Last Call at Poodie’s Bar
Poodie Locke, longtime stage manager for Willie Nelson, died Wednesday at the age of 60.
8 comments
Thursday, May 28th, 2009, 1:13 am
Cindi Lou says:
Thank everyone for the memorys they have shared about my brother Poodie.....He is and always will be the most awe inspiring person in alot of peoples lifes....If you only met him once or knew him for a lifetime...Everyone was the same ....Special and at the top of his list of the most important person at that moment...We were all the same.....He just made everyone feel the same....SPECIAL.....God Bless Poodie..He already has...And God Bless all of us who had a chance to meet him.....The Eyes Of Texas will always be upon him.....R.I.P.my sweet brother...Your star is shining bright over the Hill Country tonight and every night.......You made the burnt orange sunsets even more splendid.....Love, Your Baby Sis, Cindi Lou...
Friday, May 15th, 2009, 11:20 am
Dean Strickland says:
I wrote this song in memory of Poodie:
That Very Sad Sixth Day Of May (At Poodie’s Hilltop Roadhouse)
I’d hitchhiked to Poodie’s to play
For a fun Wednesday night open mic
At Poodie’s Hilltop Roadhouse on the sixth day of May
Was where I’d heard the news that he’d died
That was such a very sad time
With the look in Brooks’ eyes which were glazed
I think that he’d wanted to cry
A quiet moment of remembrance we paid
CHORUS:
On that very sad sixth day of May
A quiet moment of remembrance we paid
At the place where there’s no bad days
On that very sad sixth day of May
Bridge:
At the place where there’s no bad days
Nobody knew exactly what to say
Me, I just hitchhiked away
On that very sad sixth day of May
CHORUS
©2009 Dean Strickland
Monday, May 11th, 2009, 8:12 pm
Donald dean says:
God Bless You Poodie, you were a giant of
a man with a good heart, thanks for the memories..
rest in peace.
God broke the mold when He made you.
Donald Dean
Sunday, May 10th, 2009, 2:37 pm
Lynne says:
When the Rolling Stones lost Ron Wood’s guitar tech, Royden "Chuch" Magee, aka "the world’s most famous roadie,"they continued to carry his work case on tour with them. Though the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame had asked for it, another member of the crew said,"We’re keeping it. It belongs to the Rolling Stones. I want it to stay in the family." I think that’s a nice idea ...
Thursday, May 7th, 2009, 9:48 pm
sweetheart says:
I so wish I could have been there for "Last Call!"
Thursday, May 7th, 2009, 9:42 pm
Pat says:
Poodie was one of a kind. No one will ever fill those big ol’ sandals. The stage will never be the same without seeing Poodie waiting in the wings. You are missed big guy!!!
Thursday, May 7th, 2009, 7:27 pm
will dudley says:
I met Willie in 86, working as a roadie for Tanya Tucker. I met Poodie in 89... I was friends with Fred Fletcher, Willie’s nephew, and knew that when I got to Austin, I should go to Poodie’s Red River Saloon... Poodie kept me out of jail and off the street... he gave me a job that paid 25 dollars a day, and all I had to do was hang around and play guitar, then run the sound when they had a band. I did sound for Willie and Merle and Billy Joe and Joe Ely picked with some of the best musicians in Texas... all because Poodie thought it was ok that I hung around.
Thursday, May 7th, 2009, 7:00 pm
Esther Jimenez says:
Poodie was one of the good guys, and that’s why everyone loved him so much. I will miss seeing him at the shows. I thank him so much for getting me backstage and getting me tickets to see Willie. I will miss him everyday.
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