Southpaw Jones

The full moon nightswim at Barton Springs was excellent last night. Good friends, big crowd, live music, cool water, and some super-solid howling at the big ol’ moon.

Tonight, I’ll hit Flipnotics @ the Triangle with the returning Matt the Electrician. Friday night, we’ll visit the legendary Anderson Fair in Houston. The song title of the week seems to be “Phillip and Kathy” or some variation thereof. Do attend!

Ed Verosky sent me a cool performance photo from last week’s show at the Cactus Café. I think it captures my somethingness while subduing my nothingness. My guess is it’s the moment I was thinking, “Did I leave the stove on?” I dig it, so I’m sharing it right here:

as reported in The New York Times

June 19, 1908
GOT NEWS FROM THE TIMES.
Chicago Paper Got Platform from New York by Wire in 38 Minutes.
CHICAGO — The much-talked-of “beat” achieved by THE NEW YORK TIMES in obtaining and printing in advance on last Tuesday morning a draft of the tentative platform from the Committee on Resolutions of the Republican National Convention furnished the telegraph companies an opportunity to show what they can do in an emergency.

One clue whose answer consists of two rhyming words:

At the annual Condiments Convention, mayonnaise spoke beautifully about the betrayal of Miracle Whip, and ketchup had a great presentation on his lifelong connection to the potato. But that other guy seemed agitated, nervous, and confused. I’ve never seen such…

Highlight here for answer: [flustered mustard]


Diem Chau Crayon Art

I wish the Bald Eagle had not been chosen as the representative of our country; he is a bird of bad moral character; like those among men who live by sharking and robbing, he is generally poor, and often very lousy. The turkey is a much more respectable bird.
Benjamin Franklin, letter to Sarah Bache (January 26, 1784).

EVERY DANG THURSDAY
8:00 PM
Flipnotics at the Triangle
4600 Guadalupe
AUSTIN, TX
(512) 380-0097
http://www.flipnotics.com
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FRIDAY, JUNE 20, 2008
9:00 PM
Matt the Electrician & Southpaw Jones
Anderson Fair
2007 Grant St. 77006
HOUSTON, TX
713.528.8576
www.andersonfair.com
Doors open at 8:00pm