As the lyrics say, way out west in the state of Texas, there's a little ghost town perched along the Rio Grande on the outskirts of Big Bend National Park. It was in this town that my long-time friend Dave Madden and I sat on the porch of the Starlight Bar taking in the vibrant and quirky blend of locals and tourists who swarm the place daily. The

As the lyrics say, way out west in the state of Texas, there's a little ghost town perched along the Rio Grande on the outskirts of Big Bend National Park. It was in this town that my long-time friend Dave Madden and I sat on the porch of the Starlight Bar taking in the vibrant and quirky blend of locals and tourists who swarm the place daily. The song itself is a throwback to Jerry Jeff Walker, whose album "Viva Terlingua" paved the way for so many rogue songwriters to leave the beaten path of mainstream music to find their own sound.