I crossed the Velono bridge sneaking in the back way down A1A to the Freebird Live Jackson Beach, Florida. What a night,waves crashing and Hank III/AssJack! YeeeHaw.We pull around the block which is encircled by a line of Metal Heads and Hellbillys! It’s Wednesday, Sept 1st and we are ready to tie one on! For those not from the south that means get drunk with the Hellbilly King, Hank III.
The Freebird is 2 levels, holds 700 and there isn’t a bad spot in the place.I decide to hang right at left stage next to hanks long time slide guitar player Andy Gibson and there guitar tech. Then, it has been said a million times, the ghost of his Granddaddy, Hank III jumps up and into “Straight to Hell!” The crowd of Metal heads erupts! “That’s why we’re here!” In a whirlwind of his old tunes he raises the crowds adrenalin! He is a professional! He then hits us with the new. Pabst Blue Ribbon cans are everywhere and there is no better hoedown going on anywhere!
All this for $15! WTF? “The best and cheapest show out there you can buy” he snarls. Two hours later he yells,”Give us 10 minutes.” 10 minutes later AssJack is killing it. Hank is now on guitar, fiddle player is on a guitar and stand up bass has traded in for an electric bass after they have already jammed for 2 hrs.WTF again!Ass Jack tears it up for another 2 hrs.AssJack is true Americana Metal. Hank III and AssJack are Americana and America needs Americana. Hank thank you sir and your entire crew and band.Thank You!
Ol’Cracker
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