Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/03/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]George and one of his Lexi had a run-in with a bridge [or something] a few years ago; can't remember for sure, but I think he was pretty beat up. Glad he pulled through. >From: "H. Ball Arche" <h_arche@yahoo.com> >Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >Subject: Re: [Leica] a cool thing about Nashville >Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2007 20:45:04 -0700 (PDT) > >Jeez, I can see I checked the mail just in time. > >George Jones's recording career dates back to the mid >50's, and, although I'm not a fan, he's one of the >giants of Country & Western; he's up there with Hank >Williams and Johnny Cash. 78 Top Ten hits, according >to wikipedia. >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Jones > >And, as Jayanand says, he was a terrific boozer. His >entourage travels in a pair of Lexus's; their vanity >plates are NOSHOW1 and NOSHOW2 - he was often too >blitzed to perform. It' is amazing that he's still >alive and, apparently, in good health. > >See if you can't download 'He stopped Loving Her >Today' somewhere. > >--- Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hoppy, > > He is one of the legends of country & western music. > > Equally legendary for > > his bouts with booze & drugs. I didn't think he was > > still alive... > > Cheers > > Jayanand > > > > > > On 3/23/07, G Hopkinson <hoppyman@bigpond.net.au> > > wrote: > > > > > > Sigh, alright, someone tell ME who he is. Or tell > > my wife, who is in San > > > Diego this week. > > > > > > Cheers > > > Hoppy > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: > > lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org > > [mailto:lug-Subject: Re: [Leica] a cool thing about > > Nashville > > > > > > Even California has heard of George Jones. > > > > > > Ric > > > > > > > > > On Mar 22, 2007, at 10:41 PM, Sonny Carter wrote: > > > > > > > You been in California too long. Everyone knows > > George Jones. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Leica Users Group. > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug > > for more information > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for > > more information > > > > > > >____________________________________________________________________________________ >Looking for earth-friendly autos? >Browse Top Cars by "Green Rating" at Yahoo! Autos' Green Center. >http://autos.yahoo.com/green_center/ > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information