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.

The "Meth Mobile" has been sold

The meth mobile ( it runs on methane ! ) has been sold to Texas Community Project, the non-profit in Austin where I used to work. Texas Community Project ( TCP ) will use the meth mobile to shuttle crews of activists out daily to organize voting precincts about important issues ranging from clean air to mass transit and bicycle infrastructure.

The meth mobile, which runs on natural gas, served me well for the last four years as a touring vehicle, and as far as I know, is the only vehicle of its kind to travel accross country, solely on natural gas ( without running out ).

It will be missed, but I am glad it's in good hands.

For more info on Texas Community Project, go to www.txcp.org .