The Strangest Things

Insomnia.  It strikes us all at some point.  Laying in bed late Friday evening / early Saturday morning. As my son graduated high school less than a week ago, I, too, have been nostalgic from my high school days.  Recollections of a friend. 

That friend introduced me to the song  Straight to Hell by Drivin' N' Cryin' circa 1990.  So I look up the song on YouTube.  Listen to it. Look for covers, not expecting anything, but I'm always up for a good cover of a song.  And what do I find?

Darius Rucker of all people not only covered this song, but also  made a video. Say all you want about some of the performers he chose to do the video with. The cover was excellent. 

And that reminds me of the time I met Darius Rucker, when delivering a rental car to his road manager at Lowe's Vanderbilt Hotel in Nashville back in 2005.  He was pleasant to speak with and seemed genuinely impressed that I:
1. Did not nerd-out when meeting him, and
2. Knew him by name and called him "Darius Rucker" instead of "Hootie." (A reference to Hootie and the Blowfish)

Rucker actually stated that so many people didn't realize that was a band name, and not his nickname. 

Man, the places your mind can go at 2:30 am.