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Mashable House SXSWi 2011

noreply@blogger.com (Gigi's Blogspot) — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 18:37:00 +0000

Check it, Yo!

Sunday, March 13, 2011 at 12:00 PM - Tuesday, March 15, 2011 at 2:00 AM (CT)

Austin, TX

Ticket Information

Type	End			Quantity
Mashable House SXSWi 2011 Sunday & Monday General Admission for PUBLIC EVENTS One registration adds you to the list for our PUBLIC EVENTS including the Sunday night & Monday night parties. VIP events during the day are not included.	Mar 13, 2011	Free

Event Details

The Mashable SXSWi House 2011 will break the mold of the traditional SXSWi events schedule. Working with SXSWi and our partner sponsors, we will create a two-day platform that will include private events, VIP networking hours and large open parties. From Sunday, March 13 to Monday, March 14, Mashable will be hosting a combination of private events, open houses, meet-and-greet opportunities and of course, two nights of parties.

Sunday night will be the return of MashBash SXSWi. (In case you missed it last year, here's a recap.) And Monday night will be a brand new Mashable event, details to come soon.

In addition to the events, the Mashable editorial team will be in Austin in full force. Last year’s coverage included the “SXSWi 2010: The Complete Social Media Guide” and live updates and analysis.

RSVP POLICY:
The event is open to all 21+ SXSWi badge holders. Please RSVP on Eventbrite at http://sxswi-fb.eventbrite.com

Dates: Sunday, March 13, 2011 – Monday, March 14, 2011

Location: Buffalo Billiards, 201 6th Street, Austin, TX

Socialize: Facebook , Foursquare , Plancast

Austin Tex Mex: Seven Restaurants That Can’t Be Missed

noreply@blogger.com (Gigi's Blogspot) — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 00:42:00 +0000

Coming in at #1...
Baby A's - And why not?!!!!
Tex Mex cuisine is something that can’t be missed if you’re visiting Austin. If you live in this diverse and exciting city, you’ve probably found some great spots to enjoy this unique form of cuisine. For those not in the know, Tex Mex food takes the best of Mexican food with the best of Southern-American food for a tasty blend of flavors.

If you need to find some new spots in Austin to get your Tex Mex fix, try these restaurants on for size.

1. Baby Acapulco

This restaurant located in the Barton Springs district is well known for its margaritas and authentic dishes. There’s a patio where you can enjoy your food as well as indoor seating. Baby Acapulco often features live music performances that enhance the mood of the restaurant and increase the enjoyable atmosphere.

2. Chuy’s

Chuy’s has a laid back atmosphere that is popular with locals and tourists alike. Chuy’s has become so popular that it’s become franchised through many different cities around the nation. Chuy’s décor is funky and eclectic and their food can’t be beat. Try the stuffed avocado or the macho burrito to get the best of Chuy’s. Like Baby Acapulco, it’s located in the Barton Springs district.

3. Cisco’s

Cisco’s has been part of Austin’s Tex Mex landscape since the 1950s.This family owned and operated restaurant serves breakfast and lunch. Homemade biscuits, egg dishes, salsa, fajitas and enchiladas make up the bulk of the menu. The décor and atmosphere are straight out of the restaurant’s 50s origins. It is located at 1511 E. 6th Street.

4. Maudie’s Café

This restaurant is the self-proclaimed “Tex Mex Heaven” and is located at 2608 W. 7th Street. The restaurant is laid back but very popular. Most nights it is packed full of Tex Mex enthusiasts. There are several different types of nachos to try as well as other traditional Tex Mex dishes and vegetarian fare. Their margaritas have been described as “to die for.”

5. Antonio’s Mexican Restaurant

Antonio’s offers signature lunch specials and San Antonio tacos, in addition to many American dishes. Chili, burritos, tacos and vegetarian dishes make up the diverse menu. It is located at 16912 I-35 N.

