My dad was a really funny guy and he was a gifted storyteller.

And my friends and I used to like to sit around and listen to him talk trash.

And I was watching the news today and I saw an awful lot of people who I feel like are on

the wrong side of history.

And I couldn't help but think about my dad and something he liked to say.

He would say, if two people love each other, there's no reason that they shouldn't be able

to get married because you can't be happy all your life

you know Hi friends, this is Otis Gibbs, and you're listening to Thanks for Giving a Dam.

I'm sitting here in my living room in East Nashville, Tennessee, and I've been fighting off a bit of a cold for a few days, so if my

voice sounds funny, I apologize. This is a personal journal. This is a bit of an experiment. And I

like to say right up front that I haven't the slightest idea what I'm doing, but I decided to do it

anyway.

And this show was founded with the idea that there are only two people in art that matter.

There's the creative individual and the person experiencing it.

And everything else is an artificial filter.

And this is a way for me to share things with you guys without any filters whatsoever.

My guess this week is Marty McGuire.

Marty's a songwriter, she's a producer, she's a multi-instrumentalist, plays a whole lot of different instruments, and you probably know her from her band, the Dixie Chicks or the

Courtyard Hounds. You can find out everything you need to know about Marty at dixiechicks.com or

courtyardhounds.com.

I got to spend a few days of Marty while I was in Austin last week and had a really good time.

She's really down to earth and easy going and real pleasant to be around.

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