Burns Twice

BLUES PLANET PROJECT BOFFO AT NESSI'S!! Congrats to our friends in Blues Planet Project on their sold out CD release party at the beautiful Nessie's!BPP always sounds great,but with the addition of some excellent backing performers,like blues man Tom Pakele, tracks from the new CD really shine! The crowd loved the band and I loved Nessi's. What a wonderful performance space,with a great sound system.! This room is shaping up to be the premiere showcase for area musicians on the front range!!



Here's the Silo closing article from the Longmont Times Call,[reprinted without the expressed consent or permission of the National League] I'm sorry to report Victoria did not use my quote that Burns Twice was "The Little House Band on the Prairie" You can't win em all....

Publish Date: 8/4/2006

Marta Torres sweeps a back room in the kitchen area of the Silo restaurant in Longmont on Thursday. The restaurant and bar closed Monday after a mutual decision between the restaurant owner and the property owner.

Silo restaurant closes its doors
Pratt mum about property’s future

By Victoria A.F. Camron
The Daily Times-Call

LONGMONT — The sign on the door says “bigger and better things” will replace the recently shuttered Silo restaurant.

But Pratt Properties, owner of the 5-acre site at Hover Street and the Diagonal Highway, is not ready to disclose what those things are.

And Vijay Mehra, owner of Silo and Hunter’s Restaurant and Pub on Airport Road, said it’s not his place to say.

“It’s a very positive thing,” Mehra said Thursday. Closing Silo on Monday — three years after it opened — was a mutual decision with his landlord, Susan Pratt.

“Susan has been very supportive of me all along,” Mehra said.

Frannie Follick-Hood, spokes
woman for Pratt Properties, said Pratt is working on redevelopment plans, but she declined to elaborate.

“I just want to concentrate on Hunter’s right now,” Mehra said. Some Silo employees, including the chef, already have transferred to Hunter’s, and others will be the first considered when new positions open up, he said.

“I want to officially say ‘thank you’ to Longmont for their support,” Mehra said. Hunter’s will honor all Silo coupons and gift certificates.

Employees have signed their own thank-you card, a notice on Silo’s door. Another sign reads, “Silo wants to thank all our wonderful customers for three great years.”

Burns Twice, a local band that has performed regularly at Silo for about two years, performed Friday night, when employees and customers learned of the sports bar’s demise.

“Everybody was really sad about it,” guitarist Gary Dunn said. But the sorrow didn’t stop the party. “Everybody wanted to go out dancing.”

Silo employees on Friday seemed to think the building would be torn down, Dunn said.

“We’ll miss it,” said Dunn, who lives in Jamestown. “The food was great, which is kind of unusual.”

Victoria Camron can be reached at 303-684-5226, or by e-mail at vcamron@times-call.com. 

SILO-A-GO-GO-GOING-GOING-GONE UPDATE....Look for an article about the Silo closing in the Longmont Times Call newspaper this weekend.A reporter called B2X for details on our gig Saturday,seems we were the last band to play the club before closing. Owners promise an exciting announcement about future developments...We'll keep you posted,and keep a eye out for our name in the paper. If it's in an article,let us know,if it's in the Police Notes we probably already know!


ROBO PICS ON BOLDER BOULDER SITE....to check out the B2X bassist playing in traffic at this years race go to www.bolderboulder.com .




As the Silo slowly sinks in the west , we bid a fond farewell to Deb and her band of merry pranksters. We heard Friday, this will be our last Silo gig,with the the club scheduled for the wrecking ball some time in the near future. 
 Our last night was a blast,a real party on the patio, with crazy dancers, and the last 22 people who still smoke in Colorado. The Silo is our only club in Longtown,so We'll have to get busy and scare up another room to play.
Just a word about Deb and all the fine Silo staff, they always treated us like the rock stars we're not,and in 40 years I've never played a more friendly room! We'll miss everyone!




