I love that song. Great fiddle, Emmy harmonies, and what an apocalyptic story!
The song ends just as cool as it begins:
I was sittin' home alone one night in L.A.
Watchin' old Cronkite on the seven o'clock news.
It seems there was an earthquake that
Left nothin' but a Panama hat
And a pair of old Greek shoes.
Didn't seem like much was happenin',
So I turned it off and went to grab another beer.
Seems like every time you turn around
There's another hard-luck story that you're gonna hear....