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Happy Ron Hill

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PRESS RELEASE – HAPPY RON RELEASES “TERRIBLY HAPPY”
The Happy Man’s music has been described by Songsalive.com as a cross between Frank Sinatra and South Park and that quote perfectly captures the soulful combination of fun and depth that many find in his music. Others describe it as Punk-Blues Comedy Music. The San Diego Union Tribune has described the Happy Man’s music and “act” as “intentional unintentional comedy” Jessie Johnson says it’s "The only real music to come out in the last 10 years, this is some real shit man!" One of his major goals is to appear as himself as a cartoon character on South Park and sing some of his songs.
The Happy Man has lived in San Diego all his life and his hope is to die in San Diego. He never sang a note until he was thirty and didn’t get “seriously” into music until he was forty. He was played 1000 shows since 1997 and to celebrate his 44rth birthday he released his first real album, backed by no less then twenty-two people, including some of the best musicians and singers in San Diego. Also featured is Paul Litteral on Trumpet, who played on the B-52s “Love Shack” and James Brown’s “Living In America. The first two reviews called it a masterpiece. Produced by local music guru Sven-Erik Seaholm.
The songs are all original rock/pop songs with a comedy twist, with a few exceptions. The goal is always to write and perform good SONGS, not just funny words with little thought to the music behind:
TERRIBLY HAPPY – About being happy in a job you hate, after childbirth, and even if your album bombs. Co-written with Mike Sullivan and Risa Berger.
PITTER PATTER – About the women who make your heart pitter patter.
THE NO TANTRIC WOMAN BLUES – About the 2nd worst blues of dem all.
ALL SHE NEEDS IS A SPANKING – That’s all she ever really wants.
DON’T STOP PLAYING – You don’t stop playing because you grow old, you grow old cause you stop… playing.
SICK OF HER SHIT – Is dedicated to strippers everywhere, remember you may love her, but someone somewhere is sick of her shit, featuring The Pacific Coast Horns.
NO “ANGEL” – The “serious love song” of the album, about remaining loyal to the one who has always been by your side in the face of supposed temptations.
BOY TOY – About the attempted sexual exploitation of forty-something male musicians by twenty-something female fans.
THE MEAN THERAPIST BLUES – About the worst blues of dem all, featuring “The Pacific Coast Horns.
PRETTY ON THE INSIDE – Make sure they’re pretty on the inside, not just pretty on the outside.
THE GOOD NEWS IS – The “serious” rocker song, why just listen to bad news? Co-written with Tommy Dahill.
DICKLESS WONDER – About guys who are afraid to make a move, even when it’s wanted.
BARTENDER BARTENDER – Will you marry me???

To see all my videos: www.youtube.com/happyron

To see videos of my friends: www.youtube.com/happyronsfriends

To see other people covering my songs: http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=coverofhappy

To see me cover other people’s songs: http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=coverbyhappy

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 29/11/2005
Band Website: http://www.happyron.com
Band Members:

Happy Ron – Lead Vocals
Rob Garbo (“Sweettooth”)– Drummer , Backing Vocals, Tambourine, Handclaps, Guiro, Cabasa, Trianlge, Claves, Vibraslap, Leather Belt, Cowbell, Brushes, Grunts, Maracas, Tiny Maracas, and Marbles.
Reverend Tom (“Kick Ass”) – Guitar
Reverend Stickman (“January Avalanche”) – Guitar
Joe Norwood (“Beyond Blue”)– Guitar
Sven-Erik Seaholm (“The Wild Truth”) – Guitar, Backing Vocals, Theremin, Mellotron,
Blake Lindquist (“Mr. Big Top”) – Midi Guitar/Piano

Robin Henkel (“Big Rig Deluxe”) – Bass
Jason Janofsky (“Eight Minutes To Twilight”) – Bass
Sonny Derin (“Mystery Train”) – Harmonica and Spankin' Exclaimations

Kelsea Little (“The Wrong Trousers”) – Harp
Joseph Lorge (“The Wrong Trousers”) – Mandolin
Lou Smart (“The Smart Brothers”) – Hand Drums and Backing Vocals
Mickey Smart (“The Smart Brothers”) – Banjo and Backing Vocals
Jay Smart (“The Smart Brothers”) – Guitar and Backing Vocals
Bviolin (“January Avalanche”)- Violin

Cathryn Beeks (“The Cathryn Beeks Ordeal”) – Backing Vocals
Virginia Norwood (“Beyond Blue”) - Backing Vocals
Josh Wright (“Eight Minutes To Twilight”) - BackingVocals
Isaac Cheong (“The Che Chees) – Backing Vocals

Paul Litteral (“The Pacific Coast Horns”) - Trumpet
Paulie Cerra (“The Pacific Coast Horns”) - Saxophone

