Maker Faire

Thanks to the folks at the Maker Faire for having me play. The Maker Faire is a festival for creative inventors. It is usually held in San Francisco, but was held in Austin, TX for the first time. Some of the highlights was a demonstation from the 17 year old kid who hacked the iphone before anyone else did, a huge mentos and diet coke explosion display by the team who first You Tubed the idea, and a ferris wheel that rolls around freely on the ground. My favorite invention was a tiny remote control keychain with one button that can turn off any TV in the world ( in airports, malls, etc. ). I felt a little undeserving to be there since I didn't invent anything, but I suppose that I invented the songs I performed. I look forward to going again next year.

Marfa Picking Club

I was fortunate to stumble upon and sit in with "picking club" at the Marfa Coffeehouse in Marfa, TX. The mandolins, accordians, guitars, and voices all echoed through the room. These folks meet and play every Thursday from 7 to 9 pm, however, last night we played until after 10 pm since the coffeehouse stayed open to accomodate the early crowds of the Chinati Weekend Festival. The were lots of names, but the ones I remember are Banjo Billy, Wendy, Gary, Paul, Jim, Drew ( Marfa Public Radio 93.5 FM ), and Tim ( the Marfa Bookstore ). Thanks to Chase ( Marfa Coffeehouse owner ) for hosting this event.

thanks terlingua !

Thanks to the famous Starlight Theater in Terlingua for having me play last night to a packed house. Thanks to whoever put a $50 bill in the tip jar. Thanks for whoever cooked the Portabello mushroom "steak". And thanks to Peter for the free breakfast at the Ghost Town Cafe this morning.