6. Trudy’s South Star

Located at 4141 S. Capital of Texas Highway in the Brodie Oaks Shopping Center, Trudy’s South Star is the perfect place to stop by after a day of shopping. Trudy’s is well known for it’s award-winning hot sauce which complements any of their dishes. Another one of their unique creations is Migas enchiladas which are stuffed with jalepenos, chicken or veggies. The restaurant is open for breakfast through late night.

7. Texican Café

The fajitas and Texas nachos make this place famous. There are so many items on the menu that you’ll need to come back again and again just to try everything. Queso dips, grilled rib eye and orange roughy filet are just a few of the unique items on their menu. The Texican Café is located at 11066 Pecan Park Blvd.

As can be expected, Austin is home to some wonderful Tex Mex. Use this list to start exploring what the city has to offer and try out some new favorites.

Reinvention is a Mother...

noreply@blogger.com (Gigi's Blogspot) — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 18:11:00 +0000

Taking a brief hiatus but will be back soon. In the meantime, bringing you some
"Big Love" by Carrie Rodriguez.
Enjoy!

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Carrie Rodriguez :: Big Kiss (live) :: The Pabst Theater - Milwaukee, WI - Fwix

noreply@blogger.com (Art Attack Promotions) — Thu, 13 May 2010 18:47:00 +0000

Carrie Rodriguez :: Big Kiss (live) :: The Pabst Theater - Milwaukee, WI - Fwix

Pierre Lacocque of Mississippi Heat & Carrie Rodriguez Sit On The Couch

noreply@blogger.com (Gigi's Blogspot) — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:51:00 +0000

Pierre Lacocque of Mississippi Heat & Carrie Rodriguez Sit On The Couch

Carrie Rodriguez - Never Gonna Be Your Bride

noreply@blogger.com (Gigi's Blogspot) — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 05:18:00 +0000

Great video that I just recently discovered.

more about "Never Gonna Be Your Bride", posted with vodpod

"RIP Malcolm McLaren, a true innovator, visionary, instigator and agent provocateur.

noreply@blogger.com (Gigi's Blogspot) — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 04:07:00 +0000

Malcolm McLaren had such a huge influence on me back in the late seventies and early 80's and that effect helped shape the way I view art and the media even today. He truly was a genius in his own rite and he will be missed.

The Inspiration Behind Punk Rock

Duran Duran bassist John Taylor posted a message on the group's web site declaring that without McLaren, "Duran Duran would have never existed. Before Malcolm being a musician in England meant you had to read music, and clock up years of dues and motorway miles, hours of practice and play interminable solos wherever possible. Malcolm's attitude changed everything. Without him, no punk rock revolution, no 'Anarchy in The UK,' no 'Never Mind The Bollocks,' no Sex Pistols, no Clash....He was a true artist, and a continual restless source of inspiration. There will never be anyone quite like him again."

Story from Billboard:
Famed rock 'n' roll raconteur Malcom McLaren, best known as the manager of the Sex Pistols, died Thursday (Apr. 8) in New York City at the age of 64.

McLaren's spokesman, Les Molloy, told the U.K.'s Independent that McLaren had been battling cancer "for some time, but recently had been in full health, which then rapidly deteriorated." Molloy said McLaren's body will be buried in London's Highgate Cemetery.

McLaren was born into a working class family in London's Stoke Newington section, and after attending art college he and designer Vivienne Westwood opened a Kings Road clothing store called Let It Rock in 1971, later renamed Too Fast To Live, Too Young To Die. Having traveled to New York in 1972, McLaren began making stage clothes for the New York Dolls and subsequently managed the group -- although veteran music and personality photographer Bob Gruen told Billboard.com that Dolls frontman David Johansen "called Malcolm their haberdasher. What he really wanted was for the Dolls to wear his clothes, but the Dolls were falling apart at that time and were unmanageable. They credited him with saving their lives because he put (some of them) into rehab...and revitalized them for a little while -- long enough to wear his clothes."

