Band Photos - Busted Flatt in Action !

These photos were taken at our Chief's II gig last Saturday by my daughter, Erin Cress-Weiss. Although it appears quite bright, the overhead lights were off. These photos were taken, basically, in the dark.

Orzo

Darren

Benny

Oran "O.P."

Come hear us play sometime. I promise we sound better than we look. In the meantime we will get some good photos taken in the daylight. - O.P.

Busted Flatt - A Schedule !

Hey, what a ya know. Just like a REAL band we have a schedule of up-coming gigs. We will be playing at the following times and places:



March 28, 9pm to 1am - - Chief's II - - Gillespie, IL

April 25, 10pm to 2am - - Cobetto's Tap - - Taylor Springs, IL

May 16 - - - - - - - - - - Graduation Party

June 13, 7pm to 11pm - - Benefit at Greenville VFW - Greenville, IL

June 27 - - - - - - - - - - Wedding Reception

- O.P.

Busted Flatt Invades Gillespie!!!!!

NEWSFLASH: The notorious band, Busted Flatt has been spotted approaching the town of Gillespie, IL. They are due to arrive at The Work Place on Saturday, March 14 from 9pm to 1am. Be warned, this band has been known to perform intense Rock and Roll. People have been infected by this sonic assault and have been seen engaged in wild gyrating motions. It has also been reported that the band intends to return to Gillespie Saturday, March 28, to appear at Chief's II from 9pm to 1 am and spew forth more of it's audio-atrocities. Be advised, this band Rocks! - O.P.

Back In The Saddle Again

Like Gene Autry use to sing, we're back in the saddle again. We now have two gigs lined up. Next Saturday February 21 at Cobetto's Tap 10pm to 2am and March 28 at Chief's II in Gillespie 9pm to 1am. Come and check us out. We have some new songs by artists like Three Dog Night, Atlanta Rhythm Section, CCR, and Elvis, with more in the works. See you there! - O.P.

O.P's Musical Health Clinic for Ailing Guitars

Darren's Black, Texas special equipped, Chinese Squire Stratocaster has been at the clinic for the passed few weeks, undergoing a selector switch transplant from the pickguard of my old deceased Mexican Strat. Also an attempt was made to add some electrical shielding. I thought there might be some kind of ethnic mismatch at first. It seemed that it might reject the organ, but further investigation revealed the problems to be related to the shielding project. You can expect the Black Strat (pictured above with one test string installed) to be back in action, a week from Saturday, Nov. 1 at Cobetto's Tap. See you then. O.P.

Thanks To All

The band would like to thank everyone at Shakey's for having us play there Sunday afternoon. I think I speak for all of the guys, when I say, we all had a good time. (Hey, I had fun whether anybody else did or not!) We also want to thank everyone who came out to see us and a special thanks goes out to the various fellow musicians in attendance who provided words of encouragement. Thanks a lot guys! Currently, our only open to the public gig coming up is Nov. 1 at Cobetto's Tap. Be There! - O.P.

The Hamer - Miller Beer Connection

Here's the MGD bass. Not near as cool as the Miller High Life bass. I may keep an eye on Ebay, it would be cool to have a High Life bass. Follow this link for the article about the Hamer - Miller Beer deal. - O.P.