It was back down to Austin on the Monday afternoon bus for the work week.
I suggested Sway Thai on South 1st street for dinner on Tuesday night with a couple of colleagues. I’d read good reviews and driven by what looked like a cool, upscale Thai place. Our meals were very hit or miss – nothing horrible, just not anything we’ll be going back for.
Wednesday night brought a much better experience. I met Diana’s step son, John, at Geraldine’s in the Hotel Van Zandt. John was in Austin on business at the Convention Center and had a work dinner. I got there early and enjoyed a yummy snack of bourbon glazed cauliflower before John joined me. Geraldine’s has a nice music stage and great sound. We were treated to a quite unexpected performance by Ray Prim. He has a very pleasant, soulful voice and was joined by a string quartet – a unique sound for sure. Here’s one of his songs from that evening:
I rode the bus back to Dallas on Thursday night and stayed at the hotel where the bus drops off by Love Field airport so that I could catch an early flight out to San Jose for a family meeting on Friday. Diana was working downtown and so was able to meet me at the hotel.
The view of the snow on the Sierras on my flight out reminded me of the Boz Scaggs song “Sierra” that I enjoy so much:
After an exhausting afternoon meeting, I flew back to Dallas, arriving home a little after midnight.
On Saturday we watched the Cowboys lose to the Los Angeles Rams and exit the playoffs. I was really hoping they would win and go on to play the New Orleans Saints. The good news is that they played well and kept the game close until the end.
All of my boys were at the airport on Sunday, heading in quite different directions, and snapped this selfie.
Here’s a couple more songs from Ray Prim’s albums: