The Deedle Deedle Dees LIVE, ACOUSTIC, INTERACTIVE (and free!)

The Deedle Deedle Dees are playing a free outdoor show this Saturday. We're playing totally acoustic (no mics or anything) and will be bringing instruments for the kids to play. Should be super-fun.

The Deedle Deedle Dees
LIVE, ACOUSTIC, INTERACTIVE (and free!)
Saturday, June 19th
11:30am
The Brooklyn Promenade (north end)


By the way, I just posted some brand-new videos on our sing-a-long YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/SingalongwithLloyd

your obt svt,
Lloyd (Ulysses S. Dee)

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Last variety show of the spring this Saturday

The Deedle Deedle Dees are hosting our final variety show of the spring this Saturday, May 8th. We'll resume this monthly event in September.

This week is our Fela show. Nothing more to say. You have to come.




The Deedle Deedle Dees Family Variety Show
Fela Kuti edition
this Saturday, May 8th
11am
The Knitting Factory
361 Metropolitan Ave
Brooklyn

featuring:
The Deedle Deedle Dees

Roy Nathanson (Jazz Passengers, Lounge Lizards, Sotto Voce) and his son Gabe Nathanson

Tony Jarvis (sax player for Broadway hit musical, Fela!)

Brooklyn preschoolers performing an original Fela-style protest song they wrote with Ulysses S. Dee

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http://bk.knittingfactory.com/

New variety show poster... Want one?

Would you like a copy of our super bad new poster for the May edition of the Deedle Deedle Dees Family Variety Show? We'll mail you one. In fact, we'll mail you two. But there's a catch, you must hang one of the posters up in a public (and legal) place somewhere in the five boroughs. Preferably in the window of a business you frequent -- a cafe, kids boutique, etc.

Just send Lloyd a note at thedeedledeedledees@yahoo.com if you'd like to take us up on our offer. Do it now. The show is less than two weeks away!

This poster was created by Jim Paul, AKA James Paul. He designed the sleeve for American History + Rock-n-Roll = The Deedle Deedle Dees. He's also doing all our posters these days. Check him out at www.jamespaul.org. He also fronts the ultimate NYC psychadelic garage band, Undersea Explosion http://www.myspace.com/usx

And, yes, Jim is also the voice of Baldy on Freedom in a Box.

New write-up of variety show on Mommy Poppins

Mommy Poppins is a very easy-to-use site for parents looking for activities, products, etc. Their daily updates are especially well done.

They recently wrote this about our variety show:

http://mommypoppins.com/newyorkcitykids/dont-miss-deedle-deedle-dees-family-variety-shows-american-history-rocks-at-deedle-d

New posts related to our variety show themes coming soon. April is our baseball show -- expect lots of useless, but awesome trivia.

L

New review up on Out With the Kids

This is a cool, very thorough site written by a dad in Pennsylvania. Spend some time there after you read this review, which has lots of good links to learn more about our song subjects.

http://owtk.com/2010/03/american-history-rock-n-roll-the-deedle-deedle-dees-kids-cd-review/

Lloyd

Book club meeting for East to the Dawn

Our book club for East to the Dawn: The Life of Amelia Earhart by Susan Butler will meet the week of April 5th. We're going to meet at Sycamore, a cozy bar on Cortelyou Road in Ditmas Park, Brooklyn, one night. We also might have a meeting at Book Court on Court Street in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn. Check here for meeting times.

Our April book will be about baseball. I'm waiting to hear from Book Court (our favorite local bookstore) can order copies of Only the Ball Was White by Robert Peterson. It's wonderful, but I want to make sure it's still back in print (it was out for a while, then back).

Lloyd

Fela in May

Our long-awaited Fela Kuti-themed variety show is definitely set for May 8th. We had to push the show back in order to have enough time to work with the Brooklyn preschoolers who are writing a song with us for the show.

As I've mentioned, we're going to be joined at this event by members of the cast of Fela! www.felaonbroadway.com

Yes!

Lloyd