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Daniel Johnston - Cactus Music, Houston TX - July 14, 2012
[Austin TX] I saw him years ago at Waterloo Records and did
not enjoy the experience. I felt like we were all exploiting his mental illness
as cool ‘weirdness.’ And the music was terrible. He was much better at this
show – more melodic songs and a clearer voice. He had another guy playing
guitar for him. Maybe because he’s developed tremors – his hand was shaking so
badly as he read lyrics that he had trouble reading them. The place was packed
but he only played two songs – without apology. His second and last song
totally reminded me of our first experience together with lyrics in which he
described himself as a monkey in a zoo, and reminded the crowd that they could
be like him, if not for the luck of the draw. [Photo courtesy of https://www.pinterest.com/pin/570760952752041289/?lp=true]
[Austin TX] I saw him years ago at Waterloo Records and did
not enjoy the experience. I felt like we were all exploiting his mental illness
as cool ‘weirdness.’ And the music was terrible. He was much better at this
show – more melodic songs and a clearer voice. He had another guy playing
guitar for him. Maybe because he’s developed tremors – his hand was shaking so
badly as he read lyrics that he had trouble reading them. The place was packed
but he only played two songs – without apology. His second and last song
totally reminded me of our first experience together with lyrics in which he
described himself as a monkey in a zoo, and reminded the crowd that they could
be like him, if not for the luck of the draw. [Photo courtesy of https://www.pinterest.com/pin/570760952752041289/?lp=true]
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