I need to back up a week and catch up on the Dog blog before I can move onto this weekend. There is a reason that I have waited a week, due to Cooder Graw's Matt Martindale, but I will get to that in a minute. First things first, Roger Creager rocks. He gave everything he had when he played on Friday night. I wouldn't doubt if he lost ten pounds of water weight from first song to the last song.. The man gave everything he had to the crowd that night, and the crowd in return showed him that the Wormy Dog can party just as hard. It had been a while since I had seen Roger Creager in concert and I was blown away. Anyone that can get the crowd worked up and worn out that fast has some major cahonies and my hat is off to him and his band. The Wormy Dog/Roger Creager rendition of "You've lost that lovin feeling" on 2/10/06 will go down in the books as one to remember and serves as a prime example of the crowd taking over and giving back to the artist. Lots of booze, lots of babes, and one hell of a party. Everything rolled over to Saturday and the party continued. Cooder Graw showed up on Saturday with a "familiar" look, and a refreshing new face. They brought a fiddle player with them that made jaws drop. I have drank too much since then so I apologize on forgetting her name, although I think it might be Trisha but I have no last name or you, but anyway she was drop dead gorgeous and she played a mean fiddle. The unanimous decision among the Wormy Dog regulars was any woman that can play a fiddle like that and still look as amazing as she did is a catch and half and a fine addition to a band that already rocks socks off. There's never too much washboard, and as my good friend Eric used to say "there can never be enough Cow Bell". I'll add to that by saying that you can never get enough Cooder Graw, you guys are a true class act and it shows. With that out of the way, I need to explain a small endeavor with our friend Matt Martindale, who most of you think is named "Cooder Graw", but really it's Matt. I waited a week to post this blog because I told Matt I was going to poke fun at him, he assured me that he would be disappointed if I didn't, and that he would be checking the website all week long until I did. Naturally I waited until the last minute just to aggrivate him. So the guys take stage on Saturday and I start thinking, "hmm it's been a while since I've seen them, but man something seems very familiar". I go about my business of taking pictures and taking shots (not necessarily in that order) and then as I'm taking the picture above it hits me, and as you can see by Matt's expression, he figured it out at the same time and gave me a classic "deer in the headlights look". He was wearing the same shirt he wore last time, not that funny? well it is because we did this the time before, even though we joked about it then and it spiraled downward into a really weird drunken deja vu'. The proof is even hanging on the wall at the entrance of the bar in Cooder Graw's picture if you don't believe us. We razzed each other until he declared that his "Wormy Dog shirt", then DK started razzing him some more, until he finally took the shirt off, donated it to the bar until next time around, and stood shirtless in a leather coat with a fur collar. If Matt Martindale, now "eminem" to me, dressed gangsta isn't a funny sight, I dont know what one is. Cheers Matt, drinks and blue shirts on you next time.

There was alot of drinking going on Saturday night, and it all rolled over into Sunday's Superbowl Bash (which commercial was better cavemen/Fed Ex or Budweiser streaking sheep), so it has taken me a few days to get back on track and post a blog, but now that I've sat down here we go. Let's Start with Saturday night and see what I recall. The opening band was The Jackson Taylor Band and they were impressive. I defenitely recommend going to one of thier shows or buying a cd, when they come back. Theres nothing like starting the night off on a good note, especially with some Waylon and Merle to get the party started early. When they were done they stayed for Bleu and partook in the drinking and the party. Maybe even a bit too much, but it was all good and alot of fun and yes they did find thier van keys. If you get a chance to meet Josh thier guitar player he's pretty damn cool, if I remember correctly he is old school Stillwater and remembers how to jam. I was completely right with my predictions for Saturday night. The Bleu Edmondson Band brought some amazing energy into the Wormy Dog. When I say energy Im talking about some serious serious energy. Dave Bowen had just bought some crazy drums that were brand spankin new and he was beatin' em like he had to break them in or try and break them while he still had a warranty and the boxes. Devin was jammin on the guitar and Dicky was going crazy and bouncing around and jumping off of amps like a true rocker while Bleu, as you can see from the picture, was giving the crowd everything he had. I've seen these guys play dozens of times over the last however many years, and the show Saturday night was nothing short of one of the best and I was right in saying they were bringing "the wrath of a thousand loaded guns", ask anyone that was there, they did. The beautiful women were out and they did defenitely multiply by the masses. The Big Silk proved that he knew how to consume a drink (or two) and not just make them and the party was thrown into full effect. I think Denny made a "special guest appearance" onstage, but I think he did it just to impress a certain someone, right Brandy? Vinny was there and had a koozie, but I didnt get to see if it was a Shark koozie or not so whoever was questioning him on the guestbook rest assured that he was there, with a koozie. I know there are several people coming out for tonight's acoustic show, it's Brandon Jenkins, c'mon people you know you can't resist. Speaking of acoustic, did everyone see the show coming up on Feb 20th? That's right Jason Boland and Stoney Larue acoustic so mark your calendars, in fact, I want to challenge my friend Ron who works on a Farm in the panhandle, to stay in town for that Monday and enjoy life one more day. Hope to see everyone out tonight or this weekend. Cheers!

