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| Eddie gets a "kiss" at his birthday celebration. |
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| Circa 1989-90 |
Ed Grady remains
one of the most unforgettable individuals I, as well as many others, have ever known. He and the fond memories of our
brief time together will always have a warm place in our hearts.
If you couldn't guess,
Ed is the inspiration for the name of our band. It is our way of trying to pay tribute to the unique perspective
he had about life. Ed was as a fighter pilot during WWII and served in the Italy theatre; he worked in the motion picture
industry as a film salesman in Texas and then settled into the music industry in Dallas and Nashville. Working for
the departed Music City Record Distributors, Inc. was where we had the pleasure of befriending Ed where he serviced most of
the town’s "tourist traps" ... from the shops in "Plastic Valley" (the current hot strip on Demonbreun) the Country
Music Hall of Fame, Opryland, etc. Ed and his spirit remain entrenched in the memories of all who had the good fortune
of sharing the same time and space with him. That time was far too short...
Ed
Grady 1923-2002 ... RIP
What follows
are some of Ed's more memorable comments, jokes and general musings developed over a life-time of living his life the
way he saw it. God bless you brother ...
As Ed walked through the aisles of the record warehouse, he could be
heard saying in a sing-song way... "Molly and me, and baby makes three, let's have an orgy"...
Commenting on someone who is obviously in over their head, Ed
would describe them as, "not ready for prime time".
Speaking of a well known female country singer who has had more than
her fair share of, well, let's just say, "gentlemen callers" (if you know what we mean) Ed said..."everybody has
had that but me and thee ... and I am not to sure about thee, there Bubba"...
When commenting on his age, Ed would sometimes be heard saying, "I'm so
old junior that I fart dust. "
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When greeting a friend, one of Ed's favorite greetings was, "What's new
and improved, junior!"
One of his favorite comments when referring to an (there is heavy
emphasis on the quotation marks here and a thorough understanding of the Nashville Music Biz is helpful
) "up & coming" country artist ..... "they're ready for Gusto"...
This basically means that they ain't goin' nowhere.
Gusto Records is where a lot of the "has-beens", "wanna be's" and "never were's", found their "fame" and mis-fortune.
When Ed would spy a particularly attractive woman, he would
express his approval by stating .... "I'd drink her bath water".
When in one of his many discussion's of love, life and the foibles of aging,
Ed could be heard to say with some regulary as the years passed..."Junior, all I have left is the desire"....
Observing someone who is obviously out of their element and doesn't know
it, Ed would say that they are "a lost ball in high weeds".
When asking if you would want to go out for a beer or three after work,
Ed would put it this way.... "Hey junior, you ready to go sniff a few bar-stools?"
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