Monday, January 27, 2020

Pheaturing Lucinda Williams


Hey, kids, welcome to the Phile for a Monday. How are you? Well, The Washington Post reporter Felicia Sonmez was front and center in the Twittersphere reminding the world about Kobe Bryant’s rape allegations just hours after he and his daughter died tragically in a helicopter crash. When the media show you who they really are, believe them. Welp, it sounds like the Post has suspended Sonmez, but not for the tweets about the rape allegations...


But a person familiar with the suspension said it was not Sonmez’s tweet linking to the Daily Beast article that triggered the suspension, nor was it two follow-up tweets where she said the thousands who criticized her in the hours since was an “eye opening experience.” It was the third tweet that showed her email inbox that landed her in hot water with the company, in part because it contained the purported full names of those who sent her an email, according to a Washington Post employee who spoke with The Desk on condition of anonymity. “Her managers don’t care about the Daily Beast tweet,” the Post employee said. “But there’s a concern that the screen shot (of her email inbox) might create some legal issues and could violate Twitter’s terms (of service).” The Washington Post has a Twitter policy... right? And well, this is quite the flub. MSNBC’s Allison Morris said Kobe Bryant was “perfectly cast on the Los Angeles Niggers, um, Los Angeles Lakers” during her coverage of the Kobe Bryant helicopter crash. Did we hear that right? Over to you, MSNBC.
You know how there are just some mean people on this planet? Well, meet Bryan Tucker, the destroyer of fun and children’s hopes. Why? Well, turns out Tucker was fed up with children trespassing on his property, so instead of asking them to stay away like any normal person would, he decided to do the extreme. Tucker installed an electric fence to “keep the children away.” Yes, not just any fence, an electric fence that can probably injure not only children but anyone around the area. You see, Tucker’s house is just a few feet away from a middle bus stop in Henrico County, Virginia, which is why sometimes children would come up to his property on their way home. Tucker told officials, he had installed the fence after growing tired of kids throwing trash and walking on the lawn after school. What makes the situation even more ridiculous, was that the homeowner decided to put the fence up on the first day of school. Meaning, well, you know what that means. Parents were furious as soon as they saw the fence due to the fact that Tucker didn’t put up any warning sign, which could cause potential harm. On his property, there are two signs posted to a tree in Tucker’s front yard reading, “Private Property – hunting, fishing, trapping or trespassing for any purpose is strictly forbidden. Violators will be prosecuted.” There is no sign saying there is an electric fence nearby. Parents main concern was children getting electrocuted, after not knowing exactly what harm the fence can do, or if it actually works. James Mehfoud, a resident around the area, spoke to WRIC, stating, “I touched it, I got a slight shock, it wasn’t that great. I understand his concern. I just don’t think he understood the neighbors’ concern about their kids. One of them could touch it, fall into it, and get shocked.” Officials did notify Tucker he was in violation of the County Code after his yard starts further off the road where the fence is. The fence was put in county right-of-way. Officials asked Tucker to take down the fence, stating it was illegal. Tucker did remove the fence, but he is allowed to re-install it if he keeps the fence at his property line. Still, not cool, Tucker, not cool. Can you please take the fence down for good? Think of the kiddos! I know you don’t want for people to step on your lawn, but at least put a warning sign or something. That’s the main problem here.
So, a 21-year-old Ole Miss student Maxwell Taffin, who should probably at least be on some sort of low-level watchlist for a little while, was arrested for eating his ex-girlfriend’s fish and then later taking a picture of his feces and texting it to his ex with the caption, “Found your fish.” And, uh, rightly so. Taffin, who was 18 at the time of the incident, has been charged with cruelty to animals and improper telephone communications. Sending unwanted pictures of your poop is illegal, kids. Look. It’s a fish. Not a cat or something. The thing probably forgot it was being eaten while it was being eaten. Twice. So the outrage at a living thing being killed here shouldn’t be too high, relatively speaking. It’s more the idea of the act. He didn’t break something of hers. He killed something of hers. By eating it. And then sent a picture of his shit. That’s a psycho move. Especially the poop part. The incident occurred when Taffin’s ex-girlfriend allowed him and a few friends to sleep in her dorm room the after the Ole Miss-LSU game in 2016, which they were