I did play in December...

But I completely forgot about posting my schedule. I must be losing my mind. Anyway, it was the usual thing, with time off for good behavior. =)

November, yep.

waaaa, I am so late with the schedule this month! sheesh. Okay, better late than never: =)
November:
1 Thurs. Hungry's Cafe & Bistro NEXTDOOR Lounge 5-9 (14714 Memorial Dr.) Hungry’s map
2 Fri. worms
3 Sat. Vine Wine Room 7-11 (12420 Memorial Dr., just west of Gessner) Vine map
5 Mon. Grappino 6-9:00 (2701 West Dallas, between Waugh & Montrose) Grappino map
6 Tues. VOTE!VOTE!VOTE! Vine Wine Room 6-9
8 Thurs. Hungry's Cafe & Bistro NEXTDOOR Lounge 5-9
9 Fri. worms
10 Sat. Special Assignment
11 Sun. Special Assignment
12 Mon. Grappino 6-9:00
13 Tues. Vine Wine Room 6-9
15 Thurs. Hungry's Cafe &Bistro NEXTDOOR Lounge 5-9
16 Fri. Memorial Wine Cellar 8-11 (7591 Katy Freeway, Suite B)
MWC map
17 Sat. Vine Wine Room 7-11 (Tentative booking!)
19 Mon. Grappino 6-9:00
20 Tues. Vine Wine Room 6-9
22 Thurs. Happy Thanksgiving!
23 Fri. worms
24 Sat. worms
26 Mon. Grappino 6-9:00
27 Tues. Vine Wine Room 6-9
29 Thurs. Hungry's Cafe & Bistro NEXTDOOR Lounge 5-9
30 Fri. worms

October gigs (updated)

Update: added Hungry's Next Door for Friday, the 19th. =)
Update: added Vine for Saturday, the 13th. =)
Hello folks, for a few days, it actually felt like fall here in Houston. For cooler temperature, I can put up with the ragweed allergy, I guess. =)
Kind of a big change in my routine, as I'm now doing Mondays at Grappino, at least as of the 1st. So that means Wednesdays are open...
October:
1 Mon. Grappino 6-9:00 (2701 West Dallas, between Waugh & Montrose) Grappino map
2 Tues. Vine Wine Room 7-11 (12420 Memorial Dr., just west of Gessner) Vine map
4 Thurs. Hungry's Cafe & Bistro NEXTDOOR Lounge 5-9 (14714 Memorial Dr.) Hungry’s map
5 Fri. worms
6 Sat. Special Assignment (canceled)
6 Sat. Vine Wine Room 7-11
8 Mon. Grappino 6-9:00
9 Tues. Vine Wine Room 6-9
11 Thurs. Hungry's Cafe &Bistro NEXTDOOR Lounge 5-9
12 Fri. worms
13 Sat. Kroger in the Heights 5-7 (11th & Shepherd) Kroger Heights map
13 Sat. Vine Wine Room 8-11
15 Mon. Grappino 6-9:00
16 Tues. Vine Wine Room 6-9
18 Thurs. Hungry's Cafe & Bistro NEXTDOOR Lounge 5-9
19 Fri. Hungry's Cafe & Bistro NEXTDOOR Lounge 5-9
20 Sat. Memorial Wine Cellar 8-11 (7591 Katy Freeway, Suite B)
MWC map
22 Mon. Grappino 6-9:00
23 Tues. Vine Wine Room 6-9
25 Thurs. Hungry's Cafe &Bistro NEXTDOOR Lounge 5-9
28 Fri. Special Assignment (Falcon Point Country Club)
27 Sat. Vine Wine Room 7-11
28 Sun. Kroger in the Heights 5-7
29 Mon. Grappino 6-9:00
30 Tues. Vine Wine Room 6-9
31 Wed. Happy Halloween!

September...

Hello peeps, Happy Labor Day weekend! =)
A few worm dates I would like to see filled, to makes this respectable...

