The Kaye Pasa Trio played at Stomping Ground's open mic tonight, essentially auditioning for the manager, Wes. He liked us, and we should be seeing paying gigs there soon.

Played at The Villa in Cypress, Texas, for Cousins Weekend 8. Notice my left ankle is still in a brace.

Came home Sunday, and arrived just ahead of Richard Leslie visiting from Waco. He was my special guest performer at tonight's open mic at B.B. Rovers. He, Danny Fast Fingers, and I had a nice pickin' party at the house afterward.

The Kaye Pasa Trio (KPT) played its monthly gig in Leander on Friday. Due to my sprained ankle, I had to sit while playing, which I hate doing.

On the way out of The Legacy, I wondered if I was babying it too much, and then I made a slightly wrong turn on my left foot, and my ankle promptly informed me that it still needed some babying.

That evening, the KPT went to Buda Treehouse Studio for a special songwriters' song swap. I sat all evening.

Spent Saturday trying to do as little as possible and keep the leg elevated as much as possible. Boring.

Tonight, the KPT played at Twin Creek's open mic, but I decided to stand up since it was only a few songs. The crowd liked what we were doing, and we ended up playing a mini-set of nine songs. My damn ankle ached a little afterward, and I kept it elevated using my guitar case on its side as a make-shift ottoman. 

Can't believe this is only Day Four of a six- to eight-week recovery.

Best Father's Day present yet! My wonderful son Will bought us tickets to this event with one of our favorite authors, and we had a lot of fun.

The only downside to the evening was my ankle, which is in a brace due to a high ankle sprain. I was actually limping around on a cane that night, and I don't imagine that sitting in that seat for so long without the leg elevated did it any good either, but I didn't really care because Mr. Gaiman was that interesting.

Started July by playing The Hole in the Wall with Kaye tonight. With few UT students around for the summer, the "crowd" was pretty small (so were the tips!), but we had a few in there who really seemed to like our stuff. For the rest of the summer, this will be a regular every other Saturday gig; however, I'll have to miss the middle Saturday this month due to a scheduling conflict.

For our regularly scheduled last-Friday-of-the-month show in Bryan, Kaye and I went back to The Watercrest. We had a great set, and I think it was the best we've ever sounded without Paul, who won't be able to make it there for any of the summer months due to a scheduling conflict.

Of course, that's not to imply that we don't always sound better with Paul because we do. However, I felt like the two of us really clicked on stage for today's show. We're playing duo again tomorrow back in Austin.

Enjoyed the fantastic and funny Folk Uke at the One-2-One Club tonight. Cathy (left) and Amy (right) filled the evening with their unique blend of angelic voices and sweet and raunchy songs.

I took Helen (a.k.a. "Hell Belle") with me. For some reason, I thought she had seen their show before, but she hadn't, and she had no idea what to expect. We sat at the front of the room, and Helen laughed liked crazy at every funny song and joke they had. In fact, I think her laughter helped the rest of the audience further enjoy the songs, even if they'd heard them before.

Got to see Tommy and Kathy at a house concert in Buda yesterday. Nice venue, and great crowd. House concerts, I think, are the way of the future. Left the host a Kaye Pasa Trio EP and a Honky Tonk Hymnal CD. Fingers crossed.

This was my fourth year playing with the Austin Ukulele Society ensemble at the Keep Austin Weird 5K Fun Run, and it was our best ever. The weather actually cooperated with temps in the low-80s and a nice breeze keeping us comfortable.

The costumed "runners" usually stopped for a song or two before continuing on their way. After the last of them went past, we moved across the street to play for those on the return trip. Great fun.

Got a call from Sarah at The Legacy asking me to substitute for an act that canceled on their Friday happy hour. She said she couldn't afford to pay the trio, so she was just asking me to come and she'd pay 1/3 of what we normally get.

I said yes, and after the disappointment of the three previous gigs, this one really lifted my spirits. Sadly, however, I neglected to pack my mic stand, so I ended up doing an all-acoustic set. I had to sing very loudly throughout and didn't have a lot of voice left afterward. Lesson learned. Always double check the equipment list before leaving for a gig.