you always want to see more pictures, so here you go:

from friday:

If you've read the recap, you know that we first celebrated Misti's birthday. Then, Mark, Misti, Rene and I went to Shady Grove to see Eliza Gilkyson. We talked with Mike Hardwick after the show, and he invited us to go to the famed Broken Spoke to check out the other band he was playing with.

So, we did.

First thing you should know about the Spoke. It's a honky tonk. People go there to dance.

And they're dancing to a live band. In this case, chaparral.
it's a pretty big stage, so I couldn't get the whole band and Mike in the shot without walking onto the dance floor. Which is a sin at the spoke. the floor is for dancing, not standing.

It was fun watching mike play pedal steel. But we had more fun when he came and hung out between sets. I love this picture of Mark and Mike. It really captures the fun we were having.
And here's one of the birthday girl, with some old lady.