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for the weekend. One of SU's friends at
work invited us to her daughter's wedding, which was held at the
Driskill, which is one of my favorite hotels ever. Old world charm
at the mouth of 6th Street's club row, an awesome place to stay.
But, there was no room at the inn by the time we got around to
making our reservations, thus we stayed offsite and walked 5 blocks
after finding a space in a parking lot.
The setting and decor were beautiful but not for me. I much prefer
church weddings to weddings held in secular buildings or outdoors.
I think that a certain amount of reverence and awe are lost if not
held in a church. Certainly, the Unitarian style priest that
officiated this one needs to find a sense of awe. He laughed and
made light of the proceedings throughout. Guess I'm just old
fashioned.
After the wedding, there was a full course meal and a dance band.
But honestly, who wants to listen to a dance band when you can walk
out the door to some of the finest live music in the world?
So, SU and I made a graceful exit as soon as we could. Walked over
to the parking lot and changed clothes, right there in the middle
of the lot. Keep Austin weird, right?
The sights and sounds of 6th Street are awesome. Not sure if it is
due to the mix of college students, homeless bums and tourists or
if it is the blend of a hundred different styles of music, but I
love to walk down it at night. Daytime is not the same and is
reminiscent of walking down Bourbon St. in the day - nasty and
filthy. But when the sun goes down, it's hard to beat it.
Sat in on several bands but spent about 45 minutes listening to a
blues trio fronted by J.T. Cole. Never heard of him but he was very
good. Nice tight rhythm, excellent phrasing and nice technique. He
was really into speed, normally not one of my favorites but he was
decent enough that you could get into it. Nice.
Met up with 2 for brunch on Sunday. She looked great and is really
growing into her own. I think her time in Italy was well spent.
Enjoyed the brunch and then headed home.
Made the trek down 290 in hopes of seeing bluebonnets. None. Nada.
Went south on 36 to Bellville, then east to Hempstead, none. Nada.
Bunch of yellow wildflowers but no bluebonnets! What happened?
Forgot to mention that we watched a very good movie last week
titled "The Diving Bell and The Butterfly". What a good movie. Hard
to describe but basically a look at a very rare condition called
"locked-in syndrome" from the patient's perspective. Really will
make you think. Excellent cinematography as well.
We were exhausted when we got home last night and watched a movie
on the life of the prophet Jeremiah. Very well done and brought to
life some of the things that we are doing as a country that has
turned away from God. Jeremiah 7:3-7:
The Lord God of Israel who rules over all says: Change the way you have been living and do what is right. If you do, I will allow you to continue to live in this land. Stop putting your confidence in the false belief that says, We are safe! The temple of the Lord is here! The temple of the Lord is here! The temple of the Lord is here! You must change the way you have been living and do what is right. You must treat one another fairly. Stop oppressing foreigners who live in your land, children who have lost their fathers, and women who have lost their husbands. Stop killing innocent people in this land. Stop paying allegiance to other gods. That will only bring about your ruin. If you stop doing these things, I will allow you to continue to live in this land which I gave to your ancestors as a lasting possession.
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Yikes! Glad you made it. Thought I'd wander over here and look around. Too
strange OY. :>)
Too funny...I know it would be worth a call!!
Whoa now! so YOU get to change the oil, but you won't teach me how to do it?!
Not cool.
Ready for "later"...and the rest of the story
what a wonderful world we could have if ALL of us who say we are Christians
became Christlik...
Thank you so much for the listning and the kind words. I am very blessed to have
this outlet...
Sure. I tried to tell him that he needs a way to contact him from his Reverb
Nation site but...
Will you tell Bil I think he sounds great, and I'm glad we are still gifted with
his presenc...
I thought you must be taking a break. It sounds like it was a busy break. It's
great reading...
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