check)
GENERAL ADMISSION = ONE NIGHT ONLY (SATURDAY)
INDIVIDUAL = ONE NIGHT ONLY (SUNDAY)
ADULT = BOTH DAYS/NIGHTS PREPAID (Discounted)
Disclaimer: Todd Rundgren will NOT be at this event nor is there a Todd Rundgren concert surrounding this event. This is a fan community event.
RR's 5th B'day Bash will be based in Boston, MA this year on Labor Day weekend (08/30 and 08/31).
Join us for our birthday party as we celebrate the music of Todd Rundgren and Utopia!
Kasim Sulton solo performance (Sunday night)
Visit and group photo at the RA pyramid (Saturday)
Gary Backstrom's Road To Utopia band (Saturday night)
Hermits of Mink Halloween band (TBD)
Riverboat dinner cruise (Sunday night)
Unique cakes (both days)
Laminates
Event tshirt
First ever viewing of RARE fan video footage from the RA tour (8 minutes). Video from the Ralph Garcia collection.
+More
And most importantly, 50+ diehard Todd/Utopia fans!
Schedule subject to change (other than Kasim, he's Sunday for sure).
Friday, June 20, 2014
Wednesday, June 18, 2014
Photos from the ringo show , Beacon theater Nyc
http://nypics.smugmug.com/Music/Ringo-Starr-Beacon-Theater/
Sunday, June 15, 2014
Video.Ringo Starr LIVE 2014 Todd Rundgren Westbury Music Fair NY I saw the Light
Ringo Starr LIVE 2014 Todd Rundgren Westbury Music Fair NY I saw the Light
Saturday, June 14, 2014
Friday, June 13, 2014
Ringo's Band Dinner Wardrobe
This is a shot from our band dinner tonight. Todd bought everybody these Mexican wrestler masks. This band really needs to learn to loosen up!
Thursday, June 12, 2014
Todd joins allstar doors tribute cd
http://ultimateclassicrock.com/todd-rundgren-edgar-winter-lou-gramm-doors-tribute/
Tuesday, June 10, 2014
Friday, June 6, 2014
TODD RUNDGREN SAYS PLAYING IN RINGO'S ALL STARR BAND IS "THE BEST GIG YOU COULD HAVE"
TODD RUNDGREN SAYS PLAYING IN RINGO'S ALL STARR BAND IS "THE BEST GIG YOU COULD HAVE"
Photo: Rob ShanahanRingo Starr is once again ready to get by with a little help from his musical friends, as the rock legend kicks off a brand-new North American tour with his All Starr Band tonight in Rama, Canada. Todd Rundgren has been a member of this All Starr Band lineup since 2012, and he says playing in the group is “the best gig you could have.”
He tells ABC News Radio that Ringo pretty much treats everyone in the band as equals, and that includes the Beatles drummer himself.
“There’s no kind of, like, Ringo class and our class,” explains Rundgren. “We stay at the same hotels that he stays in. We fly in the same plane that he flies in…You know, it’s not ‘I’m the star and the boss and you guys just work for me.’ He’s very…proud of the fact that this is a real band and he’s part of it.”
Todd, of course, seems grateful to be part of the All Starr Band too, explaining somewhat jokingly that he almost didn’t meet Starr’s conditions for being a member of the group.
“Ringo’s criteria for you getting in the band is you have to have at least three hits, and I have just barely three hits,” Rundgren says with a laugh. Among Todd’s tunes that are featured in the usual All Starr Band sets are “I Saw the Light” and “Bang the Drum All Day.”
The current incarnation of the All Starr Band also features Totoguitarist Steve Lukather, ex-Santana and Journeysinger/keyboardist Gregg Rolie, Mr. Mister frontman Richard Pageand renowned session drummer Greg Bissonette. The lineup had remained completely intact from 2012 until just recently, when musical director and multi-instrumentalist Mark Rivera had to bow out because of his commitments as a key member of Billy Joel‘s touring band.
Rundgren, who played in two previous versions of the All Starr Band, says this incarnation boasts a special chemistry.
“Everyone just kind of clicked at the first rehearsal,” he points out. “We all get along really well with each other. We’ve all got a sort of a broad set of skills so that we all come off looking equally strong in certain ways.”
As for Ringo, Rundgren says he’s an absolute delight to be around, which makes for a very happy and harmonious experience on the road.
“[On] the tour now, he’s clowning around with us, he’s taking pictures and making jokes with our guests…and just being really friendly with them,” says Todd. “So you can see that he really cares about this whole ‘Peace and Love’ idea…and he’s trying to make himself the embodiment of it, in a sense. And it’s really inspiring to see.”
Ringo Starr’s All Starr Band’s North American summer tour is scheduled through a July 19 concert at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles. The group also has just announced a fall leg that gets under way on October 2 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and runs through an October 23 performance in Clearwater, Florida.
Tuesday, June 3, 2014
Happy 20th anniversary to the Todd Rundgren Connection created by Roger Linder
Thanks Roger... www.trconnection.com
Sunday, June 1, 2014
Wednesday, May 28, 2014
Long time, super fan Cheryl Rayden info
I received an email today from Tony Rogers , Cheryl Raydon passed away yesterday. I'll try to post some information about services soon. I'm told that something will happen in Brooklyn NY.
Her enthusiasm and love will be missed. She is on her way to her own utopian resting place.
Saturday, May 24, 2014
My life in music
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Saturday, May 17, 2014
Friday, May 16, 2014
Tuesday, May 13, 2014
Harmonies by Todd and the Allstars Timothy B. Schmit - Keep On Tryin'
Poco's great song with Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band.
from left to right, Timmy Cappello, Todd Rundgren, Nils Lofgren, Burton Cummings, Dave Edmunds & Joe Walsh
from left to right, Timmy Cappello, Todd Rundgren, Nils Lofgren, Burton Cummings, Dave Edmunds & Joe Walsh
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