The Blue Door http://www.bluedoorokc.com The best listening room in Oklahoma. Fri, 24 May 2013 20:56:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 A note from Michael http://www.bluedoorokc.com/2012/12/a-note-from-michael/ http://www.bluedoorokc.com/2012/12/a-note-from-michael/#comments Tue, 18 Dec 2012 02:12:27 +0000 Vicki Farmer http://www.bluedoorokc.com/?p=1287 Read more →]]> Longtime friend of the Blue Door, Michael Fracasso, was in a car accident in November, and suffered multiple broken bones in his left hand, resulting in the forced cancellation of months of performances. His presence on our stage has been sorely missed, and the Blue Door family has looked for ways to reach out to him.  This year’s Woody Guthrie Tribute night was held for his benefit. Today we had a lovely thank you note from Michael.

Michael Fracasso

Michael Fracasso

Dear Friends,

Over the years I have participated in many benefits as a performer, several of them spearheaded by Greg Johnson at the Blue Door. It is most humbling now to find myself on the receiving end of the largess of the Blue Door fans, musicians and my friend Greg, who organized the event. I am deeply honored and grateful to be a part of this wonderful community of friends, fans and musicians who selflessly give and work to make the arts in OKC flourish and more importantly care for others. As you know from recent events, this world can be a pretty dark place, thank you for shining a little light of kindness on it.

I hope to be back to performing at benefits and concerts soon and am deeply touched that you have given me the opportunity to heal without the added stress of financial worry.

Have a blessed New Year!

Yours truly,

Michael Fracasso

The good news is that Michael is on the mend, and we’re looking forward to seeing him very soon!

]]> http://www.bluedoorokc.com/2012/12/a-note-from-michael/feed/ 0 Michael Fracasso – Gypsy Moth http://www.bluedoorokc.com/2012/10/1190/ http://www.bluedoorokc.com/2012/10/1190/#comments Sun, 28 Oct 2012 23:38:20 +0000 Vicki Farmer http://www.bluedoorokc.com/?p=1190 Read more →]]> Last year, longtime friend of the Blue Door, Michael Fracasso played a show here in August. He played the show. He did some encores. And still, the audience kept demanding more. So, Michael sat down on the edge of the stage, and this is what happened.

Michael will be back this week, for his own show on Friday, and for the Feel The Love benefit on Sunday. Come out and join us!

UPDATE: 29 OCT. Michael broke his hand this past weekend, and so has had to cancel his upcoming appearances at the Blue Door. We all wish Michael a speedy recovery and look forward to seeing him soon.

]]> http://www.bluedoorokc.com/2012/10/1190/feed/ 0 Kevin Welch: Come a Rain http://www.bluedoorokc.com/2012/10/kevin-welch-come-a-rain/ http://www.bluedoorokc.com/2012/10/kevin-welch-come-a-rain/#comments Fri, 05 Oct 2012 01:12:37 +0000 Vicki Farmer http://www.bluedoorokc.com/?p=1144 Looking forward to seeing our friend, Kevin Welch, on October 12!

Here Kevin is with his son, Dustin, at the Blue Door, December 2010.  If memory serves, I believe that was probably John Fullbright back there on the keyboard.

]]> http://www.bluedoorokc.com/2012/10/kevin-welch-come-a-rain/feed/ 0 John Fullbright—If You See Me Getting Smaller http://www.bluedoorokc.com/2012/05/john-fullbright-if-you-see-me-getting-smaller/ http://www.bluedoorokc.com/2012/05/john-fullbright-if-you-see-me-getting-smaller/#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 03:24:02 +0000 Vicki Farmer http://www.bluedoorokc.com/?p=919 John Fullbright with his band — Terry “Buffalo” Ware, Giovanni “Nooch” Carnuccio III, and Wes Sharon — covering Jimmy Webb’s “If You See Mee Getting Smaller” at the CD release show for “From the Ground Up,” on May 4, 2012.

]]> http://www.bluedoorokc.com/2012/05/john-fullbright-if-you-see-me-getting-smaller/feed/ 0 John Fullbright on Kickstarter: From the Ground Up http://www.bluedoorokc.com/2012/03/john-fullbright-on-kickstarter-from-the-ground-up/ http://www.bluedoorokc.com/2012/03/john-fullbright-on-kickstarter-from-the-ground-up/#comments Sun, 25 Mar 2012 01:14:12 +0000 Vicki Farmer http://www.bluedoorokc.com/?p=845 Read more →]]> Fullbrightcover-finalJohn Fullbright is no stranger to fans and friends of the Blue Door. For the last few months, John has been working on his new CD release, From the Ground Up. It’s about ready to go, and everyone is really excited about it.

