Lips & The Trips  

Lips &    

Blasted out of Houston in 1996 to make my Spiritual Home, New Orleans, my Home-Home.

Met up with The Trips to make merry with electricity, rock'n'roll, and rhythm'n'blues  a/k/a

"SWAMP THROB" 

The Effervescent, Ever-present, Organic, rhythmic, pulsating beat emanating everywhere but heard most easily here in The Swamp.

Sample Original Tune Titles:

  "Swamp Throb"

  "Crocodile of Love" 

   "New Orleans Queen Snake Shake"

   "Mardi Gras Twister"

and Cover tunes:

   Earl King's "C'mon Part I"

   Guitar Slim's "The Things That I              Used to Do"

   Barbara Lynn's "Lose A Good Thing"

JUST A NOTE

My gratitude ever radiates to Beans Barton, Sean Walters and Red Dog Redmond who encouraged, trained and came to my aid during, before & after, those Formative Years in Houston, when I first started up my so-called music career (playing in public) back in 1985. 

Also to all the kind folks that played in The Trips, especially Gary Clark & John Hessel who formed the core of my band before I moved to New Orleans and after I evacu-vacationed to Houston post-Katrina. And to Mark Fowler who dedicated about 10 years to the band and will be ever-irreplacable.

BLESS Y'ALL AND THANKS FOR ALL THE FUN!!!!

The Trips

"Sticky T" on the drums & vocals

Thomas Wilson on the guitar, vocals & harmonica

 Photo by Rev. Diablo

Lips & The Trips, 8/15/18

Post-Mahogany Jazz Hall gig