The last Sunday of the holidays. Ate too much, drank too much, had a big time and sure hope you did too. And that you made it home in one piece from your New Year's celebration, and are taking a well earned day of rest from your parties. It's back to work tomorrow, wherever you are and whatever that means. We Foggers are packing for our impending trip up the mountain to Steamboat Springs, Colorado for The MusicFest. And so another year begins, and we are so looking forward to it. Attention, if you are heading up to 'The Boat' for MusicFest, make sure you pack the appropriate stuff for a ski adventure, even if you are not planning to ski. Down is good, as are ear warmers or hats, gloves, and waterproof boots with treads...all are essentials. Thermal shirts are not appropriate as standalone items. They should be topped with a jacket with lining. I can't tell you how many years I have seen people dressed for Texas winter in the Colorado Rockies. It ain't enough, so be forewarned.
Photo Credit: Staci McQueenI was thinking that today might be a day to recuperate, so we would dig into something tender, or even spiritual, and then I said "Nah," we're going to rock it instead. About getting the second wind, I do believe! Do you know about Stacie Collins? She is a bad ass harp blowing hell-cat who fronts a hard-core honky-tonking rock and roll band. Her third record Sometimes Ya Gotta just came out, and it was the second time she hooked up with producer Dan Baird. It features contributions from the likes of Warner E. Hodges (Jason & the Scorchers), Eric ‘EBO’ Borash (Radney Foster) and Dan Baird (Georgia Satellites); and the deep pocket rhythm section features Jimmy Lester (Los Straight Jackets / Webb Wilder) on drums along with Stacie’s husband Al Collins, who also plays bass for Jason & the Scorchers. They are based in Nashville, where I got to see them a few years back at 3rd & Lindsley, but they do thousands of miles each year in the US, Europe and Scandinavia. If you attend a show you will enter a force field that compels you to stomp your feet. I highly recommend the joy, and the change of consciousness it will bring. Here's one of the songs from the new CD, "Tied To You."
- Jessie Scott
