NEW BRAUNFELS, TX- DINNER & A SHOW.

Had dinner at The Liberty Bistro which is in the basement of  New Braunfels old City Hall...circa 1929. We had a nice little private dining room. Good friends and good fun! Scott, Mike, Janet, Gene and Alisa. Scott & Alisa live in Wimberley and Mike and Janet live in Kyle. Before that we had drinks at McAdoo's Seafood Restaurant which is in an old post office. New Braunfels has lovely old historic buildings. It's like a mini Fredericksburg.

McAdoo's. The inside has many of the post office's original characteristics. It has a pretty courtyard out back.

We said Good Night to our friends (because nobody stays up late anymore..including us) and headed over to the Phoenix Saloon to hear Scott H. Biram...that dirty ol' one man band that we like so much. The Phoenix has alot of history. It was established in 1872 and had beer for 5 cents a mug or 10 cents a schooner. At different times it featured a pen full of deer, an alligator pit and badger fights (ew). There was also a parrot on the porch asking "Have you paid your bill?"...in German.

Scott singing "Whiskey" which always makes a drink of that nasty liquor appear.

Scott's guitars. You can hear him and find out more info at www.scottbiram.com/ He's very talented and loads of fun.

A bullhorn usually features largely in many of Scott's songs. He has to sound like a semi truck driver on the CB ya know.

I think this sign outside the Phoenix is hilarious. As the years have gone on everyone we know shuns South By Southwest Music Festival in Austin.

You can Google Phoenix Saloon in New Braunfels Texas to find out lots more history about the Phoenix...do it...it's really interesting. Look for Willie's Dream...he was Willie Gebhardt and in 1984 invented chili powder...also known as Tampico Dust. He had a cafe in the backroom. The Phoenix was the first saloon to serve ladies but since no self respecting woman would dare enter a bar they had a beer garden on the side of the building and had electric push bells in the trees to summon a waiter to bring e'm some brewski.

A parting shot of Scott playing his guitar and harmonica...he has a bass "foot stomper". A couple of his songs have been featured on T.V....Dog The Bounty Hunter and Sons of Anarchy. He tours the U.S., Canada and Europe and does about 200 shows a year. If you go to his website play the "Open Road" video...my favorite. He's also on wikipedia for more info.