Dim lights, thick smoke, and Washoe House on Thursday (petaluma)

Our great and mournful nation’s weary blood soaked highways are filled with the ghosts of proud and lonely truckers still crazed from their last yak and run, sweat soaked and choked down with cold and sour 100 mile coffee. Also, the souls of long dead cowhands haunt the Great Plains, weighed forever down by the chains of enduring guilt and a life unfulfilled except with the fleeting joys of sweet poison whiskey and acoustic guitars around a roaring campfire. On nights when the blood moon glares down in judgement like a shining angry skull from the unforgiving sky you can hear the awful sounds of carnally deep and gouging air horns screaming into the night in undying trucker salutes along with the horrible cries of ghostly horsemen calling out to skeletal cattle that are still being driven over and over and over again and who will never reach fresh grass, let alone their eternal reward. Some say that the mountain passes are haunted by the spirits of those who tried their best and did not make it through, hauling rough before the forces of bitterly furious winter storms, whose bones lie yet in the arms of rock falls, tangled with the remains of their teams of horses, wagons, loved ones, and the rotting memories of their respective trades. It may not always great to be a cowboy, but you can never go back, and yet the good times can be ever so sweet. We’ve all got to go sometime, but in the meantime let’s all go hang out at the famous Washoe House in Petaluma CA every Thursday from 6 to 9 PM for the best goddamn Honky Tonk open mic that ever happened. We’ve got an amazing community of experienced musicians along with newer players making music and joy in one of the most awesome venues in Sonoma County. It’s even so damn great that we even have music that’s NOT COUNTRY (gasp!), a ukulele army, punk rock, singer songwriters, rock and roll, and a little bit of bluegrass now and then. It is a Honky Tonk open mic, and it is also an all-welcoming safe space for everyone to have their time in the spotlight without judgement. Here’s what’s happening this week at the Washoe House: - Featured act: The Honorable Mr. Glen Earl and Friends - The biggest little Kung Fu Cowboy doing a full 15 minutes of all Country material - An actual real live believe it or not performance by my favorite local supergroup Calamity John - Friendly bartenders and even friendlier drinkers Anyone interested in early sign ups for this open mic can respond to this message. Spots are 15 minutes long and are first come, first served. You need to email in for a spot- if you show up expecting to be put on the list it might not happen. If spots are full and you are willing to jump in, bring whatever you have and we’ll try to get you onstage with some other players- many folks there are willing to let people join in on their set. We also have regular cancelations, so there's always a chance to get onstage. We’ve got a drum kit, a bass amp, a guitar amp, a passion for country music and a desire to bring it to the people. We absolutely look forward seeing you there.