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Many, many apologies to those who went out to either the Joe Buck or Austin Lucas show.  Apparently car trouble was universal yesterday.  Buck's transmission fell out of his vehicle in Ft. Smith and word is that they wouldn't rent him a car.  Tough break.  Lucas broke down in either Arizona or New Mexico.  Not sure of the complete story, but I didn't hear any of this until I showed up at Juanita's to see him.

Kevin Kerby, who was slated to open for Lucas, played a fine solo set.  The venue let all ten or so of us in for free.  Kerby played some old, some new, and some in between material.  He really is a fine singer/songwriter, and it's always a great treat to see him play.

After that set, I wandered over to White Water knowing full well Buck had to cancel.  I was originally bummed that I wouldn't get to see Andy Warr (of Brother Andy & His Big Damn Mouth) play.  However, all things worked out well, I got to see him do his thing.  Jonathan Wilkins was a last minute replacement for Buck.  He played a hearty solo set, and folks an era may just be on the brink of ending, but Wilkins' faithful guitar may be biting the dust in the very near future.  At least Jonathan thinks so.  We shall see. 

Even though the night wasn't how I'd planned it to turn out, it was still a great time.  I love that the community is so close knit that someone could literally fill in on the drop of dime.  With that, I'll leave with a closing, keep your eyes open for Brother Andy shows.  They're awesome, and I'm thoroughly anticipating the release of their first album at the beginning of next year. 

-L

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