Matt @wordsofmasterhod was partially named after Matthew "Wink" O'Bannon. He could play some fierce guitar, he could keep a lit cigarette between his lips like no other, and he was as quick to argue as he was to have your back. We miss him.
This is one of my favorite photos of Matt and I. He was on the cusp of manhood at 18 and I was in the cusp of middle age at 45. He's gonna be 34 this month and we're navigating our approaching new cusp just fine.
1995 Freakwater did some touring in Europe with Townes Van Zandt. Indelible memories were made with the most etched being meeting Townes in the hotel breakfast bar each morning as the light of day was pushing in. I was up because Matt, my then toddler son, wanted a bottle. Townes was up I fear for the same reasons. They were beautiful moments of peacefulness filled with the joy of watching Matt and Townes playfully interact. Here is a hard copy relic of that time.
