Last night I played at Eddie's Attic in Atlanta, where I finally met Lloyd Maines, who I had spoken to briefly on the phone about 8 years ago. Lloyd is perhaps best known as the father of Natalie Maines, who is perhaps best known for her dislike of George W. Bush, who is perhaps best known for um, making America safe or something like that.
Built like a linebacker, Lloyd is a genuinely nice grandfather of 4 and a Texas music legend. He told me he has Living In Skin on rotation in his office. Right on!
(Now, if he would just talk to Natalie about the Dixie Chicks covering one of my songs... hmm.... what do you think, Lloyd?)