Deb Nortunen The House Band (host) for the Rock and Roll Martini Group in August was Nancy and Jimmy Burns. The theme for the month was Summer of Love. The Summer of Love occurred in 1967, when mostly young people sporting hippie fashions and behavior converged in San Francisco’s neighborhood of Haight-Ashbury. The Burn’s served brats…
Dave Parker The July House Band (host) for the Rock and Roll Martini Group was Monica and Allen Bishop. As in tradition, the Bishop’s had the annual pool party for the group at their home. The music for the evening was a collection of eclectic Caribbean and popular hits. The martinis for the evening were the…
Connie Metzler The House Band (host) for the June meeting of the Rock and Roll Martini Group was Bev and Keith Daly. Last year, Bev and Keith hit it out of the ballpark with a live performance of the Alessi Brothers. The Alessi Brothers, also known as Alessi, are an American pop rock singer-songwriter duo…
Dave Parker The House Band (host) for the April meeting of the Rock and Roll Martini Group was Connie and Greg Metzler. All in attendance were vaccinated against COVID-19. Connie and Greg provided a live patio concert by the Stewart Brothers, yes, the Stewart Brothers! The Stewart Brothers rocked the patio with hit after hit. (Sorry…
Dave Parker The House Band (host) for the May meeting of the Rock and Roll Martini Group was Margot Leurig and Diane Khalar. Everyone attending was vaccinated against COVID-19. The music for the evening was none other than the King of Rock and Roll, Elvis Presley. Elvis is the best-selling solo artist of all time and…
Dave Parker The Rock and Roll Martini Group dusted off the personalized martini glasses and fired up the first party since the shut down! The house band (host) for the first meeting after the COVID shutdown was Susan and Dave Parker. All the Rockers (members) that attended were COVID vaccinated. Because it was a year since…
Dave Parker Not even COVID-19 stops the Rock and Roll Martini Group from holding a socially distanced monthly get together! Deb and Larry Nortunen were the House Band (hosts) for the March meeting. After they purchased all the food and beverage for the meeting, the CDC, state, and local recommendations came out. Deb Nortunen, the…
Dave Parker The House Band (host) for the February meeting of the Rock and Roll Martini Group was Susan and David Parker. Susan and David picked Sir Elton John as the featured artist. Elton has worked with Bernie Taupin since 1967 and collaborated on more than 30 albums and sold more than 300 million records…
Dave Parker The House Band (host) for the January meeting of the Rock and Roll Martini Group was John and Marti Harnly. Because of an upcoming Road Runner cruise, they moved the date to an earlier Saturday evening so all Rockers (members) could attend. It was a special evening as John and Marti Harnly and…
Dave Parker The House Band (host) for the November meeting of the Rock and Roll Martini Group was Charley and Kawika Cotner. Kawika, Hawaii’s most famous resident, and Charley, dialed up another fabulous Hawaiian themed party. Of course, everyone received a Hawaiian lei to celebrate the evening. The history of the Hawaiian lei dates back…