*A VERY JERRY XMAS!
*STOLEN GEAR ALERT
*THE IMPORTANCE OF THE FRESH
*KPFT
*WEEKEND MUSIC CALENDAR
*BLUESHOUND'S HOLIDAY HOWL

Happy holiday season to you all!

As the first leg of my 'Guy Schwartz' Imaginary Tour of JAMS & OPEN MICS In The Greater Metropolitan Houston Area' comes to it's holiday break, I am overwhelmed by my reflections on another great year, overwhelmed by the support I have been receiving from musicians and music lovers, and totally overwhelmed by the learning of lyrics for this Saturday's benefit for KPFT-FM90.1 and Sandy Weinman's DEAD AIR program at Dan Electro's Guitar Bar!

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The BluesHound & Baby Girl's
HOLIDAY HOWL
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Join The BluesHound & Baby Girl on Sunday, December 23rd, from 11 am-4 pm, for the 3rd Annual Holiday Howl.  This will be a special 5-hour extended edition of "Howlin' the Blues" and will feature some of our area's finest musicians performing some of their favorite holiday music live in the studio.  I'll be there! A "howl-iday" tradition not to be missed!


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A VERY JERRY XMAS!
Hightailers, Opie Hendrix, Psychodillos, Fahl, Tune Poets & New Jack Hippies
At Dan Electro's Guitar Bar on Saturday  - We play around 8:30!
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We will take part in a benefit for one of our community's most prized resources on Saturday.

KPFT-FM90.1 is our local community Pacifica station - one of only 5 (often the best one) - and we are lucky to have it! If 'The Pacifica Foundation' means nothing to you, try googling it up.

KPFT is a source of alternative news and music which doesn't get play on corporate radio. Some of the programming is brilliant, and some of it sucks, but almost ALL of it's content is produced and performed by community volunteers - and practically unavailable elsewhere on the dial.

It's important to support this station.

Yes - I said some of it sucks. You already know that. Wanna know how to make it better? Support the station with more than your money. If you have the skills and an interesting point-of-view - volunteer to be a programmer and bring new music, talk & news to the airwaves. Not enough of the programmers bring new music, p-o-v, and topical commentary. KPFT is currently bogged down with lots of veteran programmers saying and playing the same stuff they played 20 years ago - so bring something new! Even if you don't have the skills - you can learn 'em there.

With several channels of HD coming online soon at KPFT, there will be room for lots of new programming, and room for local board members and volunteers to determine how those channels will be utilized.

I'm asking younger people with new ideas to run down to KPFT (419 Lovett Blvd.) and share your programming ideas with Ernesto, Duane, or anyone who will listen (713-526-4000). Maybe you'll soon be sharing art and ideas with Houston, too!

Don't get me wrong -

This is not about age! It's about programming! 'Veteran' programmer Larry Winters' SPARE CHANGE program always features brand new music (within a classic genre) and Larry's wry, topical commentary on subjects as diverse as the war, music, animal rescue, and everything else. There are lot's of great programs. Programmers like DJ Woo & Matt Sonzala's put fresh stuff in our ears every single time, and still find the heart and time to promote Houston artists. Have you heard that GenerAsian show? Glad to have Larry Payne back! I like it fresh and new. I like having my thoughts and opinions challenged.

Don't get me wronger -

I like the traditional music played on KPFT.

I'm just looking for more of the new!

There will be room for all of it when the HD channels kick in.

You all know I'm an archivist. The archives we've created (possibly the largest video archive of our local music scene at the turn of the century) is something I'm very proud of. I understand that it is important to present our classic heritage along with the new. Nobody else on the radio has played these classic musical style like blues, traditional country, zydeco, hip-hop (don't get mad at me - hip-hop is an OLD form already, too!), metal, rockabilly, bluegrass, reggae, celtic....

AND The Grateful Dead!

