December

Hello folks, I hope you all had a very happy Thanksgiving!
The temperature has been dipping down into actual COLD lately, I suppose I should soon clear a space inside for my plants.
By the way, I have a gig at a brand new wine bar in the Memorial/West Houston area, Memorial Wine Cellar. This Wednesday the 7th. Stop by if you get the chance! =)
December:
1 Thurs. Hungry's Cafe & Bistro NEXTDOOR Lounge 5-9 (14714 Memorial Dr.)

 Hungry’s map
2 Fri. Special Assignment (Sweetwater Country Club)
3 Sat. Kroger in the Heights 1-3 (11th & Shepherd) Kroger Heights map
3 Sat. Cafe on the Green at Walden Country Club 7-10 (13101 Walden Road - Montgomery, Texas) Cafe map
6 Tues. Vine Wine Room 6-9 (12420 Memorial Dr., just west of Gessner) Vine map
7 Wed. Memorial Wine Cellar 6-9 (7591 Katy Freeway, Suite B) MWC map
8 Thurs. Hungry's Cafe &Bistro NEXTDOOR Lounge 5-9
9 Fri. Special Assignment
10 Sat. worms
13 Tues. Vine Wine Room 6-9
15 Thurs. Hungry's Cafe & Bistro NEXTDOOR Lounge 5-9
16 Fri. Special Assignment (Sweetwater Country Club)
17 Sat. Vine Wine Room 6:30-10:30
18 Sun. Kroger in the Heights 1-3
25 Sun. Merry Christmas!
31 Sat. Happy New Year!

Scotty Halloween 2011

Scotty Halloween 2011, a photo by placidian on Flickr.

Another fun Halloween party at Gil and Maryanne's house of horror in San Antonio. =)

November gigs (Updated!)

Update: Cancelation of gig on the 18th, due to double booking. =( Hi peeps!  I hope you brushed your teeth after eating your Halloween candy.  =)

November:

1 Tue. Vine Wine Room 6-9 (12420 Memorial Dr., just west of Gessner) Vine map

3 Thurs. Hungry's Cafe & Bistro NEXTDOOR Lounge 5-10 (14714 Memorial Dr.)

Hungry’s map

4 Fri. Special Assignment Sweetwater Country Club

5 Sat. Kroger in the Heights 1-3 (11th & Shepherd) Kroger Heights map

5 Sat. Vine Wine Room 6:30-10:30

8 Tues. Vine Wine Room 6-9

10 Thurs. Hungry's Bistro 'NextDoor' Lounge 5-9

11 Fri. Special Assignment (Sweetwater Country Club)

12 Sat. worms

15 Tues. Vine Wine Room 6-9

17 Thurs. Hungry's Bistro 'NextDoor' Lounge 5-9

18 Fri.  worms

19 Sat. Vine Wine Room 6:30-10:30

20 Sun. Kroger in the Heights 1-3 

22 Tues. Vine Wine Room 6-9

24 Thurs. Happy Thanksgiving!

25 Fri. worms

26 Sat. worms
29 Tues. Vine Wine Room 6-9

October gigs Updated!

Update: Added NEXTDOOR for Friday, 21st. =)

Hi peeps! Schedule is a little thin this month, and it seems I will be looking for something to do on Wednesdays. Any ideas?  =)

October:

4 Tue. Vine Wine Room 6-9 (12420 Memorial Dr., just west of Gessner)

6 Thurs. Hungry's Cafe & Bistro NEXTDOOR Lounge 5-9 (14714 Memorial Dr.)

7 Fri. Special Assignment Sweetwater Country Club

8 Sat. Kroger in the Heights 1-3 (11th & Shepherd)

8 Sat. Vine Wine Room 6:30-10:30

11 Tues. Vine Wine Room 6-9

13 Thurs. Hungry's Bistro 'NextDoor' Lounge 5-9

14 Fri. Special Assignment (Sweetwater Country Club)

15 Sat. worms

18 Tues. Vine Wine Room 6-9

20 Thurs. Hungry's Bistro 'NextDoor' Lounge 5-9

21 Fri. Hungry's Bistro 'NextDoor' Lounge 5:30-9:30

22 Sat. worms

23 Sun. Kroger in the Heights 1-3 

25 Tues. Vine Wine Room 6-9

27 Thurs. Hungry's Bistro 'NextDoor' Lounge 5-9

28 Fri. worms

29 Sat. Special Assignment

Scotty on the NextDoor patio

Scotty on the NextDoor patio, uncovered, a photo by placidian on Flickr.

