Month: September 2019

In 1988 I was listening to this new instrumental guitar extravaganza on the radio called, Surfing with the Alien. It was by a guy named, Joe Satriani, who was the newest 6 string slinger in town. The single, Surfing with the Alien, was in heavy rotation on KLBJ, so I bought the CD and consumed … Read moreJoe Satriani

A couple of the guys I went to high school with live in Austin, so we try to meet for lunch once a month or so to catch up. We’re always on the look out for good Mexican food, since we were raised on the border. There was a place in Pharr, supposedly the first … Read moreDale Watson

I’ve meet Eric Johnson a few times over the years. That’s one of the great things about living in this town, if you like local musicians and see them play enough, you’ll eventually run into them somewhere. I’ve been a huge fan of Eric’s since moving to Austin in 1985 to start my freshman year … Read moreEric Johnson

When I was going to school at the University of Texas in Austin, from 1985 to 1989, I loved hanging out in the music stores for fun on Saturday afternoons. I was living on my own, in a super cool town, with music all around. I had no money, so I couldn’t buy anything, but … Read moreJimmie Vaughan

So, I had to run up to our neighborhood grocery store, Randalls, one morning, as I do most days. It was a few days before new years’ eve 2016/2017, just a few months before Gregg and the band Journey were inducted into the Rock and Roll hall of fame. Anyway, so I’m in Randalls, nobody … Read moreGregg Rolie

It’s no secret, I’m a huge Stevie Ray Vaughan fan and I’m proud to say that it dates back a bit to my senior year in high school, 1985. Stevie Ray Vaughan had already made a name for himself by then, his first record, Texas Flood came out in 1983, and he had been playing … Read moreStevie Ray Vaughan

So, of all of these cool stories, this encounter shook me up the most. I mean, come on, it’s Robert “friggin’” Plant. The guy is a “rock star” among rock stars. I still can’t believe it in some ways but here’s what happened… My son had wanted this special Lego set, a haunted house, for … Read moreRobert Plant

This event happened back in 2006, so it’s been a while, but I remember it like it was yesterday….. I’ve played guitar and bass for the better part of the last 35 years. A good friend of mine, Avrel Seale, lives here in Austin so we get together every now and then and record some … Read moreDash Crofts – Seals and Crofts