It wasn’t a busy weekend, which was a pleasant change, but I
did meet a couple of people who may (one day) be really famous – I got their
autographs, and their pictures.
On Saturday evening, I went to the Love and War in
Texas in Grapevine, which is
much closer than the Plano
one. I’ve mentioned this place before – it’s a bar and grill with an
outdoor patio featuring live music of (mostly) local musicians. “Texas food, Texas music”. I was assuming that Grapevine would be a clone
of Plano, but I
was wrong. The building was formerly a Trail Dust Steak House, and
is an acoustic disaster. The steak was fabulous, but it didn’t make up for the
music (Keith Davis) being
way too loud, and I left early. I bought his CD to listen to under more
favourable circumstances. I wasn’t aware, until I listened to it, that he is a
“Christian rock” musician. This isn’t music that appeals to me generally, but
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again – these musicians are bringing youth
into the churches in a way in which we (in England) have failed dismally. They
must be doing something right.
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| Les Crocker |
On Sunday, I went top a Book Fair in Fort Worth. There were many signed or first
edition books, and almost all collectible with a price tag to match, so I had
to keep my eyes firmly ahead. I did spot a couple of small, self-published
books called “The Vagabond Chronicles”. They were handwritten and illustrated,
and only $3 apiece. When I bought them, the guy behind the counter, Les
Crocker, told me that he was the author, and that they were really just a
collection of musings and observations about life. A man after my own heart –
and of course, I asked him to sign the books for me.
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| Brad Hines |
On Sunday evening, I
went to the Fort Worth Stockyards, to the White Elephant Saloon, a favourite
haunt (and, no, I don’t spend my life hanging out in bars – I go for the music).
Brad Hines, whom I’d
seen before, was playing next door, at the Love Shack (just an outdoor bar, not
what it sounds like!). During one of his breaks, I bought a CD, and asked if he
would sign it for me. There weren’t too many people there at the time, so he
came over to my table, and we chatted (“yapped”, as he would say) for a while.
Two things that are definitely not in short supply here: Texas food, Texas music!
“Remember, drinking and chasing women don’t mix – you start staggering,
and they get away.”
Les Crocker
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