Joe Dixon |
Joe Dixon died. One of the old-timers I taught in Sunday School.Hit the beach at Normandy. God, you let my friend rest. Thank You, Lord, for ending his suffering,And thank you, Lord, for giving us men...
Posted by on Sat, 11 Apr 2009 23:09:00 GMT |
Happy Birthday, Larry the Legend!! |
One of my great musical heroes had a birthday last week. Larry the Legend, AKA Mike Auldridge. The man made the resonator guitar what it is today. The guy who sang the first "like a fox" on a bluegras...
Posted by on Sun, 04 Jan 2009 14:37:00 GMT |
Charles Again |
Hank called it "the debt we all have to pay." After suffering through operations, removal of a kidney, dialysis, an arterial transplant, pneumonia, the indignity of the feeding tube, the respirator, t...
Posted by on Mon, 24 Nov 2008 20:33:00 GMT |
More about Charles, especially today |
I couldn't get through to Charles, or his family, yesterday, when they did his surgery. But I got word that everything went fine!Charles is a man of great beliefs, and I KNOW that every one of you who...
Posted by on Thu, 11 Sep 2008 15:24:00 GMT |
My buddy Charles |
I've got this good friend---He's more like a Dad, just a great old cat. Name is Charles Reece. Charles is a great man, pure and simple. Great pedal steel player, too, going back to the day when he dri...
Posted by on Tue, 09 Sep 2008 16:38:00 GMT |
SORRY! |
I apologize to y'all whom I haven't answered, an' I thank y'all for the get well messages. Keep 'em coming. And keep Jerry Reed's family in your thoughts and prayers. Most folks knew him as an actor/c...
Posted by on Tue, 02 Sep 2008 19:47:00 GMT |
Bar gigs |
Played half a bar gig tonight. Claimed a stomachache, and came home. I took two Gibson Les Pauls, my pedalboard, and my Vox AC30 amp. Now, I don't drink enough to go to bars, and I don't play enough b...
Posted by on Fri, 08 Aug 2008 22:40:00 GMT |
My first one |
After finding some old and dear friends around here, I feel like it ought to be Thanksgiving, but...
July 5th. Ate too much yesterday, hung out with some liberals, which I guess I'd be, if I didn't li...
Posted by on Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:12:00 GMT |
