Joe, I was an extra on that movie set! "Outlaw Blues" was the film that
DID get things happening in Austin. RW Shamy WDVR-FM
-----Original Message-----
From: Joe Gracey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: passenger side <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Tuesday, January 26, 1999 4:26 PM
Subject: Re: Outlaw Blues
>Todd Larson wrote:
>>
>> The movie "Outlaw Blues" has been on cable this month, and I've got a
>> question about the theme song ...Pretty entertaining stuff, and much of
it
>> was filmed in Austin.)
>
>Yeah boy, when they came here to film that thing we all said "things are
>happening to us now!". We all thought it was but the beginning of a
>massive inflow of industry weasels and labels and publishers and record
>deals for everybody and probably the Apocalypse, too. After all, we had
>just won the Billboard Trendsetter of the Year Award at KOKE-FM for
>having the idea to play country-rock music! And Willie lived here and
>was starting his own label! And Texas Chainsaw had just been done here!
>etc etc.
>
>some of them things happened but most didn't, and it took another twenty
>years for any of it to happen in a meaningful way, and there still ain't
>no labels or publishers here bigger than a thimblefull of horseshit.
>
>However, the live scene is still cool. And with Seagrams (!) owning half
>of the world now, I don't think banking on major labels will get any of
>us very far...
>--
>Joe Gracey
>President-For-Life, Jackalope Records
>http://www.kimmierhodes.com
>
