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Rusty's Rocking Jamboree: News

A Rocking Jamboree Sale! - November 10, 2010

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Rusty's Rocking Jamboree has played for Albertville Primary in Albertville Minnesota for the last seven years straight. I think it's safe to say that the show has become a tradition at the school. What do they know that you don't know?

Ann-Marie Foucault, the Principal of Albertville Primary has called the show, "engaging, funny, and educational. Rusty played his guitar and sang popular songs but with a hilarious twist. Kids and teachers were laughing for much of the 45 minutes presentation!"

No doubt about it, Rusty's Rocking Jamboree is perfect for Elementary School Lyceums, Assemblies and Special Events. But, you should find out for yourself!  So we're holding a BIG SALE! Discounting the show's already low fees and making you a special offer.

Rusty can come into ANY SCHOOL in a within a 90 minute drive, for just $1000. That's a commitment for the 2010-2011 School Year. For schools with morning and afternoon kindergarten or theaters that will only hold half your students, just add $200 for each additional performance at the same school on the same day.

But wait, if you can book a show to be performed before December 31, 2010, take $200 off the show price.  That's an exciting show for your school for only $800! And if there are several schools in your district that would like a show, you can arrange a mini-tour, and there are GREAT multi-show discounts.

Rusty's Rocking Jamboree has a Great Holiday show for December, that features multi-cultural and secular Holiday Favorites with an emphasis on fun.

ROCKING RUSTY ROCKS! - January 1, 2010

Russell Rogers, AKA Rocking Rusty, performed twice on December 16, 2009, for Albertville Primary School students and staff. The “Rocking Rusty Jamboree” lyceum was engaging, funny, and educational. Rusty played his guitar and sang popular songs but with a hilarious twist. Rusty had students singing, dancing, and counting to rock and roll songs. Kids and teachers were laughing for much of the 30 minute presentation. The high energy performance included "London Bridge" and a great version of "10 Little Monkeys." This lyceum was both fantastic and engaging! To see Rusty's calendar of shows please visit www.rockingjamboree.com --originally published in the Albertville Primary Newsletter, Volume 3, Issue 6, January 2010

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The Rocking Jamboree at Mid West Kids Fest - March 15, 2009

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Rusty's Rocking Jamboree will be featured entertainment at the Midwest Kids Fest taking place at the Saint Paul RiverCentre on March 21 and 22. That's Saturday and Sunday from 10 AM to 5 PM!

Rusty's Rocking Jamboree is scheduled to perform at 12 Noon and 3PM on Saturday and 11 AM and 12:30 PM on Sunday!

There's not just live entertainment, there are inflatable slides and bouncy castles. There will be celebrity appearances by folks like Scooby Doo and Ragnar! There are all kinds of contests and events and other stuff.

Check out http://www.midwestkidsfest.com/index_tc.html for all the details.

Here's the BEST part: Admission is only $4.95 a person! But wait, I've got a $2.00 discount coupon for anybody on my e-mail list. So if your NOT on my e-mail list, get on it fast and ask for a Coupon!

YouTube Jamboree - January 18, 2008

Rusty's Rocking Jamboree FINALLY has a video up on YouTube. It's SIX minutes of the song "Ten Little Monkeys." "Ten Little Monkeys" is like the "Freebird" of children's songs. It's endless ... at least it seams that way because I could only put 6 minutes of the song on YouTube and the video runs about 6:35. ARGH! I am experiencing technical difficulties. But now that I have some tiny clue about how to put video up on the Internet, hopefully there will be more in the near future!


The video can also be seen in side the MUSIC section of this site.

You can find it on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xN1EGZROaH0. Or just go to YouTube and search the words "Rusty's Rocking Jamboree" to find the latest Jamboree Vids!

Teddy Bear Park will Rock Out with the Jamboree 5 Times this Summer! - April 24, 2007

"Hi Rusty,

In the next few days I am putting together a monthly flyer (May - August) to send to the newspapers, city websites, library etc...

Can you send me a FEW lines (2-3) regarding your shows - if there is anything in particular in May, I can advertise it now!

Thank you! I look forward to your show on the 10th!

