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Love this video. I am a new subscriber but I have seen your videos before. GP and Clarence and those greats. I am turning 74 in July so you know my music. I was wondering if you could do any Blaze Foley type of people that you might know that I might not know. I listen to outdoor country at home. I do not drive but I have a bicycle. I love your laid back style. Makes me happy. Homestyle. Thanks for all that you do.
Having my coffee. It's also a perfect spring day in the NW Arkansas Ozarks where I live. Wishing beautiful spring days to all of y'all out there. Hope everybody gets to pick some tunes on the porch this weekend. Thanks for sharing this doc.
Beautiful morning here in KC, too. Sunny, low humidity, light breeze. Im guessing Hank's pronunciation is just a personal quirk. My dad, a Kansas City slicker from birth, had a faint Missouri drawl, exacerbated by years of Air Traffic Control radio chatter. He is the only person I have ever heard call crayons, 'crins.' He pronounced everything else properly... but KRAY-on came out 'crin.' Go figger. In my punk rock days, I had a friend who shortened, 'cigarette' to just one syllable: 'grit.' To each his own.
Hello Otis, David Grier was playing at Natalie’s last night in Columbus Ohio with Adam Schlenker, (another fine flat picker) and my wife and I attended the gig. Great gig and got to speak with David after the show. He played what looked like an old Martin, but it was a very well made imitation that had me fooled. Fine instrument in the hands of a master picker.
Thanks Otis. I've recently been confined to a chair due to damage to my back from my misspent youth. Paying the price for always being the strongest guy in the room. Fortunately/unfortunately I've spent countless hours watching TH-cam vids while awaiting surgery and now recovery. Your "inside baseball" videos are by far the best out there. I never miss 1 and I've watched many several times. Looking forward to the day I can sit in a chair without arm rests so I can hold a guitar properly. Your work has made this long strange trip a little easier. Thank you very much.
I am a 15 year veteran of three bad lumbar discs and one cervical that squeaks in the chorus. My MRI pictures showed so much scar tissue that surgery would only help if bladder control would fail and so far it has not. I have learned to swim in these troubled waters and still be grateful for what has remained true and still available. 👍
Your videos are really good quality. The sound is good, the video quality, and I really love the subject matter. Real country music means a lot to me. Thanks bud.
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Really looking forward to watching the documentary tomorrow night, thanks so much!! This is yet another one of those good things I probably would have missed if you hadn't posted about it!! 👍
Hey Otis, Love your channel and following you. I know what you mean about not feeling great today brother!! Us older guys go through that grief!! Ha Ha Ha! I've seen a lot of the people you talk to and interview lived through the stuff and shows and I know we are missing and loosing a lot of those people and not to be a bummer but we're in line with em!! Sometimes it's not good to be next in line!! I'm hip to the amagotten line and I always wondered too! And I figured it was like in the past tense? The way he's singing it!! And the way your talking here about your bud saying is everything ok!! I know what you are going through brother!!!! I'd really love to meet you sometime!! Hang Tough brother!!!!
Great show is always Otis I know exactly what you're talking about with the old time churches. The church that came up in as a young man we had no musically accompanied singing we used shape note singing. Each of the notes having a unique shape Corresponding to notes on the scale.
thanks for the heads up..I love how you support your friends. I only met him thru this podcast. then did a deep dive into a few of his songs. He seemed like a nice feller. I know I will enjoy the documentary.
I credit watching Valley Girl for the first time when I was 17 for getting me into the Plimsouls and Peter Case. Going to be watching the documentary this weekend for sure.
❤I’m at my WesternOregon Columbia River Empire until I must return to my gritty city this week. Beautiful here as well. I’ll be watching this doc and please know, I’m always appreciating you and your channel Otis. Always
Mine and my Dad's friend done a documentary of are town it was a lot off work it won an award also it was aired on PBS I guess there are different PBS chanel 5 on New Mexico...RocknRollFlat5
The battle of "am I got in/gotten(?)" could be inferred, and by doing so, reframing the scope of the lyrical subject--making the macro-apocalyptical scenario suddenly micro-personal--one's own personal salvation and assessing an individual's worth amid the chaotic strife of existence... Where'd I set my coffee?~
Hey Otis great video as always. I haven’t heard Hank Williams’ pronunciation of Armageddon from anyone else, BUT I must say another great pronunciation is Bob Marley’s in One Love. Like ArmaGideon. Just fantastic. Language, culture and music (or any artistic expression) is beautiful. Much love to ya
Hey Otis! Your spring morning looks very much like ours outside Bloomington in the woods near Lake Monroe. My daughter graduated from BHSNorth today and we are receiving guests in celebration this afternoon so, I will miss the chance to see you at Arthur’s tonight. Trying to remember how long it’s been since I saw you last at Deer Park in Bloomington, 2014 maybe? Anyway, thanks for your work and posts on the channel; until next time!🎼🪕🎸
Hank said he sat beside his mother as she played piano in their church so they did have music with their songs. I was born and still live in Alabama and Hank sang in his authentic Southern accent (Example:" The lights shine bright from your winder") and I believe that its just how he pronounced the word.
