PotatoeBabies

21/12/2025

Kim Rush passed.
He was a great Grand Rapids historian and musician.
He will be missed and his work will live on…

Kim’s obituary:
https://obits.mlive.com/us/obituaries/grandrapids/name/kim-rush-obituary?id=60293372

MLIVE interview from 2010:
https://www.mlive.com/entertainment/grand-rapids/2010/03/grand_rapids_blues_historian_t.html

West Michigan Hysterical Society:
https://www.westmichmusichystericalsociety.com/

29/11/2025

PotatoeBabies Holiday music... From 2008?!

Holiday songs from Rev Charles' PotatoeBabies featuring: Joleen, Jeff, Ron, Mary, Chewie and Chewie's Nicole, Hayden, Rachel, and Ken! With guests Mick, Todd, Wil Lucy (RIP), Ian, Alana Eve, Chyna, Mi

17/10/2025

EVEL KNIEVEL JUMPED OVER ALL MY FRIENDS
Today is Evel Knievel's Birthday 🙂
Born on October 17th 1938 in Butte Montana

2020 Pandemic virtual Festival video

16/10/2025

😕 Ace Frehley passed…

14/10/2025

🎃 👻 😱

Hear the HALLOWEEN 1999 Song!
Weird to think it was 25 years ago!
Recorded for a compilation CD in 1999 along with Thunder Chicken and 3 other bands... who's names will come to me as soon as I post this 🙂 I'm sure.
And the CD release show that followed was a blast!

I called this track: 'The Song Formerly Known as H.A.L.L.O.W.E.E.N.'
Engineered/Produced/mixed/mastered by Mike Dodge in his 'Basement Surgery Studios' (before we were chased out at 5:30am)
Recorded on my PotatoeBabies TP Guitar (before the TP), 1981 Carvin tube amp (before it caught fire), Morley chorus pedal (turned up to 11), and wearing Mom's favorite polyester flower dress (after she had passed away)

This was one of those songs that wrote itself in less than 10 minutes! I jotted down a few things from my childhood Halloween memories and cranked the 'clean channel' of the amp. After hearing the other bands great (but dark) songs for the Halloween CD, I noticed not one of them actually mentioned the holiday Halloween. So I spelled it out for everyone to hear 🙂

Cool cool
-Rev

YouTube:
https://youtu.be/_-J-whQLdnM?si=AcVQKY74XIOoX2yA

SoundCloud
https://soundcloud.com/bearded-phoenix/the-song-formerly-known-as-halloween

09/10/2025

HAPPY H.A.L.L.O.W.E.E.N. 1999!

Hear the HALLOWEEN 1999 Song!
Weird to think it was 25 years ago!
Recorded for a compilation CD in 1999 along with Thunder Chicken and 3 other bands... who's names will come to me as soon as I post this 🙂 I'm sure.
And the CD release show that followed was a blast!

I called this track: 'The Song Formerly Known as H.A.L.L.O.W.E.E.N.'
Engineered/Produced/mixed/mastered by Mike Dodge in his 'Basement Surgery Studios' (before we were chased out at 5:30am)
Recorded on my PotatoeBabies TP Guitar (before the TP), 1981 Carvin tube amp (before it caught fire), Morley chorus pedal (turned up to 11), and wearing Mom's favorite polyester flower dress (after she had passed away)

This was one of those songs that wrote itself in less than 10 minutes! I jotted down a few things from my childhood Halloween memories and cranked the 'clean channel' of the amp. After hearing the other bands great (but dark) songs for the Halloween CD, I noticed not one of them actually mentioned the holiday Halloween. So I spelled it out for everyone to hear 🙂

Cool cool
-Rev

YouTube:
https://youtu.be/_-J-whQLdnM?si=AcVQKY74XIOoX2yA

SoundCloud
https://soundcloud.com/bearded-phoenix/the-song-formerly-known-as-halloween

08/09/2025

Thanks to Local Spins: John, Chelsea, and team!
🙂

The early September flurry of concerts and festivals across West Michigan included celebrations in Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo. Photos.

07/09/2025

Dan Terpstra/John Rothwell Photos
PotatoeBabies Festival Streetfair in Eastown 2025

06/09/2025

Today Saturday 2:00pm
Eastown Wealthy Street Stage
Eastown Streetfair 2025

(Finished the prep at 4:43am!)
Cool cool

02/09/2025

! *SATURDAY* !
Eastown Streetfair
PotatoeBabies 2:00-2:40p

That’s 2:00p sharp!
By 2:45p the stage will be empty and you’ll be drying your tears with the 10,000 feet of TP and airplanes covering Wealthy Street 🙂

30/08/2025

2:00-2:40pm PotatoeBabies
Saturday Sept 6th
Eastown Streetfair

https://www.facebook.com/100064869845046/posts/1193383556167295/

23/08/2025

Volunteers / helpers needed! For PotatoeBabies LIVE! at the Eastown Streetfair Saturday September 6th 1:00p-3:00p
We need of a couple more 'spuds' to join the !fun! and help with any of these teams: Choir, beachballs, TP Blower, prizes, vinyl records, airplanes!, jump-jump waving signs, sit stare and point...
Cool cool
Text Rev Charles at 616.536.1951