Well i i am sitting in Love field , Dallas waiting for a flight to San Diego. Ruby and i have tickets to see Tommy Castro in San Diego tonight. I woke up in Mississippi this morning and we drove to Dallas. While in Dallas last week I went out to 3 blues jams and got to play. I met some new musicians. Joe, Bnois an i were the judges at the guitar center King Of The Blues Guitar contest one night. That was cool. It was hard to judges theses guy but the last contestant blew us away. All the other players were great but this 17 ear old guy was very original and stood out from the others. Joe and i went to the Dallas Guitar Show (naturally) Thursday which is sort of industry day. It was not open to the public yet. I had a blast and bought a few items at really great prices. Friday we were off to Mississippi to play at the Natchez Bluff Blues Festival. It was about a 7 hour drive from Dallas. The drive was uneventful and the scenery was different. I went out Friday night by myself to see some music and eat. I was hoping to find some authentic MS blues but i did not. We stayed at a hotel the first night and the promoter put us up the second night at a very nice old hotel downtown. The gig was in a park overlooking the Mighty Mississippi river. Very cool spot. We could see across the river to Louisiana from the stage. The gig went well. I played on a pearl drum kit supplied by the promoter. It was OK. It had some huge rack toms so i took one off and put up my own cymbals. I prefer my own kit but it is nice not having to set it up and break it down. The crowd seemed to dig us and i had a great time. I got to meet Muddy Waters son in the back stage area. He was going on after us. After the gig Phyllis, Joe and I went out for a drive and saw some very cool houses. then we went out for "retail therapy". This is walking around a mall and soaking up the local color. MS has a completely different vibe that other places i have been. They even sell crawdads(Crawfish) at most gas stations boiled or live.... Joe and i pigged out on great apple fritters instead and then went to dinner.

My flight is ready to board. I will be home for 3 days then off to the mid Atlantic for 4 shows. See ya'll next time.

Dave K Drums...