It has been said that musicians never die..they just go on to bigger gigs. We know that is the case with our friend Eddie Robinson who passed away in February after fighting illness on many fronts over many years. Eddie was a friend, stage manager, life coach and head cheerleader for Casper. He was positive even through his illness and loved to come see "his boys" whenever he could. Not many people know, but Eddie was famous! Ever heard the jingle/ song.."Who Hoo, hoo hoo hoo" in the Vonage commercial or the movie "Kill Bill" from Quentin Tarantino? Eddie wrote it way back when he was a sax man in the famous Rocketeens!

Eddie's passing was especially hard for Oscar and Donnie, who had known and loved him long before there was a Casper. The rest of us will always remember his smile and positive words, especially if we were having a bad night on stage. Our thoughts and prayers continue to be with his loving wife, Susan, and his children.

Goodbye Eddie..Here's one more for the Road, the Laughs, the Gigs and your smile..your fans miss you!

In band news, we are at Midway and Visions this month. All information is on the schedule. Thank you to Farmville, Bowling Green and Club Infuzion for our appearances there in February, we hope to see you again soon.


Love-

Casper

Sorry for the frosty humor kids. I personally LOVE snow, and I'm sure that those of you who don't have to shovel or push or blow it when it hits do too..But those who DO have it affect their jobs or homelife..hate me right about now..its OKAY, I'm not here to sign autographs.
All things being equal, Casper has had a couple of snow dates put off and we hope to get our makeup in this weekend. If not, then you can catch us on VALENTINES DAY! at Old Towne Civic Center in Petersburg. A glorious early evening performance that is sure to get you some lovin' from your prospective date..:)

We have a new public venue to conquer this month..Club Infuzion! It is in Richmond (across from Channel 6 on Broad) February 19th! New club, potential new fans, and a new place for us to hang!Hopefully, we will see many of our fans there to support us?! For our fans north and west of town, we have a public appearance in Bowling Green on the 20th and back to Big Dog's in Farmville on the 26th! All other shows are private.However, be sure to come 'Shake the Snow off of your boots" with us this month! See ya!
Ho Ho Ho!...(just kidding).

Casper

Ok. Got the gifts returned yet? Got angry with the complete lack of customer service at the return counter? "Gee..thank you for the job security sir??!" Ya think?!! But I digress..
New years greetings one and all! We would like to thank the Holiday Inn Koger Select for our 20th New Years Eve Show! It was a sellout, which honestly suprised us with the economy the way it is. New faces, a gorgeously decorated room and we managed to re-book for next year! To all who attended, Thank You!

Well, back out on the road we go next week. Here's a quick rundown of the public shows this month:
15th-"Big Dog's" in Farmville
21-22- Midway Lounge in Mechanicsville
23- Effinger VFD (near Lexington)
29-Visions Lounge Holiday Inn Koger

Also, make plans to join us for a Valentines Day Concert at the Old Towne Civic Center next month! Until then..
Cheers!

Casper

It would be nice, I tell ya. Get a look at some of the nashville cats on the road these days, their rigs cost as much as 2 of our houses!
Hope everyone is getting in the Christmas spirit and warming up the credit cards. Casper shops late..its just a fact. It would be cool to shop while we are on the road, but so often we arrive in a town in time enough to do the show and try to get home at a reasonable hour..
If you booked us for your Christmas party..Thank you!, you WILL have a good time!
Our Christmas tour kicks off this Friday in Roanoke. We have a bit of traveleing to fill out the month, and we have but one public appearance, the annual Christmas Party at Old Towne Civic Center in Petersburg on Dec 23. You may go to thier website for details and admission, but its usually a good party and usually benefits a local charity.

There was some talk about another public show this month, but as of this writing it hasn't materialized. We will send an alert out if it does. If you haven't made your New Years Eve plans yet, we are doing our 20th New Years appearance at the Holiday Inn Koger Select! Tickets are on sale now, don't wait! Lastly, this Christmas, let us pray for our troops overseas and for Peace on Earth..truly. A Very Merry Christmas to you all from your friends in...

Casper

Howdy Casperfans!
As some of you may have already noticed, we have a new band photo on the front page of the website. Photo shoots are always interesting. Heck, getting the band to bring the right outfit to the gig is a chore sometimes..ask Oscar! The photographer (the infamous Kitty B) is always pushing and prodding us to stand up straight, smile/don't smile, kneel, grab your leg, put it over your head..well..you get the idea. Ever try to smile for 30 minutes? (some of you are doing it right NOW!!) He he
Anyhoo, we have a couple of public shows lined up for the month and they are:
Vision's Lounge November 13th
Midway Lounge November 19th and 20th

Other shows are private and the public show info is up on the web. Make your plans to join Casper for some Christmas shows and our annual New Years Eve Show at the Holiday Inn Koger Center (tickets are on sale now!)
See ya on the road!

