Blog: 30 Days Out

Fitzgerald's is a crusty old dive in The Heights section of Houston. The white wood on its facade falling apart, the upstairs floor so weak you always felt like you were going to fall through, "Fitz" has seen its share of acts since opening its doors in 1977. ZZ Top, Etta James, David Allan Coe. and even the "Godfather of Soul" James Brown are just a few who lit up the stage. In the mid-80s, I was playing drums for The Surrealtors. We were asked by the brass at Fitzgeralds to open for a band called The Reivers, a [...]