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Cussin’ In Tongues

Cussin’ In Tongues (YouTube) (band MP3)
Th’Legendary Shack Shakers

Way back yonder where the gravel road ends
Fourth holler over, plum up to the head
On an AC tractor reapin’ reefer on a hill
Got an inverted cross of lights on his grill
Shape-note singin’ ’bout whiskey and sin
With an amplified bible cranked up to ten
He’s a preacher,
He’s a teacher,
He’s a demon in disguise,
Red checkerboard pattern in the whites of his eyes.

And you can tell by the sound of his cussin’ in tongues
It’s best you boys just a-run along.
Best you boys just run on along,
Before the cock crows three times tonight.
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Bringing the Heat

I snuck out on my own Friday night and headed to Carrboro to see the Reverend Horton Heat (a.k.a. “Rev”) play the Cat’s Cradle. Boy was I not disappointed! It was almost the perfect show: tickets were just ten bucks, the opening act was entertaining, Cat’s Cradle is now smoke-free, the beer is reasonably-priced, and Rev. absolutely rocked the house. The only way it could’ve been improved was if Kelly could’ve been there, too, and the asinine mosh pit and the morons populating it had been somewhere else.
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A pirate listens at 40

Kelly and I saw Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band again last night, courtesy of a friend’s comp tickets. Jimmy and the band played Raleigh on their “SummerZcool” tour, and while they did play here last summer, band appearances have become rarer in Raleigh lately. I’ve never understood why this is the case, as Jimmy has consistently sold out here. I admit to wondering what we might have done to upset him.

We rolled into Walnut Creek Amphitheatre around 6:30 with a little time to check out the crazy parking lot scene. There were Parrotheads everywhere and we had to scramble for one of the few parking places left in the lot. I was in awe at the kind of machine Jimmy has built in thirty-plus years of touring. The guy gets little or no airplay and yet he still attracts a huge following of loyal Parrotheads.
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Playing for Change

During the “recess” in last night’s Jimmy Buffett show, I was captivated by a music video shown of various international singers singing Bob Marley’s One Love. Watching these talented, diverse singers perform this beautiful song was powerful and spellbinding, so much so that a minute went by before I noticed Jimmy had quietly wandered back on stage, strumming a ukulele and singing to himself with the video. It’s all part of the Playing for Change foundation.

More of this, please!

Buffett

Oh, more good news today: I scored two tickets to tomorrow night’s Jimmy Buffett concert … and Kelly scored a babysitter for us! This will be my or ninth Buffett show or thereabouts, though I’ve frankly lost count.

Can’t be there? Tune in on Radio Margaritaville

Between Buffett and the upcoming Elvis Costello and Dan Zanes shows, we’ll have seen more shows this year than during the rest of our marriage combined. Apparently it’s okay to still tour in a down economy!

Come Back Home

What an amazing, rocking, pop song! Pete Yorn is a great vocalist.

Come Back Home (YouTube)
Pete Yorn

Come back home for another year
And find yourself in the thick of it
Come back home for another year
I always thought that you could handle this

And you know you’re hard enough
And you find you’re strong enough
And you feel you’re strong enough
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