I don't know what to say. I feel like an outsider looking in. Another Austin icon, Willie's stage manager and owner of Poodie's Hilltop Bar and Grill, has passed away. I haven't had the fortune to get to know him on a personal level, but many people, musician and music fans, are mourning the loss greatly. I'll let those who knew him speak.
Read the announcement and comments from friends here.
Also, here is a must-see video, filmed in Poodie's:
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Lone Star State oif Mind Playlist for 5/25/12
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SONG - ARTIST - CD Memorial Day - James MCMurtry - Childish Things
National Holiday - Timbuk 3 - Edge of Allegiance If You Ever Go To
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I wrote this song in memory of Poodie:
ReplyDeleteThat Very Sad Sixth Day Of May (At Poodie's Hilltop Roadhouse)
I'd hitchhiked to Poodie's to play
For a fun Wednesday night open mic
At Poodie's Hilltop Roadhouse on the sixth day of May
Was where I'd heard the news that he'd died
That was such a very sad time
With the look in Brooks' eyes which were glazed
I think that he'd wanted to cry
A quiet moment of remembrance we paid
CHORUS:
On that very sad sixth day of May
A quiet moment of remembrance we paid
At the place where there's no bad days
On that very sad sixth day of May
Bridge:
At the place where there's no bad days
Nobody knew exactly what to say
Me, I just hitchhiked away
On that very sad sixth day of May
CHORUS
©2009 Dean Strickland