WTF?!!!

Last night I was hanging with a friend. He informs me that David Allen Coe is playing at Bar Deluxe. Well hell, I'd like to see him perform before he dies. I mean, he's 69 years old and has lived a hard life. The man isn't lasting much longer.

So we get to the stinky bar. Not stinky from smoke anymore. It's the funk from people that think deodorant and showering are over rated. Oh, and the opening act stunk. Man that guy blew. Opening line to his first song was "maybe I'm a bastard". Well, that was good enough for everyone to hoot and halla. The guy was a redneck from Oklahoma. Need I say more?

Well, the night progresses. We watch a girl change her shirt right in front of us. We had a couple beers. We were going to see David Allen Coe. A good night was in store.

We decide to cross the street to the Bayou to pass time as the less than mediocre opening acts and have another beer. We head back and low and behold, who is on the stage? Wait ... what? That's not David Allen Coe. WTF? I'd heard he wears a wig, but this was an all out impostor. He's much too young. He's standing off to the side almost hiding behind an amp, away from the lights. Now, anyone who puts his own name in their lyrics as much as he does, is not a bashful person. I've seen video of the guy. He puts himself right up in front stage. He's David Allen Coe and he lets you know it. This was maybe David Melvin Coe. Pissed us off so much, we left after 3 songs. We'd been hoodwinked.

I went to see a legend (in his own mind). And didn't. To pull a stunt like that. Even seeing a girl change her shirt in the middle of a bar wasn't enough to fix it. David Allen Coe, you're a douche.