Let’s start with Balconytv shall we? I am very excited about it because accompanying me are 2 violinist from the local performing arts High School, McCallum: Maddy Brotherton and Malini Riddle, and my good friend Greg Amani Smith on bass. We’re playing one of my originals “The best is Yet to Come (Hold On)”. It’s exciting to experiment with different conglomerations of instrumentation. I think on this particular song, it was a perfect scaled down version of the song. That’s right, I said scaled down. You see on the CD, I’m not messing around. There is some backup sangin’, cellos, violins, flute, drums, bass, guitar…it’s a full on tribute to Stax Records, and more over one of the genius songwriters of Stax, Mr. Isaac Hayes! I cannot wait to reveal it and hear what you have to say!
Please check out the video, and if you’re so inclined copy and paste the link below to any of your social places and help spread it around like real butter all over the social network toast! I’ll be posting a new free download as a big ol Thank you!
http://www.balconytv.com/v/lisa-marshall or embed it 
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Thank you to Joe Lynch. Sound Engineers – Nick Smith and Doug Dewey, Barbara Rappaport and NANCY ANDERSON LaBARBIERA
Happy Mother’s Day to all the Mothas!! Bring Mama by to Uncle Billy’s this Sunday, 4-6pm. A cool artist you’ll enjoy, joAnna Lee plays at 2pm. (Barton Springs Rd)
So, here is a little look at what happened since the last time we were here….
Almost Austin House Concert was amazing!! Kenny Pipes who runs the thing and the people there to listen to the music, what a great time!! Sue Pierce on Keys (of Ultrasuede) was lighting up the place. Jason McCullom was laying it down on Bass and I was having the time of my life! I hope to do an Austin show with them soon (and New Orleans)
Rusty’s is always a good night. Cami Joy-Rocha sat in on some saxaphone.
Playing after Susan Gibson was very memorable. She is wonderful! Now yall know you can catch me there about twice a month, and ya always going to be treated good.
Solaro Winery feels like a different country. Delicious wine and scenery to match.
Vino 100. The twins’ Birthday was out of control…can you imagine?
Now for a strange and sad weekend. On our way to Fort Worth to play Mayfest. The a/c in my car goes out. Dude at Jiffy Lube says no way we’ll make it to Ft. Worth. Enter our Friend Shawna, who works in Temple, where we just so happen to be stranded. She gives us her car! I know right!! Talk about having good friends!
So, I let the promoter know I am running late and will probably get there just in time to get on stage and go. I have the one and only parking pass they give per band. So, 8:20 we arrive. I call again to let the powers that be know I am there. I give Nate (playing B3) the parking pass so he can take all the gear in. Now, to get to the park, we are parked about one mile away. We wait 20 minutes for a cart to cart our happy asses to the stage. We commence walking. We get there in time to see the sound guy breaking down the stage. Apparently his stage manager told him to. We sort it out so we can still perform….more time goes by, and more. Where’s Nate? Oh…the park security sent him all over Ft. Worth telling him he couldn’t enter the grounds here nor there. So, 9:30pm he finally gets in. Sigh! By the time we set up, we may be ready to go by 9:40pm if we’re lucky. Also, we have a strict 10pm. quitting time. At this point, I am very frustrated, perplexed and tired. The person behind the curtain says “no play, no pay”. Well, to add the last push of us huffing and puffing to get there on time with constantly being “musician blocked” by the festival powers that be, now we have to hurry up, play and hurry up and tear down. Oy ve!
Robert Smith has been so kind to drive in from Beaumont. He’s the drummer (also from Ultrasuede). So, we get up and do a reverse White Stripes version of about 3 songs, and say our “Goodnight Cleveland’s” and this time get on a cart and are once again “musician blocked” to any direct route back to our parked cars. The woman driving us is very friendly and funny. So that was nice.
Back on the road.
We’re driving home right in to a very spectacular all be it, at times, a little nerve racking lightening storm. We nap for an hour at a shell station. We drop off Shawna’s car and pray mine makes it home. Yes! it does. We unload and I begin to call for our little Titchy Kitty…Titch! Nothing. Our little sweet kitty is missing 
She still is. What a sad country song of a weekend!! Wah!
I think she’ll come back. I miss her something awful.
Come Home!
Well, time to get happy and play some music! Off to see the you know who!
And, if you know who I am talking about, tell me at a show and get a free copy of Simple
Quote of the blog:
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God (our whatever you believe). Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It’s not just in some of us; it’s in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.” -Marianne Williamson