In 1975, McLaren renamed the London store yet again -- as SEX, which sold S&M-styled gear and put him at the center of Britain's rock underground. "Rock 'n' roll doesn't necessarily mean a band," McLaren once said. "It doesn't mean a singer, and it doesn't mean a lyric, really. It's that question of trying to be immortal."

The Pretenders' Chrissie Hynde noted, "What Malcolm would do was put people in motion...His idea, and what he tried to put together, would never be the obvious, and it wouldn't be what anyone else would try."

It was at SEX that McLaren met a green-haired Johnny "Rotten" Lydon, sporting an "I hate Pink Floyd" T-shirt and recruited him to front a group he was managing called the Strand, which he rechristnned the Sex Pistols. The group helped launch Britain's punk scene with its 1977 hit "God Save the Queen," and McLaren proved himself an able pitchman with a number of publicity stunts, including staging a boat trip down the Thames for the Pistols to play the song outside the House of Parliament. The ship was raided and McLaren was arrested, turning the prank into national headlines.

"Malcolm didn't have any say in the music" of the Sex Pistols, guitarist Steve Jones said in Lydon's 1994 memoir, "Rotten: No Irish, No Blacks, No Dogs." "Everyone and anyone can say they did everything, but it takes a team to make it happen."

McLaren's penchant for promotion was chronicled in films "The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle" and "The Filth and the Fury," and the members of Sex Pistols sued McLaren to win back rights to their music as well as unpaid royalties during the '80s. "Let's just say that if Malcom breathes, it's too much for me to stomach," Lydon said at one point.

After the Pistols split in 1978, McLaren put together the group Bow Wow Wow and became an artist himself, exploring hip-hop, dance and electronic music on hits such as "Buffalo Gals," "Double Dutch" and "Madame Butterfly." He also worked with Yanni on an adaptation of "The Flower Duet" from Leo Delibes' opera "Lakme" for the latter's "Aria" and also for a popular British Airways ad campaign.

In recent years, McLaren co-produced the documentary "Fast Food Nation" and competed in the British reality TV series "The Baron" and "Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack." In 2008, he created a sound painting series called "Shadow" that was premiered on MTV's HD screen in Times Square.

Sex Pistols' stylist Keanan Duffty tells Billboard.com that he interviewed McLaren in August of 2008 for the Plum Channel and also ran into him in February during Fashion Week in New York, when McLaren, "looking thin and a litle frail," presented his short film "Paris, Capital of the XXist Century" at the Swiss Institute. "Malcolm was, above all, the Great Raconteur," Duffty says. "And that's how I will always remember this wonderful, inspiring man who I am luck to have met."

Primal Scream and former Stone Roses bassist Mani (Gerald Mounfield), said Thursday that "what Malcom and the Sex Pistols started was a generation of musicians who had the balls to think for themselves and challenge the normal working practices of the recording industry. Myself and many others of my generation are indebted to him for showing us the way. RIP Malcolm McLaren, a true innovator, visionary, instigator and agent provocateur."
Full funeral and memorial arrangements for McLaren are pending.

CMJ News Story

noreply@blogger.com (Gigi's Blogspot) — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:47:00 +0000

CMJ News Story

Grupo Fantasma Get 'Existential' On New Record
Mar 5, 2010
Story by: Lisa Hresko

Leading Latin big-band collective Grupo Fantasma will release its fifth full-length, El Existential, on May 11th via Nat Geo Records. The band created a custom studio in a house in its Austin hometown in which to recorded El Existential. The product is a warm, classic, danceable fusion of jazz, salsa and funk. Guests on the album include pianist Larry Harlow and Meat Puppets guitarist Curt Kirkwood.

Track Listing For El Existential:
01. Realizando
02. La Conozco
03. Sacatelo Bailando
04. El Consejo
05. Hijo
06. Juan Tenorio
07. Montañozo
08. Calor
09. Reconciliar
10. 25
11. Telaraña
12. Cumbianchera
13. Araña Cuña

Did someone say clothes swap? And it's for a good cause? Well, alright!

noreply@blogger.com (Gigi's Blogspot) — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 20:04:00 +0000

Hello Fabulous Austin Women!

