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Yeah when you start a reply last night and don't post it... oops. But yes tonight.

THAT is why I honestly thought that when they reemerged post Stevie with the addition a Doyle Bramhall Jr. and Charlie Sexton were added to the mix as The Arc Angels, I honestly believed I was watching the wellspring of a super group. I saw their first show at Continental for like $5, then it was like $10 the next week, and climbed from there. But two GREAT guitar players with Stevie's rhythm section had a band that was steeped in the blues, and deep in talent. You think that Charlie and Doyle have been hired guns for the likes of Clapton and Dylan over the course of multiple tours is a separate testament to their talents. Saw Stevie maybe 25+ times. A girl Holly turned me on to them I forget where, but Saw him most at Steamboat. It was fun to see him open up for George Thurgood and basically make Thurgood say when he took the stage, "We can't do that but we are gonna rock this place" at the Austin Opry House. Made me happy for the hometown hero. Saw him at Club Foot for sure and at a place across from the DPS office Third Coast. The thing that was great about Steamboat was the guys on the other side of my Parker lane duplex were two of the bartenders at Steamboat, so it was easy on the budget. I still remember praying "Let it be Robert Cray..." before his identity was announced. I would have liked to have seen him as he aged. There is a documentary Tomorrow at the Paramount Theater about the Brothers and Jimmie is answering some questions after the show. Think the wife and I are gonna pull the trigger. Good article on the movie in the Statesman, "Brother's in Blues." Bothers in Blues Statesman Article

I meant to also mention the WWII museum. I think everyone should go there, and learn about history. Interesting one thing I did not really realize was the politics of the time pre-WWII. We were a very divided nation on intervention into "The war in Europe." Where Hitler has mostly taken over the continent and the only reason public sentiment didn't allow Hitler to take over Europe was the Japanese attack on Peal harbor. I grew up scouring two huge coffee table WWII boots divided into Europe and the Pacific, and I knew the politics in Europe and about Hitler's rise. But I was surprised that we politically were going to "sit this one out" and I didn't really know that before the visit. We went during covid, and I wish I had at least for myself gotten the cheaper second day return ticket. I did not sit and watch a lot of the small films as I would normally have. Plus second day I could skip past most of the crowd to the second half of the exhibit. One cool thing that Kids would like is you "follow" a person in the war with a playing card they give you. So you can hear details about your specific person you are following after the opening "train ride." So it's interactive to some degree which is interesting. I really good museum. Highly recommended. Cochon for Lunch is also a great suggestion, we enjoyed it. Even got to see them roll in a side of hog. With kids I also might recommend Dat Dog they have several locations but solid food., like a torchy's or hopdoddy of hot dogs. I also might make a special effort and get some to go from a place simply called Cajun Seafood. I am pretty sure they have multiple locations, in mostly lower rent areas. But damn, the po-boys we got were frigging huge and stuffed with shrimp.

One place we went consistently when my Daughter and her husband lived there was Superior Seafood. Stop # 24 on the St Charles Line. But plenty of street parking around it. If your hotel is walking distance to the Trolly you could ride the trolly to sightsee for a while with the kids to get the old New Orleans vibe. Then end up at Superior Seafood for happy hour, $1 oysters (might be more now) and large frozen drinks for price of small. Frozen French 75 is pretty damn delicious, and you can keep the glasses for souvenirs/roadies. I would make a reservation for a party of 5, especially if it's during JazzFest.

Well Brooklyn Vegan alone shows a bit of confusion. We saw White Denim, Haelos, and maybe Broken Social Scene perhaps one more at "Floodfest" at Cedar Street in 2019. I think that may bhave been the first RSVP shows that we attended. White Denim was more jam band than I expected, and we enjoyed the variation in the song genres. Sort of Psyche-rock-jam band. I have always thought that some smart promoter should get like 6 bands and do a tour of "Austin Invasion" tour. Where you tried to curate the flavors of Austin music, in all day festival feel events. It would be a logistical nightmare I am sure, but I also think it's a concept would sell. Especially in Europe. But you would want to test drive it in the States for sure. I don't know about much about booking events, but I could see the ability to put together an eclectic mix of music to give other folks a glimpse of what we are so lucky to have here. I guess the main thing would be that the bands in general didn't dislike each other, and deep enough pockets to cover the bumps in the road. A buddy of mine Mike(who has passed) took Rosie Flores around Europe, 20+ years ago. And I always think of how cool it would be to export the vibe of the mostly locals scene we enjoy as SXSW. Probably too tough logistically, but that "Austin Invasion" type thing has been floating in my head a while now. -------- Again I must say that for a Rock and Roll show you must go out of your way to see "Low Cut Connie." They actually lived up pretty well to Steve's introduction of "The world's greatest rock and roll band. Sort of a Springsteen, Jerry Lee Lewis, Bob Seeger working class good time rock and roll!

