Austin II

Last night’s show at Momo’s was fun!  Most of the crowd was there to see a dude named Phil Marshall, whose genre I’d describe as “VH1.”  He was a nice guy and has some sort of British Empire accent, so big ups to him and his fans…most importantly because the majority of them stuck around for my set!

The set itself was good.  Musically, I felt a lot more comfortable than I had earlier this week in Albuquerque (aside from the fact that I completely brainfarted the second verse of “Double Life”).  People were, as always, super friendly, and even though the crowd was VERY chatty (still not as bad as in New Orleans), there were at least a few people there who I hadn’t met before who sat right up front, paid attention, and engaged with me, which was great.

After me, the great Austin-based singer/songwriter Kacy Crowley performed, and she is awesome.  Unbelievable voice, haunting songs, and brutally honest emotional melodrama, which I of course appreciate.

Finally, at the end of the night…I got paid!  Well, I didn’t, but my new band did: “Peter B. and the Squires.”  Hehe.

Peter B.

Cool!  So now my car’s “in the shop” — no big deal, but the check engine light came on, and with 2,000 miles to go, I figured better to have it looked at BEFORE something bad happens, especially since I know nothing about cars.  Hopefully any necessary repairs will be done today so I can use the car for the rest of the weekend.  Lots to do in Austin!  Food to eat, chicken-shit-bingo to watch, etc.  In the meantime, I’m just treating my fav coffee shop (Bouldin Creek) like my living room….eating, drinking, and watching Hulu.  And for now, it feels pretty good.

Ciao for now,

P