*WORKING ON SCOTT DANIELS

*DARDAR SAYS THANKS!

*JOHN DUNIVAN BENEFIT

*WEEKEND MUSIC CALENDAR

*DAVID FAHL'S BIRTHDAY PARTY

*JOE'S ROADHOUSE LIVE - Mo Hansome & Scott McGill

*NEW VIDEOS - FREE AT www.hippies.tv

 

 

Time to write again, because a lot of my friends are playing gigs and doing things you might want to know about.

 

Played at a cool venue in Conroe, called The Texas Art Venue, with Roger and Gloria on Tuesday. This was part of The Montgomery County Friends of the Blues Series for North Harris/Montgomery County College. Great room, great listeners, and we had a ball!

 

In the meantime, I'm wrestling with myself as I wear two different hats...

 

I'm editing the last night of the Carolyn Wonderland In Amsterdam footage, and I find the musician in me having to debate with the video editor. As a musician and recording engineer, I have a somewhat unique ability to hear more of the different musical elements in each pervformance than many other video editors. This is a blessing and a curse.

 

As part of the blessing, I can line up the different cameras with great ease - just by looking at the wav forms of the recorded soundtrack. My developed ear can also hear mistakes with more ease than most. As part of the curse, I wrestle with decisions such as the one I'm dealing with right now.

 

When I first turned on the camera at the airport as we were readying to leave for Amsterdam, Scott Daniels (Carolyn's fine guitar player) looked into the camera and said, "Make us look good, Guy!"

 

I'm starting the movie with that comment.

 

I know that Scott, Carolyn and all of the band have trusted Marlo and I to make it a film which presents them in the best light, or at least lets the music tell the story, rather than hype, silliness, drama or any of the other elements which could come into play.

 

My problem tonight is this -

 

I'm looking at a performance of Billy Joe Shaver's song, 'Honey Bee', from the third night's performance in Amsterdam. In this version, the band is cooking! During his guitar solo, Scotty is moving his body, shaking his hips and head, and really looking great. It's a great groove, and the band is really moving and entertaining the people. Added to that is the fact that the lighting was better on the third night, so the camera shots look crisper and better.

 

Scotty has told me that he felt that he played better on Saturday, the first night, but they all played pretty damn well on all three nights! Unfortunately, while shakin' around and putting on a better show, this brilliant guitarist played a good solo. That's right, it was only a good solo - not the greatest... not his best.

 

Scott Daniels is a great guitar player, He's also a knowledgable guitar player, with a guitar a degree and a music degree from North Texas to prove it! His work with Horseshoe was good stuff, and the stuff I've heard him while sitting in with The Hightailers or playing in the country band that used to do Monday night's at mary jane's has always been inspiring.

 

I've checked the tapes and his solo on 'Honey Bee' from the first night is brilliant. Unfortunately, the band's groove is 10% less groovy, and the camera work is darker and further away.

 

As a video guy, I should choose the better video, with the better guitar player faces from Monday night. As a musician, and a friend of Scotty's, I'm inclined to take the better musical performance.

 

BUT - whose better musical performance do I take? The band's better Monday groove with better camera shots and better movement onstage? Or the brilliant guitar solo on Friday?

 

I could use the sound from one night with cameras from the other. I have enough skill to pull that off, but we've all agreed that the integrity of the performances must be put out front in this film.

 

Decisions, decisions....

 

I've asked Carolyn and Scott to come by and help with these decisions, but it's pretty clear that they're gonna trust me and Marlo, and are willing to leave it in our hands.

 

I hope that everyone is pleased when it's done! It's great stuff!

 

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DARDAR SAYS THANKS!

Another Benefit This Week

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If you couldn't make it, consider mailing a small check to Tommy at

9135 Highcrest
Hou, Tx 77080

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From Tommy Dardar;

 

to all that came and contributed volenteered helped out organized watched the door or wanted to come but could'nt my benefit was a big success and I thank you from the bottom of my heart. Sometimes you go through life trying to get by and you dont stop to think of  how much people appreciate you, well I'll tell you right off the bat that I do. you may have come for the music the fun or whatever, but I know that everyone was there to help me out and I appreciate it al the rest was just iceing on the cake.
I want to appolgize to anyone I did'nt get to talk to but I did my best to talk with everyone. And I know that I dont have everyones email address so if you would pass this on to anyone you can that came or contributed I would appreciat it

with all my heart  Tommy Dardar  

 

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JOHN DUNIVAN

Needs An Operation

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I barely know him, but he is a friend of many friends of mine, so I'm passing this on. I'm not sure what type of operation John needs, but with all the times I've seen him drunk, I suppose it could be liver problems... who knows.

