The Social Freelancer: Media, Music, TV & Film

Supporting South Texas Soul Documentary: Trace Relations CD Release Party! Thursday, June 28, 2012, 7 – 9pm, a special evening of Texas music and film at the historic Esquire Tavern in San Antonio, Texas – oldest bar on the River Walk!
Performances by Trace Relations Trio and Katherine Dawn of the Texas Ladybugs PLUS a preview screening and discussion of the documentary film now in production “South Texas Soul: The San Antonio Sound” Joining director Tracy Ready for the discussion on San Antonio music history will be Jim Beal, Jr. of the San Antonio Express-News.

WE WANT TO HEAR YOUR STORIES OF SAN ANTONIO’S MUSIC PAST. This is a documentary in production, please come and meet Director Tracy Ready (and vocalist with Trace Relations) and give a synopsis of your stories of the past for consideration of interview for the film.

The Esquire Tavern

The Esquire Tavern opened in 1933 
to celebrate the end of Prohibition 
and has been a beloved San Antonio 
watering hole ever since, with a 
short hiatus from 2006 to 2011. 
The Esquire is back as the quintessential downtown bar:  
dark, cool, redolent with history,
and serving cold, cold beer, swanky cocktails, and excellent food.

Tickets: No Cover! $10 donation gets debut CD “Prosperity Street” from Trace Relations Band ($15 value)
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A child of five would understand this. Send someone to fetch a child of five.
- Groucho Marx

Two questions I get often:

1. Where do you get your quotes?
The short answer is: a lot of places… multiple sources that are easy to use. After a good deal of research and trial and error, here are the five best sites for quotes on the Internet (in my not so humble opinion!):

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Tracy Ready

“Visualization” is such a trendy word. If I start this post using it you’ll think I am some sort of crystal wearing, tree hugging nut but here goes:
I love to visualize where I might go, what I might do in the future. It helps me keep the present on the right track and gives me goals that I can see in my mind. I relax when I visualize.

“Work hard,” I tell myself and believe that I can achieve many things if I take many small steps. I have tried taking big ones too soon, only to stumble and fall. So that’s what I do, I look for small steps every day to take me towards my goals. Meanwhile I “visualize” places I’d like to see before I leave this earth.

What places do you dream of going to someday? I’d like to hear about them. Here’s my Top 5:
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South Texas Soul: The San Antonio Sound – Augie Meyers, Doug Sahm and the history and influence of South Texas on popular music of today. Documentary filmmaker Tracy Ready examines the influence of German, Polish and Irish immigrants in South Texas on popular music styles including Country, Tejano, Blues and Rock and Roll, from a unique perspective.

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Recently, on the spur of the moment, my wife Lauren and I decided to take a one day road trip… somewhere. We do this occasionally (I would say not often enough) for some very simple reasons:

Why the Getaway?

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