This song came on the Radio Tonight. It took me back…
Billy Gibbons is the man. He’s come through Phoenix on on tour and I’ve never seen him, but I’ve always wished I would have.
I’ve ridden through La Grange Texas, and I have a good memory of it.
The thing I like about Texas, is the pride. Texans are proud to be Texans. The place is a republic, and they do their own thing.
I actually have a lot of good memories of Texas, but my favorite is from the 2nd Easy Rider tour — we’d broke a tie down strap on the captain america bike that we had from our chase vehicle. We pulled over a little west of LaGrange, and tried to figure out the problem.
At least 2 Texans in trucks pulled over to help us. One, pulled a tie down strap out of the back of his truck to fix the problem. We got the bike upright, and tied down properly so we could go on our way.
I offered the man $20 for his efforts and the tie down strap; he’d stopped and given of his time and helped us out. He Refused. He simply said “that’s just how we do things here”.
I Immediately liked this part of Texas.
Rock on. I still owe that man a favor. It’s how it should be.
God bless Texas !