The only two things in life that make it worth livin’

Is guitars that tune good and firm feelin’ women… 

Let’s go to Luckenbach, Texas

With Waylon and Willie [Nelson] and the boys.

… so opens the first two verses of the song, Luckenbach, Texas released by Waylon Jennings some 40 years ago which became one of the biggest hits for the Outlaw country movement.

Not only did the song transcend the Outlaw movement and become their anthem, but it made Jennings a household name. The movement was not just about rejecting conventional wisdom but rejecting mainstream.

There really isn’t much to see in the town of Luckenbach some 20 minutes’ drive outside Fredericksburg. It’s barely even a town. A sleepy settlement with its lone mailbox and boasting a population of three!

But Luckenbach was a perfect would-be mecca for wanderers with its old general store and dance hall that was turned into a sort of art piece in the 70s when the new owners plastered the walls with old metal signs and license plates.

These days, Luckenbach is a mecca for all those who appreciate sitting under the shade of large oak trees, enjoying a cold drink and listening to great country music which is exactly what we did. And, it was so good to do something “normal” in the midst of this crazy pandemic we are all experiencing!

Mike and I.