After missing Hadden for a long time, I got the note about December
shows and decided to burn some frequent flyer miles and go see him
perform with the Frye brothers at Tommy Keegan's in Columbus OH last
month. They were great! The musical variety was tremendous, and
Hadden really ripped it up for us on some of his songs and others. I
also really enjoyed Mark's diverse play including some nice flute
riffs.

As the only person in the crowd from Houston, I had fun meeting the
Columbus folks and getting a chance to talk with Hadden. He told me
about his gigs with Phil Dirt and the Dozers - check out phildirt.com
for information about them - and said that he gets a chance to play
(and thus popularize) some of his own songs at their performances.
Overall it was a great time. I figured I would post here to help let
other old faithful fans know a bit more about what Hadden is doing
these days.

News of Rick's passing makes this a decidely bittersweet post. I
know he will be missed by his fans, and more so by his family.

Eric Brubaker