I had been out an hour or so, driving around Austin, when I saw a man walking down the drag (Guadalupe) with a guitar slung over his shoulder. I made a quick u-turn and met him in a parking lot. I asked if he was going to play that thing (the guitar) and he said he'd just broken a string but his name was Steve Stone and he played in a band call Quick and Stone on the corner of 6th and Red River, the heart of Austin's historic entertainment district. I wished him well and continued my search, hoping to catch him another time.

It was a quick drive to downtown, I decided to head down 6th street. Just as I passed Red River, I spotted a second guitar player. I walked up and introduced myself, the gentleman introduced himself as David and asked how my evening was going? I told David my story about running into Steve Stone and how excited I was to try and catch one of their performances, I tell him all about Quick and Stone. He laughs and introduces himself as David Quick of Quick and Stone. I shit you not. It's a funny world out there. I still have not had the opportunity to record the duo but was very happy to get to record David.

Another takeaway from this evening, when Steve Stone said he couldn't play because he'd just broken a string, it got me to thinking. A couple days after that encounter, I stopped by South Austin Music. I'd heard great things about their store brand of acoustic strings and wanted to have a couple sets on me in the future if needed. They would prove to be very handy. If you are in need of strings, and live in the Austin area, the guys at South Austin Music couldn't have been more helpful, and I didn't know much about strings when I walked in the door.

00:00 - David Quick busks from 6th Street in downtown Austin

02:20 - "Heart of Gold"

06:47 - "Wish You Were Here"

10:29 - An original by David Quick "Insignificant"

12:32 - "Behind Blue Eyes"

16:15 - "SImple Man"

24:46 - "It's Been a While"