WE’RE GONNA HAVE A GOOD TIME…
Happy Birthday to you! You being me. Gary, that is. Lead singer, driving the Winnebago. I am happy to let you know that the Winnebago will be parked in front of the fabulous Lakewood Bar & Grill on Saturday July 11 for an epic DIAMONDBAG BIRTHDAY BASH. We’ll be playing three sets of Neil, but don’t be surprised if we throw in a few crazy '80s cover songs to properly cleanse your palettes! The music starts up about 9:00, and we’ll play until 2 a.m. Come on out and help me celebrate my birthday in style!!
WE AMAZE EVEN OURSELVES! Sure, if The Dallas Morning News were to compile a list of, say, the top 100 tribute bands in Dallas, we bet that most fans would admit the possibility that Diamondbag might make the cut. But to be featured as one of the five movers and shakers of the Dallas tribute band scene in a splashy Guide article leaves even us, well, a little verklempt. (Of course, if you're feeling crazy, you can shell out the mighty 50 cents at the newsstand and see the pictures too.) The Observer may have given us no love in their recent Music Awards, but at least the Morning News is smart enough to recognize real talent when they see it. To tell you the truth, we're just glad that they didn't say we suck.
Why does *every* band picture have Gary in it somewhere?
"Girl You'll Be a Woman Soon," a true Gary Glitter moment in so many ways.
The UCLA Spirit Squad is the official dance team of Diamondbag.
The happiest moment of Gary's life: past, present, or future.
"Ya know Rose, I wish those bastards would play 'Heartlight' just once!!"
GUESS WHO EATS AT THE CARNEGIE DELI? NO ONE, APPARENTLY Our previous poll posed the musical question, "Latkes, kishkas, or kreplach: Which will be the concession of choice on the big Neil/Barbra tour?" Of course, time reveals all, including the lameness of our own polls, since the big Neil / Barbra tour was as much a non-starter as a Mo Rocca quip at a Rotary Club meeting.
We'll try to do better in our new poll du jour, where we ask the non-musical question, "If a tree falls in the Arboretum, and 1,000 people are there to hear it, does Diamondbag still suck?"
PLAID PANTS MAN!
Those of you who made the March 28 gig at the Lakewood know all
about him—and now the rest of you can all see the greatness that
is Plaid Pants Man by checking out the new
pics in the Gallery. Let's just say you won't be disappointed.
"That's what I love about Diamondbag groupies -- I get older, they stay the same age." 
