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Cousin Bill Hello, everyone. As some of you already know via our Facebook
and website announcements, our bass player, Bill Thomas, suffered a stroke
while performing at the Cherokee Casino last Thursday. Since then, he’s shown amazing strength and tenacity
in the beginning stages of his recovery, and miraculously, he’s already been
released from Washington Regional in Fayetteville, and is at home. We couldn’t be more thankful that he was
treated before things got worse. Since
this incredibly unfortunate event, Bill and his family have received an
outpouring of support from friends and fans that has been truly moving. I know that I can speak for everyone when I
say a huge “thank you” to everyone who has either donated, sent well wishes, or
helped the family during his stay at the hospital. While Bill is recovering, we are
blessed to have Reed Herron stepping in from Speakeasy,
and he has agreed to substitute on bass for the immediate future. Big Smith plans to fulfill all remaining
dates as scheduled. Thank you, Reed, and
thank you, Speakeasy. We are currently accepting donations via our website, http://www.bigsmithband.com,
which are securely handled through Paypal, so if you
would like to help Bill and his family with the extensive medical bills that
have accumulated, please consider visiting the page
and giving what you can. We will also be
collecting at future Big Smith shows, as will Mark during his solo
performances. If you would like to learn
more, or if you would like to stay updated on his recovery, please click on
this link
which will take you to the updated portion of our website concerning Bill. You can also visit our Facebook Page, which contains recovery updates and
upcoming news about benefit concerts…and speaking of benefit concerts… BENEFIT CONCERT NEXT THURSDAY A Benefit for Bill’s Bills
concert has been officially scheduled for next Thursday, February 2nd (that’s Groundhog’s Day), at our
beloved Patton Alley Pub in Springfield, MO. The concert will start at 6:00 p.m., and WOW,
we have a lot of wonderful musicians who are going to be performing. The Springfield family of musicians is one of
which I’m so proud to be a part! There
will be a $10 suggested donation at the door, and 100% of the proceeds of this,
along with a raffle and a silent auction, will go toward Bill’s
medical bills. Be sure to click on our Facebook
event to learn more, and receive updates as
we make them. THIS IS GOING TO BE A FUN
NIGHT OF MUSIC! Bring the kids until
9:00 p.m. So, Springfield, let’s show
Bill our support! Come one, come all,
and we’ll have a great time for a great cause: Thursday, February 2 Benefit for Bill’s Bills at Patton Alley Pub in Springfield, MO. Music begins at 6:00 p.m., and will go
on through the evening. $10 suggested
donation at the door. Features
musicians from Big Smith, Speakeasy, Brother Wiley, and much, much more, including
a raffle and silent auction. www.facebook.com/pattonalleypub http://www.facebook.com/events/353251508021352/ Big Smith in Fair Grove Saturday Big Smith (with Reed on bass) will be
heading the short distance up Highway 65 this Saturday for our farewell
performance at Lil’ Dallas, the little roadside honky-tonk that stays rowdy all
night long. Please come out and join us
for this one, and let’s all love music for Cousin Bill. This is one of our last Springfield-area
shows, especially in a nightclub, so don’t miss it! Here are the details: Saturday, January 28 Big Smith
performs at Lil Dallas, 701 Red Top Rd., in Fair Grove, MO. (417)861-4114. Doors at 8:00 p.m. and show at 9:00
p.m. $5 cover. Mark Bilyeu at Tipsy Turtle tonight,
and Copper Run with Cindy Woolf Sunday Get a head start on your weekend
tonight, that’s Thursday, with Mark Bilyeu at the Tipsy Turtle! He’ll be starting things up at 9:30 p.m. Sunday afternoon, he’ll be back with Cindy
Woolf at the Copper Run Distillery
in Walnut Shade, MO. Music will begin at
2:00 p.m. Both shows are free—free is infinitely
cheap, and Mark will be collecting
donations for the Bill Thomas fund at both shows, so if you’d rather not
give online, consider doing so at the performances. He’ll be taking cash and checks. Here are the details for Mark’s shows: Thursday, January 26 Mark Bilyeu
performs at The Tipsy Turtle, 843 S Glenstone Ave.,
in Springfield, MO. Show starts at
9:30 p.m. and there is no cover. Sunday, January 29 Mark Bilyeu
and Cindy Woolf perform at the
Copper Run Distillery in Walnut Shade,
MO from 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. No cover! That’s it for now. Take care, everyone. Love, Miss Molly LIVE MUSIC! Thursday, January 26 Mark Bilyeu
performs at The Tipsy Turtle, 843 S Glenstone Ave.,
in Springfield, MO. Show starts at
9:30 p.m. and there is no cover. Saturday, January 28 Big Smith
performs at Lil Dallas, 701 Red Top Rd., in Fair Grove, MO. (417)861-4114. Doors at 8:00 p.m. and show at 9:00
p.m. $5 cover. Sunday, January 29 Mark Bilyeu
and Cindy Woolf perform at the
Copper Run Distillery in Walnut Shade,
MO from 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. No cover! Thursday, February 2 Benefit for Bill’s Bills at Patton Alley Pub in Springfield, MO. Music begins at 6:00 p.m., and will go
on through the evening. $10 suggested
donation at the door. Features
musicians from Big Smith, Speakeasy, Brother Wiley, and much, much more,
including a raffle and silent auction. www.facebook.com/pattonalleypub http://www.facebook.com/events/353251508021352/ Friday, February 3 Big Smith
performs at Maxine’s, 700 Central, in Hot
Springs, AR. (501)321-0909. Doors at 8:00 p.m. and show at 9:30 p.m. $6
advance / $8 day of show. Saturday, February 4 Big Smith
performs at Webby D’s, 509 Garrison Ave., in Fort Smith, AR. Doors at 7:00 p.m. and show 10:00 p.m. – 1:30 a.m.