The benefit at Dan Electro's on Saturday is presented by Sandy Weinman (host of the DEAD AIR program). Sandy puts his money where his mouth is, regarding KPFT. He's a tireless volunteer at the station, serves on the local board, and he's worked hard to make this show a lot of fun and a fundraiser, so ya'll come on down. The music will be that of The Grateful Dead and other Jerry Garcia projects, and the participants will gather (and learn Dead songs) to support KPFT-FM90.1 (www.kpft.org).

Yes - I took time off of my projects to learn dead covers for KPFT....

It's that important.


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WEEKEND MUSIC CALENDAR
Courtesy of The BluesHound & Baby Girl
Upcoming on "Howlin' the Blues"
Join The BluesHound & Baby Girl on Sunday, December 23rd, from 11 am-4 pm, for the 3rd Annual Holiday Howl.  This will be a special 5-hour extended edition of "Howlin' the Blues" and will feature some of our area's finest musicians performing some of their favorite holiday music live in the studio.  I'll be there! A "howl-iday" tradition not to be missed!
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FRIDAY December 21

• Acadia Sports Bar - Spydust
• Armadillo Palace – Jason Eady
• B. Jiggers (Holiday Inn, Galveston) – Luther & The Healers
• Baker Street Pub (Rice Village) – 3 Peace
• Baker Street Pub (Sugar Land) – Vertigo
• Baker Street Pub (Willowbrook) – Shinolah
• Baker Street Pub (The Woodlands) – Life of Riley
• Big Easy (The) – Tommy Dardar Band
• Big Texas Dance Hall & Saloon (North) (Spring) – Eli Young Band
• Big Top (The) – The Light Rock Express
• Blanco's – Wild River Band
• Bogart's Club – Posse
• Bugle Boy (The) (LaGrange) – CLOSED
• Cezanne's – Woody Witt Quartet
• Cock-Eyed Seagull (Clear Lake) – Lucious Collide
• Concert Pub (The) – The Lost Boys
• Continental Club (The) – Molly & The Ringwalds (7-9:30 pm); The Aqua Velva (10 pm); The Suspects (11 pm)
• Corner Pub (The) (Conroe) – Mare Wakefield (8:30 pm)
• Cypress Saloon – Owen Temple
• Dan Electro's Guitar Bar – Fahl & Folk (7-9 pm); Little Brother Project/Fake Believe
• Einstein's Pub (Katy) – 11th Hour
• Elegant Hogg (The) – The Hanshaws (9 pm)
• FBI Rocks #1 – DollyRockers/Osirus/Poor Dumb Bastards
• Firehouse Saloon – Bleu Edmondson/King Cone
• First Tee (The) - Bridges
• Fitzgerald's – Idol Hand/Audigy (down); Mercury Down/Dine Alone/The World's Most Dangerous Band/Midnight Vanity (up)
• Gabby's (North Shepherd) – Liz Talley & Chet Daniels (6:30-9:30 pm)
• Gabby's (Spencer Hwy) – Randy Meadows & Randy Corner (6:30-9:30 pm)
• Gabby's (Telephone Rd) – Matt Minor Duo (6:30-9:30 pm)
• Hideaway (The) – La Raza Connection
• Howling Coyote (The) – Cameron Scott Band
• JP Hops House – Danny Everitt/Robert Frith
• Katie's Bar & Grill (Bacliff) – Misfit Toys
• KK's Pub (Pasadena) – Mike Adkins/Jamie Richards
• Lance's Turtle Club (Seabrook) – Fuzzy Side Up
• Last Concert Cafι (The) – porterdavis/Jonathan Tyler
• Mainstreet Crossing (Tomball) – LL Cooper/Lisa Noak (8 pm)
• McGonigel's Mucky Duck – Max Stalling (7:30 pm)
• Mo's Place (Katy) – Rhythm of the Road
• My Bar – Thunder Pants
• Nutty Bar – Level One
• Old Quarter Acoustic Cafι (Galveston) – Chris Johnson & Friends
• Oz Bar – Chromatics
• Palmer Club (Texas City) – Down to Earth
• Phil's Place (League City) – Abel Salazar
• Pub Fiction – Cheap Thrill
• Rendezvous Club (Alvin) – 2nd Wind
• Rock Wine & Blues (Humble) – Pete Mayes & the Texas Houserockers
• Rowdy Buck's Saloon (Crosby) – Keith McCoy & the CEO Band
• Rudyard's – Chris Masterson & Elenor Whitmore/Arthur Yoria
• Sambuca Restaurant – The Zentenos
• Sammy's – Faye Robinson & the Midcity Players
• Scott Gertner's Sky Bar – The Scott Gertner Band (9:45 pm)
• Scout Bar (Clear Lake) – 20-20/Open Chapter
• Shakespeare Pub (The) – Jabo & the Southside Playboys
• Sherlock's Pub (Clear Lake) – Strippers Lie
• Sherlock's Pub (Humble) – Sonic Amber
• Sherlock's Pub (River Oaks) – A-Rival
• Sherlock's Pub (Westheimer) – Adrenaline
• Spencer's Steakhouse (Hilton America) – Morgan Bouldin (7-11 pm)
• Spring Tavern (The) (Spring) – Bitter Creek
• Tommy's Steakhouse (Clear Lake) – Dave Barry Trio (7:30-10:30 pm)
• Tommy's Steakhouse (Westheimer) – Kim Prevost & Matt Lemmler Duo (5-7:30 pm); The Matt Lemmler Trio (8 pm)
• Uncle Albert's – Pilots in Play
• Walter's on Washington – Jason Isbell
• Wild Wing Cafι (Katy) – Loud Love

