...well shoot. Had a nice little message going, but I went to add a few links, and it vanished. Maybe that's a good thing. I'll start again.
Ahem.
I had a great time with Arnold McCuller last night. He's a prince. Kudos to Roger for setting up the Skype session. I thought it worked well.
The 30 folks present had a group conversation with Arnold. He didn't have a program, but he was open with his answers and generous with his time. It was nice to see the sincere warmth he felt toward Roger and his mom.
Isn't it nice to know that some really nice people are successful in the music business? Our speakers this year have been real gems.
I missed Arnold's first reference. Dustin Miller?
Asked about his favorite blues singer, he mentioned a new name to me, J.B. Lenoir. Nice to meet you, J.B. Here's a couple of links.
I'd probably heard Adele, another artist Arnold respects, but now I've made a closer acquaintance.
And here's the Bruno Mars song he mentioned, 'Grenade'.
Perhaps the highlight of the night was the Song Critiques. Again, we had 10. I'm not bragging, but we're amazing. So many good songs. The DSA is a gem, too.
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Some of us, Trevor, Barbe, Buster and me, are making plans to catch Zane Williams and Dave Roberts on Friday at Love & War in Plano.
Am guessing things will get going around 8. Why not join us? Drop me a line for further details.
Hope to see you at 3rd Monday 5/16 at Tino's and at the 3rd Thursday DSA Open Mic at Dunn Bros coffee 5/19. Craig has to work, so I'll be hosting. Let's have some fun!
Buck Morgan, DSA prez
