Crabbs Prairie, Texas

Bill, Pond, 40 – by Cotton Ginny We had a great weekend at Crabbs Prairie thanks to the Earthman’s hospitality. Many friends transited through Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday. We cooked, we drank, we played. Virginia has some photos, and so do I. And fyi, the convenient store is open there from 5am – 7pm, seven … Read more

La Strada, Rain, Frog

Had Sunday brunch at La Strada with friends. I haven’t been there since it burned and was rebuilt. We were on the patio upstairs and the weather was quite nice for a July 1st. We then went to Under the Volcano, the Gingerman, and Onion Creek, making a full day of it. And like most … Read more

The Blind Man of Scrabble

TG and I went to see Peter & James last night at the Big Top, Scrabble in tow. Peter & James are half of the Light Rock Express and sometimes referred to as the Light Rock Light. When the first three letters TG pulled were L R E, I knew it was a bad sign. … Read more

Prom, then Derby, now Illin’

Friday night was the Continental Club’s first prom with Molly & the Ringwalds and the Disco Expressions putting on a great time. The $10 cover was waived if you were dressed in your prom-finest. Lots of fun. Saturday I took it easy, perhaps because I felt a bit of the cold that was obvious by … Read more

Wednesday, Just Another

Washed my truck, did some yard work, did a podcast (#13, without the Colonel), cleaned some house, cooked some pork chops. I wasn’t really in the mood for going out, but it was Peter & James and Grenadine convinced me (didn’t take much really). Ran into all kinds of people I hadn’t seen in a … Read more

VAST

I wasn’t paying too much attention and then realized that VAST (site, wiki) was playing at the Continental Club last night only hours before it happened. I quite like the one album I have of this band – which is mostly a studio project – so I had to go to check them out. I … Read more