in town for. When the victim returned to her dorm room Taffin said, “Check your fish tank.” She noticed the fish was missing and shortly after got an update on its whereabouts. When questioned by LSU police Taffin told them, “Yeah, I’ll be honest with you. I ate [the victim’s] fish.” Considering that this happened after an SEC football game (at LSU, of all places) there is a nearly 100% chance that Taffin was drunk when this happened. There’s like an 80% chance he was so blackout that his blood was actually just a Hurricane. Still, though. The poop thing, which presumably happened a fair amount of time later, can’t be excused away by the consumption of an entire fifth of Fireball on the Parade Grounds. That’s the sort of thing you hear about someone doing and either tell them to seek legitimate help or lose your phone number. Yikes.
A man suffered blistering burns after batteries from his vaping device exploded inside his pocket. According to Tyler Newton, he put three lithium batteries inside his vape pen and one extra in his pocket. The batteries blew up a few minutes later. Newton was driving his Jeep home from work, when the vehicle filled with smoke, causing him to swerve his way through the road, trying to put out the fire and getting out of his vehicle. Luckily, Newtown was in the middle of a construction zone where everything was being paved, and there was no traffic. Trying to get rid of an unhealthy habit, the Massachusetts man decided to pick up vaping, thinking it was the safer alternative to help him quit nicotine. Yet, the electronic cigarette left him permanent scars, spending four hours in the hospital. Newton suffered first and second-degree burns and some acid burns from the battery. One of the three Samsung lithium batteries melted onto the floor map of the Jeep. Due to his injuries, Newton stated he is out of work and is recovering at home, but has given up on vaping and is back to smoking, after it “seems to be the better alternative at the moment.” This isn’t the first incident related to a vape exploding. According to the U.S. Fire Administration, between 2009 and 2016, there were 195 fire or explosions triggered by the e-cigarette. 62 percent of the incidents of explosions and fire involving an electronic cigarette or batter occurs when the device is either actively in use or inside a pocket. According to authorities, usually, these explosions occur due to the devices’ batteries, the quality of your device component and lack of knowledge as to how to maintain your equipment. Most vapes are powered by a lithium-ion battery, which can pose a fire hazard if left in pressurized areas and are known to catch fire when overheated. Experts stated that as long as lithium-ion batteries continue to be used in e-cigarettes, severe injuries will continue to occur and explosions and fires will continue to increase. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration suggest vape managers change their package labels to “include graphics or texts to show users how to recharge the product to minimize the risk of any battery failure.” One should also buy quality vape pens from a reputable manager, and check the parts to make sure they don’t feel used or cheap. Users should not leave the device charging overnight, to avoid an electrical power malfunction resulting in a higher risk of explosion or fire. I would show you a pic of Newton's burnt legs but it's not Thursday... so no Throw-Up Thursday pic. You're welcome.
In case you missed it, Disney is already planning a live-action remake of the classic animated film Bambi. This means that the new movie will have the same look and feel as the previously released reboot of The Lion King. However, it seems like fans aren't so happy with the prospect of having to watch Bambi's mother get shot all over again. In the most traumatic scene in Bambi, the young fawn and his mother are discovered by the hunter simply referred to as "Man." During the encounter, Bambi's mom is shot by "Man," leaving the frightened fawn alone in the woods. Luckily, he is soon found by the Great Prince, the deer that is later revealed to be his father. First of all, the death of Bambi's mother happens off-screen in the 1942 movie. However, that doesn't take away the trauma that most children experienced while watching an animated film. Not surprisingly, people are now worried that the shooting will happen all over again in the Bambi remake and could show up in the new movie. Some were simply concerned that Bambi might not be able to properly express the devastation because he will look like an actual fawn. There are several reasons why people are not exactly excited about the Bambi remake. In addition to a possibly gory recreation of a deer's death, most of the story would not translate well in live-action. Personally, I don't think the whole "twitterpating" sequence will have the same effect if you don't get to see Thumper wrinkling his nose.
Instead of doing this blog thing I should be listening to this album...


