Thursday, March 7, 2024
Monday, March 4, 2024
Ma Barker, Ozarks legend
Ma Barker came from Ash Grove, Mo., which is a little northwest of Springfield. This area was post-Civil War bandit country back then. She and her unruly boys moved to Webb City, which is two hours west of Branson before relocating to Tulsa, where oil drilling and outlawry were a potent mix.
In 1931, after a surprise pardon, one son and an ex-con pal ensconced her in a nice place in Thayer, Mo., which is 2 1/2 hours from Branson, using proceeds from a crime spree. The men then killed a sherrif in West Plains, Mo., which is about 2 hours and 20 minutes from Branson. The family then fled to St. Paul, Minn., which at the time was a haven for outlaws and fugitives. Gang member Alvin Karpis, who she treated like a son, described her as a "typical Ozarks holy roller type" who listened to hillbilly radio programs and worked a lot of crossword puzzles.
The FBI exaggerated her role, calling her the gang mastermind, because she was inadvertently killed by agents in a shootout with one of her sons. The real gang mastermind, the FBI now says, was Alvin Karpis, who was arrested in New Orleans. He spent 33 years in prison, mostly in Alcatraz.
In 1931, after a surprise pardon, one son and an ex-con pal ensconced her in a nice place in Thayer, Mo., which is 2 1/2 hours from Branson, using proceeds from a crime spree. The men then killed a sherrif in West Plains, Mo., which is about 2 hours and 20 minutes from Branson. The family then fled to St. Paul, Minn., which at the time was a haven for outlaws and fugitives. Gang member Alvin Karpis, who she treated like a son, described her as a "typical Ozarks holy roller type" who listened to hillbilly radio programs and worked a lot of crossword puzzles.
The FBI exaggerated her role, calling her the gang mastermind, because she was inadvertently killed by agents in a shootout with one of her sons. The real gang mastermind, the FBI now says, was Alvin Karpis, who was arrested in New Orleans. He spent 33 years in prison, mostly in Alcatraz.
I'll be around
Imagine redoing this old number in your style. The harmony possibilities are tremendous.
You know, think outside the box.
You know, think outside the box.
Saturday, March 2, 2024
I don't think I'll miss you much
This bluegrass group has disbanded. All the more reason for a redo of this Lucinda Williams song.
2x:
All the way to Jackson
I don't think I'll miss you much
Once I get to LafayetteI'm not gonna mind one bitOnce I get to LafayetteI'm not gonna mind one little bit
Once I get to Baton RougeI'm not gonna cry for youOnce I get to Baton RougeI'm not gonna cry for you my
All the way to JacksonI don't think I'll miss you muchAll the way to JacksonI don't think I'll miss you much
Bridge
Once I get to Vicksburg
I don't think I'll feel an urgeOnce I get to VicksburgI won't even feel an urge
All the way to JacksonI don't think I'll miss you muchAll the way to JacksonI don't think I'll miss you much
Outro
All the way to JacksonI don't think I'll miss you much
Source: LyricFind
Songwriters: Lucinda Williams by
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