Thanks Keith for the heads up.

Steve could know Eric Taylor as they played in many of the same venues. Eric played a large number of coffee houses and tells a story about the difference between what you can sing about in a Catholic coffee house and a unitarian coffee house...funny story

I use to play in a few pretty rough biker bars and developed some songs that were pretty rude or a little too close to home for some people. Pour a few shots on top of that and all manner of "bombs" can fall out. Been told to stop it now and again.

Miss Johnson at the Evening Shadows in Houston told me once don't be singing those crack cocaine songs in here because that poop is right on the other side of the door and we don't want to be reminded of it.

In these days of extreme political correctness, I have tried to eliminate as much as I can of language the people find offensive. Sometimes it is better just to not sing the song because some offensive situations are what the song is about, to begin with.

I read that Steve is strongly politically motivated on some issues and it is part of his persona to be direct in his speech even if it cost him some jobs.

I any rate and however late he is someone I would like to emulate. Cool stuff.

Billy

“Amazing! I’ll be working with Jaco Pastorius, Charlie Parker, Art Tatum, and Buddy Rich, and you’re telling me it’s not that great of a gig?
“Well…” Saint Peter, hesitated, “God’s got this girlfriend who thinks she can sing…”