willie played this one real quiet and slow last night, like he was only practicing, to an audience of four or eight in a seaside church where passengers would sit and wait for their boats to go sailing. it was summer and time didn't seem to mean much but rotten fruit was in the hands and wet on the faces of fancy sunday kids walking on water. the rest i don't remember.
first time i heard these boys it was satan is real in the record store on a slow night cranked loud and i just about lost my mind. ran home with a copy for me and one for my dad and all he had to say about it was "i know" with his eyes big. charlie's dead today, which for me is more amazing than sad, considering how the old songs sound like they came from the beginning of time.
an old pal and a new one blow up (the) underground:
We bide time at the Nancy Whiskey Pub. A woman watches us walk in. We are filthy, carrying backpacks. She approaches. “Where are you guys coming from?” she asks. Steve says, "The sewers." The woman says, "Yeah, right." >>FULL STORY
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