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Dave Allikas at It's A Grind in Plainsboro, NJ

Posted on 08/26/2009

Dave Allikas performs a two-hour family friendly show of his fabulously funny original songs and parodies on Saturday, November 28 at It's A Grind in Plainsboro, NJ's new downtown municipal center. Showtime is from 8 to 10 p.m. Appropriate for all ages. 7 Schalks Crossing Rd. Plainsboro, NJ 08536 (609-275-2919). Hear a sample of Dave's work at www.daveallikas.com.

Dave Allikas at Bus Stop Music Cafe

Posted on 08/26/2009

Dave Allikas shares the bill with Paul Yurgin in a two-hour lunchtime show at the Bus Stop Music Cafe in Pitman, NJ. Dave will perform more than a dozen of his original comedy songs and parodies in his hour-long family friendly set. 148 S Broadway, Pitman, NJ 08071 (856-582-0009).

Dave Allikas live in Bridgeton, NJ

Posted on 08/26/2009

Dave Allikas headlines at Higher Grounds Coffee House, Bridgeton, NJ on Sept. 11, 2009. Dave will peform his original comedy songs in a two-hour family friendly show, from 8 to 10 p.m. 21 Rosenhayn Avenue,Bridgeton, NJ 08302 (856-221-3773). Visit www.daveallikas.com to stream full-length songs.

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Posted on 01/15/2009

SONGS YOU WISH YOU'D WRITTEN is now available! You can buy Dave Allikas' 20-song amusement marathon online at CDBaby and other sites or order it from most national record outlets; or, order direct from Yuk Records at the lowest price you will find anywhere. Go to daveallikas.com for ordering information.

Name:	Dave Allikas
Hometown:	Cranbury, NJ
Genres:	Folk / Acoustic
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Organization:	ASCAP
From the liner notes to "Songs You Wish You'd Written": I started writing funny songs because I realized they occupied a special place in many people’s lives. The best ones have known no boundaries of age, race, era, musical style—or musical skill. If like me you grew up in the 1960s, you very likely remember listening to Allan Sherman with your parents. You may have listened to Tom Lehrer with your college friends. The previous generation went bananas for Noel Coward’s witty ditties. As a record collector, over the years I’ve flipped through thousands of boxes of LPs at yard sales. The majority are always from the ’60s. I can’t count the Herb Alpert, Beatles, and Broadway show records I’ve seen offered for a quarter or a dollar. I CAN count the Allan Sherman albums I’ve seen: one. This, despite the fact that his first three sold in the millions. After years of hunting in vain, I figured out the reason: Virtually no one who remembers listening to "My Son, the Folksinger" with their family would ever give it up—or pass it up, if they got there before me. (At least, not THAT cheap.) Even for someone who no longer owns a record player, just holding the sleeve could bring back precious memories of shared laughter. In some families, that might have been all too rare an experience. And this ability to stick in the memory is a special quality of songs, comedy and non. You probably can’t recall the plot of "Oklahoma," but you can sing at least parts of the main numbers. And while you remember breaking up to that comedian on HBO last month, you’re not sure why. But how about “A Boy Named Sue” from 40 years ago? Hearing a song you like for the first time is a crystal moment that stands apart from the usual verbiage that bombards your brain, and which your grateful brain preserves and replays for you through the years. So I thought it would be nice if my family and yours had a collection of funny songs that we could enjoy together and—maybe more important—remember enjoying together. And I thought it would be ESPECIALLY nice if I could be the one to provide it. Whether or not I succeeded is something each listener gets to decide. Humor is subjective. You may listen to "Songs You Wish You'd Written" once, find it not to your liking, and give it away. But you MAY keep it till you’re a very old person, taking it out from time to time and smiling as you recall hearing a particular track for the first time with your children, or your mom or dad, or your best friend. If our shared history is a guide, I’m confident that at least a few of you will. And that’s enough to make it all worthwhile. —Dave Allikas/November 2008