Happy Father's Day Rockabilly Daddies!

My band is in downtown LA this weekend at Hillbilly Jeff's Americana Brunch at the Redwood Bar and Grill. Starts at noon into the early evening. We go on at 3. I've heard the food is fabulous and you know how I love to eat!

Score! My airline ticket :)

Excellent price and flight. Watched FareCompare for a couple of days and bought my ticket r/t Fresno to Paris at $743 with insurance. Always buy insurance. My only connection is Salt Lake City both directions. Always try for the least amount of connections. Less chances for the airlines to 'lose' your luggage, Also, when you come back into the States you have to disembark and go through Customs at the first stop, and then re-check your bags before getting on the flight to go back home. Remember, the further out you buy your tickets the better flight you'll get.

Travel Links for Airfare and Hotels

Looks like I'll be buying that ticket to Paris next week as the prices are very reasonable for fall trips, even from Fresno. There are lots of sites I use, but remember one that may be great one week might not be so great the next week, so shop around. Places on the web that you might want to check out are as follows:

• Fare Compare : This is a great site to compare air travel prices and you can also sign up to be notified when the price drops.
• Kayak : Another site that compares prices.
• Shermans Travel : Weekly deals. Sign up for emails. They have a nice magazine too.
• Travel Zoo : Another site for weekly deals.
• About : This site is ABOUT everything. Find out about places you want to visit!
• Cheap Tickets : Just tickets, but by using Farecompare or Kayak you will have all cheap tickets at your finger tips, so go there first.
• Venere : A great European site for hotels.
• Cheapo Air : Another airline ticket site.

Please drop me a line if you have something that works as well or better than any of these.

Catching Up with Cattie Ness

Well, what an incredible and interesting weekend. Seems like all my over-planning made for a smooth event especially with the help of my friends. Had a small bbq for the out of town guests, and a rip-roaring time at Audie's. We had a few issues with the sound system, but we rocked on undaunted. The other bands and other out of town friends absolutely loved Fresno (except for the 105 degree heat with humidty...unheard of in Fresno, because it's always a "DRY HEAT", as we say).

This weekend we'll be playing at SUDZ in the City, also know as the beer festival at the Chukchansi Stadium. It's only supposed to be in the 90's which is perfect for drinking beer in Fresno. We go on at 7PM.

Hellbound Eddie Wilson on KFCF 88.1 Today

Well I sure was gosh darn proud as Rick Flores played quite a few Cattie songs on his radio show this morning. Rick's show Wasteland of the Free (Tuesdays 10-Noon) was dedicated to rockabilly and my birthday show this weekend at Audie's Olympic. He gave us quite a selection of the good rockin' sounds from the original surf punk Link Wray to American psychobilly hero the Reverend Horton Heat.

He played Hellbound doing Relentless, and chatted up Eddie on the phone, talking about the history of rockabilly and psychobilly. Eddie really knew his music history, and Rick does too, so it was quite interesting. They talked about ME too, but just a little, and everybody is so excited to come on up to Fresno. It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas

Rockabilly Radio on KFCF 88.1 - Tuesday, May 12

Hopefully you are already a fan of Rick Flores' Wasteland of the Free that airs Tuesdays from 10 to Noon on KFCF. Tomorrow he'll be chatting with Hellbound Eddie Wilson who will be the headliner of my birthday show this coming weekend. Lots of rockabilly and bits of trivia, plus he'll give away a pair of tickets to the show! Listen up.

Spectrum Art Gallery Photo Flea Market This Saturday

This Saturday, May 9, 2009

Buyers (Free admission) - 9AM - 2PM

Spectrum Art Gallery in the Tower District
608 E. Olive Ave., Fresno
(in the parking lot in back)


Enlargers ($40,) darkroom accessories ($1 & up,) photography books (1/2 off retail,) clearance photographs ($10 & up,) cameras, and much more.

Low prices, one day only -- all items must go!

Sellers Welcome - set up at 8AM $10 / 8ft space

Plus barbeque ribs!

AND, the acoustic jams of Joel Pickford & Richard Cropper
starting @ 11AM


To reserve a space, donate equipment, or get more info:
Autumn 443-1054
stymiecat@yahoo.com