SATURDAY December 22

• Acadia Sports Bar – The Chromatics
• Al's Sports Bar (Westheimer) – Texas TNT
• Armadillo Palace – Mike Mancy
• Baker Street Pub (Rice Village) – Stephen Chadwick
• Baker Street Pub (Sugar Land) – The Slags
• Baker Street Pub (Willowbrook) – 3 Peace
• Baker Street Pub (The Woodlands) – Sonic Amber
• Big Easy (The) – Trudy Lynn
• Bohemeo's – Sister Sister
• Brittmoore Icehouse - Westborn
• Bugle Boy (The) (LaGrange) – CLOSED
• Central Market (Westheimer) – Luther & The Healers (12-4 pm)
• Cock-Eyed Seagull (Clear Lake) – Revelators
• Concert Pub (The) – Motley Crue Tribute Band
• Continental Club (The) – Ryan Scroggins & the Trenchtown Texans (9:30 pm); Chris Murray (11 pm)
• County Line Bar & Grill – Traffic Jam
• Cruiser's Ice House (Santa Fe) – Benny Brasket
• Cypress Saloon – Texas High Life
• Dan Electro's Guitar Bar – KPFT “Dead Air” presents “A Very Jerry Christmas” w/Guy Schwartz & the New Jack Hippies/Psychodillos/Hightailers/Opie Hendrix & Friends/David Fahl & Tune Poets (benefit for KPFT)
• Einstein's Pub (Katy) – Live Shot
• FBI Rocks #1 – Live Nude Chicks/The Nationals
• Firehouse Saloon – Cory Morrow/Austin Collins
• Fitzgerald's – Stalking Chloe/Four Men Walking/The Soarce (up)
• 517 Bar (Dickinson) – JJ Dynomite
• Gabby's (North Shepherd) – Mike Stroup (6:30-9:30 pm)
• Gabby's (Spencer Hwy) – The Hanshaws (6-9:30 pm)
• Gabby's (Telephone Rd) – John Flores & Katrina (6:30-9:30 pm)
• Hideaway (The) – Brad Absher Band
• Howling Coyote (The) – Brook Ballard & the Big Wheelers
• Katie's Bar & Grill (Bacliff) – Max & the Classics
• Kickdawg's – Uncle Mojo
• KK's Pub (Pasadena) – Luther & the Healers
• Lance's Turtle Club (Seabrook) – Funksion
• Last Concert Cafι (The) – Back Beat Fetish/Odd Toddler
• Martinis & More #2 (FM 249) – Annette Metoyer & the Boys
• McGonigel's Mucky Duck – Bob Schneider (7 & 10 pm)
• Meridian (The) – Necrofaith/Cryptic/Burnt Face Jack/Almost Sober/Lycophile/Subtracting Grace/Consumed/Rotting Corpse/Nhuvasrim/Soul on Fire/Strattera/Shotgun Facelift/Temple of Wrath/Last Rosery/Cenocide/Epic
• Mo's Place (Katy) – Horizon
• Mugz Coffee Bar – acoustic open mic (7-9:30 pm)
• My Bar – Curtis King Blues Band
• Old Brick Tavern – Dave Nevling & the Blues Kats
• Old Quarter Acoustic Cafι (Galveston) – Band of Heathens
• Oz Bar (The) – TJ Funk
• Pub Fiction – John B (patio)
• Q Sports Bar (Katy) – Bobby G & Drive
• Rock Wine & Blues (Humble) – Pete Mayes & the Texas Houserockers
• Ronnie's Ice House (Dickinson) – Silver Wings
