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Please help spread the word about this Friday!!
What a lineup!
Aqua Velva!, Houston’s only and by default, BEST B-52’s cover band!
And it’s a pajama party! Wear yours and get in FREE!
Molly and the Ringwalds will be doing they’re usual happy hour show from 7-9ish. There’s no guarantee they will wear pajamas but the rest of us will be adorned appropriately.
Flying Fish Sailors go on around 10 followed by Aqua Velva and then Clouseaux.
I’m all kinds of excited about this show!
And what’s not to be excited about?
Aqua Velva, Houston’s only and by default, best B-52’s cover band, Clouseaux, a band that defies description…lounge, tiki and eclectic are good adjectives to start with and The Flying Fish Sailors…all combined for one evening and it’s a pajama party to boot!
Can you say extravabonanza?
*I know there is a typo on the flyer – blame Thomas Escalante from Sig’s Lagoon
Molly and the Ringwalds will be doing they’re usual happy hour show from 7-9ish. There’s no guarantee they will wear pajamas but the rest of us will be adorned appropriately. Wear yours and get in free!
The Flying Fish Sailors had a very humble, yet ambitious beginning. This is a photo from one of our first live performances (circa 1988) at what was then known as The Wellington Stone on W. Alabama in the Montrose area of Houston.
Left to right: Jay Lee, Greg Henkel and Joseph Linbeck.
Click picture for a larger version
It’s hard to imagine that we are coming up on 20 years of performing together.
(yea, I stole the subject line from the story in the Houston Press)
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Knit one, perl two, arrrrrr!
I got an e-mail from Christine, the proprietess of Big Pink Cookie. Apparently she is producing a podcast about knitting called Pointy Sticks.
It occured to her that the song I wrote for the Flying Fish Sailors, Poke You In The Eye, would make the perfect theme song for the program. Being the ethical person she is, she sought permission from the author before proceeding and I, being the generous person I am, gave her said permission.
Episode one and two lack the theme song but her husband Mike (www.coffeecorner.org) informed me yesterday that subsequent episodes will feature my little ditty with all the appropriate credits and sundry hoo-ha.
So yea, it’s not the generational anthem I may have envisioned in my optimisic and glory seeking youth, but it’s still cool knowing that small children and domestic adults alike might take delight in singing about poking someone in the eye.
If you would like to hear the song you can download it here.
Keep on knitting in the free world!
Be there or be rectangular!
We play at 4:00 pm for about an hour.
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The 6th Annual St. Andrew’s in the Heights Celtic Festival
Sunday, February 26th from NOON to 5:30PM @ 19th and Heights Boulevard
The Festival will be in conjunction with The Gathering of the Celts,
traditionally hosted by The Celtic Chorus of Houston every February.
The afternoon will include a wide variety of Entertainers on two stages,
Vendors with Celtic themes, a renowned Silent Auction, a Stained-Glass Tour,
great food and drink plus Games for children of all ages.
The Festival will begin following the St. Andrew’s Episcopal 10:30AM Church
Service as bagpipers lead everyone to the “Kirking of the Celts” and then,
to the opening performance on the Outdoor Stage. Here’s a sample of the
Entertainment:
The St. Thomas Episcopal School Pipe & Drum Corp
Cass Academy of Dance
Constant Billy (Bill Galbraith, guitar & Emily Standish, vocal)
The Flying Fish Sailors
Kennedy International Dancers
Irish Step Dancers
Sia Beaton (Scottish Singer)
Society for Creative Anachronism Dancers
Men of Houston Morris Dancers
Good Time Scottish Dancers
The Celtic Chorus of Houston
Houston Scottish Fiddle Club
Vendors, thus far:
The Celtic Store
Houston Highland Games Association
Irish American Heritage Association of Katy
Cowboy Szymonski (Blacksmith)
Robertley USA Ltd Company
The Backyard Gardner
Jericho Art
Baubles Jewelry
Face Painting, Etc…
Old Fashioned Things
Moore Expressions
The Magick Cauldron
@5:30PM A Piper will close the Festival, in gratitude, with the spiritually
moving song, “Amazing Grace”. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful
afternoon of COMMUNITY and FUN!!!
ADMISSION: Family Ticket – $5.00
Single Ticket – $2.00
Under 12 – FREE!
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Please visit our website: http://www.saintandrewsepiscopal.org/celtic.htm
Or contact: Chair: Kathleen Galbraith
713-868-5194,kgalbraith@sbcglobal.net
Co-Chair: Teri Jo Nicholson 713-688-6200,
terijo@houston.rr.com
Vendor Chair: Mary Rennie 281-341-8124, dprennie@aol.com
Our instore performance at Sig’s Lagoon went very well. There is a photographer who shoots at the Continental Club and uses a lot of pro-gear. He shot our performance and sent me some of the results. I like this one the best.
He did some other cool shots in black and white and one where he left my shirt in color. You can see those in the Flying Fish Sailors gallery.
Members of my band (The Flying Fish Sailors for those not in the know) are playing an impromptu show at Sig’s Lagoon on Wednesday night, jan 25th.
It’s going to be Jim, Greg and myself from 9:15 to 10:00 pm.
It’s part of Greg’s birthday celebration going on that evening.
If you have a chance, stop on by as it’s open to the public and free.
Sig’s is located on the 3700 block of Main right between The Continental Club and The Big Top.
The show last Friday was very nice. We had an awesome turn out for the evening as we were joined by new friends and old. It was reminiscent of our shows back in the days when were were playing regularly at Munchies.
My friends Theresa and Albert came and gave us hand painted gnomes that matched each of the band members costumes worn at the Ren Faire. That was super kind of them and quite unexpected.