What is wrong with Audiogon Forums?

@bdp24 - Erik- not as much as I would like. Some shows start very late and by midnight i'm ready to go to sleep, not out to a show. But yes, a wealth of bands and players. I've also started playing again (keyboards mainly, I sort of suck at guitar but enjoy that too)- not publicly, but just getting back to making music myself-- something that, as you know, rewards in many ways. I find hi-fi listening to be very passive sometimes, no matter how good the system. 

@whart, If it doesn't sound TOO square, and your wife is game (I'm assuming yer hitched), I'll bet some of the Austin clubs give jitterbug/swing dance lessons. The Rockabilly clubs in L.A. did, and there were always couples dancing at the shows. I was usually up on stage, and never got around to it myself. My old San Jose friend Cornell Hurd (I've mentioned him a few times) always packs the dance floor when he plays The Broken Spoke. Watching the dancers is as enjoyable as listening to the music!

I just wish they could get the "@" function to work if that is going to be best way to handle that sort of thing. About half the time the drop down list does not include resent responders even if I type in their name. The 'quote' function does not work at all for me.

@bdp24- first time i went to the Continental, it seemed very dark, kind of forbidding, went in and it was like the set of a John Travolta movie. Everybody two steppin’! Yeah, still fixin’ to get over to the Broken Spoke. I’m not much of a dancer but it could be fun. That scene is very wholesome, surprisingly so-- old guys with young women, all good dancers, just for the fun of it. I do think there are some ringers in there- pro level dancers to get ’em goin’, but hell, beats a day out on the range! (Practicin’ my Texan). Love it here, even though I’ll always be a Yankee no matter how long this beard gets. :)
@n80- I can usually get the "@" function to work but it doesn't seem to function for anyone unless they have already posted to that particular thread, which kind of defeats the purpose if you want to call somebody's attention to a thread they aren't already posting in. Quotes, haven't even tried that. URL links- I do it the old fashioned way, with manual inserts. 

@whart, Yeah, The Continental Club is a dump, but they book a lot of great music. Next time I'm in Austin I'm gonna stay at that 1950's-style Austin Motel across the street from it. Drink as much as you want, walk back to your room ;-) .