STEAM Magazine South Texas Entertainment Art Music volume 5 issue 10 January 2017

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3 NEW MOVIES & MUSIC 5 QUICK READ 6 COMICS 7 CD REVIEWS 8 ALBUM COVER OF THE MONTH 9 SILVER COYOTES 10 J I M M Y P E N A : WOOD, CHARCOAL, AND STUFF 13 M A R K M U N S O N ’ S SCHOOL OF ROCK 14 M E L I S S A E T H E R I D G E : MEMPHIS ROCK N’ ROLL 16 3 R D C O A S T F O O D I E : BEHRINGER’S LANDING 18 E V E N T S

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J. Michael Dolan (:11) Best selling author Steven Pressfield said: “We don’t need to write the whole book. We just need the determination to work on it today.”

Important because we don’t need to fight with our projects, goals and big ideas...they are not the enemy! They’re on our side! And they’re always speaking to us and rooting for us to give them life! We just need the resolve to pursue them, advance them, and reveal them a little more, every single day.

The road to victory is besieged with so many distractions, so may ups and downs, and so many unpredictable twists and turns. And as crazy, genius artists & entrepreneurs we get irritated sooner, frustrated faster, distracted easier, and seduced off that road much quicker than others. Why? Because we’re a channel for a never-ending flow of exhausting creative thinking, and an outlet for an endless stream of big ideas and unlimited possibilities, constantly flowing through us 24/7. And while others frantically thumb through the rulebook of protocol, the pro artist

Circle of influence J. Michael Dolan (:41) & entrepreneur courageously defers to creativity, ingenuity and intuition to navigate the road of uncertainty. BUT IT ISN’T EASY! That’s exactly why artist & terps need more support than others. No kidding! We need people who we trust to remind us who we are and where we’re headed—so we can remain steadfast and inside the “zone.”

Important because our “circle of influence” is important...very important.

We’re a unique tribe of independent, creative thinkers. And it’s empowering and motivating to have regular, deep conversations with other like-minded independent artists & entrepreneurs who are confronted with similar concerns, share similar goals, and experience similar angst. And if we can’t find any like-minded peers, then we need to manifest or create a regular, on-going conversation with a personal confident, mentor or experienced coach who understands the entrepreneurial angst we go thru, and has the audacity to consistently encourage us and point us in the right direction.

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JOHN PRINE FOR BETTER, OR WORSE (OH BOY RECORDS/THIRTY TIGERS)

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BY RICK J BOWEN Texas guitarist Jeremy Nail called on rock icon Alejandro Escovedo to be his mentor and produce his second album My Mountain. The 11 song collection pushes the limits of the singer songwriter genre and the Texas sound incorporating roots rock with elements of dance pop and open and starkly honest lyrics. Nail recently lost his left leg because of his battle with cancer and this album is testimony of staring death square in the face. The pair enlisted some of Austin’s finest musicians including Chris Masterson (electric guitar), Eleanor Whitmore (violin, vocals), Bobby Daniel (upright bass), Chris Searles (drums), Dana Falconberry and Jazz Mills (guest vocalists) to cultivate the landscape of hope and desperation that are Nail’s songbook. The opening title track immediately sets the tone that this is no happy go lucky love song album but rather a study in selfreflection and what is the purpose of one’s life and why should we fight to stay alive. The pulsing “Down To Ocean,’ is a plea for a suicide attempt to bring deliverance. Nail does his best version of Marshall Crenshaw on the jangly and almost optimistic ‘Dreams,” featuring a great lead from Masterson. The mournful acoustic driven tracks ‘Survive’ and ‘The Great Mystery’ recant the words inside the head of a dying man. Nail explains his reasons for living on the soft grooving ‘Only Love,’ and takes the tempo as far down as possible for the stark examination ‘Brave.’

