Busters, 01-20-06
Our break has ended, and we return for a PACKED, rowdy, crazy night at Busters. Thanks to ALL that come out to see us as we begin our 10th year. Along with our sponsors KISS-FM and Miller Beer (E & F), it will be another awesome year.
SHOUT OUTS: Jenn, Bondsy, Sarah, Michael T. and the guys from City Limits; Kevin Mundhenke, and Brian Earleywine. (We'll be doing a big concert at the county fair grandstand stage in June with them!)
Chantilly Lace, 01-28-06
First time at this club, and what a great turnout. Apparently the best crowd they have had since starting having bands. I'm not sure about that, but be sure to go check it out soon when bands are there.
SHOUT OUTS: The staff at Chantilly for treating us great, Jenny and Bondsy for the intros, a shout out to KISS-FM's Bondsy for creating F5's MySpace.
Karma, 02-03-06
F5 back at one of the few dance clubs in Springfield, it was a great night.
SHOUT OUTS: The dedicated F5 fans that come to all the shows, we really do appreciate seeing you week after week.
Citys, 02-10-06
Marlys, 02-11-06
PACKED and hotter than hell, yet another insane night at J-Ville's hottest club.
SHOUT OUTS: Kyle from Citys, and a shout out to all of our friends on our F5 Myspace .
"Packed", adj: Crowded to capacity, jammed, to bring together (persons or things) closely; crowd together, to fill up tight. You get the picture..........
SHOUT OUTS: Kelly, Shayna, Angie, Lindsey, Trista, Jessica, Susan (happy birthday)...
Busters, 03-03-06
According to Don, the owner, yet another attendance record was set! A good portion of the night, you couldn't get in unless somebody left. ROCK ON Busters!!!
SHOUT OUTS: Jennifer, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!
Karma, 03-17-06
We played at the old Spot/Atrium for a night (with Karma staffers and bartenders working) and had an 18 and over BASH. Donations were made to the Salvation Army for Springfield tornado victims, courtesy of KISS-FM staffers and their efforts. Flair Bartender from Tampa, Mike Tolley, did two AMAZING performances. So if you didn't make this show, you missed a good one, it was off the hook. GIG PICS
SHOUT OUTS: Jerry and the Pizza Machine and his crew, Sarah Korte (KISS) for her endless work on this (thank you!!), Bondsy (KISS) for his work and for his commentary, flair bartender from Tampa-Mike Tolley for coming to this and performing *(awesome), Simone Tolley from Spotlight Productions for her appearance, E & F Distributing (Miller Beer) for the 4 dozen t-shirts and the green beads, Finest Call for the t-shrits, and a huge shout out to ALL of the F5 dancers for making this one.
Citys, 03-24-06
Kyle (owner/manager) said that the crowd was the best yet for F5. Packed, hot, and crazy, this place always rocks.
SHOUT OUTS: Our friends that we call the 'Swedish Ski Team' (Bondsy calls them the Norwegian Swim Team) for coming to J-Ville and making our photographer take a lot of great pics, Bondsy, Jenny and Sarah from KISS FM for making the trip and announcing us all night, Don from Busters for coming also, and to all the people that had birthdays, there were at least 8 to 10...
Marlys, 03-31-06
Great to be back downtown, at the hottest downtown spot, with an awesome crowd. Special thanks to Stan Komerda our original drummer, for sitting in for Bob. Robin Cunningham, our original singer also sat in for a bunch, and did great for us also.
SHOUT OUTS: Our new friends from Japan, The 'Swedish Ski Team', Rachel from FOX, TJ for the never ending supply of beads, the other TJ and Megan for making this one, and the always awesome staff at Marlys.
Busters, 04-07-06
SHOUT OUTS: The Vegas girls, Bondsy for the intros all night, John Fergusen of Big Fur for almost having to do the gig for Kenny.
The Hill, 04-21-06
The old Spot/Atrium is now called The Hill. SPECIAL thanks on this one to Matt, and Jerry and the Pizza Machine, dude, your pizza is the best in town...and thanks for the free ones!
SHOUT OUTS: KISS-FM and E & F Distributing for all the free stuff, Bondsy for the awesome and 'colorful' intros, Rachael from FOX for coming up on stage (and for putting up with Bondsy, lol)...
Busters, 04-26-06
The 2nd Annual Secretary's Day Office Party at Busters! This was OFF THE HOOK! A great party, Busters accommodated the crowd as much as they could, and made room to move around.
