Blaze Foley's Funeral 

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Moved to Houston in 72 and got to witness guys like Foley, Townes Van Zandt, Guy Clark, Shake Russell and Ray Wylie Hubbard to name a few. To hear these back stories on these artist is priceless. Foley's "If I could Only Fly" is all time treasure!

Love stanley-could listen to him all day!✌️🙏

I’d never heard of Blaze Foley until John Prine recorded Clay Pigeons. Another time something made me research who Lucinda Williams “Drunken Angel” was about. I really appreciate the stories and interviews you make happen Otis, as many people do. Thanks very much, hope your upcoming tour goes well :)

Nice. I literally just discovered Blaze while listening to Townes and Clay Pigeons comes on from the Outhouse and I just stopped in my tracks. Never heard such a heartbreaking song like that, maybe, ever. Amazing.

The lore & the legacy-so important to have the information to cherish an era. Many thanks gentlemen!

Great interview Thanks for posting Otis.

Man your videos are awesome. Love the camera work and the content! So cool to hear all these stories about these essential musicians.

Thanks Stanley and Otis ...those kind of happenings move quickly into folklore and legend, nice to hear about those times

Love all your interviews Otis. From a Canadian friend🙂

Appreciate these stories, Otis and Stanley. What a wild time and place to be. Thank you, Otis 🙏 Be good to you 🤍💛

I remember the week Blaze passed. Larry Monroe at KUT was an acquaintance of mine-we were both into Alfas-I remember how KUT did such a wonderful job whenever someone passed. It was a cold winter that year. Blaze was shot defending a neighbor whose son, as I recall it, was stealing money after his pops cashed his SS check. The Austin Chronicle did a great job of also covering it. Such a loss. Drunken Angel as Lucinda called it

I really enjoy your stories. I feel lucky to have somehow stumbled on to some Blaze. I liked it right away . There’s something special in some of those outcasts.

Amazing stuff Otis.

I love the folks stories. At age 70 I have alot of stories but I just can’t remember them that well.

A wonderful story. What a great character he was, Blaze. I wonder, did he get to fly to heaven, the Drunken Angel. Thanks Otis & Stanley.

next time your around Austin, you should try to interview Gurf, he is full of interesting stories and experiences. Also I got to add that Larry Monroe was awesome, I spent a lot of time listening to his shows especially monday nights.

Thank you Otis your channel is a treasure.

Stanley is cool, love to talk to him.

Another great video Otis… Blaze was definitely a character, and I feel never got the recognition he deserved, I know he and Townes were really close, but I think Guy Clark didn’t like him, so he never got in with that crowd, which might have helped him get more recognition. But there again, I don’t know if that was what Blaze was about. If I could only Fly is one of the most beautiful song ever…. Don’t care much for the Haggard/ Nelson version though. Much love to ya Otis ❤

Thanks Stanley! I still have duct tape from Blaze's coffin...

That must have been an amazing time, I mean following Blaze and his music and songs. So cool. I was out of the loop at that time. Are you still in music city Otis?

the godesss bless feaky scenes even funerals...and wedddings thanks brotheer tis and stanley ... and balze! - SJOCR

Otis, great interview. would love to hear the tape of the tribute show Stanley mentioned, any chance you borrowed it and could publish it? Cheers

Man!! Love the story’s!!!

Stan mentions - nearly at the end of the video - that the people were afraid of the people who gathered to see Blaze off; the people around Robert Johnson, Little Richard and Jimi Hendrix felt the same way. They were so different that they scared the people around them, and they suffered all their lives from just bein

Never knew him, never met him, still effects me.

Thanks Otis and Stanley for sharing! Any chance of finding and posting that cassette recording of the tribute?

AMEN

I remember the day Calvin Russell called me and said Blaze got shot and died. I called Jubal Clark and Big Richard King. We went and got drunk. We were all good friends. I shot Blaze's coffin photos under the tent adorned with duct tape. Coldest day in history I swear. I could write all day about the funeral. Hi Stan. (former roomie).

I love blaze foley tanks 4 the video ciccio 71respect

perchance someone has a copy of that tape from larry monroes tribute show? Sounds powerful...

Townes Van Zandt once unveiled the secret behind the rumor that some guys tried to steal Blaze`s dead body. Blaze had bequested Townes his awesome guitar, but he Blaze had brought it to the pawn shop and the pawn bill was in the jacket in which they buried Blaze. So, all drunk, Townes and friends hat to unearth Blaze in this cold night, get the bill out of his pocket, put him to rest again, close the coffin and walkling away, one of them drun guys just joked that the should have brought him back to the Outhouse and fix his dead body onto the door with duct tape, which again somebody must have heard and the rumor started.

Blaze used to put silver duct tape on the tips of his boots, to make a point on phoniness.

There was some good times back then

Did you ever find out about the pawn ticket was true? What about Jimmy jingle in Louisville? I never heard for sure about if Townes got his guitar back.

Dig it.

Giving some blaze out to the ole USA dentists... shine on. In the UK we called them "wallies".

"kinda humour....weird....kinda off center"....hey i resemble that remark Sanley lol - SJOCR

Hey Otis, was this Hancock family he mentions related to Butch Hancock of The Flatlanders?

I want to read a book or see a movie about this Blaze any recommendations? I have yet to see the duct tape Messiah. And I saw the movie that Ethan hawke made in sorry it was horrible. Probably this channel I'll have to just Google Blaze I'm hoping to get some literature though!

Was anything done to the man that shot Blaze??

People with sticks up their butts are jelly over authentic talent.

" so far off the cener people are scared of em kinda " hey i resemble lhat remark llolol - SJOCR

what?? :"(

Deputy Dawg as I knew him in Whitesburg GA. At Bradon Mills and getting high up in the tree house. I lived in a tipi on the Snake River and the local herb grower. Wondering what happened to our friends. Joe Booker, Bubba and Helen and Seth and Gregg, Buddy and Roxanne and Spring Rose and Leo the actor and Ben the Goldsmith and my bootleg 8 Track of Then known as "Edda Amin B B Q and Look alike Contest. Never forgotten him or our community of freaks and wizards. Reach out if you loved him as we did in the 1970's. 8:55 8:55

Wasn't it kind of a fluke deal? Some kid, maybe Foley's stepson, shot him with a .22 lr.