September:
4 Tues. Vine Wine Room 7-11 (12420 Memorial Dr., just west of Gessner) Vine map
5 Wed. Vincent's 6-9:00 (2701 West Dallas, between Waugh & Montrose) Grappino map
6 Thurs. Hungry's Cafe & Bistro NEXTDOOR Lounge 5-10 (14714 Memorial Dr.) Hungry’s map
7 Fri. worms
8 Sat. worms
9 Sun. Kroger in the Heights 1-3 (11th & Shepherd) Kroger Heights map
11 Tues. Vine Wine Room 6-9
12 Wed. Grappino 6-9:00
13 Thurs. Hungry's Cafe &Bistro NEXTDOOR Lounge 5-9
14 Fri. Memorial Wine Cellar 8-11 (7591 Katy Freeway, Suite B)
MWC map
15 Sat. Kroger in the Heights 1-3
15 Sat. Vine Wine Room 7-11
18 Tues. Vine Wine Room 6-9
19 Wed. Grappino 6-9:00
20 Thurs. Hungry's Cafe &Bistro NEXTDOOR Lounge 5-9
21 Fri. worms
22 Sat. Vine Wine Room 7-11
25 Tues. Vine Wine Room 6-9
26 Wed. Grappino 6-9:00
27 Thurs. Hungry's Cafe &Bistro NEXTDOOR Lounge 5-9
28 Fri. Special Assignment (Falcon Point Country Club)
29 Sat. worms

August gigs

A little late with this, but I had Olympic fever, so what can I say... =)
August:
1 Wed. Happy Independence Day! POSSIBLE GIG: Vincent's 6-9:00 (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. Special Assignment (Falcon Point Country Club)
4 Sat. worms
7 Tues. Vine Wine Room 7-11 (12420 Memorial Dr., just west of Gessner) Vine map
8 Wed. Grappino 5:30-9:00
9 Thurs. Hungry's Cafe &Bistro NEXTDOOR Lounge 5-9
10 Fri. worms
11 Sat. Vine Wine Room 7-11
12 Sun. Kroger in the Heights 1-3 (11th & Shepherd) Kroger Heights map
14 Tues. Vine Wine Room 6-9
15 Wed. Grappino 5:30-9:00
16 Thurs. Hungry's Cafe &Bistro NEXTDOOR Lounge 5-9
17 Fri. Hungry's Cafe &Bistro NEXTDOOR Lounge 5-9
18 Sat. worms
21 Tues. Vine Wine Room 6-9
22 Wed. Grappino 5:30-9:00
23 Thurs. Hungry's Cafe &Bistro NEXTDOOR Lounge 5-9
24 Fri. worms
25 Sat. Vine Wine Room 7-11
26 Sun. Kroger in the Heights 1-3
28 Tues. Vine Wine Room 6-9
29 Wed. Grappino 5:30-9:00
30 Thurs. Hungry's Cafe &Bistro NEXTDOOR Lounge 5-9

July

2012 is half over. guh. 'My how time flies', he said, his life slipping away...
LOL, anyways, there is an inexplicable gap in the middle of this month's calendar. No worries!
And wow, compared to last summer, we've had so much rain. On behalf of all growing things, and all thirsty beings, let me say THANK YOU, Mother Nature. =)
July:
3 Tues. Vine Wine Room 7-11 (12420 Memorial Dr., just west of Gessner) Vine map
4 Wed. Happy Independence Day! POSSIBLE GIG: Vincent's 6-9:00 (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. Special Assignment (Falcon Point Country Club)
7 Sat. Vine Wine Room 7-11
10 Tues. Vine Wine Room 6-9
11 Wed. Grappino 5:30-9:00
12 Thurs. Hungry's Cafe &Bistro NEXTDOOR Lounge 5-9
13 Fri. worms
24 Tues. Vine Wine Room 6-9
25 Wed. Grappino 5:30-9:00
26 Thurs. Hungry's Cafe &Bistro NEXTDOOR Lounge 5-9
27 Fri. Memorial Wine Cellar 8-11 (7591 Katy Freeway, Suite B) MWC map
28 Sat. Kroger in the Heights 5-7 (11th & Shepherd) Kroger Heights map
31 Tues. Vine Wine Room 6-9

About that chat box : Update

The chatbox is gone. From now on, we communicate telepathically. =)
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Well, I thought that chat box might be kinda fun way to people to get in touch for gigs, or heckle me humorously, etc.
But it has mostly turned out to be a receptacle for spam from Indonesia.
I think that Cbox is a common way for Indonesian* bloggers to direct traffic to their sites, to get some sort of advertising income. Those pennies add up, right?!
Seriously, I have to delete 99% of everything that is posted there. Not a big deal, but I would rather it do more than just take up space in the sidebar.
Anyway, my paid version Cbox is up next month, so I think I will eliminate it at that time.
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*Indonesia, I love so much of your music, but really, I'm not gonna visit random blogs just because you (or some net-bot) leaves a shout in my chatbox. C'mon, man!

