Tuesday, April 29, 2003
Well, the change from Meridian to Stephenville went pretty well for Larry Joe's 15 Annual Chili Cook-Off and Texas Music Festival.
It didn't feel "Like Home" but no new place does for a while. The bands were great, it was a little heavy on the "Boys from Oklahoma" , Fromholz was of course laid up in the hospital in Waco, Doug Supernaw was "locked" into a deal in Mexico but the bands there did a great job.
I really liked the sets by Michael Hearn & SxSW (Blew the tent away!), Daryl Dodd, Susan Gibson and Slaid Cleaves besides the usual favorites, Davin, Tommy and of course LJ.
The new grounds are more spread out it seemed until I saw it in daylight after the tents were gone, walking it seemed like a zillion miles at night though! The outer spots seemed pretty rustic too, rocks & stumps pretty much every where. The electrical section is such that the RV's/Campers are best able to be hooked up by backing in like a spoke in a wheel, at least in my spot, this led to being quickly being blocked in from all sides by the others that arrived after me.
It will just take a year or two for the folks to get used to the new grounds, the new fires and hot spots and it will feel like home again.
I managed to find some great fires.. (Click for More)
12:24 AM CST
Monday, July 15, 2002
Well all I can say is that LJT's Island Time gets better every year!
The venues, the music and the company were terrific this year. The Beach Party was a really well organized deal (thanks Zack & Clint), Sanza was a nice touch, and would not have been complete without the cops shutting it down. (Boo!)
The amazing Jim Urban did a hell of a job laying out the new Third Coast Studio and the concert there with Larry Joe, Davin James and Keith Sykes was a memory maker for sure.
It was great to see all the good friends but a few were noticeably missing, John & Jan Smith, My fishing buddy Kay and Laughing buddy Al Pratt, Joe & Suzy Dye and Joe Parsons... We missed you guys!
I got my Island Time pictures up at this link so take a look around, swipe any you want but give me credit and a link back please if used on your web pages.
I also added the pictures of the time spent with my family if you want to suffer through those here, if you have not read about the deal we went through with Kelley and her brain tumor it can be found in that area too..
A few mentioned that they read this site often for the "This Day In History" deal (Thanks Shelly) and mentioned that it would be cool if I added the birthdays and anniversaries and stuff of friends. I remembered that The Fishbacks anniversary is August 5th and added that, if you will email me with your dates I will add them too!
Now for a shameless plug... you really ought to visit my newest venture at www.artesanodesigns.com for really cool Texas type jewelry and lifestyle stuff. The LJT charms can be ordered there too!
Till next time,
Adios amigos.
12:59 AM CST
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