Feeling the amber current flowing from my mind...

Like a high mountain or broad river to the intrepid explorer, alcohol sometimes seems larger than life to the committed drunk. It's a place to get away from it all, especially when the mind is clouded by thoughts of a lost love. So it's not surprising that we have a few songs using geological features as a metaphor for alcohol. Here are a couple of good ones:

Moe Bandy - Barstool Mountain (buy album)

Willie Nelson - Whiskey River (buy album)

You might enjoy this evening's selections with a bottle of Old Whiskey River Bourbon.

Can you think of any other drinking songs of this sort (i.e., sea, ocean, canyon, cliff)?

Why The H#ck Is Nobody In America Blogging About Moe Bandy!?!?

I just noticed on elbo.ws that nobody has ever done any kind of blog post on 1970's country music legend Moe Bandy. What's up America??? As demonstrated by my last post, Moe can bring the honky tonk. Now I realize that there is a somewhat limited market for cry-in-your-PBR-cheating-songs, but Moe's got that market covered. And then some.

Case in point No. 2: Moe Bandy - I Just Started Hating Cheating Songs Again

Best line: "I just found out my woman is the Devil."

Now go buy the Honky Tonk Amnesia collection. The song titles alone should be enough to persuade you to take the plunge. (Tell 'em Paul from STWOF sent ya.)

While were talking about still-living Honky Tonk legends that can bring it, try some early Randy Travis:

Randy Travis - There'll Always Be A Honky Tonk Somewhere (buy album).

Randy's first LP is solid country gold. Amazingly, it seems to be out of print. From where I stand, things really started to crap out in the world of mainstream country music after Randy released this one. So it's kind of a last stand worth tracking down.

Happy New Year!

P.S. I think there probably will be a Super Bowl in 2083. (But the Detroit Lions will not be playing in it.)

The Highway Fades To Black...

Read the story of Hank's last day here and here.

Check out these great songs about Hank. I especially like the Moe Bandy number. Good stuff:

The Blasters - Long White Cadillac (buy album)

Moe Bandy - Hank Williams You Wrote My Life (buy album)

The Blue Chieftains - I Think Hank Woulda Done It This Way (buy album)

David Allan Coe - The Ride (buy album)

For Hank's last hit song (before his death) see the Hank Song Of The Week at the bottom of this page.

The Death Car. Long but not white.