Southpaw Jones

Dear friends,

There are things I think you should know.
Things about me.
Things about the future.
Things about Austin, Texas.
Two things, to be exact.

The first is this: Matt the Electrician and I are reuniting this Thursday at Flipnotics on Barton Springs. We lost the Triangle location and the gig therein about a month ago. Now it’s time to get back to business as only two seated harmonizers can. Acoustically. Lyrically. With flair beyond compare. Like Macho Man Randy Savage. Golden brown calzones. A distant rustling that lets you know you’re not alone.

Thursday, April 2, 2009
8:00pm
Matt the Electrician & Southpaw Jones
Flipnotics (Barton Springs)
1601 Barton Springs Rd.
Austin, TX 78704

The second is this: Monday night, I present the 2nd Annual-ish Songwriter Tribute to Bruce Springsteen! Come on out to the Cactus Café for over a dozen fine performers and a varied collection of Boss covers. Trust me, if you have any love for Bruce, you won’t want to miss this show. Last time was one of my favorite nights of the 21st Century. Tell your friends, and remember this is a benefit for the Capital Area Food Bank. There is no cover, but please bring non-perishable food and/or cash/check to help the Bank in this troubled time. Consider it a birthday present for ol’ Southpaw. I’ll paste their suggestions below.

Monday, April 6, 2009
7:30 pm
Songwriter Tribute to Bruce Springsteen
Cactus Cafe
Texas Union Bldg. UT Campus
Austin, TX
Join several of Austin’s best performers for a night of pure Bruce Springsteen music. A benefit for the Capital Area Food Bank and a sort of birthday party for Southpaw Jones. Featuring Spike Gillespie, Jud Newcomb, Matt the Electrician, Nathan Hamilton, Nakia, Jude Ross, Jess Klein, Graham Weber, Craig Marshall, Lee Barber, Brian Kremer, Raina Rose, BettySoo, and Southpaw Jones.

From http://austinfoodbank.org:

What food should I donate?

* Healthy, non-perishable food
* Items with intact, un-opened, consumer or commercial packaging
* Items with non-breakable packaging (no glass please)
* Food within the expiration date on the packaging

What are the most requested food items?

* Canned meats like tuna, stew and chili (pop-tops preferred)
* Canned vegetables
* Pasta & pasta sauce
* Beans
* Rice
* Healthy cereals
* Peanut Butter
* Baby food & baby formula

• Spike Gillespie announces next Dick Monologues show April 15! http://tinyurl.com/c24p92 #
• @springsteen Please let Austinites know the Cactus is hosting a Springsteen tribute on April 6! http://tinyurl.com/chz9n7 in reply to springsteen #
• Wonder Woman has a Lasso of Truth. Indiana Jones deserves a Miracle Whip, especially after that last movie. #
• @tom_pearson Easily misunderstood as “Form a nice gondola!” You know, for tourists. in reply to tom_pearson #
• Backing up my hard drive. You should all do this right now. Also floss, meditate, and unplug your phone charger. #
• Just got back from Lockhart, checking out fine BBQ and Waiting for Guffman shooting sites. Corky, we want you to live. #

I just added a Wordle of key Southpaw terms to the About page. You can make your own at wordle.net!

• @abitapia At least you aren’t driving our property values up! You know you’re welcome anytime, stranger. in reply to abitapia #
• No SXSW action so far. Three appearances starting tomorrow. http://southpawjones.com/shows/ #
• PaperMate Profile – a decent cheap pen! Undeniable, opaque lines w/ minimal smearing for lefties & folks who fall asleep cheek-first on desk #
• @ExML I’d love that. But I need retract my pro-Profile tweet. It’s already started cutting out on me, and I just had to re-do a checkmark. in reply to ExML #
• Finished my taxes! Or at least prepping them for the preparer. Now to push those numerals out of my pores in the gym. #
• Got an e-request to play “Velvety Velvety Velvet” tonight. Can’t believe I’m typing this. http://tinyurl.com/c8am9t #
• Life is GOOD when it’s HARD to think of birthday wishes. #
• In response to irritants, I wish noses made pearls like oysters do. This raises beautiful economic questions. #
• Listen, Windows, I realize one of you is finished loading or whatever, and you’re proud of it, but don’t pop up when I’m busy elsewhere! #
• About to take a green tea pill in preparation for rocking Cafe Caffeine at 7 pm! #
• Thank gods it’s over! I never have to watch Battlestar Galactica again. #
• 30 min. till my set at the Cactus! #
• @nakia The Plan? I don’t even know what that is…I just need to take a sci-fi recess for a while. Except for LOST. in reply to nakia #
• @ExML I think I did rock it. On an acoustic level. I had 25 minutes to play, so I played a 25-minute medley. in reply to ExML #
• I’m certain I’ve been in a worse mood, but I can’t remember any details, and I really wish you would stop asking for them, demon clouds. #
• RT @springsteen @blogness: Transcript of Steve Van Zandt’s remarks at SXSW. Gotta love this guy. http://tinyurl.com/da9h6f #Springsteen #
• Media says, “Sign of the times.” Prophet says, “Time of the signs.” Common man says, “Sigh.” #