...no website yet, but getting closer

Here it is May 29th and no website yet. We are really just waiting for date confirmation from Varsity management. All the rest of the site is coming together nicely.

We are extremely excited that we will be able to offer for sale Gerald Haslam's luminous homage to California country music, "Workin' Man Blues". This book won Rolling Stone Magazine's Ralph J. Gleason Award as the best American non-fiction music book of 2002.

(The book) "delivers lively, gripping history, archival photos, and an ambitious taxonomical chart of California-based country rock that features seven versions of the Byrds, six of Poco, and four and a half of the Flying Burrito Brothers. The best stuff here is about exactly who it should be about--Bob Wills, Buck Owens, and Spade Cooley. Haslam's take on coast country from Autry to Yoakam should please both historic and alternative country fans." -- Mike Tribby.

And not only that, but Dr. Haslam has promised to sign any copy sold on the website at a signing party the day of the film premiere. All the book owner has to do is bring it to the signing in downtown Davis, and the author will autograph it.

The photo gallery has been enriched with contributions from photographers Howard Bruensteiner and Paul Luscher and photos from the collection of Bruce Guelden. Some 169 photos span the Palms' history from early theatrical plays to final musical performances.

Also, we are adding a "Community" page where Palms patrons can share fond memories of great music and magical nights. Thirty years of history at the old barn -- there must be a lot of stories. Our hope is the stories in this section will become part of the ribbon of the rich history of Davis California.

As far as the film itself goes, well... you'll see the first trailer when the website goes live. That's all I'm going to say for now.

So, as you can see, we have not been idle -- we just don't blog that often. We'll try to do better...