I played with Townes to the end. We were doing a record for Geffen Records in Memphis. No mattrr what shape he was in he was a gentleman and a true friend right to the end. He took care of his family at the end by making sure they all had ownership to his copyrights. I sat across the table from him out at the lake house while he signed the documents. We took breaks to play cards and rehearse "The Dying Ctap Shorter Blues" which he really wanted to be the center piece for the project. He would then would go back to signing away his rights to the songs. No matter what anyone might think he was a true gentleman and a fine fine friend. He is deeply and profoundly missed.
Soulful insight Big Cat, I follow the feel, the lyrics and the different versions, some electric, and some seem more felt than others, yet of course, MARIE, too much raw truth to take without an impact. I love your insights, appreciate you share, must be a bit rough to do.... success in monetary amounts, sheeehit! nah, impact of whoever hears these songs, every chord and instrument, the impact is the telling measure, and it is boundless, my friend, life could not hold so much as some of us live anyhow. We have no way or time for doubt. We ramble on. Play on Big Cat, ok, play on ...~RaVen~ Hope this gets a smile for you... it is very little compared to the feeling you've shared. As a thank you... kindly so... …from 13 and wandering, my first cross country hitchhike … I never made it back. I am 59. "TRASH CAN" Trash can. Why do they call you a trash can? You know I get my food from you. I get my daily bread. I get my garments too. From you I get my aid, What nobody else will do. Trash can. Why do they call you a trash can? I go shopping ‘neath your solid rims. I never feel harsh welcoming. I get my freedom of choice. Like a treasure chest, you gift my kids their toys. Trash can. Are you really a trash can ? You look more like a salad bowl than you do a melting pot. You know I carry my axe for you. I dig you for all you got! Trash can. Are you really a trash can? There’s a drop left in that Bacardi. Leftover from an old tea party. American express, Front page: Presidential address. Eloquent faded photograph, he says: Yes, there is an order to this mess- -why do you have to be a trash can?
@Michael Catalano: So Michael, if you were there to the end, then you can put to rest the rumor that the Stones ripped Townes off of "Dead Flowers"? I am sincerely curious. If it was robbery, than I suppose that Gram Parsons was a victim also. So.... Townes knew Richards? How did the Stones have access to his most excellent music?
Oh Townes, I hope you found peace and resolution from your pain when you crossed that misty river. Thank you for hanging onto Hope as long as you did so that you could share beautiful music with the world.
Thats what I love so much about Townes, so much of who he was came through just in his singing and It reverberates with a kind of pain I think you have to experience to recognize fully. Each performance was a little different and I dont think that was by accident
I played Tecumseh Valley for my sister in law yesterday. She is a professional musician...a music teacher, a Church organist and choir director, and a member of the NY Choral Society...she has played in the pit for many musicals, and is a lover of popular songs of the 20th century, especially show tunes and some folk. She had never heard of Townes before. But when she heard that Texas drawl and that five note melody....slowly and methodically sung, she was shocked. WOW, was all she could say.....
I can't help but love this. I love when he would smoothly transition from one of his tunes into one he admired from another artist. He does the same thing with Colorado Girl slipping into Dylan's "Just Like Tom Thumbs Blues". His sense of humor was sharp even as his other faculties failed him. All that talk about who wrote which parts is him joking. His forgetting the name of the song was not uncommon. He wrote many and, to him, the titles were always secondary to the song itself. The man lived to write the perfect song. A goal I believe he achieved time and time again. RIP Brother. I feel it too Townes. I feel it too.
+Clayton Midgett I really think he walked most of his songs before he wrote them . Life experiences , good and bad .It all came from within his soul . Thank you Townes .
@Ocee Bee being bipolar w depression drugs and alcohol he was somehow still able to create some of the best songs Ive heard by any artists. He said he had written over a thousand songs
I used to work at the 11th Door when Townes was around. Amazing to know it still stands. Surely his music stands forever. What a blast to hear him talk.
WELL, sadly younger he was called as i am bi polar back then they gave him awful no good electric brain shock those bastards!!!! n it fucked up his memory bad! sad you can read it on his wikipedia or story documentary on him.....he had a sad life why damn hall of fame dont care! like our godfather hank sr. but 2012 bout as texan proud he was made into song writers hall of fame means more than country hypocrites hall of fame.................we texans bred the country outlaws and rock poets! buddy holly/roy orbison, recent rip great legend sad too ol roky erickson!!!!!
My favorite townes performances was like this raw and ready... laying out there like he wrote them probably drunk in his house or motel room...he left it all out on the field for us to hear...the epitomy of a true songwriter...this is what we're missing in these days and times!!!!