Cheeze!...I mean Cheers!

Casper

Sorry about the late blog this month, folks..truth is we have been busy (thankfully). Heck, we aren't even half way through this month and the band has already done 4 shows!! The Midway was awesome as usual, Colonial Downs was fun too and last night....WHOA!!..the Magnificent Midlothian Food Festival was as they say 'Off Da Chain'. New location was in the new mall in Midlothian..beautiful setting and dern near 4000 peeps showed up from what we are hearing! I was definitely a sea view from the stage. Thanks as always to the rotary for the swell gig and the nice lady that loans us her gorgeous RV to hang in each year!
A few more chances to catch us in action this month:
Enon VFD Family Fun Day-this Sunday the 11th
Dinwiddie Fall Fair and Aviation Expo-16th
The Pink Tie Gala at the Omni-24th
Public Appearance in Bowling Green-(Details TBA)-30th
and last but certainly not least..we actually have a Halloween Gig at Big Dogs Restaurant in Farmville! (31st)
Most all show info is on the schedule.
So come on out and have some funn with us this month!
Boo!

Casper

Back to school kiddies! Ha Ha..we've done our time. Our fans with kids know this is a happy time! We expect to see you at more shows now! The weather has been gorgeous and Casper has had a marvelous mini-vacation before we head out for a fairly busy September and October. Here are some of the shows we have this month:
11th-Bay Seafood Festival (SOLD OUT)
12th-Vision's in Holiday Inn Richmond
19th- Hooray for Hopewell
24th-Old Towne Civic Center (last show of the concert season)
27th-State Fair of Virginia (new location 2 shows 4 and 7pm)

The above shows are admission required. All info should be on the website. Make some plans to join us this month, won't you?

Cheers!

Casper

That, Ladies and Gentlemen, is the Blog Title of the year! You must be thinking to yourself."Is he really this talented??!"..Believe it, kids.
July was wonderful! We had a record crowd at Fort Lee Army Base! So good, they want us back later this month! We had a bunch of classic summer appearances last month as well. We want to throw a special 'Holla' out to Wic and our new friends at the Caroline County Fair! They treated us like royalty and the food and accomodations were awesome! We hope you'll invite us back next year!
We have some classics on the calendar this month as well as a new venue. Here are the dates:
6th-Old Towne Civic Center in Petersburg
7th-Farmville Fridays at Five
8th-*NEW*-Pocahontas State Park Concert Series
21st-The Hideaway at Fort Lee Army Base
Ticket information is on the website for the above dates! So y'all come on out and get loose!

Cheers!
Casper

Man! Like 6 major celebrities have died in the past week?! Whats up with that?? The way we've been sweating at these outdoor concerts, its a wonder we haven't...well..let's not jinx things shall we?

Thank you to our new friends, Colonial Downs, the city of Martinsville, VA, and Chesterfield Jaycees
As you may already know from the newsy, we have many public appearances this month. Four actually..
Rockahock Ampitheatre July 3
Fort Lee Live at Five Concert Series July 10
Visions Lounge July 11
Caroline County Fair July 25

We have vacation (YAY!) from the 11th through the 23rd (YAY!)
Soooo, why not check us out this month? Love ta see ya!

Cheers!

Casper

Classic song from Metallica! ;)

Getting around is what we will be doing this month. The summer tour is getting underway in good fashion! Here are the public shows for the month of June:

Midway Lounge (mechanicsville) 4&5
Reedville, VA Bluefish Tourney-13th
Old Towne Civic Center-18th
Iron Bridge Park in Chesterfield-24th
Martinsville, VA-26th

Most of these shows are outdoor and do require tickets/admission. E-mails will be sent to the mailing list in the event of weather issues, so check your e-mail, and if you are not a member, why not sign up to our mailing list?

We want to thank Appomattox Cheerz and Powhatan Fourth Fridays for the near sell out crowds for our appearances there last month!
Southhill Beef Festival was a blast too! Nice to know we can still bring the party with us! We also want to thank the Casper Superfans for following us to those shows as well! Until we meet again..

Cheers!

