12.31.2014 - It's a Wrap!

Hello Strangers! 

Yes, it has been entirely too long since I've posted. I apologize for the absence and will try to keep things up to date in 2015. 

The past months have been busy ones. Since my last post, Sand Dollar Rodeo have played at The Chuggin' Monk, Pickles, Shannon Brewery, did a radio show taping at the world famous Thirsty Armadillo (with Nellie Olsen from Little House on the Prairie as our host), and performed at two benefits - the first for the Lone Star Parrot Head Club's Alzheimer fundraiser, then at an adoption event for Cody's Friends Animal Rescue. 

Aside from that, I also performed solo acoustic holiday gigs in December. That was a really neat experience for me. In all my years of playing live, I don't have much experience in playing by myself that way. I've done Christmas shows in the past that used backing tracks, but never anything stripped down like this, with just me and my guitar. Different, for sure. However, I enjoyed it and plan on continuing to do it in the future. For the record, all is well in SDR land, it's just me adding a little variety to life. Seems like every time I do something that isn't an SDR project, I get an inbox full of people asking if we've broken up. No, we haven't. Now you know.

Additionally, I spent a good chunk of the last 4 months working in the studio mastering instrumental and karaoke versions of the entire Sand Dollar Rodeo catalog, cleaning up and re-issuing some of my older material, all sorts of fun stuff that has kept me glued to a computer for hours and hours and hours. If you're interested in seeing the work in progress, go check out this page at my personal website. Again, a work in progress, there will be more to come soon. But, if you're at all curious of my back catalog, it's a good start. 

So, what is in store for 2015? 

One word: Lots! 

I am planning on keeping super busy. At the moment, we (SDR) are still working on the next album. It is expected to be released before Summer. We're also busy booking gigs and rehearsing for the shows. We've got a stripped down show coming up in January at Cobra Brewing (Lewisville, TX), then we'll be back on stage regularly starting around the end of April, so keep an eye on the SDR website for dates. 

I will also be releasing more material from my back catalog as well as a few new singles over the course of the year. Just some stuff that doesn't fit the SDR sound. Again, the band hasn't broken up LOL. More detail on those releases will be available at my website later in the year. Another fun new thing I'll be doing is a podcast, tied into a series of videos on YouTube. More on YouTube in a minute... 

Looking back, 2014 brought us our share of drama, but we've managed to survive. I've had a fun ride with SDR and I am really looking forward to whatever 2015 throws our way. 

So, back to today. It's New Year's Eve or, as I like to call it, "Amateur Night." I don't go out to celebrate and don't really need an excuse to get drunk. Hell, I can do that any night. So, I stay home and avoid the drunks on the road. Ok, now how does that tie into YouTube, right? I know that's what you were thinking, surely. 

I mentioned that I had been mastering karaoke versions of our songs earlier. Well, you guessed it - I've also been editing them into karaoke videos for YouTube and tonight, we'll be launching a little karaoke party just for you! 

You can access my karaoke channel on YouTube by clicking RIGHT HERE. 

Do the smart thing. Don't drink and drive. Drink and Sing Along with SDR at home tonight! All the cool kids will be doing it. Oh, and while you're at it, post a video on Facebook for us to see you rock out to your own version of one of our songs. Hope you enjoy the videos and have lots of fun with them.

As always, I thank you guys (so much) for the continued support of my musical endeavors. It is truly appreciated and you guys are the best - I'll see ya next year! 

Stay gold,

RH

09.12.2014 - GrapeFest - Grapevine, TX

Another fun one! 

As most of you already know, I'm a bit of a fest junkie. I love them like I love fairs. I have little doubt that I'd be a carnie if I weren't a musician. Same basic life... and I love it. I mean, who doesn't enjoy starting off their mornings to the delightful aroma of corn dogs, turkey legs and cigarette smoke? 

The weather for this show was if-y. We were booked rain or shine, so all of us got there early... soaked in the fest and waited around. There was a slight rain delay, but we were able to perform and had a great time. No real rain during our set. We lucked out and the show went fine. This lineup is really starting to gel... things are about to get real good, I think.

Highlights... for me, probably Fried Okra this time. I was channeling Vestal Goodman... enough said LOL. 

Vestal's looking for a city where the okra sizzles pretty, too!

Thanks to the Andy's with Epicenter for making us sound pretty, to Bud Light for making sure there was a roof over the stage to keep our gear dry, to Jeff at Epicenter for booking us and the the City of Grapevine for having us at their party. Also, a big thanks to all you familiar faces in the crowd... Mike, Misty, Sandy, Brian, Kristi, Jeff, Jan, Vicki, Randy... thank you so much for keeping us in business. You are very much appreciated! 

Tonight, we're off to Arlington for a last minute show at the Chuggin' Monk. If you're out and about tonight, come on down... multi-band bill, we got on at 10pm and will play about an hour. I'll see you there!

Until next time... stay gold, 

RH

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08.30.2014 - Hollywood & Vine - Glen Rose, TX

I swear, this CRS disease is getting bad... I could have sworn I wrote after the acoustic gig at Lake Weatherford Marina. Today, I log in and realize that I didn't do it. I am over 40. Can I start blaming my age? Ok. Thanks... the Marina show was fun. Heath and I always get goofy on those acoustic shows. As I recall, the night ended with a guy coming up and playing a Led Zeppelin song. Heath sang, I played guitar. I don't know what the song was called. I just followed those two. We also did that "Dont tell me me no lies and keep your hands to yourself" song. The title is a blank for me right now. Again, I played guitar with him, he and Heath sang. Neither of the songs were really my cup of tea, but they were easy enough to play and it was fun. I think the Marina is pretty much done with Summer 2014, so hopefully we'll be out there again next Summer. Great environment. 

Speaking of Summer 2014, last night was our last show of the Summer at Hollywood & Vine. Soon, the weather will be too unpredictable for outdoor shows there (see my old posts about being rained out at H&V), so they are going to move things inside next month until Spring. Unfortunately, we just have too much stuff to fit on the indoor stage. So, unless it's acoustic, we probably won't be back until Spring.

Last night was a hot one. I think we were all soaked well before we started playing. Heat like that tends to suck the life out of you. It resulted in a serious lack of beer consumption on our part. Just too hot and humid. Can you believe I said that? It was. I chugged PowerAde Zero and had a Spark Energy to combat it. Of all nights, the crowd was generous and bought us a few rounds of beer, wanted to buy us more, but it was just too hot. One of us, probably me, would have gotten dehydrated and hit the floor had we drank like we were offered. Thank you, though. Always nice to have a mystery beer show up on stage. Very much appreciated!

