Tags: Big Jeff, Dave Entwistle, Goldhawk, Hoboken Music Awards
I can’t even believe I am typing this: The Fuzzy Lemons are now the AWARD-WINNING FUZZY LEMONS! Last night at the Goldhawk, our good friend Dave Entwistle hosted the first annual Hoboken Music Awards, and the Lemons picked up the prestigious People’s Choice statuette.
THANK YOU HOBOKEN!
Dave did an amazing job setting up the awards. He was inspired by the Asbury Park Music Awards. They’ve got Springsteen, he reasoned, but we’ve got Sinatra. Hoboken deserves its own music awards. And so he made it happen, setting up a panel of judges culled from his many music-industry contacts and putting together a crackerjck list of nominees. He won’t admit it, but I don’t think he would have had a Childrens’ Music category if he hadn’t worked so closely with the Lemons for the past year.
The whole evening was a blast. The weather was wonderful, a perfect spring night, so most of us met at Ben & Jerry’s for some ice cream before andering over to the Goldhawk.
Once we got there, the event was just winding up. Kipley and I caught the first band while Brandon, Justin and Dana enjoyed a drink outside in the warm air. Big Jeff (our competition) and his wife wandered in and I invited them to take a couple of seats at our table. I say “competition” but he’s such a sweet guy and our philosophies are all about sharing and collaborating. That was Dave’s philosphy in creating the HMAs, too: bringing people together, allowing musicians to connect and honor each other and have a good time. Hoboken’s musical family is alive and well.
But I digress. After the first band was done, Dave got up and made a little speech about the origin of the HMAs. Turns out that he’s, like, HUGE in his home country of Canada. Anyway, We’re thrilled to announce that the VERY FIRST AWARD handed out at the very first Hoboken Music Awards was the “People’s Choice” prize, and we clinched it. Our fans are the best!
We floated up to the stage to accept our statuette, and only then did we realize that none of us had even remotely considered what we’d say if we won!
I’d write more about the rest of the night, but it was a bit of an anticlimax. Big Jeff (deservedly) won the Children’s Music award, and some more bands played, and some other people got awards. We finally realized that it was past our bedtimes and went home. But we’re going to update our MySpace so that we can make a big impression on the judges at the next Hoboken Music Awards!
The local paper covered the event and even took our picture, check it out here.
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