The Night Shift

[Rapid Randy Baker]

WC, I really am glad you two got hooked up. I think it will be good if it works, and I know you both will appreciate the other!!

I think they should have put your credit for the design somewhere!! JMO

If "ANYTHING" ever happens with our other deal, I will make sure you are properly taken care of.

[pro70z28]

I haven't had a chance to look through mine, but i did just now and there it is on pg. 30. Cool that your design is getting ink, I agree though it would only be right to at least make mention of the designing artist. Hope the F/C deal works out for you WC.

[WildcatOne]

Thanks, guys...I didn't post that stuff about not getting paid for the KO Talent deal to point at anything else...you guys are my friends...you can ask any of my friends and they will tell you I do not ask for nor do I ever expect payment for anything...Bill of the CKs paid me for doing his business card and I tried to reject it but he made me take it because it's a tax thing for him. Bob Kraemer paid me for the graphics I did for his buddy's company, it came out of a fund they had for it...Gator sent me a check for his website...one of my musician friends is trying to track me down so he can pay me for a flyer I made for his band a while back and I told him forget about it. And so on...what I told the Funny Car guy is that I'm on his team now. When they get paid, I know I'll be compensated for what I did. I also know he'll acknowledge my design on his car. He's not corporate, he's a really down-to-earth guy and an old friend of Rapid's. I promise, Doc, although I have had some memory lapses recently and I am a little concerned about it, Draglist is my home and you folks are my brothers and sisters. As long as I have internet access, I'll be hanging out here. You're the best people I know. WC1

[Rapid Randy Baker]

WC, I knew that. I was just reaffirming! You rock buddy! Have you guys talked music yet? He is a blues guy. I knew you would hit it off.

[WildcatOne]

Thanks, 'Rap...I mentioned that I play in bands and so forth but we haven't discussed music yet...we're still figuring out the paint scheme. I do have a first version that I sent to him today but I haven't heard back from him yet. I'm itchin' to get it done because every time I do one of these I learn a better way to do it and this one, although in the rough-cut stage at this time, has potenital to become the best one I ever did. Just gotta make sure I have the year and model right, and it's within the parameters of his idea for it...color, complexity and attitude...the size of the sponsor's logo, etc...sometimes it takes a while, but it eventually gets done right! Cheers, WC1

[WildcatOne]

Thanks, Wheelz and all...I have one more live gig before the end of the year, a private party at the Houston Yacht Club on December 15th with the Whiskey Saints. I turned down 2 other gigs, one was the Super Feast downtown on Thanksgiving Day. I've been playing that show for a while and I want to be with my family that day. Gossip started immediately when I let 'em know I wasn't going to be available this year, and that's fine, but I said only what I said. They can say whatever they want about me and I'm sure they will. The other one was at the Cock-Eyed Seagull on December 30 with the Saints...I'm Cock-Eyed Seagulled out. Not interested in playing there anymore. I'll stay with the Whiskey Saints, the Citykings of course, and an occasional gig with Pee Wee Bowen, and that'll be PLENTY...but my first priorities are my job and my family. I have to be honest and admit that the last 4 years of me going out every weekend and several nights a week playing these gigs for pocket change has had an affect on my marriage and my relationship with my family. I had to stop and realize what is most important and work towards making a lot of time and attention up to these people. My music contacts don't understand. They say I'm this and I'm that...when it all comes down to the truth, it's really none of their business. I can count only a couple of people I know out there as real friends. The rest of them I can do without. All respects. They're good people. They just don't have the same kind of life that I do. I knew all along I was different. I never had a problem playing any song in any key with any player at any time, no matter what the circumstances or no matter what instrument I was playing. It was not challenging. They make a big deal out of it, but to me it was just exercize. I made good money the last year I was out there. By that what I mean is I didn't come home with less money than what I left with. What I've had a hankering to do is to get a multi-tracker and start doing new material here at home. I want to make a blues-rock CD of stuff I wrote that would go nicely in one package. I have a set of drums here and all the guitars I'll ever need, I could borrow one of Randolph's basses and just start doing it like I did from '86-'93...there is a non-stop sountrack playing in my head, and it's a new theme every day. I think it's time for me to make some new CDs. I did the cover for the College of the Mainland Continuing Education Center's Spring 2007 schedule. Because of a printer error, my classes for the Fall 2006 semester were not listed, so nobody signed up...it's OK, I needed the break. But I have 4 classes coming up in the Spring: Beginning Guitar (my least favorite, but it pays big bucks), Blues Guitar, The History of Rock 'n Roll, and All About Drag Racing. I will lean heavily on Draglist's empirical command of the subject and use it as well as the sites y'all have had me bookmark in order to properly get across the true story of our sport to the class. Anyway, dinner's ready. Got grilled cheese by Debby for supper tonight. Life is good. Cheers, WC1
PS: Here's a proof of the cover:

[pro70z28]

Good deal WC. Family first is a great plan. I can see where the late nights get tough to do after awhile. Have a great Thanksgiving, enjoy your Family.

[Rapid Randy Baker]

The WC,,,,always sees the "BIG" picture!

[WildcatOne]

Thanks...Yikes! I just realized that I said "Follow Your Dreams"...hope the Follow A Dream guys won't mind...that was subconscious, I swear!