Maybe not. Tons of memes made you laugh in 2019, like everyone wanted to see what they looked like as an old person. Naturally, the Face App memes followed.


Journalists make mistakes sometimes, though, editorial mistakes are undeniably hilarious like this one from The New Yorker...


Chicken fashion is always up for debate. Hey, future kids, this is Shakespeare...


Haha. I have been showing you how the press cover Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton differently. Check this out...


Meghan's makeup is Hollywood and Kate's is "grown up." Aside from the fact that they're almost exactly the same. If I had a TARDIS I would probably end up in some city somewhere in the 30s and see this baby in a cage like this...


What the hell? So, do you know what an Influencer is? I don't think I do, but they are out in the "wild"...


I'm confused. Ever see those panhandlers on the side of the road? Sometimes they have very witty signs...


If you're thinking of cheating on your loved one you might wanna think twice after seeing this...


Okay, then. Well, you know I live in Florida, right? There's some stuff that happens in Florida that happens nowhere else in the Universe. So, once again here is...


Twenty-one-year-old Citra, Florida resident Nicholas Sardo got caught having sex with a mini-horse. But he told police that he used a condom when he did it, which means… nothing. He’s still very much under arrest for sexually assaulting an animal. Sardo, who admitted to having sex with the mini-horse four times in one week, said he used a condom while doing it so that he wouldn’t catch any diseases from the animal, which definitely makes him sound even crazier because he was apparently performing this ridiculously disgusting, insane act with a level of rationality. He thought it out in a way that involved reality. It would have somehow been more comforting if he’d said he was using the condom because he knew the horse wanted to have his baby but he wasn’t about to get tied down in a relationship or foal support payments. At least Sardo knows what he did was wrong. And sick. He told as much to the police who arrested him. So where does it go from here? “Stipulations of Sardo’s future contact with the horse could be determined by a judge in the near future,” the police said. Future contact should probably be zero. Zero sounds like a good number for the amount of contact the man raping a mini-horse should have in the future with that horse. Because the horse does not speak English or, in fact, any human language, Sardo going near it to apologize would be pretty useless. Just get it a basket of carrots and oats and hope that those treats make it feel as good as you once made it feel bad. Sardo has been charged with four counts of sexual contact with the horse and is being held on a $4,000 bond, which feels low.




If you spot the Mindphuck let me know. So, with Kobe Bryant's death yesterday I thought I would invite a good friend of the Phile back today to talk about it. So, it's time to...


Me: Jeff, I know we always talk about football and I know you weren’t supposed to be back on the Phile until after the Super Bowl but with Kobe Bryant passing away yesterday from the helicopter crash and you were the first one to tell me I wanted to have you here to ask you about it. Were you a fan of Kobe?

Jeff: I wasn't so much a fan of Kobe, but you couldn't watch basketball and not admire the guy. He had a lot of talent and skill. I always liked the term "the next Michael Jordan" but Kobe Bryant was in the mold of Jordan. He was the greatest of his generation, especially at his position.

Me: What’s the deal with Lebron writing “Mambo 4 Ever” on his sneakers? That’s weird, right?

Jeff: Saturday Night Lebron James knew he was going to pass Kobe for third place in all time points. As a way to pay tribute to him, James wrote on his sneakers three things. He wrote the numbers "8 + 24," which were Kobe Bryant's jersey numbers. He also wrote "Mamba 4 Life." It's weird timing that less than 12 hours later, Kobe was gone. Kobe's nickname was the Black Mamba.

Me: Is there anything else you wanna say about Kobe?

Jeff: Life is funny, and in ways so is death. You just never know when it's your time to go. With that in mind, if there is someone you love... tell them. Tomorrow isn't promised. Even if you're a multiple time NBA champion AND Oscar winner (Kobe produced an animated short that won an Oscar in 2018). You might never get another chance to tell that person you love them. It could be your time. Or even worse, it could be their time. I can't help but think of the Ultimate Warrior at times like this. For those that don't know who Warrior Jim Hellwig was, he was a former pro-wrestler. He had a huge falling out with the WWE for years and both attacked each other for decades. They finally decided to bury the hatchet. Ultimate Warrior was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame on a Saturday, appeared at WrestleMania on Sunday and made an appearance on Raw. During that speech on Raw, Ultimate Warrior talked about "every man will breath his last breathe one day." Just listening to him as he spoke for five-ten minutes you could tell something was wrong. He left the ring. By morning, the Ultimate Warrior was dead. Just another weird coincidence, I guess. Kobe wasn't a perfect man. This is a man who was accused of raping a woman in Colorado. The court case was dropped when the woman refused to testify but a second case was brought up. That was settled out of court. But that is rarely brought up when discussing Kobe's life. He was arrested for it, but he will always be remembered for his time on the court. Sadly, Kobe wasn't the only victim of the helicopter crash. One of his daughters was killed as well. More details are coming out about the other victims as well. Regardless, it's a sad passing. For me the word legend gets passed around too much in sports. But Kobe was a legend.

Me: So, while you’re here let’s talk about football. Did you watch the Pro Bowl? Anything stuck out about it?

Jeff: I saw bits and pieces of the pro bowl. I'm not a huge fan of the game since a lot of the players don't take it seriously either.

