Saturday July 12^th, we’re doing a 3-set show at Crossroads Coffeehouse & Music Co. in Winnsboro, Tx, where we’ll be recording a live CD and DVD.   

http://www.crossroadsmusiccompany.com/ 

This is the perfect venue for music lovers who want a comfortable indoor venue that doesn’t sell liquor or allow smoking indoors.  Patrons are allowed to bring a bottle of wine, if they so desire -and there’s a winery right around the corner- what a coincidence!  The audience is definitely there for the music, and so much fun to play for.  Winnsboro also boasts some very tasty eateries on both sides of the coffeehouse.  (One is a bakery/restaurant with heavenly aromas constantly emanating under the door.)

We’re scheduled to start at 7PM ; come out and be a part of the live audience on the recordings!

We’ll be playing out at Johnson’s Ranch Marina on Caddo Lake at Uncertain, TX  this Friday 7/4, for their annual 4^th of July Celebration.  They’ll have a decorated boat parade (which often includes some pretty funny creations), and of course a big fireworks show out over the water.  

Here’s a link to their website, which includes maps, photos, etc.
http://www.johnsonsranch.com/ 

 A quote from caddolakeinfo.com: 

On July 4th and New Year’s Eve, residents and visitors enjoy a large fireworks display in the middle of Big Cypress Bayou, near Johnson’s Ranch Marina.  Throughout the year, local businesses in Uncertain and the neighboring town of Karnack collect donations from residents to fund the fireworks. Adding to the display’s beauty are reflections of lighted boats, visible to spectators lining the banks of Uncertain. 

We’re supposed to kick off at 5PM, but will be stopping for the various special events -and resuming after each, till probably midnight or so.  (Last year they crowned a “queen” for the night, and the contestants were all guys in drag-  with makeup that outdid Tammy Faye and walking the dock in high heels- hilarious!)

If you come, be sure to bring your own chairs.  It’ll be an ultra-casual fun evening.  

Diddley Squat will be playing a well-known GENUINE jook this coming Friday, 5-2-08,   Teddy’s Juke Joint in Baton Rouge, La., 8PM-12MN.

This is supposedly the last jook on legendary blues Hwy 61, as you head south.  We met the owner, Teddy (how bizarre) at IBC, and he seemed to think his crowd would like us, so this'll be interesting.  We're gonna dress up and give 'em "the big show".  We've got some new numbers we’ve been tweaking too.

This guy Teddy was a hoot in Memphis- full of jive talk, and just as funny and sweet as he could be.Check out his venue website, full of photos and his cool posters, etc.:

  www.teddysjukejoint.com

  Since the likes of Bryan Lee, Mem Shannon, Lil' Jimmy Reed, Marcia Ball and such play there, and it's listed as one of the "225 things to do in Baton Rouge" (I thought that was pretty funny), maybe they'll have an honest-to-goodness blues-loving crowd.  That would be SO refreshing--- no one hollering for “Sweet Home Alabama” or  “Brown-Eyed Girl” !!!

We’ll have to load up and drive straight back that night, since we’re playing at Crossroads Music Company in Winnsboro, Tx the following evening, Saturday, 5-3-08. 

Doors open at 7PM, and the hilarious and very talented E-Flat Porch Band opens for us at 7:30.  You’ve gotta see this duet; we LOVE them!.

Here’s a quote from Crossroads’ site about the events going on there this weekend:

THE FIRST WEEKEND OF MAY is Winnsboro's TEXAS WOODSTOCK Weekend! Check our Calendar page for events happening on our stage FRIDAY NIGHT (the TEXAS STAR Performing Songwriter Competition -- donation at the door), and all day SATURDAY (SPOTLIGHT ON TEXAS SONGWRITERS -- free!). AND our SATURDAY NIGHT, May 3 ticketed concert featuring DIDDLEY SQUAT, with the E-FLAT PORCH BAND opening. This will be a great night of BLUES at the CROSSROADS! $15 advance / $18 door / $20 reserved. And THANK YOUs go out to John Alexander and Greg Beane of The Alexander Law Firm in Winnsboro for co-sponsoring Diddley Squat’s return to the Crossroads stage. SALUTE!

www.crossroadsmusiccompany.com

 Anyone who enjoys live music should make that little trip to Winnsboro (and it’s a great antique-lovers spot also, if you go during the day).  This is gonna be a really fun night in a very cool coffee house/music store, which allows you to bring in your own wine, if you like. The crowd is mature, well-mannered and there for the music, and there’s no smoking indoors.  In other words, it’s a good place for those who shy away from the bar scene.