Do you love free clothes, giving back to your community and have 2 hours to give?
Then we have an opportunity for you!

We are pleased to announce the 2nd annual Austin Women's Clothing Swap. This event is being held Saturday March 6th from 12pm to 6pm at Soma Vida 1210 Rosewood Avenue, Austin, TX 78702.

We are looking for some great, friendly women to give 2 hours of their time to the crew of their choice. We need volunteers to...

* Sort clothes and re-stock clothing racks
* Set up and decorate the venue
* Model in the fashion show
* Assist with break down and clean up of the venue
* There will be child care during the event. Experienced and enthusiastic volunteers are welcome for this special crew!

The set up crew will be working the night before (Friday March 5th) from 6pm-10pm and in the morning (Saturday March 6th) from 10am-noon. Breakdown and clean up will be from 6pm-8pm. Aside from the "giver's high" that you'll get from volunteering your time, Volunteers are eligible to get first pick of the clothing and will be invited to a post event celebration and volunteer appreciation party!

If you are interested and available to volunteer the night before or day of the swap please rsvp to crm78704@hotmail.com

Austin Women's Clothing Swap is a fun, fabulous and eco-friendly event that empowers women to support each other through community. Your donation of time and clothing will benefit Women for Women International, Safe Place and Feminist Action Project. Last year this event raised over $1,300 for the Fistula Foundation and 2,000 pounds of clothes for Safe Place!

We deeply appreciate all clothing donations and your attendance at the event - there will be live music all day, tons of free clothes, free haircuts and clothing alterations, a raffle, silent auction and more!

You can visit our website at www.AustinClotheSwap.com for details on clothing drop off locations, sponsors & beneficiaries, last year's event and more. (And remember this is a female-only event!)

We look forward to hearing from you,

The Swaparistas

YouTube - Scary Video

noreply@blogger.com (Art Attack Promotions) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:47:00 +0000

YouTube - Scary Video

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All Good Things Must Come to An End Sooner or Later

noreply@blogger.com (Art Attack Promotions) — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 08:52:00 +0000

Such is the case with my work with Los Lonely Boys. After almost seven years of some of the fondest memories of my career, the time has come for me to call it a day. I have officially resigned from Los Lonely Boys today as I feel that we've gone as far as we could and the time has come to explore other avenues.

I wish Henry, Jojo, and Ringo, whom I will always consider mi familia, all the best that life has to offer to them and their families as they truly deserve nothing less. Working for the boys has been an experience I will not soon forget. I owe so much to them for the wonderful opportunities the association and relationship has afforded me over the years and i will always be thankful for the great music and their God given talents which have propelled the journey.

One of the most incredible memories I take with me is of all the unbelievable fans whom I've learned to call friends over the years and will continue to do so for many years to com I hope. But dearest to me of all is La Onda, the incredible LLB Street Team. What began out of sheer determination and an overwhelming sense that it was meant to be, quickly grew into a force to be reckoned with and one of the few accomplishments in my life that I will forever cherish and be proud of always. The sense of family, camaraderie, and genuine love and kindness that is the common thread amongst members of La Onda is something that i had never bargained for but so glad it exists as it serves as a constant reminder to me that goodness is alive and well and it lives all around us La Onda was born out of my heart and will live in my heart forever.

Thank you, Henry, Jojo, and Ringo and thank you La Onda for seven wonderful years and one hell of a ride. I love you and will never forget you! Orale!

Los Lonely Boys To Cover Beatles, Santana, Doors, Blind Faith On Upcoming ‘1969′ Tribute EP

noreply@blogger.com (Art Attack Promotions) — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 16:08:00 +0000

Los Lonely Boys (Henry, Ringo, and Jojo Garza) announce the upcoming release of ‘1969′ (Lonely Tone/Playing in Traffic), an EP of covers that pays tribute to one of America’s most musically hailed years.

