Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Legendary Picker Circle. What is it???


The Legendary Luckenbach Picker Circles are held every night, Sunday thru Thursday 5-9pm.  What is the Picker Circle??  Well..lemme see, lemme think.  People sit in chairs in the shape of a circle underneath the Luckenbach Oak Trees or in the bar if it's cold or raining. 


 These people are special..we call them "Pickers" they are musicians of all sorts, size and character.  Their instruments are varied as well as their skill level. It's kinda like a playground for musicians.  Everybody must get along.  You can play different games but you have to invite everybody, good, bad or so-so to play.  NO discrimination in the circle.  There is a "host" for every circle.  It's the hosts job to make sure everybody plays nice and to keep the circle moving.  Generally, the host is pretty good at playing along and encouraging the shy ones.  Many a player has made their first public appearance in these circles.  The unofficial circles started in the early 70's when Hondo bought Luckenbach.  There were some shady characters hangin' around back in those days.  Some guy named Jerry Jeff Walker used to sit in regularly.  He was from New York and Hondo let him play anyway.  A guy named Townes Van Zandt  had a lot to say and was good at saying it accompanied by his guitar.  A young red headed boy named Gary P Nunn had an affection for the Armadillos..he wrote a hit song about them. There was another red headed man..they called him the "stranger"...now everybody just knows him as Willie. One man was so in love with Luckenbach that he ran off and told two songwriters in Nashville about it. Thanks, Guy Clark!  After telling the story, Waylon and Willie recorded the song and now...we have LOTS of visitors every day of the week.  They come to hear the music that is made under the trees.  They come to get Back to the Basics of Love..whatever that means to them.  They come so they can Be Some Body in our town.  EveryBody's SomeBody in a  Luckenbach picker circle.  Come join us anytime, you don't need an appointment.  We will be singin' and playin' rain or shine :)



-Abbey Road

Friday, June 7, 2013

Luckenbach Sunset

 I can watch the sun going down from the patio.
It's the only time of day you can see it from here.
There's barefooted porchy folks catchin' up on their sittin'.
Too tired to rock against the grain,
So they rock with it.

I can see smoke from the little kitchen windows following the sun to the horizon

And there it is...
Just sittng,
Pooching it's cheeks out,
Holding it's breath,
Trying not to leave this pretty world I live in....

Hondo Crouch

Tuesday, April 2, 2013

NO Time Zone in Luckenbach


You won't find a year date on most of the event posters in the Egghouse  (Luckenbach World Headquarters).  The only way you can tell an old gig poster from a new one is because the new ones are in color and slick.  The old posters were hand drawn and black and white on what feels like construction paper.




The License Plates still look the same, there's just more of them now.  I think we have every state and a few countries too.


Visitors come from everywhere, just like they always have. Seems like Germany and Canada just keep getting closer.  On the weekends you are just as likely to find an Austinite as you are to find someone from Europe or Australia.  Even the Japanese are finding their way..yes, they always have cameras!!



Gary P Nunn still plays Luckenbach.  His posters have changed and so has he..on the outside.  On the inside, he is still the same.  We Love Gary P Nunn.



The chickens still have their feathers....


We don't know how old these chickens are.  Wonder how old the oldest Chicken in the Universe is? Chickens are chickens no matter where you are in the world.



Dollars bills haven't changed much.  They are great for making a pair a boots.




People still have fun in Luckenbach.  We still play good music, every single day.



Luckenbach knows no time zones.  Where ever you are, you can takes us with you.  We are a State of Mind.  If you decide you want to come visit in person, come on.  We are here waitin' on you!




-Abbey Road


Sunday, February 3, 2013

Luckenbach has OFFICIAL Colors!

The Luckenbach Council of Irregulars met behind the store in regular sessions for the purpose of selecting the official town color(s).  A heated discussion of the possibilities took up most of the afternoon.

Long John - nominated mauve and purple

Tom Bell - recovering from several broken bones, nominated black and blue.

Al, the painter - voted for off-white

Sheriff Marge - shouted out the window that the color should be "dust" to save work.

Dylan - nominated burnt orange and maroon but withdrew his suggestion when it was pointed out that these colors sometimes clash.

Linda - voted Blonde

The Biker Caucus - voted black and chrome

It looked like there would be a tie vote between mauve and purple and black and chrome until Bad McFad saved the day with his suggestion.

By a majority vote of the Council of Irregulars, the official color of Luckenbach Texas is clear.


- Excerpt from the Luckenbach Moon. Vol 1 - # 2, March 1994


Tuesday, January 29, 2013

PicTuRe PerFect

Sometimes, words fail.  Sometimes, words are empty.  Sometimes you just need a great Photographer!  Luckenbach has one. 
 She came out of nowhere on a magic carpet.
 This is The Official Luckenbach Picture Taker -  Robbyn Dodd 



It's hard to explain to most folks what Luckenbach is, or isn't.  



 Sometimes there's just a few folks hangin'out



Sometimes, There's ALOT!



Most all the time, we make MUSIC



Top it off with a BIG dose of Humor....



Sprinkle in a few kids to keep us Innocent



Dress well



and you might get an idea, just a glimpse, of  what Luckenbach is



Mostly..it's a State of Mind.  Thanks to Robbyn,
 we are able to share our little town with you when you're not here.



Always Be SOMEBODY, where ever you are.

Abbey Road