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Tonight I sing in Alameda!

kizzy — Tue, 07 Mar 2006 17:25:48 GMT

Hey Friends and Fans,

Sorry for the last minute notice but I'll be performing tonight with Chuck and Sylvia and a few others at Julie's!

If your in the area drop on by :)

Heidi/Kizzy

Details below from Sylvia:

Hi there!

This Tuesday at Julie's we'll be joined by Paul Kotapish and the legendary Mayne Smith on dobro. Mayne has been around the local music scene for ages. He writes funny songs and also sings a mean country blues.

And, for our second surprise: It turns out that the manager of Julie's, Heidi Miller, has a bee-yoo-ti-ful voice. (You've probably seen her at the shop. She's the congenial red-head who works behind the counter.) She and I have worked out a couple of country duets that we'll trot out tonight. We may get her to sing a song or two on her own as well.

It will be a good night to stop in at Julie's friendly tea shop. We hope you can join us.

Love,
Sylvia

Sylvia Herold, Chuck Ervin & Friends

Every Tuesday night from 7 to 9

Heidi Miller
juliestea.com
Julie's Coffee & Tea Garden
1223 Park Street,
Alameda CA 94501

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Hellloooooo..

kizzy — Thu, 23 Jun 2005 00:49:41 GMT

...and welcome new mem-bas'

I'll be posting here about upcoming shows and also my DJ nights at Julie's (me and my ipod rockin' it on the nights I'm closing.)

Stay tuned!

Kizzy

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mark your calendars July 30th!

kizzy — Wed, 13 Jul 2005 22:32:05 GMT

I'll be performing with guitar and stand up bass.....doing Phoebe Snow, Little Willie John, Duke Ellington, Big Maybelle and more...hope you can make it :)

Here's the scoop:

My Blue Heaven – featuring Chris Planas & Heidi Miller
A special night of jazz crooning and hip shaking blues featuring Julie’s most popular duo accompanied by stand-up bass.

Saturday July 30th 8:00pm, all ages and FREE

Julie's coffee & tea garden
1223 Park Street, Alameda, CA 94501

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Friday June 3rd...Zydeco Night out in Alameda

kizzy — Thu, 26 May 2005 01:35:16 GMT

Hey Tribe-friends,

I will be hitting the Eagle's Hall in Alameda (two blocks from my house) Friday June 3rd to check out:

http://www.bigredzydeco.com/

The show is $15.00 and if you show up early you can learn a few dance steps too. I've heard that this is a lively and fun group and I'm really looking forward to dancing my ass off. In case you're not aware, they have a live Zydeco band every Friday and I'm looking to make this a regular thing.

Also, feel free to invite your friends...I'm always up for meeting new people!

Please let me know if you'll be joining me and if not this time...perhaps another time?

Mizzz Kizzy

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Sat. April 16th I sing in Alameda

kizzy — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 15:05:53 GMT

Hey y'all,

I'll be singing with my friend Hairwide...a little Bonnie Raitt, a little Etta James...come check it out!

Sat. April 16th - 8-10pm

Julie's Coffee & Tea Garden
1223 Park Street
Alameda, CA 94501

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I'll be singing the 26th onf March

kizzy — Mon, 14 Mar 2005 20:28:50 GMT

My Blue Heaven, An evening of Blues & Jazz with Chris Planas & Heidi Miller

Saturday March 26th, 8pm to 10pm

Admission: Free

All ages

Julie's coffee & tea garden
1223 Park Street
Alameda CA 94501
510-865-2385

Details:

Julie's coffee & tea garden, Alameda's newest venue for live music, is an intimate candle lit setting perfectly suited for a variety of acoustic acts.

My Blue Heaven is a night of tradition Jazz, Blues and a little Torch too!
Chris & Heidi met here in Alameda both coming from backgrounds in Jazz, Blues, World beat, Rhythm & Blues and with a combined 35 years experience in recording & touring as professional musicians. With Chris on guitar, Heidi will sing favorite selections by Big Maybelle, Ella Fitzgerald and others.

