Honky Tonk & Hot Rod Music Festival

Yep, I was there and the weather was terrible. I know we need the rain but I hate it and it's depressing. Sister K and I arrived around 3:30 to make sure we were there early enough to get wristbands before they sold out. We left right afterward we got them and went to Mai's on Milam to have some Vietnamese food since we both were starving. We got back in plenty of time to see the first band, Banjo and Sullivan tribute. Don't know if any of you have heard of Rob Zombie but he's the one that had Jesse Dayton record the music for the movie The Devil's Reject soundtrack. Two Hoots and a Hollar followed them. They always put on a good show that makes you want to get up and dance...too bad I didn't feel like it. Then it was Red Volkaert, the guitar player from Merle Haggard's band. They also put on a good show and I was quite surprised. It seems like I've heard of him before but not really sure of my sources. Maybe it was someone that had seen Haggard recently... CC Adcock hit the stage next. I liked him at first but then the show that he put on in the VIP section with the 2 women and the camera after he played was too much. I got sick of the flash in my face while I was trying to watch the next band and I think there was some drama going on there also. You know that I can do without drama in my life or watching someone else's drama. The next band, Los Skarnales, I could've done without. I know they're popular but I'm not even sure what kind of music that this was. I've heard it called ska but wtf is that? It sounded more like Mexican Punk Rock to me but then again, I'm no music critic...just a listener of all types of music. Last but not least, was the reunion of the Road Kings. They had the place hoppin'. I managed to get through the crowd and take a few pics of just about all of the bands mentioned but only had 2 pics left by the time the Road Kings hit the stage. I'm not sure of how they turned out but I'll have them developed tonight and post possibly tomorrow. Anyway, that Jason Burns on a pink stand-up bass beats all I've seen in a long time. All in all, we had a good time. Saw 6 bands for $20 bucks, saw some neat cars but I didn't see anyone getting tattoos like Jesse mentioned. Where was that going on?

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