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Gentle Readers,
For several years this was a standard at the Annual Fourth of July Bash. We'd do twenty minutes of Sousa, the Star Spangled Banner, then time the finale of the distant fireworks shows so we closed with Ray. Then it was back to raucous behavior and, if we were fortunate, CUH belting out Up Against The Wall Redneck Mother with Jerry Jeff Walker.
Video Here. There are others too, but you can't watch them.
As Always,
TWC
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Hmmm.... Is that anything like "Up Against The Wall, Mother......" y'know, from the parts of the country where mother is half a word?
Posted by: Col. Hogan | July 04, 2008 at 06:41 PM
If you get drunk and sing along with songs like "Up Against The Wall, Redneck Mother," you might be a redneck. ;-)
sasob
Posted by: smartass sob | July 04, 2008 at 08:31 PM
You know, Jerry Jeff Walker wrote Up Against The Wall and it's a great story about how he drew the short straw when they ran out of beer. He walked across the street to a red neck bar to get a sixer. Apparently the red necks didn't appreciate his long hair and put the hurt on him.
BTW, CUH ain't a redneck, he's a crip whose cane don't work too good after the Pine Tree Juice kicks in. Surprisingly, his pipes work fine. He's actually got a good voice. I will not forget his performance.
Posted by: TWC | July 04, 2008 at 09:00 PM
you might be a redneck.
I meant that ala Jeff Foxworthy's old routine.
You have yourself a great holliday, weekend, TWC. Me, I got to get off this thing and get some sleep - got a long day of cooking ahead of me tomorrow. Brisket needs eight to ten hours or more.
sasob
Posted by: smartass sob | July 04, 2008 at 09:49 PM
Thanks SASOB, you work that brisket. Me? I'm doing steaks on Sat for the 20 some people we're expecting. Mesquite grilled, of course.
Foxworthy is great. I was mostly trying to give a little flesh to our old bud CUH. That's whats wrong with this medium. No nuance sometimes.
Posted by: TWC | July 04, 2008 at 09:58 PM
"Up Against the Wall, Red-Neck Mother" was a song I sang for years back in the day when I played drums for money, oft times in bars full of red-necks who didn't even know that they were red-necks.
But if I ever get to celebrate the 4th at su Casa, I will introduce a new custom in your honor, TWC. One of the talents my Dad taught me is the ability to sing the Marine's Hymn to the tune of Ghost Riders In The Sky. On a dare I performed it on the Whidbey Island Naval Airstation at the Globe and Anchor Club. I knew I was either going to die that night or make a lot of friends. They had me sing it two more times before the night was over.
Posted by: NoStar | July 06, 2008 at 11:42 PM
??????
What happened to the Kosmic Kid's post where he said he'd pay good money (as opposed to devalued US greenbacks?) to hear the Marine's Hymn sung to the tine of Ghost Riders in the Sky?
Has the evil spirit of censorship come to the Wine Commonsewer?
Posted by: NoStar | July 08, 2008 at 10:12 AM
NoStar, I don't know what happened. I've had some intermittent comment problems, mostly with posting but not with vanishing.
For the record, however, I, would also pay good money to see you perform the Marine Hymn to Ghostriders in the Sky.
Sail on down, you can moor at Dana Point Harbor and I'll come fetch you in the Un-PC truck.
Posted by: TWC | July 08, 2008 at 10:29 AM