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I'll be singing this Saturday....free show!

kizzy — Tue, 01 Mar 2005 19:15:11 GMT

Hey y'all, Kizzy here.

This Saturday I'll be sitting in with my friend Hairwide (hairwide.com) from 8-10pm at Julie's Coffee & Tea Garden 1223 Park Street, Alameda, CA 94501

Come say hi!

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Mavis Staples interview from 1989

flowerdew — Tue, 18 Jan 2005 22:05:00 GMT

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4285933

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Break-up Sex without the s.e.x.

kizzy — Mon, 22 Nov 2004 22:27:52 GMT

Hi fans and friends,

The Pleasure Seekers have had an amicable break-up.

I'll be getting a project together in the bay area in 2005 and the other guys will no doubt get new things going as well. If you would like to contact anyone else in the band just email thepleasureseekers@hotmail.com amd I'll forward the message to Ned, Danny, Jeremy or Paul.

Thanks again!

Kizzy

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Is this you guys ???

indiancomedian — Fri, 19 Nov 2004 01:11:28 GMT

http://www.newsreview.com/issues/sacto/2004-11-18/fifteen.asp

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Kizzy goes home...sorta

kizzy — Wed, 29 Sep 2004 21:18:57 GMT

The Pleasure Seekers play

Cooper's 235 Commercial Street Nevada City, CA

$5 get's ya' in.

This is were Kizzy spent her "rebel" years of Jr. high and highschool.

Cooper's is a really fun place to play and we'll be staying the night.
We suggest you do the same. Here's some hotel info:

The National Hotel
211 Broad St.
Nevada City, CA 95959
Phone: (530) 265-4551
Website: www.thenationalhotel.com

Nevada City Inn
760 Zion St.
Nevada City, CA 95959
Phone: (530) 265-2253
Phone: (800) 977-8884
Website: www.nevadacityinn.com

Northern Queen Inn
400 Railroad Ave.
Nevada City, CA 95959
Phone: (530) 265-5259
Phone: (800) 226-3090
Website: www.northernqueeninn.com

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New Site!

kizzy — Wed, 01 Sep 2004 14:45:08 GMT

This morning at 12:01am we launched the new site! More photos and bios to be added soon but pop on over and take a look! Tell me what you think.

ThePleasureSeekers.com

Kizzy

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A hell of a good time we had!

kizzy — Tue, 31 Aug 2004 16:19:41 GMT

We showed up for the Park Show & met the headlining band Mercy Me, a really nice group of folks that know how to shake that thang.

As we started the set the crowd quickly went from 500 to 700 and just kept getting bigger!

All the songs went off without a hitch and everywere I looked I'd see friends and new fans bumpin' and clapping.

Brian & my step-mom Flo were working the crowd, handing out fliers for the Joey B's show and getting folks on the mailing list. Bob of bobsphotoshow.com was snappin' pics and people were cutting loose and dancing all over the place.

After our set we hob-nobbed a bit then bailed to get ready for the main event.

Joey B's is a new club in town so we weren't sure what to expect. When we got there at 8:30 the group at the bar told me that they'd seen us at the park and changed their plans to come see us instead of going to another show. What a way to start!

The sound in there was great and the staff were friendly and really cool. We started our first set at about 10:30 and by 11:00 the place was filling up fast.

The guys from Snubnose showed up after their band pracice and started whipping the girls around the dance floor. More people from the park were their, and all my friends brought even more friends!

By the end of the night I'd danced with most everyone in the crowd and had my share of drinkies.

Thanks especially to Amy Eff, Bob-o, Wes, Randy, Sherrie, Steph, Dave, Steph, Mike, Jim, Michelle, Amy & Robin, Jess, Joshua & Genie and the whole 4th of July crew!

Thanks to the band and Brian.......I had the best time ever!

Luv,

Kizzy

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What a night!

kizzy — Thu, 26 Aug 2004 03:31:20 GMT

Hey Pleasure Pals,

Just got off the phone with Danny and he said that pracice with the guys went great last night. I'm still in Alameda but take off for Sac. tomorrow morning. I'm so excited about the new songs we're debuting. A Cold Blood tune, a song Ned wrote, Memphis Train by Rufas Thomas and a Freddy King song too.

