Willis Alan Ramsey, Northeast Texas Women, as the lyrical reference goes, “Them Dallas women standing up beat the others lying down….”
“North of Waxahachie, east of old Cowtown
Them Dallas women standin’ up beat the others lyin’ down
Well God bless the Trinity River and any man who is unaware
Of the northeast Texas women with their cotton candy hair”
(Original recording, May, 1971. Source: CD’s liner notes.)
Okay, here’s a quick note, I saw Willis Alan Ramsey perform, in a coffee shop, in Dallas, just him and guitar. Long time ago, that’s for sure. It was on a college campus, if I recall, and I don’t recall much. I don’t think I was old enough to drive.
So you ever get a song stuck in your head?
On the road, looking at gas prices, I was thinking, “we love our trucks, maybe if we didn’t ship so much oil out-of-state then the price wouldn’t be so high.” Here’s an online resource.
Dallas is as Dallas is. A quick spin through the old hood. Same as always. Road food: most excellent fried catfish in Waco, a new find for me, and then Sonny Bryans in Dallas. The legend.
