What a great weekend! We had guests from Connecticut and Kansas City—attracted by the birthday bash for Jerry Jeff Walker (http://www.jerryjeff.com/)--who performed in the more upscale venue of the Paramount Theater in Austin the night before, but really saved the best for the intimate setting of Gruene Hall.
We did the usual tourist events—the Hill Country, San Antonio (Alamo and the Riverwalk) but the occasion for our gathering was JJW, who did not disappoint. JJW’s songs, like so many country songs, have great titles (“Trashy Women,” “Up Against the Wall, Redneck Mothers”) and even better lyrics—and his fans know all the lyrics. Sample: “When they wear their clothes too tight and their hair is dyed/Too much lipstick and too much rouge/Gets me excited, leaves me feeling confused/I like my women just a tad on the trashy side.”
If you go to hear an artist like old Jerry Jeff, you really want to hear him in a place like Gruene Hall, not in a formal theater with people seated in loge and balcony. As one of our guests said, “this is Americana! I wish everyone could have the experience of a raucous concert in a place like this!” Couldn’t have said it better myself.
We did the usual tourist events—the Hill Country, San Antonio (Alamo and the Riverwalk) but the occasion for our gathering was JJW, who did not disappoint. JJW’s songs, like so many country songs, have great titles (“Trashy Women,” “Up Against the Wall, Redneck Mothers”) and even better lyrics—and his fans know all the lyrics. Sample: “When they wear their clothes too tight and their hair is dyed/Too much lipstick and too much rouge/Gets me excited, leaves me feeling confused/I like my women just a tad on the trashy side.”
If you go to hear an artist like old Jerry Jeff, you really want to hear him in a place like Gruene Hall, not in a formal theater with people seated in loge and balcony. As one of our guests said, “this is Americana! I wish everyone could have the experience of a raucous concert in a place like this!” Couldn’t have said it better myself.
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