The Austin sound shines on in a tribute to the joys of being a musician, ‘Heroes.’ Nail then sums up all his efforts on the six minute closer ‘Tell Me What Else You Got,’ An album like this is certainly a landmark achievement and may be quite hard to top after surviving mortality itself what’s left to sing about may seem a bit trivial.

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It’s been a year of some moments for John Prine.

The Grammy Award winning singersongwriter turned seventy and, to celebrate, played a sold-out, two-night engagement at Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium with a slew of special guests. Just two weeks before he treated fans (including yours truly) to a special show at another famous Nashville venue – The Station Inn – where he performed his 1971 self-titled debut album in full as well as a raft of his most-loved tunes for an intimate and mammoth show during Americanafest.

Prine also won the prestigious PEN Song Lyrics Award for Literary Excellence at a special ceremony at Boston’s John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum. The award is given to artists who have contributed definitive works to the American music canon and has been bestowed biennially since 2012. Past recipients include Chuck Berry, Leonard Cohen, Kris Kristofferson and Randy Newman.

He is clearly highly regarded in Australia. But when you are in the US, you get to see firsthand the level of esteem

in which he is held. His live shows are greeted with love and adoration and his laid-back but razor-sharp humor and insights are unique.

Now we have another cause to worship at the House of Prine; a new release which is a follow-up to his acclaimed 1999 duets and Grammynominated album In Spite of Ourselves. For Better, or Worse features duets with some of the best female performers in the Americana/Country/Folk genres – Miranda Lambert, Kacey Musgraves, Iris Dement, Lee Ann Womack, Alison Krauss, Holly Williams, Susan Tedeschi, Holly Williams, Morgane Stapleton, Amanda Shires, Fiona Prine & Kathy Mattea.

Produced by Jim Rooney, Prine’s new release has classic songs originally recorded by country A-graders such as Hank Williams, George Jones, Ernest Tubb and Buck Owens. There is plenty of evidence of Prine’s famous humor and that laconic vocal style. He clearly is paying homage to these timeless songs which have had a significant impact on him as he grew up and I can imagine developing the collaborations

GLEEMAIDEN I’M GONNA SING (SELF-RELEASED)

BY BOB GOTTLIEB Over in Silver City, New Mexico for their annual Blues Festival, which takes place on the Memorial Day Weekend, and visiting the outdoor farmers’ market to get my annual treats from the decadently delicious BadAss Barb’s Bakery when I heard some beautiful harmonies wafting out over the grounds. The harmonies were beautifully crafted and were carrying us to other realms, it seemed as if the whole of the people visiting the farmers’ market were hushing and listening. Barb and I just stood there smiling/listening and enjoying the beautiful heartfelt voices, and enjoying the places the sound took us. It happened it was the last song of the set and I ambled over to the stage to find out more and to buy a CD. Wound up talking to one of the quartet of ladies that make up Gleemaiden, and finding out more about them. Good music is always a plus and this beautiful a cappella singing group sure had their good harmonies down pat.

The group is 4 young ladies who through home schooling children, love of singing, and a common background in family love of music, came together as

can only happen in small intimate town America. Silver City is not a deserted mining town, however the mine is now not a large employer at least not like it used to be, and people have shifted into other employment. A mighty group of craftsmen and artists now inhabit many of those old home and haunts, yet unlike other towns where this has happened it seems as if it is a peaceful shift.

Of the many times we have ambled through the town about 14 blues festivals, it is free and always with top shelf people, and other such cultural events, it has been one of the better small towns around, and there is some beautiful wilderness and great hot springs nearby, the town just feels laid back bucolic.

These four young ladies know what they are doing with their voices and how to use them for the well-being of all. This disc is a lot of music that is labeled traditional or has been around for a good period of time. Listen to the way they treat Blind Willie Johnson’s “Nobody’s Fault But Mine,” and you can just visualize him sitting around without a guitar and doing that song with another voice to punctuate the song with a counter point voice. These ladies know how to get the message across with just voices to highlight and

in the studio would have been joyous.

