Gaston's in October

I have a gut bucket to play along with the spoons. Now all we need is a washboard and a Kazoo, maybe a comb.

Diana said:
That would be neat! I keep offering to play the spoons at Gaston's, but no one ever seems to get excited about that. :dunno:

And what would be even cooler is if the number of women who flew into Gaston's outnumbered the men. :yes:
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wabower said:
I have a gut bucket to play along with the spoons. Now all we need is a washboard and a Kazoo, maybe a comb.
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OMG! I forgot about the comb!! (Used to "make" them when I was a kid... :D )
 
Diana said:
That would be neat! I keep offering to play the spoons at Gaston's, but no one ever seems to get excited about that. :dunno:

And what would be even cooler is if the number of women who flew into Gaston's outnumbered the men. :yes:
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In which case, Confederate Railroad's

Shoulda seen the looks on the faces of my Dad and Mom,
When I showed up at the door with a date for the senior prom.
They said: "Well, pardon us son, she ain't no kid.
"That's a cocktail waitress in a Dolly Parton wig.
I said: "I know it dad, ain't she cool, that's the kind I dig."

Yeah, an' I like my women just a little on the trashy side,
When they wear their clothes too tight and their hair is dyed.
Too much lipstick an' er too much rouge,
Gets me excited, leaves me feeling confused.
An' I like my women just a little on the trashy side.

Instrumental break.
 
Rev,

I spent 20 years covering the Nashville market for tax-related investments before the '86 tax act eliminated the business. Dolly, Oaks, Sherrill, Gatlins, 'Bama, Scruggs, others. Spent many nights at the Ramada bar with the Hee-Haw cast who also stayed there while taping. Incredible stories from those folks, such as:

One night Jr. Sample said "Wayne, I fished ever day last year 'cept four. One day I wus to sick, the other three I wus too drunk."

One afternoon L. Gatlin (they flew an Aerostar back then) said we should go to the club for a drink, asked if I had ever had a Prairie Fire. I said no, asked what was in it, he said a glass of Tequila with Tabasco sauce on top.


kevin47881 said:
We'd get along just fine Wayne. :yes:
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wabower said:
Rev,

I spent 20 years covering the Nashville market for tax-related investments before the '86 tax act eliminated the business. Dolly, Oaks, Sherrill, Gatlins, 'Bama, Scruggs, others. Spent many nights at the Ramada bar with the Hee-Haw cast who also stayed there while taping. Incredible stories from those folks, such as:

One night Jr. Sample said "Wayne, I fished ever day last year 'cept four. One day I wus to sick, the other three I wus too drunk."

One afternoon L. Gatlin (they flew an Aerostar back then) said we should go to the club for a drink, asked if I had ever had a Prairie Fire. I said no, asked what was in it, he said a glass of Tequila with Tabasco sauce on top.
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Drinking with Junior Samples?


SA-A-A-A- Lute!
 
wabower said:
Rev,

I spent 20 years covering the Nashville market for tax-related investments before the '86 tax act eliminated the business. Dolly, Oaks, Sherrill, Gatlins, 'Bama, Scruggs, others. Spent many nights at the Ramada bar with the Hee-Haw cast who also stayed there while taping. Incredible stories from those folks, such as:

One night Jr. Sample said "Wayne, I fished ever day last year 'cept four. One day I wus to sick, the other three I wus too drunk."

One afternoon L. Gatlin (they flew an Aerostar back then) said we should go to the club for a drink, asked if I had ever had a Prairie Fire. I said no, asked what was in it, he said a glass of Tequila with Tabasco sauce on top.
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Sounds like a great time had by all!
 
Damn, Wayne. I might have to go into training before I get to Gaston's if I want to keep up with you.....;)
 
4763e said:
Damn, Wayne. I might have to go into training before I get to Gaston's if I want to keep up with you.....;)
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Yeah, I'm a tough act--until about 9:15 or two drinks, whichever comes first.
 
Diana said:
Am I the only person who doesn't know who that is? :redface: :dunno:
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Mercy sakes, child, you're the only person in S. Mo who can't recite the Hee-Haw cast from memory.
 