 "AS SEEN ON TV" The B2X boys and our palls from Blues Planet Project had a really fun night at the video production club in the Andolinie's Sport Bar ! On one side is a great sports bar[with killer Italian food] and adjacent is their state-o-the-art video production facility. It's set up like a regular rock club, with a monster JBL sound system, and a concert lighting system, but what sets them apart from all other Colorado clubs is their in house DVD production studio. From their control room, they displayed our performances on giant video screens and dozens of TVs, then were able to give us a DVD of our show,as we walked out the door!! Look for our video to be shown on their Coloradorock show in the near future! We should have clips on our B2X site soon!
  Thanks again to Judy Larson at Coloradorock and sound man extraordinary,Brother Bob, Rob Francis,God of Lumens and all the fine folks who cheered us on,like it was Saturday night,not like the"school night" is was! They stayed to the bitter end and were the greatest audience ever! 
  Also, it was a blast to play with Colorado perennial favorite,Ted Mentry and his great group Blues Planet Project, who previewed tracks from their new CD, that really sounded awesome! Check out the B.P.P. when they debut their CD in its entirety at Nessie's on August 4. Check out their web site www.bluesplanetproject.com for all the details, B2X  is on summer vacation that weekend and will be at Nessie's to see the show! P.S. don't be late or you'll miss our buddy blues great Tom Pakele warming up the B.P.P.! 


 FIRST STREET PUB,FIRST NO SMOKING WEEKEND! It was really nice to play the Pub this last weekend,with the  smoking ban in full effect, no one was allowed to smoke inside [except Jessica who is always "smokin"!!] and it made a noticeable difference! The delicious aroma of the Pubs' great food wafted through the room! Smokers enjoyed a beautiful night on the deck and a good time was had by all! Every time we play the First, we always put up a few pics of owner raconteur Jess, and boy howdy do our web hits soar! Check out the "new gig pics page for the latest installment of our "we love Jessica" tribute!"



  Luna Chica Records CD release party for Burrito Deluxe's new CD "Disciples of the Truth", turned into one greatest high country hootenannys I have ever  attended!!! Thanks to Paige Coffrin for letting Burns Twice warm up the 'Burritos"! [It was also Paige's 55 birthday,one he won't soon remember!] Set atop beautiful Sugarloaf Mtn,over looking Boulder,Paige's deck has been the scene for some great concerts,[like Lyle Lovitt,Criss Izaak,Bruce Hornsby,Neil Finn,Burrito Deluxe,with Sneaky Pete and Garth Hudson] but this night topped them all!          
 Special thanks must go out Audio Denver,FOH soundman extraordinary,Mark, who had worked Red Rocks the day before the party [your average 17 hour day] and faced piles of trials with smiles,like 5 rain showers that douched everything and everybody.Roby and I had known Mark from 20 years ago,when our bands,Alias and Kyte thundered across the Midwest in the turbulent 80's frightening children and farmers alike. He set up a concert size PA, and the sound was flawless! 
 Craig from PME Records did a 24 track digital recording of both bands[ audio clips of the show will soon be available on his site www.pmerecords.com] ,and Bill from Creative Head Space set up his amazing multi-media light show extravaganza,to the delight all!
  The Crowd was an interesting mix of locals, Nashville luminaries and music industry people who quickly let their hair down and danced the night away. The clothing optional swimming pool seemed to be of great interest to the Burritos,who I am sure,all have stiff necks on their flights back to Nashville!
 The Burritos are sporting a line up of Nashville's finest,like guitarist Walter Egan of "Magnet and Steel fame[Roby's favorite song!] Walter has also worked with Linda Ronstadt,Jackson Brown, and many others. Newest Burrito,drummer Bryan Owings played with Delbert Mclinton,The Amazing Rhythm Aces, and adds a solid beat to the Burritos new sound. 
 Richard Bell joins the band on keyboards,replacing Garth Hudson. Richard is renown for playing in Janis Joplin's Full Tilt Boogie Band,The Band, Bonnie Rait and Paul Butterfield!Check out the documentary"Festival Train" and look for Richard and Janis playing in the bar car of the train! 
 Jeff "Stick" Davis [The Amazing Rhythm Aces] returns to hold down the bottom. Multiple Grammy nominee and Grand Ole Opry performer Carlton Moody brings his rich country vocal stylings,  mandolin and guitar playing to round out this versatile group.
 The new CD"Disciples of the Truth" has catchy country tunes with great hooks and heart felt sentiments. What a honer to meet all these guys. They really know how to put on a show and couldn't have been more gracious to their fans! Pics are up on our New Gig Photos page,so check out the fun party pics! PS Check out their site at www.burritodeluxe.com there are some great road stories,like the one with Stick and Zena the Warrior Princess!!
  MARS and "Mister Clapton"

PETE'S BEAVER PARK INN BIRTHDAY BLOW-OUT! Oh what a night,the gang from Jamestown, Robo's troupe,Mrs. Los,our old palls Stella and Gary,were all in high spirits for the second annual b-day party for kindly old "Mars" who acted like he didn't realize what day it was!?!At one point in the proceedings,Charlie, the Texas Twister, showed the world he knew how to "gator"!We hope to return to the mighty "Beve" in August,details to follow. Thanks again to Pete and all the gang for their heapin helpin of high country hospitality!!