Prine’s original material output has been far from prevalent in recent years. The last new songs were on 2005’s excellent Fair & Square. Before that we have to reach back to 1995 – Lost Dogs & Mixed Blessings. Since then we have had live albums, reworkings and now this, a second duets collection.

This is a loving album which will bring a smile to your face (just look at the cover) and tweak your interest in hearing these great artists in this setting and listening to these classic songs reworked. If you are the keenest fan of John Prine, you’ll get this anyway. Were you looking to have an introductory Prine release in your collection, I suggest that this album is not the best place to start. Rather, delve into his back catalogue, such as the self-titled release (1971), 1973’s Sweet Revenge or 1978’s Bruised Orange.

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the certain sections of the songs when they need attention to them. There are 14 songs and each one has a bit of something new for us. The harmonies created by the voices here are capable of taking you to places that the interjection of an instrument of two would change the whole feeling and headspace of the voices.

The instrument(s) would become an intrusion. Just listen to “The Parting Glass,” and the mood and feel is created by the blending and intertwining of the voices. A beautiful piece of music.

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Guess what Winter Texans and retirees? The Silver Coyotes are back and at Behringer’s Landing for the season! Barry Mowers (bass, Little Falls MN), Lee Deland (guitar, Minocqua WI), Wayne Williams (guitar, Port Aransas), and Mario Capetillo (drums, Corpus Christi) are joined this year by Mary Lutz (vocals, Sulphur Springs TX). Before the season started we sat down with Barry and learned a little about what makes The Silver Coyotes so popular.

When did you start playing bass?

I started in high school, about my sophomore year, and played for a couple of years; not anything serious. When I retired about 10 years ago I picked it back up. And you know that's just a completely new feeling when you can walk into the music store and say “what's the most expensive one you got?”

I'm sure they all said “whoa” because I remember in the old days when you were just getting started you really had to just get what you could get.

Oh yeah, I remember I had to work several weeks that summer so that I could get my equipment. I had a big Vox amp.

How long have you been coming to

Port Aransas (Winter Texans)?

About 8 years I think. I came down a couple of years in a row to get acquainted with the area and hang out with my buddies while Karen was still working; we've been coming down here since she retired.

How did you get involved in the Port Aransas music scene?

Well, actually when we first started com-

ing down here the only band for us was the Medicare Band, who played big band music, and that's about when they were fading out. Mark Munson and I were sitting having coffee one day and he has an idea. He says, “Our generation (Baby Boomers) is coming up and they want to hear rock and roll. So what if we started a rock and roll band?” And that's how the PA rockers came to be.

And you said, “I think I need my own thing”?

Well, no. Actually, I ran sound for them at first. Dave Frazier came up to me while we were watching the PA Rockers one night and said he’d like to do that and then asked if I played bass. I said yeah but we don't want to compete with the PA Rockers since they’re all my friends and he said okay let's do country. That was the start, about three maybe four years ago.

So what is the secret to the success of

The Silver Coyotes?

Well, I have a Master’s Degree in Business and I approach everything from a marketing standpoint. First you have to

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identify your target audience and a lot of people don't do that. They have the tendency to say “this is what I like to play and that's all we're going to play so come listen to us.” We target our music and the places we play to who we’re playing too, people like us, Winter Texans and retirees. Last year we got a gig out at a golf course and the only time we could play was in the afternoon. And honestly the people in that age bracket don't want to hang out until midnight; we played early and they loved it.

This year we're playing at Behringer’s Landing every Tuesday from 3 to 6 PM and we've got something interesting for our crowd.

That sounds like fun. Okay, as I said

you've added a singer to the group so tell me about her and the guys.

Well, Mary is our new singer and she has a real good stage presence. You know one of the things about being a musician is that you’re up on the stage and you get bored; doesn’t happen often, but once in a while. So we were practicing and she's getting into her music and grooving and it just put a smile on our faces. Mary, Lee, and I are Winter Texans. Wayne is originally from Louisiana and now lives in Port Aransas. He also sings our rock songs while Lee sings the country tunes.