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"Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none" - William Shakespeare:



HAPPYRON 2009 PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:

SOME SUNDAYS at around 11PM at The Blarney Stone Pub, 5617 Balboa Avenue, Claremont Area, near the corner of Genesee and Balboa. Sunday at 10PM is when the open mike starts, don’t have a regular slot yet but I’ll try to get slots around 10:30PM. http://www.blarneystonesandiego.com MOST MONDAYS – I play usually at the LESTATS open mike, singnup is at 6:30, and the show 7pm till 11pm, unfortunately I don’t know what time I’m on till an hour or so before the show, due to the way they perform. 3343 Adams Avenue. http://www.lestats.com/SOME TUESDAYS Cosmos Coffee House in La Mesa at around 8PM. 8278 La Mesa Blvd La Mesa, 91941 Show starts at 7PM, I usually go on around 8pm or so. Been playing here for five years so people really love my stuff http://www.cosmoscoffeecafe.com/ .MOST WEDNESDAYS – The Handlrey Hotel, 950 Hotel Circle. 5PM-8PM I usually play Christopher Dale’s Show here, great fun! http://www.hotelblogs.com/handlerysd/?p=74 MOST WEDNESDAYS – The Skybox In Clairemont Mesa, starts at 9pmish, I try to go on around 10-11 usually with a full band. 4809 Clairemont Drive www.myspace.com/openmicskybox
Record Label: HappyRon Records
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

HappyRon Plays The Bitter End Tonight June 3

HappyRon and the Pitter Patters play THE BITTER END Downtown 770 Fifth Avenue San Diego, Ca 92101 8:00 Alicia Lockett 8:30 Mod For Marq 9:00 Sharon Hazel Township 10:00 Catherine Beeks...
Posted by on Wed, 03 Jun 2009 00:49:00 GMT

Mueller College Show

THE HAPPY TIMES MAY 2009    IN THIS ISSUE: SHOW AT MUELLER COLLEGE THIS SATURDAY ONLY 500 CDS LEFT WRITING SONGS LIKE CRAZY HAPPYRON HAS VERY TALENTED FRIENDS NEW WEBSITE ...
Posted by on Thu, 21 May 2009 21:02:00 GMT

New Song: Can't Say I'm Sorry

http://www.happyron.com/?page_id=55
Posted by on Thu, 26 Mar 2009 22:01:00 GMT

HappyRon At Dreamstreet Friday, Happy On A Float, Happy Gets Weepy

THE HAPPYTIMES! Dreamstreet IssueIN THIS ISSUE:BIG SHOW AT DREAMSTREET IN OCEAN BEACH FRIDAY MARCH 20, 2009HAPPYRON IN ST PATRICKS DAY PARADENEW ARTICLE! HAPPYRON AT HANDLREY MOST WEDNESDAYS AT 5PM...
Posted by on Thu, 19 Mar 2009 16:10:00 GMT

New Song: The Big Picture (Piano Demo) A softer side of Happy Ron

LISTEN HERE:http://www.happyron.com/?page_id=55THE BIG PICTUREBy Happy Ron HillYou don't need to know How I came to youAnd I don't need to know Just what you're going through But you need to you That ...
Posted by on Wed, 11 Mar 2009 01:33:00 GMT

Lestats Wednesday and Live Internet Show!

March 2009 ISSUE IN THIS ISSUE:HAPPYRON RE-PREMATURE RELEASE PARTY III AT LESTATS WEDNESDAYHAPPYRONS WORLD INTERNET DEBUTLOTS OF NEW SONGSSTEVE POLTZ (with Happy Ron) VIDEOHAPPYRON MUSIC PUBLISHING...
Posted by on Tue, 03 Mar 2009 11:38:00 GMT

STEVE POLTZ (with Happy Ron) VIDEO

STEVE POLTZ (with Happy Ron) VIDEO I went to see Steve Poltz in front of a full crowd at Lestats. He invited me up on stage during a song and we were singing/screaming at each other. ...
Posted by on Sat, 28 Feb 2009 01:10:00 GMT

NEW SONGS: If You're Bored In San Diego, It's Your Fault - Ding Bat!, The Good Hearted People

Up now at: Happy Ron's Demos
Posted by on Sun, 15 Feb 2009 17:01:00 GMT

Seedly Release Party II Sunday At Lestats

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Posted by on Fri, 02 Jan 2009 16:52:00 GMT

New Song, The Oprah Connection, Thanksgiving

THE HAPPYTIMES THANKSGIVING EDITION! IN THIS ISSUE: THE REVIEWS KEEP COMING IN DON'T EMAIL ME HERE THE BITCH IS BACK BABIES CD RELEASE SHOW VIDEOS THE HAPPYMAN/OPRAH CONNECTION FIRST TA...
Posted by on Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:08:00 GMT