Your very welcome! I acquired this through a reputable source, and feel like it will be safe for all to enjoy. I have credited the person responsible for it's production, Mr. Larry Monroe, and I would also like to mention Roger Kirkpatrick (a friend of mine) who had the original VHS tape in which this was taken from.
I am from Austin. I am 50, I saw TVZ play the biggest local venues. I saw Townes play the street corner the next day. I love Townes and I am still missing you. I remember those Sunday mornings on 6th street. We were all just to high to go home, we searched for the next shot. We ate migas in east austin waiting for the dealer. We sat and sweated at his feet, shared our tacos dimes and dope. That was reality...
at 3:19 he finishes still looking for you and at 5:37 he goes back to the chorus of still looking for you while playing dead flowers i wonder if this footage ever aired on tv this a really beautiful video none the less, it couldnt be better any other way!!!!!!
I knew Townes. Not well but from time to time I was lucky enough to talk with him. He was gracious, brilliant, pained. I cried long and deep when he died.
I never got to see Townes Van Zandt play live, I should have known better way back then. I was told plenty about Towne by my brother who has the best taste in music, from listening to recordings of Townes singing his songs, telling his jokes, and talking,I tell that he was a very decent, kind, highly intelligent and very generous human being also a very great singer and songwriter
Thanks for the post towerscope. I have to say i love the way he rolls his words right into someone elses story, the way he could see into windows and let everyone see into his
This man is something I can find good enough words to explain how just fantastic old Townes & for sure Guy!!I am 35 I have been a music lover,hell I was born in Corpus Christi Tx!!Some how these two escaped my ears n eyes until about 6 months ago!Well I'm making up for lost time cause I wont play nobody else!!
+Dan Gebhard while i have been following guy since old no. 1 back in '75, it has only been within the last couple of years that i have found the music of townes van zandt... same with me, they are ALL i listen to now
Six or so months ago I stumbled on the documentary 'Heartworn Highways' with many of the greats of that "outlaw" era, Guy Clark, Steve Earl, Rodney Crowell, etc., etc. and Townes was a big part of the movie. Man, that movie was a revelation to me. I immediately fell head over heels in love with the music and the writing. I've had an unreasoning, irrational hatred of Country music for my whole life and just now, at 55, I'm realizing what a dope I've been for all these years! I've been missing out on some of the best songwriting I've heard. Like everything else, Country music is nuanced and some is still crap but there's this whole part of it that's gritty and real and that's what I love.
I was so fortunate, seeing Townes was a regular thing in downtown Houston...Grew up there & Austin, Ft. Worth. Seeing & listening to Townes was a way of life it seemed...Still is
I stumbled onto this great pair of videos this morning and must convey my deepest thanks and gratitude to you for posting them here. Like andross122, I too am easily moved to tears when listening to Townes' music videos these days (tears of sadness as well as tears of joy). My introduction to Townes Van Zandt's music in the early 1970's resulted in a life long love of his recorded songs and the live performances I was lucky enough to witness (I saw Townes on at least a dozen occasions).
I had a chance to hang out with TVZ in Austin over a few weeks. He was on a kick of drinking Ezra Brooks or George Dickel - I forget which, but he talked like it was his best friend, and that was really his name. You never had a sense of how much he was drinking, because when he drank it was like most people breathe. It was so natural you didn't really notice... until you had a look at the bottle. I realized one night that he was functionally unconscious, but his body and voice were sort of on auto-pilot. There was a point where I could just tell that no one was home. And about 1 in the morning, he decided that it was time to go to a liquor store for more whiskey. I kept trying to tell them that the liquor stores had to close at 9, by law, but he just sort of smiled like he knew something I didn't and got up to go. I thought, "There's no way I'm getting in a car with these crazy-drunk bastards", but they left in somebody's old Impala - and Townes was driving. They came back about an hour later, and damned if they didn't have a couple of bottles. When he forgets the song name at the beginning of this clip, it's not because he was so far gone by then. He was like that a long time before this clip was shot. He told a lot of stories, and it was sort of maddening to listen to. They took about 3 times as long as they should. He would bog down, and throw in a bunch of crap that you know didn't belong in that story, and then circle back around to where he was before. The stories were entertaining, but you would think he was about to make a point and then he'd just leave it hanging and veer off somewhere else. The other thing is that there was always something sad about him. He was always sort of self-deprecating, but you got the feeling that deep down he really believed it. Even now, when I see these old clips, it makes me feel sad. Never mind the forgotten song title. Listen to the beginning, where he says, "It really is nice to be home. I've been... different places, you know". That's him.