Great Jog Otis. See where Son Volt is putting out Doug Sahm tribute album. Already have Bottle Rockets' Sahm album. Any Sahm or Bottle Rockets or Son Volt stories?
Sorry, Otis - but thanks. Didn’t get to finish your weekly Saturday Morning Coffee With Otis podcast. When you mentioned the Peter Case documentary I immediately hit “pause” & went & rented it on TH-cam. I’ve been a huge fan of his since … the 70s or was it the 80s. Paid full price for The Nerves 45rpm with picture sleeve. Then when available I bought The Plimsouls. When he went solo and I bought those 1st two Geffen albums when they were released. Love your interviews with Peter Case; love the documentary. Thank you, Otis.
I just watched the Peter Case documentary. I loved it. Great story and music. I just spent oodles of dollars on all the Peter Case music I could find. My wife is gonna be pissed. I'll tell her Otis made me do it.
Getting ready to watch the documentary on Peter Case. I've always hoped Otis was making a documentary. I don't know who it would be about but Otis use to hint around about a super secret project he and Todd were working on and I thought it might be a documentary.
I learn so much from you, Otis. I love it. My father spent his lifetime as a protestant minister. Never heard armageddon pronounced the way Hank does in the song, but I would guess it was regional or a mispronunciation. I could find no pronunciation alternatives in an Internet search. I will watch the Peter Case documentary. Thanks for the heads up. Hope you feel better soon and safe travels. I enjoyed my coffee with you this morning.!
Otis, This is from the Wikipedia page (so it must be true😉, right) for The Battle of Armageddon. Might just be a Hank Williams thing. “Co-writer Roy Acuff had been a primary influence on Williams' music. Williams pronounces "Armageddon" as "Am-be-gotten" and usually ignored his producer Fred Rose's demands that he enunciate his words with more sophistication.”
I had the insane great fortune to have him play through my PA at a coffee shop in Knoxville. I spent most of the day with him being amazed by tales and his command of the instrument and talking about tunings. As I was preoccupied with the “technical artifice” of getting the gig going I never paid much attention to what he was doing. The coffee shop was the home for the local vintage motorcycle club. That place was filled with old bikes and lots of old posters. At one point he spied a poster and played an amazing arrangement of “the ballad of easy rider”. I later asked him where did that come from and how did he come up with it? His response was: “I just made it up“ Mind. Blown. I also discovered he had played the entire gig in open C. They walk among us. I’ll be spending that 3.99 soon. Thanks for all you do Otis. The Willy compilation, and the Petty thing are incredibly important additions to the canon.
It is a gloriously beautiful day in E Iowa. Coolish. But I'll get a sunburn working outside, later. Otis. Im feeling really grateful to you today. Thank you. The stories you and your people tell are soul nourishing. If you know, you know. Going to the docu right now.
indeed all video film media making is a chalenge esp editing and tech stuff but as a programmer and maker myself as such you are correct...docs are extra challenign esp ur point about financials....motivation......etc....great recomendation
Watched the Case doc Otis. It was great. Just wondering if you know Tom Russell's music. Folk singer/songwriter who has been around for ever and has a ton of albums. One of my favorites but nobody ever talks about him.
That's a Hank song I'm not familiar with. I just looked it up on youtube and I've never heard that pronunciation either. I'm 64 yrs old and I grew up in the southern baptist church, (still recovering from that!), and my grandparents are from eastern KY, so I've heard about the coming of Armageddon my whole life. So, if that was a common way for country folk to pronounce it, I've certainly never came across it. I'm like you, Ottis. I never call anyone either. My friends and family know this about me, so if I ever do actually call one of them, I get the same reaction. I've come to enjoy texting because it is much less invasive. People can respond at their own convenience rather than feel obligated to have a conversation that may not be at a convenient time for them.
