Bill Morrissey's Rube Johnson Rebounds (cover) - Gary Hall LIVE @ the Barking Spider

This performance was recorded at the Barking Spider Tavern on 3/20/2010. I remember when Bill wrote this song back in '74 or '75. He introduced it to us at the "Stone Church" open mic in New Market, NH. At the time, I thought it was a wonderfully imaginative and optimistic way to react to a romantic breakup. I still do.

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[guitaniac]

@elijahwald Heads up, Elijah. I've sent you a personal message regarding the Morrissey cassette recordings (mid '70s) which I've found.

[elijahwald]

HI again Gary,

If you manage to find that old tape, please let me know. I'm helping the family to arrange a donation of his material to a good archive, and am hoping to hunt up some other early tapes so that material will not be lost to history... mine indeed fell victims to a flood, and in any case I don't think either he or I had anything that early.

Thanks, and all the best,

Elijah

[guitaniac]

@elijahwald I may be able to hunt down a cassette tape, with about an hour's worth of originals, which Bill recorded for me in 1974. I recall that two of my favorites, "Hometown" and "Driftin' Back To Boston" are on that tape. Presuming I can find it, however, I'm not sure that its survived the years.

[elijahwald]

Good to hear. Do you have any of his old tapes? I had a few, but am afraid they may not have survived a flood... I'm hoping to get some people to do the ones he never recorded, probably just on YouTube. Too many good songs that should be heard...

[guitaniac]

@elijahwald Hi Elijah, I'm in Cleveland, Ohio. I'm still playing about five of Bill's songs. I believe that two or three of them were never commercially released.

[elijahwald]

Hey Gary,

I was wondering if I was now the only person alive who knew that song. Great to hear you singing it. Where are you these days?

Elijah