What a great story, pocjetty! I've only recently 'found' Townes - can't believe I lived my life without him so far. His music goes straight to your heart and soul. I'm glad he seemed to enjoy it so much while he was with us - and that we can enjoy it now that he's gone. I'd love to have heard one of his stories - which are really what his songs are. Always with a tinge of sadness. Thanks to the original poster of this video.
pocjetty Thanks for that piece of the life and times of Townes. That was beautiful in the way you told it and in the way it made me feel like I was there with you both.
Hell fire man.. we all know what you mean ..or some of us do understand ? Some times the light is so bright that we gotta look away or try to regulate the glare of that light ? Townes light was so bright that he did his best to regulate it with whatever he could ...that little bit that seeped in turned into his music . They call it " Brilliance " and the light of brilliance is blinding if you dont take measures ...Townes took measures . The blues thing is amazing as was all he did. Townes singing and playing the blues is like hearing old timey blues . God dang .
pocjetty I noticed that "different places" right off. Thanks for sharing your story. I have been around "maintenance drinkers" so I know what you mean.
Saw Townes in a small TX hill country bar one night outside Boerne and after we shared a vodka at the bar before his gig I asked him how he comes up with songs and if I recall correctly he said something like " They come when you least expect it, but you have to keep expecting them" Did not know he wrote Send me Dead Flowers which has always been a big influence on my guitar picking style as I listened to that Stones album over and over again. Hope your flying shoes are treating you well Townes.
I'm 32, only discovered Townes and his music and his story a year ago and its been an amazing journey listening. The comments here are great and bring a tear to the eye, great to see how many people have been touched by his music and hope like myself that he has found peace.
Along with Shane Macgowan, Townes is one of the most honest singers that I've ever had the pleasure of listening to. There ain't many who really feel what they sing.
Saw Townes a year before he passed.. He seemed so fragile yet put on a wonderful and intimate show at the Mucky Dick..His spirit still lives on in these parts of Montrose in Hou TX. Every yr has been a celebration of his music at the Old Quarter now in Galveston every new years day. This year is to be the last of this ritual.
I know I LOVE record stores ,there was a little Mom ,n Pop STORE by me , but they closed a year ago ,he would get any thing 4 u that u wanted ,I miss going there
Right on Cheryl. We have a record store here with new and used but its kinda small and he gave me a time not wanting to order a record once so I was like, "Fine. Amazon has loads more than you and even better prices. Have a nice life."
And no real treatment for mental illnesses. How did he do so much with the shot he had in this life? I look forward to seeing him when I go through that final gate.
I used to see Townes at the 11th Door so very long ago. Amazing group of singers went through that place, lots of foolishness but more wonderful songs than you could shake a stick at.
Just because he forgot the name to a song for a bit there doesn't mean he suffered any type of disease, he just forgot. Happens all the time to most of us although it is reported Townes did have some problems earlier on. The treatment given at the time seemed to have erased much of his memory if the stories are to be believed and who'll ever know just how sick the man was? Lot's of booze and maybe other thing's didn't help him live a long life but he gave us so many great songs in the mean time.
Marta Von Runge Was that all he was to you? You're a full-blown ... I won't say it. Love and respect always for Townes, a unique man, a gift to the world.
If I'm ever as cool as this cat,even by a fraction I know I'm using my guitar for something worth listening to!!!!This guitar brother is a Hero 2 me and all who agree,light up your spliff n say a prayer for Poncho and me!
Whatever drives a man to cast aside everything in place of the needle and spoon is only known by God and the heart of the man. I watched it happen to my daddy. It don't mean the person is unlovable, but it sure makes it harder for people to love 'em.
It's sucks being an addict I have been an one over twenty years it's hard because your family turns their back I am so blessed to have a cousin who cares and somehow I am blessed enough to have a. good woman she's only 25 beautiful had loves my dumb ass she actually saved me twice I was going to hang myself on the 11th because of being alone and god put us together on the 10th now I have something to live for
... I believe that the issues you speak of ⬆️⬆️⬆️is due to the selfishness/deceit that is subsequently attached to the drugs and the drug use. Heroin Wiltern the most honorable Men into a thief when the stakes are high but the chips are down... In one way or another this applies to EVERYSINGLEdrugUSER(WITHOUT EXCEPTION)! In my opinion, this is the difference that lets you still love that person yet won't allow you to adore them. I mean drugs as in the sense of; any substance that provides false confidence... this excludes marijuana and all other natural psychedelic substances
I was introduced to Townes in A. Austin, His music and guitar style after a stint in federal prison. And been playing His music every chance I can, self taught.
this was a wonderful time in austin texas - it was deep hanging with townes and we loved him very much and still listen a lot to his songs. we wondering about the second part of the tape we would love to see the part of hans theessink show .. could anybody please let us know about that tape and send it to us or put it up . i think at end of tape 2 hans and townes are playing togther... would be great to see that again. love from milica theessink
You know when he fell and broke his neck pretty much what iv read and hip and the hospital wouldn't give him pain meds because his wife wanting to detox him at home hell is what he went thru that day night he died.rip we love you.