It's my frickin lucky day! Somebody down in the comments mentioned he was coming to portland, wasn't sure if it was the city in Oregon or Maine. Checked it out, its in Portland, OR...YeeeHaaaw! Got my ticket ordered for June 7th. It's in some famous old church that was turned into a music venue, supposed to be great acoustics. The info seemed to indicate it would be primarily piano, which is what I think his new record is. I'd like to see some guitar, but I don't mind piano at all. Bring it all on....
Hey Otis, that's an interesting question Har-magedon har-ma-ged'-on (Harmagedon from Hebrew har meghiddo, "Mount of Megiddo"; the King James Version Armageddon. Sure seems to me that most of including me use the word pronouncing it Armagedon . Sorry for the long post . I tried to make a documentary, put a lot of blood, sweat and tears into got to several pitches but never entered full production. Still care about the subject matter.
Another good one as usual. I'll be sure to catch the documentary later. Thanks. "I picked up the phone and called somebody" - laughed my donkey off. I sure can relate. Had another listen to Hoosier National the other day. Enjoyed the music and cover art as much as I did the first time. You done good on both, for sure. I've been away for awhile for some weird reason but I'm glad to see you're still bringing joy to TH-cam. Stay safe and keep on keepin' on, brother. Love to you and Amy.
the first hero I met was Harry Chapin. I walked away disappointed because all he wanted to do was kiss my girlfriend. totally ignored me. I met someone from the business who knew Harry and she told me; "sounds like Harry". There are classes of people- shouldn't be - but people who have made it or something of themselves do act like they are better than the rest of us. at 62, I'm not a fan of anyone because no one is a fan of me. I know how childish that sounds but why support someone when you have not ever been supported. not my parents, teachers not anyone. I am who I am because I am. I will tell ya Otis - I think you are cool and alright. Peace
Thank you so much for the heads up Otis, you are right if not us then, who? I bought the rental, can’t wait to see it. Thank you so much for turning me on to so many of the musical outliers… like the guys I’ve played with, and bands for years. Always a pleasure to watch your channel!
I always wondered if Hank had a secret window into southern culture, not to mention the entire cosmos, that prohibited anyone from north of the Alabama line from questioning anything he said or did. I have been listening to him from ever since I was born in 1951 and, if Larry Sparks sings the word "armageddon" like Hank then, by God, that's the way to do it. I must admit that it sounds a bit peculiar but that's what has endeared me to Southern music all along. You grow up in the 50s with your ear pressed up to the tiny speaker of the record player in your big sister's room playing Everly Brothers, Elvis, and Buddy Holly 45s every day and that twangy sound ain't weird--it's right!! Say hi to David Grier for me. I was born in the same town as Clarence and I saw David a couple of years ago in Yarmouth, Maine, just a few miles from where I now live. He drove up from Nashville to put on a solo concert. I bought his only cd, "Another Nashville Night" because I got there early enough and was able to chat with him at the back of his car before the show. That's when he realized that he hadn't brought the boxes of merch that he had intended to pack. Perfectly understandable when a feller has lobster rolls on his mind. Great cd with Stuart Duncan on fiddle, Casey Campbell on mandolin, Cory Walker on banjo, and Dennis Crouch on bass. You should try to win one, Otis in your next poker game with Senor Grier. Keep the coffee brewin' and the squirrels happy!
Another awesome Saturday morning- perfect here on Hogpen Creek. Hope you and Amy have a Happy Memorial Day weekend! Thanks for the heads up about Peter’s documentary. Might be a little rain later this weekend, perfect option. Coffee cheers… ☕️
Hey Otis, Hank Williams pronounced Armageddon ( Ambugotten) his producers struggled to get him to pronounce it correctly but he wouldn’t. Roy Acuff was one of the writers of the song. It must have been Hanks Cajun language!
Just yesterday, I was tooling down the road, listening to Hank's reflective original, "The Angel of Death". I had to take my first red-light opportunity to check the track's title from the CD case in order to verify for myself as to what angel he was referencing. For so long my ears have heard him sing, "The Angel of Del". Could he have felt that words like 'Armageddon' or [final] 'Death' needed softening for radio play at that time? ~ Lovin' your show!
Watched Mr. Case's documentary, "A Million Miles Away". So thankful he shared his life's history with us. My heart goes out to him in his childhood and I am so glad he made it to where he is now. Has just been bursting with writing, singing and playing talent all his life...wow!
Otis, "Amagoten" sounds Appalachian to me. You've probably heard folk singers in the area tell stories about "Vi-en-ia Sausages" which are, in fact, Vienna Sausages. it's hillbilly talk intended to draw a distinction between home folks and others. I'd think Dylan did this too.
