It's been a year since The Kaye Pasa Trio started playing monthly at B.B. Rover's Cafe & Pub, and sadly, we never really got anything like a following there. After last night's dismal attendance, I pulled the plug.

I've decided two things: (1) I need listeners when I play, and (2) I want money. Ideally, I'd like to get both, and that's not happening at Rovers.

Two small gigs this past weekend: a 40-minute solo gig Friday at the Four Points Starbucks, a one-hour Saturday gig with Paul at The Hole in the Wall, and my regularly scheduled open mic hosting duties at B.B. Rovers on Sunday.

Health update: Finally had the damn stent removed at my follow-up appointment on Monday. Some initial discomfort during the first few hours afterward, easily treated with pain meds, but overall feeling much, much better. Had to miss a rehearsal with the Austin Uke Ensemble, but am confident I'll have no trouble with the rest of the week.

It's been a weird and not-very-wonderful couple of weeks. The severe pain in my lower right back that sent me to the ER turned out to be a kidney stone. After several days of excruciating pain, I went back only to learn that the damn thing was stuck between my kidney and my bladder. This required surgery to yank it through and an overnight hospital stay.

Because my body tends to react poorly with heavy drugs, it has been a slow recovery process. I missed three gigs with The Kaye Pasa Trio in the past week, but will be back on stage this weekend. I have a solo gig at the Starbucks at Four Points on Friday, a John y Pablo show at Hole in the Wall on Saturday, and my regularly scheduled third Sunday hosting duties at B.B. Rover's open mic on Sunday.

Kaye and I played an early (7 PM) show at the Hole in the Wall last night. Small crowd, which didn't surprise us what with UT being on summer break; however, my friends Joanne and Jay attended, and it was good to see them again. We spent about a half hour after the show just catching up.

Joanne took the pic

The Kaye Pasa Trio played Kenz Guitars last night. Paul still had the sniffles from a bad summer cold, and I had just passed a kidney stone the evening before after seven long hours of suffering. Despite our woes, we had a good show with a very attentive crowd.

This was probably our last time to play there because--despite the fact that Kenz Guitars had booked us months in advance, we weren't told until minutes before we started to play that 25% of our tips would go to the house. Ken seems like a nice guy, but this was a sleazy move, especially since this was a tips-only gig.

Absolutely wonderful time last night. Great music and great friends. Special thanks to the evening's performers: David True and the True-badors, The Caldwells, Evelyn Billington, The Kaye Pasa Trio, and of course our special guests, Lynette & Lefty.

The pickin' circle at the after party include everyone mentioned above, plus Evelyn's hubby Mike, Terry and Georgia Reinhackel, David Patrick Dunn and Diana Bordelon, Carlos Rumbaut, Mardi Wareham, Richard Leslie, and David Harbaugh.

After a one-month absence, The Kaye Pasa Trio returned to The Legacy at Crystal Falls in Leander. As per usual, we had a great time there, and it was fun to see so many folks singing along to our songs as well as the few covers we added.

Car wouldn't start this afternoon. Had to cancel my solo show at The Watercrest, which I was really looking forward to doing. Had also planned to visit Conroe afterward to check out its burgeoning music scene.

Eventually, found someone to give the battery a jump, and since then the damn thing has started quickly and easily every time. Grrrrr!

Absolutely wonderful four days at Old Settlers Music Festival! Saw incredible musicians perform everyday, and played in incredible picking circles every night. The acts I saw included my friends in Gal Dangit on the campground stage Thursday night, plus: Mandolin Orange, The Peterson Brothers, Billy Strings, Pearl and the Polka Dots, Sam Bush, Anders Osborne, The Honeycutters, California Honeydrops, Wood and Wire, Elephant Revival, Los Lobos, and Shiny Ribs.

Although still billed as the Kaye Pasa Trio, Paul and I played as a duo at B.B. Rovers tonight. Kaye hurt her back and couldn't make the show.