 

I enjoyed his class, when I took his comical defensive driving course, but never understood why he left my name off of the events listings on so many earthwire.net newsletters. He was instrumental in publishing Houston's Other, the alternative rag which filled the space between Public News and The Free Press (and you've got to give a guy credit for that).

 

While drunk, I actually saw him walk up to a woman and say, "You be pretty good lookin', if you weren't so damn fat!" He then turned around for approval. I don't drink, so the humor was lost on me!

 

Anyway - he may be a long-lost friend of yours, and HE NEEDS THE HELP! Opie Hendrix and Pilot radio will play at Catbirds on Westheimer on Sunday from 3pm 'til 11pm, and a whole lot of community businesses have donated items and services for the auction. Catbirds will donate $1 from every drink sale.

 

 

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DAVID FAHL's BIRTHDAY

I Lost The Info.... Damn

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David and Mikey celebrate with special birthday guests including Selia Quinn, Melissa Adams and Jimmy Deen. There will be more (including me), but I forgot to save the email with the info. Check them out at The Last Concert Cafe on 1403 Nance Street, on Sunday evening in the 6-10pm range.

 

Happy Birthday David!

 

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JOE'S ROADHOUSE LIVE

Mo Hansome & Scott McGill

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Definitely a good show with these two. Check it out at The Rhythm Room and on KPFT-FM90.1 at 3pm on Saturday afternoon!

 

 