Imagine learning English in classroom setting, and then coming to America and hearing all the different accents. Has to be bewildering. Years ago, i spent the night in Texarkana. Went to a KFC. The young lady said something completely unintelligible, which i assumed to something like "may i help you"? I gave my order, she turned and yelled something thru the window into the kitchen. Then i heard "d**# girl, i cain't understand a word you say!" Didn't feel quite so bad then.
I Paid The $3.99 + tax on TH-cam Today and Acknowledged You when I Shared This on My Facebook Page with 860 Friends to watch “Peter Case, A Million Miles Away” Loved The Background Info on His Career! Thanks ❤Ottis
Unbelievable, holy cow, fill in a dozen more superlatives. I just got done watching A Million Miles Away, and it blew me away! I had no idea that the Peter Case who is in a number of your videos was the guy I just watched in the movie. A national treasure for certain. Thanks so much for telling me to go watch this doc, I may not have done it without your insistence. I'll need to go find some of his albums and get to listening.
The song was written by Roy Acuff and I wonder if Hank just heard it that way when Roy sang it if you listen to a lot of Roy Acuff some songs he has a tendency to say things in real Appalachian Manor being born and raised in the Appalachian region I've never heard it said that way but you never know
Thanks Otis for the heads up. I’ve liked Peter Case since his Plimsouls days. Love his solo work. Looking forward to seeing this documentary. Also looking forward to seeing Peter first week of June here in Portland. The Old Yellers made a documentary. It’s short. Just 30 minutes but it took a lot of work and money to do just this simple one. I’m proud of the documentary and it’s free on TH-cam. Thanks again Otis
Thought maybe Hank singin' Amigoddin might have had a word in the next line to rhyme it with. Anyway, maybe Todd attended a Disciples of Christ church, where instruments are a no-no. I think they base it on the Old Testament info about Tubal-cain (a descendant of Cain), who was a maker of metal implements. Some old-timers construe that to include musical instruments like horns, so all that is like Kryptonite to D of C's.
Hi Otis. As both a Christian (of the more conservative flavor) and native of Alabama (having also lived in rural GA and TN): No. It must be a Hank thing and if there's a story behind that I know you'll find it.
Watch the documentary on TH-cam and tell 'em Otis sent ya!
th-cam.com/video/IhkO5wC2djg/w-d-xo.html
Other ways to watch documentary:
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I told em
Gonna watch tonight!
Thanks Otis!
Again, blocked in Europe/Germany. Super annoying. Is there a legal way to watch this outside of the US?
@@JensKupillas Most VPN's will let you assume a different contry as your location
My buddy Jordan Krause helped make this documentary.
Love this video. I am a new subscriber but I have seen your videos before. GP and Clarence and those greats. I am turning 74 in July so you know my music. I was wondering if you could do any Blaze Foley type of people that you might know that I might not know. I listen to outdoor country at home. I do not drive but I have a bicycle. I love your laid back style. Makes me happy. Homestyle. Thanks for all that you do.
Love Peter Case and your work Otis. Love from Toronto, Canada.
Thank you for the recommendation. Just watched it and thoroughly enjoyed every second of it. As I did watching him here on your channel.
Just watched it. Incredible!!!
Already have the Case doc in my movie queue. May have time to watch during this long weekend. Looking forward to it.
Having my coffee. It's also a perfect spring day in the NW Arkansas Ozarks where I live. Wishing beautiful spring days to all of y'all out there. Hope everybody gets to pick some tunes on the porch this weekend. Thanks for sharing this doc.
Just watched it yesterday! Been a Case fan for years. Thanks for drawing attention to the documentary.
Saw it that week, Great doc! What a funny yet meaningfully serious cat. Glad You put it out there.
Thank you
Beautiful morning here in KC, too. Sunny, low humidity, light breeze. Im guessing Hank's pronunciation is just a personal quirk. My dad, a Kansas City slicker from birth, had a faint Missouri drawl, exacerbated by years of Air Traffic Control radio chatter. He is the only person I have ever heard call crayons, 'crins.'
He pronounced everything else properly... but KRAY-on came out 'crin.'
Go figger.
In my punk rock days, I had a friend who shortened, 'cigarette' to just one syllable: 'grit.'
To each his own.
Hello Otis, David Grier was playing at Natalie’s last night in Columbus Ohio with Adam Schlenker, (another fine flat picker) and my wife and I attended the gig. Great gig and got to speak with David after the show. He played what looked like an old Martin, but it was a very well made imitation that had me fooled. Fine instrument in the hands of a master picker.
