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And on the Third Day ...

Blessings Racketeers!

As you well know, several immensely influential folks throughout history got a major kick out of doing things on the third day.  Well, the Squad is not afraid to learn from the best, so starting today, Sunday June 15, we will be performing somewhere, somehow, every three days until we drop from too much nirvana.

The Beginning
We kick off our Third Day Tour opening for our old friends, the magnificently, charismatically talented bluesqueezebox at Red's Scoot Inn.  We kick things off at 9PM, so come early and stick around after to let the accordiophonic stage mastery of bluesqueezebox make everything dark and good and sexy.

The Homecoming
Three days later, June 18th, you will find WRS at our home base and the epicenter of the eternal circus-quake, The Carousel LoungeDanny Dolinger, or possibly even the miraculous Chartreuse Microbus (last seen blowing minds at The Parlor, headed for parts unknown) will lay out the appetizers with the Squad rolling in for the main course till midnight.  Always excellent.  Always free.

The Muppetocracy
If muppets ruled the world, even the terrible trials of green being would be uplifted to their rightful place of honor.  That's why our favorite sexy geekolicious siren Sofia Grey organized a Muppet Hoot at Ruta Maya, June 21st 2-5 PM, to celebrate all things Henson-born, Oz-voiced, and rainbow-connected.  Bring the kids, both inner and outer, and get down in a sweet and fuzzy kinda way. $7 cover or $5 per young person

The Incandescence
The final stop on the WRS Third Day Tour justifies what summer is all about.  Hot hot heat and the sun that just keeps coming.  Don't tell Ra, but he's a dadburn resource, and our pal Comfortable Billy has put together Solar Tuesdays to put the sun gods to work.  Imagine a full stage setup, built for solid rock entertainment, entirely powered by solar energy.  In the future, fossil fuels will be nostalgia, not energy policy, so let the record show that the Squad is an early adapter.  Two rocking bands 8-10PM with WRS in the number two spot.  

The Merchandising
To celebrate this plethora of rock opportunities, we are pleased to announce that WRS t-shirts will be on sale at all gigs.  Black and white with no apologies, this is the shirt that tells the world you were there when it all began.  $10 while supplies last.

Good things come in threes, and so will you as you join the Squad on our Third Day Tour.  The guards may get drunk, so listen to the angel when he tells you what he told the ladies, "WE IS RISEN!"

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