MS Retailer August 15, 2007 - Vol.24 No.8 - Music & Sound Retailer

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26 AUGUST 2007
mi spyHouston,Do We Have a Problem?They call Houston, Texas,the “Bayou City,” but someother names I’d like to suggestinclude Texas Music City, MosquitoCapital, or Highway ConstructionNightmareville. If thevampire-like mosquitoes don’tdrive you insane, the never-endinghighway construction that’sbeen going since Ford’s ModelT was a top seller will boil yourblood and drive you to hijack atank and flatten every Hummerand Escalade in your path.As far as music in Texas goes,Austin gets all the credit as the“Live Music Capital,” but it isHouston that is the true breedingground of musicians andbands that are as varied as thecritters that call the marsh andforestland surrounding the cityhome.Artists and bands that werespawned in and around Houstoninclude ZZ Top, Beyoncé,Johnny and Edgar Winter, TheBig Bopper, George Jones, JanisJoplin and Tracy Byrd, CowboyTroy, Chamillionaire, Lightnin’Hopkins, and the former Mr.Julia Roberts—Lyle Lovett, justto name drop a few.I was taking a break fromstressful Spy work and stayed45 miles west of downtownHouston in a tiny little town thatmost in this area have neverheard of. My closest neighborwas over a mile away, just theway I like it. The last half-mile ofthat distance was a private roadthat winds through the forestand ends at a seven-foot-highgate accessible only by thosewith the proper password.Excuse me for a second, mycell phone is ringing. Caller IDsays it’s Chief. I have to answerthis one.“Where are you?” he said.“Far away from you,” I responded.“Tell me something I don’tknow?”“OK, well you don’t knowhow much I had to drink lastnight.”“Let me change that questionto tell me something Idon’t know that I actually careabout?”“Why didn’t you say so? I’mabout 45 minutes from Houston.”“Sounds good to me. Visitfour stores and look for a guitar.Don’t look for drums, proaudio, or anything else. Hearme?”“I got it Chief. Smell youlater.” ( I stole that from TheSimpsons).My goal was to hit a range ofstores in different parts of H-town. Music stores in Houstoncater to every musical taste andbudget much like the road-Music & Sound Retailer 27
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