# NoVa Dopers, Come Watch Me Make A Fool of Myself **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 30, 2001, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nova-dopers-come-watch-me-make-a-fool-of-myself/66984 "2001-05-30T13:01:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![pldennison](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9fc29f/32.png) [@pldennison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pldennison)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2001, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nova-dopers-come-watch-me-make-a-fool-of-myself/66984/1 "2001-05-30T13:01:36Z")
If anyone is interested, my band will be making its public debut at the [Luna Park Grille](http://lunaparkgrille.com/luna/) in Arlington tomorrow night, Thursday, May 31. We are a cover band, playing a combination of classic rock (e.g., Bad Company, John Mellencamp, the Romantics) and modern Top 40 rock (e.g., Matchbox 20, R.E.M., Fastball). We are expected to start playing around 10:30 p.m., and you can all watch me play the bass and sing harmony and generally look silly. There’s no cover charge, so I won’t even be making money from you. Hope some of you can make it out. ---
**Author:** ![BF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b5ac83/32.png) [@BF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BF)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2001, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nova-dopers-come-watch-me-make-a-fool-of-myself/66984/2 "2001-05-30T16:58:49Z")
Wow, Phil, all that and a moo-sician too. Break a leg. ---
**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2001, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nova-dopers-come-watch-me-make-a-fool-of-myself/66984/3 "2001-05-30T21:44:54Z")
Hmm. Dunno if I’ll be able to make it. Work 7-3:30, class 4:30-10, pick my mother up from metro right after that. You should make a tape of the gig so those of us who can’t make it can listen to it and imagine you wearing rocker clothing and sporting a hair-band wig:) ---
**Author:** ![Geobabe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/geobabe/32/3908_2.png) [@Geobabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geobabe)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2001, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nova-dopers-come-watch-me-make-a-fool-of-myself/66984/4 "2001-05-31T04:35:52Z")
Damn, damn, damn! I have to work! If you’re ever going to be playing some other Thursday night, let me know, because I will normally be off on Thursdays, my schedule is just screwy this week. ---
**Author:** ![Falcon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/49beb7/32.png) [@Falcon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Falcon)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2001, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nova-dopers-come-watch-me-make-a-fool-of-myself/66984/5 "2001-05-31T13:06:55Z")
AUGH! I can’t make it this week, but PLEASE let me know the next time y’all play…I want to see you! 🙂 (And I promise not to laugh.) ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2001, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nova-dopers-come-watch-me-make-a-fool-of-myself/66984/6 "2001-05-31T13:45:50Z")
> [@](#): > > If anyone is interested, my band will be making its public debut at the Luna Park Grille in Arlington tomorrow night… Hey, that’s my old neighborhood! 'Course I’m on the other end of town now and 10:30 is a bit late to be out. If only I still lived within walking distance of Luna Park… ---
**Author:** ![Peta\_Tzunami](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b487fb/32.png) [@Peta\_Tzunami](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peta_Tzunami)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2001, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nova-dopers-come-watch-me-make-a-fool-of-myself/66984/7 "2001-05-31T17:35:49Z")
Well, I don’t care HOW late it is, I’ll come see you play, **PLD**! ---
**Author:** ![andygirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9adbd/32.png) [@andygirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andygirl)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2001, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nova-dopers-come-watch-me-make-a-fool-of-myself/66984/8 "2001-05-31T23:23:51Z")
Do let us know how it goes, Phil. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Bad\_Astronomer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f05b48/32.png) [@The\_Bad\_Astronomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Bad_Astronomer)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2001, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nova-dopers-come-watch-me-make-a-fool-of-myself/66984/9 "2001-06-01T04:53:05Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Jeff Olsen \* > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > If anyone is interested, my band will be making its public debut at the Luna Park Grille in Arlington tomorrow night… > > Hey, that’s my old neighborhood! 'Course I’m on the other end of town now and 10:30 is a bit late to be out. If only I still lived within walking distance of Luna Park… \*\* I moved from there (well, Laurel) to California. Sorry, other Phil, can’t make it. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![DRY](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a87d85/32.png) [@DRY](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DRY)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2001, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nova-dopers-come-watch-me-make-a-fool-of-myself/66984/10 "2001-06-03T11:49:00Z")