Wow last night was a blast. We owe it all to the Wormy Dog staff and Wade Bowen and The Bow'd Up Band, or was it Wade Bowen and The Broke Back Band, Wade Bowen and The Perfect Shape Chevy Band, Wade Bowen and the Matt Squared Band, Wade Bowen and the SUV's or Wade Bowen and The No Name Band either name you choose we thank you for last night. If you are wondering what the heck i'm talking about with the names, I was informed last night if you say "West 84" then you owe the band $0.84 each time you say it. So I guess I owe you $1.68 now guys, check is in the mail. So back to the show, it straight up rocked. The music was blarin', the crowd was singing along, and the drinks were flowing like waterfalls. Outside of the actual show, there were a few humorous moments. I'm not sure why or what compelled this girl to do this, but a girl must have bought the band a round of shots, and instead of setting them on the edge of the stage, she actually crawled across the floor, weaved in and out of peoples legs to set a shot in front of each person. It was talented, it was ridiculous, it was funny, and it made absolutely no sense whatsoever and I would not recommend it ever again, but I love her for giving me something to write about. I want to thank Matt Powell for just being himself, and I've also decided that Wade Bowen is just a funny guy to be around. I'm also starting to think that the song Wade and Bleu co-wrote together "Ressurection" is one of the best damn songs i've heard lately. If you listen to the words, and rock out with it, it has the power to give you that musical-natural high. I suggest going to a show, standing really close to the stage, or buying a CD (Feb 21) cranking up the volume and letting it consume you. It might change your life, well maybe not, but it will make your head bang up and down for sure. Speaking of Bleu Edmondson, he is playing tonight and I hear he is bringing the wrath of a "thousand loaded guns". In other words he's going to Rock N' Roll. Be here to witness. I also know for a fact that all the beautiful women will be here again tonight and I hear they are multiplying by the masses. Jackson Taylor will be opening up for BEB tonight, so come out and start drinking early. Rumor also has it that The Big Silk has a night off and will be on the drinking side of the bar. It is lining up to be one of those nights where the party will be in full effect. "Seriously"

Well I knew what was in store for the "Bo Show", but I did not however expect some of the extras that were part of the evening. I didn't know that there was an opener, but to my suprise the guys from the "Bart Crow Band" were good and I was glad I got there early enough to catch them. I'd check them out if you get the chance, thier songs and harmony sounded good acoustically, if anyone has heard them with thier full band let me know, I'd be interested in hearing some opinions. When those guys were done, the "Bo Show" started. It makes me think of a cartoon happy hour or some clowns and jugglers, but he is a solid entertainer nonetheless. If you don't know Bo (and I know not everyone does because I had a girl lean over to me and say "I dont know if its his eyes, but he looks alot like Stoney") well he is Stoney's brother and can grab a crowd, no matter the size, in it's entirety. I thoroughly enjoy hearing him play, his originals are cool and his covers are crazy. Ive heard "Gin and Juice" plenty of times, but never with some "get low, holla back girl, used to be" and whatever other songs were in the middle of it. Speaking of never hearing things, I dont think I've even remotely thought of hearing some cheerleaders cheering "who rocks the house, Bo rocks the house". All I can say to that is... WOW. Oh and remember Bo, The Drunk Cameraman is just one of those things like Santa Clause, the Toothfairy, Eater Bunny, etc.. Anyway he played with my "myspace friend" Greg Reichel, who I had never seen play live before. Ive heard alot about him playing, never had the chance to see for myself but now that I have I was defenitely impressed. His songs are defenitely real, and I can't say anything but good things about a guy that will play "Theres something happening here". I would check him out anytime you get the chance. I also ran across another cool site to check out www.tossmmusic.com, it has alot of musical stuff on there, kinda cool check it out too. Apparently there was some kind of stare down/table knocked over incident that led to some guy being asked to leave, but it all happened so fast I went to the restroom for a second and missed the whole thing. One thing I did not miss though was the door guy Matt being bitten. I won't say anything else due to the fact that he had to go home and explain bite marks to his fiance already. I hope it went well buddy. I also need to mention a Happy Birthday to Seth, oh and don't forget to drink lots of water tom because starting tom night its another fun filled weekend at the Dog with Wade Bowen on Fri and Bleu Edmondson on Sat. and the drinks will be flowing like the music DJ Phil will be playing for all the ladies that are out for ladies night tonight. I will defenitely be there to see the sights, drink the drinks, and I even have heard rumors that "Chuckie T" might be out for a cold one, knowing him, it might turn into cold two, three, or twelve before he tells us how early he has to work in the morning before disappearing into the night. See you there