on the 2 and 4. I laughed out loud. He made me real proud. The most emotional musical experience
I've had in the past few years was at the Jerry Wexler Memorial in New York. It was an in- credible day, not only was the stage filled with some amazing talent, old friends, and artists with whom I had worked, but the audience also was filled with industry legends like Paul Schafer, and even Mitch Miller. Jerry's son Paul has posted the video of the me- morial to YouTube. I was so over- whelmed by the end of the show I was crying, and it wasn't till I had an opportunity to see video that I realized they had a shot of me wiping a tear from my eye just as the credits began to roll. It is a rather long show, but well worth the time to watch.
Let’s take a trip with a time machine. So where would you really wanna go for a whole day and why? Wexler sent me a ticket to New York to spend a weekend with him at his Park Avenue apart- ment. He was putting together the music for the soundtrack of the Louis Malle film "Pretty Baby," for which he received an Academy Award nomination. His office had floor to ceiling shelves of records with a ladder at- tached to a track that ran around the room. Other than a window behind the desk, and a doorway to the hall the room was nothing but records. Jerry would ask me to retrieve a record, play a song, ask me what I thought, and if it wasn't right I would put it back.
I would love to have a couple of days in Sam Phillips, Jerry Wexler and Dick Cooper.
that room to just listen to what I've missed. Which things do you prefer to do in your free time? What is your dream and what is your nightmare? Happiness is…… I don't have much free time, but I do enjoy traveling. Amsterdam is my favorite city, and whenever I go to Europe I usually fly there first. I really enjoy the natural beauty of Norway, and Scotland. I went to Viet- nam three
years ago as a cameraman with a documen- tary crew. That was a great experience. I got to spend some free time working at an or- phanage there. The Vietnamese are great peo- ple, and are amazingly open and friendly. They are the happiest people I've ever en- countered. I am also planning a trip to Costa Rica in September. My dream is writing a couple of books. One
will be about my experiences in Muscle Shoals, and the other about my time with the Drive-By Truckers. I helped the Truckers record Southern Rock Opera. Then was the road manager for the tour that followed the release of the album. I have 136 rolls of film, live recordings and video. I really don't have any nightmares. My life
is good, and my happiness revolves around watching my grandson learn to love the peo- ple and things I love. •
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