Letter from DG 9/7/09

HOWDY FRIENDS!....

IT'S DG!! ....

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FIRST OF ALL, THANKS TO ALL Y'ALL THAT HAVE MADE IT OUT TO OUR WEDNESDAY CONTINANTAL CLUB HAPPY HOUR SHOWS!!! ITS REALLY STARTIN' TO GET GOOD, AND THATS BECAUSE Y'ALL KEEP SPREADIN' TO GOOD WORD!

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SORRY TO SAY THAT I’M OUT WEST FOR A FEW WEEKS.....

BUT THIS IS IMPORTANT! IT'S MY FOLKS 50TH ANNIVERSERY!!! ( DANG!, I JUST DATED MYSELF!)

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I’M ALSO IN A RECORDING SESSION WITH LEGENDARY BLUES HARMONICA WHIZ CHARLIE "SWITCHBLADE" MUSSLEWHITE!!! HE'S A LONG TIME FRIEND, AND I'VE BEEN FORTUNATE TO HAVE BACKED HIM UP MANY TIMES ON TOUR. INFACT ONE OF THE VERY FIRST STONE RIVER BOYS REAL BIG SHOWS WAS WHEN WE OPENED FOR "SWITCHBLADE" UP IN KANSAS CITY LAST YEAR. IT WAS KILLLER! THAT'S WHEN HE ASKED ME ABOUT

WRITING/RECORDING TOGETHER. SO FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS WE BEEN DOING ALL HIS DEMOS IN MY STUDIO, AND IT'S BEEN SO FUN AND AWESOME!!! HE REALLY IS THE VERY, VERY BEST ON THE HARMONICA! AND HE'S SINGING SO GREAT, AND HE WROTE EVERY SONG ! THE SESSION WILL ALSO INCLUDE THE GREAT DRUMMER STEVEN HODGES(JAMES HARMAN. TOM WAITS!) AND JOHNNY BAZZ(BLASTERS!!!) SO I WILL BE IN GOOD COMPANY!!!....

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THEN I HAUL $%^s! BACK TO AUSTIN TO GET BACK WITH MIKE BARFIELDand THE S.R.B's WELL HAVE A BIG AUSTIN WEEKEND STARTING WITH A CONTINENTAL CLUB SHOW FRI SEPT-11. PLAYING TOGETHER WITH OUR ULTRA-HERMANOS, "LOS FAB-U-LOCOS" (WE OPEN). THEN SAT SEPT-12 WE PLAY OUT IN FREDRICKSBURG, TX AT "HONDOS" IT'S A SUPER KOOOL PLACE, AND THEEE BEST BURGERS ANYWHERE EVER! THEN SUN SEPT-13 WE PLAY THE LEGENDARY "GRUENE (GREEN) HALL IN GRUENE, TX AND WELL HAVE THE GREAT TOM LEWIS ON DRUMS(HAYBALE!) AND KEVIN SMITH ON BASS(HIGH NOON! / HAYBALE! / DERAILERS / DWIGHT YOAKAM) AND FEATURING PEDAL STEEL SENSATION DAVE BILLER PLAYING WITH US ALL WEEKEND!

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ANYHOW, SO IT'S GONNA BE ALLLLL THE WAAAAAY 'TILL NOVEMBER(SHEEEESH!) THAT THE STONE RIVER BOYS CAN ....

ALL GET BACK TO THE REGULAR EVERY WEDNESDAYS AT THE CONT CLUB HAPPY HOUR (6:00PM) SHOWS AGAIN. ....

YES! EVERY WEDNESDAY IN NOVEMBER. CANT WAIT! ....

PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDERS!....

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EVERYONE EVERYWHERE KEEPS ASKIN' US 'BOUT OUR RECORD. SORRY ITS TAKING SO LONG, BUT IT'LL BE WAAAAY WORTH THE WAIT! IT'S REALLY COMING TOGETHER SO GOOD. WE'VE GOT ALL THE SONGS RECORDED AND WE’RE TALKING TO RECORD COMPANYS, LOOKING FOR THE BEST WAY TO RELEASE IT. WE WANT IT OUT ON VINYL AS WELL!!! ('CAUSE WE'RE ALL STILL VINYL FREAKS!!!) WE'RE WORKING ON IT!

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WE'RE GOING TO GO TO NASHVILLE FOR THE AMERICANA MUSIC CONFERENCE. AND WELL BE PLAYING FOR SOME RECORD COMPANYS/EXECS, AND!!! THE LEGENDARY RECORD PRODUCER/SONGWRITER DAN PENN!!! AND ALOT OF INDUSTRY PROMO FOLKS WILL ALL BE THERE!!!- SATURDAY NIGHT SEPT 19, 10PM, AT "THE BASEMENT" NASHVILLE, TN. ALSO WITH US ON THE SHOW WILL BE OUR GOOD OLD BUDDY CHUCK(BR549) MEADE AND HIS NEW BAND. ITS GONNA BE KILLER!

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THAT'S ALL FOLKS!....

THANKS!....

~DG....