My week of music 3-6-06 to 3-12-06
Ok...I know it's been a few days since I posted but here's the lowdown on what went on during my birthday week. You forgot my birthday? That's ok. I'll be expecting my belated card from you anyday now, right?
3-6-06
Cross Canadian Ragweed & Robert Earl Keen @ the Rodeo
I met up with my friend Kim & her friend Gary & his son Dylan since they had an extra ticket for the show for me. We got there in plenty of time to see a little of the rodeo and have some food. I was excited about seeing both CCR & REK since it had been awhile since I'd seen either. It was such a short set for both performers but we enjoyed it...I'm not sure about Gary though. He doesn't seem to like too much of anything lately and he only likes what HE likes...doesn't make a damn if you might try to at least act like you're having a good time rather than being a stick-in-the mud with a bad attitude. I know all about those type. I was married once upon a time. Oh well...I'm glad Kim (or me for that matter) is not so narrow-minded as to not give them a chance. I had a good time...sang along with the kids to all of the songs. After CCR played, Kim and the crew decided to leave. Work comes very early when you hang out watching music like I do and don't blame them a bit for leaving early...besides, it's a long drive to Lake Jackson. After they left, I ran into Niece C, Fonda Mama, Angie and some of their friends. I hung with them for awhile & watched REK perform a few songs. Damn, he had on the brighted purple shirt I'd seen it a long time. My headache had started to come back so when the crew decided to go to the carnival, I decided that I was going home. I hadn't drank a drop and most definitely did not want to deal with the drunk kids on the bus ride back to the northside. On the ride out there, I think I was the oldest person on the bus...I'd say most of the people that went to see CCR that night were under 30...probably under 25. On the way back, it was a different story. I got to sit by this man around 35 that seemed to have a semi-brain. Imagine that?
www.crosscanadianragweed.com www.robertearlkeen.com
3-8-06
The Skeeters
Went out to the Hideout with Sister K tonight to celebrate my birthday. I'd heard of the band before from Hank III's message board and wanted to go out to see them since they don't tour this area very often. They're from Alabama...do they tour here? Hello? Is there anyone out there? Just nod if you can see this... Anyway, they were most definitely a country band...no pop country was played that night and I was damn glad. If I would've had some extra cash on me, I would've bought their CD. I really liked them.
www.theskeeters.com
3-10-06
Sister K and I met up to see a movie about Townes Van Zandt, "Be Here to Love Me: A Film about Townes Van Zandt". I know this isn't about bands I've seen but this is a movie about a tragic musicians life. I don't think I'd ever seen him before but he was a talented performer and led a life that would've killed me. I'm sure his lifestyle was what eventually led to his death. God it was so sad...I fell off the wagon that night and have been on and off since. He was in such bad shape at one point in his life that he was locked up in Galveston at that crazy hospital (the only reason I know of it because I had an aunt that tried to kill herself and that where they put her).
I'd heard of shock treatments before but really had no idea of what they really did to you. They erase your memories. It's such a sad movie, that I can't talk about it. Lots of celebrity appearances were also involved in the making of this movie...Willie Nelson, Guy Clark, Kris Kristofferson, Emmylou Harris and others... It had a lot of home movies played in it also. If you get a chance, go and see it.
http://www.townesvanzandt.com/ http://www.townesvanzandt.com/festival_schedules.html
3-11-06
Sister K and I headed out to the rodeo again to see Jason Boland and the Stragglers and convinced Cousin D and Mother R to meet up with us after they'd seen Leeann Womack. The band hit the stage around 8 PM and it immediately got hot in the Dome...maybe it was me having power surges or something but it was hotter than hell, the band didn't break a sweat and they were filling the Dome with their loud country sounds. The only complaint that I had that night was that there were times when I couldn't hear Roger Ray's guitar. I could hear the steel guitar when he played it but not the regular guitar and me being the loud-mouth that I am, told him so after the show. I talked to all of the guys in the band before the show except for Jason and was telling them about the movie that I'd seen the night before. I still can't stop thinking about shock treatments... Anyway, after the show we stood around like we always do while Sister K stared at Jason. The dumbass wouldn't go and talk to him but I did...I made sure to give him a hug also and told him it was a good show and I was glad to see them again.
www.thestragglers.com
3-12-06
Dale Watson and the Lone Stars
Dammit! I went to Austoned today just to see Dale Watson and managed to get Sister K to go with me. She'll go to Austin for anything... We went to Ginny's Longhorn Saloon and had Ginny dogs and cold Lone Star beer. I drank so much beer, I wound up spending the night there @ Cammi's house. I can't do that to myself anymore. I could've killed us both or worse, someone else. Dale played from 4-8 PM but what do you think we did after he played when we should've headed home? That's right, we went to another bar. Some place called Hole in the Wall. There was no cover charge and I bet they had a line up of 30 bands. I'm sure it had something to do with the SXSW deal that's going on in Austin this week but it was ridiculous. Each band only got to play 2 songs or so...that's crazy. I can't tell if I like someone or not in 5-10 minutes. We managed to see Two Hoots & a Holler and I talked to Ricky Broussard for awhile. He's a nice guy...I seemed to like them because I do remember dancing but that could've been due to the fact that I was full of Lone Star beer. We had 1 beer each and then the bartender talked us into drinking a pitcher. Being the Pisces I am, I was most definitely drinking like a fish and then the blackout started. What time we left the bar, I've no idea. I don't remember driving but for some reason I remember getting to Cammi's and Hugh answering the door...I think I passed out as soon as my head hit the pillow.