Mario lives and works in Corpus Christi; he hasn’t retired yet.

You mean besides the new singer?

With adding a female singer to your Yeah, this year when you come in wearing group how did that change the songs

your Silver Coyotes t-shirt you'll get a that you do? Is she doing some of the ticket for our free drawing. We’ll do the songs you were already doing? drawings after the second set and you'll She's doing a few because we thought have the chance to win something. I'd that was appropriate. We have added also like to point out is that after us, Behringer’s Landing will have an Open Mic CONTINUED ON Jam. If you didn’t already know the resJAN 2017 PAGE 15 taurant has great food.

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Tell me about your sculptures;

they’re kinetic sculptures, right?

After I started putting charcoal on wood I did so many of them, I just started getting sick of it and didn't want to see anymore. I needed to do something else, so each one of the Kinetic pieces that I put together was more of a challenge to myself; can I do it, can I make this work? I really enjoyed the problem solving of this type of a sculpture.

Do you have any coming up-

coming shows?

Actually, I am done with those. I think I was doing a lot of shows and I was selling just about everything I made. I was feeling that I was in the right place and things were going well and then the economy went sour.

Since you don't do many shows

and you don't have a website, how do people go about contacting you for either commission work or just to purchase something you've done?

They can go on my Instagram and my Facebook pages and, of course, I can always be contacted through K Space Contemporary.

I know it's not a secret that you have rheumatoid arthritis, but honestly how do you do this?

No, it's not a secret. I developed it when I was 28, in the late nineties, and it really affected my hands. I asked my doctor if this was going to affect my work, my art. And he said, “you don't draw with your hand, you draw with your mind.” And I thought about it. There are people who are paralyzed and paint with using their mouth, there are people that don't have arms and they use their feet.

So that's how I do this. I get it . As long as I can hold a tool, I've got it.

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By Steve Goldstein, STEAM Magazine Photo: Steve Kohls, Brainerd Dispatch creativity to the area and educated the young and not-so-young with the splendor that the arts bring with it.

ention SCHOOL OF ROCK to the average person and images of the delightful 2003 film starring Jack Black come to mind.

But to Mark Munson of Brainerd, Minnesota, School of Rock has become a significant passion in his life. That passion is to provide a place where kids from age 10 to 17 can make their rock and roll dreams come true. fter retiring as a chiropractor in 2000, Mark Munson finally had the time to indulge himself in the activities that are most important to him; family, woodworking, fishing, and music. Mark started his musical journey as a kid in the early 60s, playing drums in rock and roll and jazz bands. He enlisted in the army in 1972 and was accepted to play trumpet for the “General’s Band” in Worms, Germany, but was discharged before that went through. “I was supposed to, but never did.” Mark then went on to major in music at Bemidji State University in Minnesota with a goal of teaching music.

After an eye-opening tenure as a student teacher, he decided teaching wasn’t for him.

Instead he went on to pursue a career as a chiropractor. He continued playing trumpet and drums in various bands, but mainly concentrated on providing for his growing family and nurturing a successful practice. After visiting the town of Port Aransas on the South Texas Gulf Coast 2007, he chose to leave the frozen Minnesota months behind and became the textbook definition of what is known in the area as a “Winter Texan.”

Besides being a fishing Mecca, Port Aransas also has a reputation for being rich in arts and music. In 2009, Mark ran an ad in a local newspaper seeking out fellow Winter

fter becoming aware of Mark’s disease, the current board wanted to do something to honor his valuable service to the Alliance. A music scholarship fund was considered until someone suggested a School of Rock in his name. “Having sent my grandson Wyatt to a School of Rock two years previously and seen the results and the affects the school had on him, I got excited about the idea.”