Instead of trying to find a record deal for the new CD, even with an indie label, John has decided to set up his own label, Blue Dirt Records, and release From the Ground Up with the distributor, Thirty Tigers, acting as label staff.

Now is the chance to help John get From the Ground Up off the ground!

Three years ago Greg released John’s Live at the Blue Door record, but it wasn’t promoted nationally. This is John’s time to show everyone what we have all loved about his shows and his songs for the last three years.

We’ve set up a Kickstarter campaign in support of John and the new CD, offering CDs, Blue Door tickets, and a special donors-only concert as rewards for contributing. Think of it as pre-ordering the new CD, and helping more if you can.

And as a special reward just for checking out the campaign, you can be among the first to see the premiere music video from the new CD, Satan & St. Paul, on the Kickstarter site!

Thanks so much to all of John’s loyal fans, and please keep spreading the word! John will be playing in Oklahoma, Texas, New York and California for his CD release, and all around the country.

Take me to Kickstarter

]]> http://www.bluedoorokc.com/2012/03/john-fullbright-on-kickstarter-from-the-ground-up/feed/ 0 Patrice Pike—Chain of Fools http://www.bluedoorokc.com/2012/01/patrice-pike%e2%80%94chain-of-fools/ http://www.bluedoorokc.com/2012/01/patrice-pike%e2%80%94chain-of-fools/#comments Sun, 15 Jan 2012 04:43:01 +0000 Vicki Farmer http://www.bluedoorokc.com/?p=721 Patrice Pike tearing it up onstage with Terry “Buffalo” Ware and the Shambles at the Blue Door 19th Anniversary Show on Jan. 12, 2012.

]]> http://www.bluedoorokc.com/2012/01/patrice-pike%e2%80%94chain-of-fools/feed/ 0 John Fullbright—The God Song http://www.bluedoorokc.com/2011/11/john-fullbright%e2%80%94the-god-song/ http://www.bluedoorokc.com/2011/11/john-fullbright%e2%80%94the-god-song/#comments Mon, 28 Nov 2011 13:23:13 +0000 Vicki Farmer http://www.bluedoorokc.com/?p=631 John Fullbright doing a new song, cowritten with Dustin Welch, at the Blue Door on November 25, 2011.  John is backed up by Wes Sharon on bass, Giovanni “Nooch” Carnuccio on drums and the incomparable Terry “Buffalo” Ware.

]]> http://www.bluedoorokc.com/2011/11/john-fullbright%e2%80%94the-god-song/feed/ 0 Darden Smith—Loving Arms http://www.bluedoorokc.com/2011/10/darden-smith%e2%80%94loving-arms/ http://www.bluedoorokc.com/2011/10/darden-smith%e2%80%94loving-arms/#comments Tue, 01 Nov 2011 02:18:16 +0000 Vicki Farmer http://www.bluedoorokc.com/?p=615 Darden Smith doing “Loving Arms” on Oct. 29, 2011.

]]> http://www.bluedoorokc.com/2011/10/darden-smith%e2%80%94loving-arms/feed/ 0 The Damn Quails—Satan & St. Paul http://www.bluedoorokc.com/2011/10/the-damn-quails%e2%80%94satan-and-st-paul/ http://www.bluedoorokc.com/2011/10/the-damn-quails%e2%80%94satan-and-st-paul/#comments Tue, 01 Nov 2011 02:16:09 +0000 Vicki Farmer http://www.bluedoorokc.com/?p=612 The Damn Quails doing a cover of John Fullbright’s “Satan and St. Paul” at their CD release party for “Down the Hatch” on Sept. 11, 2011.

]]> http://www.bluedoorokc.com/2011/10/the-damn-quails%e2%80%94satan-and-st-paul/feed/ 0 She Never Spoke Spanish to Me—John Fullbright & Bruce Hancock http://www.bluedoorokc.com/2011/09/she-never-spoke-spanish-to-m/ http://www.bluedoorokc.com/2011/09/she-never-spoke-spanish-to-m/#comments Tue, 13 Sep 2011 00:35:35 +0000 Vicki Farmer http://www.bluedoorokc.com/?p=537 Song swap at the Blue Door, OKC, Sept. 3, 2011. John Fullbright surprises Butch Hancock with his song, “She Never Spoke Spanish To Me” and Butch joins him on it.

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