A Birthday Bash

This is a very special week for me, but before I get into that, I would like to give you a brief recap, of last week.

We had a gig at Caddo Street Grill, in Cleburne, on Saturday. What started out as a very difficult, and stressful night, ended up being one of the best shows that SDR has played, to date. Cisco had a death in his family on Saturday. Most of his family lives in Minnesota, so he was unable to be with them, immediately. I know he was having a very difficult time with this. Honestly, if he would have had to cancel, I would have understood, under the circumstances. I think the tension, and stress of all the pre-show activities, contributed to us having such a great show. We released all of that pent up stress, and anxiety into the music. The show was loud, rowdy, aggressive, and rambunctious, but in a good way. This was a show that Marti had booked several months ago. She and her husband Wayne were there. Wayne mentioned to Roy, that he thought it was the best we had ever sounded. My wife, who is no stranger to SDR shows, mentioned that we were more entertaining here, then we ever had been. It was really nice to have all of this positive feedback, after the way the night started.

I would really like to thank Cisco for playing that night, under such difficult circumstances. I would also like to thank Jade Flores for coming out, and starting things up. Jade is an amazing talent, and I see great things for her, in the future. She really helped us out, by extending her set. You can check out Jade here www.jadeflores.com or at www.reverbnation.com/jadeflores Also, for a complete recap of this show, be sure and check out Roy's blog here http://royholliday.blogspot.com Roy's blog focuses specifically on each show, through his eyes.

This week, we will be at Chubby's Burger Shack on Friday, October 4th. Chubby's is located at 7914 Camp Bowie West Blvd., Fort Worth, Texas. We will start at 8pm. This is another gig, that Marti had booked for us, sometime ago.

I had mentioned earlier, that this was a very special week for me. The reason? It's my youngest daughter, Faron's birthday. She will be the big, 6 years old, on Friday. For those of you that don't know, she goes by Fernie, however. The name, Fernie, came from her older sister, Zaira, At the time, Zaira was just learning to talk. She couldn't say Faron, and started calling her Fernie. Soon, everyone in the family started calling her Fernie, and the name stuck. As time went on, Faron decided that she wanted to be called Fernie, and she has made this very clear to everyone. All of her friends and teachers, at school, call her Fernie. I seem to be the only one that still wants to call her Faron. I prefer her formal name, but oh well. When I forget, and call her Faron, she quickly lets me know that it's Fernie. I have a feeling that this will all change, once she reaches middle school or high school, but who knows? Especially, with her. She is a very unpredictable child.

When this date was first presented, my first inclination was to decline, and have Marti reschedule the venue, for another time. But, after talking it over with my wife, and Fernie, we decided to keep the date. You see, Fernie really enjoys hearing the band play. She would go to every gig, if she could, and if my wife would let her. Unfortunately, a good portion of the places we play, are either not kid friendly, or the gig starts, right at, or after her bedtime.

As I said, Fernie is really into the band. She always wants to help me load my gear into the car, then she begs my wife, to let her go to the gig with me. When we are out at the car, she will say, "Daddy, can I go with you?". and I'll say, "Go ask you mother.", and she does. It's funny, but it makes me feel good too.

So, since Fernie likes to hear us play, the venue is kid friendly, and the gig does not start too late, we decided to make it Part 1, of Fernie's birthday bash. Plus, Fernie loves burgers, so that made it a no brainer. Part 2 will happen on Saturday afternoon at Chuck E. Cheese's. I'm already feeling a headache coming on. Just kidding!

We will be without Cisco this week, as he has travelled to Minnesota, to be with his family. Luckily, Roy knows how to program a drum machine, so we will be using that on Friday. It will definitely be a different feel, without the live drums, but we would rather go this route, then have to cancel the gig. So, if your in the area Friday, stop by Chubby's, have a burger, and wish Fernie a happy birthday! Or, you can stop by Chuck E. Cheese's, on Saturday. Hmm.... I think I would go with Chubby's.

As always, thanks for reading, and for your support. Time to go practice, with the drum machine. Talk to ya soon!