Honky Tonk Union

Album: Honky Tonk Union (2000)
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  • This is based on the real life experiences of Roger Clyne, including his own wedding. Says Clyne: "Though we weren't married in a bar, I have seen many extraordinary, colorful weddings at a place called The Steakout in Southern Arizona, which was sort of cowboy headquarters when I was growing up down there. I've seen many a cool, cool cowboy weddin' down there. My wedding was also down in that part of the country at my grandmother's ranch, but it was outdoors. We had mariachis and fireworks and rattlesnakes and the whole bit. Three-legged dogs." (Get more in our Roger Clyne interview. His website is azpeacemakers.com.)

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