Lone Star Cafe

It's really strange, and country rock.

And the Lone Star Cafe, we went up there and opened, I guess, in '79 for Delbert McClinton, who was, like, king of that scene.

We were living in Austin.

The Austin scene was okay, but it seemed like it was changing.

It, it was a craze.

So, but there was a music scene that was so cool, uh, the Lone Star Cafe in particular.

Uh, I was living in Austin, Texas.

That's where I met Julie.

We were playing in a band.

I got us booked at the Lone Star Cafe opening for Delbert McClinton-

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... and, uh, uh, who was king of that scene at that time, and when we got up there, I thought, I told Julie, uh, "Let's move.

And that's why I moved to Austin.

And the Austin scene was great, but it seemed like it was getting a little big and then at the same time not as interesting and there was stuff going on in new york we heard about the lone star cafe it opened up and i thought let's get a gig there for the band we were in um julie and me and our friend patterson barrett is more his band but i called um Somehow found somebody there, I got us booked in the Lone Star Cafe opening for Delbert McClinton.

So we drove up, stayed at one of my friend's house, because it didn't pay enough to get you a hotel in New York City even.

And it was a wild scene.

And all these businessmen walking around New York City, you know, wearing cowboy hats and cowboy boots, looking and carrying briefcases.

I mean, I'm not exaggerating.

And the Lone Star Cafe, City Limits, there were a few other clubs.

It was like an oasis in the middle of this place.