Me: What’s the latest on the Antonio Brown shit show?

Jeff: As of Sunday, Antonio Brown has turned himself in on a charge of assault. Again I hope he gets the help he needs cause that dude's not all there anymore.

Me: Okay, thanks for being back on the Phile. See you back here in a few weeks on Feb. 4th.

Jeff: See you on the 4th!




If you or someone you know is experiencing substance abuse, call the National Drug Helpline at 1-844-289-0879. Now from the home office in Port Jefferson, New York here is...


Top Phive Things Said About The Food That Was Stuck In Nick Jonas' Teeth At The Grammys
5. I’m jealous of whatever is stuck in Nick Jonas’ teeth.
4. I want to congratulate the spinach in Nick Jonas' teeth for its breathtaking performance tonight. Truly amazing work.
3. Nick Jonas had food in his teeth during his performance and I think Joe and Kevin purposely didn’t tell him as pay back for breaking up the band years ago.
2. Nick Jonas has cilantro on his teeth and honestly fucking relate.
And the number one thing said about the food that was stuck in Nick Jonas' teeth at the Grammys was...
1. At least you all know I eat my greens.



Kobe Bryant 
August 23rd, 1978 — January 26th, 2020
Dude goes down in a helicopter with his daughter and you came here to see what nasty thing I write about him? What is WRONG with you? Just kidding. I couldn't think of anything.

Terry Jones 
February 1st, 1942 — January 21st, 2020
Spammed.


The 113th book to be pheatured in the Phile's Book Club is...


Anthony Daniels will be on the Phile in a few weeks. I think it's kinda cool. Okay, so, one of the creepiest parts about dealing with puberty as a young woman is the many ways the world sexualizes you and victim blames you for the leering eyes of men. Sadly, this form of misogyny is so deeply entrenched that many families police their daughters' clothing and bodies as a way to "protect" them. But in actuality, these rules and mindsets contribute to a culture of victim-blaming, self-objectification, and deep shame. In a email to the Phile, a young woman asked if she was wrong for calling out her mom's new policing of her clothing.


"Am I wrong my mom saw porn in dad's YouTube history and asked me to choose my clothes better?" She started the email by sharing that her parents are generally bad with tech, and she's often called upon to help them figure stuff out. "My parents aren't good with technology and find it difficult to do basic stuff on their phones. They bought my younger brother (let's call him Brandon) a phone recently and since they don't know anything about parental controls, my mom stays concerned about what he uses it for. Tbh, he's just a lot into games and music and not a lot else." Recently, she had an awkward conversation with her mom at breakfast about her brother Brandon using her dad's phone to watch porn. "This morning, my mom and I were having breakfast when she asked if Brandon's gmail is logged into my dad's phone too. I said he might've used dad's phone to check his inbox or whatever, no biggie. Mom then said Brandon's been watching 'dirty stuff' because she saw it in his YouTube history." When she checked her dad's phone to see if her brother Brandon was in fact logged, she quickly found that he wasn't... so the porn searches were her dad's. "I rolled my eyes because I know its none of my business but I'd have to deal with it because it's a big deal for mom. I checked if Brandon's gmail was logged into my dad's phone that she so confidently claimed, it wasn't. My dad just has the same profile picture for no apparent reason." Because the whole situation is deeply awkward, she originally decided to keep mum and not tell her mom it's her dad's search history. However, when she heard her mom mention "having a talk" with Brandon she told her mom the truth about her dad's search history. Rather than dropping the incredibly uncomfortable issue, her mom doubled down and told her she should start watching how she dresses because Brandon is "growing up." "I said nothing for a while but she said she'll have to speak to my brother about this. This was when I decided to intervene. I told her she saw dad's YouTube history and not my brother's. She was noticeably embarrassed. Called me in her room after a while and said I shouldn't walk around in short clothes or be braless around the house because my brother's 'growing up.'" She knew that arguing wouldn't go over well with her mom, but she needed to stand her ground when it came to her clothing, particularly in such a creepy context. "Speaking from how well I know my mom, arguing would've been no good. But I argued anyway. 'Now that's NOT on me. I'll wear whatever I think is comfortable. I couldn't care less who's growing up. Am I wrong? Edit: She just called me in again to tell me that my dad sleeps at 11:30 and that video was viewed at 1:30. I had to tell her the 1:30 on the bottom left was the video's length and politely ask her to never bring this up again." I seriously doubt that your brother would be attracted to you regardless of what you wear. I hope at least. Your mom should face the truth: that her husband watches porn, and keep you out of it. If anything is crystal clear in this situation, it's the fact that you shouldn't be implicated in her mom's anxieties at all: it should be kept between your mom and dad. If you have a problem or something you want my opinion on then email me at thepeverettphile@gmail.com.