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He walked the walk. He talked the talk. He is missed.
He will not be forgotten.
I played with Townes to the end. We were doing a record for Geffen Records in Memphis. No mattrr what shape he was in he was a gentleman and a true friend right to the end. He took care of his family at the end by making sure they all had ownership to his copyrights. I sat across the table from him out at the lake house while he signed the documents. We took breaks to play cards and rehearse "The Dying Ctap Shorter Blues" which he really wanted to be the center piece for the project. He would then would go back to signing away his rights to the songs. No matter what anyone might think he was a true gentleman and a fine fine friend. He is deeply and profoundly missed.
Soulful insight Big Cat, I follow the feel, the lyrics and the different versions, some electric, and some seem more felt than others, yet of course, MARIE, too much raw truth to take without an impact. I love your insights, appreciate you share, must be a bit rough to do.... success in monetary amounts, sheeehit! nah, impact of whoever hears these songs, every chord and instrument, the impact is the telling measure, and it is boundless, my friend, life could not hold so much as some of us live anyhow. We have no way or time for doubt. We ramble on. Play on Big Cat, ok, play on ...~RaVen~
Hope this gets a smile for you... it is very little compared to the feeling you've shared. As a thank you... kindly so...
…from 13 and wandering, my first cross country hitchhike … I never made it back. I am 59.
"TRASH CAN"
Trash can.
Why do they call you a trash can?
You know I get my food from you.
I get my daily bread.
I get my garments too.
From you I get my aid,
What nobody else will do.
Trash can.
Why do they call you a trash can?
I go shopping ‘neath your solid rims.
I never feel harsh welcoming.
I get my freedom of choice.
Like a treasure chest,
you gift my kids their toys.
Trash can.
Are you really a trash can ?
You look more like a salad bowl
than you do a melting pot.
You know I carry my axe for you.
I dig you for all you got!
Trash can.
Are you really a trash can?
There’s a drop left in that Bacardi.
Leftover from an old tea party.
American express,
Front page: Presidential address.
Eloquent faded photograph, he says:
Yes, there is an order to this mess-
-why do you have to be a trash can?
@Michael Catalano: So Michael, if you were there to the end, then you can put to rest the rumor that the Stones ripped Townes off of "Dead Flowers"? I am sincerely curious. If it was robbery, than I suppose that Gram Parsons was a victim also. So.... Townes knew Richards? How did the Stones have access to his most excellent music?
Copypasta
Thank you.
@@michaelstucker6739 did you ever find out?
Oh Townes, I hope you found peace and resolution from your pain when you crossed that misty river. Thank you for hanging onto
Hope as long as you did so that you could share beautiful music with the world.
He didnt
It's a blessing we get any footage of TVZ at all.
Matt Foley, thanks Matt. I was lucky to come into this tape. There was only one known copy of it in existence...originally on VHS.
Thank you so much. I love Townes
Townes delivered his lyrics with such raw honesty that empathy is not required of the listener. He just injects the emotions into the soul.
Thats what I love so much about Townes, so much of who he was came through just in his singing and It reverberates with a kind of pain I think you have to experience to recognize fully. Each performance was a little different and I dont think that was by accident
I played Tecumseh Valley for my sister in law yesterday. She is a professional musician...a music teacher, a Church organist and choir director, and a member of the NY Choral Society...she has played in the pit for many musicals, and is a lover of popular songs of the 20th century, especially show tunes and some folk. She had never heard of Townes before. But when she heard that Texas drawl and that five note melody....slowly and methodically sung, she was shocked. WOW, was all she could say.....
Honest
His honesty and integrity is so rarely found. Not even the devil could take it away.
his story is so fucking sad though he tried to sell his recording rights to his songs for 20$ brakes my heart
Snd bearing his illness eith booze. Nothing worked other than rlectro shoc e insuline
Integrity. What a laugh. Blind fan, you.