Thanks Otis, you always brighten my day. Will do on Peter's documentary. Appreciated brother.
Thanks for the reminder, Otis. Will watch on my day off
Thanks Otis. I've recently been confined to a chair due to damage to my back from my misspent youth. Paying the price for always being the strongest guy in the room. Fortunately/unfortunately I've spent countless hours watching TH-cam vids while awaiting surgery and now recovery. Your "inside baseball" videos are by far the best out there. I never miss 1 and I've watched many several times. Looking forward to the day I can sit in a chair without arm rests so I can hold a guitar properly. Your work has made this long strange trip a little easier. Thank you very much.
❤
Good luck on your surgery.
I am a 15 year veteran of three bad lumbar discs and one cervical that squeaks in the chorus.
My MRI pictures showed so much scar tissue that surgery would only help if bladder control would fail and so far it has not.
I have learned to swim in these troubled waters and still be grateful for what has remained true and still available. 👍
Thanks for recommendation! Absolutely wonderful!
Thanks for sharing, Otis! Have loved Case forever.
Your videos are really good quality. The sound is good, the video quality, and I really love the subject matter. Real country music means a lot to me. Thanks bud.
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I never heard this said this way.
Really looking forward to watching the documentary tomorrow night, thanks so much!! This is yet another one of those good things I probably would have missed if you hadn't posted about it!! 👍
Thank you Mr. Gibbs. I enjoy your stories, you are a good storyteller.
Just watched the preview... Looks great!
Otis you’re the best! I grew up in LA and saw The Plimsouls so many times. Looking forward to watching Peter’s Doc!
Beautiful day in Illinois too. Just got in from L.A. last-week & this little town never looked so good.
Hey Otis, Love your channel and following you. I know what you mean about not feeling great today brother!! Us older guys go through that grief!! Ha Ha Ha! I've seen a lot of the people you talk to and interview lived through the stuff and shows and I know we are missing and loosing a lot of those people and not to be a bummer but we're in line with em!! Sometimes it's not good to be next in line!! I'm hip to the amagotten line and I always wondered too! And I figured it was like in the past tense? The way he's singing it!! And the way your talking here about your bud saying is everything ok!! I know what you are going through brother!!!! I'd really love to meet you sometime!! Hang Tough brother!!!!
Thanks for letting us know. Can’t wait to see it
Excellent documentary!!! Loved it!!!
Great show is always Otis I know exactly what you're talking about with the old time churches. The church that came up in as a young man we had no musically accompanied singing we used shape note singing. Each of the notes having a unique shape Corresponding to notes on the scale.
Thank you, Otis, for your recommendation!!!
Thanks for the heads up on Peter! Love your channel buddy, keep up the good work!!!
Thanks Otis! Will check it out. Hope you feel better soon
I’m on board sir!!! And I can’t wait to see it!! ✌️😎
thanks for the heads up..I love how you support your friends. I only met him thru this podcast. then did a deep dive into a few of his songs. He seemed like a nice feller. I know I will enjoy the documentary.
lucky enough to have seen david grier at merlefest way back,,,and he showed up at my lunch table one time.. i was too star struck to say anything..
I credit watching Valley Girl for the first time when I was 17 for getting me into the Plimsouls and Peter Case. Going to be watching the documentary this weekend for sure.
Indeed! So much good music in that movie! 👍👍👍
"we are the people" ...truest words I've heard, Otis
❤I’m at my WesternOregon Columbia River Empire until I must return to my gritty city this week. Beautiful here as well. I’ll be watching this doc and please know, I’m always appreciating you and your channel Otis. Always
PS I am the no call person to
Mine and my Dad's friend done a documentary of are town it was a lot off work it won an award also it was aired on PBS I guess there are different PBS chanel 5 on New Mexico...RocknRollFlat5
The battle of "am I got in/gotten(?)" could be inferred, and by doing so, reframing the scope of the lyrical subject--making the macro-apocalyptical scenario suddenly micro-personal--one's own personal salvation and assessing an individual's worth amid the chaotic strife of existence...