FOR EVER IN OUR HEARTS...from the Irma Jean Douglass Memorial Service

FOR EVER IN OUR HEARTS,YOU WILL ALWAYS BE,FOR EVER IN OUR HEARTS,THROUGH OUT ETERNITY
JUST A COAT OF CIRCUS PAINT,TO KEEP YOU FROM THE WIND
SEVEN SIGHS IN SEVEN LIVES,TILL YOU COME HOME AGAIN
FOR EVER IN OUR HEARTS,YOU WILL ALWAYS BE,FOR EVER IN OUR HEARTS,THROUGH OUT ETERNITY
JUST A COAT OF CIRCUS PAINT,TO KEEP YOU FROM THE WIND
SEVEN SIGHS IN SEVEN LIVES,TILL YOU COME HOME AGAIN
IF I COULD TELL YOU TO YOUR FACE,ACROSS THE VOID OF TIME,ABOUT THIS PLACE YOU'LL ALWAYS HAVE ,IN THIS HEART OF MINE
FOR EVER IN OUR HEARTS,YOU WILL ALWAYS BE,FOR EVER IN OUR HEARTS,THROUGH OUT ETERNITY
JUST A COAT OF CIRCUS PAINT,TO KEEP YOU FROM THE WIND
SEVEN SIGHS IN SEVEN LIVES,TILL YOU COME HOME AGAIN ,TILL YOU COME HOME,TILL YOU COME HOME,TILL YOU COME HOME..........


It's with a heavy heart that we note the passing of Rob's beloved mother,Erma Jean. She touched everyone's soul she met,but her love of music will always be what I remember most. Her and Rob's dad Bob, were our most loyal and vocal fans. For over two decades, we always knew there was somebody who was listening, and that no matter how rough and wild the clubs we played got, they always had the sheer courage and tenacity to sit in the front row and cheer us on! 
 Her memorial was a shinning tribute to her love of music and to her loving family. Reverend Day joked that, with so much music played during the service,he would have a hard time getting a word in edge-wise, yet, in his service, he eloquently spoke about the amazing spirit Erma Jean possessed, as only a true, life long friend possibly could. He reminded all of her tremendous capacity to love, whether it was stray animals [she was a loyal supporter of the Max Fund Animal Shelter] or stray musicians, like myself. I feel blessed that Rob and I had two mothers, who never let a day go by with out letting us know we were truly loved. Our  deepest sympathy and condolences go out to all her friends, family and loved ones. She will always be "forever in our hearts"
[FOR EVER IN OUR HEARTS MP3 AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD ON OUR FREE MUSIC PAGE]


CHECK OUT B2X PIX ON DAILY CAMERA SITE....Thanks to Daily Camera photographer Paul Aiken for this great shot! Go to  http://pictopia.com/perl/gal?provider_id=247&process=gallery&ptp_photo_id=373875&gallery_id=&aid=&bid=&page=&&ref=em2f and see for your self!


11 YEARS RUNNING!! BURNS TWICE ....AS SEEN ON TEE-VEE....What a great way to spend Memorial Day!We saw 47,000 of our friends running to wards,at and away from us,then throw in super hero's of every shape,age and galaxy,the new Bolder Boulder CD [BEST YET!]! Plus, we saw the ravages of Pop Tarts, and Dr. Pepper, and sleep deprivation on Matt Jenkins.


New B2X singer "Los Carlos " took to the mike, with great approval from family and friends, 
 Ms. Too Too[we think she's the only performer that's been with the race longer than B2X] ,a runner who jumped into the show,took an eight bar solo on his harmonica,in the right key, an then disappeared back into the throng, and with the Boulder High Cheerleaders on the median cheering the runners on, the fun never stopped all day! 
  Adiós Larry Green ! We will always remember you as a Muffin headed youngster waving to us and cackling as your golf cart careened about the course! Blessing or curse? We've been seen  "On TV" in the race rap-up on Channel 4, but it's been the same footage 3 years in a row, but luckily we don't seem to be aging at all! We should have pics up soon but we were kinda busy,we always play from the first runner to the last[rock is our extreme sport]Thanks go out to all, and a shout out  to our pals Adam,and Brad,who gave the band our "Bolder Boulder Secret Hand Signal",they git a special B2X prize!!

