Bingo...

Austin is a bona fide music city and, after a few less than satisfying encounters with Elvis cover artists and blue boys playing the whites, it is really refreshing to be back in a lively music community... One where musicians play as much for their own satisfaction as to please the paying punter... Think of Booker T and the MGs playing as Murph and the Magictones in the Blues Brothers and you will get an impression of the music in San Antonio and Gruene.

Austin is also a fine looking place which does lift the spirits, built on a river, The Colorado (the one that gouged out the Grand Canyon further upstream), and has a big thriving financial centre. Which is not where you would find Ginny's Little Longhorn Saloon, which is about the size of a Nissen Hut and sits in an otherwise empty lot.



http://www.musicroom.org/ginnys/

I knew it was a place for me when I spotted a sticker on the fridge "Vote Kinky".

http://www.kinkyfriedman.com/index.html

For the first half of the evening we the audience were outnumbered by the band, Jim Stringer and the AM band, but this is no indication of a lack of quality, they were marvellous and funny, ages ranging from early twenties to early sixties... Great fun.