Neal Casal (November 2, 1968 – August 26, 2019)

AUGUST 27, 2019 -Originally Posted on www.tearstainedeye.com

Gone at 50….Neal has left the earth behind but left us with some beauty…

With Ryan Adams and The Cardinals…
“There ain’t nothing but the truth up on Magnolia Mountain
Where nobody ever dies
Steady your soul and ease your worry
They got a room for you “

With The Chris Robinson Brotherhood…
” Is the air getting thinner, or are we getting high?”

And with the Hard Working Americans…
” ain’t going down to the well no more
believe I’ve had my fill
I worked that ground ’til I done got sore
ain’t going back down to the well “

….and with Circles Around The Sun…

And so much more….but one of my fave solo songs….

“They told me all about the pretty girls
And the wine and the money and the good times
There’s no mention of all the wear and tear
On an old honky tonker’s heart
Well I might have known it
But nobody told me about this part A boy will dream, as children do
Of a Great White Way, until the dream comes true
And a phony smile in a colored light
Is all there is to a showman’s life
Nobody told me about this part “-Jesse Winchester

Adios Amigo…..RIP.