By the way, if you want to hear a lovely selection of indie music from Indonesia, go over to here, and let that play while you do your Internet thing. =)

June gigs ... Updated!

Update: added 3 Kroger Heights gigs, 10th, 23rd and 24th. =)
Hello peeps, it's time for another month of music. Hm, filling in some of the 'worm' dates would help impress the chicks. ;-)

June:
1 Fri. Special Assignment (Falcon Point Country Club)
2 Sat. worms
5 Tues. Vine Wine Room 7-11 (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. Vine Wine Room 7-11
10 Sun. Kroger in the Heights 1-3 (11th & Shepherd) Kroger Heights map
12 Tues. Vine Wine Room 6-9
13 Wed. Grappino 5:30-9:00
14 Thurs. Hungry's Cafe &Bistro NEXTDOOR Lounge 5-9
15 Fri. Hungry's Cafe &Bistro NEXTDOOR Lounge 5-9
16 Sat. Vine Wine Room 7-11
19 Tues. Vine Wine Room 6-9
20 Wed. Grappino 5:30-9:00
21 Thurs. Hungry's Cafe &Bistro NEXTDOOR Lounge 5-9
22 Fri. worms
23 Sat. Kroger in the Heights 1-3
23 Sat. Memorial Wine Cellar 8-11 (7591 Katy Freeway, Suite B) MWC map
24 Sun. Kroger in the Heights 1-3
26 Tues. Vine Wine Room 6-9
27 Wed. Grappino 5:30-9:00
28 Thurs. Hungry's Cafe &Bistro NEXTDOOR Lounge 5-9
29 Fri. worms
30 Sat. worms

May gigs... (Updated)

Update: added Kroger in the Heights for Monday, 28th. =)
Here we go: the birds are chirping, the sun is shining, the plants are blooming and my May calendar is up! Hoping the phone will ring to fill in some of the worm dates, but until then...
May:
1 Tues. Special Assignment
2 Wed. Grappino 5:30-9:00 (2701 West Dallas, between Waugh & Montrose) Grappino map
3 Thurs. Hungry's Cafe & Bistro NEXTDOOR Lounge 5-10 (14714 Memorial Dr.) Hungry’s map
4 Fri. Memorial Wine Cellar 8-11 (7591 Katy Freeway, Suite B) MWC map
5 Sat. Vine Wine Room 7-11 (12420 Memorial Dr., just west of Gessner) Vine map
8 Tues. Vine Wine Room 6-9
9 Wed. Grappino 5:30-9:00
10 Thurs. Hungry's Cafe &Bistro NEXTDOOR Lounge 5-9
11 Fri. Hungry's Cafe &Bistro NEXTDOOR Lounge 5-9
12 Sat. worms
13 Sun. Nino's courtyard 11:30-2 ((2701 West Dallas, weather permitting)
15 Tues. Vine Wine Room 6-9
16 Wed. Grappino 5:30-9:00
17 Thurs. Hungry's Cafe &Bistro NEXTDOOR Lounge 5-9
18 Fri. worms
20 Sat. worms
22 Tues. Vine Wine Room 6-9
23 Wed. Grappino 5:30-9:00
24 Thurs. Hungry's Cafe &Bistro NEXTDOOR Lounge 5-9
25 Fri. worms
26 Sat. Special Assignment
28 Mon. Kroger in the Heights 5-7 (11th and Shepherd)
29 Tues. Vine Wine Room 6-9
30 Wed. Grappino 5:30-9:00
31 Thurs. Hungry's Cafe &Bistro NEXTDOOR Lounge 5-9

Free guitarboy music

Update to the Box.net player: I added several more tunes to the live acoustic sampler. Have a listen! :)
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Free Music! For You! WooHoo! By the way, www.4Shared.com allows previewing the songs. i.e., not only can you try before you buy the cd, you can even listen without downloading. [Although to be honest with you, I enjoy seeing the download counts increase, because I'm vain like that.]