Guys we need to help boost the morale of the Aggies. Them becoming depressed this early in the year might ruin one of the best times of year. Watching how al ltheir puffery, back slapping, and SEC capability transference normally builds from this point. Month by Month, the hype usually continues. The victories over little sisters of the poor, and close wins or moral victory close losses build to a crescendo where Aggie hope peaks. Then October arrives and Aggie predictably shits the bed and all the hopes and dreams are dashed! THIS my friends is one of my favorite times of year, when Reality rears its ugly head in Aggieland. If the dipshits can't get great delusions of grandeur going between now and the start of the season, the October reality let down will be... sort of disappointing. As the Ags facing reality this early in the process just isn't as fucking fun to laugh at!

100 year Delusion...

Our latest costco addiction is the ground Bison meat. you get(2) 1.25 pound packages for $20. Which is basically getting at least 1/2 pound "free" compared to the cheapest other options. But damn we have made some fantastic Bison, "buffalo" style burgers, but amazingly what is awesome are the bison meatballs! Basically your regular meatballs but with Bison and something about the lack of fat in the Bison allows for a looser more tasty meat ball. I wasn't sure if it was the bison so I did grass fed organic beef side by side and the Bison came out way, way ahead. Anyhow something different for us that I assume has been on the shelf for a while. It has a unique taste, but I order Bison at Hopdoddy about half the time anyhow, so it's a taste I like.

yeah - I like to get out early if I can simply as especially early in the week you can see some of the later night (normal time) bands in earlier slots. Hell I just like the sense of community everyone has for the most part this time of year. Now granted I am hitting more daylight early evening sets, so that generally means a bit more mature crowd, but just the overall vibe of folks enjoying genres wildly different from what they normally would. Just the general appreciation of music by so many people I guess.

Well goodbye south by... My "Spring Break for Old People" has passed once again. I love being able to hear so much fantastic music in for the most part smaller venues. Go out and keep supporting your local musicians and equally as important the venues that allow for their growth and survival. See ya next year!

Yeah I had this fucking great piece of memorabilia, but unfortunately it was lost in a fire a few years back.

Let's be honest here... if that were an option none of us would be typing...

I'm just saying they say Disu is a cerebral kid, or nerd. I think you put another 20-25 on his frame, and you can stay healthy as a Longhorn one more year, he will eclipse his lifetime "Turkey Earnings" in about 5 minutes if he does come back. I just think he is a kid quite frankly still growing into his frame. He had a massive high school growth spurt and another year in the weight room, and playing with what I hope will be another solid Longhorn team will both put him into the NBA, and improve his overall career earnings on the court. And likely off the court as I think he is a "project" NBA player through the eyes of a lot of teams. I could be wrong. I do think at 6'9" and 245-250 with his touch he would be one bad mofo who would command a nice NBA check and not be a project. He's likely gonna cash whatever check he can. Conversely he hurt his knee before so he might jump for any certain paycheck. But I think he in particular because of his late growth spurt might reap some big rewards from another year. I guess I could also say... think of all the incoming Freshmen girls!. 😉

There is some sort of Brunch? Which could be full band(s) but not like the last few days. You might be able to get the kids into C-boys outside if you go early enough to an angle where they can see. Inside is 21+, but outside is all ages. You can drive by and see the outdoor stage from Congress. Sir Woman may pack the place, but I was hoping to see them and West Texas Exiles, but working on trying to convince my sidekick to join me. I am tempted to go way south to the Far Out Lounge to see Iguana Death Cult and Die Spitz, but think that's gonna be a bridge too far too late for me after this party week.

