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It's a great day for a song! . . . even if it's us doing the singing.

Wednesday, December 6, 2006

Like the president of our fan club has wisely noted: "You guys are having the summer you never had!"
How true that is. December is all wrapped up and ready to burst! I am just hoping that no one gets too close when it explodes,
or someone is going to get hurt!

Seriously, it has been shaping up to be the best December on record for us. If in all the hubbub and hustle-bustle of the holidays
we get a chance to visit with the many fans and friends that have sustained us through the lean times, then it will all be worth it.
(and, of course, when we cash the checks!)

It truly is one of our favorite times of the year. There is really nothing like the look on the faces of the children we play for
at these holiday shows. The excitement that they feel, is almost impossible for them to contain, and is bubbling right under
the surface.

When the excitement and the year ends, we will be smiling at the chance that we have had to entertain thousands of kids, doing
what we really love to do. The new year will be rung in with us playing in Port Huron, so stay tuned for info and details of that
show on New Years Eve.

Remember to stop by, have some food, and a drink. Bring your camera with you and take a picture to publish on the web
page right here for everyone to enjoy!

Monday, November 6, 2006

Seems like we are rocketing toward the holiday season already!
With Halloween now officially here and gone, what lies before us is the last mad scramble for the perfect holiday season that all of us desire. This week we sent out
our Bob and Carl Holiday Spectacular flayers, and have gotten a great response. Dates are filling up quickly, and it looks like we will be very, very busy in a few
short weeks.

Please . . . if your schools is trying to decide if you would like us to come to play, CONTACT US NOW!

We would love to visit and bring all of the fun and excitement your children can handle, without actually plugging in to the Television.

Rb

Sunday, September 24, 2006

And now, one more summer is past.

With each and every falling leaf, comes the stark realization that winter is just around the corner, waiting to wrap its chill on our souls.
Fine. Let it come. We will be waiting with lively songs to sing, and a warm soothing drink to share.

So say good-by to summer, and officially say HELLO to fall!

I don’t know about you, but to us, fall presents so many chances to make warm and lasting memories, that not a day goes by that we don’t appreciate the precious
time around us. If we can add our voices to the soundtrack of this fall, we will have made a memory to cherish for years to come.

On Friday, September 15^th, Carl and I unofficially began the fall season, at the site of our annual campfire at Marsh bank Oakland County Park.

We performed around a roaring campfire, dressed as wayward cowboys, a’ singin’ for our suppers. The night was perfect, the crowd was lively, and the music was an eclectic mix of oldies, country and bluegrass. The Smores were going down good, bringing smiles to the faces of each and every lucky child and parent. As night descended on the hillside, families sang together or danced, in the glow of the campfire. Something about that outdoor setting just makes a for a perfect night to enjoy music under the wide open spaces.

We would certainly like to thank all the friends, families and staff of Marsh bank Park for the wonderful attention and help that we received during our visit. It is always a great pleasure to play at this event, and will be looking forward to our chance to join them all next year.

Saturday, September 16^th found us back in Chesterfield Township for the second of our annual fall classic events; the Saint Hubert’s fall festival.

Imagine the biggest tent that you have ever seen, and fill it with happy-go-lucky revelers and families, all supporting a wonderful community congregation.
Then you will have the St. Hubert’s fall festival.

September has been a wonderful month for us, with every event unique and enjoyable to play. But above it all, is seeing
our friends and fans at the shows. Thank you all for making it worthwhile.

Thursday, July 20, 2006

It has all been quiet this past week, while summer vacation rages outside. I am doing my best to keep the website updated and current, in preparation
for the busy fall. As far as Bob and Carl news. . . about the only thing that I can tell you is that it appears the Eastside Howard's project has gone in
another direction. The owners have contracted with another talent agency to book the music, so as it stands now, we have had no further contact with them.

Carl and I would both like to extend our thanks to all of our fans that were pulling for us to be playing there. However, apparently economics won out.

Monday, August 14, 2006

"On a warm summers evening . . ."

Or so the song goes. Magic was in the air last night at Shelby Municipal Park, as Bob and Carl took to the stage around 7:30.
With a capacity crowd listening, the evening air was ripe for enjoyment, and not about to be disappointed. Playing music from
Hank Williams to Elvis, to the Everly brothers, as well as Jimmy Buffett and Don McLean. Everyone got to hear at least a
couple of their all time favorite songs.

Everyone Associated with the Shelby program was very helpful and professional, giving us the support that we needed to
make the event a tremendous success. Even the Shelby Cable crew did a tremendous job working with us. We were interviewed
before the show, and worked it in seamlessly, to produce a great record of this hot summer night.

When I get the official copy of the show, I will be sure to put some of it on the web for all the fans to see.

