There has to be some Tom Russell fans on board. And if you are, you’re a big fan of Andrew Hardin. In fact, you might be a fan of Hardin and not even like Tom Russell. Hint: Hardin plays guitar. Like a "ring in a bell, " don’t you know.
Tom was on Letterman last night promoting his newest album. I saw him do that song at McCabes in Santa Monica last month. It’s a good, typical Russell song - starts out with the imagry of a poor Mexican getting electrocuted trying to steal electricity from a utility pole and segues into as close as Russell is capable of writing a love song. I know. Like I said, very typical Tom Russell song.
Anyway, Andrew Hardin wasn’t with him at McCabes, either. Tom didn’t say much, but indicated that Hardin was pretty sick - possible recovering. That’s it. Does anybody have any idea what happened to him. The guy playing guitar with him has been filling in for a while, I guess. He is a fairly good picker, but he’s no Andrew Hardin.
I hope this doesn’t fall on deaf ears. I really would like to find out. Their web sites say nada.
Anybody???
He was sick, and missed the show I saw this weekend. Tom Russell didn’t say what he had, but didn’t make it out to be anything serious.
sigh that’s what I get for skimming posts. Sorry, don’t know more than you already do.
I’m actually not familar with either of them, but I just noticed earlier today that they’re scheduled to perform this Sunday at the University I work at. I work with the guy who operates the venue so I’ll ask him. Incidentally, both names are on the bill.
I just checked his website.
I think I found your answer:
I’ve been listening to Russell’s album the last few days, and I have to say, Stealing Electricity has to be the bizarrest concept for a song I’ve come across in recent memory. It’s a love song, in which he compares the patter of your heart to that of a poor Mexican who dies of electrocution while trying to steal a power line.
Umm.
Yeah.
I’m not even kidding about that.
How is that not utterly offensively grotesque?