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CATEGORIES:Music & Comedy
DESCRIPTION:Mark David Manders has been a mainstay in Texas music for over 
 twenty years. His music reflects his life: an intriguing dichotomy of the i
 ntrospective soul searcher and the beer-swilling\, drunken poet. His shows 
 are high-energy and unapologetic. His songs reek of alcohol with an occasio
 nal hint of guilt. Yet there is a tapestry to his lyrics that reflects infl
 uences such as Guy Clark and Kris Kristofferson.\n\nMark David Manders grew
  up in Plano\, Texas\, a suburb just north of Dallas. He credits the 1973 J
 erry Jeff Walker album\, “Viva Terlingua”\, for changing his life.\n\nThe f
 irst time I heard ‚ Little Bird‚ I knew what I wanted to do when I grew up.
  And one day when I grow up I’m gonna do it\, jokes Manders.\n\nAfter high 
 school Manders enrolled at Texas Tech University where he spent most of the
  eighties (1981–1989) working on an Engineering degree. He came away with
  much more than a formal education.\n\nLubbock taught me lessons that I car
 ry with me to this day. Every mistake I made seemed to find its way into a 
 song. That’s kind of how I look at life. Don’t dwell on mistakes\; turn the
 m into songs.\n\nAfter graduating from Tech Manders found his way back to t
 he Dallas area where he worked for Centex Homes for three years. He was lai
 d off a few days before New Year’s 1992 and vowed never to do that corporat
 e thing again.\n\nThat spring I began playing open mic’s‚ around Dallas. I 
 even used to cold-call clubs trying to get a booking. I’d walk into a bar\,
  pull out my guitar and start playing. Sometimes I’d get thrown out\, but m
 ost of the time someone would buy me a beer\, and occasionally I would be a
 sked to come back and play for money.\n\nDoors at 6:30 pm - Show at 8:00 pm
 \n\nKitchen is open all day. Come early and grab a seat.
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SUMMARY:Mark David Manders 2026
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