We were standing in front of the statue and I looked over to Jon and said that he had a nice hat. I thought that it would make a nice addition to my collection, provided I could find one in white. We headed over to a local record/souvenir store where we met Tall-Boy.
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| Tall-Boy Williams - Bassist, Professional Amateurs |
Tall-Boy: Yeah, I was sure as shit surprised when Nikki Falcon walked in on my shift at the store. She wanted a Vaughn hat but dyed white. I made sure that she got it. Dyed it myself.
Tall-Boy Williams was an aspiring bassist for a local alt-country band, Barnstorm. During a local show, Tall-Boy called out Nikki and Jon and they joined the band on stage for a couple of songs.
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| Back in the Saddle with Barnstorm |
Barnstorm was a great band an' all, but when Nik and Jon called me up, I had to join'em. I mean, to be a Pro-Am was a dream. "For Hire" was one of my all time favorites. How could I say no?
With a new bassists/vocalist in tow, Jon focused on learning a new instrument; keyboards. But getting a new album ready proved difficult.
I didn't think it was possible but I couldn't play anymore. After hopping around from drums, guitar, singing, producing, managing, and then throwing keys on top of that, my talent for drums wasn't there anymore. My timing was off. Freestyling wasn't a problem but keeping a beat was.
Placing an ad in Rolling Stone as well as combing Sacramento, San Fransisco, and Austin yielded few promising results.
We had a session drummer fill in for a few gigs but it didn't feel right. It felt... mechanical. No soul.
The group decided to visit San Diego, Jon and Nicole's birthplace as well as Julia's final resting place. What they found at her grave site would prove to be a surprise.
