So much fun with John and the guys!
Sunday and Day 3 of the reunion find a very tired staff. That soon ended though as the musicians started taking the stage and telling their stories. Â An example of how the music happened was Shelley King’s set. Â She arrived and wasn’t sure who was backing her. Â Before her set was over, there were 7 members in the “band” and they wouldn’t all fit on the stage…..especially when Ponty Bone and Chip Dolan had a round of “dueling accordians”!
But, when Gurf Morlix took the stage, it was just him and a guitar. Â For an hour he quietly told stories about his time when The Duct Tape Messiah, Blaze Foley and he were roommates. Â The club was packed and you could have heard a pin drop. Â No one made a sound for fear of missing a single word or breaking the spell.
Planning for and working the reunion was hard and tiring and we know it will probably be a while before the next one. Â But, whenever it’s time, we will be there. Â What a magic three days!
After yesterday, who would have thought there would be a full day of the same today. Â Of course, the most excitement came at the end when even CNN showed up, interviewed a few people, shot a lot of video, and the Austin Outhouse Reunion ended up on the national news. Â THAT wasn’t expected by anyone when this celebration was planned!!