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I've been doin' some hard travelin',I thought you know'd.
I've been doin' some hard travelin, Way down the road.
I've been doin' some hard travelin', Hard ramblin, hard gamblin'.
I've been doin' some hard travelin', Lord.
(Woody Guthrie)
It's only April and we've already done shows in Key West and Atlanta, South Carolina, Michigan, Ohio, Minnesota, Iowa, Virginia, Washington DC, Birmingham, and of course all over our great state of Florida. I've also been lucky enough to fit in a trip to Machu Picchu, Peru, and another to the Mississippi Delta. I can tell you this is going to be a hard traveling year for the Sauce Boss and the Ingredients. We are bookin'. Check our concert schedule at , 'cause chances are we'll be playing in your area soon. Coming up in April are shows in the Atlanta area and back home in Tallahassee. Next month is Key West.

BISCUITS WITH HOT SAUCE On KFFA-AM since 1941, "Sunshine" Sonny Payne has been hosting THE blues radio show from Helena, Arkansas. This is the show that catapulted Sonny Boy Williamson and so many other Delta musicians into Blues fame. So little ol' Sauce Dude had the honor of playing on King Biscuit Time (Show Number 13,482). I walked into the station ten minutes before the downbeat and met Sonny Payne. I ended up playing the entire show on my old 1933 National Steel guitar. What a rush! Sonny's a great guy. He went on and on about my music: "I hear a lot of 'em. I see a lot of 'em. I know a lot of 'em, and that is fantastic. You don't take a back seat to anybody, in my opinion. . . I like the way you phrase your tunes and yet you're such a master, an artist on the guitar itself, and that's really something." Thank you, "Sunshine" Sonny Payne, for being such a gracious host. I'll see you next time I'm in the Delta.

THE COOLEST THING HAS HAPPENED to me and The Ingredients--we just got hooked up with a really great drummer! He comes to us from a two-year stint with Colonel Bruce Hampton. If any of you know the Colonel, you know that he has a very rigorous touring schedule--so this guy's done a lot of gigs. He's got a great vibe and he's an old friend (for a young man). I played music with his dad (Terry Kori) thirty years ago. Yeah! Shannon Kori is the "drummer de jour" and we're real excited about each and every gig. I remember when Shannon was three years old, wailing on the drums. He's come a long way, but don't worry: a couple of months with us and he'll be playing like a three year old again.

WE HAD A PARTY AT BARNACLE BILL'S RIVERSIDE (SAINT AUGUSTINE, FL). We had them potato farmers rollin' in the aisles. Really! They were actually rollin' on the floor! Man, these folks can party with the best of 'em. My datil buddy, Chris Way, put on the dog for 150 friends for a sold out dinner show. We all gathered around the gumbo pot and devoured it like crazy. At the end of the evening we waddled to our cars in the after glow of good food and company. What a great gig down by the river!--the boats comin' and goin'. Everyone kickin' back. Thank you Chris for inviting us to the party. Incidentally, if y'all aren't familiar with Chris Way, you should be. He is the owner of Dat'l Do It, the largest selling Datil pepper sauce on the market. Not only that, this man has an overactive imagination. He also owns 3 Barnacle Bill's restaurants in the St. Augustine area. The original Barnacle Bill's in downtown historic St. Augustine always has a large line out the door. There's also one on the beach and now there's one on the banks of Trout Creek. Very chill. Try some of that Dat'l Do It sauce in your shrimp cocktail sauce or on some ribs. Good stuff. BARNACLE BILL'S RIVERSIDE (on Trout Creek) 6560 State Road 13 North, Saint Augustine, FL 32095 (904-529-8880)

THE FOOD NETWORK'S "EXTREME CUISINE" episode featuring the Sauce Boss has been airing quite a bit lately. Check their website at for their weekly schedule, if you haven't seen it yet.

AND SPEAKING OF THE INTERNET--thanks to all of our fans who have kept our "Recipes" CD near the top of the Independent Blues charts at Amazon.com for the last ten months. And thanks to the listeners of MP3.com who have put "Your Maytag Done Broke Down" and "She's a Monkey" high on their Blues charts too.