Well, well, well.....haven't written in awhile. Time for a recap of last Saturday night's shindig to the north. North of D/FW, even. The Hickoids returned to Dan's Silverleaf in Denton for the first time in 3 1/2 years. Last time we were there was on a Sunday afternoon after playing a weekend wedding in Oklahoma City. Not the best attended show, but I really liked the venue. Last Saturday, we were playing with Slobberbone, a longtime Denton band playing its first show in awhile. The whole night was fantastic.
For some reason, Slobberbone played first and as the kids say "killed it." I was worried the crowd would dissipate when we hit the stage, but nope, they stayed. And we took our sweet time starting.....jeebus. It seemed like half an hour, maybe more. But once we started, we were cranking. I felt a little sluggish for the first 20 minutes or so, but I think that might have had to do with a possibly unwise decision to eat a barbecued brisket sandwich about half an hour before we got to the club. Yep, not smart. I recovered to come to life midway through the set and finished strong. The sound was fantastic on the stage and in the audience (when watching Slobberbone). And it's always nice to play in a place we don't play often and see folks laughing at Smitty's "story songs." When we do those in places we play often the reaction is more, uh, just agreeable.
Anyway, not much else to say. I rode up with Smitty in the van, picking up Tom and Peggy in Austin. I only drove from 20 miles north of Temple to Georgetown. Smitty did all the rest. Got home at 6 am. Was wiped for Easter but still made a family dinner that evening.
That's all for now.....
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