Show, itself, went fine. I remembered to power up the PA this time (don't ask). Josh and Ken are coming along well. Things are starting to gel on stage again. Good response from the crowd and Heath got his first experience of people dancing while he sang a song. Neat feeling, Heath, huh? Oh yeah... Heath is singing a new original song of ours! We've been easing in new material last couple of shows. I think we played 3 from the forthcoming album last night. It was a good night.

Next show, we're at Grapefest in Grapevine, TX. These are the kind of shows we really like doing. Not an all-nighter, just a straight on concert with pretty much all original music. I hope to see you there - it will be a good one... and we're on the Bud Light stage. Wonder if we'll get the courtesy cooler? Uh oh... Check our schedule at www.sanddollarrodeo.com for details. As I understand it, there is no admission charge at the festival before 5pm that day, so come on out and see us for free! 

Until then... Stay gold.

RFH

08.02.2014 - Railhead - Willow Park, TX

Hello Strangers,

It's 2am, I have a beer and some tasty Mexican "mush" leftover from last night. The Day Mars Invaded Earth on the DVR. I can't complain.

So, yes, I know I am overdue... past due. But, hopefully, not late enough to appear on my credit report. It hasn't been 30 days yet, has it? Regardless, I guess I should explain before I recap the show...

To be honest, I simply haven't wanted to write or talk about that show at Hollywood & Vine a while back. The night was very difficult for me. I could tell from the minute we all got together in Glen Rose that there was some tension and things didn't feel like the usual "team" kind of feeling. At times, I was flat out uncomfortable on stage because of the tension I could feel going on behind me. There's an odd thing that happens in a band. You tend to bond, like family, and you also feel dynamics, as a family does.

That night would be our last playing with Brian & Tony. Many factors involved in why it turned out that way. Very different factors. Timing was the only similarity. But, to spare you from reading a whole book tonight, it's probably best to just say that, while we love what we do, it is a business and sometimes hard decisions have to be made. Tony was a really nice guy. Brian, he and I just seemed in tune, musically, from day one. Love the guy and his playing style. I wish them nothing but the best. Shit happens. I will leave it at that. Years from now, you can buy the book for the details. We all move on.

After that, Heath and I went into panic mode. Luckily, we had a break in shows, so we had a few weeks to try to find replacements. However, after the emotional side of letting go, we just didn't want warm bodies. We wanted personalities that were right and guys who might get our long term goal (whether they knew it or not). So, we started auditioning...

In the mean time, Heath and I played an acoustic show at Cobra Brewing in Lewisville (another one where I didn't do the blog). A week, maybe a few days earlier, I can't remember, we hired Josh Drewes on bass. I want to say a day before or after, we hired Ken Woods on drums. I don't have the calendar with me right now - don't hold me to the dates, they'll be accurate when you buy the book LOL. Anyway, we were feeling much better by the time of the Cobra gig.

Cobra show... typical brewery gig. If you have never seen Heath and I at one, you should! It's a totally different vibe from our normal shows. Aside from not being full band, it's just a different state of mind for us. We play different material, don't take ourselves too seriously and just get stupid with the crowd. It was a good one... and we'll be doing it again at Cobra on December 13th, Mark your calendars!

So, after that, it was time to get our shit together with the new lineup. I can't tell you what an odd time it was for Heath, Trey and I. For one, I had been writing material for the new album and the original plan was an all new show come August. Oops... lineup change, that can't happen right now. With less than a month to put a three hour show together, we had to back up a bit. Sometimes, you just have to play Margaritaville because everyone knows how to play it! The good news, LOTS of new material coming your way this Fall. The Bad news... there really wasn't any, it worked out fine and we got in a few new ones in...

Of those, if you were there, you heard Heath's Keith Richards debut. He sang a whopping two songs tonight! Heath did a great take on Robert Earl Keen's I'm Coming Home and also sang a new original he wrote called Old Aledo. Good job, Heath (like the candy bar). Another we got in was one I wrote called Population You & Me. Oh, and to tell you how much NOT a country band we are, we did I Think I'll Just Stay Here and Drink by Merle Haggard for the first time ever. It was kind of fun and our piano boy wonder, Trey, knocked it out of the park on the solos!

Overall, it was a really good night. Yes, we had a few technical issues. But, considering that our rhythm section has been with us less than a month, screw it. It was just fine. The crowd seemed to have had a good time.

I have to send out some great big kudos to Ken & Josh for learning 30 songs that quick. I also need to thank Trey for being a trooper and keeping things together with them while I taunt the crowd. It only works when we're all in the same mindset and I thank all the guys for being into it tonight. It was a pleasure playing with you all. It felt good and I look forward to the next one. Things are about to get real good. I can feel it.

Oh, and thank you Dr. Phil for the glamour shots pre-show. Yeah, it was a long day... we were probably in Willow Park way before you were today...  oh look, now The Exorcist is on... or were those the proofs of me from the photo shoot?  Well, the Exorcist really in on. The other... eh...my night is complete.

Thanks for reading... stay gold,
RFH

Souvenirs from Railhead... gotta love being on the wrong side of the tracks!

06.13.2104 - Reno Red's - Roanoke, TX

Well, I am playing catch up. The past week has been crazy and busy. So, we will be quick and to the point on this one!

So, so night. Not sure what was going on around town, but every place in the downtown area was dead slow. Oh, and it was Friday the13th. Jason was nowhere to be seen.

This was another acoustic show and was the first time I've brought out my 12 string. Tried a few new things on it, some you may hear again, some you may not LOL.

All in all, pretty routine night. Not a lot to write home about on this one. As usual, great food, fun staff and Mr. Dan (the manager) is great. I hear he sings, too.... oh yeah, at the end a staff member came up and sang a few songs. I need to track down her name, she had a really nice voice!

After that, I came home, reorganized gear for full band mode and was in bed by 3 or 4 am... such is life.

I'll catch you guys up what happened the next night sometime this week!

Til then, stay gold.
RH

06.07.2014 - Railhead - Willow Park, TX

Well, despite some guy named George playing his final show to 105k of closest friends and the 40k over at the Rangers game, Sand Dollar Rodeo had a pretty good night. The outdoor area (where the bands play) was pretty full right up til last call.

