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Sure, the summers in Austin can get kind of warm and are also rather humid. But so what, it’s still an amazing city and it’s the music capital of the nation, remember? Joe still wasn’t convinced that he should move with his best friend and music partner to the capital of Texas. It wasn’t that he had any specific hesitations regarding the city of Austin, and it certainly had its appeal, he was just happy in his own town of Albuquerque, New Mexico and didn’t know if he was ready to leave. Matt pressured him and continued to talk about it day and night.

Joe was getting frustrated and really didn’t want to leave his other friends and his family and move to a city where he didn’t know anyone and didn’t even have a job. Of course Matt called him a chicken and reminded him that if he wanted to make it in the music business he had to take chances and make sacrifices. And he had to make his career happen, it certainly wasn’t going to do manifest on its own.

So, after about a month of all of that pressuring and name calling and even character insults his best friend continued to lob in his direction, Joe agreed to go with Matt and to check out a great place to stay in Austin for a week. And as made up as this might sound, almost as soon as they arrived in this great Texan city Joe knew it was where he needed to be. He couldn’t remember the reasons for his former hesitations and really didn’t even care. He thought the city had a great vibe and he couldn’t believe all of the clubs that featured live music. He knew he and Matt would be able to break into the club scene and they even decided to play at an open mic at the Water Club Tank. Joe played guitar and sang back up to Matt who played keyboards and was the main singer. That night they played with just the guitar and vocals and had a very nice response. They decided to check out another open mic before they left and when it was time to go home they felt like they were leaving their home. But they would be back.