Braun Brothers Reunion 2009 ~ The Idaho Experience

-by Sheila, Music Fog Gopher

P1040040 Trying to wrap up this year’s reunion into a post initially seemed like an impossible task. So many great things happened and plenty of interesting ones too. It was a true Idaho experience.   

Thursday, we hopped in the car and got a few phone calls warning us there were severe thunderstorm, flash flood and tornado warnings. We questioned how serious we were about getting there, but then reminded ourselves that it was BBR come rain or come flood.  First off, tornadoes? That’s extremely odd for a mountainous region like central Idaho.  Second, as it ended up, we barely even saw rain. I’m thinking the weather service is just trying to keep us down south in Boise. After surviving the drive, I had a heart attack upon arriving. The lovely motel had a bit of a mix-up. I no longer had a room; I had an RV spot. Little problem seeing as how I don’t have an RV! It’s Challis, not like I could wander over to the Best Western and snag a room; would have been S.O.L.  Donna, Bob and Mr. Lucky (the dog) were nice enough to open their home to my friends and me. I’m not sure what they thought they were getting into, but hey, a roof was a roof. It was like having a whole new set of grandparents (in the sweetest way!). I just have to giggle that they told us “No gentlemen, ladies!” Who would open their home on the craziest weekend of the year to a bunch of girls? Someone in Challis, ID would.  

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The Wiyos "Promenade"

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We bring you The Wiyos from a couple of weeks ago at Cal Ripken Stadium, as they are still touring the ballparks with John Mellencamp, Willie Nelson, and Bob Dylan, with just a few more dates to go. Of course, you should know they have a brand new album out called "Broken Land Bell," whereupon this song is cut two. Music Fog brings you a live version of Promenade, it's an easy, breezy, summertime-friendly feel good tune…heck even if it's hot where you are, this will cool you down!

-Jessie Scott

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Anne McCue "Hangman"

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My kitchen is presently being disassembled, to be rebuilt later today, kinda like the smell of a new car, but instead with all new wood and granite. I am getting ready for a move to Austin, Texas, and for the last two months I have been paring down, with POD in driveway.

I am happy to report that we are almost done, and the POD is only half full right now. Freedom is in the lightening of one's load. Took a break from the sorting and the packing and the donating to go up to Cyclops in Baltimore on 8/4 to see Anne McCue. You know, she is a friend of the Sin City Social Club folks, who we love dearly. They do shows in L.A. and Austin, and are like the eternal flame of roots music, they keep the drumbeat going surely, steadily, at all times. Not sure how they know Anne, but it might be the L.A. connect. Anne is Aussie, by way of the left coast (what is it about Australia that breeds such talented Americana women?) I had my kid meet me after work; he loves Anne's music from me playing it on the radio. When he shook hands with her, he said it would be OK with him if she threw the set list out and just did an extended version of "Hangman" for an hour and a half. He loves this song….so do I! As I recall, it was on the album Roll. We bring you a haunting, sparse, stripped down, lightening one's load version of it!

-Jessie Scott