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In memory of Kris Kristofferson - The Legend of the Highway Man w/ Lyrics

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When I was around 8-10 years old, my folks started allowing me to go to the movie theater with my friends without having any adults with us. Most movie tickets around that time were about two bucks, but on Sundays the matinee would cost only a dollar.

I can't remember the cost of candy or popcorn concessions, but I do remember it was much cheaper than it is today. Every movie had an intermission that would last just long enough to go to the bathroom or buy something at the concessions stand in the lobby.

After the movie finished, employees would come through the theater and sweep and remove the garbage for the next showing. Before the employees came in, however, you were expected to exit the back of the theater right next to the big screen.

Well, it wasn't long before figured out that if we found a good spot to hide, the employees would finish and the movie would start again. And when the lights went down, we made our move and sat down again. Sometimes we would sneak off to a different screen and watch a different movie.

For a dollar we could watch 3 or 4 movies in a day and nobody was the wiser. It was about that time that I was introduced to Kris Kristofferson "The Actor". I went with a friend (maybe two) to the Sunday matinee and that weekend we went and saw the movie Convoy.

That movie had special appeal because there was a song called Convoy on the radio that began playing that song at the beginning of the Summer and the trailer would come on between cartoons on Saturday mornings. By today's standards it is pretty campy, but I have fond memories of watching that movie twice in one day, back to back.

Convoy was a tough guy's movie. A movie about the underdog—the rebel (played by Kris Kristofferson) who fought back against the mean, harassing Sheriff (I think was Ernest Borgnine). Of course the rebel would triumph and always ended up with the gal, in this case the hotsy-totsy Ali MacGraw who graced many magazine covers at the grocery store right at eye level for the young boys to catch a good look. She had just divorced Steve McQueen and this movie was her comeback.

But, I digress. This song was written in dedication to Kris Kristofferson who passed on September 28, 2024. He was one cool dude, and I am sad to see him go. I hope you enjoy the song.

Music Copyright Blues in Seattle, 2024.
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