ON THE ROAD WITH FRAN...STORIES & PHOTOS

Traveler's Tales August 2006

Just a brief update here...again...I apologize for the long interlude..

It's late August, I'm on a little road trip that's brought me through Birmingham, speaking and doing music for a parish retreat [All Saints] at Camp McDowell, back to Birmingham for a great service with the 5 O'clock band at the Cathedral/Advent, on to Meridian, MS [with a drive by the town of Chunky, MS] to St. Paul's for a concert, up to Oxford today, Grace/St. Luke's in Memphis tomorrow and then on to a gathering for Christ Church Cathedral from Nashville on the weekend. So a fun stretch of reconnecting with good friends and some great conversations.

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Lot's of other news...we had a 30 year McKendree Spring reunion in May over the Memorial Day weekend. We did a show at the wonderfully fun Beachland Ballroom in Cleveland, OH to a packed house of old and new fans...it was a truly great experience with many dear friends showing up and helping make it a memorable evening. We recorded the show and there will be a cd available..I'm slowly mixing it...have the first set done, and working on the second. There is more info and photos on the Mckendree Spring web site: www.mckendreespring.com. Please have a visit.

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Other news..the band I manage, Ménage (www.themenage.com or www.myspace.com/menage] has been in the studio working on a new recording, which is really sounding great.

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Coming up on the anniversary of Katrina, and all that has meant for dear friends from along the Gulf coast and New Orleans...caught the second two acts of the Spike Lee documentary on tv last night...which was heartbreaking and profoundly challenging.

More soon...

Fran