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Bob Christensen is a singer/songwriter with a voice like an old comfortable shoe, and an entertainer who makes everyone feel right at home. Bob's new record is a collection of great songs written by Bob and Mark and seven other songwriters with a gift for storytelling.

Rear View - songlist

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1. It’s Not Time Now (John Sebastian, Zal Yanovsky) - Becoming either enlightened or divorced. "We've taken sides in anger and we can't back down." Bob - acoustic guitar; Mark - bass, electric guitars; Kevin - drums. Hear a sample: MP3; Buy song now on iTunes

2. Another Man (B. Christensen, M. Dodge) - Enlightenment lost; losing your place. "A sad and lonely feeling comes over me." Bob - acoustic guitar; Mark - bass, electric guitars, drums. Hear a sample: MP3; Buy song now on iTunes

3. Stumbling to Gloryland (Doug E. Blumer) - Hope springs eternal. "He's halfway to heaven, hoping God still knows his name." Bob - acoustic guitar; Mark - bass, electric guitars; Kevin - drums. Hear a sample: MP3; Buy song now on iTunes

4. Dead Man (L. Preston) - An empty shell of the man I once was. "I walk among the living while the soul in me is dying." Mark - bass, guitars; Kevin - drums.   Hear a sample: MP3; Buy song now on iTunes

5. Ain’t Gonna Get Any Better (B. Christensen, M. Dodge) - It ain't about self-esteem ... "Pick up my guitar and sing you a song, turn around and I'll be gone." Bob - acoustic guitar; Mark - bass, electric guitars, drums.   Hear a sample: MP3; Buy song now on iTunes

6. Corrymeela (Tom Paxton) - Stemming the hate. "I was cursing the darkness while blowing out the light." Bob - acoustic guitar; Mark - keys; Kevin - drums. Hear a sample: MP3; Buy song now on iTunes

7. These Friends of Mine (Ian Tyson) - It takes a small village. "I'm a better man for just the knowing of you." Bob - acoustic guitar; Mark - bass, keys, drums.   Hear a sample: MP3; Buy song now on iTunes

8. Miss Epiphone (B. Christensen, M. Dodge) - The perfect relationship. "Wood and steel helps me understand the way I feel." Bob - acoustic guitar; Mark - bass, electric guitars; Kevin - drums.   Hear a sample: MP3; Buy song now on iTunes

9. Small Town Country Boy (B. Christensen, M. Dodge) - A place to lick wounds. "The only place I've been where I'm welcome back again." Bob - acoustic guitar; Mark - piano.   Hear a sample: MP3; Buy song now on iTunes

10. Dancing The Night Away (R. Smith, J. H. Brown, Jr.) - The good memories. "I looked so funny dancin' but you loved me anyhow." Mark - bass, electric guitars, keys; Kevin - drums. Hear a sample: MP3; Buy song now on iTunes

11. Jenny Lynn (Richard Dean) - Here we go again. "She's my rock of ages, guaranteed and worth her wages." Mark - bass, guitars; Kevin - drums.   Hear a sample: MP3; Buy song now on iTunes

Live Shows

• 9/30/06 Cafe at Turtle Bay
  Redding, CA - 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.
• 10/28/06 Cafe at Turtle Bay
  Redding, CA - 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.

Past Shows

• 7/29/06 - Little Filly's
  Palo Cedro, CA - 7 to 9:30 p.m.
• '06 Northwest Tour!
  • 7/15/06 - Art by the Bay - Camano Island, WA - Bob performs with Mark Dodge on bass and vocals at Camano Island's Arts Festival, Camano Island, WA
  • 7/21/06 - Brindle's - Camano Island, WA - Bob plays the hottest spot on Camano Island, WA, with Mark Dodge on bass & vocals
• 6/29, 6/30, 7/1/06 -Cafe at Turtle Bay
  Redding, CA - 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.
• 6/24/06 - The Post Office Saloon
  Redding, CA - 8:30 to 11:30.
• 5/17/06: Democratic Central Committee,
  Redding, CA - Hilton Gardens Hotel at 5:30 p.m.
• 5/11, 5/12, 5/13/06: Cafe at Turtle Bay
  Redding, CA - 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.
• 4/28/06 - Old City Hall
  Redding CA - 7:00 to 10:30 p.m. This is billed as "A Night With the Artists." Four local playwrights are going to do readings of one act plays or scenes from longer plays with Bob playing before and during the performances
• 4/22/06: Shasta Land Trust
  in Old Shasta - 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
• 4/22/06 - Cafe at Turtle Bay
  Redding, CA - 7:00 to 10:00 p.m.
• 3/24/06: Democratic Central Committee
  dinner at the Redding, CA Hilton Gardens Hotel

• Jan 17 through Feb 15, 2003 - Bob sings great old cowboy songs and narrates (ala Cat Ballou) James L. Rosenberg's "The Death and Life of Sneaky Fitch: A Farcical Tragedy in Three Acts" at the Riverfront Theater, Cypress Ave., Redding, CA. (530) 221-1080. Performances are Wed. through Sun. at 8:00 p.m. with matinees each Sun, (except Super Bowl Sun.) at 2:00 p.m.

• Sept 7, 2002 - Stanwood-Camano Music Festival, Stanwood, WA

• July 27, 2002 - The Raging Fork,
  Red Bluff, CA

• July 13, 2002 - Shingletown Activities Council Benefit, Shingletown, CA

Bob and Mark
Performing at Art by the Bay 2005:

Here are a few pictures of Bob and the boys from the Stanwood-Camano Music Festival show, Sept. 7, 2002 (click an image to enlarge):