Coming to Fredericksburg this week
Austin Acoustical Cafe (May 12) and The Great Outdoors on Mother's Day

Hey and howdy, friends and neighbors, salutations from the MoonHouse in beautiful Austin, Texas,

We have a busy month ahead, with several Albert and Gage shows, two trips to LA for Christine, and Chris' busy studio schedule mixed in with Jerry Jeff Walker gigs.  Our 9th anniversary will be spent 1,000 miles apart so we'll do our toasting a week early - the only day off together we can find. 

We have a rare listening room appearance in Austin on May 12th at Austin Acoustical Cafe and we'll play Mother's Day at The Great Outdoors again on May 13th. We got married Mother's Day weekend 2003, so those gigs will be a celebration of sorts.

The plans for "Albert and Gage's Alpine Adventure Tour" are shaping up!  Fans are invited to join us for the Swiss portion of our October European tour.  This ten day trip (October 13-23 - including the travel days to and from Zurich), will feature plenty of Albert and Gage shows throughout Switzerland, sightseeing with an emphasis on a non-touristy experience, hanging out with locals, eating great food, touring a winery, visiting a watchmaking museum, etc. We need commitments by May 18 in order to confirm that the trip has enough folks to go on.  Deposits will not be due until it's all set.  Details can be found here.

In honor of our wedding anniversary, the photo essay is titled "The Early Years".  Ha!  We've been playing music together since 1995, we hope you enjoy these old photos.

Our song, "I Used to Be Lonesome" is featured in this "Austin Pets Alive" video.  Glory needs a home! Very sweet.  Thank you to Stu Phillips, who creates these videos for APL.  Watch it here.

As always, thanks for the support and happy spring to you,
Chris and Christine
 

Come along on Albert and Gage's Alpine Adventure Tour A musical journey through the Swiss Alps! October 13-23, 2012 ...more information here

A note from Christine:     
     Good morning.  It's 5:30 AM and I can't sleep so rather than toss and turn, fretting about the newsletter that needs to get out, I thought I'd just get up and write my letter!  Chris has been waiting on me to write this for two days so here I go.
     A month seems to just fly by.  But then, a year does too - and a decade - and three decades - and a lifetime.  A friend was referring to 1992 in a conversation recently and I said "wow, that was already ten years ago." Then I realized it was actually twenty years ago!  I think that the only chance we have of slowing time down is to be more present for each moment instead of always rushing towards some mythical and elusive destination.  But that's easier said than done.  I'll start here and now by noticing the piles on a cluttered desk, the tickle of the early morning air stirred by a small fan, the barking of the neighbor's restless dog, a slight headache reminding me that I need sleep, the half finished lyrics to some new songs that are my constant companion as I write and rewrite in my head.  This is not a huge, profound moment, but it's one that I will never get back so I'd better pay attention to it in all its petty, typical, mundane glory. 
     And now, I will be completely present as I say - good night.          
    Love, Christine