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BIRTHDAYS
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Happy Birthday July
Pals!
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Beth
(Goose) 2nd
l Katherine
(K8) 4th
l Mitch
(Chinchilla) 6th
l Brian
O 20th
l Tracy
T 21st
l Neal
(Wildcat) 24th
l Eric
27th
l Dan
(Chameleon) 29th
Happy Anniversary:
lTerry &
Kathleen
july 17th
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CANADA DAY
July 1
Did you know Canada Day, our national day of pride
was established in 1879 under the name "Dominion
Day" and became known under its current name
in 1982?
BANKfest July
10
Sunday
July 10 marks Ottawa's 1st Annual Bankfest on
Bank St between Cooper and Lewis 11am - 9pm
Parks
Day July 16
Established
in 1989, Parks Day focuses public attention on
the issue of natural heritage conservation in
Canada and on the importance of national, provincial
and territorial parks.
visit
www.parksday.ca for scheduled events.
The
full moon will grace us on Thursday the
21st (definately a good night to come out to Royal
Britannia or The Brig) to
howl at the moon with our canine friends Dog &
Hound.
...and
now for some unusual observances:
July marks:
lNatl
Anti-Boredom Month
lNatl
Hot Dog Month
lNatl
Ice Cream Month
lNude
Recreation Week(wk
2)
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Creative Ice Cream Flavors Day
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Build A Scarecrow Day
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Jokes
Day
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I Forgot Day
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Intl Joke Day
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Disobedience Day
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Stay out of the Sun Day
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Independence Day (U.S.)
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Natl Country Music Day
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Compliment your Mirror Day
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Sidewalk Egg Frying Day
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Work-a-holics Day
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Natl Fried Chicken Day
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Chocolate Day
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Natl Strawberry
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Sundae Day
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Video Games Day
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Natl Sugar Cookie Day
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Teddy Bear Picnic Day
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Cheer up the Lonely Day
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World Population Day
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Different Colored Eyes Day
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Pecan Pie Day
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Barbershop Music Appreciation Day
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Embrace Your Geekness Day
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Fool's Paradise Day
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Bastille Day
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Panedmonium Day
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National Nude Day
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Ice Cream Cone Day
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Tapioca Pudding Day
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Cow Appreciation Day
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Intl Juggling Day
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Natl Ice Cream Day
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Peach Ice Cream Day
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Natl Caviar Day
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Natl Raspberry Cake Day
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Moon Day
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Ugly Truck Day
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Natl Junk Food Day
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Ratcatcher's Day
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Natl Hot Dog Day
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Vanilla Ice Cream Day
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Cousins Day
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Emilia Earhart Day
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Threading the Needle Day
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All or Nothing Day
lAunt
and Uncle Day
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Take a Plant for a Walk Day
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Natl Milk Chocolate Day
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Parent's Day
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Natl Cheesecake Day
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Father-in-Law Day
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Mutt's Day
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NEW FEATURES
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We've
added more new features to our message
forum.
Now adding your birthday to the calendar has
never been easier. Simply add your birthday
to your profile when you join the forum and it will
automatically appear on the calendar each year.
You can also add special events such as your
birthday party. Let us all know where and when you
will be celebrating.
Our
message
forum
is a great way to get to know the people you see
at many of the shows. It is also the 1st place to
learn about special events, parties, newest songs
and what's happening in the community.
Drop
us a line when you register so we can grant you
special access to the forums for our local singers
...the PALS Zone.
We're always adding new photos
to all the venue galleries. Recently we added
two new photo galleries, The "Living
Logo" Series &
"masterpiece
theatre" Dog & Pony Style.
Check out the ongoing antics of various
friends inspired by the Dog & Pony Logo:
"Living
Logo" Series
... And
our "Masterpiece
Theatre" Dog & Pony Style:
where we applaude the creative, the inspired, the
wacky and the zany...various singers taking songs
quite literally.
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DOG
& PONY'S
RECOMMENDED
SHOWS
AROUND THE GLOBE
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DOG & PONY SOUND SINGER SHOWCASE
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You
chose who you thought would best represent
DOG & PONY Sound in our 2nd Annual Singer
Showcase.
THE
RESULTS ARE IN!
Visit
our forum for complete list of singers who
will be representing DOG & PONY Sound
and instructions on song choice and scheduling.
 THE
DOG & PONY SOUND SINGER SHOWCASE 2005
will take place on a very special stage
in the middle of Ottawa's newest festival
and street party, BANKFEST!
from
3-7pm
Sunday July 10th
This
year, the winners of our showcase spots
will be entertaining 1000's of people at
a 4 hour extravaganza from a professional
stage right on Bank St. We're stoked!!!!
