Every year about this time, I wonder why I didn’t make plans to attend the Braun Brothers Reunion in Challis, Idaho. IDAHO...that sounds beautiful right about now. A couple of days ago, when I saw Cody Braun from Reckless Kelly, he said it is an adventure just getting there. It is even a four hour drive from Boise, which makes it something you have to plan well in advance. But for those that do, a splendid time will be had by all. The lineup is totally kick ass, among them Greencards, Rodney Crowell, Robert Earl Keen, Wade Bowen, Randy Rogers, Walt & Tina Wilkins, Cody Canada & The Departed, and of course Reckless Kelly and Micky & The Motorcars. It just gets better and better every year.
The Malford Milligan Band "River"
It has gotten so that I am now dreaming about writing posts in my sleep. I dreamt all kinds of good stuff to talk about today, but I didn’t get up to write it all down, and now it is all gone forever. Keeping a dream journal is probably the way to go, but I just don’t want to wake up to do the deed. Today's song comes from a set that just washed over me at the Music Fog Marathon in March at Threadgill’s. It was the day so far this year, that reached a fever pitch. Malford and the band rocked the room in full-tilt boogie tradition.
Jackson Parten "Here in California"
Oh yum. Being out in California recently was just delicious. The air, the low humidity, the colors of sky and flowers, the towering mountains. It is all overwhelming to the senses. I have that awareness every time I visit, that it simply is the promised land, well, the way it looks anyway. A friend from California asked me a few days ago ‘what I am doing in the desert’ it gave me pause for a moment as I reflected on the lush California landscape, and compared that to the drought and convection oven heat we are dealing with day after day. Yes, Texas is that hot. It feels biblical here.