No time for an essay this week, but we have lots of great music going on in every media! We have so much this week, that I'm sending TWO letters!

 

This one is mostly for our local folks!

 

In this letter -

LIVE SHOWS - 2 of 'em!

 

In the next letter -

-NEW HIPPIES.TV PROGRAMS ONLINE! - Scarface, Drop Trio, NJH, Heyman

-HIPPIES.TV ON CABLE - My April Nashville Trip - Friday 10pm

-MICKEY BURTON, BUBBA GOULD IN WESTERN BEAT BAND - Friday 8.:30pm

-Weekend Music Calendar

 

This letter is about our live shows!

 

OUR LIVE SHOWS!

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BILLY BLOCK'S WESTERN BEAT/Houston

EARLY SHOW - 8:30pm

Jack Saunders, Mandy Smith, Randy Soffar, Rose & Ben

Cover charge is $5, but we give you a $6 show!

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Join us for the first monthly Western Beat Show,

this Friday at Dan Electro's Guitar Bar.

 

It's an early show, with our stars up-front and early, too!

 

Western Beat/Houston TV stars will all perform

for the cameras and you before 11pm!

 

After 11pm, the video lights go off and the music continues

for those wishing to dance, listen, talk and drink into the night.

 

We will hold Western Beat nights on the last Friday of every month, with a new format guarantees to give you a full evening of entertainment in time to get home and sleep before your Saturday morning work-shift or little league game.

 

This Friday, our New Jack Western Beat Hippies house band will include the talents of Mickey Burton (on drums) and the beautiful and talented Bubba Gould (on pedal steel and electric guitars). Mickey is a great drummer, and drummed with Roger, Billy and I in the Zap Rhythm Band, a long time ago. He's coming in from Louisiana for the show, after injuries were sustained by both of our scheduled drummers (Leesa Squyres and John Chupin - in seperate incidents).

 

Sorta like joining Spinal Tap...

 

Anyway, Roger and I are thrilled

to have these guys with us to back up

Jack Saunders and Mandy Smith

in the 9 o'clock hour!

 

We'll also be treated to a 10pm set from Rose & Ben,

and Randy Soffar will open the show at 8:30

and be back to jam with us after 11:00!

 

Also -

Check out next month's line-up at

 

Cover charge is $5, but we give you a $6 show!

 

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WESTFEST - The Block Party

Saturday - Lower Westheimer

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Hosted By: FreePress/SuperHappyFunLand/Others that still care
When: Saturday Apr 29, 2006
at 1:00 PM
Where: Numbers/Helios/Mango's/Black Widow
Westheimer between Taft and Montrose
Houston, TX 77006
US
Description: Fun!

 

play at Mangoes (Westheimer @ Taft) at 1:45pm

 

The Zap Rhythm Band (Roger Tausz, Billy Block & Guy Schwartz)

were the first band ever to perform outdoors by the street

at the old Westheimer Art Festival?

Houlihans #2 (in 1973?) Corner of Helena/Westheimer

 

That's it for now.

 

See you in the next letter,

with the BluesHound's music calendar -

tonight or tomorrow.