Big Cheeseburgers & Good French Fries

I couldn't have spent Townes birthday weekend any other way. I celebrated in his honor by going down to the Cactus Cafe in Austin, TX and having a cup of coffee overlooking the stage he once used to play at. I got chills when I saw the framed poster on the wall with his signature and words that read Cactus was his home. It was freezing out and rainy and the windows were foggy and I was so tempted for a drink at the bar...I didn't want to leave but I had a different destination in mind. Plans to go and see Blaze Foley's grave even with the raining coming down as hard as it was that day. I threw on my rain pancho and sat there at his grave for a brief moment hearing the rain fall and a cat crying in the distance. The flowers fell down and so I dug them deep back into the soil. I just kept picturing how it was like during that time when both Blaze and Townes were alive. I felt so lucky they were near and at the same time very sad. It was a memorable moment that I didn't want to be over. On the ride out of Manchaca I just laid back on the passenger seat and out loud I started to say goodbye to everything. Goodbye Austin, goodbye Pedernales, goodbye Blaze Foley, goodbye Cactus Cafe, goodbye True Blue, goodbye In-n-out, goodbye wild pigs, goodbye wolf mountain, and as soon as I thought I was done saying goodbye I look up and see "Saddle Creek" apartments. I just laughed and said goodbye "Saddle Creek". This weekend they are having a showcase at SXSW and even though Kevin Devine falls on the same night back at home, I'm leaving for Austin. Thankfully he'll be playing at a Joe's Crab Shack in Austin that same morning so it works out even better. I'm so excited!!