Blues & boogie-woogie pianist Mark Lincoln Braun (a.k.a. Mr. B) has performed concerts & educational shows throughout the US, Europe & the Americas. Now he's taking his show on the road to raise money for children's charities! Pedalling his amazing, custom-designed, piano-bicycle across the country this summer, Mr. B. is stopping to perform at venues large and small along the way. Follow his incredible journey, as he posts the details of his tour on this blog!
Monday, July 12, 2010
Wow----what a day yesterday. Mike Casey and Mark Nobilette to the rescue! Mike drums up just enough spokes to fix our unusual wheels, and they relace them in time for Mark to true and round them on the piano bike...amazing that Mark would be with us when this happened. We played a nice concert on the grass in front of the Chelsea Library for about a hundred people, and about 60 people formed into our group ride including some of our closest friends. The peleton rolled strong with everyone looking out for one another, my sister was in on it- her longest ride ever! The National Kidney Foundation of Michigan formed a team with their own shirts in honor of a little girl who passed away after a struggle, she attended their camp,and was in their hearts as they rode , and raised money for their cause-exactly what we're trying to do. My closest pal Jom Caleca rode with his son Gabe, who rode 3 days in a row, and is experiencing the beauty of the bike! We arrived in Ann Arbor and played for thousands at the Top of the Park Summer Festival where our home town poured on the love. Volunteers lifted the piano and bike onto the stage, we had a great set for our hometown fans! The Mayor even proclaimed the day officially Joybox Express Day in A2!We presented Mark Nobilette with a Jersey and Plaque, Heidi fed us, we had a few beers , and rode off in the dark exhausted but triumphant to the Mayor's parking space where we convene for our ride to Ypsilanti today, probably in a thunderstorm. Tuesday we're in the 313 with a roll down Warren Ave into Detroit for a 7 PM gig at Cliff Bell's...we're almost done for this amazing trip, I hate to see it end.... Mark
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