SHOUT OUTS: Bondsy, Sarah and the rest of KISS for all the work on this (ALL day, since 7AM), happy birthday Tommy (KISS), and Jim Crawley for sitting in for Bob and doing AWESOME!
Citys, 04-29-06
Longtime friend and F5 fan, USAF SSgt Beth (on the left, with Army E-4 Jamie), is being deployed to Iraq. Rock on Beth, and come see us as soon as you get back.
SHOUT OUTS: Tommy from KISS for doing the intros, E & F for the giveaways (shirts, huggies).
Marlys, 05-06-06
SHOUT OUTS: ALL of the regular F5 followers and friends that come see us week after week, we will do our best to make that you have a great time!
The Hill, 05-12-06
Just like back in the Atrium days with Skippy on house sound, when it was a band bar...packed and nuts, and that's a big room. The added foam party was crazy, people loved it. We also had a stripper pole on stage. Crazy, wet, foam all over the place...crazy, I tell ya.
SHOUT OUTS: KISS-FM, Bondsy and Tommy, Jerry and the Pizza Machine, the Busters Babes for showing up, Megan, TJ and Megan, and to Courtney Summer and Kellie Pate, former F5 dancers.
Busters, 05-19-06
Mayhem at Busters. Always. Now it's summer festival time...we only have 3 bar gigs until September, all the rest of our shows are festivals.
SHOUT OUTS: Bri !!!!!
Springfield Air Rendezvous Prevous Party, 05-26-06
Summer got started with an awesome street festival on Washington. Always a great time, we had a blast. Thanks to all that came out!! GIG PICS
SHOUT OUTS: E & F Distributing for the t-shirts & huggies, Mary Minder of Air Rendezvous, Tommy from KISS for the intros, Warren Taylor, and all the under-21 friends of ours that came, more (all ages) shows to come!
Farmersville
Irish Days, 06-09-06
One of our favorites, this is one Illinois town that knows how to party, every year. The weather stayed on our side, no rain this year... GIG PICS
SHOUT OUTS: KISS-FM's Bondsy and Tommy for the intros and bringing all the free stuff for the crowd, Shantel and her gang for making this one, Jenn, Crystal, and to the man that does it all for the festival, Eric Webb.
Sangamon County Fair Concert, 06-14-06
City Limits Band and F5 performed separately and together for a Crossroads jam on the fair's grandstand, and we had one of the best times that we've had all year. An awesome crowd, buffet meal backstage, RV's, huge stage...just way too fun. GIG PICS
SHOUT OUTS: Laura Richter for all the extra work, backstage passes, etc., Michael for all the phone calls working this out, Rhaine for the video work, Big Dog Productions for the pics.
Sangamon County Fair, 06-15-06
Perfect weather again, great crowd, gotta love the county fair... GIG PICS
SHOUT OUTS: Steve Newman and the rest of the fair staff, Ric Majors.
With all the other events going on, the place was still packed and awesome. A great night air show also! GIG PICS
SHOUT OUTS: Mary Minder, Jonezy & friends, Shayna & friends, KISS, and many more...
Air Rendezvous Hangar Party, 06-23-06
Chatham Homecoming, 06-24-06
After 5 gigs in 11 days before a two week break, the 5th was an AWESOME crowd in Chatham & perfect weather, it couldn't of been better! GIG PICS
SHOUT OUTS: American Legion, and ALL the people in Chatham that come see us!!!!!
Prop Club Summerfest, 07-08-06
After a two week break, we had a big night at the Prop Club, a huge crowd showed up. They know how to partay at the Prop Club...whoa... GIG PICS
SHOUT OUTS: John Fergusen sat in for Tony on guitar for the night and did awesome, Jay Gooding and the rest of the Prop Club members
Chatham Cornfest,
07-15-06
The biggest show of the year as far as crowd size, a fantastic time, special thanks to Stan from Filthy Johanson for the beach balls GIG PICS
SHOUT OUTS: Chatham Jaycees, Tom Haase, John Fergusen again sat in for Tony on guitar for the night and did a great job, Tommy Dirkin for the intros
KISS-FM Birthday Bash,
07-21-06
KISS-FM's 5th B-Day Bash...started off with a thunderstorm...following that, come colder temps...a late start...DESPITE all that, it got packed under the pavilion at the Tradewinds, and it was a great time. Last all ages show this summer, (sorry Glenna). GIG PICS
SHOUT OUTS: Special thanks to Sarah Korte for all the work involved
Crusens, 07-22-06
Nice club in Peoria, great food...
