Anthology, San Diego CA

My ever supportive sister Janet and Chads childhood friend, Frankie.
My local band, Road Dog's was the opening act. Terry P on the left and Rick S on the right. Below is Road Dog's bass player Fred L(steady Freddy) after the show.See that smile... Love it. I miss my Dogs when i am out with SJK.

Fred L and Bnois King
My daughter Dalen and her friend Angel. Dalen is so excited every time she sees us play. I love that about her.

I have been looking forward to playing in San Diego since the gig was booked. I had about 50 of my friends and family in this very classy club. I ton of my AA buddies showed and stayed all night. Thanks so much to all of them. Dianna and Bill W brought a big crowd also. I can not thank everyone but you know who you are. The Road Dogs women where there, Kelly, Nadja, and Elaine. The Blues Lovers United San Diego (BLUSD) was a big help promoting the show and have allways been supportive. Steve Burns wrote an article about me for their newsletter and mentioned the show. Joan Hunt was there taking pictures as always. See her Flicker acount at http://www.flickr.com/photos/laughingrhino/sets/72157604913368949/.....The Road Dogs portion of the show went excellent. The crowd was very warm and made of feel at home. We did have a chance to run through our set right after sound check. It was sort of weird playing in front of Joe and Bnois i must say. Then the Smokin Joe Traveling Blues Extravaganza featuring Bnois King. It was a blast to share the music i have been making around the world with MY peeps. It was over all too soon. Thanks again to all the people that have facilitated my doing this part of my life. Again it was great to sleep in my own bed and wake up next to my wife. I got up early and went to my regular Sunday morning AA meeting. I was really tired but it was awesome to connect with my home group. After the meeting i went to visit my mom and dad with Ruby, Alan and Kim. Ruby and i went to Outback for dinner and we all went in the Jacuzzi later in the evening. I got up, packed and left with the band the next morning... I missed being at home. 2 days at home was not enough. 10,000 miles in 4 weeks is a bit much, even for me.

Tommy Castro Show, Solana Beach CA

Me playing with Tommy Castro in my back yard in October 06. Backstage with Tommy and the new SJK "Blood Brothers" album.

I have been enjoying a few weeks off here in San Diego. Our new album debuted at #4 on the Billboard charts. I could not be more excited. I heard myself of the radio for the firs time on Friday. That has been a lifelong dream as a musician. I guess i have arrived in that regard. Ruby and i had the chance to go see one of our favorite acts and friend Tommy Castro at the belly Up Tavern on Friday. We had bought tickets long in advance and brought a Butch of friends with us. I love sharing live music with friends especially people that don't go out much.

I know it is good for you. I love when people tell me they forgot how much fun it was. Tommy was nice enough to save us some seats just on the side edge of the stage(my favorite spot). We had dinner with Dyana and Bill W in the attached restaurant and in we went. Our daughter Dalen came with. I love that she loves this music. My sister Janet came as did Megan and Art.

Bill Magee was the opening and they tore it up. Shout out to Mike the guitarist. He was holding it down all night. Tommy came out to do his thing and got right to it. He has the cold that is going around the planet but managed to sing and play his heart out. The band was tight as hell as usual. The new bass player Scott is fully integrated now and it is great to see his energy. Chris the drummer is a constant source of motivation to me. He is the nicest guy too. We got to hang a little in St Criox recently and he helped me come to grips with some of the challanges of life on the road. He has been a road dogs for most of his life.