First stop is the Mucky Duck in Houston, Tx. - This is the venue we would have seen Ellis Paul play the most. We had always enjoyed shows there with Ellis' being among our favorites. And memorable. There was a girl sitting front and center who would always want to hear '' Never Lived At All ''. She would raise her bottle of wine in salute just as Ellis would sing '' baby, bring the bottle to bed ''.
Ya gotta love fans like that. And like our own KarenZ, who will be attending most of these shows thru the south. I like to think of her as the lucky duck at the mucky duck. If Rusty and Theresa still run the duck, tell them Pat and Pam say hello. It's been too long!
Forecasts in Houston for the next 10 days show thunderstorms. Naturally. Happens to be my wife's favorite kind of weather, as long as we're inside and safe. ( No Tornado Girl in this house )
Here's wishing all travelling through Texas and Oklahoma on this musical roadtrip of roadtrips safe and sound passage.
Karen, remember, the Mark Portgugal on the menu is always good. Please keep us posted as often as you can. And remember, HYDRATE.
It's always funny when at the end of "Paris in a Day" Ellis inserts the line 