Highlights of the night:

Heath's family was out to celebrate Allyson's (his wife) birthday. Always a good time when that bunch shows up. However, how did I miss out on the cake? That's the 2nd occasion in a row that I've forgotten to get a piece! I should just start bringing my own.

Next... space! Now that the weather has arrived, all of the usual side draping on the patio was gone. That allows for twice the stage area. I can't tell you how nice it was to be able to move around. Speaking of weather, thank god for the breeze. When I was driving to the show, the car said it was 98 degrees. Luckily, once the sun went down, it was much better and not really an issue, just chugged a lot of water.

Good night at the merchandise table as well. We just about sold out (like fully out of stock) the GPS CD. I think we have 3 left. Guess we need to press some more! Good problem to have.

Thanks to everyone who came out. We had a great time and appreciate you guys taking the time out to come see us play. Also, thanks to Railhead for having us back again. Always a friendly staff and we hope to be back there again this Fall.

Next week, Heath and I will be acoustic Friday night at Reno Red's in Roanoke, then full band on Saturday night at Hollywood & Vine in Glen Rose. If you're in either of those areas, we look forward to seeing you there!

Stay gold,
RH
www.SandDollarRodeo.com

PS: Thanks for the pictures, Shelly!

Some groupies that were high on birthday cake

LR: Tony, Brian & Trey

Heath, early on, fighting the heat... and enjoying the space.

06.03.2014 - 95.9 The Ranch Pickin' Party - Willow Park, TX

I am home now and watching Trevor Horn's Slaves to the Rhythm DVD from Netflix. I find myself in such a weird place. I adore technology. It's my thing. Regardless of whether you liked it or not, Trevor was responsible for for a large part of what you heard on the radio in the eighties and beyond. He was (and still is) very influential on what and how I do what I do. Good DVD.

Now, let's forget all that... we're in Texas.

What a fun, strange, trip tonight was. It's no secret, I am not a fan of acoustic shows. I take that back, I am not a fan of Sand Dollar Rodeo playing acoustic. I write our songs for full band, with sound effects and a lot of synth sounds. So, when it is stripped down, it makes me uncomfortable.

However, as time has gone by, I have learned that our Texas friends want to hear it stripped down. They want to hear the lyrics and find out who you are as a person, what the songs are actually about, that kind of stuff. So, a while back, Heath and I decided we'd give it a shot, just to see what happened. We booked a few acoustic shows.

I am glad, and confused, to find that these shows keep going well. I saw John Waters last week and had the chance to speak with him after the show. He didn't seem to get his current stand-up / non-movie success either. For some reason, some people just want to see entertainers raw and unpolished.

So, you got it tonight...Heath and I had heard about something called 95.9 The Ranch's Pickin' Party with Zane Williams & Randy Brown at the Railhead...

I didn't have anything going, Heath said, "let's do it" and we did. Just guitars and us. We played a couple songs, it went fine, we promoted Saturday's show. Good, right? No... it was REALLY good. We tapped into Texas musicians from all around the state. Made some good contacts. Who knew?

End of the night summation: This is all about networking here in Texas... and you'll probably see us at a few more of these things again this Summer :)

Saturday, we return to this same location for a full band show. It's a nice place to see a full band show in an "up close" environment. If you're out and about in the Willow Park / Aledo / Weatherford area, come by Railhead and say "hello." Railhead is located at 120 S. Ranch House Rd., Willow Park TX 76008. 

Stay gold... see you Saturday
RH
www.SandDollarRodeo.com

05.24.2014 - Rockin' Parrodise - Lewisville, TX

Well, I guess things had been going too good lately and we needed a dose of reality? 

When I started doing this blog, I stated that it was going to be the good, the bad and the ugly. We haven't had any bad shows for a while now. Last night broke the trend...

The Good...

We show up, load in and start doing our thing and am greeted with a familiar "hey" from a few feet away. Wow, my friends Susan and Terrell were in town from the Austin area and decided to come out to the show. I was really glad to see them. Ages ago, Susan and I worked together at a software company in San Antonio. We see each other every once in a while, but it had been too long. Really good to have seen them and I really appreciated them being there.

The Bad...

I am going to dub this post, "lessons learned." I was talking with my friend, Mike, this morning about last night and the process for this particular show. For the first issue, he summed it up with a simple comparison... 

Jasper the Wonder Dog goes to the dog park. He really wants to play with the collie that just entered. The collie isn't interested. He tries to play with the collie again. Still not interested. Regardless of the fact that the collie has never played with Jasper before and doesn't know how much in common they might have, the collie is not interested because Jasper is a new dog in the park and the collie likes the familiar. Jasper has to accept that the collie isn't open to new dog friends and he needs to move on. 

I'll explain... For a year or longer, I have been trying to get the band exposed to the Lone Star Parrot Head Club (aka the Dallas club). As a former Board member of the Rhode Island Parrot Head Club, I know some of the LSPHC members would have fun at our shows. We also get a nice response, nationally, in the trop rock (parrothead) music scene. So, I have made a good effort to try and do something with the club. 

I've sent free stuff, one year we offered to play free at their Christmas party, I've emailed the board members multiple times and don't even receive the courtesy of a "thanks, but no thanks." I'd be ok with that - it's a response and I can accept it.

This particular show was going to be my final attempt to win the Dallas folks over. We booked a show at a venue they are known to frequent for live music. We made sure there was no cover charge. The bar ran specials on Rum Jumbie. We worked it out with the bar so we could start and end earlier than most of their bands, as we know the parrotheads aren't quite the night owls these days. 

I emailed the Board members inviting them to the show and asking if they would share the information with the club members, possibly make it a club social. I created special flyers with a free download on them, threw in a cover letter and a couple koozies and mailed them to their physical address. No response. I submitted to their online calendar and DID receive a reply from the webmaster (thank you), letting me know that he had forwarded it to the Board for approval to add. Fine, that's normal procedure for a club. As usual, no response from anyone on the Board. I checked their calendar a few weeks later and they had added another show or two, but no mention of our show. Once again, the gatekeepers blocked us from the membership. 

I am pretty sure that no one on the Board has seen us live. When we played Angels in Tropical shirts, we weren't billed as SDR and it was a totally different setup from how we are now. Regardless, it's a large parrothead club and I am pretty sure not everyone in the club has the same taste in music. If I were still a member, I would love to know that there was a local band that played stuff I might like. 