Amy Gag"

That was an e-mail I got from the Program Coordinator for Teddy Bear Park in Stillwater, Minnesota. I'm very excited about Teddy Bear Park! It's a great, fun, park designed especially for kids. It also has enough funding to bring in entertainment several times PER WEEK during the Summer months!

Now, how do I boil down Rusty's Rocking Jamboree to just a few (2-3) lines? How do I boil down my excitement for Teddy Bear Park?

This was my response to Amy:

Rusty's Rocking Jamboree is a fun, interactive, kid-friendly show, that won't make parents want to puke. Not so sugary sweet, the show mixes upbeat familiar tunes with Rusty's own comic original songs. There is also plenty of off-beat fun tossed into the mix. Rusty's Rocking Jamboree: Bring your smiles, you're going to need them!

Rusty is playing 5 TIMES at Teddy Bear Park this Summer, including TWO TIMES in MAY! The Rocking Jamboree is the first show of Teddy Bear Park's Summer Concert season, Thursday, May 10 at 2 PM. AND Rusty is headlining Teddy Bear Park's Big Concert Kick Off Party at NOON on Saturday, May 12! Come see what all the hype is about!

Come see why Rush Limbaugh thinks Rusty is the most dangerous comedian since Al Franken! OK, as far as we know Rush has never even HEARD of Rusty's Show! But, it got you thinking, eh? check out www.rockingjamboree.com
Amy, is this too many lines?

Here is the same thing boiled down to fewer lines:

FIVE times this Summer at Teddy Bear Park! TWO times in May!

Rusty's Rocking Jamboree is a fun, interactive, musical show that appeals to both kids and adults. Not so sugary sweet, the show mixes upbeat tunes with offbeat fun. Rusty's Rocking Jamboree: Bring your smiles, you're going to need them! www.rockingjamboree.com

New Rocking Jamboree Business Cards and Logo - September 3, 2006

The other day I decided to order new business cards. The old cards didn't have my logo on them and they didn't show the address for this web site.

The New Rocking Jamboree Business Card!

So I ordered 2000 cards with the logo on the front and my picture on the back. And I was happy.

Until I looked at the logo and started nit-picking: "Couldn't this line be just a little smoother? Shouldn't this part be just a TITCH bigger? Shouldn't the exclamation point pop just a bit more?"

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I spent hours and hours refining the logo. So now I have 2000 business cards about to show up in the mail with an out of date logo on them!


So if you would like one of my new business cards, if you would like a WHOLE STACK of my new business cards to share with all your friends and neighbors, drop me a line and I'll send them to you.

Rocking Jamboree Fan Army and the School Offer - August 28, 2006

First off, I want to thank you for stopping by Rusty's Rocking Jamboree. Now Join the E-mail List. Do it now! Just put your e-mail address in the box at the top of this screen and click JOIN. And then, you'll get periodic updates on Rocking Jamboree News!

The Rocking Jamboree had a great summer. I got to play at several libraries, city parks, company picnics and even a couple of birthday parties.

Rock On,
Russ Rogers

Pinewood Elementary - June 6, 2006

Today I played a show at Pinewood Elementary in Moundsview, MN. The Gym was hot, even before the 400+ kids got there, so I was REALLY sweating by the end of the show.

But we had a GREAT time! The kids were SO responsive! The kids at Pinewood were both enthusiastic participants and a very well behaved group too. This is a tough balancing act to pull off sometimes, especially for elementary aged kids. This speaks highly of both the kids there, but also their teachers and parents too.

It felt very nice to be invited back for Pinewood's end of the year concert for the second year in a row.

I played some classic songs from the show like "Ten Little Monkeys" and "London Bridge."

"The Car-Car Song". a newer number, involves a lot of audience participation. This is working out to be a very fun song with many kids streching their hands in the air wanting to add their input on the song.

I hope The Rocking Jamboree becomes an annual event at Pinewood Elementary.


Working up a sweat with the kids at Pinewood -- Photo by Julie Pidde
Working up a sweat with the kids at Pinewood -- Photo by Julie Pidde

There are other cool photos on the photos page. Check them out. http://www.rockingjamboree.com/photos.html

New Rocking Jamboree Website - June 3, 2006

Rusty is starting out the Rocking of the Summer of 2006 with a spankin' new web-site. This will contain the Calendar of upcoming shows and eventually a host of other cool stuff.

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