On the road 2010

I'm currently in Seattle and am getting ready to leave the NW for good. I'll spend Christmas with my family in CA and after that drive out to Florida with several shows on the way. Most of 2010 I'll spend on the road until I'll settle into Austin, TX maybe in Nov/Dec 2010

The end of my car

Leaving Memphis I hardly get in a gear - I knew this was going to happen because the transmission made trouble since I left Lubbock a couple of weeks ago. Now I’m on my way back there for another concert and wonder if I ever make it. It’s touch and go and I brake down about 8 miles before I reach my friends house in Ransom Canyon. What a drag! well I’m still lucky, it could have happened somewhere in Arkansas...

After running two stop lights (I could not stop anymore because I knew that at this point it was impossible to get in a gear) I stop at the third one because I had a police car behind me (He probably saw me going through the other ones). That’s it!!! I’m dead in the water. The policeman is nice and helps me pushing the car to the side of the road where I wait for my friend to pick me up.

They drop me early next morning to wait for the tow truck. It’s a beautiful sunrise.



One last good look



After about 2 hours the truck comes and takes it away!





That is that! Oh well, I know something will come after that - or not?

Time to say goodbye

Time flies here with all these wonderful folks and music all day/night long. I take in as much as i can and am sad that by tomorrow everything is over.











One last listen

Memphis Folk Alliance:)

Yiha, I made it, despite an almost broken transmission! Here I’m driving over the bridge into Memphis.



Once there it’s as crazy as always



Glad to see old friend Bill



and then the evening hotel room sessions















It must have been 5am before I hit the bed, sharing a room with four other musicians it feels like I’m seventeen again:)

On my way to Memphis

Long drive to day...Somehow it takes me forever to get out of Houston and it seems my GPS has the flu. It’s guiding me through weird small places.







Sometime late I just take the next motel I can find

Early morning in Spring, TX

I have to get up really early after almost staying up to 5 am. This morning I play in Spring at the Creative Life Center. Geoffry, the music director, and Rev. Jesse greet me warmly and I instantly forget how tired I am.



Geoffry is a wonderful piano player and next time I go and visit we’re going to play together.



Never seen a Reverend playing the congas so well:)



After the service I have to pack up fast and drive back to Houston for the Stiteler House concert at Chris and Susies house. They have a great house in a wonderful neighborhood.



Willie and me play the same format than yesterday





After that we - who would guess - paaaaarty

Fred and Linda's House Concert

Today Willie and me share a house concert at his friends Fred and Linda. I’m glad that we have a packed house after a few low key shows.



They are great listeners



Willie starts the first set and I finish it and the second set we play together which is a lot of fun!



It’s a successful evening and I’m fully satisfied.