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Deport Bounding Main Campaign Extravaganza May 31, 2008
May 6, 2008
 
Great news! Our final Deport Bounding Main event will be in the same building as the hilarious duo, MooNiE and BrooN. The great MooNiE himself will be gracing our humble stage, bringing his peculiar brand of comedic skills to wow the crowd. In return, Bounding Main will open for each of MooNiE and BrooN's performances with a couple tunes to warm up the crowd. It'll be the coolest thing since we opened for the 80's hair band Slaughter back in 2004 (true story!).

We welcome MooNiE and BrooN fans to our event and we strongly encourage you, our faithful fans, to buy tickets to see their show either before or after ours. If you've never seen these guys perform before, you've got to see what you've been missing! You won't be sorry.

We are also very happy to announce that joining us will be the delightful and exotic tribal dance troupe Rakhshanda. We last performed together at last year's Port Washington Pirate festival and they are great artists whose dances you will enjoy!  Plus we'll have a silent auction, our final fund-raising effort for the Deport Bounding Main campaign for our European voyage this year!

The event will be at the Gorton Community Center in Lake Forest Illinois on May 31, 2008 4PM - 8PM.  Included in our event will be several fundraising efforts, including a silent auction and Operation Share the Shanties.  For more information on our show and on MooNiE and BrooN's shows, head to http://www.gortoncenter.org/, http://www.moonieandbroon.com/,  http://www.rakhshanda.com/ or of course, http://www.boundingmain.com.  And while our show is free you can get tickets to the MooNie & BrooN Show through their website. 

Download the poster for the show here!

Click here for previews of the Silent Auction items!

We hope to see you at the "Deport Fundraiser/Fifth Birthday Party/Lots of Great Entertainment/Extravaganza!"
 

Tentative Itinerary
April 1, 2008

We're about four months away, and we're starting to solidify our travels. For those that are interested, here's the current plan. Details may change, of course.

Tentative plans and performances are marked accordingly.

Wednesday, August 6
  • Leave from Milwaukee (1:05 pm)
Thursday, August 7
  • Arrive at Frankfurt, Germany (9:25 am)
  • Rent the European Shanty Machine!
  • Drive to Vegesack, Germany (4.5 hours)
  • Spend the night in Vegesack, Germany
Friday, August 8
  • Wake up in Vegesack, Germany
  • Day is free in Vegesack, Germany
  • Perform at Festival Maritim
  • Stay the night in Vegesack, Germany
Saturday, August 9
  • Wake up in Vegesack, Germany
  • Perform at Festival Maritim
  • Stay the night in Vegesack, Germany
Sunday, August 10
  • Wake up in Vegesack, Germany
  • Perform at Festival Maritim
  • Stay the night in Vegesack, Germany
Monday, August 11
  • Wake up in Vegesack, Germany
  • Drive to Amsterdam, Netherlands (3.5 hours).
  • Day relatively free - probably will be shown around by Bert Hobo
  • Late aft/evening interview with Radio Ridderkerk
  • Evening party at a small pub in Oudewater, Netherlands
  • Stay the night courtesy of Bert Hobo's group, Paddy's Passion
Tuesday, August 12
  • Wake up in Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • Enjoy Amsterdam with Bert
  • Drive down to Landstuhl, Germany (4.5 hours)
  • Spend night in Landstuhl, Germany (somewhere)
Wednesday, August 13
  • Wake up in Landstuhl, Germany
  • Perform at military hospital in Landstuhl during lunchtime
  • Possibly perform somwhere at Ramstein during the evening (pending)
  • Stay night at Landstuhl, Germany (somewhere)
Thursday, August 14
  • Wake up in Landstuhl, Germany
  • Travel up to Spangdahlem, Germany (2 hours)
  • Eat lunch at Spangdahlem
  • Perform at Spangdahlem that evening
  • Stay the night at Spangdahlem, Germany
Friday, August 15
  • Wake up in Spangdahlem, Germany
  • Drive to Frankfurt, Germany (2.5 hours)
  • Return the European Shanty Machine
  • Fly out of Frankfurt, Germany (11:20 am)
  • Arrive at Milwaukee (6:20 pm)
Bounding Main to sing for the troops!
January 21, 2008

It is with great excitement that we can now officially make the following announcement.

