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Debra in the Heart of Texas

Standing here in desperation, waiting for the ring tone to arrive. - Danny Fast Fingers

About Me


DECEMBER 13th - We were on Austin Fox Good Day Morning Show today. Click here to watch the video!
I am the booking agent for Danny Fast Fingers as well as his bass player. If you wish to receive additional information, please contact me here on myspace or debra@ dannyfastfingers.com. See our show schedule below.
I would like to meet people interested in photography & playing bass and/or writing of any genre -- and people with additional shared interests such as live music and band promotion; kind, intelligent, interesting people that believe in treating each other well and who like to laugh. Positive people!

DANNY FAST FINGERS


Danny Fast Fingers / Danny Fast Fingers Official Website

UPCOMING SHOWS


THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2008
7:30 - 9:30 pm
B. D. RILEY'S IRISH PUB
204 East Sixth Street
Austin, TX
(512) 494-1335
B. D. Riley’s is a subtly elegant place with a real Irish feel. Great beer by the Imperial Pint (20 oz) including Guinness, Bass and Harp. Excellent pub grub especially the fish & chips. There always seems to be friendly folks at the bar!
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 2008
3:00 - 5:00 pm
FREDDIE'S PLACE
1703 South First Street
Austin, TX
(512) 445-9197
What is it exactly that makes Freddie’s Place so awesome? Check out their website at www.freddiesplaceaustin.com. Hope to see you there!
SATURDAY, MAY 17, 2008
8:00 pm
PRIVATE PARTY
Austin, TX
Danny Fast Fingers and Debra Parr will be playing a private party.

2008 REVIEWS


CD REVIEW BY CHRIS PROPFE: DANNY FAST FINGERS - SNAKE HEAD RED, JANUARY 7, 2008 - 10:36 PM EST:
Artist: Danny Fast Fingers
Album: Snake Head Red
Best Songs: Snake Head, Guadalajara, Love Me Strange
CD Review: When I saw the red cobra on the front of the brand new Danny Fast Fingers CD that arrived today, I couldn't wait to pop it into my player. What greeted my ears was a very unique blend of quirky tunes, humorous lyrics, simple melodies, and funny funk that worked.
There was a groove in such tunes as "Love Me Strange" and "Code Redd". A nod to Terrapin Station era Grateful Dead in "Snake Head". And a Minutemen vocal approach that was untrained and shakey, but worked for the garage rock arrangements.
Danny Fast Fingers plays a wide variety of instruments including synthesizers, pedal steel guitar, and harmonica. I would assume that this is where his name came from because I didn't hear any lightning-fast riffs coming from my speakers. He definitely treats the listener to an instrumental buffet though.
Rounding out the band is Debra Parr on bass and Spyder The Drummer on, you guessed it, drums!
If you're looking for 12 fun songs to get you through a stressful day, you should give this one a listen.

2007 REVIEWS


KOOP 91.7 FM, CHARLIE MARTIN, JANUARY 21, 2007:
CHARLIE'S FAVORITE AUSTIN-RELATED ALBUMS OF 2006 – AROUND THE TOWN SOUNDS
DANNY FAST FINGERS / iDanny / PUNK, GARAGE
This is hard to classify, but with its innocent jabs of organ cutting clean through, this '60s-style unadorned pop rock - somewhat reminiscent of '60s garage music - is a contemporary reflection of those brief, shining moments in the sun for bands like ? & the Mysterians ("96 Tears") and John Fred & His Playboy Band ("Judy in Disguise").
KOOP 91.7 FM, CHARLIE MARTIN, JANUARY 11, 2007:
DANNY FAST FINGERS / "Blessed and Cursed"/ iDanny
Raised on Long Island, Danny is a 2006 transplant to Austin. Shortly before moving here he recorded this project in Austin (completed in August). It features his one-man-bandmanship (vocals, harmonica, guitar, Hammond organ) backed by a rhythm section borrowed from Dale Watson's band on most cuts. The simple, rhythmic organ riffs cut right through with an innocence and sound reminiscent of the mid-60s.
DANNY PHOTO COLLAGE - UPDATED
04 JANUARY 2008

Visit My Friend's Websites


Latin at Heart / Latin at Heart Official Website
DB Martin / DB Martin Group
Seth Walker Group
Rick McCauley Photography
What do I like? What makes me happy? My family and friends. Seeing love in their eyes. Making them smile! My cats and dog! Making people happy even if they don't know I had anything to do with it. Being serenaded. Hearing wind chimes. The smell of autumn in the air... that hint of dried leaves. Listening to birds sing. Floating in my pool and snoozing in the sun. Accomplishing something that I wasn't sure I could do. The smell of freshly laundered towels. A clean house; a not-too-clean house. The feel of air caressing my skin when it blows through a window. Watching something that I planted grow.... seeing the flowers I planted when they bloom. Rainbows and clouds. Smelling leather. Baking and cooking - that smell of cinnamon. Sparkly things. Cobalt blue and indigo. Jeans. After-Five Dresses. Art... looking and collecting. Stained glass. Chiming clocks. Baby animals. Sky diving although I've only done it once. Just a few things!
Oh, yeah, in the daylight hours, I'm a conference manager for a national professional association based in Austin, Texas. But, that's fairly boring conversation unless you're interested in hotels, convention centers, airports and pharmaceutical companies.
NEWS FROM SPRING! (updated 9 April 2007)
After beginning to learn to play bass, I started writing song lyrics. To my astonishment and pleasure, I recently was notified that my song, Missing You Already, was selected as a "Runner Up" in the January 2007 round of the Song of the Year song and lyric competition. If you click here, it will take you to the awards page.
I was notified that my song, Don't Tell Me You Love Me (Liar), was selected as a "Runner Up" in the February 2007 round of the Song of the Year song and lyric competition. If you click here, it will take you to the awards page.

