From Texas with Love

Just a quick shout out from Austin. HOWDY!

The place is quite a zoo! Walking down 6th Street is complete audio assault. Bands on playing on roofs, pianos are set up in the street and every store front is a stage. The music goes from Noon to 2 pm everyday. At least that's the official time for events. If you wander around after 2am, you can hear band going all night long.

Actually, I've found that the stuff I've enjoyed the most has been at unofficial venues completely unaffiliated with any festival. We were wondering down 5th Street and got flyered about a show at a hair salon. FANTASTIC! The Union Lines from California was playing an impromptu gig to make a little money to get home.

I'll write more later but here's a few bits 'O info so far:

1. 24 hours to get from Madison to Austin.
2. Des Moines had a big St. Patrick's day parade on Tuesday (don't those people work?)
3. Road runners are cool lookin' birds
4. First Butterfly of the season spotted in southern Oklahoma.
5. 70 degrees at Noon!

By the way...We play tonight!!!!