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Remembering Dusty Hill

Nancy's Notes 🖊️♬

Written for Haiku Fridays with J-Dub.
Image provided by Jill Witherspoon.

Circa 2023. “Imaginary Worlds: Once Upon a Time” —
created by Mosaïcultures Internationales de Montréal.
Debut at San Antonio Botanical Garden
presented by the Mays Family Foundation.

 

Bearded in green moss,
hat tipped low like a rockstar’s ….
oak plays the slow blues

Dusty Hill of ZZ Top, 2020
© Texas Highways

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This is “Certified Blues” by ZZ Top

Haiku Fridays with J-Dub #11

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32 thoughts on “Remembering Dusty Hill”

  1. A lovely haiku, and a lovely tribute to ‘Dusty’, my friend …
    Way back when, I was a lad, I’d go to the local pub and watch Max Merritt & The Meteors, with the incomparable Stewie Speers on the drums …

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  7. I was hoping someone would go there. I immediately saw Dusty even back in 2018. I mean I knew from the theme it was Rip van Winkle but yeah ha ha fun times I tell you what. Perfect song too.

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  11. What a moving way to honor him, Nancy, that image of the moss-covered topiary standing in for Dusty’s beard and hat is such a clever visual echo, and pairing it with “Certified Blues” rather than one of the bigger radio hits feels just right. It’s a quieter tribute than “Sharp Dressed Man” would’ve given, but somehow that suits the moment better. Lovely piece. 🎸

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  13. Dusty Hill certainly was an integral part of ZZ Top. I also love you picked on of their early songs. While ’80s songs like “Sharp Dressed Man” and “Gimme All Your Lovin'” are fun, musically, the first three ZZ Top albums are their best. 😎

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