Wow...  this past week has been very busy....  A lot of really cool stuff with my daughter!!!!  And, while in town hit a couple of concerts...

On April 19 - we went to see Jamal Mohamed and his world music ensemble at the SMU arts building....  Crazy good...  Musics from all over the world...  I had the pleasure of being recorded in a live improvisational setting for the NPR affiliate in Dallas back in 1990 with Jamal.  I brought in my electric guitar, he brought in some neato world percussion, and we improved... A great time!!!!  Craig Shropshire - who had the best radio show on earth back in the day - organized the improv...  It was great watching Jamal's talent 25 years later...!!!!   He is truly amazing...

http://www.jamalmohamed.com/home

THEN...

Wednesday night, I went with my wife (her birthday present to me) to Doug Pinnick of King's X...  King's X has been one of my favorite bands for decades...  They started off as a Christian heavy rock band before it was cool... They still retain positive messages and massive sound to this day...  Love the band...  My wife hung out basically on stage through the show while I caught the massive sound in the middle of the venue...  Both early day Galactic Cowboy guitarists were at the helm with the assault...!!!  It was a full sound as you would expect...  Doug ("Dug") was a down to earth, fun, and a great person as he was the first time I met him 26 years ago...  And, he is the best conditioned 65 year old on earth....  I feel like a butter pat when I see the guy...

http://www.dugnation.net/