Five years after crossing into the mainstream with the Grammy winning single “Heaven,” the brothers take this opportunity to invoke the sound of a generation that walked the moon and transcended Woodstock. They lend praise to songs that provided a soundtrack for so many and inspired their own multi-platinum success. With their signature blend of Latin rhythms, searing guitar leads and impeccable harmonies, the band takes the opportunity to trace their musical lineage through the following tracks : Santana’s “Evil Ways,” The Beatles’ “She Came In Through the Bathroom Window,” Tony Joe White’s “Polk Salad Annie,” and The Doors’ “Roadhouse Blues.”

Legendary engineer Andy Johns provides his signature, timeless sound to 1969. In addition to recording Blind Faith’s “Well All Right” – also a featured track on the EP – Johns is well known for his work on Led Zeppelin II, III, IV and The Rolling Stones’ Exile on Main St.

Close friend Carlos Santana once told the brothers “When you’re up on that stage or when you record, you want to be the tool that shines light through to everybody.”

Los Lonely Boys always took his message to heart and more so now than ever with their spirited renditions of these classic tracks that they hope will appeal to their current audiences as well as attract new ones that appreciate this generation of music.

“Peace, love and gracias to Carlos Santana, Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, Buddy Holly, The Beatles, Tony Joe White, The Doors – some of the many musicians and songwriters that made 1969 a pathway for us to follow,” offers guitarist Henry Garza on the upcoming project.

1969 also marks the first one via their new label home, the Austin-based Playing in Traffic Records http://playingintrafficrecords.com/ and their own imprint Lonely Tone Records.

The Social Media Revolution

noreply@blogger.com (Gigi's Blogspot) — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 21:37:00 +0000

Baby A Is All Grown Up Now- Serving Austin for 30 Years!

noreply@blogger.com (Gigi's Blogspot) — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 12:54:00 +0000

Sobered Up and Grown Up:
Like the city that spawned him, the Little Pink Elephant known affectionately to all as Baby A, has undergone an evolution.

More on the evolution of one of Austin's longest runnings tradition to come. Stay tuned...

The Digital Arts Consortium Presents...

noreply@blogger.com (Art Attack Promotions) — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 23:01:00 +0000

Blowing Trees on Fox Good Day Austin

noreply@blogger.com (Gigi's Blogspot) — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 17:02:00 +0000

Create Your Own Rocket!

noreply@blogger.com (Gigi's Blogspot) — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 04:02:00 +0000

Reposting of the Lefsetz Newsletter.
Author: Bob Lefsetz

You either get it or you don't when it comes to building a true rock solid fanbase that endures in the internet age. BOB WITHOUT A DOUBT GETS IT!

Too many people believe a social network is something you invade to spread the word on your band. The goal is not to ride on the back of someone else's social network, but to create your own.

We want to belong. That's why MySpace blew up and Twitter too. The sense of community. Facebook is a bit different. It's about building upon the community you've already got, keeping the bonds strong, or getting back to where you once belonged, rekindling old connections. Big media corporations are fascinated by these social media entities, they're trying to uncover how to leverage them financially. But, a band's goal is a bit different. Facebook communities don't want you invading them. Nothing's worse than having your party crashed by unwanted people or messages. We get to select who we want to follow on Twitter, and as soon as you start hyping something, indicating you're being paid to send the message, we unfollow you. And MySpace? MySpace is history.

So, when you sit in those marketing meetings, when you're at home dreaming of a way to blow yourself up, don't think about harnessing yourself to someone else's rocket. The key is to create your own rocket!

In other words, Facebook and Twitter, all social networks are tools. They're not MTV, wherein you air one video and everybody sees it and you're on a rocket to the moon. They're certainly not radio, wherein you dictate to masses who are not entitled to a response. Social networks are islands that you must ask permission to enter, and behave properly or be ejected. So, if you think you're going to leverage all those millions of users, you've got another thing coming. But you can build your own social network.

Oh, do we HAVE TO?

