I DON’T KEEP UP WITH THIS SITE ANYMORE.  MySPACE is much easier to edit.  Please visit me there - myspace.com/sallytownes.  Regards, Sally Townes

Hey there,

I don’t keep up with the site anymore as MySpace is easier to edit.  In fact the contact info on this site is wrong, so to contact me please go to  myspace.com/sallytownes.  Thanks, Sally Townes

It is so great out here.  With 7% humidity,  even when it’s hot, it’s not New Orleans or South Florida HOT!  I’ve been gigging with several bands and riding my bike to many beautiful spots.  Check out the Harley ride thru Zion National Park on my You Tube site under SallyTownesZZZ as well as many cool music videos.  For more updated gig info, go to MYSPACE — http://www.myspace.com/sallytownes

SATURDAY, APRIL 5th:  Special performance in backup band for very talented country singer/songwriter RB STONE at the Mesquite Community Theater in Mesquite, NV .*. FRIDAY, APRIL 11th (6-10pm):  CHERYL JUSTICE BAND at LUCILLE’S BARBEQUE in Henderson, NV .*. SATURDAY, APRIL 12th (9pm-1am):  LOU MARTINEZ BAND at CABO LOUNGE in FIESTA CASINO, Las Vegas .*. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16th, thru SUNDAY, APRIL 20th:  KEN KIRBY BAND (5 Wonderful Nights) SPLASH CABARET in the AQUARIUS CASINO in Laughlin, NV .*. SATURDAY, APRIL 26th (9pm-1am):  LOU MARTINEZ BAND at CABO LOUNGE in FIESTA CASINO, Las Vegas .*. TUESDAY, APRIL 29th (8-12pm):  CHERYL JUSTICE BAND at ROXY’S in SAM’S TOWN CASINO, Las Vegas

Got my first gig here in Vegas this coming Saturday night with one of the best blues musicians here - Al Ek.  With a name like Al Ek, you know, he has to be good - http://www.snvblues.org/newsletters/SNBANewsletter10-05.pdfHis regular keyboard couldn’t make it.  I sat in with him a couple of times and really like playing with him and his band.  It’s going to be fun.  It’s in a very nice casino called Rio at a barbeque place called Rub http://www.harrahs.com/casinos/rio/hotel-casino/property-home.shtmlMy motorcycle and car stuffed with equipment arrived one week ago today.  I really love it here.  Let the games begin!!!

Hey Friends,You won’t be hearing from me for a while.  I’m moving to Las Vegas in December.  When I get settled and line up some work, I’ll let you all know.  Your prayers are welcome! :)Sally 

Saturday, 11/10/2007 01:00 PM - SALLY TOWNES BAND, with Billy Burns/Doghouse Dave Todd/Paul Vasselo, Larry Turner…
NOVA UNIVERSITY BLUES FESTIVAL; 3301 COLLEGE AVE.
DAVIE, FLORIDA 33314
Cost: Free
Description:International Blues Festival. See web site. http://www.huizenga.nova.edu/bluesfest/default.cfm

Sunday, 11/11/2007 01:00 PM - SALLY TOWNES BAND, with Billy Burns/Doghouse Dave Todd/Paul Vasselo, Larry Turner…
SOUTH FLORIDA JAZZ & HERITAGE FESTIVAL
Calder Race Course; 21001 NW 27th Ave.
Miami Gardens, Florida 33056
Cost:free
Description:South Florida Jazz & Heritage Festival http://www.calderracecourse.com/

OK, I changed my mind - again! I was getting ready to send the MusicPad Pro back, but after speaking with tech support at Freehand, I realized that it will have plenty of memory if I connect it to a flash drive. (They sent one with it, but it did not work.) I bought three 2G San Flash drives (at Costco for $50.00, wow they certainly have gotten cheaper) and started scanning my songs. This is going to work. Imagine having 6 thick books of music in one little thin computer. And the playlist feature really is great. After creating a playlist, all I have to do is tap the right side of the screen and the next song in the playlist comes up. So after I get everything scanned and loaded into the MusicPad Pro, no more fumbling thru the books. YAY!!! They admit that their owners manual needs a lot of work still, but are working to correct this problem. Also, they are working on a program that allows one to enter lyrics with chords above it and use a transpose feature. That is really going to be nice. So, barring any further unforseen problems, I think I have to give this product a really good recomendation. Check it out at www.freehandsystems.com!

Also, please note that after DIVA night this Thursday, the 23rd, I will be on vacation (Brazil) until DIVA night, Thursday September 6th. I have a great line-up for the 23rd - Betty Padgett, Michaela Paige, Daphna Rose, Beverly Lewis, Juliene Purefory and The Silver Nightingale!!!

I have scanned only a very small percentage of the music I read and the memory is starting to get full. Going to have to send it back (30 day money back). Evidentally it would work better if I had a PC instead of a MAC. A lot of the songs that I read lyrics only to would have gone right in from Word, but with Mac, I had to scan everything and it is taking up way too much memory. I really wanted a program that I could scan lead sheets and lyric sheets with chords and be able to transpose the chords at the push of a button. Maybe next year someone will invent it.

Hi there, first of all my schedule at UNIVERSE CAFE has changed. It is now
THURSDAY NIGHTS, 6:30 pm to 10:30 pm - DIVA NIGHT. It is going strong. Every week we feature 5 or 6 female singers/musicians. See the photos under the DIVA album on Myspace http://www.myspace.com/sallytownes
FRIDAY NIGHTS, 7:30 to 11:30 - EDDIE G. & SALLY T. Doing jazz, blues, soul. Eddie is a great talent and a gem to work with.
SATURDAY NIGHTS HAVE BEEN CANCELLED.
SUNDAY AFTERNOONS, 1pm to 5 pm - BLUES SUNDAY. I start at 1pm. Doghouse Dave Todd joins me on guitar at 2pm. Billy Burns on vocals and harmonica, joins us at 3 pm. We are so hot, you’ll think it cool out there in the sun on the sidewalk.

I’m going to be on vacation August 24th thru September 2. Yay!

Beautiful things have been happening in the world of equipment. David Brown traded his 16 track digital Korg HD studio for my old Crown Amp and the 4 JBLs that I loved so for so many years. Now I can cross that bridge from analog to digital!

Also, just bought a Music Pad Pro and am trying it out this week for the first time. So far, I love it. It stores all my books of music in one little compuer notebook. I just have to scan and download everything. Check it out at www.freehandsystems.com