Fun show last night - things worked out really well for us!
This was the first time Sand Dollar Rodeo had played in Granbury. This was also my first time to visit Granbury and I was pleased to see we were playing so close to a lake. There's always a certain amount of laid backness in a lake community and its presence was definitely known. For all my trop rock beach bum friends who don't live down here, unless you're on the Texas coast, the lakes are pretty much our beach scene.
The venue itself was pretty much what you'd expect in a smaller town sports bar, with the addition of a dance floor and a DJ by the name of Harper. Lots of pool tables, shuffle board, etc. They also had an attached food joint by the name of Redneck's Chicken & Burgers. I remember that because, before we were even finished setting up, I was reminded that I needed to talk about it during our show. Scripting from a venue is not really my thing. In fact, it aggravates me. But we were working, I wanted to stay in a good mood, so I just smiled and said, "ok."
Unfortunately, it's part of the 4 hour gig scene. The customers really aren't there for the band. They're there to get drunk, have fun and have music in the background that doesn't run them off. While we had a good time last night, I am really glad that our 4 hour show nights are coming to a close. It's just not how we want to present the band to you guys. Regardless, last night was the exception. We had a good time, the crowd had a good time and we just had a party! Oh, and they had fried okra on Redneck's menu. That always makes life ok! It also made it easy for me to talk about their menu in between songs. Heath, Cisco and I happily shared a basket of fried okra right there on stage... and the "redneck sauce" for the okra was pretty darn good. If you're in that area, stop in and try it.
It was their St. Patrick's Day party and the green was in full effect. People were in a good mood and ready to have a good time. So, it was the right mix of ingredients for a fun night. By the end of the night, we had the dance floor hoppin' and the crowd was singing along. It was really nice. It was so nice that Candy even graced us with her presence. These are the nights that make up for the other shows that aren't so nice.
Props to Murphy (hope I got the name right!) for the awesome thrift shop robot moves on the dance floor - wish I had some video of that - thanks for the okra as well. Also, thanks to Harper for taking care of everything, keeping the funky white kids groovin' on the dance floor and for being a cool guy. We appreciate it.
Afterwards, we had several people inquire about bookings and received a lot of really good feedback. Oh yeah, then there was that fight at closing time... well, it's late Saturday night, people are drunk, shit happens. To my knowledge, no one died. Breathe in, breathe out, move on...
Next week - A return visit to Hollywood & Vine in Glen Rose. Fingers crossed the weather holds up and we'll be out on their awesome patio!
Stay gold,
RH
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| Candy getting her green on. |
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| Redneck's fried okra and Redneck sauce! |
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