This week on SlapperCast: Eleven years ago, Blaggards embarked on a nine-date tour through the Midwest with no drummer… and yet somehow wound up with three drummers.
This ultimately leads to a discussion of how this band, like every other band that ever existed, has always been a delicate balance of personalities, talents, and temperaments.
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The windy remnants of Hurricane Ike arrive in Evansville, IN (September 2008)
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An stop sign displaced by the windy remnants of Hurricane Ike in Evansville, IN (September 2008)
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Blaggards with Ben Hales on drums in Middleton, WI
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Blaggards with Ben Hales and Laurene Logsdon in Middleton, WI
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Blaggards with the Fisticuffs in Evansville, IN (September 2008)
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Paddy and a sea of Indiana soy (September 2008)
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Chris Buckley and Patrick at Mississinewa Lake Park, Indiana (September 2008)
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Blaggards with Gary and Julie Hoiseth (the parents of our original fiddler, Turi) in Wayzata, MN