Long story short, the Dallas parrothead club didn't show. Hell, I am pretty sure that, aside from whoever received the flyers and email, they didn't even know about it unless they were friends of mine on Faceplace. So, that bird has flown, fine, we'll move on without them and stop wasting time and money.

Speaking of money...

The Ugly...

There are expenses that come with our presenting a live show. Aside from Heath and I , maybe, enjoying the thought of a few dollars for gas, dinner and the work we put into this stuff every day, we have to pay the other guys in the stage band. While I'd like to think they're just in it for the fun, we do have to pay them whether we get paid or not. 

That being said, we make a point to make sure we're guaranteed a certain amount to cover all of our expenses. Tonight, we wound up not being paid that certain amount by the bar. 

I found out, upon arrival, that the guy who booked us was no longer employed there.  In retrospect, we should have been more diligent in confirming the pay before we ever loaded in. At the end of the night, we were met with "we don't pay that much" and a refusal to pay the originally agreed amount. I understand that it wasn't a busy night and that the guy that setup the show was no longer around. But, in my opinion, they should have either cancelled the show once the original guy left or they should have honored the amount. 

In the end, we took what we could get. I won't get into how little that was, and I do appreciate that they paid us something, but we wound up having to make up the difference to pay Brian, Tony & Trey out of pocket. Combine that with gas and dinner expenses, yeah, not a good financial night for the two us. Probably needless to say, but we will not be returning to Rockin' Parrodise - as a band or as a customer. 

It was an educational night, for sure. I think Heath and I both agree that we are done playing bars. In the past, the only times we have had pay disputes, it has been at a bars like these. They're the only places I have ever seen that get away with paying what they think is fair rather than what is agreed. Could you imagine showing up at your day job on Tuesday and, after working all day, finding out that you're only getting $2 an hour because it was a slow day? Yeah, welcome to the world of bars. So much for that. We'll stick with the fests, BBQ joints and true live music venues from here on out. 

The funny thing, I didn't have a horrible time last night until afterwards. Yes, I was terribly disappointed by the Dallas parrothead club blowing us off. Stuff like that happens, though, and you make the best of it and give 100% for those that DID come to your show... and that's what we did! 

Next show, we're back to familiar turf... it will be good to see our Willow Park friends at Railhead. Until next time...

Stay gold, 

RH

05.10.2014 - Hollywood & Vine - Glen Rose, TX

Finally, no rain!

We love playing at Hollywood & Vine. Unfortunately, the last few times Sand Dollar Rodeo played there, we have fought with the weather. It's either been raining earlier, rain or a storm on its way, too cold, etc. We've always played the show, but the weather has tended to tame the crowd and cause them to leave or go inside as the weather took over. 

Last night was a different story. The weather was perfect for sitting outside and listening to music. It was so enjoyable to see people dancing and sticking around til the end. Really, the whole show was the highlight for me, simply because everyone was able to have the good time they would have been having with us all along if the weather had held up. I really had an enjoyable evening. 

This was Tony & Trey's first time to play at Hollywood & Vine. I always enjoy watching people and how they react to the place the first time. Because of the distance, Trey and I rode together. We show up and park. The parking area is small and has a bit of colorful debris around. I call it personality. There's also some old wood crates (possibly an old structure) back there. I parked next to it and Trey goes, "Is that the stage?" I smile... "Nope... the stage is... up there!"

Loading in to their stage is a trick. I can safely say that each of us who have played there in the past have fallen down, at least once, while loading gear out at night. After the show, it's fairly dark, very steep and just a dirt hill you back up to. If you're wearing boots, you will slide. I promise. I don't know if Tony or Trey managed to fall, but it wouldn't surprise me. Initiation. 

As I said, the weather was good, we were in a good mood and I think it came across in our performance. We were having fun and I'm pretty sure that energy poured back onto the crowd. They returned it, we fed it back, like a lovely vicious circle. Oh, and Heath bought a new Vox amp. Sounded really nice. I'm sure he'll be telling you all about it this coming Thursday on his blog over at http://heathfrazier.blogspot.com/ .

As usual, I forgot to take pictures. However, if you scroll back through older blogs of mine, from when we've played here before, you can see what it looks like. Nothing has changed - and that's a good thing. Love that patio! 

A note on the picture taking; I am going to make a big effort to start snapping some fun stuff for you guys. We see all sorts of weird and wonderful things when we do these shows. So, I set us up an Instagram account and Heath and I will both have the app on our phones for when the mood takes us. If you'd like to follow us over there, the link is  http://instagram.com/sanddollarrodeo  - nothing to see there just yet, but as the shows and recording sessions continue, we'll get it good and active for you. 

That was our night. As always, I have to put a plug in for Hollywood & Vine. Really nice folks run the place and work there, great food, really nice and relaxing environment. If you're in the Glen Rose area, check them out! Heck, if you really want to make a fun night of it... we'll be back at H&V on June 14th - see you there? 

Next show... we're going to be rockin' the parrot heads at Rockin' Parrodise in Lewisville, Texas. Should be a fun night. There is no admission and the bar will having Rum Jumbie specials - you have been warned! 

That's it for this one... talk to guys soon!

Stay gold,

RH

www.SandDollarRodeo.com

05.03.2014 - Mayfest - Fort Worth, TX

Summer has arrived! Maybe not officially, but wearing jeans, boots and black in 90 degree weather, it sure felt like it. Guess that's my problem, though. For everyone else, what a beautiful day along the banks of the Trinity river in Fort Worth.

This was the second year for Sand Dollar Rodeo to play Mayfest. This time, same stage, but a better time slot. More shade, too!

Y'all know me, I always love a good fest. So, I showed up a few hours early and took in the sights, sounds and tastes. I had a chicken gyro that was awesome (despite the heartburn later during our set - haha.. oh well). This particular festival is really pleasant. Seems like everyone is on Xanax or some other mood elevating substance. I noticed that last year as well. They're just pleasantly floating around the festival grounds. Speaking of which... after I played around at the fest, I went back over to Coyote Drive-In to meet up with the band. Heath and I were in one vehicle and we took a wrong turn into downtown Fort Worth. We look over to our left and hear comes this sea of people at us with a big banner that read, "Cannabis March." Maybe they got lost, too, and wound up at Mayfest. Could explain a lot. Either way, we got a good laugh out of it.

Our set went great. No complaints. The sound was good and the crowd was receptive. When I was out earlier, I noticed most of the other bands seemed to be cover bands. I was really glad for the response and their willingness to try listening to something new.