HE needed to say there are GREAT coaches... that are interested. I was watching Musselman extolling how fantastic Arkansas' come from behind edging of Kansas. Then I thought about how much I questioned Kansas being a #1 after having Texas stop their dicks into the dirt twice in the prior week. And I did not see hiring Musselman as making a big enough splash to justify dumping Terry. I still feel that way.If they shit can Terry now the name better be bigger than ANY of the ones I have heard mentioned thus far... a LOT bigger. I think that once the permanence is established Terry will be able to bring in the quality of kids we need. Terry has been in on a lot of our biggest recruits over the years, and getting the kids here is a huge part of the coaches job. A lot of folks here think that simply getting the kids to sign and show up is more than half of coaching the team. basically I feel Terry has earned the job. And now I think perception negatives might way any potential positive of a splash hire to recruits. Musselman for example isn't a big enough splash IMHO. And I can't really put a name to who would be big enough that I think would say yes to our offer. My wild recruiting prediction? That Disu may return as unlikely as a lot of folks think that is. And that would be a coup to help firm up the foundation. But hell when you set the UT NCAA scoring record, set by Durant and Aldridge, there is likely a place in the NBA for you. So it's a long shot, but one I think possible unless we cut down the final nets.

Says every 40 year old guy that wears a jersey with somebody else's name on it... Which... well... makes it not true.

Fun Fact that I just found out after many decades of fishing in Texas. It is FREE to fish in Texas State Parks! I nearly always have a current fishing license, but don't even not dip a line in the future for fear of not have a license!

Yeah really wish I had started the walk up to C-boys sooner. The billing of 10 guest singers doing "the Pretenders" sounded interesting, and like I said clearly everyone was having a great time on and off the stage! Trying to get some stuff done around the house and rally... but might be a struggle after the last week of fun.

Not a bad day... started off at C-boys with Shooks at 1 pm. But it was cold and early on St Patty's, hard for the band to get energy from the smaller crowd. But I totally reminded me of Charlie oh so long ago, and would love to see them with I imagine a night time throng of heart throb girls.. Moved down to Continental for Garrett T. Capps who was a fun funky band with cosmic cowboy look. Then Nik Parr and the Selfless Lovers. I had forgotten the wife and I had met the Guitar player before a year to more ago at T 22, and that guy was damn fine player and paired with the keyboard / sax player band leader. Then walked up to try to catch the last few songs by English Teeth and guest singers. Cam in for the last song and a half. Everyone was having a grand time from what I could tell from fans to the large ensemble of musicians onstage to close out the set. Wasn't sure what to do and they guys next to us said we should hang around for Low Cut Connie. When Steve the owner of C-boys introduced them as the worlds greatest rock and roll band I was definitely curious. They fucking kicked ass. They put fun rocking show, that was really, really fun to have witnessed. I can only imagine what a non-time restricted show might have been like. Sort of a working class rock and roll show if you EVER get a chance make the time to see them. Then walked back down to SXSJ and saw Thee Sacred Souls. Nice tight band with a song my wife realized was one she liked from Sun Radio. Nice groove and a super high register range for the lead singer. Was very close to staying a few more minutes to see Nude Party because I really like that "ride on" song they are getting some airplay on. But I gave the wife mercy and we headed home. I really do love this time of year to go see all the different styles of music. My top 3- #1 The Heavy Heavy at C-boys #2 Low Cut Connie at C- Boys #3 Iguana Death Cult at Hotel Vegas. sounds like a fitting mix of Austin music band names doesn't it!

I guess my only question is... where did you go poop? After Steak and Eggs with Spicy Salsa to load the cannon, and using a double Chili burger with jalapeños and onions with obligatory Dirty martin grease, to power the cannon load, there really should be a bathroom listed in that 7.5 hours. Unless you... packed it home. 😉

The only eternal truth at A&M is that their inferiority complex results in a near constant overestimation of capability. Followed by a kick to the balls when the reality of their inferiority is again brought to the forefront. A story that will be repeated as long as Aggies breath... And Longhorns smile...

