Title: Corpus Christi
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Blog Entry: MONDAY 14 TH APRIL[br] After scorching myself on the beach at Port Aransas, on the Gulf of Mexico, I have a gig tonight in Corpus Christi. The venue is Parkway Presbyterian Church. Last night I’d done a local radio show with Pam (Bambi) Stakes. Pam is herself a singer and teacher of orchestra, particularly Cello, in Corpus. She runs a show called ‘Some call it folk’ on which I was the guest. We ‘visited’ for a while and I sang 5 or 6 songs. Pam organises the Burning Bush House Concert series, and like many of the Texan promoters, is a 20 year stalwart of the Kerrville Folk Festival. The venue is a 1970’s modernist style church and I’m playing in the church hall. It’s a large, voluminous room with chairs arranged in a semi circle and I’m positioned under the baseball net. Brad provides a very decent sound system and Pam checks the levels. Other women arrive to dole out the coffee and cookies – like many church house concerts this is a strictly alcohol free event. My sunburnt face gets a few laughs which immediately breaks the ice. These are really friendly people anyway. Pam runs a wonderful relaxed show. And the venue, in spite of its size, feels very intimate. The audience is around 40, average according to Pam. And they automatically rise at the end for a standing ovation. I sell plenty of CD’s and head for San Antonio and a day off to rest my throat and my throbbing face !
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