Townes used to say, "Man, I could have been a Poet but this stupid music
keeps coming with it."
Townes was a funny guy.
He wrote some of the most stunningly introspective songs of our time.
His songs evoke imagery and visions of otherworldly places and beauty.
His songs reach a place in your soul few writers ever enter.
The characters in Townes songs are usually the downtrodden, derelicts,
drifters, whores and those less fortunate than most of us, though we can all identify with their "humanity" through Townes' words.
He's gone to those dark places, so we don't have to.
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WE'VE ADDED A SERIES OF DREAMS THAT CLOSE FRIENDS AND FAMILY HAD AFTER TOWNES DIED THAT ALL CAME TOGETHER DURING JOHN KRUTH'S RESEARCH FOR HIS BIOGRAPHY ABOUT TOWNES "To Live's to Fly - The Ballad of the Late, Great Townes Van Zandt."
IT'S A TRIP!
http://www.townesvanzandt.com/dreams.html
i just want to say thanks for posting the photos of the family......i appreciate how deeply he effected everyone in his life.
my grandfather was gordon parks...and although he was world renowned he was so very down to earth, much like townes, he kept it real. not always easy for the people in his life.
i think my grandfather and townes would have really liked eachother.
NOV 13TH- De los Muertos from Ky. Lane Kristian and the Jakehead Mob. Opening artist- Lance Whalen- solo. $5
NOV 14TH Dr. Jay and Miss Diana w/ Aaron and the Blues at Sunrise NO COVER CHARGE!
NOV 19TH DASH RIP ROCK from Louisiana, recently headlined third day at Heavy Rebel Weekender and celebrating 25 years togehter. Rock and Roll Hooligans and the Shaky Devilles will be rockin' as well! $5
NOV 2OTH GODDAMN GALLOWS, w/ Viva Le Vox and Hellfire Revival This is also King Daddo's Birfday! (Nashville Voodoo Radio)$5
NOV 21ST CASHMAN w/ The JugHuggers $5
NOV 27TH The Dean Martinis - Swing Dance Party! $5
NOV 28TH- Pearls Mahone w/ Joshua Hedley and the Hellfire Revival $5
DEC 2ND The Magnificent Tapeworms from Illinois- Wierd Surf Rock
DEC 5TH Johnny Law Justice
DEC 9TH The Brittany Reilly Band from NC- Real good country.
DEC 12TH HARRY FONTANA TRIO w/ Atomic Boogie from ATL. $5
JAN 10TH PINE HILL HAINTS w/ The Can Kickers and the Here We Go Boys $5
MAY 28,29,30 2010 Muddy Roots Music Festival in Cookeville TN Wayne Hancock, Dash Rip Rock, Los Duggans, Jason and the Punknecks, Hillbilly Harlots, Travis Mann Band, Cashman..MANY MORE TO BE ANNOUNCED!
asking everyone to check Neil Young's Living with War site, the song list. We have a song "The Wall" posted at number 80 as of this morn. Written by me, arranged by Dale Hanabarger. Dale and Erin O'Toole on guitar and vocals. written in '08 for those who died in Vietnam and their survivors, and as a reminder that we have 150,000 currently deployed and at risk. The surest way to dishonor the dead is to fail to learn the lessons they have paid for with their blood.
hello...and thanks for joining our lonesome little gang...if you like what you hear, please leave a comment...it would really make our day....we wish you blue skies...a x