HELLO, I’M JOHNNY…WAIT…NO I’M NOT! I’M ROMEOSIDVICIOUS:

So I was sitting around work yesterday sort of getting work done when Autopsy IV asked if I would consider being a contributor for 9b. Yeah, like that was going to take any consideration at all! So I played it cool and took about five minutes before answering and here I am. I figure most of you have seen my guest posts and the recent intro mixes that AIV has so kindly posted but probably have very little idea who the hell I am. I am an old Lucero message board hand who has been reading 9b since AIV tossed this joint up on the web. Over the life of this place I have discovered many amazing artists and bands and hope that I can carry on the fine tradition that is 9b. But that still doesn’t tell you who I am does it…

Well I am a Texas boy born and bred, a cow-punk from the word go, and a nerd on top of all of that. I cut my teeth on my parents music which ranged from Hank Williams Sr. (It was blasphemy to play Jr in our house) to Bob Dylan and thanks to my Grandma Ann all of that was coupled with a solid stream of Bob Will and his Texas Playboys along with Glenn Miller and side of Elvis for good measure. My mom was a closet Beatles fan but I never really got the influence because the whole Elvis or Beatles paradigm was very real for some reason and my family was an Elvis family. Sometime around 1985 I discovered punk through friends at school. Minor Threat was being passed around along with Black Flag and Social Distortion. That was the beginning of the end as far as my folks were concerned. Having been a little sheltered musically, and to be honest socially, I sort of broke the mold with Manic Panic fire engine red in my fresh mohawk and oxblood Doc Martens. I carried off the punk thing for a good long time but took guilty pleasure listening to the music I had come up on. So as I grew up and stopped caring what people thought I started discovering music like Uncle Tupelo, Slobberbone, and their brethren. At that point we can pretty much fast forward to today and the end result makes sense. I still listen to good punk, traditional/classic country, alt country, and a passion for red dirt music. I ain’t gonna tell you how old I am but I still make it out to shows on a regular basis and enjoy a beer or twelve with friends.

So to sum it all up I am a menthol smoking, whisky and jaeger swilling, punk in a cowboy hat who’s here to join AIV in telling you about good music, share some tunes, and generally make a mess of the joint. As long as someone else cleans up the beer cans and Marlboro butts I’m happy. I guess I should post a track or two since we’re all here for the music…

Ray Wylie Hubbard – Screw You We’re From Texas
Jason Boland & The Stragglers – My Baby Loves Me When I’m Stoned
Social Distortion – King Of Fools

Thanks for having me, I ain’t plannin’ to let ya down!