Texans interested in starting a rock and roll band that would cater to the tastes of other northerners spending their winters in the sun. Mark had no problem finding likeminded musicians and the PA Rockers (PA for Port Aransas) have been filling the dance floor at Bernie’s Beach House every Wednesday from January through March ever since, playing hits from the golden age of rock and roll. Mark was playing drums and singing to the music he loved, spent a lot of time reeling in trout and redfish from the Gulf of Mexico, and winning acclaim with his woodworking artistry back home in Brainerd. He also served on the board of directors with The Crossing Arts Alliance there for over eight years. Life was good! hen came 2013 and a devastating diagno-

sis of pancreatic cancer. This was followed by the expected surgeries and chemotherapy.

The treatments were working and eventually, Mark was able to resume his active daily lifestyle. “I was hopeful that the cancer was cured, but in December of 2015, it returned.” He now continues with regular chemotherapy that has, so far, prolonged the inevitable. he Crossing Arts Alliance is a 501C(3) non-profit organization that supports the arts by providing platforms for various vital arts programs in the Brainerd Lakes area.

Founded in 2000 with help from grants provided by the generosity of local businesses and benefactors, they present arts and crafts exhibitions, workshops and programs for school age children. Their work has brought

ndeed, Mark’s face lights up with an ear to ear smile just talking about it. “Here was this 14 year-old kid…no friends…came home from school, go up in his room and play video games until he goes to bed. He was real good at Guitar Hero, but he didn’t have any direction.” After getting Wyatt a guitar and showing him a few chords, he started practicing. At the suggestion of Mark’s wife, Barb, they got Wyatt enrolled in a School of Rock in Little Falls, about 25 miles south of Brainerd. “After his first day, he came out with a smile on his face. It just really turned him around. He’s got a purpose.” he concept is simply to take approximately 60 students from the classroom to the performing stage in front of a live audience.

The Mark Munson Memorial School of Rock camp will take place four hours a day, three days a week over a two week period.

The students are budding guitar players, bass players, keyboardists, drummers, and vocal-

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A cultural icon, Melissa Etheridge has won Grammy awards, an Oscar and battled back cancer. Any of those by itself would be an amazing accomplishment but they embody the kind of artist she is. Constantly in her prime, Melissa is hot on the heels of her new tribute album Memphis Rock and Roll. We had a chance to sit down with her to discuss her storied career and the responsibility she bears as a female musician in an ever changing world.

Your tribute Memphis Rock and Roll was one of the 2016’s most critically praised releases. What was it like to record in the birthplace of Rock and Roll in such a storied studio (Willie Mitchell's historic Royal Studios) now as an independent artist?

It was such an amazing experience. Just knowing that I was recording in a place where some of greats who inspired me recorded and performed was a life changing experience. Even the musicians that I worked with were great and we would share stories of touring in the sixties in the south for hours before each recording session and I would listen and become more engulfed in the immense atmosphere there, it really blew my mind. They were stories of love, such soulful people who would go to church on Sunday mornings and be a part of such soulful music and go home and listen to the grand old opry and hear the echoes of the blues guys playing on the corner and then be able to blend the three into such amazing music makes such sense to now. It connected with that soulful part of me that understands the pain, the desire and humanness of it all, it was a transcending experience.

Putting your own spin on classic material can be daunting as you still have to pay homage to the source material. Was that a difficult task?

I really felt like I was piloting a 747 while making this album, trying to really just land it on the runway. A combination of knowing that I could sing the songs helped. To really get in and perform those songs was one thing but what would the music sound like? I had such infinite ways to shape the music. I could have made it a hip-hop, a soul album, electronic, anything I wanted to do. That’s when I realize I wanted to be in Memphis when I recorded the album because I needed to feel what the scene felt like. I wanted to record with these musicians who know this music, played this music, played with the original artists and then I want to walk into JAN 2017

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that room and join in with my sound and feel. I felt like I was getting into this amazing car and driving it exactly where I wanted to go. I was able to use the masters on the Staples Singers material, seriously they are the most amazing singers and I did not know if I was capable of replicating their sound so what you hear there is from the original track. My goal was to refresh the lyrics and make them meaningful for today and I think I accomplished that.

