http://orleansonlineblog.com The Official Blog of the band, "Orleans", hosted by Lance and Larry Hoppen Sat, 30 Aug 2008 04:41:39 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Millions of Americans watched the Democratic National Convention this past week. Regardless of your political leanings, you have to admit that it was quite the 21st century event, with over 80.000 people flocking to the Pepsi Center Arena in Denver, Colorado. One of our favorite moments came when, after Senator Edward ... http://orleansonlineblog.com/2008/08/still-the-one-plays-to-world-wide-audiences/ Labor Day Weekend, August 29th to September 1st, Classic Hits 92.9 WBPM will present “FREEDOM FEST – THE CONCERT”. If you were there, this will bring back great memories of a perfect day. If you missed Freedom Fest, experience it for the first time this weekend. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN ONLINE WWW.WBPM929.COM ... http://orleansonlineblog.com/2008/08/wwwwbpm929com-presents-%e2%80%9cfreedom-fest-%e2%80%93-the-concert%e2%80%9d/ Hi everyone - Larry here I rarely do this, but I'm posting a link to an article about an extraordinary organization which I actively and most fervently support. Click here for the article in the Kingston Freeman It would be literally catastrophic to Hudson Valley residents for The Queens Galley to have to shut its doors. As far ... http://orleansonlineblog.com/2008/08/what-if-you-had-to-choose-between-heat-or-eat/ The post below comes to you essentially UNEDITED, as it appeared in my own inbox this morning. Knowing my youger brother, Lane,  as well as I do only heightened my interest and "smile factor". You will see in his writing an astute sense for detail, as well as a grasp of ... http://orleansonlineblog.com/2008/08/the-joys-of-flying-in-2008/ Two more off-the beaten-path music works you might like to investigate: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLd8lHZeyB4 The first is a performance I (Lance) did of the John Hall/Bob Leinbach song, “Serenity” on Feb. 24th, 2008, at the church I attend here in Nashville. Every Sunday I’m home I play acoustic guitar in the church band. We often ... http://orleansonlineblog.com/2008/08/two-more-off-the-beaten-path-music-works/ Larry and Lance in Garland Jeffreys' band, 1978, caught on tape! What happened between the time the original lineup of Orleans (John Hall, Larry and Lance Hoppen, Wells Kelly ... plus Jerry Marotta) broke up in 1977 and the reformed Orleans "next generation"  (Larry, Lance, Wells, Bob Leinbach and R A ... http://orleansonlineblog.com/2008/08/larry-lance-in-garland-jeffries-band-1978/ Today I bring you sad news of the passing of one of our dear old friends, Artie Traum. Artie was a Woodstock neighbor and an extrememly talented artist in his own right but, much more importantly, he was just one of the greatest guys you could ever hope to call "friend". In ... http://orleansonlineblog.com/2008/07/in-memory-of-artie-traum-4343-72008/ Hey Gang! Back home and recovered from the whirlwind Jacksonville/Ithaca weekend. REALLY a lot of fun, but hardly a moment to catch our breath from the time we left Saturday morning until we collapsed Sunday night. In Jacksonville, Florida, we not only shot video for K-Tel, so they can release Still the ... http://orleansonlineblog.com/2008/06/ithaca-aftermath/ Orleans is honored to be playing the IthacaFest on Sunday, June 22nd at 4 PM, following the amazingly inspired "Stand Up for World Peace" project. At 3 PM, thousands of Ithacans will gather in Stewart Park in an attempt to set a record for the world's largest human peace sign. The ... http://orleansonlineblog.com/2008/06/peace-sign-project-at-ithacafest/ I don't know when the dynamic began, but songs like "God Bless America", "When Johnny Comes Marching Home" and National Anthems around the globe show us that using music to support and enhance political causes has been done for a long time. Orleans has a long history of writing, recording and ... http://orleansonlineblog.com/2008/06/music-and-politics/