4763e said:
That isn't necessarily a liability, you know.....:D
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Yeah, if you don't mind being classified as a left-wing, commie-loving, scum-sucking, Nascar-hating elitist snob . . .
 
wabower said:
Don't blame me if you see your picture on the wall at the post office.
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... Just as long as it is not on the wall, in the bathroom!
 
I hope this is clean enough for this group...

Do you know why folks here in SW MO and NW AR do it doggy style?

So they can both still watch nascar!

:hairraise:
 
Oh Daaaave....paging.....Daaaave Siciliaaaaaaano! Do you have any more Frank Sinatra lyrics?????
 
Did you pick a weekend yet? I'm heading up to Wisconsin to visit my nieces on the 17th, 18th and 19th of Oct.
======================
Regrets, Ive had a few;
But then again, too few to mention.
I did what I had to do
And saw it through without exemption.

I planned each charted course;
Each careful step along the byway,
But more, much more than this,
I did it my way.

Yes, there were times, Im sure you knew
When I bit off more than I could chew.
But through it all, when there was doubt,
I ate it up and spit it out.
I faced it all and I stood tall;
And did it my way.

Ive loved, Ive laughed and cried.
Ive had my fill; my share of losing.
And now, as tears subside,
I find it all so amusing.

To think I did all that;
And may I say - not in a shy way,
No, oh no not me,
I did it my way.


Best,

Dave
 
Dave Siciliano said:
Did you pick a weekend yet? I'm heading up to Wisconsin to visit my nieces on the 17th, 18th and 19th of Oct.
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October 25th and 26th. Does that mean that you can come? Oh, and tell the girls "Hi!" for me. :)

Thanks for Frank. :)
 
Diana said:
Oh Daaaave....paging.....Daaaave Siciliaaaaaaano! Do you have any more Frank Sinatra lyrics?????
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D]

Would Larry Gatlin work just as well, especially if more appropriate for the local culture? (chords included)

The doors to the mission open at seven
And the soup will be ready about [A7] nine
Right now its six-thirty, they're ragged and dirty
They standin' and sittin', and layin' in [D] line
First they'll do a little singin', then hear a little preachin'
And get saved for the 3rd time this [G] week
A bowl of soup later and a [D] pat on the shoulder
And by [A7] midnight, they're back on the [D] street.

[D] They walk to the corner of 4th street and Broadway
Then take the first alley on the [A7] right
One of them asks a stranger, how 'bout a hand
And he gives 'em one finger at a [D] time
Then they spot an old buddy, with a bottle of heaven
Then pass around what means ev'ry-[G] thing
One bottle for four, thank [D] God, someone scored
And now the [A7] Midnight Choir starts to [D] sing.

CHORUS: A CAPPELLA
Will they have Mogen David in heaven
Dear Lord, we'd all like to know
Will they have Mogen David in heaven, Sweet Jesus
If they don't, who the hell wants to go.

CHORUS: W/ACCOMPANIMENT
Will they [G] have Mogen David in [D] heaven
[E] Dear Lord, we'd all like to [A7] know
Will they [G] have Mogen David in [D] Heaven, Sweet [G] Jesus
If they [D] don't, who the [A7] hell wants to [D] go.
Oh! ... [G] (Come on now...)
 
Man, this is my kinda crowd!

Wayne, with you just a row over, I cannot believe I have missed talking with you for the better part of a year.

Do you know the lyrics to Marty Robbins' El Paso- all verses? (OBTW, I don't, just thought you might).
 
SCCutler said:
Man, this is my kinda crowd!

Wayne, with you just a row over, I cannot believe I have missed talking with you for the better part of a year.

Do you know the lyrics to Marty Robbins' El Paso- all verses? (OBTW, I don't, just thought you might).
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Dunno Spike, and since I'm stone sober right now there's no way to prove it one way or the other. But if you will hum a few bars . . . maybe into your word processer using your new software . . .
 
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wabower said:
One afternoon L. Gatlin (they flew an Aerostar back then) said we should go to the club for a drink, asked if I had ever had a Prairie Fire. I said no, asked what was in it, he said a glass of Tequila with Tabasco sauce on top.
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Oh, wow! I had forgotten about Prairie Fires! I used to love those things. :D

We used to mix the Tabasco sauce right in. The trick, though, was you didn't really want to sip it. :D A shot of Tequila and enough Tabasco to kind of make it reddish and down the hatch.

