I know Rockport is a nice little stop-over for winter RV'ing folks. But yeah, thanks for the props on the band. We're still new (since April '06) but our gigs are picking up. S'funny, I spend more money and time on the .com version of our website, while the freebie myspace one is more up-to-date! It's cheesy but so easy, ya know! We don't have a fiddle -- but it would be nice if I could get our rubboard player to pick it up for a couple of tunes. He's quite good on the guitar and drums when they aren't occupied! We don't do a lot of traditional music, but we've got a couple of Cajun-styled originals that would lend themselves well to fiddle, fo sho.

Don't know if we'll play outside the greater DFW area anytime soon -- but if the money or exposure was right, we'd certainly consider it. Right now we are looking at a few weeks off to begin recording in the studio 3/10/07.

Leif is a cool cat -- we are talkin' 'bout the same guy. He and I got started here in Dallas at the same time playing accordion, circa 1993. He really spurred my interest on as he and I formed our first band together. At that time he was playing the box and I was scrubbing the board. All it took for me was pickin' up the box a few times and I was hooked!

Leif's Cajun Kings are cool boxes -- that's what he likes and they fit his sound and playing well. He's also got a Martin D, which is a beautiful purple box.

We do what we gotta do north of H-Town... there's not many C&Z bands up this way -- we're IT in a metroplex of 8 million folks. I wish more folks in North Central Texas would understand there's more to music than country, blues and alt-rock. But we workin' on 'em! One tune and one gig at a time, bro!

Good in da hood,

R!CK "T"

Heck, I didnt even notice the myspace before. Some day I'm gonna actually come catch one of ya'lls gigs.

Eh, we gotta just do some grillin' and chillin' with a side of pushin' and pullin' -- that would be fun too! We in da neighborhood together! Let's get you a band started so we can show NTX how to party!
~R!CK

You know any musicians that cover trip ups well? Before long, dad and I will have the Couillons back home, he covers real well, but I have to bait him real good to come this far north.

The neighborhood grilling and chillin pushin pullin party sounds better.

Hehehe... I've been checkin' your posts -- you've got some good questions and answers. I'll bet you are coming along very well on that box! You should sit in with us on a tune or two -- that'll get your feet wet and give you that stage bug. You get that band together and let's do some double-billin'! If you're in Big D on St. Patty's day, we gonna throw down after the parade -- could be a good time hook up and pull a few tunes... and a few pull-tops, of course!

R!CK

St Patties day, is that like mardi gras without a chicken?

I am on duty that day, but, cough cough, feel something coming on. Where are ya'll playing, and where is the throw down?

Hmm, that cough sounds serious; you just may need someone to help take care of you; I have a PDF in medicine, you know.

Dowell