"Texas Tales from a Lone Star" by Angel Isaacs presents Angel Isaacs "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" @The Chris Max Jam Night Parmer Lane Tavern, Austin, Texas Chris Max vocals/guitar, Gabriel Lewandowski on drums, Jim Gough Jr. lead vocals/guitar, Angel Isaacs original harmony vocals, Jeff Lynn on bass

"Dinner at the Island Part 2" I pick Gabriel up at the Austin Airport, drive to see our friend, Robert Brady of Texas Pro Sound. Then we go to Callahan's General Store and buy Gabe his first Cowboy hat, black of course. Next, it is that night at "The Island on Lake Travis," my home at the time, and the venue for tonight's Dinner. We see Robert setting up all his sound equipment. There is a beautiful restaurant inside the Island, that overlooks Lake Travis. It is night. We've moved the dining tables and chairs out of the prettiest part of the dining room and set up a bar stool chair with a microphone in the middle, backed by the used drums I had recently bought for Gabe's trips so we would have our own. I have episodes wherein Gabe teaches how to turn a cheap $400. set of used drums into professional drums, but I haven't uploaded that one yet. Robert is busy working with wires and speakers and other magical sound hardware all around the drums and chair. My friend, Austin professional local musician Dawn Maracle is the main Speaker for that night, our 2nd Dinner. Rick-a-Shay was the Speaker for the first Dinner and I've uploaded that episode to my new YouTube channel already. Dawn has brought an entire long table full of her memorabilia from her career throughout the decades she has been performing. You've never seen a musician quite like Dawn. She is a match for Gabe, only in her own way. She writes songs, she is a Christian, she performs in all the best venues around Austin, has one of the best reputations of any musician in Austin, has an extensive professional background, sings, plays acoustic guitar, plays electric guitar, plays electric bass (she has brought all 3), and is a SHOWMAN of the highest caliber. She works with the very best musicians, always. Dawn is our 2nd Speaker, and I was honored at her presence. That just starts the list. Robert is a professional sound engineer with his own company, Texas Pro Sound, so knows hundreds of the best musicians all around. HE has brought a guy who also performed during the first Dinner, already uploaded, Carson Taylor Alexander, who is another cream of the crop professional local musician, guitarist, songwriter, vocalist. If that's not enough, Robert has also brought Brett McCormick, another of Austin's cream of the crop professional local musicians, who plays guitar, sings, writes songs, and performs at the best of the best venues as well. Then we have someone very unusual that Robert has also brought, a young man, perhaps 10 or 12 years old, Izzy, beautiful blonde hair, big smile, and gunning for Gabe on the drums. He is quite a phenomenon around Austin. At the end of the 4 hours of this particular video I film him at his beautiful home, his dad came with him to the Dinner, in his music room, with his drum kit. Gabriel has been invited to give him a lesson and we get to witness that. He also performs at the Dinner. Dawn opens as our Speaker, and talks about her career. Then she performs 3 songs with her vocals and acoustic guitar. I thank her and sit down and play one of my original songs, "Chariot of Dust." I then describe what we are doing with the Dinners before handing the chair over to Brett McCormick, Carson Alexander, the kid's father, and then to Gabriel. Gabriel speaks about his career and musical interests and influences. Then we get to the grand finale of the night. I've flown Gabe in from Orlando just for this moment. I've bought the drums for just this moment. I've invited all these amazing people just for this moment. Gabriel sits down behind the drum kit. Magic. After that Dawn grabs her electric bass guitar and she and Gabe go for it, beat for beat, and you've never witnessed such a feat of sheer skill and majesty. I told you this video was pure gold. Pure gold. The night ends, oh, and Rick-a-Shay, our first Speaker, in the Dinner video I already uploaded is ALSO present on this night and is helping Robert in the background setting up all the sound equipment. Rick-a-Shay did this for a living beginning with the early years of Stevie Ray Vaughn, and then for decades with one major Rock band name you'd immediately recognize after another. Go watch his video I created, the first Dinner at the Island, on my new You Tube channel. The 4 hour video ENDS back at Gabe's favorite of all places in the world, a Harley Davidson Dealership. This is an amazing video. I'm sure I will eventually cut it into multiple pieces. But this is the 4 hour long raw footage. Think Documentary. I'm documenting. This is what really happened, as it happened. xo Angel Copyright 2024 Angel Isaacs All Rights Reserved Written October 30, 2024 at 7:17 pm