It wasn't as bad as it sounds; they were actually pretty good and left a kind of warm heat in the back of your throat. It was hard convincing people of that until you finally got them to try one. Then they'd become a convert and go looking for others. I can remember parties where a fair number of those things got consumed.
 
wabower said:
Dunno Spike, and since I'm stone sober right now there's no way to prove it one way or the other. But if you will hum a few bars . . . maybe into your word processer using your new software . . .
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Out in the West Texas town of El Paso
I fell in love with a Mexican girl.
Night-time would find me in Rosa's cantina;
Music would play and Felina would whirl.

Blacker than night were the eyes of Felina,
Wicked and evil while casting a spell.
My love was deep for this Mexican maiden;
I was in love but in vain, I could tell.

One night a wild young cowboy came in,
Wild as the West Texas wind.
Dashing and daring,
A drink he was sharing
With wicked Felina,
The girl that I loved.

So in anger I

Challenged his right for the love of this maiden.
Down went his hand for the gun that he wore.
My challenge was answered in less than a heart-beat;
The handsome young stranger lay dead on the floor.

Just for a moment I stood there in silence,
Shocked by the FOUL EVIL deed I had done.
Many thoughts raced through my mind as I stood there;
I had but one chance and that was to run.

Out through the back door of Rosa's I ran,
Out where the horses were tied.
I caught a good one.
It looked like it could run.
Up on its back
And away I did ride,

Just as fast as I

Could from the West Texas town of El Paso
Out to the bad-lands of New Mexico.

Back in El Paso my life would be worthless.
Everything's gone in life; nothing is left.
It's been so long since I've seen the young maiden
My love is stronger than my fear of death.

I saddled up and away I did go,
Riding alone in the dark.
Maybe tomorrow
A bullet may find me.
Tonight nothing's worse than this
Pain in my heart.

And at last here I

Am on the hill overlooking El Paso;
I can see Rosa's cantina below.
My love is strong and it pushes me onward.
Down off the hill to Felina I go.

Off to my right I see five mounted cowboys;
Off to my left ride a dozen or more.
Shouting and shooting I can't let them catch me.
I have to make it to Rosa's back door.

Something is dreadfully wrong for I feel
A deep burning pain in my side.
Though I am trying
To stay in the saddle,
I'm getting weary,
Unable to ride.

But my love for

Felina is strong and I rise where I've fallen,
Though I am weary I can't stop to rest.
I see the white puff of smoke from the rifle.
I feel the bullet go deep in my chest.

From out of nowhere Felina has found me,
Kissing my cheek as she kneels by my side.
Cradled by two loving arms that I'll die for,
One little kiss and Felina, good-bye.
 
Spike,

Do you think anybody on this forum is staring at her computer screen trying to figure out how in hell this got out of control so quick? Worse than tailsliding a hammer.
 
Marty Robbins was one heck of a singer/story teller and a pretty good race car driver to boot.
 

:D
 
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wabower said:
Spike,

Do you think anybody on this forum is staring at her computer screen trying to figure out how in hell this got out of control so quick?
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Hummmm, you read minds too. :D I was just thinking that! :D I'm sitting here trying to think of the title to the new and improved Gaston's thread. ;)

wabower said:
Worse than tailsliding a hammer.
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Pretty darn close!
 
Diana said:
Hummmm, you read minds too. :D I was just thinking that! :D I'm sitting here trying to think of the title to the new and improved Gaston's thread. ;)

Pretty darn close!
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(acappella, 3-part harmony, in D)

" . . . and she played tambourine with a silver jingle,
and she must have known the words to at least a million tunes.
But the one most requested, by the man she knew as 'Cowboy'
Was the late-night benediction at the Y'all Come Back Saloon."

I can feel the single-malt sing-along starting already.
 
Aw, crap, you're a Statler Brothers guy, too?

You must be a superior being.

If you tell me you like Danny Davis and the Nashville Brass, I may just fold right up and cry... :yes:
 
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