Today's pheatured guest is an American rock, folk and country music singer, songwriter and musician. Her commercial breakthrough came in 1998 with "Car Wheels on a Gravel Road," which includes the Grammy nominated track "Can't Let Go," becoming her greatest commercial success to date. The album was certified Gold by the RIAA and earned her a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album. Please welcome tp the Phile... Lucinda Williams.


Me: Hello, Lucinda, welcome to the Phile. How are you?

Lucinda: Hi, Jason. I'm doing good.

Me: Your album "Car Wheels on a Gravel Road" is over twenty years old. My dad was a big fan of that album. Do you ever think why it had such an impact on so many people?

Lucinda: Well, I think about it when I'm doing interviews like this, when people ask me. The answer is I'm not really sure. I was completely shocked when that album won a Grammy and all that stuff happened.

Me: What was it like when that album became a big success? You must of been so proud.

Lucinda: Yeah, it wasn't a commercial sounding album in that time or anything. Marketing wise there was a lot of confusion. I remember when that album came out I had to go to these conventions and that sort of thing and I always wore a cowboy hat back then and God forbid they said, "You shouldn't wear a cowboy hat because they're going to think we're country. We're not marketing it as country so you don't want to refuse them by wearing a cowboy hat."

Me: Hmmm... I thought it was a country album and you were a country singer... did you think that was good advice about you not wearing a cowboy hat?

Lucinda: Yeah. That was before some of the heavy metal guys were wearing cowboy hats.

Me: Do you still like that record?

Lucinda: Well, when I listen to it I think my vocals sound so thin. But that's a good thing, I want everything as I move forward I want everything to sound better. I guess I'm an anomaly in that regard. I feel like I'm definitely singing better than I was then but I know this album means a lot to people. I think it's mainly due to the song volume. I think it was a lot of narrative song writing, songs like "Lake Charles," "Car Wheels..." and "Drunken Angel." A lot of them were stories.

Me: You were in the 40s when that album came out, but you were playing and recording for a long time before that. Was it hard to keep going and being creative?

Lucinda: Wow, I don't know how to tell people how to do that. That's what I was saying, I guess I'm unusual in that regard. I don't know if it's because I grew up around poets and novelists. I remember my dad saying not only do they get recognized until later but also they just get better as they just get older in that regard. The same is true in the jazz world, it's just a whole different deal. The same could be said in the blues world. My husband and manager Tom got to see Honeyboy Edwards play at a little club in L.A., probably about less than a year before he died. He was 91 I think or something. He played his ass off, he was beautiful and strong in spirit. I mean this was a guy who hung out with Robert Johnson. Those are the worlds I grew up in more.

Me: Who is someone else you really liked that inspired you?

Lucinda: Odetta. She can make "Here We Go Loopty-Loo" sound something much more sophisticated than it was.

Me: Do you think starting out or being successful late in life is okay or hard?

Lucinda: Oh, please. I got an email from a guy recently and he's a struggling writer. He said, "I'm struggling with this idea but I'm 38 and it's too late." I wrote him back and said no, it's not too late. Go find a mentor. It's good to have a mentor. Someone you can trust, who's work you admire to show your work to and get really good honest constructive criticism.

Me: Did you have a mentor?

Lucinda: My dad really was the first one initially. As soon as I started putting pen to paper and coming up with things I would show him. When I was still living at home I would show him and later after I left home I'd sent him a tape with all the lyrics of the songs on "Car Wheels..." as I was working on those. As late as "Car Wheels..." I wanted his approval. I think it's important to have that, not to sit by myself like on the edge of my bed. I got to put it out there and get response. I guess some people are afraid to do that. They're afraid it's not good enough of whatever, but they're not gonna know and they're not gonna grow without good constructive criticism. They have to go and play in front of people to. This whole idea that they can just create something on the Internet... I know it happens. At the end of the day with the kind of music that we are talking about it's important to go to little coffee houses and things, I'm not talking about trying to get an important gig, but just go out and find a group of like minded singer songwriters and have some sort of exchange. That's what I did, I spent fifteen plus years basically doing that what I'm talking about. In Austin and Houston, Texas, back and forth in all the little clubs there. There was a real supportive scene of other songwriters. That's really where I cut my teeth, before I even thought about having a manager or a record label or anything like that.

