Old School Houston

For those young un’s out there who weren’t out seeing live music in Houston in 1991 (When the likes of Banana Blender Surprise could be seen at Pig Live), there was a local band called The Missiles. They were best known for a song called Can’t get no respect from the Public News. Charlie, the … Read more

2 strikes

rail day 1: shut down entirely too early, strands us in Hermann Park rail day 2: the mythical 9am – 10pm, ends at 9pm, strands me at the Continental hopefully they’ll figure out how to schedule some day soon, -bill

A Rash of Ringwalds Rides the Rail

Well, I roused Sister T on Jan 1, and we went to the CC to ride the rail. Ran into Curtis, then AllenAndrea showed up as did Lenicia w/ Joe & Addie. As we were at the middle of the line, we saw many full trains arrive. Finally, T and I pushed onto one, so … Read more

Sherlock’s Pub (on W. Gray)

I hadn’t been in a while, not really liking the vibe last time I was there. So, I went last night for Buddacrush, kindof a bluesrock with horns (sax/trombone). I’m not sure if it was the venue or the band, but I didn’t really like them. I was looking for something technical to knock them … Read more