Favorite Townes Van Zandt song about a Maryland basketball coach?

[taterguy]

Mine is Pancho and Lefty.

Pancho is Moses Malone in that song, the star that would have taken Maryland to the promised land, but instead went pro.

And when the Lennie Bias scandal hit, Lefty Driesell ended up in a cheap hotel.

Townes had a way with words like no other.

[Ikonoklast]

1. I e-mailed Townes Van Zandt and asked if he could verify this.

Awaiting his reply.












Well, it's been awhile now, he must be busy, being dead and all.

[taterguy]

2. What other Lefty could the song possibly be about?

[kwassa]

3. Frizzell?

[taterguy]

4. Never coached at Maryland

[kwassa]

5. Sure he did.

The really old days.

the team uniforms have changed a lot since then, though.

[taterguy]

6. That's a photo of Clemson's team

Dumbass

[Ikonoklast]

7. How am I supposed to know what a dead guy was thinking?

Do I look like some sort of clairvoyant ?

I suppose you want me to hold a seance in order to find out.

[taterguy]

8. See if you can guess what I'm thinking now

Here's a hint:

STFU

[Ikonoklast]

9. I'm getting something....very faint...what is that, it sounds familiar.....

[mrmpa]

10. Emmylou Harris's version of Poncho & Lefty........

[taterguy]

11. Emmylou Harris lived in Maryland when Lefty was coaching there

Did I just blow your mind?

I thought so.