10. Many times cuter than male fans who have given up on being handsome working on looking distinguished.

9. Spouses are not afraid to let you go to a concert alone because they know the band members are not “All that” either..

8. You can dance anyway you want because there are no hard body teenage girls there to clown you, and if there were, you could beat them down.

7. Given up on romantic guys “Willing to learn” for someone stable who is, “Willing to earn”.

6. Band members invite you backstage for baked goods and financial advice.

5. Don’t have to worry about being hit on by male fans because they are usually drunk and forgot who they came with in the first place.

4. Most band members are happily married and there is no line around the block for the remaining bachelors.

3. The ability to get Carlos’ arcane and obdurate references.

2. Band members will autograph body parts while only rubber stamping male bald heads.

1. Literal band supporters.

10. Lime Kool-Aid.

9. Corned beef and cabbage burritos.

8. Blame Leprechauns for all purse snatchings.

7. Lucky Charms cereal for Supper.

6. Female thugs are called Hoochiegans.

5. Call each other ”O’ Homie”.

4. Shamrocks on the Ham hocks.

3. Kissing Barney stoned.

2. Perp walk parade down Broadway.

1. River dancing in house shoes at Eastmont mall.

Currently we are featuring the music from the North Carolina base band “Bull City Syndicate”. We have three songs in our current rotation from their CD “You Make Me Feel”, (I Wanna) Testify, Brother Man, & My Baby Loves You.

Notes From CDBaby about the band:
Ambitious. That’s the best way to describe the new release by North Carolina’s Bull City Syndicate. With Grammy-nominated producer John Custer at the helm of the project, You Make Me Feel is the most ambitious recording by a Raleigh/Durham-based band in a generation.

Over the course of 13 years, formerly known as Soul Kitchen & The Bull City Horns, Bull City Syndicate (BCS) has successfully scaled the local scene of dance-cover bands, ascending during those years from a top-drawing club act to one of the most in-demand private and corporate party bands in the Mid-Atlantic region. Then, someone had an idea . . . and a good one at that. Specifically, to hand over to a world-class producer the yet unrealized potential of nine individually unheralded talents, and have them recreate tunes from some of North Carolina’s rich history of funk, soul and pop songwriters.

Featuring songs exclusively written by composers with a significant connection to North Carolina, either by birth or current residency, BCS entered John Custer’s Jag Two Studios in October of 2006, and didn’t exit until the following April. The product of those six-plus months is a genuinely compelling funk/horn-band experience, referencing and paying homage to the broad spectrum of funk, soul and R&B’s most enduring musical traditions. Retro, while not blatantly so, the record often reminds us of what the current R&B hit-factories most often fail to deliver, namely, great melodies, real vocalists, and an in-your-face horn section. While it’s easy to point out the influences, (both subtle and overt), of Marvin Gaye, Curtis Mayfield, Sly, James Brown, The Temptations, and the like, the originality of Custer’s horn arrangements help sidestep any presupposed comparisons to the most famous of horn bands – Earth, Wind & Fire, Tower of Power, or Chicago.

You Make Me Feel features tracks composed by Maceo Parker, George Clinton, Roberta Flack, Ben. E King, Bobby Patterson, John Custer, and as an added bonus, Raleigh’s own, Corey Parker, (yep – Maceo’s son), makes a special appearance on “Bull City Groove,” which he also co-wrote with producer John Custer.

The Players:

Clarke Egerton – Trombone/Guitar/Vocals
Vhondy Strickland – Saxophones/Flute
Charlie D’Agostino – Keyboards/Vocals
Steve Baker – Trumpet/Flugelhorn/Vocals
Matt Kanon – Guitars/Vocals
Dan Lantier – Vocals/Percussion
Rodney Ogden – Trumpet/Flugelhorn
Jeff Nelson – Bass Guitar
Todd Proctor – Drums

For more about Bull City Syndicate “Click Here”.

You can purchase the CD by clicking on the CD cover artwork at the top of this article.