BURNS TWICE ROCKS "THE BAGHDAD BOLDER BOULDER" A sister race of the Bolder Boulder was run at Camp Victory in Iraq for our soldiers this Memorial day. The race sent over tons of race swag and every thing they might need to stage a road race. Included were copies of this year's Race CD,[featuring "Start Over" from B2X] to be given to every runner. The CD was also played along the course,to help give the racers that "Boulder Feeling". Thanks go to everyone at the race that enabled Burns Twice rock the casaba in yet another part of the world!



BURNS TWICE "TIME MACHINE" NOW AVAILABLE AT TOWER RECORDS! For the best price on the INTERNET check out www.towerrecords.com  !


"THIS TIME OF YEAR" NOW ON THE "FREE MUSIC"PAGE...Our latest single "T.T.O.Y."[formally a My Space exclusive] can be now be downloaded from this site for Nada! This new track is our most played song on My Space and is a different mix than on the "Time Machine " CD, enjoy!




BOLDER BOULDER BOOTLEGS 1,2,AND 3! Check out www.bolderboulder.com to purchase your copy's. Burns Twice has songs on all three disks. Supplies of 1 and 2 are limited! [this years track,"Start Over" is also available for free download on our appropriately named page "free music " page on this very site]! The Bolder Boulder site also has all that cool Bolder Boulder swag, like t-shirts from this year and years past!



   COMING SOON ...








As always, thanks go out to Jessica and the whole gang at the First! They always make us feel right at home![also, pix of Jess dramatically increase our hits on our web site] Friday night was " sitt-in  night ". Sittin in the audience were friends and fans from all over,Margi and Ann and friend representing Jim town,legendary chanteuse,Vicki Taylor,Debby from Phoenix, the professor,and Mary Ann and the rest! Sittin in with B2X,Wild Bill Teags, on the bass,and our buddy from California, guitarist, Clark Robinson , they both showed B2X they could rock at high altitude! We love saying we're a local band [both Robo and Charlie hail form Nederland] but The First St. Pub always makes everyone feel right at home! We'll be back July 14, so make sure you come out to see us and get a heaping helping of High Country fun!
 HERE'S A CLASSIC JESSICA " ROCKS THE B2X AIR GUITAR" PIC !!

"whaa,I didn't know you were taking my picture...aww gee...you guys!!!"
 BURNS TWICE +  MYSPACE.....   Visit our new site  www.myspace.com/burnstwiceburns
 for the latest from B2X! Check out our upcoming shows and events, photos and free music downloads. Look for our latest single and special mix of our song "Start Over" from the third Bolder Boulder CD. Also check out a special mix of "This Time of Year" This track is a MySpace exclusive! So, take a look and listen,and then sign up to be our friend!!
"That time of year"
The Bolder Boulder has asked us back to play the race this year,and this will be our 11 th year "not running"! We'll be included on this years CD, with our newest single "Start Over" [special Bolder Boulder mix available for download on our Free Music page] .
  Burns Twice has just inked a deal to warm up our old pals "Burrito Deluxe" on their first date on their Colorado tour this Summer! The "Burritos" are touring to support their new CD,and promise the disk will be loaded with guest performances from some of Nashville's greatest stars!Thanks to Paige from Lunna Chica Records for including us in. B2X can't wait to party with the "Burritos" again!!!




SWING INTO SPRING AT THE SILO....The first weekend of spring found all the gang at the silo in high spirits! Rob is all better [from his injury 6 weeks ago] and played his kit like the demon his is.Wild Bill Teags made the Silo scene,and sat in on bass both nights! Bill is Rob's old band mate from the 70's,great to see and hear him rocking all the low freqs!Our old buddy from the door,Ray [who's always a sharp dressed man ]  sat in on [what else?] "Sharp Dressed Man" and rocked the drum set to the obvious delight of all the Silo patrons.Our leader Deb,was a little under the weather,but she still managed to stay all night after her shift, and danced up a storm! That's her on the right,you tell me,does anybody have more fun?





During load in at the Buffalo Rose last Friday,Robby the road warrior suffered a season ending muscle tear in his right arm.Look for Robby to be on the injured reserve list for at least 6 weeks! Get well soon,Lefty !!





