The RUMble.... What's Happening on St. Croix

Hey, Music Fans!

I haven't been on-line with you for a couple of weeks. I went on a tour of the Holy Land(TEXAS!). I didn't go to Austin, but I saw a couple of Austin-based bands. I saw The Stone River Boys in Alpine at Railroad Blues, and I saw Black Bone Child in Dallas, at Lakewood Bar & Grille. Being a non-smoker for forty-seven years, it was nice to sit in an enclosed venue and not be smoked out! Our open-air beach bars here are not a problem, but an enclosed bar full of smoke is hard to take. I'm beginning to see signs that we'll be smoke-free indoors here, soon. Being in Texas right after a near-miss by Hurricane Alex was nice. It wasn't hot! Do you know that the speed limit for cars on I-10 is 80 MPH???????????? I hear if you roll the window down it'll suck the wind out of you.

Even though it's the "other season", there's a lot of music on the local scene. Friday, there's Sunset Jazz in Frederiksted from 5:30 PM on. Stop by Coconuts to get ready for the sunset. Steve Katz will be playing at SALUD! from 7 to 10 PM. Tom Crumpton will be playing at The Deep End Bar from 7 to 10 PM. In town, Trevor Clendenin will be playing at Angry Nate's from 7 till 10 PM. Adrian will be at the Brew Pub from 8 PM on.......................

On Saturday, the Krewe de Croix is hosting thier annual Candy Dyer Rib Cook-Off at Cane Bay, from 12 to 4 PM. I hope my schedule allows me to get by there and have a few ribs dem. If you want to enter, or need info, contact Val @ 332-6811 or Tom @ 244-1390. Prodigy Block will be playing at Eat @ CaneBay from 1 till 4 PM. Out West, Coconuts will have Mercy Child on-stage. Off The Wall will have Sandy Nelson playing, and Steve Katz will be at The Galleon from 7 PM. "Drift" will be at The Brw Pub in Christiansted from 8 PM...................

On Sunday, Steve Katz will be entertaining the bruncher munchers at The Deep End Bar from 12 to 3 PM. Eat @ Cane Bay will have Blackstar playing from 3 till dark. I guess you can't see a black star in the dark? Out west, Coconuts will have the St. Croix Blues Society's weekly Blues Jam from 4 till 8 PM. Come on out and join in if you're a musician, or just pat your foot and enjoy the local musicians.

Please be careful and don't drink & drive, the other people are! Fasten your seatbelt, and hope for the best. It's summer-time. Slow down and live!

TEXAS JIM