This past week Pat hosted my good friend Matt Fockler. Matt and I have been friends for over 20 years and used to have a radio show on KAUR called the ‘Mutt & Squat’ show. We mostly got into a lot of trouble because we wouldn’t follow programming rules. Hey, we were volunteers, who cares! We also created the club ‘Chickens are Fun’ (which was mostly just an excuse to make bumper stickers) and I named one of Matt’s former bands, ‘Billy Goat Edsel’. I have also helped him with countless graphic design projects. Matt has written many songs for well known musicians throughout the years. Besides Rich Show and Jesse Christen, Matt is one of the more talented songwriters locally, he also tells great stories. I’m proud to call him my friend.
I enjoyed this on ‘Trump Death Valley’ day. Lalley is a good moderator that should replace Belfrage. Matt has a point about Texas. There’s a musicians enclave on the east side of Austin that’s fun. Texans are proud of their history. I did deed research in Rockwall County and discovered a signature of Sam Houston. He’d made a daisy and signed across it because he didn’t have a seal. Matt’s idea of a music festival could replace Jazz Fest. Folk music draws a crowd. What was Sioux Falls thinking. Montrose would be a good location.