moe.





moe. Yes, lower case and with a period on the end. One of the hardest working jambands on tour. They are one of the top rated bands of the genre with soaring jams and amazing light shows. I've seen fantastic shows at the best festivals with moe. at the big stages (such as Bonaroo!). These guys started out in the '90s and finally made it to Texas in 2000. I haven't missed a Dallas show yet!

Interesting how the venue's in Dallas have progressed over the years.

Keep coming back, I'll be there!!

10/03/00 (Tue) Trees - Dallas, TX

Set 1: Akimbo, Understand, New York City, Yodelittle, Water, Meat

Set 2: Timmy Tucker, Spine of a Dog, Buster, Waiting For The Punchline, Bring It Back Home

02/15/01 (Thu) Deep Ellum Live - Dallas, TX

Set 1: Crab Eyes, Understand, Akimbo, Kids, Gone > St. Augustine

Set 2: Head, Time Ed > Lazarus, Tambourine, Yodelittle > Rebubula, E: Sweet Emotion

01/30/03 (Thu) Gypsy Tea Room - Dallas, TX

Set 1: Godzilla, Stranger Than Fiction, She Sends Me, Crab Eyes, Happy Hour Hero (1) > Mexico

Set 2: Not Coming Down > New York City, Bullet > Brent Black, Yodelittle > Rebubula, E: You've Got A Friend In Me (2), Deep Elem Blues (3), Sensory Deprivation Bank

Comment: (1) with Seat of My Pants teases
(2) Al solo. (Randy Newman - from Toy Story)
(3) not technically a debut, last played since 8/11/99, at a surprise moe. show with Gibb Droll, and billed as Gibb Droll and Friends

10/09/03 (Thu) Gypsy Tea Room - Dallas, TX

Set 1: Jazz Wank > Not Coming Down > Wormwood > Brent Black > Time Ed > McBain > YOY

Set 2: Livin' Again > Rec Chem > Happy Hour Hero, Reboob > Water > Head, E: Threw it all away

02/25/06 (Sat) Lakewood Theater - Dallas, TX

Set 1: Water, Not Coming Down > Wormwood > Okayalright, Blue Jeans and Pizza, The Road > CalifornIA > Bullet

Set 2: McBain (1) > Down Boy, Moth > The Pit, Buster > Where Does The Time Go? > Buster, E: Deal > Waiting For The Punchline

Comment: (1) unfinished

03/15/07 (Thu) Lakewood Theater - Dallas, TX

Set 1: Okayalright, Wicked Awesome, Stranger Than Fiction, Conviction Song, Blue Jeans Pizza, Time, hi&lo > head

Set 2: Rebubula > Spaz Medicine, Four, Timmy Tucker > Living Again, George, E: Not Coming Down > Rebubula

Source: Chris Pontti

03/29/08 (Sat) Lakewood Theater - Dallas, TX

Set 1: head. > The Pit, Tailspin, Queen of Everything, Letter Home > Faker > head.

Set 2: Crab Eyes, She Sends Me, Happy Hour Hero (1), All Roads Lead to Home > Captain America > Baba Oriley > Recreational Chemistry > Wind it up, E: Raise A Glass, Rebubula > Dear Prudence > Rebubula

Comment: (1) with Josh Clark (Tea Leaf Green) on Guitar

11/13/09 (Fri) Lakewood Theater - Dallas, TX

Set 1: Seat of My Pants > Sensory Deprivation Bank, It, Strychnine Waltz > New York City, Wind It Up > You Can Call Me al., Mexico

Set 2: Faker > Kyle's Song > Threw It All Away, hi&lo > Faker, She > Kyle's Song, Plane Crash, E: Willin', St. Augustine

11/04/11 (Fri) Granada Theater - Dallas, TX

Set 1: Dr. Graffenberg, Gone, Timmy Tucker > Skrunk, Time Again >(nh) Captain America

Set 2: Tambourine, Shoot First, Suck A Lemon, Puebla > Smoke > Tubing The River Styx > The Pit > Rebubula, E: Okayalright, She

Thanks moe.! See you in 2012...