www.dalewatson.com www.twohootsandaholler.com
3-6-06
Cross Canadian Ragweed & Robert Earl Keen @ the Rodeo
I met up with my friend Kim & her friend Gary & his son Dylan since they had an extra ticket for the show for me. We got there in plenty of time to see a little of the rodeo and have some food. I was excited about seeing both CCR & REK since it had been awhile since I'd seen either. It was such a short set for both performers but we enjoyed it...I'm not sure about Gary though. He doesn't seem to like too much of anything lately and he only likes what HE likes...doesn't make a damn if you might try to at least act like you're having a good time rather than being a stick-in-the mud with a bad attitude. I know all about those type. I was married once upon a time. Oh well...I'm glad Kim (or me for that matter) is not so narrow-minded as to not give them a chance. I had a good time...sang along with the kids to all of the songs. After CCR played, Kim and the crew decided to leave. Work comes very early when you hang out watching music like I do and don't blame them a bit for leaving early...besides, it's a long drive to Lake Jackson. After they left, I ran into Niece C, Fonda Mama, Angie and some of their friends. I hung with them for awhile & watched REK perform a few songs. Damn, he had on the brighted purple shirt I'd seen it a long time. My headache had started to come back so when the crew decided to go to the carnival, I decided that I was going home. I hadn't drank a drop and most definitely did not want to deal with the drunk kids on the bus ride back to the northside. On the ride out there, I think I was the oldest person on the bus...I'd say most of the people that went to see CCR that night were under 30...probably under 25. On the way back, it was a different story. I got to sit by this man around 35 that seemed to have a semi-brain. Imagine that?
www.crosscanadianragweed.com www.robertearlkeen.com
3-8-06
The Skeeters
Went out to the Hideout with Sister K tonight to celebrate my birthday. I'd heard of the band before from Hank III's message board and wanted to go out to see them since they don't tour this area very often. They're from Alabama...do they tour here? Hello? Is there anyone out there? Just nod if you can see this... Anyway, they were most definitely a country band...no pop country was played that night and I was damn glad. If I would've had some extra cash on me, I would've bought their CD. I really liked them.
www.theskeeters.com
3-10-06
Sister K and I met up to see a movie about Townes Van Zandt, "Be Here to Love Me: A Film about Townes Van Zandt". I know this isn't about bands I've seen but this is a movie about a tragic musicians life. I don't think I'd ever seen him before but he was a talented performer and led a life that would've killed me. I'm sure his lifestyle was what eventually led to his death. God it was so sad...I fell off the wagon that night and have been on and off since. He was in such bad shape at one point in his life that he was locked up in Galveston at that crazy hospital (the only reason I know of it because I had an aunt that tried to kill herself and that where they put her).
I'd heard of shock treatments before but really had no idea of what they really did to you. They erase your memories. It's such a sad movie, that I can't talk about it. Lots of celebrity appearances were also involved in the making of this movie...Willie Nelson, Guy Clark, Kris Kristofferson, Emmylou Harris and others... It had a lot of home movies played in it also. If you get a chance, go and see it.
http://www.townesvanzandt.com/ http://www.townesvanzandt.com/festival_schedules.html
3-11-06
Sister K and I headed out to the rodeo again to see Jason Boland and the Stragglers and convinced Cousin D and Mother R to meet up with us after they'd seen Leeann Womack. The band hit the stage around 8 PM and it immediately got hot in the Dome...maybe it was me having power surges or something but it was hotter than hell, the band didn't break a sweat and they were filling the Dome with their loud country sounds. The only complaint that I had that night was that there were times when I couldn't hear Roger Ray's guitar. I could hear the steel guitar when he played it but not the regular guitar and me being the loud-mouth that I am, told him so after the show. I talked to all of the guys in the band before the show except for Jason and was telling them about the movie that I'd seen the night before. I still can't stop thinking about shock treatments... Anyway, after the show we stood around like we always do while Sister K stared at Jason. The dumbass wouldn't go and talk to him but I did...I made sure to give him a hug also and told him it was a good show and I was glad to see them again.
www.thestragglers.com
3-12-06
Dale Watson and the Lone Stars
Dammit! I went to Austoned today just to see Dale Watson and managed to get Sister K to go with me. She'll go to Austin for anything... We went to Ginny's Longhorn Saloon and had Ginny dogs and cold Lone Star beer. I drank so much beer, I wound up spending the night there @ Cammi's house. I can't do that to myself anymore. I could've killed us both or worse, someone else. Dale played from 4-8 PM but what do you think we did after he played when we should've headed home? That's right, we went to another bar. Some place called Hole in the Wall. There was no cover charge and I bet they had a line up of 30 bands. I'm sure it had something to do with the SXSW deal that's going on in Austin this week but it was ridiculous. Each band only got to play 2 songs or so...that's crazy. I can't tell if I like someone or not in 5-10 minutes. We managed to see Two Hoots & a Holler and I talked to Ricky Broussard for awhile. He's a nice guy...I seemed to like them because I do remember dancing but that could've been due to the fact that I was full of Lone Star beer. We had 1 beer each and then the bartender talked us into drinking a pitcher. Being the Pisces I am, I was most definitely drinking like a fish and then the blackout started. What time we left the bar, I've no idea. I don't remember driving but for some reason I remember getting to Cammi's and Hugh answering the door...I think I passed out as soon as my head hit the pillow.
www.dalewatson.com www.twohootsandaholler.com
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