My Last Night with Dale Watson

[Ricky Davis]

Well this Friday I'm playing with Dale Watson in Houston at the new "Continental Club" downtown at 3900 main st.
Then Saturday night will be my last gig with Dale at the Broken Spoke here in Austin,Tx.
Funny thing is my very first gig with Dale was at the Broken Spoke(boy I come a long way )
In Houston we start at 11:30pm and in Austin we start at 9:00.
Don't miss this last gig if your around because we will also have Dales new steel player Emmett Roch on steel and probably our good friend Redd from Merle Haggards band, on Guitar; and you never know who else my show up to pick and or sing.
See ya there.
Ricky

[Jon Light]

Oh what I would give to be there Sat. night. Your last, Emmett's first, this is going to be a special night, man.
And by the way, Ricky--I like how you wrote "Redd" because you didn't have a CD at hand to keep from mangling the spelling of "Volkaert". Am I right?
I did have the CD at hand.

[Ricky Davis]

Yes Jon your right pal.

[Janice Brooks]

I would have to dig up that cd from stacks behind me.
I had forgotten Redd was relocating to Austin so maby i catch him next trip.


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Janice "Busgal" Brooks
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[Robbie Bossert]

Hey Ricky,
Best wishes bud! Have a great time. I hope that you'll be recording in some way, shape, or form. I've been a huge fan of your playing since the "Truckin'" disc with Dale.

I'm sure I'll catch up with ya' out here in cyberspace from time to time.
Take Care,
Friend And Fan,
Robbie Bossert

[Billy Johnson]

Ricky, Tell Red hello & we miss him here in Nashville. Good luck on your last weekend. BTW, You guys sounded good on the Opry. I was playing with Porter Wagoner that weekend.Billy

[Louie Hallford]

Best of Luck Ricky.Wish I could be down for the "Grand Finale" louie

[Kathryn Sabey]

Sooooooo....how did it go????

[Ricky Davis]

Hey thanks everybody for your encouraging words. Hey Billy I'll tell Redd everyone misses him; and what were you playing with Porter? Was that Fred playing steel? I didn't get a chance to meet everyone at the Opry.
Well my last night with Dale at the Broken Spoke wasn't too eventful. It was a pretty packed house and we played some pretty dang good music all night; but no special guest.
Emmett played better than the last time I heard. He came over to the house earlier this week and we woodshedded for about 6 hours. I do feel sorry for Emmett somewhat; because it is very hard to come in and meet the expectations folks are used to hearing Dale and I do for every night for the last 3 1/2 years.
Don't get me wrong; Emmett can handle himself just fine; but the whole style and sound of this band is a very hard thing to get ahold of in just one week; let along years.
I wish them all good luck and I would venture to say; I may pop in anywhere to pick a few gigs from time to time; because Dale and I agree you just can't stop cold what we've done together and that makes me very happy.
Looks like our new website featuring the SS HAWAIIAN will be up shortly and I will be pickin' some with Charlie Robison and Ed Burleson and maybe even some dates Marty Muse can't do with the Derailers; so I'll be around.
Ricky


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[Billy Johnson]

Ricky, the weekend you guys were at the opry I was subing on bass but, I'm subing on lead now for awhile. It was good to see Billy Dee that weekend too. I used to see him play in printers alley alot when he lived here. Yes that was Fred on steel with Porter. He's been there since jan. He's playin a GFI.
Take care,Billy

[Ricky Davis]

Cool Billy and sorry I didn't get a chance to say howdy. Yeah I remember Billy Dee saying he saw someone he hadn't seen in a while and was very happy.
Ricky