CyberHippie Posted May 17, 2004 Report Share Posted May 17, 2004 Got this email, thought I'd pass it along... Wanted: 500 sax players Why?: To smash the Guinness Book Record for sax players playing a song When: May 30th - 2pm, Dundas Square - Toronto (registration starts at noon) What song: 'Hockey Night in Canada' Where: register at http://www.shuffledemons.com Who: Sax players - all welcome - all levels, all ages, even if you haven't played since high school, dust it off & blow that horn! Why? (again): To put Toronto back on the map, to launch the Shuffle Demons 20th Anniversary tour, to celebrate World No Tobacco Day, to HAVE a GREAT TIME! Hi Folks! The Shuffle Demons are back! Can you believe it's been 20 years since we first took the Spadina Bus? Well the bus may be gone, but the Demons Shuffle on! We're kicking off our 20th Anniversary Reunion Tour with a show opening the Distillery Jazz Festival (Thursday May 20th - 6:30 - 8 pm - free) http://www.distilleryjazz.com/ (great event, great venue, great time!!) and a show for TD Canada Trust Toronto Downtown Jazz Festival at the Hummingbird Centre (Lower Lounge - Monday, June 28th, 9pm) http://www.hummingbirdcentre.com/ShuffleDemons.htm But as the title says, what we need now is sax players...and lots of them. We launching our tour by attempting to break the Guinness Book of World Records record for most sax players playing a song! And sax players WE NEED YOU!! Come blow your horn with the Shuffle Demons as we show the world that Toronto is back, cool, groovy and loud! The Shuffle Demons are calling all saxes! Come help the Demons BREAK THE WORLD RECORD SUNDAY, MAY 30TH, 2004 at noon in Toronto's Dundas Square. *** Please pass the word on to your co-workers, classmates, clients, bands, friends, lovers and family members that The Shuffle Demons are calling all saxophonists to help celebrate their 20th Anniversary by attempting to shatter the Guinness Book of World Records record for most saxophones playing one song. On Sunday, May 30th the ground will shake and ten city blocks will hear all of us playing the legendary "Hockey Night in Canada" theme. In fact, the whole world will be watching as over 500 sax players blow their way into the record books and help put Toronto back on the map. Sax players of all levels and ages playing saxes of all types are welcome. We also need volunteers and camera people to help document this historic event. Come have a blast as we blow them away! All saxophonists and volunteers must pre-register online at: http://www.shuffledemons.com Sheet music will be e-mailed to you when you sign up. Registration starts at noon. World Record Attempt at 2pm. DUNDAS SQUARE ( corner of Yonge and Dundas ) A WORLD NO TOBACCO DAY EVENT Presented by the Shuffle Demons in association with T.R.U. - TOBACCO REALITY UNDERGROUND media contact: Bobbi Beeson Siren Promotions e: bobbi@sirenpromotions.com phone: 416-260-2473 w: www.sirenpromotions.com - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SHUFFLE DEMONS GREATEST HITS CD IN STORES JUNE 15, 2004 20th Anniversary Tour Schedule May 20th - Thursday - Distillery Jazz Festival 7pm May 30th - World Record attempt noon Dundas Square - Toronto Friday, June 18 - Sidetrack, Edmonton Saturday, June 19 - Sunday,June 20 - Calgary Monday, June 21 - OPEN email rich@richardunderhill.com to book a show Tuesday, June 22 OPEN June23 Medicine Hat Jazz Festival June 24 Nanaimo - Queens Hotel June 25 Duncan -duncan garage showroom - www.duncangarageshowroom.ca June 26 Victoria International Jazz Festival - Maarket Square June 27 - Vancouver International Jazz Festival - Gastown June 28 TD Canada Trust Toronto Downtown Jazz Festival - Hummingbird Centre June 29 Ottawa International Jazz festival - Confederation Park June 30 july 1 July 2 Kingston Jazz Society - Free concert downtown July 3 July 4 july 9 fr - Uptown Waterloo Jazz festival July 10 - Halifax Jazz Festival july 11 -St. John's Jazz Festival Sept 11 - Guelph Jazz Festival Sept 15 - Fredericton- Harvest Jazz Festival Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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