G Wheaton: News

Gary Wheaton will be the feature comedy act in Elmhurst on October 17, 2008. The show is a Chuck Ray Production being held at the Elmhurst American Legion. Headlining the show will be Rondell Sheridan (from "That's SO Raven" and "Cory In The House"). More info is in the CALENDAR link.

Plenty of people like to yell "Freebird" when they see a band. How many light a half-stick of dynamite? One Foot In fans do!

Yesterday, I drank coffee from this ceramic vessel with an ear-like handle on it. Apparently, it was a "coffee cup." I just hadn't seen one since I used my typewiter, All I see now are paper cups with an extra protective cardboard layer. I also see sleek metal cups with various types of black lids. Some people, who obviously hate the environment, use styrofoam cups from lesser coffee joints like 7-11. (me) I felt very cool, even old-school, using the traditional coffee cup. There, I used "old-school" in a sentence!

When I played with Bell-X out in Philly, my favorite song the band wrote was SUMMERTIME. The lyrics made perfect sense if you were there when they were written at the Jersey shore - at 2AM. Twenty years later, I am on my 3rd re-write and 2nd Demo of the song. The non-band, One Foot In, has helped me finish recording the tracks to the latest version of the song. Soon, Mike Grasse will have a new mix for us to share with all of you who enjoyed the previous versions of SUMMERTIME.

Are you a DOWNLOADER? All songs from (e)G Wheaton's debut CD are available on iTUNES and many other music sites. Check out the LINKS to find it. Happy downloading.

My first observation while performing stand-up comedy in a movie theater: In a bar, popcorn is free. In a movie theater, popcorn costs more per ounce than drugs imported from South America.

In early June, many of the One Foot In crew got together to hear the lates original song, "Fool In The Red Dress." It was supposed to be an opportunity to hear a few ideas and write some more music. After a few hours,however, several tracks were recorded. Check back soon, as a completed DEMO is just around the corner!

Also added to the PHOTOS link are several pictures from the recording session in March. With the help of Grassroots Sounds, a violin and acoustic Bass track was recorded for the remake of the song "In The Theater." The session was held within the incredible acoustic walls of the sanctuary inside the FUMC Church in LaGrange, Illinois.

What an amazing venue. Located in a few miles south of Franfurt, CD & ME hosts huge outdoor events featuring live music. Check out their site in the LINKS .....

The comedy show on March 1st featured Ken Severa, Mike Ostrowski and Gary Wheaton. Gospel recording artist, Tracy Worth stopped in the show as well.

One Foot In, the name of the "not-a-band" will be back in the studio in a few weeks.

Songs will include "I Don't Mind", written by Bell-X, " Rene' ", written by Gary Wheaton, and a new and improved version of "In the Theater."

Songs will be available for free download via myspace and this site.

Check back next week for free music downloads of the LIVE performance from November 1st.

Check out the Calendar page now. One Foot In, J Canon and (e) G Wheaton will be playing a 30 minute set on Wednesday, November 29th at 8:30 PM. We will be switching musicians around so often, you will feel like you are in a tornado.

For the past several months, select songs from (e) G Wheaton's album One Foot In have been submitted to various music producer's via TAXI.COM.

Last week, "Next Best Thing", by Gary Wheaton and Ryan Asmussen, was selected by a Hollywood Film Library. What happens next? Good question. TAXI will take it from here.

Oops. So we thought we were going to an Open Mic night at Palmer's in LaGrange. It ends up we were going to an "Open Mike" night. It was a promo night for Mike's Hard Lemonade sponsored by WCKG and hosted by radio personality Wendy Snyder. See? "Open a bottle of Mike" night.
Once Wendy found out we brought guitars and such, she had us on stage playing tunes in the incredible beer garden. The highlight was when she sang These Boots Are Made For Walkin' with us. The odds of us knowing the only song she would sing made for a laugh.

Only at the Gallery Cabaret (on Sunday, July 2nd) could we be joined by Lydia. A nice man, woman, no - man (or woman) who did free-form ballet in front of the stage.

We also had a fan download one of our songs from iTUNES while at the club.

Coming in August at a date to be determined, we will be the featured act at the Ballydoyle. Check back soon for details.

In mid-June, (e) G Wheaton's CD made it to many online music sites, including iTUNES and buy.com. Let us know if you have any trouble finding it! Happy Downloading!

On Thursday, June 8th, we were joined by "Mike and Allison" at the Gallery Cabaret. It was a great set in a great place. We also witnessed the debut of "J-Canon" featuring Mike J, Gary, and Winkler. What really made the music special was the tambourine and shaker stylings of Andrew Duerkop! Good luck Andy on your upcoming solo tour.

Soon, we hope to share the stage with "The Cunninghams" and Paul Frisbie. Keep an eye on the Calendar link as well as the Photo Gallery link.

On Thursday, May 25th, One Foot In visited the Gallery Cabaret for the first time. Pete, Mike, Jennifer and Gary were a welcomed addition to their open mic tradition. We were joined by Mali, an incredible Djembe player.

We plan to play often on either Wednesdays, Thursdays or Sundays. Keep an eye on the Calendar Dates link.

(e) G Wheaton's CD release was a great success. Watch for pictures to be posted soon.

Paul Frisbie as well as The Cunninghams provieded some great music on stage for everyone.

Bass parts for (e) G Wheaton were provided by Peter Eriksson and Ryan Asmussen. This was Ryan's second appearance ever as a bassist.

Joanna Justice, writer of the song "Summertime", was in from Philadelphia to play and run the sound.

Thanks to Senese's Restaurant and Barrell of Laughs Comedy Club for the stage and great service. Great food, too!

Missed the party? Buy the CD now at cdbaby.com/cd/gwheaton.