Jimmy Joe hosted the open mic at Rovers sans Chrissie as she's out of the country on another Spanish immersion trip. Kaye and I played a few songs together, and we made a few new friends, too.
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The Kaye Pasa Trio played at Austin's fabled Hole in the Wall with a few celebrity guests in the crowd. David True was on hand, having just spent much of the day with Paul Teneyuque in the the studio, and visiting form east Texas, Lynette & Lefty.
After the gig, Kaye had to get home to her puppy, but everybody else came over for an after party pickin' circle. I was in Seventh Heaven listening to L&L's new renditions of my songs "Lead Me Not Into Temptation" and "Girl with Upright Bass." They also played a much improved version of Harbaugh's "When Willie Gets Behind the Beat," and they've added a Johnny Cash-June Carter cover to their set list: "Long-Legged Guitar-Playin' Man." The Kaye Pasa Trio played at the food court of local water park Typhoon Texas in Pfluggerville. Hot, hot, hot.
The Austin Ukulele Society gathered at its regular second-Thursday meeting to learn an old 1980s pop song, Madonna's "Material Girl." Lotsa fun.
Enjoyed playing with the amazing Kevin Marin again last night. We played at Bob Case's open mic at Hardtails in Georgetown. Great fun.
Kevin Marin, harmonica player extraordinaire, was in town last night. He joined The Kaye Pasa Trio on stage at Twin Creeks Icehouse for a few songs, and later played with Paul Logan, too. Great time at the Creek, and a perfect end to a very musical weekend for me.
SIDE NOTE: I don't think any of us were wearing green that night (maybe Paul's tee shirt), but the stage lights made us look like picked our own color scheme for the evening. Had a fantastic time presenting the Honky Tonk Hymnal in its entirety to a large, appreciative crowd at Four Bullets Brewery in Richardson, Texas today. Lynette & Lefty were fantastic (as usual), and the synergy between audience and performers was incredible. After our time on stage, the Happy Hour Ukuleles (Four Bullets' band in residence) took over, and the fun just kept coming. Great time for all involved.
Kaye and I played our first two-fer at Watercrest today; Paul couldn't make it due to a solo gig in Georgetown. We played in Building 5 for an early show, then we had a one-hour break during which we moved everything over to the main room for our regular 5 PM "happy hour" show. Both sets went remarkably well.
Great show at Rattle Inn tonight. I think there were 16 acts in all, and not a bad moment in the evening. The crowd really got into my new song, "Rock-a-Bye Baby Blues," and in honor of the visiting dignitary (David Harbaugh), I closed with a classic, "Don't Dallas My Austin."
Last night was my first trip to this weekly event on a stage in someone's backyard in Spicewood, Texas. Long drive there and back (especially coming back!), but it was a lot of fun. Next time, I need to have more cover tunes ready to jam with the boys.
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