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SPECIAL EVENTS
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June
bears witness to celebrations of Dads everywhere
on Father's Day Sunday the 19th.
Two days later, on the 21st we all get to celebrate
the 1st day of Summer!
St. Jean Baptiste Day falls on Friday the 24th.
...and the full moon will grace us on Wednesday
the 22nd (definately a good night to come out to
VIP).
...and
now for some unusual (I
swear I'm not making these up) observances:
-Donut
Days: 6 & 7
-Upsy Daisy Day: 8
-Blame Someone Else Day: 13
-Intl Skeptics Day: 13
-World Sauntering Day: 19
-Take Your Dog to Work Day 20
-Join Hands Day: 21
-Pick Up Some Litter Day: 21
-Let It Go Day: 23
-Creation of the Senses Day: 24
-Decide to Be Married Day: 27
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NEW FEATURES
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We've
added many new features to our message
forum.
The
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 but this month
we added two new photo galleries to our Website.
Check out the antics of various friends
inspired by the Dog & Pony Logo:
"Living
Logo" Series
... And the new "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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WORLD
NEWS
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DOG
& PONY'S
RECOMMENDED
SHOWS
AROUND THE GLOBE
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EXPLORE
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WEBSITE
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DOG & PONY SOUND SINGER SHOWCASE
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Join
DOG & PONY Sound Sunday
July 10th
as we host an open stage Karaoke fundraiser
from 10am-3pm
followed by:
THE DOG & PONY SOUND SINGER SHOWCASE
2005
from 3-7pm on a very special stage in the
middle of Ottawa's newest festival and street
party, BANKFEST!
The party will then continue at Swizzles
into
the wee small hours.
We
will be featuring all our hosts throughout
the day.
Two
years ago, our Singer Showcase took place
at Barrymores to an audience of just over
200.
[see
Showcase photos]
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!!!!
You choose who you feel will best represent
DOG & PONY Sound in our 2nd Annual Singer
Showcase.
It's important to note that you may not
participate unless you have voted. Polls
close June 29th. We will announce the winners
in the July Newsletter.
[see list of qualifying singers & download
ballots here]
If
you do not win a spot in the showcase, you
may still sing with us during our Karaoke
fundraiser from 10am-3pm (before the Showcase)
and after the festival at Swizzles, 246
Queen St. until close.
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VENUE NEWS
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 BIDDY
MULLIGANS ,
303 Bank St. is
our newest venue. Richie
The Hound and Mike The Beaver both threw a
wicked opening night party last month with
a full room of singers and party animals.
Well things haven't slowed down since. This
venue kicks butt!
Great food, great service, and great fun!
9pm-1am
every Monday!
Mike
(Wyld Dawg) will be celebrating his birthday
at Biddy Mulligan's Monday June 13th.
[map] [photos]
*new
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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.
Note the shows now start and end later.
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.
[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
One of my favorite rooms (gotta love the balcony
overlooking the Market...and oh the beautiful
people!). Bartenders Matt & Donnie are
always upbeat, quirky & fun. You
never know what they'll do next.
Last month the LookOut threw a karaoke pizza
party in honor of Donnie's birthday with free
pizza for everyone.
Kat
will be celebrating her birthday at The LookOut
June 19th.
Stay tuned for the "Christmas in July"
Karaoke Party.
[map] [photos]
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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!
All you can eat Lunch Buffet 11:30
AM - 2:30 PM Thursdays & Fridays.
...and of course a rousing good ole Karaoke
Party EVERY Friday & Saturday with the
Dog 9:30pm-1:30am!
[map]
[photos]
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 ROYAL
BRITANNIA PUB, 1475 Richmond Rd.
absolutely rocks every Thursday with The Super-Hound
9pm-1am.
Thursdays also feature $10 pitchers.
Oh! Oh! Oh! and ...THE ROOFTOP PATIO IS NOW
OPEN TOO!
[map] [photos]
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SWIZZLES,
246 Queen Street
is one of our most comfortable 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 Miss Kitty 9:30-1:30 and and Sundays
8:30pm -12:30 with the Dog.
 Join
the Dusty Owl Poetry Group the 3rd Sunday
of every month for a special featured
reader & open stage 5pm before karaoke.
Last
month The Dusty Owls featured a heart warming
acoustic set by Steve Muss. A truly a wonderful
night. Beaver & Pony performed some original
pieces on the Owl's open stage despite rusty
guitar fingers, others read inspiring words
of wisdom, some of nonsense, all of it fun!..and
our own Miss Kitty won the monthly poetry
challenge.
Stay tuned for details on the BIG PARKING
LOT KARAOKE PARTY Friday July 8th!
[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 9:30-1:30
w/Miss Kitty
Thanks
to everyone who came out to party with the
us. I dusted off my hosting cap to fill in
for Miss Kitty on the 25th. It was incredibly
fun. A special thanks to Delaney and Denis
who baked me this beautiful and tasty chocolate
"song slip".
Leah
will be celebrating her birthday at VIP on
June 15th.
[map]
[photos]
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STAFF NEWS
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Stevie, our Gator continues his training
(an initiation) Sundays at Swizzles and will soon
embark on his supervised solo.
Here we see Gator demonstrating his newest skill,
gnawing his was through duct tape.
[
Meet the entire stable ]
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PALS NEWS
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LIBRARY NEWS
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 We've
added 100's of new songs to all libraries last month
(and pretty much every single month) [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 "Maximum Range"
by Mark Baxter
"The
key to singing high notes is volume. Reducing the
volume of your voice removes the burden of excess
air pressure so your folds can become more elastic.
Just as it takes a little stretching every day to
get your legs into a split, vocalizing daily at
a low volume will allow you to visit higher notes
without stress. It’s best to sing scales rather
than songs at first; the memory of a song’s
performance will lead you to pushing. Allow you
higher notes to venture into falsetto or head voice.
It’s okay if the transition cracks or skips
out; this is just a symptom of your imbalanced ways.
Don’t worry that the light voice you vocalize
with is not up to performance standards. Only after
you are completely comfortable with producing a
note at a low volume should you attempt to raise
the output. Increasing the volume in very small
increments will allow you to monitor muscle independence.
If facial or neck muscles join in to support a note,
you’ve added too much air pressure. Your controllable
range for the day lies waiting at the balance point
between force and flexibility. And as always, tomorrow
is another day. "
[Read
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. 9-1 w/Beaver
& Hound
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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/Kitty
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Thurs
Royal Britannia,1475 Richmond Rd. 9-1 w/Hound
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Thurs
Brig Pub,501 Hazeldean Rd. 9-1 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. 9-1 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/Kitty
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Sun
Swizzles, 246 Queen St. 8:00pm-12:30am w/Dog
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Pet
the 
Tickle
Bay
with the 
We
will be hosting a Pre-Paw Party (otherwise
known as a baby shower D&P style) for 
Pony
Paw Pals support our singers by coming
out to 2 or more venues to enjoy the
show.
