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The Insomniacs, Spanking Charlene and The Doughboys Instead of a School Event

Once again, Randy Now did it again! This time it was for his GARAGE A GOGO WEEKEND held on September 18th and 19th, 2015.Randy Now Garage A GoGo Weekendat The Open Arts Stage Theater in Bordentown was rocking to three incredible bands. The first night was The Insomniacs, Spanking Charlene and The Doughboys. The second night was The Droogettes, Sorala, Palmyra Delran and The Grip Weeds. I wasn’t able to make it the second night though 🙁

I was a torn about letting my daughter attend Bingo Night at her school or come with me to the concert. At her elementary school, Bingo Night was my committee that I would help out with and run. But this night was something that I wanted to go to, and I thought, you know what? She’s really into The Doughboys, and she’ll love the other two bands. I decided to bring her with me, and her other two friends were helping their dad in the back too. And guess what?  THEY.LOVED.EVERYONE.

First up was The Insomniacs,  are from NJ and WOW!!!! Check out their new vinyl single here. And look for their album on iTunes -Just Enjoy It!
The Insomniacs playing at Randy's Man Cave Garage A Go-Go Weekend Photo by Deirdre Ryan Photography The Insomniacs playing at Randy's Man Cave Garage A Go-Go Weekend Photo by Deirdre Ryan Photography The Insomniacs playing at Randy's Man Cave Garage A Go-Go Weekend Photo by Deirdre Ryan Photography The Insomniacs playing at Randy's Man Cave Garage A Go-Go Weekend Photo by Deirdre Ryan Photography The Insomniacs playing at Randy's Man Cave Garage A Go-Go Weekend Photo by Deirdre Ryan Photography The Insomniacs playing at Randy's Man Cave Garage A Go-Go Weekend Photo by Deirdre Ryan Photography The Insomniacs playing at Randy's Man Cave Garage A Go-Go Weekend Photo by Deirdre Ryan Photography The Insomniacs playing at Randy's Man Cave Garage A Go-Go Weekend Photo by Deirdre Ryan Photography

Then came Spanking Charlene from NYC. The girls were super impressed with the lead singer, a powerful woman. They LOVED her! Check out their album Where are The Freaks.
Spanking Charlene playing at Randy's Man Cave Garage A Go-Go Weekend Photo by Deirdre Ryan Photography Spanking Charlene playing at Randy's Man Cave Garage A Go-Go Weekend Photo by Deirdre Ryan Photography Spanking Charlene playing at Randy's Man Cave Garage A Go-Go Weekend Photo by Deirdre Ryan Photography Spanking Charlene playing at Randy's Man Cave Garage A Go-Go Weekend Photo by Deirdre Ryan Photography Spanking Charlene playing at Randy's Man Cave Garage A Go-Go Weekend Photo by Deirdre Ryan Photography Spanking Charlene playing at Randy's Man Cave Garage A Go-Go Weekend Photo by Deirdre Ryan Photography

Spanking Charlene Photo byDeirdre Ryan Photography at Randy Now's Garage a Go-Go Weekend

Spanking Charlene Photo byDeirdre Ryan Photography at Randy Now's Garage a Go-Go Weekend Spanking Charlene Photo by Deirdre Ryan Photography at Randy Now's Garage a Go-Go Weekend

Then came The Doughboys! Plus Myke Scavone was about to go on tour with The Yardbirds in October and November 2015, so that was pretty exciting. Now he had something in common with Eric Clapton and Jimmy Paige. The Doughboys have been covering songs by The Yardbirds for a long time. I wish that I could’ve seen one of those shows.

The Doughboys Photo by Deirdre Ryan Photography playing at Randy Now's Garage Weekend a Go-Go

The Doughboys Photo by Deirdre Ryan Photography playing at Randy Now's Garage Weekend a Go-Go Mike Caruso on bass…

The Doughboys Photo by Deirdre Ryan Photography playing at Randy Now's Garage Weekend a Go-Go

Lead singer, harmonica, and percussions, Myke Scavone….The Doughboys Photo by Deirdre Ryan Photography playing at Randy Now's Garage Weekend a Go-Go The Doughboys Photo by Deirdre Ryan Photography playing at Randy Now's Garage Weekend a Go-Go The Doughboys Photo by Deirdre Ryan Photography playing at Randy Now's Garage Weekend a Go-Go

This photo was shot during the song as seen from the below video.

The Doughboys Photo by Deirdre Ryan Photography playing at Randy Now's Garage Weekend a Go-Go

Gar Francis on lead guitar just wails….The Doughboys Photo by Deirdre Ryan Photography playing at Randy Now's Garage Weekend a Go-Go

The amazing Richie X. Heyman on drums.The Doughboys Photo by Deirdre Ryan Photography playing at Randy Now's Garage Weekend a Go-Go The Doughboys Photo by Deirdre Ryan Photography playing at Randy Now's Garage Weekend a Go-Go The Doughboys Photo by Deirdre Ryan Photography playing at Randy Now's Garage Weekend a Go-Go The Doughboys Photo by Deirdre Ryan Photography playing at Randy Now's Garage Weekend a Go-Go The Doughboys Photo by Deirdre Ryan Photography playing at Randy Now's Garage Weekend a Go-Go

Performing Bo Diddly and Mona.The Doughboys Photo by Deirdre Ryan Photography playing at Randy Now's Garage Weekend a Go-Go The Doughboys Photo by Deirdre Ryan Photography playing at Randy Now's Garage Weekend a Go-Go

My daughter and her friends had a very good time, might I even say epic? They were so impressed with seeing a strong woman singing and wanted to meet her, and got to get their pictures taken. This to me and my friends, who were the other parents there, agreed, gave our girls an education into music and culture that was different than the norm.

As always, I want to thank these bands, The Open arts Stage and to Randy Now at Randy Now’s Man Cave located right here in Bordentown, NJ. If it were for Randy, then none of these act would in such a great venue like this in our little town.  Love you Randy!!!!!