THANKS TO GARY,NATE,THE WIZARD OF WATTS, BILL, CHEF BOY-R-JO, SMOKEY, OUR FRIENDS FROM OHIO, AND EVERYBODY ELSE AT THE VENERABLE "BEAR" ! AS I LOOKED AROUND THE ROOM AT ALL THE THOUSANDS OF NAMES CARVED IN THE WOOD, I MUSED....GEE EVERY ONE OF THOSE FOLKS HAD A KNIFE!HADN'T PLAYED THE BEAR SINCE THE MID SEVENTIES,THE BEAR MAY BE THE LAST CLUB IN COLORADO UNCHANGED THROUGH 3 DECADES! KEEP ROCKIN MIGHTY LITTLE BEAR!





BRIANNA'S GOING AWAY BASH AT THE SILO! Birthday's, reunions, welcomes, and Brianna's bon voyage party kept the crowd rocking till closing! Roby 's buddy from Arizona,Bill made the Silo scene,they were in a band in the seventies [Suspect] and hadn't seen each other for about 20 years...that would be about the time of Roby's last haircut... Brianna is heading to Pennsylvania,Danny Ray is always saying he went to Penn State,we have only recently found out it was the State Pen.Our leader Debb stayed all night and danced the night away!B2X would also like to send out a warm welcome to the newest member of the Silo gang,Sabrina!We would also at this time , like to apologize to her for calling her ,over the P.A., that thing about the teenage witch.We'll have a band meeting to insure it will never happen again!
 If our" what's new " page seems like an advertisement for the Silo,it is!!! We love this club,the food's great,friendly atmosphere,but I must say what makes this neighborhood bar so much fun is it's patrons!Support local live music,and join us the next time at the rocking Silo!!

BURNS TWICE "IN THE DOGHOUSE" FOR MONTH OF JANUARY!B2X headed to Lafayette and our friend Gary's killer rehearsal studio, Dog House Music for a month of practice and to learn a bunch of new tunes. We've updated our sets with about 30% new material for the new year!What a pleasant surprise the Dog House facility turned out to be! Gary's done a fantastic job outfitting the rehearsal space with first class gear, and recording equipment. There has never been easier guy to deal with than Gar, and Burns Twice highly recommends the Dog House to everyone who needs a safe and secure practice space with all the appointments!! Check out www.doghousemusic.com for details and support this business, that supports live music!


THANK YOU,THANK YOU ,THANK YOU!!! To all our fans,friends, and family, the boys from Burns Twice, want to wish everyone a happy New Year! This has been the rocking-est year ever!
We also managed to release our latest CD, "Time Machine". We also performed the Bolder Boulder,and got a special mix of our song "Colfax of Life " on their CD,Bolder Boulder Bootleg Volume 2 [a "run" of 13,000 Cd's],plus we got on TEE-VEE!

Garageband.com fans took a fancy to our song "Not Last Night" and kept it on their charts for over 4 months and it was the song of the day,back in February! We believe their huge world-wide audience helped fuel the incredible web traffic on our web site,www.burnstwice.com ,[over 180,000 hits this year!!] and B2X fans downloaded " Not Last Night "from over 30 countries around the globe!
Perhaps my most guilty pleasure was hearing our song played on the Lewis and Floorwax and Kathy Lee morning show on KRFX 'the Fox!! Thanks to an off hand quip from Waxy-loo people were calling me"Hollering Gar" for months!!

Most importantly, our heartfelt thanks go out to fans,family and friends,for taking the time to see us live! They showed up in all kinds of weather,paid the cover and always came to rock! Their un-flagging devotion helped B2X open many new rooms for us to play and made every single show fun and memorable! The bar bizz is getting tough,so with out everyone's support of live entertainment,we and our club owner friends couldn't survive! So, thanks again, and stay tuned, Burns Twice promises to have some fun surprises for 2006!!!



NEW YEARS EVE AT THE SILO.....Thanks to Deb, and Suzanne for the best New Years ever! If you've never made the scene at the Silo, you're missing out on Longmont's best kept secret. We love playing there, the people are friendly, know how to party, and dance up a storm! The food is definitely way above your usual "bar fare" and service is unparalleled. This is one of the last great neighborhood bars. B2X returns to the Silo in February, but there are great bands there every Friday and Saturday night. Don't miss our palls, "Just Like You", when they rock the Silo!