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Rip Van Murphy awakens for big Simi Valley gig
Dear patrons of the arts,

When we last littered your in-box we were about to do our much-vaunted, over-hyped July 19 CD recording concert at Blue Ridge Pickin' Parlor in Granada Hills. Wait a minute....

There are 184 people on the Flaw email list. We had 60 people at the concert. That means EIGHTY-SEVEN OF YOU DIDN'T SHOW UP!

Reasons? Rationales? Excuses? Explanations? We're waiting..... (taptaptaptap).

Well, it turns out you couldn't have fit into the Pickin' Parlor anyway....we'd advertised free cobbler and the place was jammed with alleged "bluegrass fans." We're pretty sure it was the cobbler, though -- why would a true bluegrass fan go to a FLAW concert? We're just sayin'....

Here's what you missed. Feeling guilty yet? Have another....

Yeah, we can lay on the shame, but members of the Gang of 87 have a chance to redeem themselves Sunday when the Flaw shows up, extremely well-rested from a month off, to play the Simi Valley Days.

We're going to start playing at noon, and we're not getting off the stage until they come to their senses or it's 1:30 p.m., whichever comes first. $6 gets you in.

We'll be using the occasion to try to remember lyrics and chords we thought we had down pretty well before we went on vacation. But here's your chance to be part of the adventure -- shout out chords during the songs and we'll try to work 'em in.

See you Sunday!

The Flaw

p.s.: The CD we were recording -- didn't get recorded. Somebody had taken the recorder and left a CD player in its place. We're not making this up.