Wednesday - Thursday Last Week

Whirl. Wind. I awoke last Wednesday to snow on the ground, forcing me to walk back inside when I was leaving to grab the camera. Now, I know what snow is. I was born in South Dakota. Even New Mexico gets hit a few times a year. This is what we call...a dusting. But it still proves how cold it is here! So then it was into the van for a merching trip to Denton. We picked up a few people before the gig and it was 5 dogs and 5 people for a bit. The Mt. Vernon String Quartet was playing the early show at Dan's Silver Leaf...which was kind of surreal but also kind of cool. I set up the merch table with Christmas lights while being soothed by strings and piano. Christmas lights make everything better. Susan shared the night with Charlie Shafter and the Gnomes, who opened and also played with her. They were awesome, and I highly recommend their CD. We listened to it a bunch on the way home that night. Note the hip use of the capo on the guitar to hold her cigarette. Talent! And we drove all the way home that same night. Which turned into morning. Which turned into sunrise. Yawn.