The Exclaim!Hockey Summit of the Arts 08 ...

is here . Booze , hockey and competitive gigging all in the name of charity ( jesus , throw some our way , would ya ? ed. ) . Again this year , our heroes , The HALIFAX/DARTMOUTH FERRIES , max their visas and bivouac at the Delta Chelsea in beautiful downtown Toronto . All weekend , friday and saturday at York University , and Sunday , De La Salle College Arena , the teams will slug it out for Who Has The Most Well Concealed Ringer glory . But that's only the beginning , every evening competive Hootenanny gigs eat whats left of the good will at the El Mocambo . This year The Ferries pay tribute to Sha Na Na , Saturday night 12:30 .Drop by and throw a can of soup .

342, 000 hits on Youtube . The video for Fashionable People .

Crikey ! It's a virtual hit !

Dig ;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKDgkcx9ric .

Two gigs to keep in mind ; The Joel Plaskett Emergency , march 29 ,Marquee club , Halifax . Sold out , but there always seems to be a way . Check the local chat sites for those last minute no-show Jones' .
Also check out Emergency bassist Chris Pennel's other day job , The Yellow Jacket Avenger , as they unleash the new album at the Seahorse Tavern , friday , April 4 . There may be an opener or two as well ...

New track released online . It's saturday and a storm is a coming , so the omens are right for the online premiere of another song from The True Love Rules album from Dave Marsh . Called Darling You , Nothing Else Matters . Ok , enough of the guff ; Darling You , Nothing Else Matters @ www.reverbnation/davemarsh .

Arthur ' Killer ' Kane

See the movie , New York Doll . Better than Cats .

A video for True Love Rules by Emergency Dave Marsh .Look what we made for practically nothing ! Because it's in them ....and it's got to come out . Keep ( poke ) an eye out for all your favourite Joel Plaskett Emergency characters .

It is with sadness we learn of the death of Jeff Healey . Not sure if it was The Rockin' Pneumonia or the Boogie Woogie Flu , but one thing's for sure , any cat that could play like that and dig the jass music like he did is gonna be missed . Take me home .