tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post2695157936045144842..comments2023-10-26T03:19:41.569-07:00Comments on Stephen Bodio's Querencia: George Jones: 1933- 2013Steve Bodiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14434597061701369867noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-74014009499001749322013-04-29T07:52:08.721-07:002013-04-29T07:52:08.721-07:00Another one of the great ones gone.
My favorite s...Another one of the great ones gone.<br /><br />My favorite story about Jones was about the time his wife took his car keys away so he wouldn't drive drunk so George drove his riding lawn mower to the liquor store to restock.Reid Farmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18382498430164817928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-42922281869481248112013-04-28T09:02:46.121-07:002013-04-28T09:02:46.121-07:00George might show up flyin' high, if George sh...George might show up flyin' high, if George shows up at all<br />But he may be, unconsciously, the greatest of them all<br />From the Beatles and me in Nashville, to the billies and the Rolling Stones<br />If we all sounded like we wanted to, we'd all sound like George Jones<br /><br />— Waylon Jennings, "It's Alright"<br /><br />Jim Cornelius<br />www.frontierpartisans.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-40063807497394559882013-04-28T07:36:35.978-07:002013-04-28T07:36:35.978-07:00To Anonymous: a version of that photo was in one o...To Anonymous: a version of that photo was in one of Tom's OLD albums, prompting son Jackson to make the pre- Photoshop remark. Knowing it existed meant it was possible to search out an example on the Net.<br /><br />Tom's remark when we saw it last year was to the effect that (still drinking) George wasn't sure what city he was in, and Warhol was not (ever?) sure what planet he was on...<br /><br />Scottie, good & apropos quote.Steve Bodiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14434597061701369867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-34050614298185029302013-04-28T05:11:20.265-07:002013-04-28T05:11:20.265-07:00George Jones, the greatest country singer ever and...George Jones, the greatest country singer ever and for ever. RIPClayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10724317510541096825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-58120169707133789672013-04-27T11:53:22.216-07:002013-04-27T11:53:22.216-07:00wow, where did you xcavate that "stranger tha...wow, where did you xcavate that "stranger than strange" combo of three musketeers? i'll spend the next week pondering how andy warhol can get in a mix with "the voice" of country music and the great tom russell (who enjoys himself at the rhythm room here in phoenix, once a year) geo jones is another link to the time of 2 honky tonk giants, hank (the first) and new mexico's lefty frizell! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-21011690381917052042013-04-27T09:46:09.863-07:002013-04-27T09:46:09.863-07:00He stopped lovin' her today...He stopped lovin' her today...Retrievermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15780519136583108632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-86071968614848681172013-04-27T03:15:01.863-07:002013-04-27T03:15:01.863-07:00Yabba dabba doo, the King is gone...Yabba dabba doo, the King is gone...Malcolm Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03833069961939810565noreply@blogger.com