5.28.2005

video posted to rustybladen.com | new fan bulletin boards

There is a new fan bulletin board now online at rustybladen.com. Much cleaner and better than the old setup, with none of the annoying pop-ups we were getting with the previous board system we were using. Go there now and post with other fans about your favorite Rusty songs, shows, venues, plus post setlists and show reviews and a bunch more. Or create your own topic.

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A live video for "Uppacrick" is now online at rustybladen.com. Watch a streaming version of it, or steal the video by right-clicking on the link with your mouse. We don't care. It's free. Excellent video.
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Memorial weekend concert at Broadway Hotel on Sunday night in downtown Madison. It's an historic bar, and a show that should be good and filled with surprises. Setlist anyone? If you can, post it and/or reviews to the bulletin boards, and we will give you tickets to the June 24 show in Scottsburg at the Scottsburg Jamboree.

Have a great weekend and watch the Indianapolis 500; we like to think it is the best one-day sporting event of the year. And be safe.

5.13.2005

Bladen offers free download of new song; returns to the stage May 28, with a live video filming in June

Fans who log onto rustybladen.com have an opportunity to download a free MP3 of Rusty's brand new song "25 Years" recorded live at the "Madison" movie premiere concert in April, 2005. A full band version featuring Rusty Bladen and the Designated Drivers, it is a very clean soundboard tape. We will have the song available online for two weeks, so get it while you can. The next place you will hear the song is on a new album. We will be adding other music from the concert over the next few weeks, so be ready to download this summer...

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Rusty continues his recovery from a second surgery to correct more of the injuries suffered in his tour van accident in October, 2004. On May 3, he had part of a bone taken from his hip and placed into his right (strumming) forearm. The surgery was a success, and after a week of pain, Rusty is now shooting for a May 28 return to the stage, at Joe's in Fishers, Indiana on the night before the Indy 500. He will play a special Sunday night show on the 29th at the Broadway Tavern in Madison.

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Rusty and the band will be filming a live video at the Scott Theatre on the Square in Scottsburg, Inidana on June 24. Stay with the website for details on tickets. We will be offering 100 free soon. Make plans now. You can see more on the homepage at rustybladen.com