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Wednesday, September 13, 2006

A Tribute to Johnny Cash!
Paul Pedroza has as as major passion keeping alive the memory of Johnny Cash. The Band in Black played a gig at the Mean-Eyed Cat - a bar absolutely sold out to Cash - on the third anniversary of Johnny's passing into heaven.

Pictured with Pedroza are drummer Phillip Owens and bassist Daniel Tucek - both 20-year veterans of the classic punk-metal Austin band known as One Bad Pig! On lead guitar (not shown) is Lee Haley - a pretty fair gunslinger who works to re-create Johnny's sound.

At the gig, Owens and Tucek presentd club owner Chris with a photo of One Bad Pig! with Johnny Cash himself that was taken a number of years back when The Man in Black joined up with One Bad Pig! for a recording session. No wonder these guys are Cash fans too! This was my first trip to the venue - but I intend to be back soon. What's not to like? They even have - gasp! - victuals! [That's vittles for country folk.]

Oh, and Pedroza? Let's just say that a town with multiple Beatles cover bands, visits by the Red Elvises, and hoot nights for the good, the bad, and the very ugly, it is high time we had a first-rate Johnny Cash tribute band led by a man whose soul pays homage to his hero every day of his life.

For the record, the Lonesome Heroes are playing the Mean-Eyed Cat on September 13!

And do not forget to stop by and grab some Cuban coffee, a snow cone, a praline and one of Mary and Smiley's famous "COOKIES" (just behind Maria's all-new Taco X-Press!).

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