Friday Night Blues

It's about to turn into an eclectic musical evening.

First off, Billy Joe Shaver doing an in-store appearance at Cactus just down the street. Shaver, of course, is a legendary singer/songwriter in this state, and I have to admit I've never seen him perform. He's promoting a new CD, and is also appearing at the Duck tonight.

But I won't be catching him at the Duck, because I'll be at the Firehouse for John Conlee. Yes, the John Conlee who achieved some momentary fame in the late 70s/early 80s with songs like Rose Colored Glasses, Back Side of 30 and Friday Night Blues (still, in my view, one of the all-time great country songs). It's different than the Texas/Red-Dirt/Americana stuff that is my usual fare, but when I was growing up Conlee was one of the few country artists I liked, and I've never seen the man. So I figured I should take advantage, because who knows how many more shows he'll be doing.

Of course, seeing Big John might be enough to give Callie the Friday Night Blues. We're about to find out. :)

(Update) There will be no Friday Night Blues after all. The Firehouse is a friggin' zoo tonight, and we're not in the mood. If I wanted to be packed in like sardines in a poorly ventilated venue, I would actually go to the Satellite to see a good band (Reckless Kelly) instead of a washed-up 80s novelty act. We did see Big John's tour bus in the parking lot. It's a very sad looking thing. In fact, it may date back to the 80s (Really - I'm not exaggerating).

[Posted at 17:02 CST on 11/22/02] [Link]