This photo is from 2010. (maybe even late 2009?) Anyway, this is now a covered patio, yay! (Not that it ever rains in Houston anymore)

September

Hi peeps! Not much in the way of labor for me this Labor Day weekend, but then that's why beer was invented. =)  
September:  
1 Thurs. Hungry's Cafe & Bistro NEXTDOOR Lounge 5-10 (14714 Memorial Dr.) Hungry’s map  
2 Fri. worms  
3 Sat. worms  
6 Tue. Vine Wine Room 6-9 (12420 Memorial Dr., just west of Gessner) Vine map  
7 Wed. Grappino 5:30-9:00 (2701 West Dallas, between Waugh & Montrose) Grappino map  
8 Thurs. Hungry's Bistro 'NextDoor' Lounge 5-10  
9 Fri. Special Assignment (Falcon Point Country Club)  
10 Sat. worms
11 Sun. Kroger in the Heights 5-7 (11th & Shepherd) Kroger Heights map  
13 Tues. Vine Wine Room 6-9  
14 Wed. Grappino 5:30-9:00  
15 Thurs. Hungry's Bistro 'NextDoor' Lounge 5-10  
16 Fri. worms  
17 Sat. Vine Wine Room 6:30-10:30  
20 Tues. Vine Wine Room 6-9  
21 Wed. Grappino 6:00-9:00  
22 Thurs. Hungry's Bistro 'NextDoor' Lounge 5-10  
23 Fri. worms  
24 Sat. worms  
25 Sun. Kroger in the Heights 1-3  
27 Tues. Vine Wine Room 6-9  
28 Wed. Grappino 6:-9:00  
29 Thurs. Hungry's Bistro 'NextDoor' Lounge 5-10  
30 Fri. worms

August gigs (Updated)

Update: added special assignment for Saturday, 27th. =)
Update: Canceled Grappino for Saturday, the 27th. :(
Update: added special assignment for Friday, the 19th. =)
Hello there *waves* I don't know how I end up with 20 gigs and all 4 Fridays off, but that's what it looks like, atm. o.0
Okay, stay cool, Houston. (that's just an expression. It's 100 degrees outside as I type this up.) =)
August:
2 Tue. Vine Wine Room 6-9 (12420 Memorial Dr., just west of Gessner) Vine map

3 Wed. Grappino 5:30-9:00 (2701 West Dallas, between Waugh & Montrose)
Grappino map
4 Thurs. Hungry's Cafe & Bistro NEXTDOOR Lounge 5-10 (14714 Memorial Dr.)

Hungry’s map
5 Fri. worms
6 Sat. Vine Wine Room 7-11
9 Tues. Vine Wine Room 6-9
10 Wed. Grappino 5:30-9:00
11 Thurs. Hungry's Bistro 'NextDoor' Lounge 5-10
12 Fri. worms
13 Sat. worms
16 Tues. Vine Wine Room 6-9
17 Wed. Grappino 5:30-9:00
18 Thurs. Hungry's Bistro 'NextDoor' Lounge 5-10
19 Fri. Special Assignment (Falcon Point Country Club)
20 Sat. Kroger in the Heights 1-3 (11th & Shepherd) Kroger Heights map
21 Sun. Kroger in the Heights 5-7
23 Tues. Vine Wine Room 6-9
24 Wed. Grappino 5:30-9:00
25 Thurs. Hungry's Bistro 'NextDoor' Lounge 5-10
26 Fri. worms
27 Sat. Kroger in the Heights 1-3
27 Sat. Special Assignment
30 Tues. Vine Wine Room 6-9
31 Wed. Grappino 5:30-9:00

July (Updated)

Update: Added a Special Assignment for Friday, the 8th.
Update: Added Hungry's NextDoor for Friday, the 8th.
Update: Added Grappino for Saturday, the 16th.
Update: Added Vine Wine Room for Saturday, the 23rd.
Hi peeps. *waves* Only 3 days late this time around, that's not too bad, right? =)
Hey America, Happy Independence Day, woohoo!
July:
1 Fri. Special Assignment
2 Sat. Kroger in the Heights 1-3 (11th & Shepherd) Kroger Heights map
4 Mon. Nino’s Courtyard 6-9 (See ‘Grappino’ below for location)
5 Tue. Vine Wine Room 6-9 (12420 Memorial Dr., just west of Gessner) Vine map

6 Wed. Grappino 5:30-9:00 (2701 West Dallas, between Waugh & Montrose)
Grappino map
7 Thurs. Hungry's Cafe & Bistro NEXTDOOR Lounge 5-9 (14714 Memorial Dr.)

