A Night to Remember...

Setting aside the myriad other things I love about being a court reporter, the cast of characters I've met along the way has gotta be right at the top.  I've traveled Australia and New Zealand with fellow STAR members, made friends around the world through my website, and -- as the blunt object being jabbed into my spleen is currently reminding me -- I met my charming and talented wife at a court reporting seminar some years ago.

And say what you will about attorneys, but some of them even make the A-list.  Take, for instance, Austin attorney Mark Mueller, who had his annual party this past weekend.  This year's entertainment:  Del Castillo opening for Los Lonely Boys on the night the three brothers from San Angelo went platinum.  The high point of the evening came when the two bands combined to rip through a half-hour set which included a blazing rendition of Santana's Oye Como Va. 
 
I know my Austin years are becoming tinier by the day in my rearview mirror and the current extent of my live music exposure is the third grade production of the 12 Days of Christmas, but I was dumbstruck by the mindblowing talent on that stage.

Thanks, Mark, for yet another stellar evening.

"Hell is full of musical amateurs." - George Bernard Shaw