Southpaw Jones

Friends, it’s been another fine month at the great Whip In. I’ll have plenty to keep me busy in the month of May, but I will not have a weekly gig, so come on down Thursday night at 8 pm.

The man, the myth, Mr. Charlie King (formerly of the Asylum Street Spankers, currently of the McMercy Family Band) will join me with a variety of instruments and emanations, and I am looking forward to that old, right magic he brings to the stage.Enjoy the fine food and drink at the Whip In, while we regale you with song.

Thursday, April 29, 2010
8:00pm – All Ages
Whip In
1950 S. IH-35
Austin, TX 78704
512-442-5337
No cover. Tips appreciated.

Thanks!

Good morning. Happy Earth Day to you. I hope you take some time to celebrate the only orb within like a dozen light years crazy enough to support a nutty species like us. Here is a poem I would write for Mother Earth if I were still in elementary school and big into drugs:

Mother Earth has monkeys, three
One on ground and one in tree
The third is somewhere out at sea
But he writes occasionally

Mother Earth has wind to spare
Snatch some up to dry your hair
Sunshine drops for free all day
Add a panel where you stay

Earth is the ball we walk upon
Treat her well or we won’t last long
Stinky fumes and the atom bomb
Are rude to throw on sphere-ish Mom

In other news, check out some of my thoughts on Austin in Spike Gillespie’s Jet Blue blog. It’s always cool to be cyber-published, especially regarding one of my favorite subjects.

Of course, I continue my fun run of shows tonight at the Whip In. Bring $5 if you have it, and we’ll acoustically rock the night away.

Thanks for reading!

Thursday, April 22, 2010
8:00pm – All Ages
Whip In
1950 S. IH-35
Austin, TX 78704
512-442-5337
No cover. Tips appreciated.

Austinites! Thanks to all of you who helped celebrate my birthday last week. I had a grand ol’ time, and I appreciate all the chocolate, booze, shirts, and miscellaneous goodies I found in my tip jar and hands. Brian Kremer brought the sizzling guitar and helped keep me on my stool. It will be a hard show to top.

But I must try. I must try Thursday night.

Once again, my weekly show falls on a day of significance, Tax Day. I have never enjoyed paying taxes, so I’ve always made very little money. I do enjoy tax-funded things, though, and I borrow loads of DVDs from the public library to make up for the slice I do pay. I also utilize paved roads, I only visit restaurants that bear the mark of a health inspector, and I tell a police officer every time someone hits me in the face.

I understand, though, some folks hate taxes, and they love to rant about it. No one loves taxes, everyone loves Texas, and Texas doesn’t take income taxes. What am I trying to say here? Whatever your passion, rev it up and bring it to the glorious Whip In Thursday at 8 pm. I’ll play a solo show, older and wiser, and we’ll try to make sense of it all together. There is never a cover, and I appreciate $5 in the tip jar if you have it.

Remember, the food and drink at the Whip In are top notch, as are the beer, wine, chocolate, coffee, and incense selections.

See you then,
Southpaw

Thursday, April 15, 2010
8:00pm
Whip In
1950 S. IH-35
Austin, TX 78704
512-442-5337
No cover. Tips appreciated.

Sometimes I hit an unlucky streak, and my weekly shows fall on crazy days like New Year’s, Super Bowl Sunday, Valentine’s, and April Fool’s Day. Then there are weeks like this one, when my only show falls on the day I was born.

Mr. Brian Kremer will provide birthday lead guitar while I do whatever I want to do. I will wear sunglasses on stage. I will talk about the good ol’ days. I will sing guilty pleasures. I will play more than one keytar song.

Please join us for this special show, especially if you have not yet visited the fabulous Whip In. You will fall in love with the place just like I have. Due to the special occasion, I will accept the following items in the tip jar:

* cold, hard cash
* cigarette in a plastic bag
* dark chocolate
* cigar in a plastic bag
* arcade tokens
* tiny bottles of liquor
* gift cards
* trading cards
* incense
* masculine jewelry
* catnip

Come to think of it, I’ll accept those items at any show, but I am only bold enough to ask for them on my birthday. Of course, you can always send a fine draught Whip In beer on stage to lubricate us performers. See you there!

Thursday, April 8, 2010
8:00pm
Whip In
1950 S. IH-35
Austin, TX 78704
512-442-5337
No cover. Tips appreciated.