MUSIC TONIGHT * MILPITAS MONSTER * LIVE TV * TURKEY CAROLS * BROWNIES ARE BACK * Bill's Coffeeshop Newsletter

MUSIC TONIGHT AT

THE COFFEE HOUSE

Big Tree, a terrific folk/pop band, plays tonight (Monday, 7 pm) at Uptown Bill's: infectious pop music splashed with colorful harmonies, driven by pulsing rhythms, unique time signatures, group vocals, and poetic quirky imagery. Check out their music at: www.bigtreesings.com. You can also find the band on Facebook. 

 

ALSO COMING

UP THIS WEEK

Tuesday, Oct. 25

Live broadcast of Tom's Guitar Show at 6 pm. Poetry reading by Todd Jackson at 7 pm.

Wednesday, Oct. 26

Spoken Word Open Mic at 7 pm. (Readers and Writers Group beforehand. Starts around 6:15 pm)

Thursday, Oct. 27

Art Night (Halloween projects) at 6 pm. Open Mic at 7 pm

Friday, Oct. 28

Chess Club at 4 pm.

Saturday, Oct. 29

Artvaark at 3 pm (Halloween activities. Wear your costume!)

Showing of "Milpitas Monster" movie at 3 pm

Saturday Night Music with Dave Moore at 7 pm.

'MILPITAS MONSTER' COMING

ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON

Uptown Bill's is hosting another showing of the film "Milpitas Monster" this coming Saturday. Oct. 29 at 3 pm. This is a homegrown classic, a monster movie which began as a high school class project and eventually involved an entire community. The story revolves around a monster who emerges from the city garbage dump and terrorizes the townspeople. We first showed the film last Friday evening as part of an evening on film monsters co-sponsored by PATV. 

HOW ABOUT A FEW

TURKEY CAROLS

I was working at the weekly San Jose Sun newspaper back then. It was just a few days before Thanksgiving. We were asked to come up with something to fill a few extra inches in the paper. We came up with Turkey Carols, Thanksgiving versions of Christmas Carols. They went into the paper and have continued to circulate among family, friends and others for more than 30 years. 

If you'd like to sing them with other friends of Uptown Bill's, come to the live broadcast of Tom's Guitar Show on Tuesday, Oct. 25. Starts at 6 pm. A sing-a-long session is planned during the show. For more details, visit the Facebook page for Uptown Bill's.

Turkey Tracks (Sing to Jingle Bells)

Dashing through the streets 

Kids and dads and mom

Seeing feathers fly

Chasing after tom

He'll hide behind the barn

Sneak up behind our backs

What fun it is to laugh and sing

And follow turkey tracks

Refrain:

O, turkey tracks, wings and backs 

Drumsticks all the way

Oh what fun it is to chase 

Tum turkey night and day

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O Pumpkin Pie (sing to O Christmas tree)

O pumpkin pie, O pumpkin pie 

How lovely is your custard

O pumpkin pie, O pumpkin pie 

How lovely is your custard

The whipping cream -- those snowy peaks

Or ala mode for ice cream freaks

O pumpkin pie O pumpkin pie

If you only came with mustard 

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Turkey in the Tummy (Sing to Deck the Halls)

Deck the table with roast turkey

Gobble, Gobble, Go-bble, Gobble, Gob

Put away the old beef jerky 

Gobble...

Someone say the family blessing

Gobble... 

And pass along the wild rice dressing

Gobble...

See the feast before us

Gobble...

Alka-Seltzer will restore us

Gobble...

Meanwhile pass the berry jelly 

Gobble...

And fill the old Thanksgiving belly 

Gobble...

LIVE MUSIC EVERY

SATURDAY NIGHT

Enjoy live music every Saturday night at the coffee house. 7 pm. Here's a schedule of upcoming performers:

October 22:  Patrick Bloom & Ghosts of Radio

October 29:  Dave Moore

November 5: Kol Shira

November 12:  Nic Arp with Dave Rozassa and Jim Rossen

November 19:  Benj & Nicole Upchurch with Stacy Webster

November 26:  Thanksgiving Weekend. No concert.