I'm really looking forward to playing a new venue and having a drink with my pals between sets.

OK, I'm off to do laundry (glamorous rockstar life) and then back home to pack for Sac. See ya'll Friday.

Kizzy

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See us this Friday!

kizzy — Mon, 23 Aug 2004 22:45:27 GMT

Spend the Night With the Pleasure Seekers.

Friday, August 27,10:00 PM

Joey B's (16th & Capitol)
Sacramento CA

Join the Pleasure Seekers for drinks & dancing and all night romancing. We'll be debuting exciting new tunes including several originals and we'd love to see you there!

Go here for the e-flyer: www.renraku.com/pleasureseekers/flyers/040827-postcard.gif

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Join Our Mailing List

kizzy — Tue, 27 Jul 2004 19:07:25 GMT

Just email: thepleasureseekers@hotmail.com

Say Hi, and you're officially on the Pleasure Seekers Mailing list. You will get e-fliers for shows, occasional news letters and all my love!

Kizzy
thepleasureseekers.com

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New Pal!!!

JediSushi — Tue, 27 Jul 2004 18:53:06 GMT

Hey alright... does this mean I'm a pleasure seeking pal or a pal of the pleasure seekers.... hopfully both!

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Must Have CD!

Sun, 25 Jul 2004 00:32:53 GMT

Wow! Been groovin on the downloads from the web site. Tonight I'm gonna burn them to CD and play one on the air at WXDU (www.wxdu.org.

But I WANT A CD!!!!!

:-)

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Another show...and airplay?!

kizzy — Sun, 25 Jul 2004 17:15:12 GMT

New Show:

The Pleasure Seekers will be the playing with Mercy Me at the Free Friday Night Concert in the Park in Sacramento on Aug. 27th. These shows get thousands of people and are loads of fun. Come check us at Ceasar Chavez park at J & 9th at around 5pm for a powerhouse 45 minute set then go sleep off that beer buzz (or drink more) have dinner and then head on out to Joey B's at 10pm the same night We'll be there all night. Thank you Calvin for giving us our first college radio air play on the other side of the states no less.

Kizzy out

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New Shows and Photos!!

kizzy — Thu, 22 Jul 2004 06:45:04 GMT

As promised, you guys get theee latest scoop!

We have 2 shows coming up:

Fri. Aug. 27 at Joey B's in Sacramento

Fri. Oct. 15 at Cooper's in Nevada City

Also, we just added photos to the website:

thepleasureseekers.com

Photos are by Brian Bennett & Bob Herron bobsphotoshow.com

See ya',

Kizzy

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New Webpage

kizzy — Wed, 21 Jul 2004 22:46:57 GMT

Check out the New Webpage for the Pleasure Seekers:

thepleasureseekers.com

Luv,

Kizzy

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New Pleasure Seekers Tribe!

kizzy — Wed, 21 Jul 2004 22:43:30 GMT

Welcome all to the Pleasure Seekers Pals tribe.

This used to be a tribe called !!Saturday Night Fish Fry!! and so that is why you will already see discussions about Funk and R&B etc.

Here is a new scoop....just confirmed today:

The Pleasure Seekers will be playing at Joey B's in Downtown Sacramento on Friday August 27th at 10:00pm. I'll give you all the details soon but we'll be there all night long so mark your calendars and come have an ass shakin' good time!

Luv,

Kizzy

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TRACORUM > Fri at Last Day Saloon

YogiD — Tue, 13 Apr 2004 04:41:17 GMT

Hey Funky Peeples,

My good friend's band, Tracorum, is playing Last Day Saloon in SF THIS Friday 4/16 night...they are FUNKY, and you will DANCE (or if you don't dance...you'll tap your foot b/c the shit's got soul)
They're 1 of 2 bands playing...9:30 - 11:00
Gonna go? Let me know, we'll meet there.
DL

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Recommendations

Thu, 15 Apr 2004 17:06:01 GMT

There are a handful of 70s and 80s soul artists who I am not very familiar with. Could anyone recommend an album or two for me?

