Hello, again. We have lots to discuss, so I’ll get right down to it. Some of you have asked if Cool Hand Luke is over and if I’m done with music. There is no band so to speak. For the past year I’ve been playing as Cool Hand Luke, but the shows have mostly been just me playing Cool Hand Luke songs on piano. I will not go by the Cool Hand Luke moniker too much longer, but for now I’ll continue to do that. I’m definitely not done with music.

I’ve been taking a break from shows so that I can focus on writing and recording the 47 different records that I seem to be working on. However, there are a few shows coming up and a few in the works. At long last, there are a couple of Texas shows. It’s been far too long since Cool Hand Luke played Texas, and I’m excited to get back and spend some time in the land of Whataburger and oil. Those shows are coming up in just a couple of weeks, and I think they are really going to be special. There will also be a show in December with Derek Webb and Matthew Mayfield in Nashville.

SHOWS

Friday, October 23 @ 7:00 PM

The Core Venue

13115 Hargrave Rd

Houston, Texas 77070

Saturday, October 24 @ 7:00 PM

Live@Mokah

2803 Taylor Street

Dallas, Texas 75226

Saturday, December 12 @ 7:00 PM

w/ DEREK WEBB & MATTHEW MAYFIELD

Rocketown

401 6th Ave. S

Nashville, Tennessee 37203

A CHL DOCUMENTARY — We need your help!

Our friend Thomas Irby in Panama City is beginning work on a documentary film about Cool Hand Luke. But he needs help because we don’t have a tremendous amount of footage of the band. If you do, here’s your chance to dust off your VCR and relive those magic moments. We’re hoping to get rolling on this soon, so if you have some footage of Cool Hand Luke shows or interviews from any time period please send it our way and you will be credited. Here’s the info:

We will accept VHS tapes. However, please use your judgment about whether or not the footage is usable. If you want to share your VHS videos, but don't trust us to take care of them, you can get them converted to a digital format. You can get this done at most local video production companies. We will accept the following digital video file types: .mpg .mov .avi

We will accept digital video files on a data DVD or through YouSendIt.com. Send emails about contributing video to coolhandlukevideo@gmail.com

RECORDING

So, I’ve been writing and recording. It’s a slow process because I’ve also been working full-time and enjoying life with my wife. It’s coming along though. I’ve spent some time in Atlanta and in Nashville recording with different friends. I’m going to keep doing that every chance I can get. When I get a song mixed, I’ll play you something so you can hear it. Also, on November 6, I will be recording a live set in Nashville. I plan on releasing it sometime shortly after that since so many of you have asked for some of the piano versions of CHL songs. I'll give you more details about it soon.

STORE — everything is on sale!

Have you been to the Cool Hand Luke store lately? There is a link to it HERE. We just marked almost everything down. It’s priced to MOOOVE! The Cool Hand Luke retrospective album, The Balancing Act, is now available for just a measly $5. Also, don’t forget that the first two Cool Hand Luke releases (so far…and I Fought Against Myself) are now available for digital download on iTunes, Amazon, and all the other places you can buy mp3’s.

A REUNION?

As some of you know, Brandon and Jason (my two friends who started Cool Hand Luke with me back in the day) played with me in Louisville a few months back. Ever since there have been rumors swirling around that we are going to reunite. All I can say is that we’ve talked about it and there is a good possibility that it will happen. Seeing as how we are all adults with adult responsibilities and we don’t live in the same city anymore, it would prove difficult logistically. I mean, it’s not like we’re Sunny Day Real Estate and we can just throw a tour together out of nowhere and sell out every show. If it were that simple, the answer would be yes. So, you tell us what you think. What would your interest in this be? Can we make it worthwhile? I’m curious to know if anyone still remembers those good ole days.

FACEBOOK

Please find us on facebook HERE.

Thank you for reading all of this. I love you all more than you can know. I long for your prayers and look forward to the next time I can play music for you. I still believe in the Church and the Kingdom of God, do you?

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