@@ChrisMcloviification yet he had alot of money in the bank during that time so idk why he did that
@@Sereneis that electro shock u mention really destroyed much of his memory for the rest of his life
I can't help but love this. I love when he would smoothly transition from one of his tunes into one he admired from another artist. He does the same thing with Colorado Girl slipping into Dylan's "Just Like Tom Thumbs Blues". His sense of humor was sharp even as his other faculties failed him. All that talk about who wrote which parts is him joking. His forgetting the name of the song was not uncommon. He wrote many and, to him, the titles were always secondary to the song itself. The man lived to write the perfect song. A goal I believe he achieved time and time again. RIP Brother. I feel it too Townes. I feel it too.
Clayton Midgett What you said! i hope to catch up with you on the flipside, Townes!!
+Clayton Midgett I really think he walked most of his songs before he wrote them . Life experiences , good and bad .It all came from within his soul . Thank you Townes .
@Ocee Bee being bipolar w depression drugs and alcohol he was somehow still able to create some of the best songs Ive heard by any artists. He said he had written over a thousand songs
He wrote Dead Flowers.
@@joemarshall4226 no he didn't . He was kidding. He maybe could've written it. But, alas,he didn't.
I used to work at the 11th Door when Townes was around. Amazing to know it still stands. Surely his music stands forever. What a blast to hear him talk.
Townes sure didn't put on airs, did he...nice to see a musician not full of himself, and a genius besides.
WELL, sadly younger he was called as i am bi polar back then they gave him awful no good electric brain shock those bastards!!!! n it fucked up his memory bad! sad you can read it on his wikipedia or story documentary on him.....he had a sad life why damn hall of fame dont care! like our godfather hank sr. but 2012 bout as texan proud he was made into song writers hall of fame means more than country hypocrites hall of fame.................we texans bred the country outlaws and rock poets! buddy holly/roy orbison, recent rip great legend sad too ol roky erickson!!!!!
@@thanosdarkseid8695 psychiatry sure did townes wrong. So sad what was done to him
He and Lowell George way were underrated and that’s a megalithic understatement.
My favorite townes performances was like this raw and ready... laying out there like he wrote them probably drunk in his house or motel room...he left it all out on the field for us to hear...the epitomy of a true songwriter...this is what we're missing in these days and times!!!!
Your very welcome! I acquired this through a reputable source, and feel like it will be safe for all to enjoy. I have credited the person responsible for it's production,
Mr. Larry Monroe, and I would also like to mention Roger Kirkpatrick (a friend of mine) who had the original VHS tape in which this was taken from.
But NO DATE at all...
Thank you.!
@@AMEER-114- its thought to be from the early 90s
@@towerscope that much is obvious....
Almost anyone could narrow it down to a 3 or 4 year span....
I am from Austin. I am 50, I saw TVZ play the biggest local venues. I saw Townes play the street corner the next day. I love Townes and I am still missing you. I remember those Sunday mornings on 6th street. We were all just to high to go home, we searched for the next shot. We ate migas in east austin waiting for the dealer. We sat and sweated at his feet, shared our tacos dimes and dope. That was reality...
haunting imagery. Dope is as real as it gets and you never forget no matter how many years of sobriety
at 3:19 he finishes still looking for you and at 5:37 he goes back to the chorus of still looking for you while playing dead flowers i wonder if this footage ever aired on tv this a really beautiful video none the less, it couldnt be better any other way!!!!!!
The finger picking on the cricket blues ~ worth the world to see that.....
+satexguy1 I love the lightin hopkins style blues - really one of Towne's finer moments even though it's a tad sloppy
“Head down the LS/Get a bunch a alka seltzers on the way”
Genius Townes!
Crying...just gorgeous. He was leaving us.
Thank you to all for your comments and LOVE for him.
Thank you too❤️
I knew Townes. Not well but from time to time I was lucky enough to talk with him. He was gracious, brilliant, pained. I cried long and deep when he died.
Please post positive proof pronto
Pics preferred
What was the pain about?
I never got to see Townes Van Zandt play live, I should have known better way back then. I was told plenty about Towne by my brother who has the best taste in music, from listening to recordings of Townes singing his songs, telling his jokes, and talking,I tell that he was a very decent, kind, highly intelligent and very generous human being also a very great singer and songwriter
The late years are so painful to hear. Life was not kind to this man, but he took it all and gave back such beauty.
it's a horrible disease to witness, and on top of his mental illness and the ruinous treatment, how he kept his soul is a miracle
I love his heart and soul. God be with you Townes Van Zandt. There's some blue skies where you are now. walk in in those clouds. ❤ 🌦⛅🌤
Thanks for the post towerscope. I have to say i love the way he rolls his words right into someone elses story, the way he could see into windows and let everyone see into his
Thanks for the great Townes! Love hearing his live recordings as you often hear songs he never recorded in the studio.
