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  1. 16 hours ago, hullabelew said:

    Gotta look at it like it is a job.  To be....that is the difference between Bruce and Charlie Robison. Bruce attacks it like a job.  Charlie was a good time dude, just getting by.  Nothing against Charlie at all.  But Bruce looks at it like a job.  And the quality shows.   

    Not sure where this was meant for, but I can agree on the different approaches the two had, but it's because I see two completely different people, who had/have different goals for their music, and also their roles within music. Bruce loves the studio side, the talent side. Charlie wanted to write and perform more than anything.

    Outside of being brothers, I'm really not sure the two should be compared much, tbh. They're almost apples and oranges to me, though two guys where their crafts just came easy to them. And IMO, though Bruce had the most commercial success in "songwriting" in the end, I'm offended for Charlie any time someone says Bruce was the better of the two at it. I'm not sure that's the case. 

  2. 18 hours ago, jimmyjazz said:

    . . . and yet his vocal take is far better.

    I remember when Uncle Tupelo was in town making that record.  They weren't superstars or anything, but we all knew who they were and would go see their roadshows.  I was at Emo's one night watching some random band in the big room, and stepped on somebody's foot.  That was Jeff Tweedy's foot.  I just kinda looked at him and said "hey, I like your band, sorry about your foot."  "It's cool, man."   The drugs/whiskey were real.

    Read one of Tweedy's books on songwriting. Interesting dude. Main takeaway was that the guy writes entirely too much.

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  3. On 10/9/2023 at 12:49 PM, jimmyjazz said:

    Plus, the whole faux British invasion ruse with the quintet is fucking brilliant.


    Such a crazy assed story.

    Dude was a legend. To think, He was like 11 when he played steel guitar on stage at what would be Hank Williams last show.

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  4. On my Mount Rushmore of Texas guys, along with Jerry Jeff, Guy Clark and someone who I haven't decided on yet. 

    The fact that there's not a giant statue of this guy somewhere in downtown SA, or some badass murals, is incredibly lame. Maybe when Augie and Flacco go there can be one. 

    Never was a giant fan of Uncle Tupelo's music as a whole (though I've always had a great appreciation for their creativity and impact on the folksternative genre), but have always enjoyed their cover of "Give Back The Key To My Heart" off of their Anodyne album from the early 90s, recorded in Austin. Doug actually sings the 2nd verse, and it gets me every time when he comes in, "WELL YOU SAAAYY III WASSS THE ONNE."

    Kinda embarrassing, but I left a Pearl at his grave once, burning some time around SA while one of the littl'ns was having some tests done..

     

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  5. 20 hours ago, Goredho said:

    Real good stuff, Buck.  Grab a chair and help yourself to the beer in the cooler.

    I have a request for anyone posting their music with singing/lyrics.  If you don't mind, could you also post the lyrics?  Would help my brain that is being fed by shitty ears that have had too much gunfire and guitar piped into them understand whats being conveyed lyrically.

    Coulda just singled me out, I know my audio was terrible lol. Can't even remember if I used a mic for that recording, and I was singing pretty low.

     

     

    I Might Be Home In The Morning (I'm Damned)

    V1

    I'm headed to town, don't you follow me there,
    If my folks stop by, tell 'em I'm anywhere,
    I'll be toes up to the bar, deep in my mind,
    I might be home in the morning, I might be home tonight

    No and it ain't your fault, though you blame yourself,
    I guess I should speak up, instead of leaving you in hell,
    I ain't always been as selfish as I am today,
    I might be home in the morning, tonight I can't say,

    CH
    Yah and I never thought I'd turn out this way,
    All the hands that I've been dealt, now I'm dealing 'em myself,
    And I'm damned.

    V2
    I should reach out to God, reach out to you,
    It might make things get better, but do I want them to?
    There's nothin' lookin' forward, I stay stuck here behind,
    I might be home in the morning, wouldn't count on tonight.

    (Chorus)

    V3
    I'm headed to town, don't you follow me there,
    If my folks stop by, tell 'em I'm anywhere,
    I'll be toes up to the bar, and in my head, like I've always been
    I might be home in the morning, might not come home again. 

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  6. Just found this thread, good stuff! figured what the hell, I'll jump in.

    This is just something I did messing around with bandlab a couple of years ago. I did the acoustic part, then using the bandlab stuff I created a drum track and then ran the acoustic solo through one of the amps on there. Just a short thing messing around. Thought it came out neat:

    Then here's a song I wrote a couple of years back:

     

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  7. 20 minutes ago, bschoolprof said:

    https://casetext.com/case/stallworth-v-robison

    I always wondered what caused his retirement in 2018 . . . It was surgery for tonsil removal and to remove excess tissue from his throat that was contributing to sleep apnea and sinus infections.  The surgery went poorly and left him barely able to talk, let alone sing.  He sued, but then dropped the suit sometime in 2022, perhaps when he started getting back to performing. I'm sure the stress of this (combined with his smoking and drinking) took a toll.  

    As I've gotten older, my trust in doctors, particularly surgeons, has definitely decreased a bit.  

    I honestly didn't know he was retired until a few years ago when I was looking for tour dates, because he's the one guy I cared to see that I never got to. It was a bummer knowing I'd never get to see him perform, ever, because his voice was done. Then he came back and we got to settle that.

  8. I used to never tip for "counter service", but then I started watching some of the ladies at the joint we pick up tacos from on most saturdays, and they're humping it just as much as any waitress, if not actually waitressing in between getting your order ready and ringing you up for it.. They answer the phones, pack the orders, bring them to the counter and ring you up. Leave there, pour someone's coffee. This is not normal at all places, obviously, but if I can't be sure, I go ahead and tip a couple of bucks. 

