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don’t give me no shit, because…

May 23, 2007December 26, 2003 by bshirley

for she knows who who didn’t get the early pixies reference,…

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Bill White’s victory party

May 23, 2007December 15, 2003 by bshirley

a week ago saturday (election day), there was a small snippit about it in today’s City & State section (full story) But in a nod to his name and his race — thought to be a liability before he managed to win supporters from Houston’s three main ethnic groups — the campaign cranked up an … Read more

Sherlock’s Pub (on W. Gray)

May 23, 2007December 12, 2003 by bshirley

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

cleaning to music

May 23, 2007December 11, 2003 by bshirley

Cleaning for the party – “spring cleaning” if you wish, it is December in Houston, If you haven’t ever checked out All Songs Considered on NPR’s web site, you really should. I always find myself saying (to at least one portion of it), “wow, that’s great! and I’ve never heard of them.” –party.shirl.com

Austin Weekend

May 17, 2007November 18, 2003 by bshirley

I haven’t road tripped in a while, and haven’t made it to any UTexas games in Austin all year, so I finally decided late friday that I’d hit the road saturday morning to Austin. I haven’t been on the road on game day in a very long time (I usually go in friday night if not earlier). I haven’t seen all the oranged and longhorned cars in caravan from Houston to Austin in a while.

Stayed with Bob & Cristen, and went to their place in NW Austin about 1 pm. We soon left for the Tialgate – in a parking garage to fend off the weather. Unfortunately, a pinched nerve (sleeping wrong?) kept getting worse throughout the afternoon, so I spent the rest of the day is sharp pain. Though beer did a decent job of muscle relaxing.

‘Nother Friday

May 17, 2007November 8, 2003 by bshirley

Well, what was an I-guess-I’ll-make-it-an-early-night turned into a late night of club hopping.

I started at the Continental Club for the Light Rock Express happy hour. Molly & the Ringwalds picked up a private gig, so they were the stand-ins. It was fun to watch peoples’ reactions as they came in. I think they should do a tour of Holiday Inns in the 713 and 281.

Before I left the CC, I listened to a bit of The El Orbit’s new Holiday Album (cover art by Beans Barton). It’s a fun and good CD. Many family members can expect it for Xmas. Pete said it’s the second full-length Christmas CD he’s recorded. We were wondering how many musicians had done that. (Someone do the research for me).

I then headed over to Rudyard’s for the Starr Project performances.