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            <title>The Adobe, Tonight!</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Just a quick mention that Steph, Joe and I will be shakin' off the rust with a mini set over at the Adobe Cafe tonight around 8:00ish - The Adobe is at 1919 E. Passyunk Ave - Stop by, have a beer, say 'ello ... <a href="http://www.tonymeccamusic.com">http://www.tonymeccamusic.com</a>]]></description>
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            <title>Tony Mecca Live @ Cookies Bar Friday Night (6/18/10)</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Hey Everyone,<br />Me and all of the Heavy MeNtal Gypsies (Steph Davis, Jim Drnec, Bill Saltzer, John Merlino and Joe Pettit) want to personally invite you to our show at Cookies Bar this Friday night @ 9:30PM (June 18th) - The drinks are cheap, the men are easy, there's no cover charge and we'll be playing songs from all 4 of our albums - including our yet to be released new CD "Fun" - Cookies is a great neighborhood bar on the corner of 3rd & Mercy Sts (2026 S. 3rd Street - Philly 19148) - visit our site for more details - Hope to talk to you Friday night!<br /><a href="http://www.tonymeccamusic.com">http://www.tonymeccamusic.com</a>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 08:43:14 -0700</pubDate>
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            <title>The Van Blunk Trip - Wow! (Part 2)</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Thanks to our host and all of our wonderful friends for making our 4th "Living Room Concert" at Van Blunk's a smashing success. For all of the positive comments that I received regarding the experience of seeing a concert in the intimate setting of a city row home, I must admit that it may have been more of a blast for us. We're already talking about doing this again in the fall. The set list:<br /><br />We Always Lie / Suzie Lone Star Hero / Laugh, Lucy Laugh / Black Cloud / The Friends of Joey Coyle / The Happy Hop / Eleanor Rigby / Say Goodbye to Judas / Burn, John Burn / Silly Joey / Plain Jane and Average Joe / Logic / New Green Shirt / Sweet Sunshine / Witch Jenny? / Hallelujah, I Love Her So]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 11:10:24 -0700</pubDate>
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            <title>A &amp;quot;North Star&amp;quot; Blast!</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Well, what can we say except thank you so much? - Just an amazing and responsive group of new friends that packed the North Star Bar this past Saturday and made us feel so appreciated - Near 150 folks making this our largest North Star show to date - Thanks to "Louis James and the Cuzin' Nicks", "The Formerly Divided" and "Langshaw" for joining our show - playing their asses off - and making it a wonderful success. The set list: Laugh, Lucy Laugh / Suzie Lone Star Hero / The Happy Hop / Say Goodbye To Judas / Logic / New Green Shirt / The Friends of Joey Coyle / Hallelujah, I Love Her So / Sweet Sunshine / Witch Jenny?<br /><a href="http://www.TonyMeccaMusic.com">http://www.TonyMeccaMusic.com</a>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2010 09:11:16 -0700</pubDate>
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            <title>Gypsy Drummer Jim Drnec &amp;amp; His Cinderella Days</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Hey all, check out this great article from Delaware's "News Journal" about our drummer Jim Drnec - Jim not only sat drums with me back in 1984 with Habits, but later that year had a brush with great success playing with our old Galaxy playmates, Cinderella! Click link below and scroll down to "Short-lived fairy tale"<br /><a href="http://blogs.delawareonline.com/pulpculture/">http://blogs.delawareonline.com/pulpculture/</a>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 13:34:31 -0700</pubDate>
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            <title>JR'S Last Night - You Where There</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Well, I'd be lying if I didn't say that the inaugural show by "The Heavy MeNtal Gypsy Piano Trio" was an unequivocal success - Featuring Johnny Merlino's piano and organ treatments on many of the songs did indeed give them a fresh new feel. Thanks to Johnny Pompo for inviting us to play at his show! And thanks to everyone that expressed their appreciation of our music. Check-out our CD's and Website:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.cdbaby.com/artist/tonymecca">http://www.cdbaby.com/artist/tonymecca</a><br /><a href="http://www.TonyMeccaMusic.com">http://www.TonyMeccaMusic.com</a><br /> <br />The set list:<br />Laugh, Lucy Laugh / Black Cloud / Johnny's classical interlude: Fur Elise (Beethoven) / Black Cloud (conclusion) / Suzie Lone Star Hero / Say Goodbye to Judas / Logic / Plain Jane and Average Joe / The Land of Upside Down / Love to Me / Sweet Sunshine / Which Jenny?]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 24 Apr 2010 06:44:37 -0700</pubDate>