If
you did not win a spot in the showcase,
you may still sing with us during our Karaoke
fundraiser from 11am-3pm (before the Showcase)
and after the festival as
party will continue at Swizzles, 246 Queen
St. into
the wee small hours.
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VENUE NEWS
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 BIDDY
MULLIGANS ,
303 Bank St. is
crazy fun every Monday.
NOW Richie
The Hound will be joined each week by a different
co-host: Cougar, Coyote, Kitty, Gator &
Beaver [see
staff news for scheduling]
This
venue kicks butt!
Great food, great service, and great fun!
9pm-1am
every Monday! and
now, Mondays feature 1/2 price pizza!
[map] [photos]
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  BRIG
PUB,
501 Hazeldean Rd. (Kanata)
features Karaoke 2 nights a week!
Thursdays with Dog
9:30 -1:30 and
Fridays with Hound
10pm-2am.
This is a fun room that always has more people
partying than singing so if
you like to sing lots, this is definately
the place to be on a Thursday or Friday night!
[map] [photos]
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 THE
LOOKOUT,
41 York St.
(Market) Join the dog for a great howl at
the moon Wednesdays 9:30pm-1:30am
You gotta love the balcony overlooking the
Market... oh the beautiful people!. Bartenders
Matt & Donnie are always upbeat,
quirky & fun. You never know
what they'll do next. Christmas in July is
rumoured..
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 O'BRIEN'S,
1145 Heron Rd.
has had a face lift! If you haven't
been to OBeez in a while, check it out!
O'Brien's promises a rousing good ole Karaoke
Party EVERY Friday & Saturday with the
Dog 9:30pm-1:30am!
 O'Brien's
is celebrating Canada Day with 3 back-to-back
nights of singing, dancing, & friendship.
We've added a SPECIAL
PRE CANADA DAY Thursday Show June 30th with
Coyote. Followed by regularly scheduled
shows July 1st & 2nd.
Congratulations
to Brian on his wedding this month. Sorry
girls, he's now officially off the market!
[map]
[photos]
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 ROYAL
BRITANNIA PUB, 1475 Richmond Rd.
absolutely rocks every Thursday with "Super"
Hound 9pm-1am.
It's
just a crazy jumpin' hot night of music, dancing
and fun!
Thursdays also feature $10 pitchers.
FEATURES ROOFTOP PATIO!
[map]
[photos]
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 SWIZZLES,
246 Queen Street
is one of our most comfortable and
laid back venues. New carpeting, new paint,
new lighting, new chairs, new lounge and new
stage and same great service! WOW!
The Swiz features Karaoke Tuesdays & Fridays
with Kitty 9:30-1:30 and and Sundays 8:30pm
-12:30 with Dog.
Join
the Dusty Owl Poetry Group the 3rd Sunday
of every month for a special featured
reader & open stage 5pm before karaoke.
[map]
[photos]
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 VILLAGE
INN PUB,
313 Bank St.
is the original little pub with the big heart.
VIP continues its deliciously naughty karaoke
nights every Wednesday & Saturday w/ Gator
9:30-1:30
[map]
[photos]
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STAFF NEWS
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Party with Gator Wednesdays
& Saturdays at VIP
9:30-1:30
[ Meet the entire stable ]
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PAL NEWS
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Paw Pals have
sung at 2 (or more) of our venues and have
earned the paws for each venue |
 Pony
Paw Pals support our singers by coming
out to 2 or more venues to enjoy the
show. |
l check
your own pal status online
l update
your pal status
Our
plans to host Pre-Paw Party (otherwise
known as a baby shower D&P style) for Marcel
& Marie-France
are still pending. The place will likely be Swizzles,
the date is still undetermined so stay tuned for
details.
Special
Thanks to all of you for supporting
our shows, our hosts and our company. We're proud
to have been named Ottawa's
Best
Karaoke
4 years in a row! But we
couldn't have done it without your support!
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PAL STORIES
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Personal
Story Submission via Website: 
Having moved from place to place to place, I'd
grown tired of making friends only to lose them.
For a time, I gave up on the world, lost any and
all social skills I had and turned from a once
loud-mouthed, obnoxious, extrovert to a seemingly
timid, anti-social kid.
D&P Sound has made me realize that living
for the moment instead of fearfully anticipating
what's to come is a much happier way to go about
life. I've met all sorts of interesting and talented
people and am beginning to reclaim my long lost
extroversion!
My recommendations for the venues will go as far
as I do, D&P, hosts and friends. Here's to
you!
~anonymous
Submit
Your Personal Story for Publication.
Let us know what karaoke and community
has meant to you.
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LIBRARY NEWS
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 We
add new songs to all our libraries regularly.