Hungry’s map
8 Fri. Special Assignment
8 Fri. Hungry's Bistro 'NextDoor' Lounge 5-9
9 Sat. Shorts Sports Bar & Grill 7-10 (18039 Fm529 Rd Ste A, Cypress, TX 77433) Shorts map
12 Tues. Vine Wine Room 6-9
13 Wed. Grappino 5:30-9:00
14 Thurs. Hungry's Bistro 'NextDoor' Lounge 5-9
15 Fri. worms
16 Sat. Kroger in the Heights 1-3
16 Sat. Grappino 6:30-10:30
19 Tues. Vine Wine Room 6-9
20 Wed. Grappino 5:30-9:00
21 Thurs. Hungry's Bistro 'NextDoor' Lounge 5-9
22 Fri. worms
23 Sat. Vine Wine Room 6:30-10:30
26 Tues. Vine Wine Room 6-9
27 Wed. Grappino 5:30-9:00
28 Thurs. Hungry's Bistro 'NextDoor' Lounge 5-9
29 Fri. Special Assignment (Falcon Point Country Club)
30 Sat. Kroger in the Heights 1-3

June (Updated)

Update! Added First Tee for Monday, June 27th. =)
Update! Added a gig for Friday, June 10th at Muir Gallery =)

Yes, I am once again tardy. I blame laziness, lethargy and lapse (of memory). =)
This may be updated with some Monday action, and yes, there are a few 'worm' dates.
June:
1 Wed. Grappino 5:30-9:00 (2701 West Dallas, between Waugh & Montrose)
Grappino map
2 Thurs. Hungry's Cafe & Bistro NEXTDOOR Lounge 5-10 (14714 Memorial Dr.)

Hungry’s map
3 Fri. worms
4 Sat. Special Assignment
5 Sun. Kroger in the Heights 5-7 (11th & Shepherd) Kroger Heights map
7 Tue. Vine Wine Room 6-9 (12420 Memorial Dr., just west of Gessner) Vine map

8 Wed. Grappino 5:30-9:00
9 Thurs. Hungry's Bistro 'NextDoor' Lounge 5-10
10 Fri. Muir Fine Art Gallery 7-10 (302 Stafford St. Houston, Tx 77079) Muir Gallery Map
11 Sat. Grappino 6:30-10:30
12 Sun. Special Assignment
14 Tues. Vine Wine Room 6-9
15 Wed. Grappino 5:30-9:00
16 Thurs. Hungry's Bistro 'NextDoor' Lounge 5-10
17 Fri. Special Assignment (Falcon Point Country Club)
18 Sat. Special Assignment
21 Tues. Vine Wine Room 6-9 (Please ignore the previous 100+ temperatures, summer starts now.)
22 Wed. Grappino 5:30-9:00
23 Thurs. Hungry's Bistro 'NextDoor' Lounge 5-9
24 Fri. Hungry's Bistro 'NextDoor' Lounge 5-9
25 Sat. worms
27 Mon. First Tee Pub 6-10 (corner of Whittington & Dairy Ashford)
28 Tues. Vine Wine Room 6-9
29 Wed. Grappino 5:30-9:00
30 Thurs. Hungry's Bistro 'NextDoor' Lounge 5-9

Cupcakes galore!

Cupcakes galore!, a photo by placidian on Flickr.

Dessert display from Abbey and Simon's wedding in Sonoma. So yummy! =)

scott and jeff may 2010

scott and jeff may 2010, a photo by placidian on Flickr.

Is it too late to post a photo from a gig last May?? =)

May gigs (Updated!)

Update: added First Tee for Monday, the 30th =)
Update: added Kroger for Saturday, the 28th. =)
Update: I had a special assignment canceled for the 20th. =(

Hi peeps, I got to this a bit late, 'cos I was waiting for word on a couple of things. Anyway, enough procrastinating.

