Dillon's Full Band

Saturday
July 30, 2005
Dillon's
Paris, TX


Brock on bass

Waresville Halle

Friday
July 29, 2005
Waresville Halle

Duo

Wednesday
July 27, 2005
T-Bones
Denison, Texas

Crosswire

Friday
July 22, 2005
Crosswire
Paris, Texas

Shiner Comp Round One

Thursday
July 21, 2005
L&W in Texas
Plano, Texas

Second Adair's Show

Sunday
July 17, 2005
Adair's Saloon
Dallas, Texas

Acoustic Show At Hank's

Thursday
July 14, 2005
Hank's
McKinney, Texas

Who Is Tommy Mercer?

Everyone was pretty jazzed that we had a chance to play The White Elephant, as it's such a historic place. In fact, we even met the one and only Tommy Mercer right here! I believe that he actually offered us a spot backing him up on the casino circuit and after many a long hour of individual soul searching and long debate we finally came to the realization that we were probably just better off staying with just the four of us doing our small-time stuff, and that we were'nt really ready for the pressures of making it that "big."

Maybe some day O'Neal will be able to tack up that ball cap on the ceiling.

From what I understand, we are one of the few bands to have gone from what would be an auditioning kind of night to a weekend gig on the insde at the Caucasian Pachyderm. We actually skipped playing this outdoor beer garden which looks like it may in fact be the place to be on either a cool spring or crisp fall evening.

Here's a shot of MO by the Coliseum.

The Star Cafe was just down the block from the venue. They had a pretty decent burger too. They did however have what seemed like a small closet for a lavatory. I was the first to go in and wash my hands after the meal. Upon returning, another band mate, who shall remain nameless, asked me if it seemed like a clean enough place to "drop some off." I assured him that it was and off he went, only to have some other guy walk in on him while he was doing the deed. This was probably the first time that I laughed until I cried with this group of guys.

The White Elephant is located smack-down in cow town, The Fort Worth Stock Yards. This was my first time to visit Ft. Worth other than to go to one of the fine art museums there.

First Time In Grapevine

Saturday
July 09, 2005
L&W in Texas
Grapevine, TX

The Spirit of Radio

July 03, 2005
L&W in Texas
Plano, Texas

Well, I have been with the fellas for an entire month now, so what do we do? We play live on the radio for an hour for KHYI’s Shiner Sunday. We played right before KHYI’s house band, as the DJ was describing them, 1,100 Springs. This was a completely nerve racking day for me as the material was still somewhat new, and again it’s live. There just isn’t margin for error when you are playing for about 250 people right in your face, and thousands listening in their cars, houses, back yards, or where ever the listening audience for the radio station is.

Finally, I'm always a huge fan of playing outdoors whenever I get the chance, but if memory serves correctly it had to be about 103° outside that day. We sweat bullets.

*I am currently writing this on Dec. 06, ’05 trying to catch-up on blogging all of our shows. In retrospect this was a really great day for us. We had a blast and I sure would like to do it all over again. As for any level of stage fright goes, after one performs at a level like this, it gets harder and harder to be truly nervous before a show. I mean, once you climb the mountain, then hiking the hill is just a walk in the park.

Lp.

Here's a shot of all live on 95.3 The Range.

This was my first time to play at L&W and I really didn't know what to expect. I remember right in the middle of a song hearing some underlying deep noise and feeling the ground shaking. I was using this really nice borrowed amp (still don’t know who’s it was) and hell, I couldn’t even turn it on without help. Anyway, when this ruckus hits full throttle, the ground was shaking pretty well and I turn around to look at this amp because I think I’m literally blowing it up! Then the whistle blows and I almost jump out of my skin. I look over my left shoulder and what do I see? There's nothing like a train blowing its horn 25 feet from the stage when your tunes are being broadcast to a couple thousand people over the air. Scared the shit out of me.

KHYI Program Director and morning air personaliy, Bruce Kidder.

Stage left crowd before the gig.

Stage right.

1,100 Springs.

MO and Wayne.

MO and Mary Cutrufello.

Wayne and Mary.

Eric burning the lead.



Breaking a sweat.



All smiles when the pressures on.



The sign says it all.

Private Party

Saturday
July 02, 2005
Private Party
Hugh Springs