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Mr B: Beautiful finish, beautiful day! … thinking about New Orleans in 2012
Mr. B: Our last day … join us at the DIA
We have been receiving such a great welcome in Detroit. The warmth and strength of Detroiters is a beautiful thing to behold, we’re so very happy to be here with you. Yesterday we played a nice midday gig at the Scarab Club, raising funds for the Tiny Scarabs. Yesterday’s gig was a perfect example...
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Mr. B: Rolling into the 313, saluting Boogie Woogie Red
Well, we’ve made it, 350 miles across the state, arriving in Detroit around 5:30 p.m. yesterday. We were followed by Channel 7′s Stephen Clark, who interviewed us, taped us playing a tune or two, and put cameras on our bikes as we rolled out of Livonia towards Grand River on 6 Mile Road. The...
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Mr. B: Closing in on Detroit … and Cliff Bell’s tonight
Pianist Mr. B, aka Mark Braun, and his band, the Joybox Express, are cycling and gigging — hauling Mark’s piano and a full band’s worth of equipment – from Holland to Detroit, July 2-15th, with a finale as part of the Concert of Colors — and they’re sharing their adventures with MT blog readers....
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Mr. B: Livonia, here we come … Detroit, get ready
Pianist Mr. B, aka Mark Braun, and his band, the Joybox Express, are cycling and gigging — hauling Mark’s piano and a full band’s worth of equipment – from Holland to Detroit, July 2-15th, with a finale as part of the Concert of Colors — and they’re sharing their adventures with MT blog readers....
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Mr. B: A2 homecoming … on to Canton and Livonia
Yesterday was glorious for the JBE. Every premise of our project was tested, and the results were fantastic. We started in Chelsea, the winter home of the JBE, where Aberdeen Bike and Outdoors shelters and maintains the piano/bike. Our everlasting gratitude to Mike Casey and his staff. We depend on them mightily, and they...
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Mr. B: Riding through Hell … and beyond
Pianist Mr. B, aka Mark Braun, and his band, the Joybox Express, are cycling and gigging — hauling Mark’s piano and a full band’s worth of equipment – from Holland to Detroit, July 2-15th, with a finale at the Concert of Colors — and they’re sharing their adventures with MT blog readers. Yesterday we...
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Mr. B: On to Howell and Chelsea … and some thanks along the way
Pianist Mr. B, aka Mark Braun, and his band, the Joybox Express, are cycling and gigging — hauling Mark’s piano and a full band’s worth of equipment – from Holland to Detroit, July 2-15th, with a finale at the Concert of Colors — and they’re sharing their adventures with MT blog readers. This time...
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Mr. B: On to Lansing with ‘an outpouring of emotion’
Pianist Mr. B, aka Mark Braun, and his band, the Joybox Express, are cycling and gigging — hauling Mark’s piano and a full band’s worth of equipment – from Holland to Detroit, July 2-15th, with a finale at the Concert of Colors — and they’re sharing their adventures with MT blog readers. A lot...
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Mr. B: Joybox Express arrives in Grand Rapids
Pianist Mr. B, aka Mark Braun, and his band, the Joybox Express, are cycling and gigging — hauling Mark’s piano and a full band’s worth of equipment – from Holland to Detroit, July 2-15th — and they’re sharing their adventures with MT blog readers. The JBE rolled 30 miles yesterday, from Holland, in 83 degree...
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