Where'd I set my coffee?~
Hey Otis great video as always. I haven’t heard Hank Williams’ pronunciation of Armageddon from anyone else, BUT I must say another great pronunciation is Bob Marley’s in One Love. Like ArmaGideon. Just fantastic. Language, culture and music (or any artistic expression) is beautiful. Much love to ya
Hey Otis! Your spring morning looks very much like ours outside Bloomington in the woods near Lake Monroe. My daughter graduated from BHSNorth today and we are receiving guests in celebration this afternoon so, I will miss the chance to see you at Arthur’s tonight. Trying to remember how long it’s been since I saw you last at Deer Park in Bloomington, 2014 maybe? Anyway, thanks for your work and posts on the channel; until next time!🎼🪕🎸
Hank said he sat beside his mother as she played piano in their church so they did have music with their songs. I was born and still live in Alabama and Hank sang in his authentic Southern accent (Example:" The lights shine bright from your winder") and I believe that its just how he pronounced the word.
Great Jog Otis. See where Son Volt is putting out Doug Sahm tribute album. Already have Bottle Rockets' Sahm album. Any Sahm or Bottle Rockets or Son Volt stories?
Hope you get better, quickly. Be well.
Peace.
Will watch the doc. Got my coffee. Have a great weekend Otis.
Great recommendation, Otis! I'll watch it!
Thank you for letting us know. Much respect for Peter. And love for his music.👍✌️
Sorry, Otis - but thanks. Didn’t get to finish your weekly Saturday Morning Coffee With Otis podcast. When you mentioned the Peter Case documentary I immediately hit “pause” & went & rented it on TH-cam. I’ve been a huge fan of his since … the 70s or was it the 80s. Paid full price for The Nerves 45rpm with picture sleeve. Then when available I bought The Plimsouls. When he went solo and I bought those 1st two Geffen albums when they were released. Love your interviews with Peter Case; love the documentary. Thank you, Otis.
I just watched the Peter Case documentary. I loved it. Great story and music. I just spent oodles of dollars on all the Peter Case music I could find. My wife is gonna be pissed. I'll tell her Otis made me do it.
Hank was from Alabama where all pronunciations are theoretical . I know this because I was raised in South Carolina where the same is true .
I’ve never heard it pronounced that way. Two phone calls in a short period of time I’m proud of you. Growth.
Getting ready to watch the documentary on Peter Case.
I've always hoped Otis was making a documentary. I don't know who it would be about but Otis use to hint around about a super secret project he and Todd were working on and I thought it might be a documentary.
I learn so much from you, Otis. I love it. My father spent his lifetime as a protestant minister. Never heard armageddon pronounced the way Hank does in the song, but I would guess it was regional or a mispronunciation. I could find no pronunciation alternatives in an Internet search.
I will watch the Peter Case documentary. Thanks for the heads up.
Hope you feel better soon and safe travels. I enjoyed my coffee with you this morning.!
Absolutely beautiful day here on Long Island too. And no better way to start it...
Otis, This is from the Wikipedia page (so it must be true😉, right) for The Battle of Armageddon. Might just be a Hank Williams thing.
“Co-writer Roy Acuff had been a primary influence on Williams' music. Williams pronounces "Armageddon" as "Am-be-gotten" and usually ignored his producer Fred Rose's demands that he enunciate his words with more sophistication.”
The Peter Case doc is queued up. Hope you're feeling better soon.
Great singer songwriter. Always loved Poor Old Tom and wish I could play it. Looking forward to seeing this.
Oh you know I'm watching Peter Case's documentary. Have loved his work for a long, long time. He is for real.
David Grier 👍👍👍
I will definitely be watching it this weekend. Many thanks for the heads up, Otis - I'd no idea that it existed.
Allergies are tough this season. Take care - rest a little. And I DEFINITELY will watch. Right up my/our alley. ❤
This documentary, "Peter Case: A Million Miles Away," is fantastic!
I had the insane great fortune to have him play through my PA at a coffee shop in Knoxville. I spent most of the day with him being amazed by tales and his command of the instrument and talking about tunings. As I was preoccupied with the “technical artifice” of getting the gig going I never paid much attention to what he was doing.
The coffee shop was the home for the local vintage motorcycle club. That place was filled with old bikes and lots of old posters. At one point he spied a poster and played an amazing arrangement of “the ballad of easy rider”. I later asked him where did that come from and how did he come up with it? His response was: “I just made it up“
Mind. Blown. I also discovered he had played the entire gig in open C.
They walk among us. I’ll be spending that 3.99 soon.
Thanks for all you do Otis. The Willy compilation, and the Petty thing are incredibly important additions to the canon.
❤
It is a gloriously beautiful day in E Iowa. Coolish. But I'll get a sunburn working outside, later.
