Probably........
Playing live with him did indeed give me a different perspective..
As I've said on many occasions re genius musicians, when the
music stops, it's time to get the hell away from them. I learned
the hard way.
To insure his arrival for the previously mentioned gig in Denver, I
flew to Nashville and met him at Guy Clarks' house. We then loaded up his
Buick Estate Wagon (rear wheel drive, no snow tires) with his Marshall
set up, their luggage and his girlfriend, Mona. We then proceeded to drive to
Denver, in some of the worse winter weather the midwest had to offer. The roads were
snow covered and icy throughout most of the trip. Compounding the effort, Rocky
insisted on driving, often drunk with a bloody mary "go cup" he'd acquired
by charming the restaurant/bar where we last stopped.
I was mostly relegated to the back seat, where I said as little as possible,
in fear of what this all might become.
Somehow it was worth it, because in the week that followed in the club,I
learned how to properly play (Texas) shuffles, and solidified my musical relation-
ship with him and the great bass player, Bill Rich.
