Mr. Hand

We started covering this song last fall. We grew up, as most children of the 80’s, with Nena’s 99 Red Balloons firmly implanted in our brains thanks to radio and MTV. We were reminded of and inspired by Goldfinger’s version of this song from a few years back, so we figured why not?

Neither rain, nor snow, nor sleet, nor hail shall keep Mr. Hand from an appointment to rock! In fact we need to add freezing cold to that statement as well! We made the trip to Jo Jo’s in Pierce, NE this past Saturday thumbing our nose at the sub-zero temperatures and piles of snow because we knew that a good time awaited.

We kicked off 2010 with a show at Kennedy’s Irish Pub in Omaha, NE. This is hopefully the start of more shows to come in the Omaha area!

We couldn’t think of a better way to ring in 2010 than to spend it rockin’ with our friends at The Depot in Norfolk, NE. And the night didn’t disappoint!

A couple holiday parties, good friends and family all added up to a wild time at Rhonda’s Speakeasy this past weekend. We had great fun rockin’ and it was obvious that everyone is feeling the holiday spirit.

Gobble Gobble! There were no turkeys at the Phoenix Room this past Wednesday night, only a packed house looking for a good time!

That’s right, you can now listen to the entire Simple Ways E.P. through our Mr. Hand YouTube Channel! We’ve also included these videos here and on the Simple Ways E.P. page on our site so you can take a listen to the album for free!

As is usually the case, the good times flowed at The Depot this past weekend. We had 2 nights with good crowds that were ready to party. But if you’ve ever been to The Depot you know that’s a regular occurrence!

I had a bit of a sad day yesterday. In March of this year I was able to go back to O’Neill, NE for the St. Pats celebration. I was in line awaiting a drink when this younger guy approached me and said what a big fan he was of the band! He gave me a big hug and then started crying.

What started out as a show where we planned to celebrate Bret’s and Conrad’s birthdays, became a birthday party and an impromptu reunion show thanks to Craig suffering an unfortunate injury in the middle of last week!