By the way, if anyone knows how to make it rain in Houston, we could use seriously use some. Most of Texas is in drought, while other states have such terrible flooding. Whatever happened to even-steven? =/

May:
3 Tue. Special Assignment
4 Wed. Grappino 5:30-9:00 (2701 West Dallas, between Waugh & Montrose)
Grappino map
5 Thurs. Hungry's Cafe & Bistro NEXTDOOR Lounge 5-10 (14714 Memorial Dr.)

Hungry’s map
6 Fri. worms
7 Sat. Special Assignment
8 Sun. Kroger in the Heights 1-3 (11th & Shepherd) Kroger Heights map
8 Sun. Grappino 5-9 Happy Mothers’ Day
10 Tue. Vine Wine Room 6-9 (12420 Memorial Dr., just west of Gessner) Vine map

11Wed. Grappino 5:30-9:00
12 Thurs. Hungry's Bistro 'NextDoor' Lounge 5-10
13 Fri. off
14 Sat. Special Assignment
15 Sun. off
17 Tues. Vine Wine Room 6-9
18 Wed. Grappino 5:30-9:00
19 Thurs. Hungry's Bistro 'NextDoor' Lounge 5-10
20 Fri. worms
21 Sat. Grappino 6:30-10:30
24 Tues. Vine Wine Room 6-9
25 Wed. Grappino 5:30-9:00
26 Thurs. Hungry's Bistro 'NextDoor' Lounge 5-9
27 Fri. Hungry's Bistro 'NextDoor' Lounge 5-9
28 Sat. Kroger in the Heights 5-7
30 Mon. First Tee Pub 5-9 (corner of Whittington and Dairy Ashford)

April (Updated!)

Update: added Vine Wine Room for Saturday, April 23rd. =)
Update: added Grappino for Saturday, April 9th. =)
Update: added Vine Wine Room for Saturday, April 2nd. =)
Hello peeps,
Baseball season is here, woohoo! Yep, but compared to hockey, it seems a bit slow, especially since I’m way wrapped up in following my NY Rangers. (who may be about to crush my spirit, yet again, guh.)
Anyway, this calendar looked more impressive before 4 (four) ‘special assignments’ fell through, but the good news is, Grappino di Nino has started back the Wednesday music. =)
April:
1 Fri. worms
2 Sat. Vine Wine Room 7-11
3 Sun. Kroger in the Heights 5-7 (11th & Shepherd) Kroger Heights map
5 Tue. Vine Wine Room 6-9 (12420 Memorial Dr., just west of Gessner) Vine map

6 Wed. Grappino 5:30-9:00 (2701 West Dallas, between Waugh & Montrose)
Grappino map
7 Thurs. Hungry's Cafe & Bistro NEXTDOOR Lounge 5-10 (14714 Memorial Dr.)

Hungry’s map
8 Fri. worms
9 Sat. Grappino 6:30-10:00
12 Tue. Special Assignment
12 Tue. Vine Wine Room 6-9
13 Wed. Grappino 5:30-9:00
14 Thurs. Hungry's Bistro 'NextDoor' Lounge 5-10
15 Fri. off.
16 Sat. Special Assignment MS150 ConocoPhillips tent in LaGrange, TX
17 Sun. Kroger in the Heights 1-3
19 Tues. Vine Wine Room 6-9
20 Wed. Grappino 5:30-9:00
21 Thurs. Hungry's Bistro 'NextDoor' Lounge 5-10
22 Fri. off.
23 Sat. Vine Wine Room 7-11
26 Tues. Vine Wine Room 6-9
27 Wed. Grappino 5:30-9:00
28 Thurs. Hungry's Bistro 'NextDoor' Lounge 5-10
29 Fri. worms
30 Sat. Kroger in the Heights 5-7

r.i.p. little scully.

Scully in costume 1.JPG, a photo by placidian on Flickr.

In the recovery room after surgery

In the recovery room after surgery, a photo by placidian on Flickr.

2/23/2011. After vocal cord/sinus surgery. I may have been sedated, but I insisted on having a photo of my misery. what a nightmare.

March (Updated!)