Otis. Im feeling really grateful to you today. Thank you. The stories you and your people tell are soul nourishing. If you know, you know. Going to the docu right now.
indeed all video film media making is a chalenge esp editing and tech stuff but as a programmer and maker myself as such you are correct...docs are extra challenign esp ur point about financials....motivation......etc....great recomendation
Watched the Case doc Otis. It was great. Just wondering if you know Tom Russell's music. Folk singer/songwriter who has been around for ever and has a ton of albums. One of my favorites but nobody ever talks about him.
That's a Hank song I'm not familiar with. I just looked it up on youtube and I've never heard that pronunciation either. I'm 64 yrs old and I grew up in the southern baptist church, (still recovering from that!), and my grandparents are from eastern KY, so I've heard about the coming of Armageddon my whole life. So, if that was a common way for country folk to pronounce it, I've certainly never came across it.
I'm like you, Ottis. I never call anyone either. My friends and family know this about me, so if I ever do actually call one of them, I get the same reaction. I've come to enjoy texting because it is much less invasive. People can respond at their own convenience rather than feel obligated to have a conversation that may not be at a convenient time for them.
It's my frickin lucky day! Somebody down in the comments mentioned he was coming to portland, wasn't sure if it was the city in Oregon or Maine. Checked it out, its in Portland, OR...YeeeHaaaw! Got my ticket ordered for June 7th. It's in some famous old church that was turned into a music venue, supposed to be great acoustics. The info seemed to indicate it would be primarily piano, which is what I think his new record is. I'd like to see some guitar, but I don't mind piano at all. Bring it all on....
Otis,great episode! I wish I could make it to the David Grier tonight. Have a great weekend.
Thank you so much for turning me on to Peter Case. Peter pulls no punches and tells it like it is, I love his honest down to earth approach.
Hey Otis, that's an interesting question Har-magedon
har-ma-ged'-on (Harmagedon from Hebrew har meghiddo, "Mount of Megiddo"; the King James Version Armageddon. Sure seems to me that most of including me use the word pronouncing it Armagedon . Sorry for the long post . I tried to make a documentary, put a lot of blood, sweat and tears into got to several pitches but never entered full production. Still care about the subject matter.
Another good one as usual. I'll be sure to catch the documentary later. Thanks. "I picked up the phone and called somebody" - laughed my donkey off. I sure can relate. Had another listen to Hoosier National the other day. Enjoyed the music and cover art as much as I did the first time. You done good on both, for sure. I've been away for awhile for some weird reason but I'm glad to see you're still bringing joy to TH-cam. Stay safe and keep on keepin' on, brother. Love to you and Amy.
the first hero I met was Harry Chapin. I walked away disappointed because all he wanted to do was kiss my girlfriend. totally ignored me. I met someone from the business who knew Harry and she told me; "sounds like Harry".
There are classes of people- shouldn't be - but people who have made it or something of themselves do act like they are better than the rest of us. at 62, I'm not a fan of anyone because no one is a fan of me. I know how childish that sounds but why support someone when you have not ever been supported. not my parents, teachers not anyone. I am who I am because I am.
I will tell ya Otis - I think you are cool and alright. Peace
There are no heroes, but only people who remain undefaeated 👍
Thank you so much for the heads up Otis, you are right if not us then, who?
I bought the rental, can’t wait to see it. Thank you so much for turning me on to so many of the musical outliers… like the guys I’ve played with, and bands for years. Always a pleasure to watch your channel!
I always wondered if Hank had a secret window into southern culture, not to mention the entire cosmos, that prohibited anyone from north of the Alabama line from questioning anything he said or did. I have been listening to him from ever since I was born in 1951 and, if Larry Sparks sings the word "armageddon" like Hank then, by God, that's the way to do it. I must admit that it sounds a bit peculiar but that's what has endeared me to Southern music all along. You grow up in the 50s with your ear pressed up to the tiny speaker of the record player in your big sister's room playing Everly Brothers, Elvis, and Buddy Holly 45s every day and that twangy sound ain't weird--it's right!! Say hi to David Grier for me. I was born in the same town as Clarence and I saw David a couple of years ago in Yarmouth, Maine, just a few miles from where I now live. He drove up from Nashville to put on a solo concert. I bought his only cd, "Another Nashville Night" because I got there early enough and was able to chat with him at the back of his car before the show. That's when he realized that he hadn't brought the boxes of merch that he had intended to pack. Perfectly understandable when a feller has lobster rolls on his mind. Great cd with Stuart Duncan on fiddle, Casey Campbell on mandolin, Cory Walker on banjo, and Dennis Crouch on bass. You should try to win one, Otis in your next poker game with Senor Grier. Keep the coffee brewin' and the squirrels happy!