This man is something I can find good enough words to explain how just fantastic old Townes & for sure Guy!!I am 35 I have been a music lover,hell I was born in Corpus Christi Tx!!Some how these two escaped my ears n eyes until about 6 months ago!Well I'm making up for lost time cause I wont play nobody else!!
+Dan Gebhard while i have been following guy since old no. 1 back in '75, it has only been within the last couple of years that i have found the music of townes van zandt... same with me, they are ALL i listen to now
Six or so months ago I stumbled on the documentary 'Heartworn Highways' with many of the greats of that "outlaw" era, Guy Clark, Steve Earl, Rodney Crowell, etc., etc. and Townes was a big part of the movie.
Man, that movie was a revelation to me. I immediately fell head over heels in love with the music and the writing. I've had an unreasoning, irrational hatred of Country music for my whole life and just now, at 55, I'm realizing what a dope I've been for all these years! I've been missing out on some of the best songwriting I've heard. Like everything else, Country music is nuanced and some is still crap but there's this whole part of it that's gritty and real and that's what I love.
It’s a shame some people (namely the 20 dislikes) can’t understand the genius that is Townes ✌️😎
Thank you Jonny for posting and keeping this gem forever alive.
I was so fortunate, seeing Townes was a regular thing in downtown Houston...Grew up there & Austin, Ft. Worth. Seeing & listening to Townes was a way of life it seemed...Still is
Love his music. Great song writer and singer, otherwise a tragic life. I feel for him.
Rest his soul!
Jim P tragic?
The raw emotion he has in this set almost hurts me, it's so honest. Idk if it was the buzz talkin or both. "Lookin for you" is priceless country
I think this is from the early 90's. There was only one copy of this on a VHS tape that a friend of mine had.
I stumbled onto this great pair of videos this morning and must convey my deepest thanks and gratitude to you for posting them here. Like andross122, I too am easily moved to tears when listening to Townes' music videos these days (tears of sadness as well as tears of joy).
My introduction to Townes Van Zandt's music in the early 1970's resulted in a life long love of his recorded songs and the live performances I was lucky enough to witness (I saw Townes on at least a dozen occasions).
I had a chance to hang out with TVZ in Austin over a few weeks. He was on a kick of drinking Ezra Brooks or George Dickel - I forget which, but he talked like it was his best friend, and that was really his name. You never had a sense of how much he was drinking, because when he drank it was like most people breathe. It was so natural you didn't really notice... until you had a look at the bottle. I realized one night that he was functionally unconscious, but his body and voice were sort of on auto-pilot. There was a point where I could just tell that no one was home. And about 1 in the morning, he decided that it was time to go to a liquor store for more whiskey. I kept trying to tell them that the liquor stores had to close at 9, by law, but he just sort of smiled like he knew something I didn't and got up to go. I thought, "There's no way I'm getting in a car with these crazy-drunk bastards", but they left in somebody's old Impala - and Townes was driving. They came back about an hour later, and damned if they didn't have a couple of bottles.
When he forgets the song name at the beginning of this clip, it's not because he was so far gone by then. He was like that a long time before this clip was shot. He told a lot of stories, and it was sort of maddening to listen to. They took about 3 times as long as they should. He would bog down, and throw in a bunch of crap that you know didn't belong in that story, and then circle back around to where he was before. The stories were entertaining, but you would think he was about to make a point and then he'd just leave it hanging and veer off somewhere else.
The other thing is that there was always something sad about him. He was always sort of self-deprecating, but you got the feeling that deep down he really believed it. Even now, when I see these old clips, it makes me feel sad. Never mind the forgotten song title. Listen to the beginning, where he says, "It really is nice to be home. I've been... different places, you know". That's him.
What a great story, pocjetty! I've only recently 'found' Townes - can't believe I lived my life without him so far. His music goes straight to your heart and soul. I'm glad he seemed to enjoy it so much while he was with us - and that we can enjoy it now that he's gone. I'd love to have heard one of his stories - which are really what his songs are. Always with a tinge of sadness. Thanks to the original poster of this video.
pocjetty Thanks for that piece of the life and times of Townes. That was beautiful in the way you told it and in the way it made me feel like I was there with you both.
