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Upcoming Events
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Isle of Capri Casino - Saturday, March 3, 2012
We’re back at the Isle . . . come early and reserve your table.
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One Night Stand Band Heads West Who are these guys? Where were they back then? What are they doing now?
You want them to step into your Lear Jet so they can play their rock’n’roll on the other side of Kansas? Or maybe the band will hop on the tour bus that you can send to pick them up? They got together a few years ago to play rock'n'roll for one night … and then planned to disband. Not a surprise that the name of the band that night was One Night Stand. As they played that 1st time … the requests kept coming ... keep on playing. Come on … just one more song. How ’bout another. Just one more …and they played another, and another, well, OK finally, and then the final encore. As they were packing up after the gig, more questions ... "will you play next month at …" Every time they play a gig … they are asked if they will come back. "Would you come back once, twice, more?" In early April, after hearing One Night Stand play at the Tuscan Ballroom in Liberty, a group of first time listeners from western Kansas said, “let us load up all of your equipment into our rental truck; we will drive your gear 7 hours west. And we will send the plane or sleeper bus to KC … just hop in … if you will play that classic rock’n’roll in Garden City. Please? You'll have allot of fun.” Kind of hard to turn down a free ride offer like that … Who are these guys? Where were they back then? What are they doing now? One of the guys tried out for the band Kansas … made the band … and then left Kansas to continue his education at the University of Kansas and at K-State. Another guy sang at Kemper Arena for thousands at the Promise Keepers Event. And another played rock’n’roll with a guy named Charlie (good chance you’ve heard about him … it’s that Charlie from Charlie and the Stingrays). He also played with a drummer … Rod Lincoln (who played later with a band named Shooting Star). Another guy turned down an offer to play on cruise ships in the Caribbean … and stayed at the University of Nebraska to get his degree. For years they stayed under the radar and didn't perform in any of the area clubs … only playing for private parties and corporate events. Until the guy that became their sound man ... he suggested he should spend a little less time at the recording studio, and spend more time with One Night Stand on the weekends ... because he liked what he heard. OK, the band decided to run with it ... the sound guy joined the band ... and it was time to play more often. A little while later ... "maybe we should play a gig at, well, maybe at a casino". Two years ago they played at the Isle of Capri, and the Casino asked One Night Stand to return as often as possible (the band keeps coming back). Last summer when the band played their first gig outside at Paul and Jack’s, everyone noticed immediately the caliber of the band. Comments from the crowd … “they are in a league of their own”. Paul and Jack’s asked the band to return … the band was booked at Paul & Jacks 3 times this summer. They headed west across the state ... wonder how many times they will be asked to travel in style again ... By: Pat Miller. Friday, August 5, 2011 11:45 AM CST
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Square rocks on a Monday Night
One Night Stand plays that funky music By: Angie Anaya Borgedalen Wednesday, November 21, 2007 4:50 PM CST
Photo (from Matt Daugherty). A sold-out crowd at Corbin Theatre gives One Night Stand a rousing ovation after it completed a song during its show on the Liberty Square on Nov. 12. Five of the six band members are from the Northland.
It took the mostly forty- and fifty-something crowd a little while to warm up, but when it did people were dancing in the aisles, swaying with open cell phones and throwing panties on stage as One Night Stand performed at Corbin Theatre on Nov. 12.
For those who grew up listening to rock bands of the 1960s, ’70s and ’80s, the classic rock band was playing what they wanted to hear: the Doobie Brothers, Aerosmith, the Eagles, Chicago, Foreigner, Stevie Wonder and the Beatles.
Among the songs that really got the sold-out audience dancing was “Play that Funky Music,” a No. 1 hit on the Billboard chart in 1976. R&B favorite “Mustang Sally,” made popular by Wilson Picket, also had them going, as did “Twist and Shout” by the Beatles and “Johnny Be Good” by Chuck Berry.
The band features Gery Illgner of Overland Park, Kan., on keyboard; Neil Weatherford of Liberty on guitar; Dale Armstrong of rural Clay County on bass; Mike Dunne of Liberty on guitar; and Dan Gabrielse of Kearney on drums. All also sing. Gary Starnes of Liberty handles sound.
Although accomplished musicians, most of the men have day jobs. Dunne, a former Liberty school district principal, is retired.
Originally the band got its name when it formed 10 years ago to perform one night and then planned to disband, but they got more requests and started playing for private parties and corporate events.
“We’ve been playing one night at a time ever since,” Weatherford said.
Weatherford said they would like to perform at Corbin again.
“It was one of the most fun crowds we’ve ever played for,” Weatherford said. “They were very responsive.”
Loretta Bush of Parkville, who was one of the first to jump up to dance, said this was the first time she had heard the band and was impressed.
“They are awesome,” Bush said. “I want to be their booking manager.”
Catherine Malottki of Kansas City said she had been a big fan for about seven years and followed the group wherever it played. She said she found out about the recent Liberty performance through friends.
“I’m a groupie,” she said. “They are so fabulous, so entertaining, so talented. Their music takes me back to great times. They just get better and better.”
Kathy Bedinger, a member of the Corbin board of directors, said the classic rock brought in a different crowd than typically attended events there.
"They added a new dimension and brought in new people," Bedinger said. "It was fun, and people seemed to enjoy themselves."
Jazz night on the first Monday of the month attracts an older, more sedate crowd. The second Monday is open for various musical styles; the third Monday is classical music; and the fourth is bluegrass, said publicist Cathy Teague.
One Night Stand is available for booking by calling Mike Dunne at (816) 560-9688 or by sending him an email.
For information on
scheduling an event at Corbin Theatre, 15 N. Water St. in downtown
Liberty, call 816-781-1493.
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