J. Beaman - The Magazine

Doug Sahm was a Texas rock and roller who died in 1999 (most famous for his Sir Douglas Quintet days and their 1965 hit, She’s About a Mover). An Austin, TX legend and hero and a friend to Waldo Wilson.

Waldo Wilson is a tattooed, loudmouthed, 6′ 2″ crazy man that I worked with at the Hole in the Wall in Austin, TX. He is a pot smoking, ex-mormon, dog lover and was a friend to Doug Sahm.

Now I don’t believe in god but if I did it would look something like this:

Waldo walks into the bar on one of his off nights, drunk and noisy. We all know that his dog has just died and we are all feeling for him. He loved that dog.

He orders a beer and waits for the band to take a break and then shouts,

“Doug! Doug! You better tell god I’m coming up there and kicking his fucking ass! Doug, you tell god, ‘Waldo’s coming,’ and he better watch his ass!”

He laughs and takes a drink from his beer and looks at me and says, “I loved that goddamned dog, J.”

J: Doesn’t it make you want to get back together with her? If you were me.
Tim: She did say she wants to have sex with you now. That’s something.
J: Yes it is.
Tim: Why won’t she move out here?
J: Because she has a life. Or wants one.
Tim: She can have one here.
J: Yeah.