Luther Vandross

Teddy Pendergrass

The Whispers

If there isn't a good album (or comp.) available, that's cool. Thanks!

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Woman to Woman

Wed, 07 Apr 2004 16:27:58 GMT

I recently picked up a copy of Shirley Brown's Woman to Woman. Damn, what a great album (and title track)!

What are your favorite "don't mess with my man" songs?

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AX

Mon, 05 Apr 2004 22:07:46 GMT

I just found out that Estelle Axton (the "AX" in "STAX") died this past February. Was anyone else aware of this? If so, did you catch any tributes or some such?

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Blue-Eyed Soul

Mon, 05 Apr 2004 16:32:19 GMT

Who, in your opinion, is the best blue-eyed soul singer?

I vote for Van Morrison, although Elvis certainly got down with his bad self in the late 60s/early 70s (see his cover of J. Butler's "Only the Strong Survive" on From Elvis in Memphis).

Dusty Springfield had her moments as well.

Also, is anyone familiar with Eddie Hinton? I've heard some good things about him.

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The Best

Thu, 29 Jan 2004 00:36:24 GMT

Okay, draw a line in the sand. What's the best soul label of all time?

I say Stax.

Your turn.

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Best Obscure Dance Songs & Were To Find Them?

kizzy — Thu, 26 Feb 2004 22:39:45 GMT

Hey Guys, My band has been writing some killer tunes but we are always looking for songs to cover as well. Any ideas for '60s era dance, shimmy & shakin' tunes?

Good cd's to get or artists to check out? I can sing most anything from Etta James to Ray Charles.

Thanks,
Kizzy

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Hear Pleasure Seeker Songs...

kizzy — Wed, 17 Mar 2004 01:38:18 GMT

Check out these MP3s from our Old Ironsides gig.

www.bellsisters.com/pleasureseekers/

Feedback would be great!

Kizzy

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All quiet on the Fishy front....

kizzy — Thu, 11 Mar 2004 17:16:28 GMT

Hey y'all funky Fish Fry Peeps. I've been super swamped at work and big changes have been happening in my personal life....all good stuff!

I'm moving to Alameda in May. So for anyone in that area wish should definately get together this summer for BBQs & Music listening. I'm moving to be with my boyfriend & to pursue the music thing full time so if anyone has suggestions of clubs to check out or contact, let me know!

Anyone see any good shows lately? Pick up any smokin' CD's?

One of My all time favorites is the 2cd set LEGACY by Art & Aaron Neville.

If you are only familiar w/ Modern Aaron & "Meters" Art, this cd is full of singles by both brothers individually from the '50,'60s &'70s that I'd NEVER heard before. Most of the Meters singles are there too. I'm not a Neville Brother's (the band) fan..... but this is fantastic. I was just trying to look it up on line but wasn't able to find it. I got it at a Tower Clearance Center as an Import.

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Welcome All 'yall!

kizzy — Wed, 03 Mar 2004 19:04:20 GMT

Wow, this little tibe is growing by leaps & bounds..Yay!

My wish came true (sort of) DJ Larry Rodriguez has stopped plaing on Sundays at the Distillery & will start playing THURSDAYS in April at the BLUE LAMP here in Sacramento!

Thanks to all who have given such great song suggestions for me & the Pleasure Seekers... I'll be seeking them out for sure!

In April I'll be inviting those in the area to check out DJ Larry on Thursdays and see who wants to meet up at Old I on Tuesdays.

BREAKING NEWS!! This summer I'll be moving to Alameda to live with my boyfriend & traveling back to Sac. to practice & perform w/ the band. I'll be working on my connections in Alameda & the Bay area to get us gigs over that-a-way too!

Anyone know of a fun place to go dance or check out bands over Alameda way?

Anything else to say there people? How 'bout you new members... What do you all do for funky-soulful fun?

Kizzy

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Need roomate ASAP!!!! Natomas near Arco : Coolest Townhouse ever!!! Live among the Kings Players :)

Maryline — Wed, 03 Mar 2004 05:52:16 GMT

My boyfriend needs a roomate ASAP!!!