My Interests

NEW! You can purchase songs by Danny Fast Fingers with this storefront supplied by Snocap.com. If you double click on the line of each song, you can hear a portion of it.

My friends, my pets and meeting new, interesting people, playing bass, photography, travel, art, movies, resale and junk shops, reading, writing songs, stories and poetry, collecting odd stuff, listening to people, making people happy.

11 June 07 - Six months ago, I received a Les Paul Special Epiphone bass as a gift so I am working on developing my skills. So, if you have any tips -- please write. If nothing else, it's just going to be fun!
As of 2 June 07, I have 4 basses: a Les Paul Special Epiphone Long Scale Bass, a Fender BG-29 Acoustic Bass, a Fender Squier Short Scale Jazz Bass and a Vintage Cort Short Scale Bass.

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I'd like to meet:

I'd like to meet interesting, creative and endearing people and their friends. If someone in the group is well-known, I see them as a person, not an image. I do plan on meeting God someday. And, with that, I'll see others I want to see again. Until then, they just have to be in my dreams.

Music:


Danny singing his original song, Houston Girl,
28 April 2007, at Sunset Valley Farmers Market:

Tom Petty, Louis Armstrong, Ray Charles, Beatles (of course! John, Paul, George and Ringo), David Bowie, Marcia Ball Band, Seth Walker Group, Tosca Strings, Rolling Stones, Leon Russell, Bono/U2, Prince, Tori Amos, Joe Cocker, Green Day, 3 Doors Down, Diane Schuur, Annie Lenox, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Oasis, Garbage, Enya, Buena Vista Social Club, BB King, Iggy Pop, Sting, Leon Redbone, Bon Jovi, Cracker, Van Halen, Buddy Holly, Jimi Hendrix, Charley Pride, Montgomery Gentry, INXS, Bon Jovi, Stevie Ray Vaughan, The Temptations, Commodores, Gladys Knight, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Isley Brothers, Musiq, Nat King Cole, Natalie Cole, Green Day, Journey, The Romantics, The Ramones, Metallica, Pet Shop Boys, Village People, Alice Cooper, Madonna, Pearl Jam, Stone Temple Pilots, Elton John, Roy Orbison, Guns n' Roses, Leonard Cohen, Paul Simon, REM, Radiohead. Counting Crows, Billy Joel, Ani diFranco, Crash Test Dummies, Marilyn Manson, Led Zeppelin, Rod Stewart, NIN, Robert Plant, Kristy McColl, AC/DC, Aerosmith

There is just no way to list all of my favorite musicians and music here. I'd be typing all day and night for a week! I grew up listening to the old C&W favorites - Buck Owens, Merle Haggard and more -- like Boots Randolph and Floyd Cramer. It gave me an appreciation for others as they came along - Charley Pride, George Strait, Garth Brooks, etc. But, I love all types of music. I don't think there is a genre I don't like except perhaps Opera. My excuse for that is just that I have not had enough exposure. Love rock, adult contemporary, blues, jazz, pop, heavy metal, C&W, techno, alternative, piano, violin, harp. How am I supposed to just pick favorites? If it's good music that stirs something in your soul and strikes a chord within you, then it has done what it was supposed to do -- evoke an emotion. I love it all -- unless it is music that stirs up hate and anger.

Movies:


Out of Africa, Something New, Bobby, Sideways, Good Night Good Luck, Capote, Harvey, Roxanne, Crash, The Jerk, Overboard, The Professional, It's a Wonderful Life, An Affair to Remember, Sleepless in Seattle, Big, You've Got Mail, 9-1/2 Weeks, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, Raising Arizona, City of Angels, Calendar Girls, Mona Lisa's Smile, Fargo, Rain Man, The Shining, Snakes on a Plane, Glory Road, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Vertigo, Rear Window, Psycho, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

Television:



I rarely even turn on the TV anymore except to watch DVDs or listen to the news. But, my cats like to watch Animal Planet.

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Books:

East of Eden, The Grapes of Wrath, anything by John Steinbeck, Lewis Carroll, Flannery O'Connor or Joyce Carol Oates

Heroes:



My Sister, Tammy
(1963 - 1999)

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My Blog

Inner Peace

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Posted by Debra in the Heart of Texas on Fri, 21 Sep 2007 09:25:00 PST

Powerful & Profound Friendship/Lover Statements

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Posted by Debra in the Heart of Texas on Mon, 13 Nov 2006 06:30:00 PST