Were there any songs that were off limits to you, materials perfect as it was?

I approached Tribal Tenderness and thought ‘you know not only is the original outstanding but it has been covered so outstandingly well’ that I knew that I didn’t want to play around with it. Knock on Wood was another song where I found versions that were so perfect that I didn’t want to enter the fray.

Our new president elect has an uphill battle trying to win back the hearts and minds of females across the country in lieu of the comments made public in a

video he made a few years back. As an artist and a female do you feel any responsibility to speak out to your fan base to try to unify and provide hope for them in these trying times?

It is a responsibility and honor and the duty of the musician, the town crier, to tell the people the news of what is happening everywhere. The songs bypass your mind and go straight to your heart to give you peace and though to inspire listeners to think that maybe there is a different way to think about things and to inspire hope within them.

That’s why we have art in this world. It’s a different contrast, the greatest issue in front of us. The way that we are in relation to each other is what life is all about. Yes I’m honored to bring people together to a show and say that not only are we going to get through this but isn’t this great that during such a trying time in our nation’s history we can show our children and our children’s children what we did?

You are a cancer survivor, a terrible disease that took so many iconic artists

away from us in 2016. Looking at fellow artists such as David Bowie and the recently passed Sharon Jones, does that play upon your own thoughts of mortality and inspire you at all?

Absolutely. The gratitude I have for every breath I have and every day I live goes without saying. Knowing that what I understood twelve years ago is that health is my responsibility and that I actually have some control over this. We’re all going to die but the quality of life and the length of life I have a little bit of control over. I can be aware of the food I put in my body, the thoughts I’m thinking and the stress it is causing me and making health my top priority. When I see the many paths that this disease can take I am very grateful for the twelve cancer free years that I’ve had.

You released the song Pulse as a reaction to the nightclub shooting in Orlando this past summer. Coupled with the tragic venue shooting in France last December were you concerned at all that the song might make you a target from these ter-

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 13 ists. The bands are formed by how advanced they are, age, and the type of music they play.

On day one, they pick a name and two classic rock tunes to play at the final concert. The kids are mentored by way of an in depth education from 10 well seasoned instructors on how to form and perform in a rock band, as well as helping with selecting music. Local working musicians have also volunteered their time and experience to the project. In addition, many instruments have been donated, and a local music store has pledged sound gear for each band. Mark says that everything is falling into place just fine. “It’s going really good. We have a director, a committee…everyone wants to volunteer to help.” It all leads up to a public concert featuring all 10 bands. Additionally, each student receives a t-shirt, DVD of their concert, and a poster of all the rock bands involved. The cost is approximately $200, with a scholarship available for those unable to fund it. The only requirement is that the students have at least one year of experience on their

about 26 because we needed to change it up and we've added another 15 or so for Mary. You can't just do the same songs year after year and we have a large enough repertoire to take requests.

One more thing I want to point out is Behringer’s Landing is the only place to see The Silver Coyotes with the occasional exception of a private party, right?

That's right; we had offers from other plac-

chosen instrument. The first summer camp is slated to begin in August 2017. fundraising event in Mark’s honor took place in June 2016 to kick off the project. The “Celebration of Life” party was attended by a large turnout of friends and family. So far, they have raised over $28,000 for the school and has been administered by a dedicated committee of volunteers.

Mark’s band in Brainerd, The Rockin’ Hill Band, has recorded a CD covering blues, jazz and rock, with proceeds going towards the scholarship fund. They also have a new one in the works. ark seems to have boundless energy when it comes to his passions. He continues fishing as much as he can and working in his home woodshop. He’ll also pick up his guitar and belt out a tune or five with very little prodding.