*****************

Just rented a three bedroom, 2.5 bathroom, two story townhome at Homecoming in North Natomas. Were looking for a third roommate, guy/girl/other, to take that third room! We are Non-smoking, no drugs, light alcohol use, mellow guys looking for a guy or girl around our age, student or professional. You get your own bedroom, and share bathroom with one person.

The complex has it all.... pool, spa, full gym, theater, business center, game room, players club, dsl, bbqs, in complex massage, conserige service, free dvd rentals, coffeehouse, and probally things I am still forgetting....

Must be kid friendly, 17 month old boy in the house 15hours a week. Hes fun to be around and not bratty at all. We are cool with having overnight guests as long as they are considerate. Our girlsfriends visit on weekends... Will consider pets, maybe a cat or a small dog (extra $$$).

Rent is $445 +1/3 utilities. Deposit of $200 Drop us a line on my cell (858) 945 - 1465 or email me to come check it out!!!
Aaron

PS - Check out the complex webite at www.homecominglife.com and look up the Carlton floor plan in the "Creekside" complex. It would be bedroom #3

Map: Kokomo Dr. and Del Paso Rd.

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Mardi Gras w/ Zigaboo

YogiD — Wed, 25 Feb 2004 22:33:52 GMT

Hey Funky Fish Fry People,

DAMN...anyone else at GAMH last night for SF Mardi Gras with Zigaboo Modelsite and his Ahkestra?
They really tore it up. Although less than 1/2 of the crowd was dressed for the part (personally, I dress for every party/occaision) there was planty of great vibes and Zig kept such a steady funk for the rest of the band to groove.
They took a break around midnight, and cleared out half the room, which left lots of dance space for the late night freaks to really funk it up~~~
Just wanting to share my experience...and if/when there are other live funk shows...let's have a fish fry first!

DL

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:::LOVERS ONLY::: RARE SOUL RADIO SUNDAY

Lysergic — Fri, 13 Feb 2004 20:22:25 GMT

SUNDAY 02.15.04 6-7 [cst] RARE SOUL MILLIONARES host the R&B Flashback VALENTINES SPECIAL'LOVERS ONLY' on WNUR 89.3 fm. We'll be spinning our all time favorite sweet soul, lusty grooves and makeout jams for all you lovers out there. Turn the lights down low, cuddle up with your valentine and tune in to 89.3fm or http://www.wnur.org and let DJs Chronic A and Pillow Talk put you in the mood. xoxo

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Happy Birthday to me!

kizzy — Fri, 30 Jan 2004 20:58:33 GMT

Welcome new members to S.N.F.F. I'm celibrating my birthday on Monday and then later this month my (along w/ Wog's) band The Pleasure Seekers will play our first Club Gig! If you're in the Sacramento area & wanna hear the real R&B & Soul w/ funk & gospel... come check us out! I've posted the info. for the show as an event.

This is the Deep Soul Funk! Happy Friday y'all.

Kizzy PS...what's your favorite album to dance to?

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New shindig brewin...watch for Riot City

Wog — Wed, 28 Jan 2004 01:16:32 GMT

Keep your ears open for Riot City, playin rockin northwest singles from 1964-1965. What is that you ask? Pretty much go go music at it's finest. Curious? I just might disclose who's involved in this exciting project - if'un y'all want ta know.

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I miss dancing on Fridays w/ DJ Larry Rodriguez!

kizzy — Tue, 27 Jan 2004 19:39:07 GMT

Anyone who knows me, knows I'm a fool for twistin' & shakin' to the good stuff, old James Brown the Meters, Toots & the Maytals, and all that great Soul & R&B from the 1960s.

Sacramento's DJ Larry Rodriguez plays the best mix but for now anyway, only plays on Sundays at the Distillery in mid-town Sac. I miss when he used to play The Press Club on Friday nights & the joint would be jumpin'! No disco, no crap, just all of the above mentioned killer funk plus Big Maybelle, Grant Green, little Stevie Wonder & who knows what else!

Anyone have ideas of a venue that would work well for Larry? I wanna go dancing on the weekends!

Kizzy - PS - Welcome to Saturday Night Fish Fry!

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