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  1. On 3/10/2024 at 11:20 AM, jimmyjazz said:

    The only Riverside venue I can think of that might have hosted Pantera would be The Back Room.  Also, Austin Opera House was on Academy drive, near Riverside & South Congress.

    My first Pantera show was at The Back Room and is was fucking insane.  I have never seen so much black leather in one place.  I can still smell the odorous heat coming out of that place on that night.  It was the wildest I have ever seen TBR and I saw probably a hundred shows there.

    Also there is a documentary on The Back Room coming out: Bloodied and Bruised.

  2. 1 hour ago, Nigel Tufnel said:

    Heard Isbell talk about JTE a couple of years ago in an interview.  He said JTE got pissed at Jason and Amanda after JTE split with his significant other.  Jason and Amanda wanted to stay friends with both and that upset JTE.  So, as there is no doubt, more to the story, it sounds like there was some high-maintenance drama coming from JTE's side of things.  Sounds like things are still a mess with his survivors.

    I seem to remember Jason saying that Justin's girlfriend was one of Jason's roadies and Jason didn't fire her after they broke up and so JTE was pissed.

  3. Justin Townes Earle's widow isn't too happy about Jason writing and playing When We Were Close.

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    Thoughts on a "tribute song" and suggestions as to what should be considered.
    We understand that Jason Isbell's song "When We Were Close" may have not been intended to be a tribute song, per se, but I (Jenn Marie Earle, Justin's widow) want to offer my thoughts on what I feel, personally - since both myself, and mine and Justin's daughter, Etta, were both mentioned/referenced in the song - it is our right to share our insight and feelings about it.  I also feel that, as the keeper and protector of Justin's legacy, that it is my responsibility.  
    During an interview this week, Jason shared why he wrote the song (this is, to our knowledge the first time he has addressed it publicly).  Here is what he said: “When We Were Close, that song was one of those where I had to say, how many victims [will there be] if I tell the truth, how many victims if I don’t. And then you make that choice. You know, because the song has to exist, you know I don’t know why but I decided on that a long time ago because that’s what I do, that’s who I am. So you know, usually if you tell the truth, you make less victims than if you don’t."
    Being the said "victims" he is speaking of, I felt that in response, it is time to share my feelings on this song, the impact it has had on us, and why we had such a strong, visceral, and extremely painful reaction to it that has continued now, almost a year later since it's release last June.
    If you are not familiar, here are the specific lyrics to the song that were the most painful (for obvious reasons):
    “I saw a picture of you laughing with your child, and I hope she will remember how you smiled. But she probably wasn't old enough, the night somebody sold you stuff that left you on the bathroom tiles. Got a picture of you dying in my mind with some ghosts you couldn't bear to leave behind...It's not up to me to forgive you for the nights that your love had to live through, now you'll never need to look me in the eye."
    It is important to me for everyone to understand, that Justin and Jason were estranged (after a difficult falling out) for years before he died.  Jason stating that the song "had to exist" seems very inappropriate and hard to comprehend from my viewpoint when you take that into account.  Especially mentioning our daughter (a complete gut punch, something Justin would have no doubt been extremely upset about)...and then immediately following Etta's mention with grotesque graphic details of his death that 1. were absolutely unnecessary  2.  were not released to the public (and the details were incorrect) 3. that it is not "his truth" to share, being completely removed from the situation for years up to Justin's death.  It was really no one's right except for mine, which I did share immediately following the dreadful news, at a time when I could barely think, much less handle the public, but I knew it had to be done. For his fans, and as a warning to others so that he did not pass in vain. 
    Not only did we not receive a compassionate warning ahead of the song's release (we found out about the song, when this page was tagged in posts about it the day it came out).  While it's not mandatory that he give me a heads up, considering it's about my husband and mentions myself, and especially my daughter, it would have been a respectful thing to do, so that we weren't completely blown apart when we heard it as it was celebrated as a new release.
    Soon after, he was made aware that the song was extremely painful (an absolute trauma trigger) and we hoped the message was taken to heart (although he did not acknowledge it) and we hoped to move on and try to forget about it.  However, we learned (due to being tagged in posts, etc) that he was opening most shows with it, and then to our complete shock he chose it as the song to play on Jimmy Kimmel on the first show back after the writer's strike, undoubtedly to a massive audience - putting the song front and center.  ‹That was one of the most painful moments following, because it was clear then that he did not care that this song was traumatizing to Justin's loved ones and was actually pushing the song above all of the others on the album.  He could have chosen any other song. 
    Also, on top of this, he is profiting off of it which I don’t think I need to go into why I have such strong negative feelings about that.  
    Since that time, I, as well as others have reached out to him personally, in an emotional plea to try to make him understand the trauma it has forced on our daughter (she has asked to hear it and it has lead to moments that I can't bear to share), something she will deal with for the rest of her life.  He has not responded, and then made the aforementioned statement, making it clear that he understands there are living, breathing victims. One of which is our innocent daughter. 
    Also, I want to take this opportunity to thank the many people all around the world that have shared their tribute songs to Justin with us.  There have been such beautiful, heart-felt songs created in his honor, so we know the difference between what Jason wrote and what a real tribute looks like, because none of the others have kept us up at night or sent our daughter into tears.  He did not have to write this song, it did not have to exist, but if he really felt that it was necessary, a heads up beforehand would have been greatly appreciated.  Also, even though he has finally acknowledged that there are “victims,” he has still not so much as texted me an apology and I just can't wrap my head around why someone wouldn't extend that simple and small act of kindness.  We deserve that at the very least.  We've been through the unimaginable and certainly didn't need this on top of it, but an apology would have been some sort of consolation at least. 
    - Jenn Marie Earle

     

  4. 17 hours ago, Pimphand said:

    Also remember

    Boomer Sooner = Squatter Cheater

    It is amazing that they are so proud of their stealing of Native American's land that their slogan exemplifies not one but two of those incidents.

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    Boomers were people who lobbied for the lands to be opened (and raided into them illegally) before passage of the Indian Appropriations Act of 1889. Sooners were Boomers who snuck into the region to scout and claim the prime quarter-mile tracts before the official noon opening on April 22, 1889.

     

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  5. The Regency Bridge is not for the faint of heart either.

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    I took an old girlfriend across it once back when you could see thru the planks down to the Colorado.  She made me stop about 20 yards in and literally crawled back off the bridge.

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  6. On 3/13/2024 at 1:54 PM, RDCanecutter said:

    It's a gas station at an interstate exit, not the entrance to Heaven.

    You mean you have to pour your peanuts into a CAN of RC?  You can't even see them in there.

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  7. I have been eating at Pedroso's Pizza trailer on Burnet every thursday for over a year now so I feel I should pimp these guys.  They have some damn fine pizza.  The Thursday Slice of the day is a thin crust with spicy salami slices with calabrian peppers and shaved parmesan.  They also opened a trailer at The Tavern in downtown Round Rock and one on E 7th.

    https://www.pedrosospizza.com/

     

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