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WEEKEND MUSIC CALENDAR

Courtesy of The Blueshound and KPFT-FM90.1

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SATURDAY, AUGUST 14th
Al's Sports Bar #1 - Mekka
Baker Street Pub (Rice Village) - Mark Chandler
Baker Street Pub (Willowbrook) - The Fallout
Bareback Bar & Ice House - Matt Minor
Big Easy (The) - The Joe Richardson Express
Big John's Sports Bar - jam
Bill Mraz Dance Hall - The Telstars (9 pm)
Bob Wills Jr. Danceland - Lone Star Edition
Bojangle's (Seabrook) - Ronnie Hall & Green Onions
Borski's - traditional country jam (1-6 pm); Daryl Cloud/Texas Road
Runners
Breakers - Papa Joe's Ultimate Blues Machine
Brian O'Neill's - The Trey Clark Band
Cactus Moon Blues Café - Hadden Sayers
Cactus Music & Video - Carl Hayn (in-store performance; 1 pm);Ashbury
Keys (in-store performance; 6 pm)
Caps Piano Bar - Faye Robinson
Cardi's 2000 - JVA/Kennys Secret Plan/Mr. Fufe & the Faceless
Orchestra/Brown Vs Board/Sun Machine/Age of Aquarius
Chances - Cowboys Nightmare
Cocktails (Galveston) - Elvis Thrasher (10 pm)
Continental Club (The) - The Gourds (10 pm)
Cosmos - The Tony Vega Band (bon voyage party)
Crawdaddy's Bayou Grill (Kemah) - Tracy Conover
Cruiser's Ice House (Santa Fe) - The Myrna Sanders Band
Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion - Josh Groban/William Joseph
Dan Electro's Guitar Bar - Beans Barton & the Bi-Peds
Einstein's Pub - Static
Engine Room (The) - Stiff Little Fingers/Throw Rag/The God Awfuls
Fat Cat's - Squad 51/The Methods/4 Men Walking
Fenders (LaMarque) - Ray Parsee & the Allstars Band (9 pm)
Firehouse Saloon (The) - Phil Pritchett
Fitzgerald's (down) - Trellis
Fitzgerald's (up) - 30 Foot Fall/Obleek
Forgetta'Bout It - Wolfeblitzer
Forgetta'Bout It Too - Supavillain/Crank
H-Town's Arena Theatre - Boyz II Men/En Vogue/Silk
Habitat House Concert Series  - Selia Qynn/Melissa Adams (for
reservations call 281-772-7100)
Helio's - jazz jam w/The Trade
Hickory Hollow (Heights) - The Texas Jamboree Boys
Hickory Hollow (Magnolia) - Liberty (6:30-8:30 pm)
Howling Coyote (The) - The Shadowcasters
Java Jazz Coffee House - Almost Heroes/Last Born/Caught Off
Guard/Gone For Good/Rbuac/The Last Goodbye
Jimmy's Ice House - Honky Tonk Revival
Kemah Boardwalk Plaza Stage - The Skylites (7-11 pm)
Lance's Turtle Club (Seabrook) - Fidelity Maxx
Last Concert Café (The) - Rebecca Creek Band/Righteous Buddha
Lone Star Saloon (Richmond) - Steve Downing
Magnolia Bar & Grill - The Zydeco Dots (6 pm)
McGonigel's Mucky Duck - Terry Allen (2 shows, 8 & 10 pm)
Mercury Room (The) - Sound Track
Millbend Coffee House (The) - The Moe Hansum Band
Mo's Place (Katy) - Derringer
Muddie Waters Coffee House - Annetta Haynes
Neon Moon Saloon (The) (LaPorte) - Rick Lee & the Night Owls
19th Hole (The) - Jason Michael/Roadside Poets/Son of Joe
Noah's Ark (Bacliff) - LaDon Lavalle & Shadow Play
Numbers - Danseparc
Old Quarter Acoustic Café (Galveston) - Sister Morales
Ovations - Sarah Sharp
Pal's (Texas City) - Down To Earth
Papa's Ice House - Brother2Brother
Papa's On The Lake - Matt Leddy & the Meatcutters (8 pm)
Parrot Pub (The) - Angela Peterson
R Bar (The) - Gumbo (10 pm)
R & R Sports Bar (Friendswood) - Steady Grind
Red Cat Jazz Café - Dean James
Resa's Steakhouse - Mack & Bryan (8 pm)
Rhythm Room (The) - Live Broadcast “Joe's Roadhouse” KPFT w/The Moe
Hansum Band/Old Dog Mac featuring Scott McGill (3-6 pm); 3
Fantastic/Dead Pedestrians (9 pm)
Ringside @ Sullivan's Steakhouse - The Brew (9 pm)
River Café (The) - Garcia y Reyna (8 pm; ongoing)
Rookie's - Bad Boyfriend (acoustic)
Rudyard's - Led By Last
Sambuca Jazz Café - Shape Shifters
Sandbar (The) (Clear Lake Shores) - Me & Julio
Scout Bar (The) (Clear Lake) - Infinity's Twin
Shakespeare's Pub - Pearl Murray & the Jewels
Sherlock's Pub (Clear Lake) - Electric Gypsies
Sherlock's Pub (Humble) - The Reds
Sherlock's Pub (West Gray) - A-Rival
Sherlock's Pub (Westheimer) - Loud Love
Sidecar Pub (The) -     Primitive IDD/Naked Content/Space City
Kings/Morningside Drive
Spring Tavern (The) - The Charlie Parker Band
Stag's Head (The) - Giancarlo & The Big Stick
Super Happy Fun Land - The Hummingbirds/The Hand Clap Orchestra
T-Bone Tom's (Kemah) - The Rhythm Kings (6-10 pm)
Texas Borders (Katy) - David Brake & That Damn Band
321 Ice House (Dayton) - DRP (Dave Lopez/Rob Austin/Professor Blues)
Time Out Sports Bar #1 - Drive Train
Time Out Sports Bar #3 - The Slagz
Traders Village - Fidelity Maxx
Tut's (Conroe) - Dave Ellis
Uncle Albert's - Fab 5
Verizon Wireless Theatre - Ozomatli/Kinky/Plastilina Mosh
Vintage Bar (The) - Jim Kam
Walter's On Washington - Trent Turner
Westfield By The Railroad - Excalibur/Sacred Ground
Wrecker's Grill & Bar (San Leon) - Dave Nevling & the Blues Kats (3
pm)
Wunsche Bros. Café & Saloon - Larry Emerson
Yaga's Café & Bar (Galveston) - Honeybrowne
Zebo's Coffee House - open mic w/Michael Pope (7:30 pm)