Hell fire man.. we all know what you mean ..or some of us do understand ? Some times the light is so bright that we gotta look away or try to regulate the glare of that light ? Townes light was so bright that he did his best to regulate it with whatever he could ...that little bit that seeped in turned into his music . They call it " Brilliance " and the light of brilliance is blinding if you dont take measures ...Townes took measures . The blues thing is amazing as was all he did. Townes singing and playing the blues is like hearing old timey blues . God dang .
pocjetty I noticed that "different places" right off. Thanks for sharing your story. I have been around "maintenance drinkers" so I know what you mean.
Dion St. Michael and a mentor with more knowledge to share than Solomon. But very well said
Poor ole Towns nearing the end. One of the best
Gone at 52, he had at least 20 more good years. Just crazy
Great post. Townes rippin' it up. Medley of "Still Lookin' for You" and "Dead Flowers", mean "Cricket Blues".
this is a treasure Townes Van Zant was a great song writer and a man who fought his own deamons his whole life.I get that,it aint easy
Saw Townes in a small TX hill country bar one night outside Boerne and after we shared a vodka at the bar before his gig I asked him how he comes up with songs and if I recall correctly he said something like " They come when you least expect it, but you have to keep expecting them" Did not know he wrote Send me Dead Flowers which has always been a big influence on my guitar picking style as I listened to that Stones album over and over again. Hope your flying shoes are treating you well Townes.
He didnt. Thats jagger n Richards he was so fucked up he had it backwards allgood tho
Greetings from Ireland ❤ keep it country Love TVZ ❤❤❤
depths not many get to see. he was a treasure
Thank You.... It is like finding buried treasure, when a new clip of Townes shows up. Hopefully the evil forces will not make you remove it!
thanks very much for this rare gem. i got to see townes live and he was great.one of my heros.
I can only watch this every now and then as it’s as desperate a state of depression that can be put across in song format
TVZ BEST SINGER/SONGWRITER EVER....PERIOD
effing wow. lays everything on the line every time he opens is mouth. talk about honest music, Townes sets the bar.
Love his work, miss him...!!
Parts one and two~Gems to be treasured. Thanks so much for posting!
Awesome music-loved the Rolling Stones cover ;)
I'm 32, only discovered Townes and his music and his story a year ago and its been an amazing journey listening. The comments here are great and bring a tear to the eye, great to see how many people have been touched by his music and hope like myself that he has found peace.
So Fuckin Honest......we need so much more of that!!!
Che tristezza vedere Townes in queste condizioni. È ancora il mio preferito
Il processo di autodistruzione era giunto al termine. Questo concerto televisivo risale al 1994. Morì due anni dopo.
Along with Shane Macgowan, Townes is one of the most honest singers that I've ever had the pleasure of listening to. There ain't many who really feel what they sing.
You, my friend, have good taste in music. When the words and music make you actually feel something (sorrow or joy), you know it's great. Cheers.
Love you and miss you Townes.
Saw Townes a year before he passed.. He seemed so fragile yet put on a wonderful and intimate show at the Mucky Dick..His spirit still lives on in these parts of Montrose in Hou TX. Every yr has been a celebration of his music at the Old Quarter now in Galveston every new years day. This year is to be the last of this ritual.
I was at that show as well...
Hell yes ,love him , it is so fucking hard 2 find his Music .
Townes Van Zandt Central on the web has his music. His wife Jeanene, makes sure people can get his music .
amazon has a ton of it. Unfortunately record stores aren't around much anymore as people listen to crappy free mp3 stuff.
I know I LOVE record stores ,there was a little Mom ,n Pop STORE by me , but they closed a year ago ,he would get any thing 4 u that u wanted ,I miss going there
Right on Cheryl. We have a record store here with new and used but its kinda small and he gave me a time not wanting to order a record once so I was like, "Fine. Amazon has loads more than you and even better prices. Have a nice life."
yes u HAVE 2 get your music HOW EVER , U CAN , if I want something I will look until I find ,n yeah I LOVE boots
A beautiful soul 💜
Thanks for sharing. Huge fan. But honestly it's sad to see addiction like this. It's heavy.
Here's part 2....I put the text a little closer to the front of the title to make it easier to find. Thanks for pointing that out!
I am profoundly touched by Townes music and his stories
As Dali said genius can not be normal .
my friend, Joe Buchan, gave me his LP, "Flyin Shoes" so many years ago
i don't trust them crickets! god damn, you get me every time, townes.
Thank you for posting this, towerscope.
Thanks for sharing this with us
thank so much to posting this gem!
A great man, a great songwriter and truly a sad story of a self destructive journey.
it was self medication gone wrong, nothing could dull the pain
And no real treatment for mental illnesses. How did he do so much with the shot he had in this life? I look forward to seeing him when I go through that final gate.