PS South by San Jose has a good lineup as well and they do have a tent for the audience if the weather sucks. With the Nude Party the headliner last band and Shadow Show kicking things off. Thee Sacred Souls and Nude Party should both be great but I will likely be gone by then. The Nude Party | Thee Sacred Souls | Gypsy Mitchell | Blondshell | the GOLDEN DREGS | Oracle Sisters | Izzy Heltai | Shadow Show

The Heavy Heavy is my "breakout" band for SXSW, I am pretty sure they closed our SXSJ last night. I THINK THEY PLAY AT (;#) pm at Armadillo Den. and if you take a rideshare they will knock off 10% off you tab due to little parking. The reason I think the Heavy Heavy may be a breakout? The kids shut the fuck up when they played last Friday at C-Boys. Sort of a throwback sound, but I spoke with Georgie the female lead and she was as sweet as can be. I am rooting for them to break out, AND stay true to themselves, and not go off the success cliff. But worth seeking out. I ended up going down to C-Boys to catch Shiny Ribs at 1 pm, but decided after a few songs that rather than ordering a Jack N Diet for breakfast I should want down to Hopdoddy for a 2pm Burger and Rita "Lunch/brunch." Decided to wear my summertime Aquamarine polo to try and bring on the sun rays and it worked. Turned out to be a lovely day! I can't overemphasize how much I appreciate Continental Club for keep so many bands over the years in some pocket change for survival. I ended up pretty much camping out there and seeing a lineup catered by Tomar, of Tomar and the FC's. I tend to go more towards blues and rock but talent transcends all genres and it was great to hear stuff I might normally not have sought out. A guy came out and freestyled who was awesome. Wish I had caught his name, but he was awesome on his one song. Ter'ell Shahid had a really nice set! There was a young gal who stepped up for two songs who was from NY who absolutely killed it. I recorded a lot of her last song and I think I got her name on tape, she was a cousin I believe of Tomar. Anyhow I hope that Tomar continues to curate a show for CC during SXSW in the future, I really enjoyed it. If the weather doesn't suck think I will again start at C-boys and see The Shooks at 1 pm. Then who knows. It was packed yesterday for Shiny Ribs and I am sort of hoping The Shooks don't bring out quite as large an early crowd. I am going to bet that the English Teeth Pretender's show with the guest singers will likely kick ass. I figure we will be heading out after a couple hours... but you never know. Barfield is always fun, and Tameca Jones has some real pipes. Basically something for everyone, with lots of Genre changes. Which is what I love most about SXSW. Sometimes you have to wade though some shit you don't prefer, but the surprise finds are always worth it for me! Go have some fun kids! C-Boy SOCO Stomp OUTDOOR STAGE 1:00 – SHOOKS 2:15 – TAMECA JONES 3:30 – ENGLISH TEETH PRESENTS “DAMN THE PRETENDERS” WITH 10 GUEST SINGERS 5:00 – LOW CUT CONNIE 6:30 – BIG FREEDIA INDOOR STAGE (21+ ENTRY) 1:45 – RESTOS (FORMERLY WESTERN YOUTH) 3:00 – WACO BROTHERS 4:30 – KAM FRANKLIN (OF THE SUFFERS) 5:45 – BARFIELD

Went down to SoCo to enjoy the weather, meet up with some friends, and see some tunes. The new SoCo Stomp at C-Boys is the real deal. Great stages setup outside and the usual more intimate indoor stage. Somebody I had not seen before was Django Walker. I enjoyed him even before I realized he was Jerry Jeff's son, a younger band from Ireland was Milk and they were fun. You can sort of tell instantly who the hot bands are at Continental as the surge to turn the dance floor into standing room only is pretty rapid. Not sure about the weather today, but Shiny Ribs at C-boys at 1 pm may be on the menu. Supposedly we are gonna rain, sun and then late storms today, so I am gonna play it by ear.

I guess the only thing you and I differ on is that you believe that we are a premiere recruiting destination in Basketball. I think "we are getting there." I think the Moody Center is a huge plus and is a big component it truly becoming the premiere program we want basketball to become. I will also say that most of our sports are among the top tier in their areas of competition. But we have probably lit the tower less for basketball than almost any of our other sports. If you basically think Terry isn't the guy I get it. I am not a basketball guru by any means. Beard worked the portal masterfully. I don't think he will be able to recreate the buzz at Old Miss though that he did at Texas. The reason I want a very hard look at Terry is I probably have a greater respect for the fact the team could have gone off the rails. I think that is heavily discounted by most folks, simply because it did not happen. I also believe the team believes it had a lot to do with Terry. Anyhow it's an interesting debate. Hook'em. PS- I also have no idea if hiring Terry is really a good decision or not long term. My argument is that we may hurt our progress if he wins a few NCAA games and we shit can him. Simply as I cannot put a name to the coach that will say yes to our offer whose splash might eclipse was I see as potential damage from the dismissal. And of course I could be wrong.