Casper

Guess what song thats from? That's right..Stairway to Heaven ;)

Hi folks! What a month! The winefest, Visions, and other cool gigs! Now the outdoor concert series around our fair state are popping up. We have 3 of them this month. This Friday the 8th, we are in Appomattox for their new series,"Appomattox Cheerz." The 22nd, we are in Shaun's hometown of Powhatan for the "Fourth Fridays'" Concert Series (we are the first band to play this event, so we need your support to get these folks started!) and lastly on the 27th, we return to Southhill, VA for the concert series in Market Square.the other shows this month are private events. See our schedule for all showtimes and information.

Some classic Casper summertime shows are on tap for the coming summer, so stay tuned and tell your friends!

Cheers!

Casper

It would have meant more if the monthly blog were on the first of the month like it usually is..(i'm sure you all are crushed..)

ANYWAY! Looks like spring is here, trees are bloomin', grass needs cuttin' and band needs playin' (he he)
We are in Aylett, VA tonight for the Bull on the Halfshell" event at the Aylett Day School..yummy!

Later this month, we will be doing the Chesterfield Wine Festival (at a new location this year), we also have the first of 4 appearances at the Old Towne Civic Center concert series later this month. Those gigs are usually fun and packed so get ready for a good time with us this month!
A special shout out to Pam, who so bravely drove up to see us in Staunton last month, and was accidently left off last months blog..we luv ya Pammy, sorry.

We can't say it enough, THANK YOU ALL so much for your support of our band!

Cheers!

Casper

Ya want snow? Ya got it! Jiminy Crickets, kids! Let's go for the big sleighride!
Speaking of Moose, (what a segway!)for those fans that follow us on the Moose Tour (heh heh), we will be at a new one this month (27th), the Sandston Moose Lodge! Tickets are no doubt available.
We return to Visions this Saturday (7th) and the Midway for a 2 nighter next week (12-13th). Plenty of opportunities to hang with us. The other shows this month are private.
Summer dates are starting to fill in and one of them is a classic. We just booked 4 dates at the summer concert series at Old Town Civic Center in Petersburg. There are some new "Friday-after-Five" startup concert series starting up around the state and we are slated for those appearances as well, so check in with the website frequently.
until then..

Cheers!

Casper

Greetings Casperfans!

Entertainment can be funny. Its a job and a hobby. As any musician can tell you, it requires sacrifice of time, practice, relationships in general and long hours with people you grow to love and care about as family. On the road, you learn about each others lives, tell stories of gigs past and generally have fun. In this and other things in this life, situations change and people move on.

It is with this sad reality that we say goodbye to our brother Barry Taylor (trumpet/percussion),who spent many years with us and is a veteran of many of Richmonds great bands. Barry's departure is personal, but the love and successful wishes are mutual.

The band is taking a bit of a breather this month before we begin the gear-up for spring and summer. All shows are private. There are some public dates coming up, however, so stay tuned for these shows.

Cheers!

Casper

Sheesh! I wish that guy would stay sober when addressing the fans!

Hi everyone! Despite the lousy economy, we actually had a great turnout for our annual New years Eve show at the Holiday Inn! Thank you to the folks who have been there for many years!

The new year finds us busy initially, but slowing down a bit in the coming months. We will likely use the off time to learn or revamp material for the summer run, oh..and catch up on the "Honey Do" stuff we miss with the wives. We have public appearances at Visions Lounge on the 17th and the Midway on the 22 & 23 of this month. This may be all for the public shows for awhile, so don't miss out.

The spring and summer calendar is wide open for those in surrounding counties and states that book us on a regular basis..now is a good time to reserve us for your concert series, private function or corporate party.

In that light, we have added a new area on the front page of the website for promotional downloads. There is a band photo and our logos for you to promote your upcoming Casper appearance.

Our thoughts turn to our new president for the coming year in hopes that the economy, the job market and peace will once again grace this great country we live in. Our best to you the fans for the coming new year and we hope to see you out at a few shows!

Cheers!