Books

I'm in the process of getting rid of a lot of books. I have read them and put them on the shelf. Now these books sit and sit. I will never open them again. Why am I keeping them?

Joan now has a kindle. All her books are in a quarter inch thick electronic book.

Change isn't easy and there is something wrong with just throwing a book out. But many of these no one wants, not even half price books. So to the garbage they go.

Some of these are old book club books that I took from my grandparents house after they passed away. I took a few that were things I knew like Hemingway. But as I'm getting rid of them I notice that my grandmother had made a point to put their names in the book. As if this was a prized possession that may be loaned out but wanted returned. I look at it now and see its a cheap book club version. But in those days I'm sure books were an expense that was more significant then now.

The Radiators
Road trip Jan 7 and 8, 2010

The New Orleans Radiators are a rock, swamp, funk, jam, hard working band. They have been touring non-stop for 33 years! Same 5 guys since 1978. But alas Ed, the keyboardist, said, "I'm 62 and I just want to stay home". So coming this June the Rads will hang it up. I've had many great memories with these guys and really will miss catching them from time to time. Of course, our favorite time to see them was every year closing jazzfest. That will be a tradition hard missed.

The Rads made their last run through Texas last weekend. Myself and a half dozen other friends all met to in Houston. They flew in from Minnesota, Oregon, Arizona, California and the rest of us from Texas. We hit the Rads at the House of Blues in Houston on Friday night.



The show was early and short (HOB) but a great set. One of our krewe got special passes for all of us to the foundation room. A hidden bar with special access hidden in the back and had special managers sky seats. We really didn't need the seats but the hidden bar was fun. After the HOB festivities were over we headed back to the hotel with boogie in our soul to finish out the night.

The next day we headed to Austin. In all the years I've lived in Texas I have been to Houston and Austin many times. But I had never once driven from Houston to Austin. A nice drive up 290 through Brenham, TX home of Blue Bell Ice Cream!

There isn't anyplace like Austin. That is a city that is just plain fun. And what a great place to see live music. But first the day started with football. We had to find a spot to watch the Saints take care of the hapless Seahawks. We went to the bonified Saints pub at 9th and Lamar. The place was rockin' with black and gold. It was also packed when we arrived at kick off. We stood through the first half then took off at the half time to find someplace to sit down for second half. The destination ended up at Woordrows on 6th street. We sat to see the Saints demise. Stunned for sure and sad, very sad. A re-dose of the Aint's less we forget...

Dinner was at the at Hoffbrau Steaks (not the chain, an Austin original). Then on to the legendary Antone's for the Rads.




This is a music town the Rads have been to many times and you could tell it is an old friend. Antone's was intimate, close and personal. The band was in high spirits. They pulled out all the stops and played well into the night. They opened the encore with a tribute to Elvis since it was his birthday.

Sunday we drove home. It was heavily snowing. Only two days ago in Houston it was in the 70s. We stopped at West to get Hot Chubbies. Then home.

It was a great time with buddies. But also yet another reflection of our age. Things as they were are fading away. But for two glorious nights we were allowed to travel back in time and dance the night away.

Happy New Year 2011

The start of a new year always calls for reflection and reinvention. Let the new year begin and bring on the challenges.

2010 was an interesting year. Work was over demanding and finished with big changes that were not expected. But it also provided an adventure of 20 days in China. Fortunately my family was supportive during all that work. They never fail to amaze me and I'm so thankful for them.

I'm recommitting to loosing some weight and getting in better shape. That is a recurring theme but always worthy!

My plan this year is to start the great western adventure. We will adventure to at least one of the great western national parks. Either Yellowstone or the Grand Canyon.

I also plan to do some camping. Always good to just get outside and away even if just for a day here or there.

So much more to do, so little time. With that everyday must be to love life and live it to the fullest!

Happiest New Year to all!