So, Saturday, January 27th. Carlos Boozer and the Utah Jazz were in town. Who cares? Stoney Larue and Micky & The Motorcars were at the Wormy Dog, (along with one dollar longnecks til 10) so it was an easy choice where Vinny was gonna spend his evening. After a pretty decent (but long awaited) dinner at Abuelos, the Sharks and the Jacksons (Brian and Jerri) made their way down E. Sheridan. Thankfully, Butterball had scored the long table downstairs and saved some seats. Rolled in around 830. Already, the WD was half full. Vinny's gonna say this for all you out of towners or procrastinators: When you see Ragweed, RRB, or Stoney on the bill, order your tickets online. Or, be prepared to stand in line by 9. Vinny went to the bathroom around 1130 and there were still people waiting in line (one in, one out). But anyways, that's your helpful hint for today. So, anyways, MMC hit the stage thumpin' it around 930. Props to Stoney and whoever MMC opens for in the future, but these guys are ready to headline their own gigs. Micky Braun is the shizzles. Mrs. Shark made mention that he's easy on the eyes too. Yeah, Vinny's heard that before. This was Joseph Deeb's last gig as a Motorcar. He's taking time off to spend with his family. Damn, that's gotta be hard to give up the "rock star" life, but more power to him.. Good luck with this new chapter... Oh yeah, back to the show. MMC tore it up for a good hour and a half, playing pretty much everything from Careless and closing it out with a kick ass Mrs. Robinson medley. Excellent show. After a brief intermission, the man hit the stage opening up with "Down In Flames". Once Vinny hears that guitar hook at the beginning of the song, he's ready for the rest of the nite. Stoney (fresh shaven) put on another kick ass performance. One Chord Song, Idabel Blues, Oklahoma Breakdown and....Forever Young (sung by the crowd makes it a religious experience) were all played of course, but he surprised Vinny when he played "In Oklahoma", which is also performed by you know who. If you haven't heard this song yet... you're missing out. Kick ass song. Stoney had the crowd at his command the whole nite. He threw in some ZZ Top, Hells Bells by AC/DC, Crazy Train, The National Anthem and "I Feel Good" in honor of the late, great James Brown. THIS was a great nite folks. You missed out if you weren't there. Stoney's brother, Bo, even got up onstage and sang for a bit. Two sold out Saturday nites in a row. Hot Girls everywhere, Jager Bombs over there, Mrs. Shark gettin down to some Buckcherry and Eminem after the show. Everyone had a great time. Was good seeing Kathy and Red Dirt Dave, up from Antlers Okla. Thanks again to Butterball. You rock brotha..... oh yeah, and a special thanks to Stoney himself, for taking the time out to shoot the S### with everyone after the show. Give a Shark a call sometime!! Billy Joe Shaver this weekend and Kevin Fowler and Cory Morrow next weekend.Get your asses down to the WD.

Neither horrible weather predictions by the local nincompoops on TV nor Kobe Bryant and the Lakers could keep the Wormy Dog from being packed to the gills this past Saturday nite for the Randy Rogers Band. Randy and the boys braved the weather in Missouri the nite before and made it down to OKC with no problems. Vinny's said it before and he'll say it again. RRB is friggin amazing. This is probably the 10th time Vinny's seen these guys and they just keep getting better, and better, and better. Like NYE's, Vinny took his spot down front by the left speaker. Yeah, it sucks when Mother Nature calls, but these guys are worth doing the vertical shuffle thru the throng of people. RRB came out with either This Time Around or Take Me Home. Vinny's kinda hazy on that one. Hey, give him a break. It's dollar longnecks til 10 PM now at the Wormy Dog. By 1100, Vinny's got a good buzz going. Anyways, they played all the faves and new stuff from JAMOT, as well as Like It Used To Be. Props to Randy for sporting the Texas Rangers Kenny Rogers jersey and Brady for the Iron Maiden shirt. No wonder Vinny likes these guys. Grady was there representing the Ragweed family. Thanks for the bucket o' Bud Light and Whiskey Sour for Bon, man. Good seeing alot of familiar folks out and about too and of course a big thank you to the Bar staff. You guys kick ass. So, about after a 1.5 hour set, it was time to turn on the house music and watch the fine ladies do there thing on the floor AND up on the bar. That's right, it's almost like a scene out of Coyote Ugly, only, Vinny's gotta give major props to the talent in OKC. For those of you who complain about the DJ playing some hip hop.... go home. If you can't enjoy watching hot drunk girls shakin' their tail feathers, then hit the bricks. All in all, another great nite at the Wormy Dog. This Saturday it's Stoney and Micky & The Motorcars. Vinny will see ya'll there.

Yeah, this is 3 weeks late, but Vinny took off for a week in San Antonio right after Hangover Ball and then OKC got pelted with an ice storm that kept the kids out of school for another week, so this is the first time Vinny's been able to get on here..... So, New Year's Eve. Where does Vinny begin with this one? Cross Canadian Ragweed at the Wormy Dog on New Year's Eve. Damn, what better way to ring in the new year than them, Stoney and Micky and The Motorcars?? It was well worth being crammed in to the tiny corner by the speakers and Table Zero. Everyone kicked ass that nite, especially Stoney. It was good seeing alot of people Vinny has met over the years out for this show. It was one big party for sure. Butterball, dude.. you are an effin rock star!!! You had all the women checking you out up there in front headbanging to Stoney and CCR. Good stuff brother, good stuff. Ragweed kicked that ass as usual. Was good seeing them at the Wormy Dog again. If Vinny's not mistaken, that was the first time since their Garage release party in 2005. Great to have you guys back home!!........... Hangover Ball was alot less crazy, but it was a fantastic show as well. Darren Kozelsky, Randy Rogers, Wade Bowen and Brandon Rhyder kicked off the first half of the show around 830 or so. Darren was a trip. You could tell he was having a great time. Randy... well, he looked a bit hung over, lol. But, he tore it up as usual as did Wade and Rhyder. After a brief intermission, Cody, Boland, and Stoney took the stage. Cody said he had a rough nite the nite before, but he was a trooper and hung in there. They played a little bit of everything, including Needle and The Damage Done. Thanks Cody. That was cool. Like Vinny said earlier, it was alot more subdued for HOB, which was pretty much what everyone needed after that friggin mass of a party the nite before. Good times as usual. Randy Rogers Band tonite!!!!!! BE THERE!!