Otokichi Posted December 20, 2005 Report Share Posted December 20, 2005 I've got "Jim Croce Live: The Final Tour" playing in the combo drive, when this phrase pops up in the intro to "Speedball Tucker." (The setup: a million-mile trucker is being interviewed on radio and notes that he'd wake up his co-driver to see what happens when a VW stopped to change a flat tire gets between a rig going down hill with no brakes and a gasoline truck heading up a two lane road in low gear.) The intro to the "Ball of Kerrymuir" is definitely "full of images," what's your image of this classic rocker/composer? :guitar: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted December 20, 2005 Report Share Posted December 20, 2005 I know that Speedball Tucker is the terror of the highways and all them other truckers will tell you that the boy is mad to be drivin' in a rig like that. Love that line..."all them other truckers". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steel2Velvet Posted December 20, 2005 Report Share Posted December 20, 2005 Jim Croce was a poet with a guitar wrapped around his fingers. His postage stamp songs were made memorable through his talent to convey imagery by placing common words in a particular order and then setting them adrift in streams of uncommonly profound melodies. That his casual, curly-headed life followed the pattern of Buddy Holly is an amazing coincidence and is of equal tragedy to we who love good music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flowerchild67 Posted December 20, 2005 Report Share Posted December 20, 2005 S2V....your words do Jim Croce justice. You painted who he was with your words. He gave us songs that will last forever, and I hope that every generation discovers them. He is missed by so many who were blessed to be here to see him perform live. A true musical spirit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Laurie_ Posted December 20, 2005 Report Share Posted December 20, 2005 I agree flowerchild...Jim Croce was a wonderful songwriter...one of my favorites..along with James Taylor, who I have been listening to alot lately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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