I Don’t Think Her Last Name Was Tucker
by David James
I ran into Tanya at “Pearl's” — maybe it was still called “Big Balls” — over in the Stockyards (Ft. Worth) in '72 and right up front we both admitted to loving honky-tonks and “done me wrong” songs which is why we were there to see Gary Stewart singing, “She's Acting Single and I'm Drinking Double”, etc. and, you know, after more than a few Shiners we went out back to my Studebaker, rear seat-like and like well, you know, but I swear I didn't know she was just 13 because, damn it, first she said she was 14, but then later, back at the Holiday Inn, it got me to wondering if her being 13 made me a bad person because, damn it, she said she was 14.
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Single sentence story, but it may be a reach... too far.
N.B.:
Tanya Tucker recorded her hit song, "Delta Dawn", in 1972, at the age of 13.
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Perfection. But I'm biased. Any story that references Gary Stewart gets mad love from this native Texan.
Very rich, very funny.
Reach is just right. Oh, Lord... *
Nut! I found this one looking for "Quittin' Ain't Easy" out of season for it or maybe the orange in it is just right for the season. This one -- about Tonya -- is funny, but I am a bad person and not because you told me this one is funny. *
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David, you a prince. Not a bad person at all. *
Nicely done, David. Good piece.
You done it again!
Those were the days.
I love that song. Right up there with "I'm taking the bar exam," and "You take the bottle I'll take the wheel." There are moments when the difference between good and bad gets bleary at best.*