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7/25/2025 – BACK TO THE SALT MINES

Took the time to plan out a rather extensive schedule of tentative appearances over the next few weeks. As always, these are subject to change (as well as my ability to get onto the lists).

You will notice a gap next week. There’s a good reason for that… but I can’t talk about it just yet. Nothing bad, I promise… and when the time is right, y’all will understand why I’m not out and about on the 30th or the 31st.

And now… drum roll, please:

7/28 – Club 400 Bar & Grill, Waukesha, WI
7/29 – Madcats, Palatine, IL
8/1 – Union Park Tavern, Kenosha, WI
8/3 – Cargo Coffee East, Madison, WI (performances start at 4 pm)
8/4 – Bourbon Underground, Kenosha, WI
8/5 – George’s Encore, Racine, WI
8/6 – Archives Bar & Grill, Burlington, WI
8/7 – Copper Fiddle Distillery, Lake Zurich, IL
8/8 – Delavan Lake Store & Lounge, Delavan, WI
8/11 – The Village Tavern, Long Grove, IL
8/12 – Park Street Restaurant, Mundelein, IL
8/13 – Kenosha Yacht Club, Kenosha, WI
8/14 – Maxine’s Social, Beloit, WI
8/15 – Smoke’d On The Water, Racine, WI

…all of this followed by a trip to CVS to treat the blisters on my fingers. 🙂

7/22/2025 – A CHANGE TO THE SCHEDULE

Sorry, gang… but due to a family situation, I’ve been forced to cancel my plans to attend the Open Mic at George’s Encore this evening. I still plan on being at The Foxhole Lounge on Thursday, and I have sketched out a rather intense few weeks of playing. Keep it locked in here; I’ll be announcing something at the end of the week.

7/21/2025 – Will The Circle Be Unbroken?

Earlier this year, my wife and I returned to Nashville for a week’s vacation. Although I’m not a huge country music fan, one of our stops was to tour the Grand Ole Opry – an experience, honestly, any fan of music should take.

As part of the tour, you are brought onto the stage for a souvenir picture – and you can stand in a circle that was cut from the old stage of the Ryman Auditorium, the long-time home of the Opry. However, our tour guide told us that musicians normally refuse to step onto the circle unless they’re invited, as it could bring bad luck.

I don’t see myself playing the Opry any time soon, but I also know better than to slap fate in the face. As you can see, I chose not to step into the circle.