One of the most serendipitous moments in my newspaper career came in 1968 when I was sent to a bowling alley in the west end of Council Bluffs, Iowa, to take a photo of some junior bowlers. When I arrived, the manager told me he had some people he thought I'd like to meet. He took me into the bar where Mother Maybelle Carter was playing pool with Carl Perkins. They were in. town for an Omaha performance with the Johnny Cash show. At the bar was Cash's guitar player, Luther Perkins. I spent some time talking with Luther and wished I'd spent more time with the entourage. Oh, I did get the picture and included the musicians.
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One of the most serendipitous moments in my newspaper career came in 1968 when I was sent to a bowling alley in the west end of Council Bluffs, Iowa, to take a photo of some junior bowlers. When I arrived, the manager told me he had some people he thought I'd like to meet. He took me into the bar where Mother Maybelle Carter was playing pool with Carl Perkins. They were in. town for an Omaha performance with the Johnny Cash show. At the bar was Cash's guitar player, Luther Perkins. I spent some time talking with Luther and wished I'd spent more time with the entourage. Oh, I did get the picture and included the musicians.
I always assumed that ZZ Top’s “Heard It On The X” was about that radio station.