Saturday, September 12, 2009
8:00pm
Whip In
1950 S. IH-35
Austin, TX 78704
512-442-5337

It’s a rainy day here in Austin, but that’s not going to stop me from sitting on a stump outside and composing this little message on an old laptop. I have a rare weekend show Saturday night at one my favorite spots in town. The food is great, the drinks are varied and rare, and the ambiance is unforgettable. It’s the Whip In, and I’ll start my solo show at 8 pm. There’s no cover, I’ll have my guitar, keytar, harps, and all the new songs I can remember. It’s the place to be!

Also, I have a few words from the legendary Spike Gillespie regarding a delicious Sunday morning event at which I’ll sing songs:

On Sunday, September 13th, I am hosting a little benefit for Dan at
BookPeople. We are calling this Dan-a-Palooza. Dan is a longtime employee at
BookPeople, a Kick Ass Award winner, and an all around superb human being.
He has had some serious health issues lately and– can you say hot topic–
he has no insurance.

I know these are tight times for everyone. I want to stress that, while we
are hoping to at least slightly defray Dan’s costs, an even bigger goal is
to lift his spirits with a big turnout.

I, along with several members of the Dick Monologues (including– yay–
Southpaw Jones) will be performing pieces about healthcare. We might even
have some surprise musical guests. Also, we’re making this a brunch– 11 til
1ish and we are providing all the food. So if you can swing a little
donation, you get tons of entertainment and lots of good food AND you get to
help out Dan.

I am hoping that attendees can make a minimum donation of $10, but there
will not be some big bouncer reinforcing this. If $10 is beyond your reach
but you still want to help– COME ON OUT anyway and throw what you can into
the hat. If you can’t make the event but want to donate anyway, please
email me and I’ll let you know how to do that.

It would help me very much if you would let me know if you plan on attending
so we can plan food accordingly. The event will be on the third floor.

Please pass this along to other interested parties.
Thanks,
Spike

Back to bass-less rock school, that is. Matt the Electrician is back in town, which means my (working) summer vacation is over, which means we’ll return to Flipnotics this very evening!

We have both forgotten the song title of the week, and one of us may have forgotten how to play guitar and sing, but that’s part of the fun, isn’t it? You get to forget your troubles by watching us struggle, just like the first schoolyard fight of the semester.

We may only be handing out the syllabus and rambling about our professorial philosophy this first week back, but don’t you want to see what everyone is wearing? I know you do.

Bring five bucks if you have it, four if you’re poor, three if you’re coming back next week with more.

Wednesday, September 2, 2009
8:30pm – All Ages
Flipnotics
1601 Barton Springs Rd.
Austin, TX 78704
(512) 480-8646
Tips appreciated.

Thanks,
Southpaw