The Hint of A Tear

 December 22, 2024

   Looking back I didn't have enough talent for the concept. It was a good one. A rough and tough cowgirl in a rougher world. But then, Larry McMurtry couldn't make her whole either, so that gives me some hope. I still think about her with fondness and even though she's been absent for a couple decades now I still think she could fly with the right story. Although some say the times have passed her by.

   Or, have they?

Daily Whip Out: "Oh, Sue"

All of which begs the question: what would Honkytonk Sue do on the last night before they close the doors for good at the Heatwave Cafe?

Daily Whip Out: "The Hint of a Tear"

   One of the problems with the word tear is that it is two-faced: you can almost cry and "tear up," or, you can use your fists and "tear up the joint." Spelled exactly the same. Too bad, because the hint of a tear is a decent title, unless you read it the wrong way. And, maybe that is a good thing. Expressions of grief can go both ways. Sometimes, you are in so much grief you really want to tear up the joint!

Last Fandango at The Heatwave Cafe

   "Someone is going to pay for what they did."

—Donna Jean