    What bugs me is a few weeks ago our group of 6 was charged gratuity without even knowing it. We all had a few drinks, so I wasn't adding everything up, and just assumed the drinks were expensive. After we already paid, one of the guys (the one not drinking, obviously) asked to see the actual ticket out of curiosity, and the gratuity was on it. After we had all tipped regularly. I don't mind it if it's the regular ticket with everything itemized, including gratuity, but we were just given the total and tax when we paid. They got us good. 

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  9. 2 hours ago, Texzilla58 said:

    Did you taste the winner’s chili? Are the judges the same? That would give you direction. Or the old lady took out her teeth and gave out a few helmet buffs.

    There's semi-consistency with the judging, so that could help. As for tasting the winner's chili, it was 8PM when we found out the winners. It was dark. We were drunk. We were waiting for calls on other entries. By the time I got a chance to look I couldn't find her. Gunna try to find her this year early on.

    I've also ran into knowing the folks who got 5th, as they happen to own the bar I started playing Sunday pool tournaments at about six months ago. They're pretty cool people and we get along well, and they cook food on Sundays so hopefully I get to try theirs. Not sure if they know I got 2nd yet or not, 'cos I haven't told them I did, and not sure if they recognized me.

  10. Chili szn is basically here and I gotta get cranking for the competition here in a couple of months. Got 2nd out of 69 last year and I dunno what I need to do to get 1st, if anything, other than cross my fingers that more folks in that tent filling their gobs see things my way. Thinking I might soak a whole seeded bell pepper in it during the initial cook but who tf knows. May just stick to my guns and hope the nice old lady who finished 1st ahead of me passed away peacefully in her sleep at some point this past year. I kid, I kid. Probably.

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  11. I mostly play acoustic (Taylor Big Baby I fitted an LR Baggs M1A onto) but I have this Yamaha SHB-400 from 81'-'83-ish a friend had randomly given to me years ago and I haven't really messed with much. Always thought it looked interesting. Just not my style, I guess. 

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  12. 52 minutes ago, horn4life said:

    Hell I loved the shit out of Charlie Robison, and didn't honestly know it was him.  I am also a lot more on the rock side, but love a well written song that truly paints a picture.  "My Hometown" is that sort of song, a snapshot of Texas Americana.  Hell I had him and Bruce sort of confused because I sort of learned about Bruce via the Dixie Chick's "Travelin' Soldier" where I knew the songwriters cash came rolling in like a freight train and then shut off.  

    I really wish I had taken time to see him, but those were the lost years for me of very young children.  But like jimmy jazz said regarding "and we spend it all on pot" line was epic.  I am going to do a lot more exploring of his music, as I have learned more about him, I only like him more.  There was a blurb in the Houston Chronicle on him that referred back to a 2001 article written by Andy Langer.  Apparently he had a vocal chord injury that basically ended his career.  It's a VERY LONG read, but if you haven't read it and enjoyed his music take a few minutes.  It'll make you love him even more Charlie Robison says, "Fuck everybody!"

    Hard to get more outlaw than this- 

    Love that level of truly not giving a fuck!

    Charlie Robison touched me to the core with a single song, that I didn't even attach his name to until after his passing.  I hope he found a nice honky tonk to sing in again up there...

    Wow, I really appreciate you posting this. Outside of the Brad Paisley quote, these two stuck out to me:

     

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    ^ I'm a big fan of Sahm, and a big fan of Robison, but I never knew that they had planned to start a band together. Wow, what we might have missed with that one not happening.

    (When he came out for his show in Bandera in April, his walk-out music was "Hey Baby Que Paso." Not sure if that was for every show, but I loved that it was for that one, at least).

     

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    ^That's just interesting to read about. 

     

     

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  13. 1 hour ago, bschoolprof said:

    I saw him probably 3-4 times over the years and I'm glad I did.  I've been a fan since ~2000 ish.  He's a very underrated songwriter IMO.  

    I wouldn't call him underrated as a songwriter, but then I'm reminded how many times people mention Bruce as the better songwriter in the family. I like Bruce, but it was a tie at the very least. 

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  14. 18 minutes ago, animaltobacco11 said:

    I was also at the show in Bandera. R.I.P., as I wonder who gonna fill his shoes.

    Were you the one fighting the lady over the set list?

    But seriously, think about that show. 30 minutes after the show ends a thunderstorm hits. Outdoor venue. Got lucky. Blessed. 

  15. On 9/10/2023 at 6:17 PM, Mitch Cumsteen said:

    Fuuuuuuuck. I posted in the concert thread that I saw him in Bandera in April and he looked terrible. Had to play the whole show sitting down. But I really wasn't expecting this. Heartbreaking. But in hindsight I'm glad I got to see him play one last time. RIP. This one hurts. 

    I was at that show also. He was sitting down five-six years ago to before he retired, I think it was his knees. I thought he sounded good, considering he had retired because of his voice. 

  16. Have been a fan of years, but his shows and I just never lined up. Had kicked myself the past 5-6 years for never going out of the way to see him, but finally was able to knock that off the list in Bandera this past April. So glad he came back for one more run so that I could see him. Sitting down on that stage, he was still larger than life, and sounded great.

    He's the quintessential Texas Music artist for me. The writing was serious, but playful all at the same time, and uniquely deep while being simple. He could take you through a honky-tonkin' or rockin'-out number, with beers spilling and drunks yelling, all the way to calming the place down to quietly appreciate the stories of Loving County, Rain, Indianola. Then he could take your song, and make it his own, to where you couldn't imagine anyone else having written it (El Cerrito Place). 

    I felt like there was more to come from him. Maybe we get some unreleased tapes one day. 

     

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