Lastly, to all of our friends who came out to support us, thank you so much! it really means a lot to know that you are listening
and hopefully enjoying each and every moment with us.

Wednesday, July 19, 2006

Well . . .
This one might be very interesting. Way back, a very long time ago, we were contracted to play music this summer right back
where we had recorded a live CD, at the Shelby Municipal Stage. However, when they hired us, it was to play Irish music,
or so we thought. For the last month however, we are not so sure . . .
Since everything we have read in the press and from the media states that the concert tonight will be "Variety" music.

Don't get us wrong, we are excited to play, that's for sure, but would love to know just what type of music we will need to
be playing, so that everyone will be happy.

Our plan is to talk to the people "in the know", and make the appropriate adjustments in our set. Looks as though we will be playing for an hour and a half.

Hope to see everyone there tonight, as it promises to be a very eventful night.

http://www.shelbytwp.org/Main.cfm?location=5&type=1

Wednesday, July 19, 2006

Eastside Howard's

Hmmmmmmmmmmm . . . Lots of interest in this opportunity, however, I have nothing good to report. The restaurant is open,
however, the owner has opted to go with music provided by an agency. That, however, is their right, and we wish them good luck and prosperity with the new venture.

If and when anything changes, you fans will be the very first to know.

The Eastside Howard's phone number is: (586) 774-2200, check it out, and let us know what you think of the entertainment.

Tuesday, May 30, 2006

Wow!

What fun we had yesterday! It was Hot! - Hot! - Hot! at poolside, and at the same time, very cool!
For the very first time in several years, we were thrown outside at Great Oaks, out favorite country club in Rochester Michigan;
and we loved every minute of it!

Kids were screamin' mom's were runnin' and Carl was singing! (You don't think that there is any connection, do you?)

Usually we have played inside in the great hall for casual dining and members at each holiday get-together, but today, that all changed.
New management has come to Great Oaks, and along with it, a new mantra - "Go where the members are!", and that means,
on a day like today . . . Da Pool!

What a great time we had, with swimming, splashing, eating and playing, all to the sounds of summertime, coming from our speakers.
Our next event at Great Oaks will be the fourth of July celebration, and that promises to be a wonderful time, when we take right
up where we left off! Check out the fun, and make plans to see us play at our next public concert . . .

Monday, May 1, 2006

Well . . .
Tonight is the big audition for Eastside Howard's, at Jack's Waterfront in St. Clair shores. We sure have been looking forward
to the opportunity of being the opening entertainment, when this great new restaurant premiers this June!

What fun, to be able to adapt our sound to one of the city's up and coming new venues!

Tonight at 8, it all begins!

Monday, May 1, 2006

Just added, two new concert dates!

Check out the summer schedule for any additions, corrections and cancellations, right up to the moment.
http://www.bobandcarl.com/events.htm

We will be playing at the Marsh bank Park campfire, Friday Sept 16 & the St. Hubert's Festival on the 17th!
Great news, big fun!

Thursday, April 27, 2006

How about this!
After our conversation today, the founder of the chat software that we use, asked me if he could recommend our site for an official demo of Triton 3. Here it is, featured on their forum: http://phpizabi.org/forums/English/viewtopic.php?p=3987#3987

Welcome to all ! We hope that you enjoy our website.

For the very first time, we are in the number one spot at Google, the most powerful search engine in the world!
Simply type two names, Bob Carl into the worlds' most powerful search engine, and push the button . . .

You will find that in the recorded history of those two names, OUR website is the first listing. Crazy, Huh?

Sunday, April 23, 2006

The major news at this time is of our getting ready for all of the great things just on the musical horizon. First up is the
annual trip up to Alpena, to entertain at the policeman's ball. Always enjoyable, and always relaxing, as we take the long ride up to
unwind and fortify for the up-coming summer, playing season.

Then, no sooner do we return, we will play the audition for the new EASTSIDE HOWARD'S restaurant on Monday, May 1st, at 8:00 PM.
The audition will be at JACK'S WATERFRONT, in St. Clair Shores. It will be a very exciting night, that you can be sure of!

After that, we will begin the summer musical schedule in earnest as the Annual Memorial Day celebration at Great Oaks Country Club gets into full swing.

Carl and I are really looking forward to this "rebirth" of the Bob and Carl sound, happening this summer. Why not be a part of it, by coming to a show, writing in
to our FORUM, or sending us and email of support?

All it takes is a moment to let us know how you feel, and what we can do to make you smile!

Sunday, April 23, 2006

I have spent a great deal of time lately overhauling our website, to make sure that every aspect of it is up to date and functioning perfectly.

