Thanks For Giving A Damn

Hayes talks about bingo parlors, crayon autographs, competing in drag shows, Croatian handball, Wrecks Bell, lion tamers, writing with Guy Clark, etc.

Mary talks about resisting technology, industry pitfalls, Chet Atkins quotes, Boy George recording her song, folk rehab, Hobo Kings, Norwegian prison gigs, etc.

Chuck talks about guitar shaped swimming pools, his first baseball game, meeting Tom Waits in a Kansas grocery, seeing Naked Lunch with William S. Burroughs and David Cronenberg, early East Nashville, vintage scooters etc.

Ian talks about sneaking into Graceland to meet Elvis, seeing Buddy Holly live, refusing to meet Jerry Lee Lewis, getting arrested in Indianapolis, swimming with Mick Ronson, seeing Pelé make two banana kicks etc.

Kim chats with Otis about tap dancing for Todd Snider, Swiss cowboy gigs, rehabbing raptors and convicts, vinyl records etc.

Jon Dee chats with Otis about scar parties, attending cock fights and Lucha Libre in Mexico, opening for The Clash etc.

The legendary road manager chats with Otis about working for The Rolling Stones and goes into detail about stealing and burning the body of Gram Parsons.

Gretchen chats with Otis about Woody Guthrie’s 100th birthday, growing up in New York and Boulder, seeing the Grateful Dead as a kid, moving to Nashville, Chinook winds etc.

Ray Wylie Hubbard chats with Otis about hanging out with pro wrestling royalty in the 1970’s, seeing Lightnin’ Hopkins, vintage guitars, circus graveyards, etc.