December 3:  The Mayflies

December 10:  Pigs & Clover

PLAY CHESS 

ON FRIDAYS

Like to play chess? Like to learn to play? Come to Uptown Bill's on Friday afternoon to play chess and talk with others who like to play. 4 pm. All ages and abilities are welcome. Bring a friend.

WE THOUGHT YOU'D

BE INTERESTED IN...

....DOROTHY NEWMIRE. A memorial for Dorothy Newmire, a longtime friend of Wild Bill's and Uptown Bill's, is planned Saturday, Nov. 5 at the coffee house. 2-4 pm. Donations in her memory have been suggested for the coffee house.

...LIVE TV. Uptown Bill's collaborates with PATV on two or three live television broadcasts each month. On Tuesday, Oct. 25, Tom's Guitar Show will be broadcast live from the coffee house at 6 pm. Last Friday evening, we collaborated with PATV on "Monster Bash," which included two hours of live television following by a screening of "The Milpitas Monster." 

...FRIDAY NIGHT JAZZ. A series of Friday night jazz concerts begins Friday, Nov. 4 in the coffee house. 5-7 pm. The concerts are planned for two Fridays a month.

...CHANGES COMING. Hours for Uptown Bill's will be changing after Thanksgiving. The new hours will begin Monday, Nov. 28. Also ahead: Changes in the menu. More details soon. 

HERE'S THAT RECIPE FOR
WILD BILL'S BROWNIES
A request came in recently for the Wild Bill's brownies, the ones served

at special events both at Wild Bill's potlucks and at Uptown Bill's  Those

brownies have a long history. The recipe was given to Tom Gilsenan
about 40 years ago by the late Shirley Suske. Shirley and Tom met in an
introductory social work course at the University of Minnesota in the fall
of 1968. (Tom Walz, retired UI professor and founder of the Uptown Bill's
project, was the instructor for the course.)

Shirley went on to become the director of a Minneapolis senior center
located just a short distance from the block where Bill Sackter grew up.

The  brownies have been part of many a potluck over the years. For some time, they were called "Pig Brownies." A look at the ingredients explains that name. But several years ago, someone in the coffeeshop referred to them as Wild Bill's Brownies and the name stuck.

Here's the recipe: 

                       WILD BILL'S BROWNIES
                       2 cups sugar
                       3 eggs
                       1 cup (2 sticks) melted butter
                       1 tsp. vanilla
                       1 1/2 cups flour
                       1/2 cup cocoa (Ghirardelli)

Mix sugar, eggs, butter and vanilla. Add flour and cocoa. Mix.
Pour batter into a greased 9x13 baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30
minutes. 

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Bill's Coffeeshop Newsletter is a virtual extension of Wild Bill's Coffeeshop and Uptown Bill's Coffee House. Published since 2000, the Newsletter is written by Tom Gilsenan, a former manager of Wild Bill's and now director of Uptown Bill's. You can write to him at tomgilsenan@gmail.com

Wild Bill's Coffeeshop is a project of the School of Social Work at the University of Iowa. It has been a part of campus life in Iowa City for more than 35 years. Located in North Hall, the coffeeshop is open weekdays from 8 am. For more information, check the Friends of Bill's Coffeeshop page on Facebook. You can call the coffeeshop at (319) 335-1281. Donations to support the work of the coffeeshop may be sent to: Bill's Coffeeshop Fund, University of Iowa Foundation, P.O. Box 4550, Iowa City, IA 52244. Contributions are tax deductible.

Uptown Bill's is the crosstown cousin of Wild Bill's. Now in its 11th year, it includes a bookstore, performance venue and other businesses in addition to a coffeeshop. Located at 730 S. Dubuque, Uptown Bill's is open Monday through Saturday from 7 am. For more information, check the Uptown Bill's website or Facebook page. You can call Uptown Bill's at (319) 339-0401. Donations to support the work of Uptown Bill's may be sent to: Extend the Dream Foundation, Uptown Bill's, 730 S. Dubuque St., Iowa City, IA 52240. Contributions are tax deductible.

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In the spirit of Bill Sackter, Uptown Bill's strives to nurture and encourage a gathering place where people of all abilities are welcome. Find us on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter. Watch us on You Tube: www.youtube.com/playlist?p=PLEE41220297F8D82C

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