September 12, 2008 ~ Mike Blakely's Fandango

This was the 6th Annual TexAmericana Fandango and also Mike's 50th birthday. So it was only fitting that this year's lineup was one of the best ever. Friday night was Jeff Posey, W.C. Jameson, Steve Fromholz and ended w/Mike, Thomas Michael Riley and Tommy Alverson. What a show they put on! They were having a great time on stage and it carried through to the music. The great music just continued on Saturday. Luckily, Hurricane Ike didn't affect the festival like they thought and we didn't get rained on while camping!!!!! Of course, Guy Clark was fantastic. Our friends, Bengt and Steffen were in from Sweden. We met them at the 4th Fandango and they have been coming back ever since. Great guys. It dawned on my early on Saturday that there was a candy called "Mike and Ike". It became my mission to find a box or two of the stuff. You know because of Mike's birthday and Hurricane Ike. What a coincidence, huh?