Nobody in old media wants to hear this. Old media doesn't want to start over, it wants a short cut. That's what major labels had. That's what major corporations still employ. You've got enough money to advertise, to bang people over the head. But today people IGNORE advertising. If you're planning on ramming anything down anybody's throat, you're screwed. But can you build something so good people will be drawn to you?

Did you catch the action on Twitter today? Amazon deleted books from Kindles. In short order, it was one of the biggest stories on the microblogging service. Amazon in bed with publishers, don't trust the man. The truth ultimately outed a few hours later, that the publisher in this case did not have the rights to the books being sold and those who had purchased them had their money refunded. But the point is there's an online police force, that is spreading the word of your misdeeds, and preventing you from making all those riches you had in your plan.

Dell Hell is the classic example. Dell has never recovered. It's about to be eclipsed in the PC market by Acer.

But the good news is if you play by the rules, and have got something great, people with no financial investment will tell many, and you can get traction, oftentimes not having spent a dime. How big will you become?

Kill someone, create a stunt and you might make TMZ. Everybody will know you, and then forget you. At best you'll be a distant, laughable memory. You don't want this. In other words, if you try to goose it, you're on a slippery slope.

This goes against marketing history! Wherein you grow market share by playing with intermediaries, employing shenanigans that will result in a clueless public purchasing your wares. Those days are through. As much as Jessica Simpson's musical career.

People want to belong to new communities. That's why FM radio blew up decades ago, that's why Pandora does not deliver the key experience today. We want to be a member of the group. Can you create a group we want to belong to?

Arianna Huffington has built a better group than the "New York Times". The HuffPo stands for something, it's the number one blog. The "New York Times"? It's removed, it's not down with the people, it's fading. You have to be accessible today, you've got to get down in the pit, you can't have contempt for your audience, you've got to believe you're no better than them.

The public makes stars! Not record company or media kingpins.

And you'll never really know what the public desires.

So get a Facebook page, get a Twitter account, and provide so much information about your project that people will want to follow you. Play to the hard core, who visit your site daily and check your tweets constantly. This is not the twentieth century, where you parlayed four singles over three years to multiplatinum success... The hard core know what's on the album before you've even shipped it! And the hoi polloi have so many other interests, so many diversions, that the odds of them joining your hard core are almost nonexistent. Casual fans yield almost nothing, maybe a single sale on iTunes. Whereas hard core fans buy the $100 boxed set and a t-shirt, never mind a concert ticket.

Stop shooting for the moon. Figure out how to satiate and get more money from those who truly care, who will do their best to convert new fans. Your ability to strong-arm fans is almost nil, certainly online. Not only are corporations not to be trusted, but bands get a thumbs-down too. Because of endless street-teaming and spamming. People only trust their friends. So you've got to create friends in order for them to bring in new friends.

So stop talking about your social network marketing plans, how you're going to spread the word via the millions posting updates and pics about their lives. Think about building a fire that will draw people to you! Embody trust. And quality. It's a brand new world.

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Josh Koons - Bustin' Loose, Yo!

noreply@blogger.com (Gigi's Blogspot) — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 16:26:00 +0000

Josh Koons from the CD "LIBERATOR"
Produced and Directed by Steve Circeo

noreply@blogger.com (Art Attack Promotions) — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 04:52:00 +0000

Carrie Rodriguez On Austin City Limits (PBS) - week of July 11th (MUST SEE TV)

noreply@blogger.com (Gigi's Blogspot) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 07:37:00 +0000

Carrie Rodriguez On Austin City Limits (PBS) - week of July 11th (MUST SEE TV)

photo credit: Sarah Wilson
Carrie Rodriguez & Jacob Dylan backstage at Austin City Limits studio,
their segment airs the week of July 11th – worldwide.

THE HEADLINES

She Ain’t Me was released in Europe - May 25th, via CRS
(Continental Record Services)
“She Ain’t Me” is the single in the UK...