$6 cover. Friday, February 10 Big Smith
performs at Otis Campbell’s, 216 W Front St., in Washington, MO. (636)390-8477. Doors at 7:00 p.m.,
show at 9:30 p.m. $6 cover. Saturday, February 18 Big Smith
performs at the 31st Annual Sertoma Chili Cookoff at the Springfield Expo Center, 625 St. Louis St.,
in Springfield, MO. Big Smith will
perform on the main stage at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, February 18 Big Smith
performs at Cartoon’s, 1614 S. Glenstone Ave., in Springfield, MO. (417)882-5752. Doors at 6:00 p.m. opener at 9:00 p.m. and Big Smith at 10:00 p.m.
$10 cover. Saturday, March 3 Big Smith
performs at The Revolution Music Room, 300 President Clinton Ave., in Little Rock, AR. (501)823-0090. Doors at 7:00 p.m., opener at 9:00 p.m., Big Smith at 10:00 p.m. $8
cover. Saturday, March 10 Big Smith
performs at Chelsea’s, 10 Mountain St., in Eureka
Springs, AR. (479)253-6723. Doors at 8:00 p.m. and Big
Smith at 9:30 p.m. $7 cover. Thursday, March 15 Big Smith
performs at Club Seven in the Cherokee Casino in West Siloam Springs, OK. Show is from 8:00 p.m. – 12:00 p.m. and is
free. Saturday, March 17 Big Smith
performs for St. Patrick’s Day at McCarthy’s Pub, 221 E 3rd St., in Pittsburg, KS. (620)231-1344. Show
begins at 9:30 p.m. Friday, April 13 Big Smith
performs a happy hour set at George’s Majestic Lounge in Fayetteville, AR. Doors at 5:00 p.m. and show 6:00 p.m. to 8:00
p.m. $5 cover. Saturday, April 14 Big Smith
performs at George’s Majestic Lounge in Fayetteville,
AR. Doors at 8:00 p.m. opener TBA at 9:00 p.m. and Big Smith at 10:00 p.m.
$10 advance / $12 day of show tickets. Saturday, April 21 Big Smith
performs at the West Plains Civic Center in West Plains, MO opening for the Ozark Mountain Daredevils. Liz Moriondo will also be opening. Doors at 5:45 and
performances start at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $10-$34 and are available at www.ticketmaster.com or the box office at 417-256-8123. Saturday, April 28 Big Smith
performs at the Kitchen Pass, 1212 South Main St., in Joplin, MO. (417)624-9095. Doors at 7:00 p.m. and
Big Smith at 9:30 p.m. $8 cover. Saturday, May 5 Big Smith
performs a good bye to Springfield concert at the Gillioz
Theater in Downtown Springfield, MO.
Doors at 6:00 p.m. and show at 7:00 p.m. This show is sold out! Sunday, May 6 Big Smith
performs at matinee show to say good bye to Springfield at the Gillioz Theater in Downtown Springfield, MO. Doors at 2:00 p.m. and show at 3:00 p.m. Ticket
prices vary, and can be purchased here: http://gillioz.ticketforce.com/ Saturday, May 19, 2012 Big Smith
performs at the Inaugural St. Louis Folk & Roots Festival at The Atomic
Cowboy, 4140 Manchester, in St. Louis,
MO. (314)775-0775. Big Smith headlines at 9:30 p.m.
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