It's been a bit chilly this January in Luckenbach. Our trusty old Wood Stove has been working over time. We got a new top cover for it. SOMEBODY sat on it and cracked the old one! Or, maybe it just became weak after years and years of "Hell Hath No Fury Heat" burning it up from the inside. Even cast iron has it's limits, I suppose.
The tourists don't come out as often in January as they do the rest of the year. It's a time to "Get Back to the Basics" of playing music in the bar, drinking COLD beer and hanging with the locals. Locals always have good stories to tell. These days, we mostly wonder what the new year will bring with the Wineries and the Peach Orchards. More Wine? Less Peaches?? We hope SOMEBODY decides to embrace our heritage, keep the Peach Orchards and grow grapes too! Huh..there's a novel idea!
We are happy to have all of our new neighbors. They send lots of folks our way to buy T-Shirts, take pictures and ask "Is this all there is?" The Luckenbach Somebody's never tire of the one person, every day, that stands right smack in front of the General Store and asks " Excuse me, can you tell me how to get to Luckenbach?" We always want to do what Hondo did...send them around the loop a few times til they realize where they are. Sometimes we do, sometimes we don't. Depends how onery we are feelin' and if the weather is nice :) ( if a person goes around more than a few times, or get's lost and never comes back, we might decide not to serve them any beer...)
Doug Moreland and his gang of misfits have been playing in the bar every Friday night from 8-11:30 or so. It's a big time and it's free. You can bring your dog, your cat, even your grandma if you feel like it. Some people's grandma's drink a lot of beer!
Shan Kowert and the lovely Annie Acton have been playing the piano and singing songs on Saturday nights 8-til? Shan and Annie, better known as "ShAnnie" are very talented folks as well as pretty to look at. They will do the Piano sessions one more Saturday, Jan 19th. If you can make it, stop by. It's different and fun for all in the bar. I saw Shan at the grocery store this morning, he said they even had dancers last night!!
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For the past 6 years we have made a spectacle of ourselves the last Saturday of January ( 26th) with a little Blues Festival. Didn't know if anybody would show up the first year. After all, who plans such a thing in the dead of winter in LUCKENBACH TEXAS?? We do! It's become a mad success. The newspapers call. The reporters come out. You would think nothing else ever happens in this town. Well, not much else does happen in January. Thanks to our friend Chris King ( he's a Football Coach, a Singer Songwriter and a Graphic Artist) for this years Poster. We LOVE it!. We might print a few to share with our friends this year. You can get tickets for the Blues Fest and find out more info from the Luckenbach
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Stay warm folks. Come see us when you can. We are open every single day at 9am. If you wanna bring your guitar and sit in the Picker Circle, you are welcome anytime. We have regular hosts every weekday at 1pm and then again 5-9pm Sunday through Thursday. Things change on the weekends..check the website to keep up with all that's happening. We move fast as a turtle for such a slow little town.
Remember - Fight Kindness (Hondo Crouch)
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