Apology to Ruben V

A friend of mine was looking at SA Rocks the other day and said, "Why don't you have Ruben V listed on there? Don't you know him? You were talking to him at the bar that one time when we were up at Wizards." (a long time ago obviously)

And I said, "Well, he plays blues. This is for rock music."

She rolled her eyes at me. "He doesn't just play blues. Haven't you ever gone to see him?"

To which I had to admit (here's the guilt trip part and thus the apology) that no, I have never gone to see Ruben V.

I should. I know he's really good. I have always meant to go catch him playing, and just haven't. I will, though. Soon. She has me on a guilt trip now.

Especially because yes, I do know Ruben. I've known Ruben for a long time, but not very well. Or maybe I should say I used to know Ruben a long time ago. One of those deals where you know all the same people so you know each other well enough to say "hi" in passing. His band did gigs with my ex-boyfriend's band when we both lived in Corpus, and I used to sometimes hang out with his brother. That's about it.

Anyway, now I feel guilty because I didn't have him listed on here (I do now) and because I've never gone and seen him. I also feel a little guilty because I know that Augie Meyers' son plays with Ruben. Augie used to come around all the time when I waitressed at Olly's Beef and Lobster. He's a real sweetheart and I should go check out his son playing, too. So I promise that one of the next shows I go to will be Ruben V.

ADDED NOTE: Someone asked me if I don't like the blues because of this post. No, I love the blues. One of the best concerts I've ever been to was B.B. King at The Majestic. B.B. and Lucille were amazing. The little old guy playing bass pushed Metallica with "Anesthesia" down my list of "Best Bass Solos Ever". The reason I haven't gone to see Ruben is because the place I knew he played was at Harmon's in Cibolo and I've just been too damn lazy to drive out to Cibolo!