• Rowdy Buck's Saloon (Crosby) – Still Broke Band
• Rudyard's – Living Dolls/Shandon Sahm
• Sambuca Restaurant – The Zentenos
• Scott Gertner's Sky Bar – The Scott Gertner Band (9:45 pm)
• Scout Bar (Clear Lake) – Melovine (CD release)/Raging Apathy
• Shakespeare Pub (The) – Don Kesee & the Blues Masters
• Shanahan's – Scooter Brown
• Sherlock's Pub (Clear Lake) – Strippers Lie
• Sherlock's Pub (Humble) – Crossover
• Sherlock's Pub (River Oaks) – A-Rival
• Sherlock's Pub (Westheimer) – Cross Check
• Spring Tavern (The) (Spring) – Joe Valentino Show
• Super Happy Fun Land – The Armfar Collective Showcase/The Baristas/Breathe In Your Neighborhood/B-Side/The Low Ends/Dee Rail
• Time Out Sports Bar #1 (Fuqua) – Infinity's Twin
• Time Out Sports Bar #3 (Pasadena) – Drive Train
• Tommy's Steakhouse (Clear Lake) – Morgan Bouldinn Trio (7:30-10:30 pm)
• Tommy's Steakhouse (Westheimer) – The Matt Lemmler Trio (8 pm)
• Uncle Albert's - Spiffingtons
• Walter's on Washington – The Too Too's/Lunera/The Jane Frequency/Subject Optional
• Warehouse Live – Brave Combo (The Studio)
• Wild Wing Cafι (Katy) – Cloud 9

SUNDAY December 23

• Big Easy (The) – Jabo & the Southside Playboys
• Bogart's – jam
• Bub's (Alvin) – Dave Nevling & the Blues Kats
• Capt. Argh's (Lake Conroe) – Jimmy Joe Long & the Little York Blues Band (3-8 pm)
• County Line Bar & Grill – open jam w/The Convertibles (4-8 pm)
• Cruiser's Ice House (Santa Fe) – blues jam w/Adam Burchfield (4-8 pm)
• Diallo's – Trudy Lynn (6-10 pm)
• Gravity Bar (Galveston) – open mic (8 pm)
• JP Hops House – Nashville Songwriters Association International meeting (3:30 pm); NSAI open mic hosted by T.C. Smythe (6 pm)
• Katie's Bar & Grill (Bacliff) – jam w/The Amigos (7-11 pm)
• Kemah Boardwalk – Luther & The Healers (5-9 pm)
• Ken's Club – jam w/Blue Flash (8 pm)
• Last Concert Cafι – jam (12-5:30 pm); Fahl & Folk w/Chaz Nadege(6 pm)
• Mr. Gino's – I.J. Gosey (5-9 pm)
• Neon Moon Saloon (LaPorte) – jam w/Chris Elliot & the James Brothers (6 pm)
• Notsuoh - open mic/blues jam (7 pm)
• Poor Michael's on The Strand (Galveston) – jam w/Gary Lee & Sneak Preview
• Prego's (Rice Village) – Mickey Mosley (6-9 pm)
• Ronnie's Ice House (Dickinson) – jam (4 pm)
• Sambuca Restaurant – Blue Monks
• Shakespeare Pub (The) – blues jam w/Spare Time Murray
• Sherlock's Pub (Clear Lake) – Jed Ninjas From Outer Space
• Sherlock's Pub (Humble) – Acoustic Villains
• Sherlock's Pub (River Oaks) – The Underground
• Super Happy Fun Land – Sydney Confirm/Doo Doo Butter/Hayseed Hippie