Austin City Limits (PBS) repeats the week of July 11th - internationally

Eastern Canada Tour with John Prine Aug 14-30 – SOLD OUT

Live In Louisville to be released worldwide – November 24th
Recorded in 2007 while on tour with Lucinda Williams
Digital only release, via MRI (RED) except in Europe – via CRS.
Physical version available at shows, on website, at Waterloo Records in Austin,

TX and Ear X-tacy in Louisville, KY

I Am the Walrus Koo koo kachew!

noreply@blogger.com (Gigi's Blogspot) — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:08:00 +0000

Retro Minute - September 23, 1969

A Retro Minute - It was Peter Tork for me all the way...

noreply@blogger.com (Gigi's Blogspot) — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:34:00 +0000

Retro Minute - June 3, 1968

TEXICAN STOWAWAY

noreply@blogger.com (Gigi's Blogspot) — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 04:50:00 +0000

ONE HAPPY PUPPY:
Former University of Nevada, Reno first lady Joy Crowley passed along this good news story.
http://www.rgj.com/article/20090621/NEWS/906210329/1321

Last week, she and husband, Joe, the former longtime president of UNR, were returning to Reno from vacation in Ireland and one of their connecting flights put them at Dallas-Fort Worth Airport just in time for a massive lightning storm and tornado warning that would keep their plane waiting on the tarmac for four hours.

Also on the plane, and in seats near the Crowleys, were U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Gregg Zive and his wife LuAnn, both of Reno, and members of the band Los Lonely Boys, who happened to be on their way to Sparks for a performance at John Ascuaga's Nugget. With several hours to pass, they all shared friendly conversations.

As they waited on the tarmac, Joy Crowley couldn't help but hear one of the band members making several serious-sounding phone calls to his mother.

When the plane finally arrived in Reno several hours later, the passengers made their way to baggage claim, where Crowley observed one of the band members retrieve a large suitcase and open it immediately. Out of it popped a small brown-and-white chihuahua.

"One of the guys said, 'Oh my goodness! We had been looking at home all day for her,'" Crowley said.

Apparently, the tiny dog had stowed away in the suitcase, unbeknownst to its owner, who had been calling his mother multiple times to see if the dog had been located.

"She was just fine," said Crowely, who couldn't help but smile as the musician walked from the airport with the dog snuggled under his chin, licking his face.

"I thought what a sweet thing to see happening," she said. "No wonder they were calling their mom."
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THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN

noreply@blogger.com (Gigi's Blogspot) — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 19:41:00 +0000

It's Full Circle for Los Lonely Boys as They Return to the Studio.

Los Lonely Boys heads to Pedernales Studios in Austin, TX tomorrow with producer Chris "Frenchie" Smith (JET, Dandy Warhols) for a "top secret" session. Some might know that the visit marks a homecoming to the studio where LLB started in 2000. Channeling their own platinum success, the boys record in a hallowed live room that produced grand slams like Willie Nelson's "Stardust," Sublime's "Sublime," and Frank Sinatra's "Duets II." We say it's a proper way to get on the good foot as LLB ramps up to their first Playing in Traffic release.

Did I mention to keep this on the DL? Shhh...It's supposedly top secret!

Austin Blues Society Jam-Tuesday,June 2nd-7-9:30 pm

noreply@blogger.com (Gigi's Blogspot) — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 16:20:00 +0000

Austin Blues Society Jam-
Tuesday, June 2 at Antones
7:00 to 9:30 pm

Hosted by Bob Feldman and The Urban Vibrators
*with special guests Mike Milligan and Leland Parks*

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It's time again for all you pickers and grinners, singers, harp and horn players,
keyboardists and drummers to come jam on the famous Antones stage.The ABS jam
is only $3.00 with a sign up sheet at the door.The band provides the backline
and Antones covers the sound, lighting and any extra staging. You can sign up
to join the Austin Blues Society for only $20. per year. Chris Lowery will have T-shirts, stickers and other goodies at the ABS table. So call your blues jammers
and lovers and tell them to come on down Tuesday from 7-9:30 pm, followed
as always, by Derek O'Brien and The Antones with a special guest each time.
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