"Texas Tales from a Lone Star" presents the Andy Armendariz & Friends "Fight Like a Girl" Benefit, Auction, & BBQ for Tania Hester. This was held at the Long Branch Saloon in Round Rock, Texas.

"Texas Tales from a Lone Star" by Angel Isaacs presents A SXSW Open House Demonstration at TVKnob 2015

"Texas Tales from a Lone Star" by Angel Isaacs presents: An Interview with Gabriel Lewandowski, drummer. This was filmed at the Channel Austin television studios in Austin, Texas "Live Music Capital of the World." Gabriel discusses his experience with Death Metal.

"Texas Tales from a Lone Star" by Angel Isaacs presents: Gabriel Lewandowski, visits Austin, Texas' 6th Street. Gabe and Angel walk down the heart of "The Live Music Capital of the World's" famous music district, 6th Street. They pass "Death Metal Pizza" on their way to eat at the Driskill Hotel. Local musicians are performing as they pass by so they stop in to listen. Then it is Cowboy Harley Davidson time. They watch Diego "Bull" Avello as he fronts his band, "Bull y Los Bufalos," and shares the stage with Danny B. Harvey. Angel has previously contacted Bull and he welcomes her and Gabe. To their surprise Gabe's Death Metal friend, David Vincent, walks by and stops to chat when he sees Gabriel. David Vincent is the Ex-Morbid Angel Frontman. Danny B. Harvey is a Rockabilly Guitar Legend who has played with The Rockats. He is also well known as a founding member of the Rock n' Roll trio THE HEAD CAT, a band he started in 2001 with Lemmy Kilmister from Motorhead and Slim Jim Phantom from the Stray Cats. David Vincent made his mark on the Austin music scene by becoming a Death Metal musician who turned "Country Outlaw." Copyright 2024 Angel Isaacs All Rights Reserved Written October 29, 2024 at 6:57 pm

"Texas Tales from a Lone Star" by Angel Isaacs Gabe and Angel check out a Harley Davidson Dealership (the first thing Gabe always wants to do when he comes to town, anywhere). Then, they head to The Post in Cedar Park, Texas where Angel's friends the local legends Glen Collins (vocals/guitar) and Allen Kentfield (on pedal steel) are performing Country music. After that they go to the Lone Star Bar in Jonestown, Texas which is a major hub for professional local musicians. Angel has previously made friends and performed here for Jam nights. Her friend Johnny Bates welcomes her and Gabe and what you see is how the musicians were able to all perform immediately together with no previous experience with each other. Angel's friend, Roberto, is also a major part of the local professional musician scene in Central Texas, and is playing guitar. This was the first venue and the first musicians Gabe met. They will be in future episodes as he returns to Austin, along with other musicians and venues. *** Angel: I spent 12 years in the Central Florida/Orlando local professional musician scene. I met Gabriel Lewandowski, drummer, and we became friends. I consider Gabe to be the top musician there. So, when I moved back home, to Austin, Texas to be near my family I invited Gabriel to help me create "Texas Tales from a Lone Star." I have a BA in Mass Communication Radio/TV from Abilene Christian University. I've studied Scriptwriting at the University of Texas and Stories in Film at the University of Central Florida. In addition, I have extensive Creative Writing and Documentation training. So I became a Producer at Channel Austin. My approved project was "Texas Tales from a Lone Star," television series. I produced a Season of 17 30 minute television shows. My focus was on the professional local musicians and venues in Austin, Texas and surrounding areas. Austin is "The Live Music Capital of the World." That means it is the home to a diverse and exceptionally talented underground of local musicians. I explored this and filmed episodes for "Texas Tales from a Lone Star." I eventually decided to continue this as an Independent Producer. I broadened my focus to include interesting places, events, people, attractions, history, etc. My videos are supplemented with my short-stories, there are over 350 of my short-stories available to read on my website. This work ties in to my previous, current and future work. I have the books I've written available on my website. In this first episode I documented the first time Gabriel flew from Orlando to Austin to help me. I write soft, Christian, folk acoustic. Gabe is hardcore, with international touring band experience in addition to Florida Death Metal and Classic Rock. We focused on venues that would have a drum kit set up in a Jam night format. That way Gabe could just fly to Orlando and we could go to the various venues I had already scouted out and/or knew the musicians hosting the Jams. So what you are seeing is a professional independent musician walking into venues he has never been to before to play drums with musicians he has never met before. It is a testament to the quality and welcoming spirit of the venues and musicians in these documentary films. Angel Isaacs Creator/Producer of "Texas Tales from a Lone Star."

