We drank a lot of beer and made a lot of noise which I think he genuinely appreciated.
I've never seen anything less than a perfect show in the half-dozen concerts I've attended, but that one was particularly impressive because only he and his true talent were visible up there alone on that stark stage. That night Warren played solo with only an acoustic guitar. We crashed like a wave through the doors and proceeded to take possession of all the tables bordering the stage which was very close. When the doors finally opened, we had at least twenty guys assembled. Those behind us grumbled but there wasn't any real confrontation. People showed up behind us as the afternoon turned to evening, but every time a teammate arrived we signaled them to come directly to the front of the line where we held sway. That was cause for another shot which we liberally obliged ourselves. Not long after, Warren came along and greeted us casually as he went inside. Armed with a bottle of Wild Turkey, another student and I went to the bar in the late afternoon and started the line out front. I was a graduate student at Georgia Tech at the time and was therefore able to break away from school easier than my working cohorts so I stepped forward.
It was a general admission concert that started rather early so we needed a volunteer to hold a place in line for the team. Zevon himself) please accept my apologies.īack in the early eighties I played rugby for the Atlanta Renegades Rugby Football Club and, as a team, we invaded a Zevon concert one night in a now nonexistent Atlanta club named the Harvestmoon. Please understand that this is speculative - based on a true story yes, but speculative none-the-less - so if someone out there knows for sure otherwise (like the honorable Mr. I have a working theory of its motivation which I'll explain with some historical perspective. Thompson, but after some discussion, we agreed that we don't know with any certainty what made him start using it in the late eighties to adorn his albums. We figure that its source may go back some years and is likely to be related to Hunter S. Zevonfan1 and I recently had an e-mail conversation about what might have motivated Warren Zevon to start using the "smoking skull" image on his album covers. Common refrain from friendly bar managers in Atlanta, circa 1983 “Searching for a Heart” is another effortless love song from a man who always made everything he did sound easy, even when it clearly wasn’t.Note: This article is no longer available on its original server - retrieved from the Internet Archiveīy Harry the Wheelchair those rugby guys they can stay and listen to Warren all night if they want,īut they're gonna have to get down off the tables. “Quite Ugly One Morning” adds a cinematic creep to its driving step, with touches of Middle-Eastern instrumentation among the hints of hard rock. Bad Example” trails a man who lacks any trace of responsibility. “Heartache Spoken Here” is a dazzling country weeper that follows the Southern pride of “Renegade.” “Things to Do In Denver When You’re Dead” is prime Zevon, delivering punch lines that feel like swings to the gut. “Suzie Lightning” turns to a romance where distance keeps the object of his affection several steps ahead of him, with its perfect blend of keyboards and guitars building to a sweet and dramatic chorus. “Finishing Touches” is a strong opener, with tough guitars, rock-solid beats and Zevon’s tense, controlled vocals listing the ways he won’t be available to his old lover. With his old friend and guitarist Waddy Wachtel producing the sessions, Warren Zevon was in comfortable surroundings to lift off in the 1990s.
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