Heartworn Highways and YouTube.com
It’s hard to believeáhow popular youtube has become. People send me links quite often with interesting stuff to look at (and listen to). It’s easy to get stuck at the computer when one video leads to another andáyoutube always seems to know what will interest you if you were interested enough to view whatever you were viewing.ááSome days I’m more susceptible than others, but Monday I got hooked when my friend Scotty sent meáa link to an old Steve Earle video of him singing “Mercenary Song” when he was just a bit more than a kid. He was sitting around a circle with Guy Clark, Rodney Crowell and others. The scene looked familiar and upon further investigation, I found that it was lifted from a movie titled Heartworn Highways. I have it onáan old VHS tape. It’s been a while since I watched it, but I learned that it has been re-released on DVD with extra stuff not included in the original VHS version. I guesss I’m gonna have to have it. If you love Guy Clark’s music and/or Townes Van Zandt’s music, or any of a number of like minded early Americana pioneers, you’ll want it too. Here’s a link to a review I found on it: Heartworn Highways
I also found some greatávids on YouTubeáfrom “Austin Pickers 1984″ - I may have to pick that one up too. It’s got a great interview with Townes Van Zandt talking about how he wrote “If I Needed You”. If you’re interested just get on YouTube andásearch foráAustin Pickers 1984 or Townes Van Zandt. You shouldn’t have any trouble finding it.