"This series was started in 1991 and has grown to become an international event, having played festivals and theatres like Nottonden Blues Fest (Norway), San Francisco Blues Fest., Chicago Blues Fest., State Theatre(Modesto,Ca.), Tower Theatre(Fresno,CA.), NY R & B Fest., King Biscuit Blues Fest., ElDorado Blues and Brews(RENO,NV.), Edmonton Blues Fest., Yoshi's NiteClub, Sierra Nevada Brewery Showroom, Monterey Jazz Fest., North Atlantic Blues Fest., and many other venues that have been sell-out shows".
-http://www.markhummel.com/mh_blowout.html ... http://www.buddyguys.com/
"Hey Big Alex,
David Barrett asked me to be a liaison for Mark Hummel, Jerry Portnoy, Magic Dick, and Lee Oskar next Saturday - pick them up at the airport, bring them to hotel and Buddy Guys, help sell CDs, etc... Would you care to help out? It would be cool to hang out with these people. I think RickEy is coming along".
-Nick (email message transcript)
The Rest is History...Thank you Nick for thinking of me...