Funny stage moment... there was this big, really tall, thrill ride called Speed staring right at me throughout the show. I wish I had a picture to show. If you have one, comment below and post it! Anyway, the way it was spinning made it look like it was coming right at me every revolution. At one point, I remember watching it, then going "oh crap, I am supposed to be singing." If you knew the song, sorry. If not, hey, ignorance is bliss. I started laughing at myself pretty good at that point.

I sang for about 3 hours Thursday night, same on Friday night. Then, an hour on Saturday. My voice is a little tired today, but what a great weekend. I said it the other day - I am so thankful to be able to do this and appreciate everyone that came out. I had a really good time. I think we all did.

Next up, we're heading to Glen Rose for our first visit to Hollywood & Vine of 2014. We have a history of dodging thunder storms in Glen Rose. Keep your fingers crossed and, if you're in the area, come on out for one of THE best patios in the country. Unique is putting it lightly.

As usual, I wasn't able to catch any pictures on my own, but here are a few courtesy of Brian Barton and Mike Thornton.

Stay gold kids,
Roy Holliday
www.SandDollarRodeo.com

Mayfest Riverbank Stage Schedule

Brian and Trey selfie on the bus to the show

Trinity River aka backstage

Sand Dollar Rodeo - Mayfest Fort Worth 2014

Sand Dollar Rodeo - Mayfest Fort Worth 2014

Sand Dollar Rodeo - Mayfest Fort Worth 2014

Sand Dollar Rodeo - Mayfest Fort Worth 2014

Sand Dollar Rodeo - Mayfest Fort Worth 2014

05.02.2014 - Reno Red's - Roanoke, TX

Well, my clothes still smell like their food... can't be a bad thing, right?

Yesterday, I get a call from Dan the Man at Reno Red's... let me back up.... I live in Roanoke, Texas (Home of Juniors Lone Star Sauce). I am also a devoted customer of Reno Red's. When I have family and friends in town, I take them there for a nice Texas dinner. Follow me?

A year or so ago, they built a stage and wanted to bring more live music to Roanoke. Great. I am happy. I talk with the manager, Dan, and book Sand Dollar Rodeo there for fun. Goes well, he says to talk to him in March of 14 for when he starts booking Summer.

Well, a lot has happened since then... We are a five piece live band now. I told him the truth, I didn't think we'd fit on the stage and the expenses involved just wouldn't work. But, I love Reno Red's and, hey, Heath and I are playing around with an unplugged version of the band if he'd be interested. He was and we booked a mid-summer show. I also told him that if he had any cancellations, to let me know...

Back to the present.... they had a cancellation and we had a night off.

Heath and I are still finding our way with these acoustic shows, but it went ok. Not as good as last night. But, ok. The crowd there isn't accustomed to coming out for the music. They're just having a nice dinner and, if there's some background music, great. So, it was challenging trying to talk and do intros to songs with no response from the crowd. Heath and I have a lot of schtick that works when you're listening. Not so much when you're focused on your food.

However, we knew that was part of the deal. I honestly believe Reno Red's has the potential to be a great venue for live, original music. It just takes time to draw the right crowd. Again, not a bad night. I want to stress that. It was fine, just a little disconnected. Plus, with the short notice, we didn't have time to promote and bring the rodeo clowns out.

I think these acoustic shows are really healthy for Heath and I. Humility builds character... or so I am telling myself. When you're playing behind a high end PA and are backed by a wall of sound from great musicians, the crowd doesn't really notice when you hit a bad note... or when, in my case, I stop playing guitar altogether, to grab the Mic and work the crowd. Try that acoustic - I let go of the guitar and grab the Mic... and there is no rhythm section! Doh!

Anyway, we are learning.

Some highlights... Pitmaster Tex and Chrissie showed up with the one and only Junior! Nice little dude. And we decided he has a band in his future. That little boy was fascinated by the stage. As Chrissie told us later, we were his first live music encounter. That was neat... while we are not Cheap Trick, I do still remember my first show... aka Cheap Trick in 1979.

Then, the infamous Martirita, from PBM, showed up! She was at our first paid gig, back at Fred's in Fort Worth. Hell, she got us that gig. In retrospect, Fred's didn't like us, but it wasn't our scene. Even acoustic, we aren't into the boring norm of most "Texas music."  We were a bit much for Fred's LOL. Oh well... you live and learn. It was good to see her again.

We also made a few new friends. Thanks to everyone who engaged and played along and spoke with us on the breaks. Thanks for buying merchandise, too! I don't get it... We are noticing a trend that we are selling more merchandise at the acoustic shows... hmmm...

So, now we head back into the rock n roll circus. Tomorrow (today?) We are at Mayfest in Fort Worth for a full band show. Heath and I were talking earlier about how, while the acoustic gigs have been fun, we are ready to go crazy with the full band tomorrow!

If you're around Fort Worth, come on out to Mayfest tomorrow. We have some built up energy and this has the potential to be an awesome show.

Ok, time for me to get a couple hours sleep before we do it all over again. See you tomorrow!

Stay gold,
RH

05.01.2014 - Lake Weatherford Marina - Weatherford, TX

I think I have found my new adopted home until I pack up and move back down to South Texas.

For my New England (Rhody) friends, think Oakland Beach. Just a pleasant place. And, while a lake, about as much beach frontage as that Oakland strip. It worked. While I, pretty much, am always wanting to be on the water... Tonight, it really hit home how much I enjoy that environment. The mindset is just kind of mine.

So, the show... Tonight Heath and I continued our exploration of playing acoustic. We have avoided acoustic since day one. We like the loud madness of rock n roll. We write for that concert setting. However, this is Texas and acoustic, well, it's something you're expected to do if you want to be taken as serious songwriters. So, we're trying it out.

I am happy to say that, after two acoustic shows under our belt, it seems to be working....and it has been a lot of fun. There's a different connection on an acoustic show. No blinky lights or fog machines (both I love). It's just you and your guitar, kind of naked. Scary as Hell. But, when you get a response, it's a pretty cool high.

Our set was, for the most part, was what you'd hear at a full band show, but we added some fun covers on a whim here and there. The freedom of just playing, rather than following the set list was fun for me.

We tried out some new material as well. We have a new song called Old Aledo and Heath made his lead vocal debut with it tonight!

I was really surprised at the dance floor. Mind you, we were acoustic. We expected NO dancing. Quite the opposite reaction and that was a treat.