SHOUT OUTS: Bryan Harlan from Peoria Miller (Baumgarten Dist. Co.) for the incredible promotional materials
IL State Fair, 08-11-06
First fair gig was awesome, packed and rockin...more to come. GIG PICS
SHOUT OUTS: Early band Filthy Johanson, Rich Whiting, and as always, Ric Majors for the perseverance...
IL State Fair, 08-12-06
Record-setting numbers for this night (over all the beer tents), an incredible start-to-finish capacity crowd. More to come next weekend... GIG PICS
SHOUT OUTS: Jenny from KISS for the intros plus stuff to throw out, the 'first timers' (out of town people) that came up and complimented us, Busters for an awesome after party, and for our helpers selling the F5 gear
IL State Fair, 08-18-06
Despite the rain, we had an incredible crowd. One more outdoor show to go for '06, so be sure to come out again Saturday night. GIG PICS
SHOUT OUTS: TC from KISS and Rachael from FOX for the intro
IL State Fair, 08-19-06
The last outdoor show of the summer, and it was huge. Thanks to all that came out, and helped all four nights record setting and awesome. GIG PICS
SHOUT OUTS: Bondsy, Jenny from KISS for the intros, Ric Majors for the attention and the sound work throughout the fair, Busters and City Limits for the awesome after party, thanks for letting us sit in!!!!
Crusens, 08-26-06
Crusens is a way cool club...
SHOUT OUTS: Peoria Miller for the awesome sign, Carrie from the Peoria River City Times for the great article on us
Busters, 09-09-06
SHOUT OUTS: Drew for making it back in time from Carbondale...
Marlys, 09-16-06
'Smoke Out' night at Marlys...great to be back here...the club was just ridiculously packed all night....
SHOUT OUTS: EVERYBODY that comes sees us all the time...
Citys, 09-30-06
Citys is always packed for us, it was great to be back there.
SHOUT OUTS: Everybody that voted for us in the IL Times Best Of Springfield, THANKS. We have won Best Band, 3 years in a row.
Crusens, 10-07-06
Peoria rocks...
SHOUT OUTS: Megasonic, Tristen, the always attentive staff at Crusens...and the cooks, the pizza was awesome...(they gave us pizzas at the end of the night:)
Marlys, 10-14-06
GREAT to be back in Springfield, an incredible crowd, WAY TOO FUN, if you weren't there, you missed out. It was the best crowd Marlys has had since the smoking ban, we were told.
SHOUT OUTS: The staff at Marlys, Mike Marcy
The Cave, 10-28-06
The craziest of all of our Halloween shows. According to the Cave personnel, the best crowd they have ever had since opening. New dancers Tracey Sims and "T" from Turn Out Movement Arts Studio were simply AMAZING. The costume contest was well organized and the best ever, total and complete thanks goes to contest hosts Rachael Atchison from FOX and Tommy Dirkin. GIG PICS
SHOUT OUTS: The Cave for the contest prize money of $250.00, 2nd: $125.00, 3rd: $75.00, 4th: $25.00, 5th: $15.00 (now THAT is how you pay the winners for a costume contest), Tommy and Rachael, Tracey and T
Citys, 11-04-06
Crazier and more packed than usual, if that's possible. Tommy Dirkin from KISS-FM hit the stage with us later in the night.
SHOUT OUTS: Tommy & Amanda, TJ
Chantilly, 11-11-06
Thanks to all of our crowd that came out, fun night at the Lace!
SHOUT OUTS: Tommy Dirkin for dropping of the signs, David Hobby for the continued work (photographer, Big Dog Productions).
Marlys, 11-18-06
Packed all freakin night and outa hand! Join us here on December 23rd for F5's 10 Year Anniversary Bash.
SHOUT OUTS: Rachael from FOX, and Tommy Dirken for the intros
SHOUT OUTS: Max, Warren for taking time to come do one with us...
Busters, 12-02-06
Citys, 12-16-06
SHOUT OUTS: Kyle
Marlys, 12-23-06
Last gig until Feb 07. F5's 10 year Anniversary Party was off the hook. Stan Komperda (original drummer and the guy that formed and named the band) showed up to sing the very first song we ever performed (Counting Blue Cars). `
SHOUT OUTS: Stan Komperda, David Hobby for the thousands of pics, Tommy D and everybody else from KISS for the continued support, and most of all, F5 FANS & FRIENDS, thanks for another great year.