"Texas Tales from a Lone Star" by Angel Isaacs presents: "The Last Time I Saw Rick-a-Shay" In April 2021 I asked my friend, Chris Max, If I could bring my friend, Gabriel Lewandowski, to play drums with him at his Jam Night at Parmer Lane Tavern in Austin, Texas. To me, this was the culmination of my "Texas Tales from a Lone Star" documentation series of professional local musicians in the "Live Music Capital of the World." To me, Chris was the pinnacle. To me, Gabriel was the pinnacle of the 12 years I spent in the professional local musician scene of Orlando, Florida. I write short-stories about my life. I've done this since 1985. My stories are on my website and in my books. I had envisioned a local professional musician Jam Night at my home on "The Island on Lake Travis." I had asked Chris to host it. He had said, "yes." My first Speaker was "Rick-a-Shay." I have his life story, told by him, on film, at the Island. On this special night I had invited Rick-a-Shay to come to Parmer Lane Tavern. He already knew Gabe from that night he spoke at the Island. Gabe had been there. I filmed that also. Rick was the roadie for Stevie Ray Vaughn, in the early years, the Austin years. This would be the last time I would see Rick before his death. He came to Parmer Lane for me. My documentation style is to simply show you what I, myself, saw. My film style is just using my phone camera. This puts you right there, as it was. xo Angel Isaacs Copyright 2024 Angel Isaacs All Rights Reserved Written October 26, 2024 at 11:07 am Note: I have a story about my friend, Mark DeAlessandro, (Sylvester Stallone's stunt double for 25 years, Hollywood Hall of Fame) wherein I say he keeps introducing me to his friends as working for PBS and having won an Emmy. I say how embarrassing that is he never gets it right no matter how many times I correct him. In my story I say I might as well DO that so at least he will be right when he says it. I think I just did it. These stories and videos of mine are works of art. Take a look... The story about my friend, Mark, is called "Yellow Balloon." It is on my website. Here: https://www.chapelgateangel.com/post/yellow-balloon "Texas Tales from a Lone Star": Dinner at the Island on Lake Travis, Part 1, with Rick-a-Shay as the Speaker is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKTeZuaYgFU&t=1056s

Angel Isaacs performs for Pitt Garrett's Birthday (2016): Founder and Executive Producer "Songwriters Across Texas" & "The Texas Songwriter Show," and Founder of "The Austin Songwriter Project." Angel plays 3 of her original Contemporary Christian Music songs: "Uncle Bill," "Rained & Rained & Rained," and "Linen & Lace." At the very end of the video are photographs from Pitt's Birthday. The venue is the Grumpy Grouper in Lakeway, Texas (near Austin, Texas, "The Live Music Capital of the World.")