I'm packing up to leave town tomorrow (Thursday, June 5) for the kick-off of the Summer Texas Tour with Jimmy Baldwin and Nancy Apple. This is something that we've been planning since we were in Memphis at the Folk Alliance conference in February, and I've really been looking forward to it because Nancy and Jimmy are both talented and genuine souls, and we have contagious good fun when we're onstage together! I hope that you will help me spread the word and come if you can. Here's a note from Jimmy: "It's going to be a fun weekend that starts on Thursday night. If you have not been out to The Paper Koozie Doozie Songwriter Festival is the perfect reason to get your 'bottom' out there. And for those of you in Central Texas, check out one of the Summer Texas Tour shows. We're playing some of the most notorious venues around. Yee-haa. Oh, the new CD is doing well. It hit #44 recently on the Americana music radio chart and #23 on the FAR radio chart. Listen for and request 'Brown Paper Koozie Blues' on your favorite Texas radio station. THIS THUSDAY, DALLAS: OPENING BELL Thursday. June 5th, 8pm Southside Bldg. on S. Lamar W/ Nancy Apple and Glenna Bell It's a threesome you won't want to miss. THIS SATURDAY, MINERAL WELLS: BROWN PAPER KOOZIE DOOZIE @THE DOUBLE J ART RANCH Saturday. June 7th, noon to 7pm 133 Seybold Rd., Mineral Wells, TX Now's the time to come out to the "rancho de arto." Hear Randy Weeks, Mark Jungers, Lost Immigrants, Jimmy Baldwin, Nancy Apple, Glenna Bell, Michael Oneill, and more. (Wild About Harry's and the Crazy Water lady will be out there too. Big fun on the Brazos.) Directions at djartranch.com! TEXAS SUMMER TOUR W/ Nancy Apple and Glenna Bell 6/5 - Opening Bell - Dallas 6/6 & 7 - The Double J Art Ranch - Mineral Wells 6/11 - Silver K Cafe - Johnson City 6/12 - Casbeers - San Antonio 6/13 - Waldo¹s - Houston 6/14 - Cactus Records - Houston (All of the details are posted at http://www.glennabell.com.) Y'all come!