Also, met a cool drummer girl... I apologize in advance... her name was Janelle? Jeanette? I am sure I have that wrong, there were several buckets of Shiner involved.... regardless, she had some hand percussion gear with her and joined us on the last few songs. Heath got her number... you might see her with us again . Nice girl and I apologize for the name... Names are Heath's department. I just show up and try to sing :)

So, that was it. Incredibly fun night and I hope to play there again.

Tomorrow night (tonight?), we are back at it with the acoustic thing. We had a last minute booking and will be at Reno Reds in Roanoke, TX. The next day, back to rock n roll and gawdy clothes with the full band at Mayfest in Fort Worth.

I love it and am thankful for the ability to play as often as we can. If you're in one of those towns, come say HI this weekend.

Stay Gold,
RFH

04.26.2014 - Martin House Brewing Company - Fort Worth, TX

I tell you what... I could go for this schedule every show!

This was Sand Dollar Rodeo's second appearance at Martin House. In the months since our last visit, they seem to be getting a good reputation for both their beer and live music. I think last weekend, maybe the one before, The Toadies played there on that same loading dock as us.

This show went fine. It was hot, but no other big issues. We played a couple of hours and genuinely had fun. From what I heard, we had about 400 beer guzzling hipsters. Hard to tell from our view. There is a constant stream of traffic in a brewery situation and people are inside and out. We played on the loading dock and the door was open. So, we had a crowd both in front and behind us. A little odd, but so are we.

Like I said, show was fun and went fine. Sold some stuff, mission accomplished.

Afterwards, I ran back home to drop off gear, changed clothes and went to Main Street Fest in Grand Prairie to hang out and listen to Roger Creager. What a great day... play a show (which included a Creager song) then go relax, have a beer and attend a show. My kind of day. Here, have a picture from my view of Creager's show!

Roger Creager and Huff Daddy - Main Street Fest - Grand Prairie, TX - 4/26/2014

Next up, we are at Mayfest in Fort Worth. I love fests. So, come on down... these are my favorite type of shows to play and I'd love to see ya!

Stay gold,
RH
www.SandDollarRodeo.com

04.19.2014 - Junior's Lone Star Sauce 1yr Aniversary Party @ Cobra Brewing - Lewisville, TX

Well, I meant to get this out yesterday, but it was Easter and... yeah, I was a little more concerned with eating all the great food that was floating around, my friends, Brian & Kristi's house yesterday. I'm only a few hours late of having gotten the post out within a day after the show, right?

Ok, so, I guess I need to set up the when, where, how, why of this "show." First off, it wasn't really an SDR "show" in the traditional sense. This was multi-band deal and the real focus of the day was not the bands, but the BBQ sauce - specifically, Junior's Lone Star Sauce, as they were celebrating their one year anniversary.

I ran into Tex and Chrissie about a year ago when my friend Mike and I were at the Best Little Brewfest in Texas. It was your typical beer fest, but they seemed to be trying to put a local spin on it moreso than the others that I've been to around the DFW metroplex. It was a nice, comfortable fest. Anyway, we're winding our way through the samples and there towards the back was this table with BBQ sauce samples. I'm always game, so we tried and it was amazing. So, we buy a few jars and continue back to the beer sampling... and keep making random comments between ourselves about how good that sauce was.

Fast forward a month or two and Mike and I are discussing the sauce and how we need to find them again to buy more. Checked out their website and, go figure, they lived in the same town as I do... and they were working the beer circuit pretty hard, as were we. A day or two later, Sand Dollar Rodeo is playing a brewery tour (Martin House, maybe?) and look who's there early setting up a table. Needless to say, we spent more on sauce than we got paid and I was able to turn my bandmates onto it as well. I remember Heath fell in love with the stuff. His parents were there and I think bought some and got hooked as well. Years from now, I suspect we're going to see Tex on the news, having been busted for putting some addictive element in the sauce LOL.

We talked with them a bit more and, as I mentioned, he and his wife lived in Roanoke. So, I think one of us said we should go get a beer sometime when neither of us are working on the same weekend. Working on the weekend is par for course, so it's a good thing not to be free on the weekend. After that, we pretty much all became friends on Facebook and, eventually, one night off we were all stumbling around old Roanoke and hooked up for some beer!

I will say something that most of you probably don't know or think about... when you (we) play different places most every night, it's rare to see a friendly face in the venue. It's not like a day job where you're going into an office with the same group of co-workers each day. Our office staff changes every night. That's why, when an employee of a club, vendor or whatever, is friendly to us, we remember. We show up and throw it all out there in front of strangers on a stage. Seeing a familiar, friendly face is a nice treat for us and makes our job easier. Tex & Chrissie are some of those familiar, friendly faces that we get to see every once in a while.

Several months ago, maybe after a night in Roanoke - I can't remember, Tex told me he was planning the party and asked if we would play. Unfortunately, the rest of the band wasn't able to do it. But, Heath and I wanted to be there. You see, when the Junior's folks get big and famous, we're going to get them to make us up some of Sand Dollar Rodeo's Fired Okra Dippin' Sauce. I can  already taste it... anyway, jokes aside, we wanted to be there. So, we said it was time to put together an acoustic set, I followed up with Tex and we booked the damned gig!

After the fact, I'm so glad we did. It was a really nice afternoon and I was glad to see so many people come out and support them. Ok, so now to the usual show highlights reel...

We show up around 11, say hello and get these really cool beer glasses! So cool, we had to just fill them up, right?

Along with the party, they were hosting a beard/facial hair competition. That was a lot of fun. I think my personal favorite was this guy and his Easter beard basket:

Although, we were playing while most of the competitors were showing up, so I am sure I missed some good ones. I had no idea what to expect from a facial hair competition, but it was actually a lot of fun. I am pretty sure everyone in the crowd enjoyed watching it. 

So, we play...

You can't really tell from the picture above, but we were playing a pretty good sized parking lot. A concrete parking lot. The sun decided to come out. Oh boy, I can tell you that, as I type this, my face is bright red. I got so sunburned, it's not even funny. I wasn't aware we would be outside, so didn't pack any sunscreen. We live and learn, bottle of "just in case" sunscreen going in my gig bag from here on out!

We played for an hour. Highlight of the set was watching some drunk cowboy in a black hat doing a hillbilly rumpshaker dance to Fried Okra. He will remain nameless. Probably the worst version or Fried Okra we've ever played because I could not stop laughing. 

