We used to go to the Bar in Austin back in the good ‘Ol days and sit at a table 10’ from the stage before SRV went BIG Time, $1 beers no big hassles like going to a Concert.
Back when life was simple...
SRV ~ I went to see him several times at a hole-in-the wall night club on Greenville Avenue in Dallas. He was incredible. He was set up in the corner to the left of a long bar. The club was narrow and had seating at the bar and along the wall. He would get on the bar, play and walk down the bar as he played, it was electrifying. I went to see him again almost 1-month to the day of the crash in Cincinnati at Riverbend Music Center. I’ve always loved his music and was so saddened by his death. I didn’t know him but we grew up in the same neighborhood in Dallas (Oak Cliff) and went to the same Jr. High School, Stockard Jr. High. He was a couple years older than me. I went to High School in Lancaster Texas and didn’t know this until after he died but he actually played at the high school prom (in 1972, I think). Could you imagine having SRV play at your prom? Just amazing! SRV ~ RIP and may your music live on forever.