Unbelievable day today! Wow, the life of the jolly one is incredible.
Cooked for the hero staying with us. Fired up the wood grill, using mesquite wood and oak charcoal (no petroleum for the Bigjolly). Threw on 3-16 oz+ bone in sirloin steaks as well as a chicken breast for SU. Wrapped 4 very large potatoes with with a slice of bacon, then wrapped them in aluminum foil and baked ’em for a couple of hours. Used my new jalapeño cooker purchased on the Canton trip to make up some appetizers. Took 10 large japs, cored ’em, filled ’em with a mixture of sausage and cheeses, wrapped ’em with a half slice of bacon and popped ’em in the oven for an hour. Not bad for a first try but I think an hour is too long, they weren’t very spicy hot. But still a very, very good meal. Hero or not.
How the heck could I top that? Well, by listening to live music! Yes, indeed the Chantilly room happens to be just a few blocks from my trailer (doublewide). This place is set up to be a classic live music joint but rarely has good bands. Well, tonight was way, way out of character. The had a band called Shannon and Lance G and they ripped the place apart! Wow! Oh my. I thought they had a chance to thrill me when I saw that Mark May produced and played on their CD but man, was I surprised. They have one of the best horn players I’ve heard in a long time and I hear a lot of them. Guy named Cameron Scott. Dude can flat out play. And they were tight, I mean Rush tight. So tight I didn’t like the first set all that much, just enjoyed the way they were playing. But the second set, whoa, I don’t know what they did during the break but afterwards, it was full scale on. How the heck could a band out of Tomball play like this? Highly, highly recommended!
Still pumped but I’ve gotta get up early, drop the hero and 1 off at the airport, then boogie up to Austin to see 2’s belt test. Some type of martial art, not sure which, just don’t call it karate! Late.
The Dude says
December 18, 2006 at 8:50 amHow goes it BigJ?
On Shannon and Lance G’s site there’s a few mentions in the pics section of a band called The J.B. Bullion Band. I work with their bass player. They’re another good Tomball band you might enjoy. Check ’em out if you get the chance.
http://www.jbbullionband.com
Bigjolly says
December 18, 2006 at 9:53 amHey, thanks for the tip! Nothing better than discovering new talent. I love live music, that’s all there is to it! I like the guy’s on the song they have playing on their opening page. And Eddie can’t be all bad, looks like he’s pulling the strings on a Carvin bass in one of the pics.
Who’d a thought that Tomball was a music town?
The Dude says
December 18, 2006 at 11:54 amYeah, Eddie loves that bass. We got to talking about it about the time I bought my Warwick. He likes having that fifth string. I almost bought a five string Steinberger instead of the Warwick Corvette. I’m glad I went with what I have though, even with only four strings. I love that Bubinga wood.
You’re right about Tomball. I’ve worked up here for about 10 years now, and I wouldn’t think it would really be much of a music place. To be honest, I have two pretty young kids, so I don’t get out to see much live music these days. Mostly it’s squeeze in some jam time at home where we can. Our audience is basically the 10 and under crowd. What they lack in experience they make up for with exuberance.
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Bigjolly says
December 18, 2006 at 2:12 pmLive music can’t compare with watching the joy in your child’s eyes as you thump a few notes for them. That jam time you’re giving them is priceless – would that all parents saw that. Sounds like you have your priorites straight. You don’t get a second chance at life and if I did, the only thing I would change is to spend more time with the kids. All of the sayings are true – they grow up way too fast.
My friend JM is not much younger than I am and recently adopted a baby. You should see the joy in his eyes! Not even seeing Stevie Ray at his peak could do that!
Daughter #2 says
December 20, 2006 at 4:40 pmehem. It’s Kajukenbo, thank you very much.