Me: What do you think of singer songwriters who are seating out now? Are they doing it the way you did?

Lucinda: They're all trying to move too fast these days. They got to have a record label now, they've got to do this now. They also have to be willing to travel, they can't make excuses. I know it's hard now because it's harder to live now. When I was doing it it was all during the 70s, when everything was dirt cheap. I could get a little day job like two or three days a week and pay my rent. So it's a lot harder now.

Me: Do people that say it's too late to do anything set you off?

Lucinda: It's sad actually. It's just gonna go down hill from there. Where are they gonna go, how are they gonna go forward if they're already thinking it's too late for everything at the age of thirty? That's just really sad to me.

Me: On your last album "The Ghost of Highway 20" there's this real powerful and sad song called "Death Came." What can you tell us about that song?

Lucinda: Wow, I didn't know you were gonna mention that one. Thank you for mentioning that one. It doesn't get talked about that much really. I actually wrote that after my mother died. She passed away in 2004. I started writing like crazy around that time. I just realized I wrote that earlier, it didn't come out til 2016 but it was an older song that I wrote after my mother's death. I had it on the back burner and it was time for it to come out, for it to be realized.

Me: What inspired you to write a song like that?

Lucinda: I was inspired when I was writing it by that traditional song that Ralph Stanley sang, "Oh Death." I was inspired in general by a lot of English and Irish folk ballads, the mountain music and everything. They are so powerful and dark and primal and scary. When I go back and listen to those, a lot of lyrics in those early songs they're very dark and mystical. Like "Banks of the Ohio" or "Barbara Allen," where the guy takes his lover to the woods and she's been unfaithful and he plunges a knife into her breast and the blood runs down...

Me: Man, we are talking about a lot about death but I want to mention someone who meant a lot to you and that's Tom Petty. How and when did you first meet him?

Lucinda: We were starting to become really good friends. It started with just a mutual admiration for each other's music and art. It started with back in the 90s he asked me to go out and open up for him which was a huge honor. I went out and opened about ten dates for him or something like that, or a couple of weeks or something. And most of the people there didn't know who I was who were coming to his shows. It was big high budget kinda shows in this big arenas and everything. I remember one of them this guy was sitting with his arms crossed in the front row impatiently waiting for Tom to come out. Another time someone threw a banana peel on stage so there was that. Eventually after a few nights of this Tom caught wind on what was going on and he came out on stage before we went on one night and said to his audience, "Okay, listen, you guys, listen up. You need to listen to this artist, she's important, pay attention." What other artist do you know who would do that? So I opened those shows for Tom and he won the ASCAP Musician of the Year award and he asked me to come and perform a couple of songs for that. He came back stage and hugged me and thanked me profusely. He was so humble and so sweet. I can barely talk about him without crying. I can't imagine what his wife went through and the guys in the band.

Me: Have you seen his band lately?

Lucinda: I sat in with Benmont Tench in Largo in L.A. and performed Tom Petty's song "Southern Accents." After we rehearsed the song for the show I went over and hugged him. It was just him at the piano and me on vocals. It was very powerful and I went up and hugged Benmont and said, "This is tough for me, I can't even imagine what you guys are going through." He just said, "It's surreal." That's all he said.

Me: I think you and Tom looked like brother and sister. Haha. Are you surprised you two became such good friends?

Lucinda: No. I connected with Tom in a lot of regards, being from the south. He's a great songwriter and recognized the same with me. Except he was really big and hugely famous and I was able to see somebody who was that famous and also see a beautiful spirit there.

Me: Yeah. He wrote a song about my dad called "Lonesome Dave," so that's my connection with him. I met Tom backstage with my dad when he played here in Orlando and I remember Tom saying to my dad, "Too bad Foghat is washed up." For years that kinda bothered me but listening to the song about my dad I don't think he meant any harm. Anyway, thanks, Lucinda, for being on the Phile. I hope this was fun.

Lucinda: I've enjoyed it. See these are the kinda "interviews" that are more like the good ones, more like conversations between friends.

Me: Thank you, Lucinda, Come back on the Phile soon.





That about does it for this entry of the Phile. Thanks to my guests Jeff Trelewicz and of course Lucinda Williams. The Phile will be back tomorrow with David Byrne. Spread the word, not the turd.  Don't let snakes and alligators bite you. Bye, love you, bye.



































I don't want you, cook my bread, I don't want you, make my bed, I don't want your money too, I just want to make love to you. - Willie Dixon

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