❤Pure Gentleman God Bless Him 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Thank you, this is great!!!
Addiction takes away the best of someone
Kinda funny how one of if not the greatest songwriter of all time introduces himself as a “former entertainer at the red door.”
Love dis man tears dawn my face tanks 4 dis video
I used to see Townes at the 11th Door so very long ago. Amazing group of singers went through that place, lots of foolishness but more wonderful songs than you could shake a stick at.
lucky guy! what was townes like live?
Townes Van Zandt was the ultimate gentleman in life. .
Hey, thanks for sharing this! Won't get any better...
Thanks so much for posting this footage....it's FAB....regards, Pete
💙 Still Looking For You feels like a song that speaks of eternal things, sung in a simple no frills kind of way.
Thank you SO much for this.
totally amazing. thank you SOOOOOO MUCH!
Brilliant! Thanks for posting!
"Dead Flowers" was one of Townes favorites.
thank you "tower scope" for this post... its beautiful- just saw flatlanders in DC (at Wellmont in VA) and it reminded me of Townes- great music.
Saw this when it first aired in Austin. Kind of sad but still Townes in only his way.
Hard travllin' my friends... Still, he was our genius while he was here.
proper hard livin, but townes really lived it up at times
Thanks for posting! Great! BSJ
Just because he forgot the name to a song for a bit there doesn't mean he suffered any type of disease, he just forgot. Happens all the time to most of us although it is reported Townes did have some problems earlier on. The treatment given at the time seemed to have erased much of his memory if the stories are to be believed and who'll ever know just how sick the man was? Lot's of booze and maybe other thing's didn't help him live a long life but he gave us so many great songs in the mean time.
Townes was a heroin addict, but he added a few other drugs to the mix. In the end that's what took him. He was also bi-polar.
He was a full blown addict. I was there.
Marta Von Runge Was that all he was to you? You're a full-blown ... I won't say it. Love and respect always for Townes, a unique man, a gift to the world.
this is quite quite wonderful
townes version is the best i also love johnny thunders
Still looking for you...🍀🤠
Thanks !
Thanks ForThis VID.
i love and live you buddy
Has anyone ever covered Dead Flowers with more pain and emotion?
If I'm ever as cool as this cat,even by a fraction I know I'm using my guitar for something worth listening to!!!!This guitar brother is a Hero 2 me and all who agree,light up your spliff n say a prayer for Poncho and me!
💓💓love him so much
"I've been...uh...different places, you know."
Whatever drives a man to cast aside everything in place of the needle and spoon is only known by God and the heart of the man. I watched it happen to my daddy. It don't mean the person is unlovable, but it sure makes it harder for people to love 'em.
+bohogal1 Sorry that you had to endure that.. a lot of families have.. but so true, it does mean they are unlovable.. nice share . .
It's sucks being an addict I have been an one over twenty years it's hard because your family turns their back I am so blessed to have a cousin who cares and somehow I am blessed enough to have a. good woman she's only 25 beautiful had loves my dumb ass she actually saved me twice I was going to hang myself on the 11th because of being alone and god put us together on the 10th now I have something to live for
... I believe that the issues you speak of ⬆️⬆️⬆️is due to the selfishness/deceit that is subsequently attached to the drugs and the drug use. Heroin Wiltern the most honorable Men into a thief when the stakes are high but the chips are down... In one way or another this applies to EVERYSINGLEdrugUSER(WITHOUT EXCEPTION)! In my opinion, this is the difference that lets you still love that person yet won't allow you to adore them. I mean drugs as in the sense of; any substance that provides false confidence... this excludes marijuana and all other natural psychedelic substances
I was introduced to Townes in A. Austin, His music and guitar style after a stint in federal prison. And been playing His music every chance I can, self taught.
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this was a wonderful time in austin texas - it was deep hanging with townes and we loved him very much and still listen a lot to his songs. we wondering about the second part of the tape we would love to see the part of hans theessink show .. could anybody please let us know about that tape and send it to us or put it up . i think at end of tape 2 hans and townes are playing togther... would be great to see that again. love from milica theessink
well, at least he still remembers Kay...
haha, "i think keith and mick wrote the still looking for you part....I think I kind of disremember"
Glad u caught that. Very few people here got the joke
Who can fill his shoes!
I’m still lookin for you too Townes.
You know when he fell and broke his neck pretty much what iv read and hip and the hospital wouldn't give him pain meds because his wife wanting to detox him at home hell is what he went thru that day night he died.rip we love you.
Every time i put him on i cant turn him off
Townes is a legend, that's the difference, please humble yourself.