As part of our whirlwind European tour, Bounding Main has been invited to perform at the military hospital in Landstuhl, Germany! We are also hoping to perform at two nearby military bases in the area.

Landstuhl is the largest military hospital outside the United States. It is the destination for troops who have just left the battlefields in Afghanistan and Iraq, among other places, and are recuperating to make the journey home or to be sent back to rejoin their units. We are greatly honored by the opportunity to support our heroic troops in such a personal way.

In light of this wonderfully unique visit to the hospital and military bases, we have created Operation Share the Shanties! You now have an opportunity to contribute both to our troop-related travel fund, and more importanly, to the troops themselves. Here's how it works...

At any live performance, you can purchase a CD at a reduced price of $10 and write a personalized note to one of the individuals in our US Military. Your CD and note will be taken to Germany and presented by us, on your behalf, to a soldier. Your message from home will be put directly into the hands of the brave men and women overseas and every time they hear the music they will think of you and your support.

The money (minus the costs of CD production) will supplement the DEPORT fund. A soldier abroad will get a friendly and supportive message from back home, plus a fun CD to lift their spirits. In the event that we have an overage of funds when the trip has concluded, we will donate the remainder to the USO!

Operation Share the Shanties will be held at all live shows up until we get on the plane in August. We will also have an option for those that live far away - just drop us an email here and we'll make sure that your donation and message make it to Germany!

Please be assured that the Bounding Main crew will be working very hard throughout this trip. As the itinerary gets flushed out, we are becoming aware of exactly how little touristing we will get in and how much work we have to do. But we are energized, excited, and ready for the challenge!

Thank you, each and every one of you, for your untiring support of Bounding Main, and also of our troops overseas!

Bounding Main "Land Cruise" Fall Fundraiser October 20, 2007
September 7, 2007

Hey! Who wants to go on a cruise? A land cruise that is!

Oh, you know us so well. Bounding Main couldnt possibly, ever, go on an actual cruise so were going on a land cruise! And where to? Nowhere water-based, I can tell you that.

How about we do what we do best and get lost? Not Lost at Sea, but rather lost in a corn maze. Nothing says nautical adventure like climbing aboard a yellow school bus and heading out to a farm!

Join the crew as we sail along the roadways (instead of the waterways) and travel all the way up to Spring Grove, Illinois, to the Richardsons Farm! Once there, well get lost in a corn maze by the light of the moon. Oh, did we not mention that? Were going to navigate the maze in the dark! Ha ha! Hows that for high adventure? After we find our way out (IF we find our way out) well gather round ye old campfire and sing songs and make smores. (Mmmm, smores.) None of that salty, rock-hard, tall-ship sailin food for us. After a hard night navigating, well want soft marshmallow-y, chocolate-y type food cuz thats the kind of sailors we are.
 

Date: October 20, 2007
Time: Bus leaves the JC Penny parking lot at Gurnee Mills at 6:00 PM SHARP!Bus returns to the JC Penny parking lot at Gurnee Mills at 10:00 PM.
What to bring: Flashlight, blanket or folding chair for lounging around the campfire.
Cost: Tickets for the fundraiser are $45 each and include transportation to/from the maze, entry into the maze, the campfire, snacks, and entertainment by Bounding Main!

HOW TO GET TICKETS: Send an email to gina@boundingmain.com RIGHT NOW to reserve your tickets for the fundraiser. Tickets are reserved on a first-come-first-serve basis. Gina will then send you instructions for how to pay.

Further questions and details can be addressed to gina@boundingmain.com
 

DEPORT Bounding Main Barbeque a huge success!
June 25, 2007
"Wow !! I knew to expect a good time, but you really outdid yourselves and the only ones who did not have a good time were those who were not at the BBQ. My wife and I truly enjoyed the festivities, the entertainment, and meeting some new friends."
-- Bounding Mainiac Al Kempf

We had a GREAT time at the Deport Bounding Main BBQ on Saturday. Between ticket sales and water balloon sales (see below) we made $581.12! Besides that, we sold some buttons and CD's as well. Thanks everyone for your support!