SUNDAY, AUGUST 15th
Beverly Pub (The) - jazz brunch jam w/Michael Grebowicz
Big Easy (The) - Wilfred Chevis
Bill Mraz Dance Hall - Winchester (3-7 pm)
Birraporetti's - jazz brunch (10:30 am-3 pm)
Bojangle's (Seabrook) - Bob Rose Benefit w/Bobby Mitchell/Lucky
Boyd/Greg Wappler/Willie B & Joey D/Smokey Wilson/R Band with Bob
Rose/Mark Zeus & Thunderboltz/Redeye Carl & The Pirates (2-8 pm);CC
Rider (8 pm)
Borski's - blues jam (3 pm)
Cardi's 2000 - Cerebral Rot/Ten To One/Ones Own Chaos/Tomorrows
Goodbye/And They Will Meet God/Carbon Soul/Dryline
Continental Club - Glover Gill (The Big Top; 9 pm)
Cosmos - The Gypsies (7 pm)
Cruiser's (Santa Fe) - blues jam (4-8 pm)
Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion - The Cure/Interpol/The
Rapture/Mogwai/Aufder/Maur
Dean's Credit Clothing - Sunday Session (7-10 pm)
Einstein's Pub - jam (7-11 pm)
Etta's - Grady Gaines & the Texas Upsetters
Fat Cat's - Ever We Fall/Small Towns Burn A Little Slower/Farewell My
Enemy/Walk Through Walls/Lilian Heartline
Fitzgerald's (down) - Big D & the Kids Table/Street Light
Manefesto/Arrogant Sons of Bitches
Frank's Trip On Inn - Symplisity (ongoing; 4 pm)
H-Town's Arena Theatre - Melissa Etheridge
Haak Vineyards & Winery (Santa Fe) - Pet Rooster (6:30-8:30 pm)
Hickory Hollow (Heights) - Brian Burns
Java Jazz Coffee House - Gametime/For The Time Being/Pirate Bones
JP Hops House - NSAI open mic hosted by T.C. Smythe (6 pm)
Lance's Turtle Club (Seabrook) - Fidelity Maxx
Last Concert Café (The) - David Fahl (birthday party)/Melissa
Adams/Selia Qynn/Otis Futhermucker
Magnolia Bar & Grill - Ezra Charles & the Works (6 pm)
Mr. Gino's - I.J. Gosey (4-7 pm)
Mo's Place (Katy) - Benefit Concert for Randy Sarver w/Kevin
Eagen/Derringer/Stephen Brown/Matt Meade/Russell Ray/David
Glenn/Texas Whalin/Kenefick/Todd Fritch/Rick Stancil and more (2 pm)
Mulligan's & More - jam
19th Hole (The) - Brad Absher
Papa's Ice House - jam w/Crossroads (4-8 pm)
Papa's On The Lake - Honest Mango (3-7 pm)
Ponderosa - O'Bear & the Las Vegas Band (8 pm; ongoing)
Poor Michael's On The Strand (Galveston) - jam (8 pm)
Proletariat (The) - The Slurpees
Quillen's Coffee House - Traveler
Reno's (Gulf Frwy @ Nasa Rd 1) - Django Walker
Rhythm Room (The) - Battle of the Bands
River Café (The) - Harry Sheppard
Ronnie's Ice House (Dickinson) - jam
Rowdy's - open mic
Rudyard's - Irish session music (6-8 pm); The Medicine Show (11 pm)
Sambuca Jazz Café - jazz brunch w/Sheri Lavo; dinner w/Blue Monks
Scout Bar (The) (Clear Lake) - Pushmonkey
Shakespeare's Pub - Steve “The Chief” Ribnikar & The Flyin' Spurs (CD
releaseParty; 4-5 pm); blues jam w/Spare Time Murray
Shannahan's - The Charlie Parker Band (4-8 pm)
Sherlock's Pub (Clear Lake) - Soma
Sherlock's Pub (Humble) - Acoustic Villains
Sherlock's Pub (West Gray) - showcase
10 Downing Street - The David Craig Band (8:30 pm)
Texas Borders Restaurant (I-10 & Fry Rd) - Scott Sileo (5-9 pm)
Trader's Village (7979 N. Eldridge Parkway) - Budu Cafe
Tubby's Ice House (LaMarque) - Down To Earth (7-11 pm)
What's Left (Tomball) - jam (2-6 pm)
Wrecker's Grill & Bar (San Leon) - Mack & Bryan (4-8 pm)