Changes, updates or improvements :

A new FORUM for everyone to have the access to voice their opinions, questions and criticisms.
I re-did the menu on the main page. I have long wanted to do this, to make them much more legible and brighter.
A Brand new CHAT page to communicate for real-time discussions with band members, friends or anyone in the world.
New, rare music downloads have been added to the FORUM section, giving fans a taste of very obscure, never-before-heard original songs.
The NEWS section has been separated into a year-by-year listing; eliminating slow page browsing.
PAST EVENTS have been added to display nearly lost archives of past dates and shows.
Website code has been streamlined to load faster and cleaner.

Thursday, March16, 2006

Tomorrow morning, very early, we will be entertaining fans at the Clinton twp. Rosie O'Grady's. This will mark the second year of playing there,
and should go even smoother than last year's performance. We are excited to hear that WDFN 1130 AM, will also be there, doing a remote broadcast from a spot, adjacent to the stage.

If you are in the area, and get the chance, why not stop by to say hello, and kick off the spring with a green beer, and Irish Jig and a lilting Irish melody or two!

Sunday, March 5, 2006

It has been confirmed, that once again this year, we will be beginning the annual St. Patrick's day celebration, at Rosie O'Grady's in Clinton twp. MI.
As we are still awaiting confirmation on the afternoon booking, we can at least send out the word about Rosie's celebration. We will begin at 8:00 am and carry on until 2:00 pm. What that means, is that everyone just need to begin their day of green beer and fun a little earlier! More to follow, as it becomes available.

Sunday, March 5, 2006

As you may or may not realize by now, I have spent about the last two weeks working diligently on updating our web page. Many of the things that I have done
are not that noticeable, and yet, it has been one of my premier goals to get our site up to date, and fully functional once more. There have been several factors
working against us in the past. Spam, web hacks and code errors have been gnawing away at our web site for the past two years, making it increasingly
difficult to maintain it. I have changed the design fully at one point, but was not able to publish it, due to the fact that I could not get some of the new
design features to work. As it stand now, everything should be up and running. The Forum and the guest book have each been re-tooled, and operate beautifully.

I now feel that we are able to move forward this year, with many things that we can now focus our time and effort on, without worrying about if our web site will
offer the support we need to provide the bridge between artist and fan.

Saturday, February 11, 2006

Gang, our thoughts have been officially turned to our annual St. Patrick's Day concert, and this year, we have several possibilities lining up.
Very shortly, we will be posting all the times and dates for this year's Green Beer Bash!

Wednesday, February 8, 2006

On most clear, cold, bitter winter nights in unforgiving February, you wouldn't venture out of your nice, cozy igloo for any reason;
let alone a coffeehouse concert, featuring Bob and Carl. However, something was in the air last Wednesday night in Madison Heights, and
it wasn't just frostbite! Over 100 music, (or coffee), lovers came out to fill this warm, intimate setting, featuring a night of music, refreshments and fellowship.

Carl and I were overjoyed by the response to our music, in what was the first night of a three, concert series put on by the Madison Heights city and
their generous sponsors.

Thank you so much to Jenny, and the good people that took the time to thank us personally on that very rewarding night after the show. We hope to be back in Madison Heights soon!

Friday, February 3, 2006

Although, to this point, we hardly have any dates to fill in the new calendar, I have put the dates we have confirmed so far online.
It is usual, another month or so, that the dates roll in for the summer concert shows, but rather than hold the old dates on the web site, I decided this year
to just post what we have.

Just be patient, as most of the upcoming dates are posted, as I get them ironed out. We are confident, that this year will be bigger and better than ever!

Friday, January 27, 2006

Since the last update, the holidays have come and gone; many friends have sent best wishes for the new year; and lots of smiling kids
witnessed a wonderful Christmas extravaganza!

Let's re-cap . . .

Its a new year; and so far, it has been pretty good. As far as playing goes, we have not settled into a new venue for an
long term commitment, but are pursuing some. I, personally have been spending some time on the web page, trying to
resurrect certain aspects, that became inoperable when the entire server was moved from Level 3 to
Go Daddy. (where it is currently being hosted)

We played at several schools in December, (one of our favorite things to do), and really had a wonderful time. we just
cannot say enough good things about all the tremendous people who help us out with each and every show.

Friday, January 13, 2006

The entire country has Idol Fever this time of year, so why not Fraser Michigan as well?
They did, I mean, they do.

Fraser High school, Global Studies fundraiser. On January 13, 2006, members of the Fraser High School,
students, staff and administrators all came together, for a night of fun, excitement and entertainment. This inaugural event was put together by
Mr. Jim Socha, to raise funds for the global Studies, field trip to Chicago.  The event seemed a great success, as more than 400 patrons
witnessed a full evening of singing, second to none!. Special thanks go to the judges and crew, who worked so diligently to make this event happen.
I have to warn you though . . . these pictures are BIG!

http://www.bobandcarl.com/fraser_idol.htm

Enjoy!