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November 29 , 2005

I know, I know it's been a while again. I have been getting grief for my lack of communication. Where did we leave off? Has it been four months already? Well, right after I sent in my last update with the news letter I took the band up to good ole Bristol, TN. I was talking to Rodney about trying to get a gig up there during race time. We have both gotten some race fever since we went to Talladega and the folks in Bristol are making it hard to stay away.

I guess I should get right down to it. Right after Bristol I took a little break and headed out to California to play a gig and see some friends for a week. It started out great but halfway through my trip I got the worst phone call of my life. If you didn't know I have two
brothers, Jinx and J.O. They are identical twins and my most favorite people in the world. Jinx died in a diving accident at our families business on July 22nd. I don't know how to express what gets bottled up inside while your are sitting two thousand miles away with no immediate way home or what has chosen to fill my heart and head since. So I won't try. I will say that he is dearly missed everyday and nothing will fill the void created by such a great man. I would like to say a very sincere thanks to everyone who showed my family the unbelievable amount of support these last few months.

I took a couple of weeks off to get my head together and after that did some weekend stuff. We have been doing mostly only weekend gigs recently so I can be home to help out around the office. I took some family and friends with me to Natchez back in October. It was a great experience. The people at the festival were incredibly accommodating to all 32 of them. And genuinely good people to play for. I hope we get to do that one again next year. It was the first time I had ever taken my peoples to a gig like that. We had two tour buses full. Looking out and seeing my family made it all worth while even after I jumped up on my piano and stomped it until it crashed during Jesus on the Main Line at the end of
the night. So I got a little carried away.

Oh yea, I have to mention, we have a semi new addition to the PSB. His name is Brian Lurie. Brian, our new tour manager, has been touring with us for a while now and holding it all together. He stays mad at me but who wouldn't if they had to work with me everyday. Between Brian, Ann in the office, and Mark on the website things are running as smooth as ever. Brian will light a fire under us and get us back out on the road soon I'm sure. Anyway, I hope we see you around soon and I wish you all satisfaction, success and the best life can bring.

Take care, Patrick

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July 6 , 2005

Hey Everybody, I'm back. Just droppin a line. The last few months have been going great. I guess a good starting place would be our first gig at Mugshots in Hattiesburg. The night turned out to be a real party. I didn't know those Hattiesburg people had it in em. We are looking forward to going back in August for another Jam with a capitol J. In addition to the touring we have been doing I have been slipping down to New Orleans every other Wednesday night for a jam session with Juice at the Banks Street Bar. That has proven to be a hell of a good time and I have met some great folks down there. We have actually gotten pretty tight, the Juice guys and me. Who knows, there might be a tour in our future.

The PSB has hit everywhere from Killroy's in Bloomington, IN to Sammy T's in Huntsville, AL to the Peachtree Tavern in Hotlanta where we did a show with the one and only Jupiter Coyote. I got to sit in with the guys for what I thought would be a tune or two. It turned out to be all night. Matt gave me some cds and I got to listen to hours of great music. Thanks, guys. We also did the Twiropa in New Orleans with our friends from ZOSO. The Twiropa is a killer room. Check it out. We have done some more runnin around with the Dirty Dozen. That started with a one off in Knoxville, TN at Blue Cats. Then, after a month or so we picked back up on the east coast in Virginia Beach at the Jewish Mother. From there we
went to two of my new favorite places, the Avalon Theater in Easton, MD and the State Theatre in Falls Church, Virginia. That's just outside of DC. I have to say I can't remember the last time we got a better reception anywhere. Thanks to both of those venues for the warm welcome and the return invitation.

Rodney and Anthony seem to be holding up pretty well. I guess I would be too if I didn't have to drive. I have been getting a little help from our friend Cedric who has been playing some sax with us. I almost forgot. We have been doing some gigs with Jupiter Coyote's drummer, Noel Felty. He is tearing it up and will be doing so for quite a few more gigs. I get a little road weary from time to time but I wouldn't change a thing. Well, I take that back. I would love it if I had a cheap driver.