After our set, we stuck around and watched the other bands - The Rhythm and Beards and then The Driftin' Outlaw Band. Both were a lot of fun and I recommend checking them out if they're in your neck of the woods. 

On a side note, this was my first time visiting Cobra Brewing Company. They had a nice, comfortable, setup. I will be going back again (as a customer), for sure. 

My closing comments are 1) a big thank you to Tex & Chrissie for having us 2) if you weren't there, you missed a Hell of a party 3) try their sauce - Junior's Texas Sauce !

Roy, Heath, Pitmaster Tex & Chrissie - No actual beer was consumed in this photo...

Until next time... Stay Gold,

RH

www.SandDollarRodeo.com 

04.12.2104 - Cowtown Bowling Palace - Fort Worth, TX

Hmm... they had green beer? As I mentioned last time, we have played here so often that things become a blur and it is often hard to come up with much to report.

They did have green beer. As I was talking to the bartender, she poured a green Coors Light and explained that the distributor delivered it well after St. Patrick's Day. Too bad it was Coors Light. I am almost always up for a colored beer... a Coors, not so much.

There was a lot going on in town. Main Street Arts Festival took a toll on most every entertainment venue in the Metroplex. Add to that Wade Bowen playing a few miles down the road. Fairly slow night. Too bad since last time was so busy. Just too much going on in the same night. It happens. We made it through the night.

We're working on some new strategies and are going to be paying more attention to oversaturation in certain areas. As a result, we probably won't be back to Cowtown for a while. So, if you've been putting off coming out because you think we will be there again in a month... you might have just missed your chance.

Next week, Heath and I will be playing an acoustic set at the Juniors Lone Star Sauce 1 year anniversary party. I stumbled upon their bbq sauce about a year ago at a beer fest at Texas Motor Speedway. Omg. Best sauce ever! As I kept running into them at beer events where we were playing or they were selling, we got to be friendly. Turns out they only live about a mile away from me! I am really glad to be a part of their celebration. 

We kick off the party by playing from Noon to 1p.m.. Several other bands will play throughout the day. So, if you're available and want to experience some awesome TX sauce, come on out to Cobra Brewing Co in Lewisville and join us. Details are on our website.

Okie dokie. It is Spring in Texas and we've just been issued a tornado watch... par for the course, but I should power down before the storms move in.

Stay gold and I will see you next time!

RH

Roy Holliday

Sand Dollar Rodeo

www.SandDollarRodeo.com

03.29.2014 - Cowtown Bowling Palace - Fort Worth, TX

Back to the Palace... Good crowd this time. You could feel the buzz of Spring in the air. People were just in an overall good mood (ourselves included). Sand Dollar Rodeo hasn't played at Cowtown since November, but played there quite a bit last year. So, it's a really relaxed show because we're so comfortable with the place and its staff. It's not every venue a band plays where the police officer working security buys your CD.

Speaking of merchandise, last night we debuted our first shirts! Nothing too fancy, but they're just like us - fun and cheap :) Sloppy logo on front, lyrics from "I'll just have a beer" on back. They were a pretty big hit and it was nice to move a little merchandise. The following picture is of the first person to buy our first shirt! 

Our first t-shirt sale!

Show wise, it was fine. A little rough on the vocals all around this time... since we haven't been playing as often as usual, my voice isn't as strong as it normally is and back to back gigs will often trash it if I sing something too loud. Of course, I did... and I struggled through the last part of the show. Nothing like the feeling of rubbing sandpaper on your throat. On top of that, Brian's voice is giving him grief as well. We're talking like he can't hardly speak. Brian sings the higher harmonies with me and was missed, for sure, this weekend. Everyone send some positive thoughts Brian's way for a quick recovery. Speaking of Brian, I got in trouble last night for not posting a picture of him on the last blog. So, here ya go... yes, he really was there!

Brian Barton live with Sand Dollar Rodeo at the Fort Worth Convention Center.

Aside from that, it was pretty much par for the course. I will note that Heath nailed the "WHat Kind of Life is This" solo like never before. He blames his new pedals. I blame his fingers. Either way, it sounded really good. Tony seemed to be having a good time and Trey got to mess around with his new keyboard. All sounded good. It's nice to see this latest configuration of the live band start to gel. Going to be a fun ride.

Ok, enough out of me for today.... and the Jackson Family movie is coming on, so you know I have to watch it. No shows next week as I will be in Tulsa, OK, for my sister's wedding. The following weekend, we'll be back to work... I'll be talking to you soon!

Stay gold,

RH

03.28.2014 - Fort Worth Convention Center - Fort Worth, TX

Well, hello strangers! Seems like forever since Sand Dollar Rodeo has had a show, right? We're going to fix all that real soon. I guess I should be enjoying the down time (rather than feeling like I need something to be doing). 

Since our last show, Heath and I have been doing some recording and also practicing for our upcoming acoustic shows. That, and a million other band related chores on the business side. So, I guess it really hasn't been down time. But, when you combine the every day business side of the band with the live shows, it's a faster pace of life, for sure. 

So, about this show... Several months ago, Heath found out about an event at Fort Worth Convention Center being put on by USITT (United States Institute for Theatre Technology). They were looking for bands willing to come in and play at their SoundLab during the annual convention. The SoundLab is a setting where they take seasoned pros and students, then show them the ropes in a 10,000 seat arena with full concert sound. The "pros" are the real deal - sound guys from touring broadway shows to Miley Cyrus. The way it works is, the pro mixes a song, then a student, a pro, a student, back and forth through our 90 minute set. Anyway, sounded like fun and we went for it! I mean, come on, what band at our current level wouldn't want to play a stage where Elvis and U2 have played, right? 

So, here's how it went... we roll in early, around 11am for load in. Kind of cool to drive your car into the underbelly of an arena. We pull in and are greeted by one of the runners and he gives a tour of the place. What a neat experience to roam the back halls where all sorts of famous bands have roamed and hung out. If those walls could talk... it's a whole city under there - meeting rooms, dressing rooms, showers, catering, etc. We finish our tour and then check out the stage. Then, we start unloading our gear, set it down and it's magically gone! What's this? Roadies? Yes - they actually took our stuff to the stage area and positioned it. From there, it only got better. A sea of stage hands, sound engineers and students start plugging us in and mic'ing everything and bam, time for sound check. I can't remember doing a sound check where I wasn't sweating away and exhausted from loading gear. Very nice, indeed. 