“My cancer is not going away, but presently I am still here and hopefully I can stay around for awhile. This School of Rock has given me lots to do and as most of you know, music heals the soul and sure makes me feel better.”

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es to play, but we don't want to railroad our crowd from place and place. From our experience we really want to work with the crowd and the people that are our mainstay.

So we're playing at Behringer’s Landing on Tuesdays, January through March, and have some fun!

PA Rockers 2016

To make a contribution to the Mark Munson Memorial School of Rock, contact The Crossing Arts Alliance; crossingarts.org, phone (218) 833-0416 or email them at info@crossingarts.org.

You can also order the Rockin’ Hill Band’s CD “You Make Me Smile” from them.

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Along with going through my bout with cancer is understanding fear. I made a choice twelve years ago not to live in fear. I could conjure up enough fear in the morning that I wouldn’t want to leave my house. I have made a choice to not let fear stop me from doing things that I feel in my heart and soul. I don’t think it does myself or anyone any good to be hindered by the horrors of this world.

You have always been very gender non-specific in your

music but they tended to draw mainly a female audience. In the past few years though it seems that the male attendance has risen, why do you think that is?

It’s funny I’ve always felt I related more to a straight male than anyone else (laughing). The fact is that my audience has been so predominately female for so long that it used to be made fun of. Over the last five years I’ve seen a lot more men at more shows and being more comfortable for them to be there. It’s not such a novelty anymore for a female being on stage rocking out. I think men are more comfortable relating to another woman than ever before. I think the difference is that I’m not gender specific and that people are getting more comfortable with it.

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Aransas has become our second home. We’re there all the time for the beach, live music, and it’s where many of our friends live. It’s beautiful and quiet, at least during this time of year.

And the best part is you feel like you’re on vacation even though it’s only 25 miles from home! One thing about Port Aransas is there isn’t a lack of good food and one of our favorites is Behringer’s Landing. They are located on Highway 361 just past Avenue G with ample parking, which is really important when you’re hungry. The nautical theme is carried throughout the main dining room and the restaurant bar and you can also dine on the big patio in the back.

The owners, Steve and Brenda Behringer, are avid hunters and when you walk into the lobby you are greeted by a huge bear, so while you’re enjoying your dinner ask about the bear. I’m sure they would love to tell you about him, they did for us.

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dinner on a wonderfully warm Friday evening in December at Behringer’s Landing and as usual we were ready for a great meal. The menu has a wide variety and we couldn’t decide on one appetizer, so we ordered three! The Sea-

Seafood Trio

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food Trio was delicious and served hot out of the oven. It features crab, crawfish tails, and shrimp in a creamy lobster mornay sauce with thinly sliced toasted crustinis. The Crab Cake Doubloons are so full of crab that it was bursting out the perfectly rounded sides. These were wonderfully seasoned and pan seared and had me second guessing my main entrée! Our last appetizer was Texas Quail. This was our table favorite! Quail halves marinated and stuffed with sliced jalapenos and wrapped in bacon. Yes, I said bacon. I didn’t think it could be better until I dipped one in the house made lime hollandaise and… Wow!

As our entrees came out we

Texas Quail

realized our eyes were bigger than our stomachs! First I have to tell you about the Cowboy Mac & Cheese. I know this is a side dish, but it is excellent! In fact, that and a small salad would make a perfect lunch. Anyway this Mac & Cheese is loaded with peppers and bacon for a terrific twang to your palate. And yes, I said bacon again, but that will be the last time. The other favorite side was the Jasmine Rice. Light, fluffy and lightly seasoned. Perfect rice and that’s coming from a pasta person. We also had the

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Pepper Crusted Tuna

Pasta Fruit Del Mer Center Cut Top Sirloin

Loaded Baked Potato and Seasoned Broccoli. Both were wonderful accompaniments to our meals.