You may have noticed the (new & improved) little music player widget in the sidebar area; *points to the right –––>>*
You can listen to most of the songs from my cd Take Forever while you do your other Internet stuff, yay. Click on any song, and the player should play the other songs also.
You can download the songs from the aforementioned widget, or download them from these links:
Third Cousin, Twice Removed
The Houston Hesitation
Betrayal At The End
Flotsam & Jetsam
(Only a) Dream Song
...and the Frozen Ghost
Born Blue
In Cognito
Zhangi Dance
The Emperor's New Clothes
Rapid Eye Movement
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If you ever said to yourself, 'Gee, i'd like to hear a song that Scotty didn't ruin with his silly lyrics and stupid voice', then download Zhangi Dance. It's only 3 minutes long, and I practically pulled my hamstring while playing the guitar solo. And did I mention it's FREE? OMG!
9/25/06– Just added Rapid Eye Movement to the pile. It's a song I could never hope to pull off in any sort of 'guitarboy' live arrangement, so hear it here for FREE, or better still, buy my cd. hee hee.
11/27/06– I added In Cognito to the pile. This one I do perform live, but I MUCH prefer the recorded version, with the layered guitars and vocal harmonies. (especially at the end of the song)
3/2/07- Added Frozen Ghost and Born Blue to the pile. Both are bluesy things; Frozen Ghost is, um, spacy & spiritual. Born Blue is the sad slow tale of my life. (In other words, just some silly crap I made up to fill the space between guitar licks.)
3/14/07- Oh well, as long as I'm at it, here's the rest of the album...
Dream Song has a nylon guitar intro, leading to prog/metal nightmare.
Betrayal At The End is an imagining of what Alzheimer's may be like for those who feel themselves slipping away mentally, yet are powerless to stop it. It's a strummy acoustic thing, with plenty o' pathos.
The first piece of advice somebody gave me when I moved to Houston, was to pause when the traffic light turns green, so you can avoid getting plowed into by some a-hole running the red light. He called it the 'Houston Hesitation'. I play it like an instrumental blues =)
Flotsam & Jetsam has no guitar, and is, um, somewhat based on a true story.
Third Cousin, Twice Removed is very strummy. A guilt by association theme.

April (Updated!)

update: added Kroger for Sunday, 29th. =)
update: added Special Assignment for Friday, 27th. =)
update: added Hungry's Next Door bar for Friday, 13th. =)
Hi there, spring has turned out to be a beautiful summer, which makes me wonder what summer could have in store for Houston. o.0
Like usual, I'll be hoping to update this to fill in a few of the 'worm' dates.

April:
3 Tues. Vine Wine Room 6-9 (12420 Memorial Dr., just west of Gessner) Vine map
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. Special Assignment (Raveneaux Country Club)
7 Sat. worms
10 Tues. Vine Wine Room 6-9
11 Wed. Grappino 5:30-9:00
12 Thurs. Hungry's Cafe &Bistro NEXTDOOR Lounge 5-9
13 Fri. Hungry's Cafe &Bistro NEXTDOOR Lounge 5-9
14 Sat. Vine Wine Room 7-11
17 Tues. Vine Wine Room 6-9
18 Wed. Grappino 5:30-9:00
19 Thurs. Hungry's Cafe &Bistro NEXTDOOR Lounge 5-9
20 Fri. worms
21 Sat. Special Assignment (MS150 in LaGrange, TX)
24 Tues. Vine Wine Room 6-9
25 Wed. Grappino 5:30-9:00
26 Thurs. Hungry's Cafe &Bistro NEXTDOOR Lounge 5-9
27 Fri. Special Assignment (Falcon Point Country Club)
28 Sat. worms
29 Sun. Kroger Heights 1-3 (11th and Shepherd)

Scotty at Vine Dec 2011

Scotty at Vine dec 2011 3, a photo by placidian on Flickr.

In my little corner at Vine Wine Room in Houston. =)

Scotty in Conroe, TX. Amber's 30th birthday

March (Updated!)

Update: added Vine Wine Room for Saturday, the 24th. =)
Update: added Special Assignment for the 30th. =)
Hello peeps!
Let's see: two open Saturdays; and worms every Friday, thanks in part to Sweetwater Country Club canceling their entertainment for the 3 month in a row. =(
Hopefully this calendar will fill in a bit so I can afford to keep drinking expensive beer, heh heh.
March:
1 Thurs. Hungry's Cafe & Bistro NEXTDOOR Lounge 5-10 (14714 Memorial Dr.) Hungry’s map
2 Fri. worms
3 Sat. worms
6 Tues. 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 Cafe &Bistro NEXTDOOR Lounge 5-9
9 Fri. worms
10 Sat. Vine Wine Room 7-11
13 Tues. Vine Wine Room 6-9
14 Wed. Grappino 5:30-9:00
15 Thurs. Hungry's Cafe & Bistro NEXTDOOR Lounge 5-9
16 Fri. worms
17 Sat. Special Assignment
20 Tues. Vine Wine Room 6-9
21 Wed. Grappino 5:30-9:00
22 Thurs. Hungry's Cafe & Bistro NEXTDOOR Lounge 5-9
23 Fri. worms
24 Sat. Vine Wine Room 7-11
27 Tues. Vine Wine Room 6-9
28 Wed. Grappino 5:30-9:00
29 Thurs. Hungry's Cafe & Bistro NEXTDOOR Lounge 5-9
30 Fri. Special Assignment (Falcon Point Country Club)
31 Sat. Memorial Wine Cellar 8-11 (7591 Katy Freeway, Suite B) MWC map