Casper

And all thru the house, The band was getting nervous buying gifts for the spouse,
We're never at home, they say all the time, we're out playing rockstars and don't bring home a dime!
With Levie, Petey all snug in the truck, we were all headed out to make us some bucks.
When all of the sudden there arose such a clatter, Shaun put down his beer and said "Whassamaatah!"
It was Saint Oscar the leader, that jolly old elf, with news of some gigs to bring lots of wealth.
"We have private parties this month and a road trip or two, but our fans want to see us in the public view."
With a twinkle in his eye and a spin of his stick, he called out the shows..boy was he quick!
"To Visions on the 12th, and Old Towne on the 19th we go, laughing all the way ho, ho, ho."
With a wink in his eye and a touch of his chin, he said "New Years Eve at the Holiday Inn!"
"Now, On Donnie, On Howard, On Barry and Jim, On Jason, On Billy..or your paychecks will be slim!
And we heard him exclaim as he drove out of sight..QUIT SCREWIN' AROUND, DON'T FORGET THE SONG OR THE RIGHT OUTFIT, YOUR GIG BAGS, YOUR INSTRUMENTS, AND BE ON TIME FER CRYIN' OUT LOUD!!!

To our friends and fans everywhere, we wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Cheers! (Here Here!)

Casper

Greetings Casperfans!

I am always reminded of that classic song this time of year. A great version of this was by the late great Eva Cassidy.
And so the summer concert season draws to a close. It was a spectacular summer for the boys. We hit the road a bit, met new friends, played some new towns. One beautiful gig this past month was a trip up to the Homestead in Hot Springs, VA. The autumn leaves were GORGEOUS!! We also want to thank the Manchester Moose Lodge for the great Halloween party the other night. The costumes and dancing as always were fun! Hope to see y'all next year.

This month, we have a bit of slow-down compared to the previous months. A few private parties, maybe a public show, we aren't sure about that yet. We are starting to gear up for the Christmas run. The new Barry White medley is going well and Billy is tearing it up! We have a new band picture to post soon too once it gets out of editing.
So not alot of other things going on, but if you booked us this month..get ready for a good time! See ya then!
Btw, Happy Thanksgiving from your favorite turkeys (he he)
Cheers!

Casper

"Previously...on The Caspers"

When we last left our band of musical brothers..the boys were about to go out on a 15 date Tour (of sorts)..
Whoa, what a ride. We played some new venues last month, met some new friends and just finished the month with 4 nights in a row ending at the State Fair on Sunday night, which was interesting, because..the band was dressed alike and when band members were roaming the midway together during the break between shows..we got a lot of interesting looks and questions from people who didn't realize we were in a band. (you can imagine) needless to say we decided to walk a little further apart.

This month, some new events for us include; (MIDLO FOOD FESTIVAL TODAY...YAY!!), The Pink Tie Gala and The Dinwiddie Fall Festival and Aviation Expo. Other appearances include the Midway, the Enon VFD and our annual return to the Hopewell Moose. Some private shows and a road trip or two fill out the rest of the month. Btw, we still have some open dates for the December run. If you or your organization want to have Casper for your Christmas party, now is the time to book us. Contact our band leader if you are interested. Also, tickets are now on sale for our 20th NYE at the Holiday Inn Koger South.

Lastly, you the superfans (I really would like a better word) of our band, (and you know who you are) continue to amaze us with your dedication. We see you sometimes two or 3 nights in a row, in different cities, concerts, benefits. Your presence at these events is SO appreciated and we love you all.
A little long winded this month..check ya latah gatas...
Cheers!
Casper

Geez. All the housework, yardwork and shopping with the wife on the weekends we will miss this month!...(sniff), I could just cry....
;)

Hi folks!
Yeah..from 4 gigs last month to 15 this month, the Gig Fairy stopped by and we are about to burn up the proverbial road.
Rather than take up the whole blog, here are the public dates for this month. See schedule for dates, showtimes, admission, etc.
Are ya ready?!::::
Southhill Music after 5, Bay Seafood Fest, Mulligans in Staunton, Hooray for Hopewell, Visions, Old Towne Civic Center and the State Fair of Virginia..

So, plenty of opportunity to come hang and enjoy the festivities!
See you at one or more of these gigs...we hope!

Cheers!

Casper

Mint Julep anyone?
Man, is it hot or what!? Hopefully you cool kats and kiddies are well. July was busy even though we took vacation. Things will be a bit slower this month, but there are 2 public shows on the calendar, and the band might actually have time to rehearse!
Tonight we are in Farmville for "First Fridays" in Riverfront Park downtown for an evening concert. Later this month we return to Fort Lee for Friday "Live at Five" at the lodge.
September will pick back up with some classic shows.
A lot of positive comments from everyone about the return of "BG" Billy Gaines. We are glad to have him back and once he's worked in, he will be adding another dimension to our performances, so thank you!

Come hang "wit yo boyz' this month!

Cheers!

Casper