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            <title>Love, Sex &amp;amp; Booze - Tony Mecca @ JR's Tonight</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[I just wanted to personally invite you to our show tonight at JR's Bar (2327 S. Croskey Street - 22nd & Passyunk Ave - Philly 19145) - We'll be opening the show for The Johnny Pompo Band at around 9 PM - This will mark the first time we perform as the Heavy MeNtal Gypsy Piano Trio - That mean extra songs about love, sex, booze and addiction (yeah!) - There are plenty of drink specials to help you get loose, and I hear the local dealer has some great boner pills - Hope to see you there! Love and Care Always, Tony Mecca<br /><br /><a href="http://www.cdbaby.com/artist/tonymecca">http://www.cdbaby.com/artist/tonymecca</a>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 05:42:16 -0700</pubDate>
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            <title>Help Solve Tony's Identity Crisis</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Who are we? Where are we? Once again we are besieged by requests from our music industry friends to supply them with a description of our music and our sound. While it true that all songwriters and musicians would like to believe that they are doing something a little different, the truth is that publishers, A&R folks and everybody else on the selling and pitching side of the business must know how and who to market your music to. So we come to you for help in identifying who we are. No one knows the music better than you - so please help us label our music! We call our music "Urban American Heavy MeNtal", but music business folks like more industry accepted categories such as "Adult Rock", "Pop Rock", "Alternative Rock"... One approach would be to look at the category genres of artists whose style you would compare with ours. But please feel free to come up with your own label or narrative description. We've also been asked to post testimonials on our web site and in our press kit from the folks who enjoy our music. This recent and very kind Facebook posting from a couple of our new friends demonstrates the general spirit of what we're looking for.<br /><br />"Headed out to see 'Tony Mecca & The Heavy MeNtal Gypsies' - had a blast!<br />If you ever get a chance to see them live, I highly recommend it" - "Great Original Band... A Must See. If you 're looking for a unique musical experience that is off the beaten path ~ you will love this refreshingly Smart & Fun Band... Seen them twice" (Mark Evans/Jeanne Mannix-Evans)<br /><br />Hey, you can really lay on the love! Anyway, take a moment and have some fun with these labels and testimonials!]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 27 Mar 2010 06:00:10 -0700</pubDate>
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            <title>Wow, Thanks For A Great Night At Cookies Bar!</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[I just wanted to thank everyone so much for coming out to Cookies Bar this past Saturday night in spite of the tough weather conditions. You guys made the evening a total blast with your positive energy and enthusiastic reception of the songs. Both new friends and old were so incredibly supportive and complementary, I must admit to being both extremely honored and totally humbled. We play a lot of places but it's always great to come home to Cookies Bar. For those who asked, and I'm sorry I didn't have CD's with me last night, you can find all of our CD's and Downloads by going to our store at <a href="http://www.TonyMeccaMusic.com">www.TonyMeccaMusic.com</a> - Thanks again for your genuine interest in what we are doing, and don't forget to tell your friends about the great times they are missing by not coming to Cookies. The Set List:<br /><br />Laugh, Lucy Laugh / Black Cloud / Love To Me / Simple Cindy / Suzie Lone Star Hero / The Girl from the Sand / Say Goodbye To Judas / Hallelujah, I Love Her So / Dennis And I / Plain Jane and Average Joe / Logic / Morning Coffee / Fun / Sweet Sunshine / Which Jenny / Who Do You Love-Clapping Song / The Happy Hop<br /><br />Love And Care Always, Tony]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:01:36 -0700</pubDate>
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            <title>Tony Mecca Performs At Cookies Bar Tomorrow Night!</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Hey Everyone,<br />Me and all of the Heavy MeNtal Gypsies (Steph Davis, Jim Drnec, Bill Saltzer, John Merlino and Joe Petitt) want to personally invite you to our show at Cookies Bar tomorrow night @ 9:00PM (Saturday March 13th) - The drinks are cheap, there's no cover charge and we'll be playing songs from all 4 of our albums including our yet to be released new CD "Fun" - Cookies is a great neighborhood bar on the corner of 3rd & Emily - visit our site for more details - Hope to talk to you tomorrow night!]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:26:02 -0800</pubDate>
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