Feb 14, 2011

Happy Valentine’s Day.  As with all healthy relationships, you and I need to have a discussion. I was recently posed with a tough question.  I was asked, “If you were stranded on a dessert island and had to choose between food and sex, which would you pick?”  My girlfriend was the one asking, so I had to answer carefully. “Food!”...

Feb 12, 2011

My band plays at clubs and bars all over Texas and beyond.  We’ve been through Oklahoma, Louisiana, California, and gig up to four nights a week.  We see a lot of people.  Interesting people.  Happy people.  Angry people.  Drunk people.  More drunk people. We play three to four hour sets, which usually start around 9:30 pm and last until 1:30 am. ...

Feb 2, 2011

Click here to read about Dallas Day 4: Ice Storm, Mexican Food, Sparkling Wine, and a $20 Grilled Cheese Wednesday 2.2.2011 Our last day in Dallas, and it’s another snow day.  My gig even got cancelled because of the mess.  We decided to stay pretty close to the hotel near downtown, but were met with some terrific surprises so close to home. Enter Cosmic...

Feb 1, 2011

Click here to read about Dallas Day 3: Breakfast in Bed, Dinosaurs Unearthed, Tapas, Chocolate Empanadas Tuesday 2.1.2011 For some reason, the weather gods decided today that Dallas had gone too long without a crippling cold front.  That equated to every street and sidewalk being encased in 2” of solid ice and temperatures hovering around 20 degrees...

Jan 31, 2011

Click here to read about Dallas Day 2: Vegan Diner, Sculptures, Asian Art Monday 1.31.2011 After a lazy morning, I got up and put together breakfast in bed for us.  I’d brought along cereal, blueberries, almond milk, orange juice, and cut up fruit using my pocketknife for a fruit salad.  See – you can eat gourmet on the road without spending 18 bucks on a...

Jan 30, 2011

Click here to read about Dallas Day 1: Baked Goods, Mediterranean, and Calvin Lane Sunday 1.30.11 Sunday morning we changed hotels to a home base in downtown Dallas, putting us closer to the attractions.  We started with lunch at Spiral Diner, a hipster vegan joint that seems like more of a south Austin kind of place than Dallas (and a satellite Fort Worth...