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Billy Joe Shaver - PA system FAIL

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Uploaded by on May 7, 2009

Live from behind Jo's Cafe on S. Congress, Austin TX., Chet's band (The Farmer's Co-op) joined Chet, Otis Gibbs and me as I Forest Gumped my way into a great show. The song was familiar, but I'd barely ever heard of BJS (for shame!). What a performer! HULA GIRL was there, safely tucked away in my knapsack.

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  • Jim, you were the only bat I encountered on both my visits to Austin. But point taken re: lights, mic, and a real video camera.

  • Great!!! Pls post your vid whenever you are ready. Very compelling song, especially the chorus. It is equally metaphor and literal in its 'thrust' for lack of a better term. O, I believe it's "waddn't" (was not) rather than "woulnd't". Giver 'er, as they say in Cape Breton Nova Scotia!!

  • Yup! They say my mammy left me, the day before she had me! .... Great lyrics

  • And sadly, it was probably based on a fairly true fact, lol!

  • Proper...!!!!! Must say that "mic failed" routine is great.... audience participation is what you NEED... audiences not participating ain't listening!!!! This is great Anna... more please. *****

  • LOL - you mean musicians do it on purpose? In this instance, there really was a technical glitch. I was close to the stage and was fascinated as to how he'd handle it. Such a pro, one tough hombre is BJS. It was out for most of the song, and he barrelled right back into it. Crowd ate it up!!!

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  • Mebbe u shud carry an extra movie projector light AND a microphone in your backback. Last time I saw Shaver he played at Antones with Carolyn Wonderland and Ray Wylie Hubbard - same BAT stage, same BAT time. Bats big in Austin, sweetie.

  • Naw! that's just a cynical joke! Let's face it, you'd have to be TOO confident to try it and you'd have to be one hell of an actor to carry it off.

  • Oh yes .... the song is I'VE BEEN TO GEORGIA ON A FAST TRAIN (honey), I "wouldn't" born no yesterday, Got a good Christain raisin' and an eighth-grade education, ain't no need in you treantin' me this way.

  • YEEE HAW BEBEEEEDOSSSS HAHAHA

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