Valentine's Day with the King =)

Vine Valentine's Day 2012 1, a photo by placidian on Flickr.

Me and Elvis aka Vine Wine Room owner Joe Rippey. Elvis officiated as 20 couples renewed their wedding vows. Fun night!

February... Updated!

Update: added Grappino for the 22nd. =)
Update: added Grappino for the 17th. =)
Update: added Special Assignment (Raveneaux Country Club) for the 10th. =)
Update: added Special Assignment (Raveneaux Country Club) for the 24th. =)
Update: added Kroger in the Heights for the 18th. =)
Woah, I was so busy celebrating my birthday that I completely forgot about posting a schedule for this month!
I'm also waiting on a couple of places to get back to me about their music calendar. Hopefully this will be updated.
February:
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. worms
7 Tues. 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 Cafe &Bistro NEXTDOOR Lounge 5-9
10 Fri. Special Assignment (Raveneaux Country Club)
11 Sat. Vine Wine Room 7-11
14 Tues. Vine Wine Room 6-9 Happy Valentine's Day!
15 Wed. Grappino 5:30-9:00
16 Thurs. Hungry's Cafe & Bistro NEXTDOOR Lounge 5-9
17 Fri. Grappino 7-10:30
18 Sat. Kroger in the Heights 1-3 (11th and Shepherd)
18 Sat. Vine Wine Room 7-11
21 Tues. Vine Wine Room 6-9
22 Wed. Grappino 5:30-9:00
23 Thurs. Hungry's Cafe & Bistro NEXTDOOR Lounge 5-9
24 Fri. Special Assignment (Raveneaux Country Club)
25 Sat. Memorial Wine Cellar 8-11 (7591 Katy Freeway, Suite B) MWC map
28 Tues. Special Assignment
29 Wed. Grappino 5:30-9:00

Happy New Year! (January gigs-Updated!)

Update: added Special Assignment (Raveneaux Country Club) for the 13th and 20th. =)
Hello peeps, I want to wish you all a Happy New Year, and send along my best wishes for a safe and prosperous 2012!  =)
Hopefully this coming year will be more musical and less medical than 2011, yay.
And it looks like I will be back doing some Wednesdays at Grappino on West Dallas, at least for January. Suhweeet!

January:
3 Tues. Vine Wine Room 6-9 (12420 Memorial Dr., just west of Gessner) Vine map
4 Wed. Memorial Wine Cellar 6-9 (7591 Katy Freeway, Suite B) MWC map
5 Thurs. Hungry's Cafe & Bistro NEXTDOOR Lounge 5-9 (14714 Memorial Dr.)

 Hungry’s map
6 Fri. Hungry's Cafe &Bistro NEXTDOOR Lounge 5:30-9:30
7 Sat. Vine Wine Room 7-11
8 Sun. Kroger in the Heights 5-7 (11th & Shepherd) Kroger Heights map
10 Tues. Vine Wine Room 6-9 (12420 Memorial Dr., just west of Gessner) Vine map
11 Wed. Grappino 6-9
12 Thurs. Hungry's Cafe &Bistro NEXTDOOR Lounge 5-9
13 Fri. Special Assignment (Raveneaux Country Club)
14 Sat.  worms
17 Tues. Vine Wine Room 6-9
18 Wed. Grappino 6-9
19 Thurs. Hungry's Cafe & Bistro NEXTDOOR Lounge 5-9
20 Fri. Special Assignment (Raveneaux Country Club)
21 Sat. Kroger in the Heights 1-3
21 Sat. Memorial Wine Cellar 8-11
24 Tues. Vine Wine Room 6-9
25 Wed. Grappino 6-9
26 Thurs. Hungry's Cafe & Bistro NEXTDOOR Lounge 5-9
27 Fri. worms
28 Sat. worms
31 Tues. Vine Wine Room 6-9