"There was a bunch of us in the hallway at WSM on January 1. George Morgan, Ken Marvin, Jim Denny, and me. Jim Denny said, 'We'll never see his likes again.' I said, 'I hope not.' Everybody looked at me like I'd blasphemed, and I said, 'You're trying to put a halo on him that won't fit.' He had a great chance and he blew it. He did as much to hurt country music as he did to help it - doing shows drunk as hell and insulting the audience. Everyone forgets that. They have short memories."

Escott adds that "George Morgan, who had been the butt of some of Hank's arrogance, broke the awkward silence. 'I'm with Byrd,' he said."

I believe those are very close (if not dead on) to the facts. My question today is, in this world of condoning and flaunting sin, how many of us would add an "amen" to what Jerry said,

Roger

[This message was edited by Roger Shackelton on 19 June 2004 at 01:29 PM.]

Any number of Folks of any number of different characters have spoken good, bad, casually and/or carelessly about each-other. I guess that's a human nature in the grand scheme of our living and learning ...and then dying and forgetting it all.

I am thankful for all the Musician Characters who have given me such grand pleasure over the years.