**pldennison** , I hope things went well! Do we get a report? ---
**Author:** ![pldennison](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9fc29f/32.png) [@pldennison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pldennison)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2001, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nova-dopers-come-watch-me-make-a-fool-of-myself/66984/11 "2001-06-05T14:29:01Z")
Thanks to all for the well-wishes! I think it went OK; for a first gig, we were pretty tight, with only a couple of minor hitches from which we recovered pretty quickly. A dropped drumbeat here, a flubbed note there, etc. Our set list was as follows: “The One I Love” (REM) “I Got A Line On You” (Spirit) “ROCK in the USA” (John Mellencamp) “What I Like About You” (Romantics) “Brown Eyed Girl” (Van Morrison) “The Way” (Fastball) “Real World” (Matchbox 20) “Brown Sugar” (Rolling Stones) “Summer of '69” (Bryan Adams) “Mustang Sally” (Otis Redding) We’re playing again this Friday, June 8, at the Firehouse in Fairfax, starting around 9:30 p.m. and playing 3 45-minute sets. I’ll post address information when I have it in case anyone can/wants to come. There will be a $3 cover after 9:30. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![pldennison](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9fc29f/32.png) [@pldennison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pldennison)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2001, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nova-dopers-come-watch-me-make-a-fool-of-myself/66984/12 "2001-06-07T14:52:30Z")
This Friday’s gig is at the Firehouse Grill, 3988 University Drive, Fairfax. We start about 9:30 pm, and will be playing 3 sets of around 45 minutes each. After that is Saturday, June 16th at the Calliope, 1755 Duke St., Alexandria. We’re opening for another band, so should get on fairly early. I hope some of you can make it! ---
**Author:** ![dcnewsman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dcnewsman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dcnewsman)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2001, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nova-dopers-come-watch-me-make-a-fool-of-myself/66984/13 "2001-06-07T16:30:47Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by pldennison \* > \*\*We’re playing again this Friday, June 8, at the Firehouse in Fairfax, starting around 9:30 p.m. and playing 3 45-minute sets. I’ll post address information when I have it in case anyone can/wants to come. There will be a $3 cover after 9:30. 🙂 \*\* Tell Peta to save me a seat, I’m going to try and make it. ---
**Author:** ![Peta\_Tzunami](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b487fb/32.png) [@Peta\_Tzunami](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peta_Tzunami)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2001, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nova-dopers-come-watch-me-make-a-fool-of-myself/66984/14 "2001-06-08T11:49:26Z")
No problem, DC! [bump] 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2001, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nova-dopers-come-watch-me-make-a-fool-of-myself/66984/15 "2001-06-08T11:55:15Z")
“Hey, did you guys notice the well-informed sense of irony, deeply-held beliefs, and biting sarcasm in that last bass riff…?” – Anonymous Arlington bar-hound ---
**Author:** ![Peta\_Tzunami](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b487fb/32.png) [@Peta\_Tzunami](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peta_Tzunami)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2001, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nova-dopers-come-watch-me-make-a-fool-of-myself/66984/16 "2001-06-08T21:58:44Z")
One more bump? ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2001, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nova-dopers-come-watch-me-make-a-fool-of-myself/66984/17 "2001-06-15T23:02:42Z")
As Phil said earlier, his band’s next gig is tomorrow night, Saturday, June 16th, at the Calliope, 1755 Duke St., Alexandria. He emailed me this week, saying: > [@](#): > > we’re either opening or playing the second set, and the music is starting at 8:00. So we’re going on sometime between 8:00 and 9:30, and playing 10-15 songs. I’m planning on showing up somewhere around 7:30-7:45, and staying until after Phil and friends are done playing. The company of other Dopers would be extremely welcome! ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2001, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nova-dopers-come-watch-me-make-a-fool-of-myself/66984/18 "2001-06-15T23:12:45Z")
The Calliope is just a couple blocks south of the King Street Metro. ---
**Author:** ![Montfort](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Montfort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Montfort)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2001, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nova-dopers-come-watch-me-make-a-fool-of-myself/66984/19 "2001-06-16T05:44:44Z")
Ooh, I can go to this one! Count me in. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2001, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nova-dopers-come-watch-me-make-a-fool-of-myself/66984/20 "2001-06-16T11:32:43Z")
Cool - I’ll see you there! 🙂