Stillwater OK Blues Festival

Yesterday we ran up the road a piece (4 hours) to Stilwater OK. We left around noon and got here with plenty of time to spare. Our slot was at 9:30 so we had plenty ot time to spare. This is a free concert put on by the City and other sponsors. When we got there the band Rollin Phatty's was up there doing there thing, The highlight was their drummer Dixie (photo). Bnois and i were immediately captivated my her playing... OK her beauty also. As we watched her play it was clear she had been formally trained and had great chops. I know women can do anything but i find it hard to watch a woman drumming. This is mostly due to their not being many around. As soon as they were done i engaged her and helped her load out her kit. (DW). Dixie was fun to talk to and she told me about her training and her collection of drum kits. She plays all kinds of music and it is unusual to see a young person playing blues. She also teaches drumming to young people and works in a music store. It was great to meet her. I talked to a lot of other cool folks and watched some great music while we waited to play. Our set started a little late after a killer set by Austin Based ,female guitarist, Tracy Conover. I was told ahead of time that the show would be streamed to the web. I called a few friends in San Diego and gave them the address. I had a great time playing especially since i had a few weeks off from live music. We ran through some old songs and a few of the new ones. All went well and the crowd stayed with us till the end.