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FARMINGTON FOUNDERS DAY FESTIVAL
COWLEY AND SON'S
Friday July 17th
 No First Friday On Fourth Weekend!

Don't forget ... we are NOT PLAYING at Cowley's for the First Friday of the month.  Go out, have a picnic, blow some stuff up ... and come back to Cowley's for Free Beer two weekends later for the Farmington Founders Day Festival.  It's one of our favorite gigs.  A nice family fair with a beer tent that closes at 10 ... then everyone piles into Cowley's.  I can almost guarantee a good time!!

CLEVELAND ROCKED
Edelfest manifested itself at Scaplers again this year for Free Beer's annual pilgrimage to Cleveland, Jim Edelman's  Hometown.  Someone in the Edelman clan saw an ad in the paper for T-shirts at K-Marts ... only $10.00 that say "My Two Favorite Words are Free Beer".   We'd seen them popping up at gigs last weekend but now there was a whole clan wearing them!  Jim's Grandma, who had never Jim play in the  band showed up ... Jim's cousin filled in on bass and another cousin filled the space between set one and set two.  It was a great weekend for Free Beer over all and we can't wait to head out next year!!

WE HAVE PICTURES!


Plenty of pictures from two great gigs.  First was our benefit for Cathy Daldin for Rochester City Council.  She raise money, we had fun and we got the van all packed for ...

CLEVELAND!! Plenty more pictures of Jim Edelman's relatives in Cleveland at Scalpers.  Plus a fun montage of our trip with all of the equipment stuffed in the back of the minivan!  Check it out!

We still have pictures posted our weekend at the White Lake in ... one stormy night, one fine weekend night.  Batted .500 for the weekend, but only .166 overal.

Plenty of pictures to add to the ongoing project to have a picture of anyone who as ever seen the band.  Up to 16,000 photos and counting.

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Free Beer = FB.  Facebook = FB.  Coincidence?  We don't think so!!  

We've already had our Ashton Kutcher moment by bribing people until we reached 100 friends.  Now it's just an easy way of keeping in touch with Free Beer.  To to www.Facebook.com and "Friend" FreeBeer Detroit, (First name FreeBeer, last name Detroit).  We've had Facebook specials and prizes before, don't miss out next time.  

MySpace
Free Beer has it's own MySpace page where you can hear our music and be our Friend.  If you haven't signed up yet, click this banner to the right and Free Beer gets MONEY!  Check it out now, funk soul brother!

HIRE US!
Free Beer is always looking for new places to play.  So if you want to book us, or know a bar owner who is looking to deplete his entire stock of beer at retail prices, click here to let us know about it!

GOT NOTHING TO DO?
If you want to plan your schedule around our schedule, go to our Gigs Page for the most up to date list of future gigs.  

UPDATED STAFF PAGES
Same old text, new Graphics and now our Bass Player Dewey has his own page!!  Check it out ...

"You can't be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline.
It helps if you have some kind of a football team, or some nuclear weapons,
but at the very least you need a beer."
Frank Zappa

THE FREE BEER STORY
Known in among audiophiles as "Detroit's Most Persistent Band," Free Beer has been kicking around the Detroit music scene since the Summer of 1993.

People have been talking about Free Beer for years.  Here's just a sampling of some of their comments ...

"... a wonderfully bizarre entertainment experience!  Classic!" -- (a former) METRO TIMES (employee)

"... soooo, you're a five piece?..." (our first booking agent)

"...Free Beer may be the only band in history to do a selection by old  school Swedish Punk Band The Hives and follow it up with Folsom Prison Blues by Johnny Cash ..."  -- Neil Rubin, THE DETROIT NEWS

"... so what you're saying is I have to pay for the beer? ..." -- Our First Confused Fan

" ... I said turn off the amps or we are taking you downtown ... " -- Royal Oak Police on their third stop at the Free Beer House Party

Click the links to find out more about the legend of Free Beer. Or see us live ... Click Here to find out where the next gig is at.

 

 

WOODY RETURNED!
Things kept getting weirder and weirder at Karl's Cabin on Saturday February 21, 2009.  It had been four weeks and a day since Woody, the new sock monkey was Kidnapped.  

First their was finally an update on the My Space page, with a picture of Woody, bound and gagged being held by someone with a Head brand ski glove.  Tom had that type of ski glove!  He did it!  He was absolved when his ski glove was not an exact match (it did not fit, we had to acquit!)

When we arrived, a little box was waiting for Scott.  Inside, was (ew!) The Bloody Ear of Woody The Sock Monkey. 

Then, in the middle of set two, a package was delivered on stage ... containing WOODY!!  Ear and all!  No explanation, but we are happy for his return. 

There is still plenty of mystery, but we don't care.  The sock monkey is back.   Here's the rest of the story below.

Demands Posted on MySpace Page!!
It was all fun and games at first.  Between our first and second set at The White Lake Inn on Friday 1/23/09. someone absconded with Woody The Sock Monkey.  They left their demands (see ransom note) which included a name change to "Spanky II" and a death (or a stern talking) to the puppy that murdered Spanky.  We agreed to all the terms and got a second note that said "No Deal".  

Friday night ended.  Woody was not returned.  Saturday night came and went.  Still no Woody.  So we contacted the the authorities and waited for the kidnappers next move.

It came soon enough.  A MYSPACE PAGE!!!  With a BLOG!  And a third list of demands.  So we went about meeting those demands at our gig on Friday, February 6th at Cowley's.  Here is proof that we...

  • Had Tom Dress Up Like a Pirate and say “Aye Matey’s, I love the little holes in them Cheerios.”
  • We performed a version of "The Lion Sleeps Tonight"
  • We kicked off the show with a moment of silence for Spanky.

The video is dark, but the audio of all of these events is here.  We have many witnesses as well.  Other parts of the demands are here.

Dewey says ... "Hanson Rocks!"
So, we came through on that portion of the deal.  But since our "whoring ourselves out" at the gig on Friday, we have not heard anything from the kidnappers or have seen ... uh ... Spanky II.  Go check out the MySpace Page and beg for the return of Woody and keep us up to date if the kidnappers give you any information!  

SOCK MONKEY BRUTALLY MURDERED!
Cousin Joins Band to continue legacy!
Spanky the sock monkey's life came to a horrible end last week.  Spanky was occupying his usual post on top of Tom's bass drum, relaxing at his home in Rochester, when the family puppy, in a bout of teething, ripped Spanky the sock monkey to shreds.  As news has rippled through the Free Beer community, grief and sadness has been expressed, along with a great sense of loss.  The role that Spanky played in Free Beer defies description and his loss will be felt among the fans for years.

Contact was made with his family and his distant cousin has decided to follow the family legacy.  He joined us for our gigs starting in 2009.  Please welcome ...

WOODY
Sock Monkey