Rusty's Rocking Jamboree: News

"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

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.

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?"

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.

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. Not only will you get periodic updates on Rocking Jamboree News, but you will also get fabulous offers like this one I just sent out to folks on my list:

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.

Tommorow I will be attending my daughter's school open house. There I will chat with her new teachers and meet with her principal. Two years ago, I told my daughter's principal that I was a children's entertainer and, since my daugter was attending his school, I would be willing to come in an do a show or two for a discounted price. He booked me then, had me back last year and has invited me to play again for Albertville Primary this fall.

I am going to make that same offer to you and anyone else who joins the Rocking Jamboree E-mail List before the end of September, 2006.

If you would like Rusty's Rocking Jamboree to come play at your school, I will come and play one show for only $300 or two shows on the same day for just $400. Two shows are good for very large schools with smaller assembly spaces and Elementary Schools that have morning and afternoon kindergarden. This is the same discounted price I play for at my daughters school.

OK, here is one small addition to that: If I have to drive more than an hour (one way) to get to the show, as determined by MapQuest, then I'll add $35 per hour for driving time. I don't want to have to drive all the way out to Montanna for just $300.

The show has to be booked before the end of September, 2006. And the show has to be scheduled for sometime during the 2006-2007 school year.

So call up your school principal or the head of the PTA and see if they are interested in having the fun of Rusty's Rocking Jamboree at your local school. Just have someone from the school join the Rocking Jamboree E-mail List and book the show before the end of September.

Or maybe you want to donate a show to your kid's school. That's cool too. Just join the E-mail list, become part of the Rocking Jamboree Fan Army and book the show!

Rock On,
Russ Rogers

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

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

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.