March schedule is on hold, pending recovery from my vocal cord/sinus surgery!
March schedule is back on, with some extreme caution for the healing vocal cords, etc.
Update: added NextDoor for Friday, 3/11.
Update: NextDoor gig for 17th moved to 18th.
Update: added Grappino for the 30th.
Update: added Hungry's-NextDoor for Sunday, 3/27
March:
4 Fri. Special Assignment (Sweetwater Country Club)
5 Sat. Special Assignment
6 Sun. Kroger in the Heights 5-7 (11th & Shepherd) Kroger Heights map
8 Tue. Vine Wine Room 6-9 (12420 Memorial Dr., just west of Gessner) Vine map

10 Thurs. Hungry's Cafe & Bistro NEXTDOOR Lounge 5-10 (14714 Memorial Dr.)

Hungry’s map
11 Fri. Hungry's Bistro 'NextDoor' Lounge 5-9
12 Sat. Worms
15 Tue. Vine Wine Room 6-9
17 Thurs. cancelled
18 Fri. Hungry's Bistro 'NextDoor' Lounge 5-9
19 Sat. Worms
20 Sun. Kroger in the Heights 5-7
22 Tues. Vine Wine Room 6-9
24 Thurs. Hungry's Bistro 'NextDoor' Lounge 5-10
25 Fri. Worms
26 Sat. Kroger in the Heights 1-3
27 Sun. Hungry's Bistro 2:30-6:30
29 Tues. Vine Wine Room 6-9
30 Wed. Grappino 6-9:00 (2701 West Dallas, between Waugh & Montrose)
Grappino map
31 Thurs. Hungry's Bistro 'NextDoor' Lounge 5-10

February (Updated x4!)

Update: Added Grappino for Monday,Valentine's Day, yay! =)
Update: no Special Assignment for Saturday night. =(
Update: Christopher Fun Run canceled due to the icy iciness & cold coldness. =(
Update: Next Door gig for tonight canceled due to the cold coldness. =(
Hi folks! If you have been following the sad tale of my disappearing voice, I’m happy to announce that the recovery may be in sight: I’m going to have minor surgery in a couple of weeks. The ENT doctor is going to remove the stuff on my vocal cords and sinus polyps. Hopefully, all will go as planned and I can resume my normal guitarboy existence, yay. Wish me luck! =)
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[This is what I have scheduled, but it could change, depending on how things go with the surgery.]
February:
1 Tue. Vine Wine Room 6-9 (12420 Memorial Dr., just west of Gessner) Vine map

3 Thurs. Canceled! (was Hungry's-NextDoor)
4 Fri. Worms
5 Sat. Canceled! (was Christopher’s Fun Run)
8 Tue. Vine Wine Room 6-9
10 Thurs. Special Assignment
12 Sat. Worms
13 Sun. Kroger in the Heights 1-3 (11th & Shepherd) Kroger Heights map
14 Mon. Grappino 5:30-9 (2701 West Dallas, between Waugh & Montrose)
Grappino map
15 Tues. Vine Wine Room 6-9
16 Wed. Vow of Silence...
19 Sat. Kroger in the Heights 1-3
20 Sun. Kroger in the Heights 5-7
22 Tues. Vine Wine Room 6-9 (?)
24 Thurs.
25 Fri. Worms
26 Sat. Worms

I don't feel old.

January 2011

Hi peeps, Happy New Year! Just because I'm having trouble singing doesn't mean I can't add a bunch of new cover tunes. And by 'new' I really mean not very new at all. 'Cos that's how I roll. =)
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January:
6 Thurs. Hungry's Cafe & Bistro NEXTDOOR Lounge 5-10 (14714 Memorial Dr.)

Hungry’s map
7 Fri.Special Assignment (Sweetwater Country Club)
8 Sat. Kroger in the Heights 1-3 (11th & Shepherd) Kroger Heights map
11 Tue. Vine Wine Room 6-9 (12420 Memorial Dr., just west of Gessner) Vine map

13 Thurs. Hungry's Bistro 'NextDoor' Lounge 5-10
14 Fri. Worms
15 Sat. Kroger in the Heights 1-3
18 Tues. Vine Wine Room 6-9
20 Thurs. Hungry's Bistro 'NextDoor' Lounge 5-10
21 Fri. Worms
22 Sat. Kroger in the Heights 5-7
25 Tues. Vine Wine Room 6-9
27 Thurs. Hungry's Bistro 'NextDoor' Lounge 5-10
28 Fri. Special Assignment
30 Sun. Kroger in the Heights 5-7

Me, Ben and Benjamin from Christmas/New Year's