[see
latest additions here]
Join
our message
board to keep up on the latest news,
weather & sports...uh...songs, shows & events.
Find Your Favorite Library:
 Library
#42 in
use at:
LookOut, O'Brien's,
Swizzles &
Brig Pub
Library
#9¾ in
use at: Swizzles,
VIP,
Royal
Britannia &
Biddy
Mulligan's
Library
#33.3 in
use at: Brig
Pub
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SINGER TIPS
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 Excerpts
from "K.I.S.S.
In The New Year
(A simple warm
up is the best warm up)"
by Mark Baxter
"The
mission of a warm up is to turn you from non-vocal
status into a smokin' singing machine. To arrive
at maximum potential, you've got to allow enough
time to deal with stubborn tensions and coordination
issues. A good way to begin warming up is with a
hum. Keep your lips together but let your jaw hang
down so your teeth are separated. At a very low
volume, let your voice find the pitch that requires
the least amount of energy to produce. The hum should
tickle your lips. Sustain this note for as long
as comfortable and repeat with long slow relaxed
breaths in between. Test other notes in the neighborhood
and see if they can be hummed as easily. Don't test
the range just yet; the goal is to make the voice
feel good first.
Next,
change the single note hum into a three note melody.
Start on your original easy pitch and let the voice
rise up three notes and then come back down three
notes. Use this simple melody to become aware of
any behavior issues. Are you humming the high note
as easily as the others? The littlest inconsistency
is worth correcting; it will only become a bigger
problem when singing. Keep repeating the melody
until all three notes feel exactly the same. Once
this is achieved raise the starting note of the
melody and explore your range. Remember: K.I.S.S.
Don't complicate the process by doing to do too
much too soon. Let the voice come to you.
When
humming feels slippery, it's time to move on. With
the word "me," sing a five note scale
(1-2-3-4-5-4-3-2-1) placing the "M" on
steps 1, 3, 5, 3 and 1 (ME-EE-ME-EE-ME-EE-ME-EE-ME).
This should sound smooth; not choppy. Singing this
way allows the vocal folds to assume a little more
load while still retaining the advantages of a hum.
Watch that your air does not dump out while making
the EE. Always let the voice crack and blank out
on high notes rather then push them. Let the registers
change reflexively, never adjust your face or increase
the volume to avoid head voice or falsetto. Give
things time to coordinate. Hang around awkward areas
with a focus on keeping your behavior simple. Switching
the EE vowel to an AH (MA-AH-MA-AH-MA-AH-MA-AH-MA)
will increase the work load at the folds even more,
but wait until the EE is responding well before
doing this.
A
good indicator that you are warmed up is an independent
tongue and jaw. To encourage this, let your jaw
hang open and place your index finger on your chin.
Using the same five note scale above, alternate
between AH and EE vowels without moving the chin
(AH-EE-AH-EE-AH-EE-AH-EE-AH). Your finger is there
to remind you to let the tongue do the moving -
not the jaw. Just the rear portion of the tongue
needs to rise to pronounce an EE; you don't need
to spread your mouth or smile. When this action
becomes easy you should increase the speed. Make
sure you don't drive harder - singing fast does
not require fast air. Only after you are able to
access your entire range without pushing should
you explore singing louder. Gradually increase the
volume of these scales until you reach what you'll
need on stage. Watch for volume-based tensions creeping
in. Slowly roll your shoulders and move your head
around while vocalizing to make sure you don't get
locked up."
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the rest of this article]
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NOW
Serving your singing fix 7 glorious
nights a week!
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Mon
Biddy Mulligan's, 303 Bank St. 9pm-1am w/Hound
& guest
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Tues
Swizzles, 246 Queen St. 9:30pm-1:30am w/Kitty
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Wed
The LookOut, 41 York St. 9:30pm-1:30am w/Dog
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Wed
Village Inn Pub, 313 Bank St. 9:30pm-1:30am
w/Gator
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Thurs
Royal Britannia,1475 Richmond Rd. 9pm-1am w/Hound
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Thurs
Brig Pub, 501 Hazeldean Rd. 9:30-1:30 w/Dog
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Fri
O'Brien's, 1145 Heron Rd. 9:30-1:30 w/Dog
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Fri
Swizzles, 246 Queen St. 9:30pm-1:30am w/Kitty
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Fri
Brig Pub, 501 Hazeldean Rd. 10pm-2am w/Hound
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Sat
O'Brien's, 1145 Heron Rd. 9:30-1:30 w/Dog
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Sat
Village Inn Pub, 313 Bank St. 9:30pm-1:30am
w/Gator
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Sun
Swizzles, 246 Queen St. 8:30pm-12:30am w/Dog
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