Yes Otis it was me waking up after a nightmare dreaming about Your recent visit to that Field of Corn "Armgeddon outa here"
Another awesome Saturday morning- perfect here on Hogpen Creek. Hope you and Amy have a Happy Memorial Day weekend! Thanks for the heads up about Peter’s documentary. Might be a little rain later this weekend, perfect option. Coffee cheers… ☕️
Hey Otis, Hank Williams pronounced Armageddon ( Ambugotten) his producers struggled to get him to pronounce it correctly but he wouldn’t. Roy Acuff was one of the writers of the song. It must have been Hanks Cajun language!
Thanks Otis. I am not too familiar with him but I rented the movie. Gonna watch it now.
Just yesterday, I was tooling down the road, listening to Hank's reflective original, "The Angel of Death". I had to take my first red-light opportunity to check the track's title from the CD case in order to verify for myself as to what angel he was referencing. For so long my ears have heard him sing, "The Angel of Del". Could he have felt that words like 'Armageddon' or [final] 'Death' needed softening for radio play at that time? ~ Lovin' your show!
Watched Mr. Case's documentary, "A Million Miles Away". So thankful he shared his life's history with us. My heart goes out to him in his childhood and I am so glad he made it to where he is now. Has just been bursting with writing, singing and playing talent all his life...wow!
Thank you Otis for your work love these chats this is like a master class on Who’s Who and why it matters just curious how do you take your coffee?
Otis, "Amagoten" sounds Appalachian to me. You've probably heard folk singers in the area tell stories about "Vi-en-ia Sausages" which are, in fact, Vienna Sausages. it's hillbilly talk intended to draw a distinction between home folks and others. I'd think Dylan did this too.
Imagine learning English in classroom setting, and then coming to America and hearing all the different accents. Has to be bewildering. Years ago, i spent the night in Texarkana. Went to a KFC. The young lady said something completely unintelligible, which i assumed to something like "may i help you"? I gave my order, she turned and yelled something thru the window into the kitchen. Then i heard "d**# girl, i cain't understand a word you say!" Didn't feel quite so bad then.
I Paid The $3.99 + tax on TH-cam Today and Acknowledged You when I Shared This on My Facebook Page with 860 Friends to watch “Peter Case, A Million Miles Away” Loved The Background Info on His Career! Thanks ❤Ottis
Will watch the documentary this weekend. Just a quick fyi, Tim Easton will be performing in Nashville, Indiana and Ft. Wayne over the weekend as well.
Amy Goddin was a Hank Williams groupie and he promised to write her into one of his songs. You're welcome.😁
Interesting
Peter Case on TH-cam $ 3.99! Yes!!
Unbelievable, holy cow, fill in a dozen more superlatives. I just got done watching A Million Miles Away, and it blew me away! I had no idea that the Peter Case who is in a number of your videos was the guy I just watched in the movie. A national treasure for certain. Thanks so much for telling me to go watch this doc, I may not have done it without your insistence. I'll need to go find some of his albums and get to listening.
The song was written by Roy Acuff and I wonder if Hank just heard it that way when Roy sang it if you listen to a lot of Roy Acuff some songs he has a tendency to say things in real Appalachian Manor being born and raised in the Appalachian region I've never heard it said that way but you never know
otis gibbs homework !lol
Thanks Otis for the heads up. I’ve liked Peter Case since his Plimsouls days. Love his solo work. Looking forward to seeing this documentary. Also looking forward to seeing Peter first week of June here in Portland. The Old Yellers made a documentary. It’s short. Just 30 minutes but it took a lot of work and money to do just this simple one. I’m proud of the documentary and it’s free on TH-cam. Thanks again Otis
Hey Otis. Where can I play poker with you? Thanks
Thought maybe Hank singin' Amigoddin might have had a word in the next line to rhyme it with.
Anyway, maybe Todd attended a Disciples of Christ church, where instruments are a no-no. I think they base it on the Old Testament info about Tubal-cain (a descendant of Cain), who was a maker of metal implements. Some old-timers construe that to include musical instruments like horns, so all that is like Kryptonite to D of C's.
I'd be interested to know what Chuck Meads take on the Armageddon thing. 🙂
He probably changed it to make it easier to sing.
Hi Otis. As both a Christian (of the more conservative flavor) and native of Alabama (having also lived in rural GA and TN): No.
It must be a Hank thing and if there's a story behind that I know you'll find it.
You realize that Hank was known to take a drink or two, right?