Speaking of pasta… Our first entrée was the Pasta Fruit Del Mer and it was outstanding! Large shrimp, mussels, clams and mounds of crab meat in a white wine and butter sauce over fettuccini noodles cooked to perfection. There was seafood in every bite! Next was the Pepper Crusted Tuna. This was a thick Ahi tuna steak cooked to medium with a light lemon butter sauce drizzled over it. The tuna was fresh, mouthwatering tender, and the pepper crust offered just the right touch for an added crunchiness.

When we see Angus Hand Cut Steaks across the top of a menu we get all excited! We know the quality of these steaks and we were not disappointed with our 10 Ounce Center Cut Top Sirloin cooked to a flawless medium rare.

Very tender and not overly seasoned so the flavor of the meat really grabbed you. Our final entrée was one of the Dinner Specials, Amberjack.

This thick cut fillet was smothered in a lime hollandaise sauce with crabmeat.

The amberjack was full of flavor and richness while the hollandaise provided a twangy freshness to every bite. Extremely good.

Add a few glasses of Merlot, a couple Blue Moon beers, and you have the recipe for an excellent dinner with great friends at Behringer’s Landing!

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Amberjack Dinner Special

OWEN SHELLY FUNDRAISER FOR LUNG TRANSPLANT EXPENSES UPDATE… Now that the holiday season has come to a close we thought it would be appropriate to share how thankful we are for Owen’s continued improvement following his lung transplant on July 28, 2016. Unfortunately, he did experience two setbacks following scheduled bronchoscopies that resulted in collapsed lungs (pneumo-thorax).

Each episode was quite painful and required a week’s stay in the hospital, insertion of chest tubes, and additional medications. Owen has now been home for two months and has regained his strength.

Currently, Owen has regular appointments, weekly blood tests and is being monitored by his medical team. He and his wife Lindsey, and their three children will remain in San Antonio, Texas, so he can be in close proximity to the lung transplant and pulmonary health professionals.

We all appreciate your friendship, support and continued prayers for Owen and his family. We are blessed that Owen’s quality of life has significantly improved and he is able to be home with his family.

Thank you for supporting and donating to Owen Shelly’s fundraiser. Our goal is to raise $100,000.

This amount will cover monthly expenditures including housing, food, childcare, transportation, and health care not covered by insurance as well as insurance premiums, transplant aftercare, and medications.

Owen, his family and friends appreciate your support!

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African Children’s Choir Jan 6 7:30pm First United Methodist Church Cc tx Winter Walking Tour Jan 6, 2017 3:00 PM Port Aransas Nature Preserve at Charlie's Pasture Port Aransas, TX Come explore The Nature Preserve at Charlie's Pasture on a free docent led nature walk.

Super Saturday Youth Art Class S.T.E.A.M. Jan 14, 2017 1:00 PM The Art Museum of South Texas Corpus Christi, TX SUPER SARTURDAY: S.T.E.A.M. - The Art in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Learn how art can connect the dots Tejas Brothers Jan 14 8:00 PM Third Coast Theatre Port Aransas, TX (read more) Neil deGrasse Tyson Jan 19 7:30 PM Tobin Center for the Performing Arts San Antonio

Bill Engvall Jan 7, 2017 8:00 PM American Bank Center Corpus Christi, TX The Game Jan 7 8pm Concrete Street Amphitheater Cc tx MARKET in the Park Jan 14, 2017 9:00 AM Odem City Park Odem, TX Local vendors sell everything from produce, homemade jams, clothing, toys, direct sale companies, food vendors, arts

Ace Frehley Jan 20, 2017 9:00 PM Brewster Street Ice House Corpus Christi, TX with Enuff Z'Nuff San Antonio Stock Show Rodeo Bar-b-que Cookoff & Festival Jan 26-27, 2017 San Antonio Bulverde Spring Branch Chamber of Commerce Rodeo Jan 28 7:30pm Tejas Rodeo Company

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