Onto the sound. What can I say? Immaculate? We were test driving a new state of the art system that you'll soon see at major concerts nationwide. I heard is has little pins in it so that they can aim each speaker so the sound is equally as loud and clear up front as it is in the rafters. And it was! 

One of my favorite things, as a concert fan, is when a show has booming bass. Especially, when it is on the bass drum. That "thud" that hits you in the chest gets my blood pumping. I wish you could have felt the bass waves as they left our stage and flooded the arena, then rumbled around the room. Very cool feeling. 

Our part of the show was fun. We played pretty much all originals, except for one special one... You see, Heath's Mom had seen Elvis here years ago AND she happened to be on our guest list. So, of course, we had to do an Elvis song. We played Little Sister. Really, the performance itself was kind of a blur. We've all done this long enough that, unless something goes really wrong or is really bizarre, what we do isn't that memorable. Although, it was funny when I realized I had much more room on stage than normal... I was playing keyboards, turned my head to the left like I always do, to go back into singing and... oops... no mic - it was 5 feet away! I can deal with that - so much fun. 

Mike Thornton was in the house with his camera and shot a lot of great pictures (thank you, Mike!). I have posted a few below. But, if you'd like to see the full roll, go over here to this album on our Facebook page and you can see them. Click Here for the Facebook Photo Album

Tonight, we're back to real life... playing a much smaller venue with our own PA system... should be a humbling experience LOL. But, so glad we got the chance to play the USITT event. I thank them for booking us and hope we can do it again. 

Stay gold and we'll see you out there! 

RH

03.01.2014 - Private Show @ Buckles - Aledo, TX

Well, hello strangers!

Yeah, it's the slow time of year for Sand Dollar Rodeo. Our schedule is about to kick into high gear next month. But, for now, things are a little slow on the live front. We're busy, don't misunderstand that, just not so busy on stage as much in February and March. 

It was good to be back on stage. It really hasn't been that long since we've played live, but when you're used to doing it regularly, a week or two off seems like forever. I had a nice time today. Well, I had a nice time once I got there... thanks to construction and a wreck on 35, my 45 minute drive became a two hour drive and I was late for sound check. Oh well, what do you do, right? It's DFW. 

Today we were booked at a private party in Aledo, Texas. Early gig. Load in at 2, show at 5. Stage clear at 8 sharp. The venue was a place called Buckles. We've actually played there before. It used to be called Wild Wet Willie's. I can't remember if that was the name of the place when we played there, but they've changed hands / changed names 3 times since we played there. Regardless, I thought I knew the venue and was prepared for an afternoon of thick cigarette smoke and funky sound. Boy, was I wrong! Whoever took this place over did a major overhaul on the place. It's very nice now. They still allow smoking in the bar, but they have good smoke eaters and you really didn't notice it. Mind you, I have nothing against smoking bars at all. Heck, I smoke - it doesn't bother me. But, last time we played there it was so thick and stale, it bothered my voice. Needless to say, I was pleasantly surprised. Kudos to the new crew for making it a really nice place to visit. Nice staff, excellent sound system. Tonight (after the private party) was to be their opening night and I wish them the best of luck with the place. As we were leaving, looked like they were getting a good crowd. Good for them! 

Now for the show itself... playing private parties is weird. It's something bands do, but it's not a normal gig. You never know what's going to happen or what the crowd is going to be like. Plus, crowds at private parties don't give you the same feedback as a concert crowd. Think about it, you go to a private party, you're there for the party not so much to watch the band. You want to socialize with your friends, etc. Plus, this was a birthday party. Meaning, they really want to interact with the guest of honor (Happy Birthday, John) and are more focused on that than dancing or watching the band. 

That being said, it was good. The place has a great dance floor and we had folks on it through much of our show. This wasn't really a country crowd. So, I'm extra happy to see that we had people dancing and having fun. 

I thank our host, Alaina Tenseth, a great deal. Often at parties, you're bombarded with requests that have nothing to do with you're about or what you sound like and, when the booze gets flowing, the guests making those requests get quite rude. Paul & Joe from my old band, if you're reading this... remember that gig in Long Island, NY? We had really drunk women complaining that we wouldn't play the Electric Slide or Cha Cha this or that. They even bitched because we wouldn't play Lady GaGa. Really, Lady GaGa? No offense to her, I enjoy her music, but you guys hired us to play Margaritaville.What's wrong with this picture? I shit you not, they hired a band for a Jimmy Buffett themed beach party, the guests got drunk, and started giving us a hard time. Then, the old rich guys want to do a skit to Margaritaville. They say, you have to play Margaritaville at x time. We start playing it as instructed. Their cabana boy type assistant comes up to us, all hard ass, and tells us we need to play Margaritaville right now because they're ready - ummm.. we're playing it right now like you told us to do! They didn't even know the song. This is why I cringe whenever we get a party booking inquiry. Luckily, this was not the case tonight. Great crowd. They treated us with respect as a band that plays original music (although we through some fun covers in for the heck of it) and they had a good time. We had a good time. No complaints from me at all. Thank you, again, for being a great audience!

Highlights for me: 

We played a new one I wrote called Good Time. We've only rehearsed it once and I was kind of worried how it would go over. It was nice to see feet tapping and to hear it actually happen on stage. Based on the physical response (toe tapping and dancing in place) from the country fans, I think this new one is going to do well and will be on the new album, for sure. It's a weird thing to be a songwriter. You, basically, are spilling your guts to the public and you never know what kind of response you're going to get. It's a very nervous thing to play a new song you've written live for the first time. I think this one's a keeper. 

Another highlight was the dancing and seeing people smiling. We played Come Monday from Buffett. It packed the dance floor. It's a nice feeling, when you're doing a cover, to actually see that you're doing it well. The dance floor doesn't lie. If you're doing a song that was meant to be danced to, an empty dance floor (in a full room) is a bad sign. Not the case tonight. It was nice. 

So, that's my review of the night. I had a really good time. I don't know if it's because Aledo is Heath's home town or if it's just the town itself. But, every time we have played there, I have felt good after the show.

Below, some pics from my resident photographer (and bass player), Brian. I swear, one of these days I'm going to remember to take pictures myself!

Party on Bill & Ted... So-Crates says we've got some fun on the horizon. 

Stay gold,

RH

Aledo knows how to drive in style.

Did you know Brian Barton wears a white polyester suite on stage?

Sound Check

Some things never change... I took this same picture while at this location last year. 8pm, their lot was packed.. :)