Live Music Series: Doo Wopping with Mark's Brothers

Mark, Mark and Rick--collectively known as Mark's Brothers--really impressed the intimate crowd last night at The Quarry Golf Club in San Antonio with oldies favorites, mad guitar skills and even a little ukulele action.

Oh yeah.

My personal favorite song of the night: Just My Imagination. You know, made famous by The Temptations. Well, Mark's Brothers did The Temptations proud!

You can't beat sitting on the patio of The Quarry, overlooking the majestic back nine, eating the almost-too-pretty-to-eat Quarry Stack as you tap your toe and sway to the Mark's Brothers.

Listen to a clip from Just My Imagination (pay no attention to the dark video accompanying the sound, sorry!)

Oh, and a big Happy Happy Birthday to one of our female guests last night! She and her whole party came ready to celebrate; all dressed in Hawaiian attire and they even brought leis for the servers! What a great idea. Have your birthday bash at The Quarry Live Music Series!

Until next time, let your imagination, just your imaginaaaaation, (imagine a talented signer) run away with you.

Monster Golf Cart Give Away

Looking for a bad ride? Get your raffle tickets and enter to win the seriously cool, souped-up, fire engine red EZ GO Monster Golf Cart.

Tickets are $50 each and only 200 are available. Currently less than 50 remain. So, run, don't walk, down to The Quarry Restaurant and buy yourself a shot at winning the hottest golf cart Texas has ever seen.

Call 210.824.4500 for more details.

Yay, aerification!

That's right, ladies and gents. The Quarry Golf Course is closed Monday, August 15 and Tuesday, August 16 for the annual summer aerification process.

If you're not terribly familiar with aerification, (and you're a man) you can just think of it as a sort of "bacon makin' process" for golf courses. It's not the prettiest site to see, but boy, are the results worth the effort. If you're a female, you can liken aerification to superly-intense microdermabrasion.

According to the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America, aerification is a mechanical process that creates more air space in the soil and promotes deeper rooting, thus helping the grass plants stay healthy. In most cases, it's done by removing half-inch cores (those plugs you sometimes see near a green or in fairways) from the compacted soil, allowing for an infusion of air and water that brings a resurgence of growth. The spaces are then filled with sand "topdressing" that helps the soil retain air space and makes it easier for roots to grow downward.

You do want luscious greens and fairways, don't you?

We'll see you Wednesday, or in two weeks if you're waiting for the course to get back to absolutely flawless, tip-top shape again.