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STOLEN GEAR
Keep Yer Eyes Out
A Heads-Up From Mel Bell
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Below is a list of equipment he lost;  Thanks for any help you can give in this matter, yer pal Mel Bell. ( email Mel with any info at melbell at danelectrosguitarbar.com )
 
Black Guild Guitar d-25 with paint worn off of neck. Bartolini magnetic pickup installed. Mid 70's vintage. Two capos on the head stock. This guitar has unmistakable worn spots on the neck and around the sound hole and is fitted with a piezo and a magnetic pickup with a stereo plug. The binding is coming loose on the top/back "valley" and there are "buckle rashes" on the back. Hard shell case.

This is a VERY UNIQUE, one of a kind (literally) guitar. It is a mid-60's Gibson J-45 that has been converted to a resonator type guitar with a National type resonator. The back and sides are rosewood, and the face is fir painted white. The guitar has a "sad face" if you look at it with the neck up. "J - 45" is etched on the plastic truss rod cover.

Fender Blues Deluxe amp. Mid-90's model. The tweed is dirty and worn but not lacquered.
1964 "black faced" Fender Vibra-Champ has one foot missing - left front as you look at it, if I remember correctly
1 - On Stage mic stand w/drink holder
2 canvas tool bags w/following items:
1 - Intelli-touch tuner
1 - 55SH Shure Mic w/quick release clip
2 - SM 58 Shure mics
2 - 16" goosenecks
2 - Mic clips
2 - Ultimate Amp stands
1 - Guitar stand
2 - Sets Cleartone Guitar Strings
1 - Olympus 300 Digital Voice Recorder
1 - Custom leather Guitar strap w/fringe
2 - Custom made stereo guitar cords
Assorted cables & adaptors for digital recording
1 - Lo to hi impedance mic adapter
2 - Mic cables
2 - Guitar cables
2 - Speaker cables
Assorted electric extension cables and power strips
Assorted guitar accessories (cleaners, wax, string lube, etc.)
Pedal board & case w/ pedals & effects listed below:
1 - Ernie Ball volume pedal
1 - Boss TU tuner
1 - Boss stereo acoustic guitar pre-amp
1 - Digital delay
1 - Envelope filter
1 - Momentary switch
1 - Digital alarm clock
1 - 9v transformer
1 - Extension cord
Various cables & jumpers to connect above products
1 - "Tipping Makes You Sexy" sign made of metal ($75 value)
Peavey PA Head 500 series. About 20-25 years old. Good shape with one knob missing (hi eq knob on the #3 channel)

1 -Yamaha speaker
3 - Clip lights
1 - Tip jar (Glass vase in the shape of a hippo)
1 - Briefcase
1 - Piano stool
1 ? Fan
1 - B&W Hounds-tooth sports coat w/ $900 in pocket
1 - Black satin insulated jacket w/ San Francisco embroidered on the back
1 - Red checked shirt w/ driver's license & $100 in pocket
1 - Handmade leather shoulder bag