October 20

It was a very special night at the Lucky Lounge. John and Rajean Gully were coming to town, so we easily persuaded them to meet us at the Lucky. We hurried down there, and found them already there. Rajean had tried to reserve a table, not knowing the casual sort of place it is, and they told her we could pull some of the little bar tables together. We did that.
Jack was the next to arrive, as I recall, then Jimmy and April came. They were not around in the old days, of course, but it was a nice blending of old friends and not-so-old ones. Finally Geraldine and Everett arrived.
The Bump Band was doing a benefit for Women's Advocacy, to which Jimmy was good enough to contribute. A couple of times a woman stood up front and spoke about it, but we were conversing happily enough that it was no bother at all. Otherwise it was a very normal, very wonderful show, except that our friends were there so we could tell them every song was our favorite and drag them up front at intervals.
They did one song that I don't know that I've mentioned. I don't know the name of it, but it is sweet and wistful, with the words '...build a home for you and me...'
Jimmy remarked how upbeat they were, like the old days, everyone said. There was one song in particular, the guitar was so very British, like Dave Clark 5 almost.
Yes, that's our band. Young Ben Gully came, so he got to see it as well. He lives here now, going to grad school.
Said he grabbed the first opportunity he got to come back to Austin.