Panama Red Goes to Europe

Well, after months of wondering if it was really gonna happen, I got a plane ticket to Austin today, where my next little odyssey will begin and I took my new Seagull Grand guitar out to Nolensville to get it baptized into the Order of Left-Handed Jesus. Switched around from righty to lefty in other words, as Mr Godin up there in Quebec does not see fit to manufacture the only guitar he makes that I want (but I really WANTED it) in a left-hand model. Sacre bleu, I say. Merde. Other surrender-monkey phrases.

So anyway, along with the ticket that Billy Joe Shaver had sent was a list of thirty-three tunes we will be doing, three of which he will perform alone. I have been growing slowly aware that NEXT WEEK I will be back in Europe, or as we say here in the musical community of Nashville, Yoorp. Last night I couldn't sleep, got up and listened to my once and future boss's records one more time. Boy oh boy, once again I will for two or three days at least, once again say dank u wel and alst u blieft.

Love to all, will write from Austin. Or maybe not, all depends on the time and the weather. Wayne P: Thanks for all the encouraging words, stuff I already know (all true wisdom is, eh?), but coming fromour august guru-ness, it helped immensely. Thanks for
taking the time.

Y'all say a prayer...thirty tunes is a lot to put under my little belt...and I'll write more from Austin.

Y'all over there in Amsterdam (Andy and Tanja and Tonja and Frits and Sem and Jur and Patrik and Rory especially) BE HOME next week. I love you all and I'll see you soon.

Met vriendlijke groetjes,

Panama

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Editor's Note: Panama Red is an independent music artist, story teller and songwriter based out of Nashville. He has written songs with Kinky Friedman and others of note. Panama Red's "Homegrown" CD is pure genius in my opinion. He's just a misplaced Texan I do believe.