Just to tease those of you who couldn't make it, here's a rundown of the highlights, in no particular order:

  • Maggie debuted her new haircut - check it out!
  • Richelle, the fabulouser and more beautiful half of Cap'n Jake, cooked and cooked delicious food for the event. She spent days on it, and it was wunnerful!
  • The twinz outdid themselves with decorations and extra stuff
  • We sang Barry Skipsey's Ocean Liner for the first time - a joyful song!
  • The weather was perfect
  • Did we mention Maggie's haircut? Ten inches chopped off!
  • We introduced our rendition of the Star Spangled Banner
  • We had a cutthroat game of croquet
  • We had several rounds of a Swedish game called Kubb
  • No children were harmed in the making of the Deport Bounding Main BBQ. However, there was a bit of child tossing and knocking about. Mostly unintentional.
  • Did we mention Richelle's cooking? Her brownies alone are UNbeLIEVable
  • Everyone was given a song card to be presented at any time to a member of Bounding Main, in exchange for which we would immediately sing the song of choice
  • Unusual performances of a few songs, like High Barbaree, Marching Inland, Blow Boys Blow and Cadgwith Anthem, among others -- and when we say unusual we mean really weird!
  • Chalk art
  • A raffle
  • Water balloons were sold to be thrown at various members of Bounding Main - Several guests had surprisingly good arms (or vendettas?)
  • We explained our idea for the next fundraiser its going to be a blast!
  • Guests went home laden with gifts, and full bellies
  • Everyone had a great time!
  • Also, Maggie chopped her hair off. Donated it to Locks of Love

We hope all the fun folks who came to our BBQ, come to future Deport events as well -- our guests were so fun!

The rest of you will have more opportunities to be a part of the Deport campaign. Our next fundraiser is being planned fastidiously and will be announced soon!

Final run of tickets for the DEPORT Bounding Main Barbeque!
May 30, 2007

The door is closing on the first official DEPORT Bounding Main fundraiser.

The last ten seats are now available for the barbeque. If you're interested in taking part in the epic event, now's your chance. The bidding closes just after midnight on Saturday night, June 9th. Spread the word. Please! We want all these tickets sold!

Remember, this is a BBQ in Grayslake, IL on June 23, in the afternoon. There will be food, song, dance, ... err, well maybe not dance so much, unless someone is moved in the moment.... we won't stop ya!

We have heard from several people that they have thought about bidding -- please stop thinking about bidding, and ... well ... bid! Remember, you don't have to bid on all ten tickets, you can bid on just one or two if you like.

If you don't have an Ebay account and want a shot at the tickets, just send Maggie an email and we'll take care of it.

Just go here to place your bid.

Good luck!

Announcing the DEPORT Bounding Main Barbeque!
May 16, 2007

We're kicking off the DEPORT Bounding Main campaign with a barbeque in Grayslake on the afternoon of Saturday, June 23. All the food will be brought and cooked by Bounding Main, and we will supply refreshing drinks as well. On top of the delicious eats, there will be madcap hilarity, games, and maybe a little singing. (Har! - just try to get us to NOT sing.)

This is your chance to get a truly personal Bounding Main experience . . . a whole afternoon with us, entirely focused on you. We understand that you'll be putting up more money than you would for just a show, and we intend to make the event worth every penny.

We are keeping the BBQ small, as we want it to be as personal as possible for our guests. It is open for 20 people, and the tickets are going to the highest bidders. Thats right, Bounding Main has entered the world of EBay!

The tickets will be available in two rounds of ten tickets each. Although the auction states ten tickets, you can bid on your quantity of choice - one ticket, two, or five or whatever.

Just go here to bid on the first set.

Happy bidding!

How it all started
May 8, 2007

Sitting in a dark and dank cellar by candlelight we all pondered how we could raise sufficient funds to support our trip.  "Bake Sale!" someone cried, yielding a storm of bread crusts and curses from the others.

"Barbecue!  It's the Pirate thing to do!"

"Picnic and Paddleboats!  It's the Nautical thing to do!"

"Rent a bus to take everyone on a land venture to a Lake Geneva seafood restaurant!  Nobody's done something THAT crazy!"

So, we've come up with a number of fun events that we'll be throwing to not only entertain you, but to help us raise the moiety of coin required to get our ship across the Western Sea to Europe in 2008.  More details to follow shortly!
Note: Bounding Main is not a 501c3 (not-for-profit) organization and your gift is NOT tax-deductible.
It is, however, very much appreciated.