Take care and we'll see ya soon, Patrick

February 21, 2005

Hey everyone, not being the computer guru, it's been a while since I gave an update. Sorry. Well, since I last posted something to the site things have been moving right along. The record is still selling. I got a new publicist. Her name is Kitty Cook. She is trying to help me get the word out these days. She's doing a great job at it too. I have been doing some shows here and there with the Dirty Dozen. Those guys are the best. The PSB has been burning up the southeast and doing some venues that we haven't done before. We made some new friends at Sticky Fingerz in Little Rock and Young Ave Deli in Memphis. We also played the Exit-in with Zoso. Those guys are super people and very good at what they do. Thanks to the work of Rick Stowe and my bus driving buddy, Chris Cobb it went off with out a hitch. Rodney and I also did an acoustic show with Emerson Hart from Tonic. What can I say, no wonder they have had so much success. Chris Chew and I did some South Miss Rejects shows in our off time. We even played the Georgia Theater with our old friend, guitarist Dave Yoke and my favorite producer John Keane. Who, by the way, produced our record if you didn't know. Anyway, that's about it in a nut shell. Give me a shout if you want to know something.

Take care, Patrick

October 1, 2004

Hey everyone. Just wanted to drop a line and let folks know what we've been doing. As most of you guys know, I have been playing keyboard for the Dirty Dozen Brass Band on the side for quite a while now. A few weeks ago I went out west with those guys and had a blast. We played northern and southern California. I got to meet some cool people in Mammoth Lakes and saw some old friends in Los Angeles. We also played the Hollywood Bowl in LA. I saw first hand, in front of 10,000 people, why it is one of the best venues in the world. We got to play with the Neville brothers and yes I got to meet them as well. I got a picture with Aaron. I'll try to get on the site soon.

Just last week I went back out with the Dozen and the North Miss Allstars. We started in Texas and went to Athens, GA. While we were in Austin we played Antone's Bar downtown. I even got to see Aaron Neville again. He sat in with us that night. I played there once before when I was out with Buddy Guy a few years ago. It still rocks. The next day we played the Austin City Limits Music Festival. I think there were some 110,000 people or so. What an event! There was a lot of great music and I got to meet some great musicians like Elvis Costello and Ben Harper. That has to be one of the best festivals in these 50 states. The Allstars invited me up to play almost every night. It was very nice to jam with them again after so long.

The Dozen and the Allstars will be back out for the month of Oct and half of Nov. I am going to try to drop in on several of those shows when I get an off day. In October I will be back out with the PSB playing the southeast. If you get a chance come check out a show. Cd sales are still going pretty well so please spread the word. You can get them right here on the site, Amazon.com and at all Bebop Record stores.

Well I guess thats it. If anyone has anything to say please shoot me an email. Take care and thanks for the support!

-Patrick

May 14 , 2004

Hey everyone, just wanted to let you know the cd is here. You can pick it up here on the site or Peterson's in downtown Vicksburg, Michelle's Record Shop in Vicksburg, all the Bee-Bop record stores across the state. I will also have the cd for sale at all of my gigs.

We had a great time a week or so ago over on the eastcoast with the Dirty Dozen Brass Band. I had never been to Valdosta, GA but we tow it up. They invited me up for the whole show. Roney and I did it up right at Davidsons the other night as a two piece accoustic show. We have been doing as much of that as we can. It's just so much fun. Next week we will be at Smith's Ole Bar in Hot Lanta for an opener with Widspread Panics Roadies. You gotta start somewhere right? Then it's back to Noel and the gang in Mobile, AL at Monsoon's. Thanks for checking out the site. I will try to do a better job getting these little messages out more often.

Take care, Patrick

March 11 , 2004

January 26, 2004

Hey everyone, thanks for checking out my new site. I am currently finishing up a new record in Athens, Ga. The producer is John Keane. You may have heard of him from recordings such as REM, Indigo Girls, Widespread Panic and alot more.

In addition to some new songs, I also have the Dirty Dozen Brass Band and all of the guys from the North Miss Allstars and Jimbo Mathus guest appearing on the record. We have had a few set backs but are commited to having it out the first part of March at the latest. I will keep you posted on the release date. I will be selling the record at some retail stores in the South. I will also have it for sale on the web site and other places like Amazon.com. We will be touring, mostly around the southeast , this spring trying to promote the new cd.

We greatly appreciate the support given to us by our fans and hope to make some new ones. I have also been doing a side project with Chris Chew from the North Miss. Allstars. It has become a fun gig when the two of us are not on our regular shows. If you have any questions about the band, the schedule or anything else you can think of please give us a shout online.

Thanks again and please spread the word. - Patrick