西部乡村音乐(Country & Western) 和西部牛仔是密不可分的,沃斯堡(Fort Worth,
TX)更是西部乡村音乐的重镇,当地一年好几次的音乐节展现牛仔城独特的音乐根源,吸引大批的观众和游客。我去的那天只是个普通的周间,并无任何音乐盛会,但黄昏时的老城,已经沉浸在自己的音乐中了,几乎每一家餐厅和酒吧都有乐队和歌手现场演唱。

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年轻人的喧哗占领了酒吧,音乐和啤酒的组合让歌手唱得酣畅淋漓。这种喧闹并不是我喜欢的,还是到各处走走吧。避开主街,在无人的背街小巷随意游走,在那份落寞中领会西部的精髓。

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夕阳金色的光线照在老房子斑驳的墙壁上,稀疏的行人,老旧的时光。。。

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Billy Bob's Texas,一间著名的以西部乡村音乐为主旋律的酒吧夜总会,很多著名的乡村歌手,如 Willie Nelson,
George Strait, Alan Jackson 和 Reba McEntire
都常在这里演出,并两次获得乡村音乐联合会的年度最佳音乐俱乐部奖。

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无意中走进了牲口拍卖市场,无人,自由自在地在如同迷宫一样的牛棚之间穿梭。

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远处的沃斯堡新城,是不少石油公司的总部,跟我喜欢的老城互不相干。

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皮卡(Pickup)和牲口拖车(Trailer),是德州公路上最常见的风景,要是不小心在一条单行线上跟在他们后面,在一个闷热的夏天,那气味,就是百分百乡村了。看来今天的交易不错!

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Texas longhorn, 是德州牛肉的最佳品牌,高瘦肉,低脂肪,低胆固醇。今晚我要吃你!!!

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天色渐晚,又回到这间我喜欢的酒吧,喧闹的年轻人已经散去,歌手依然在自弹自唱,并未理会,他唯一的听众,此刻,只有我一个人!

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要了一瓶啤酒,在木桌边坐下,抬头看,酒吧应该也是有马圈或是草仓改建的,极其原始的装修带着纯朴的质感,似乎一百年未曾改变,让人觉得仿佛坐在乡下老家的堂屋里,空旷,亲切,每一件陈设都有一段故事,与外婆的外婆有关。只是老家乡下的老屋,早已拆了。。。

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我的流浪歌手继续在吟唱。音乐成了我和他之间的对话。他有时会停下来,讲述歌中的故事,和他写歌的缘由,并问我从哪里来,会停留多久。。。劝我要慢些离开,好好体会这个陌生的城市。。。更多的时候,他只是沉醉在他自己写的音乐里,而我也迷失在他的故事里,质朴,亲切,裸露,纯真。

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临别,给他拍照留念,也忘了问他的名字,他笑着说:“Don't do anything I wouldn't do!"
“Sure not!" 我回答说。
两个陌生的旅人,在一个德州的西部小镇,在音乐中,相遇,又离开,是永恒的西部荒原上,最寻常不过的牛仔故事。
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"Always On My Mind"
(Performed by Willie Nelson)
Maybe I didn't love you
Quite as often as I could have
And maybe I didn't treat you
Quite as good as I should have
If I made you feel second best
Girl I'm sorry I was blind
You were always on my mind
You were always on my mind
And maybe I didn't hold you
All those lonely, lonely times
And I guess I never told you
I'm so happy that you're mine
Little things I should have said and done
I just never took the time
But you were always on my mind
You were always on my mind
Tell me
tell me that your sweet love hasn't died
And give me
Give me one more chance
To keep you satisfied
I'll keep you satisfied
[Instrumental Interlude]
Little things I should have said and done
I just never took the time
But you were always on my mind
You were always on my mind
You were always on my mind