The Legend of Brother Roscoe, Pt. 3 - Hawk
The origins of the man known as Hawk are shrouded in mystery. There is, in fact, no record of his existence. However, Hawk tells the story as follows:
After weeks of waking up in a cold sweat from a recurring dream in which an eagle and a wolf were chasing him, Hawk found himself compelled to go out on the town, something he never did. With his back to the wall in a darkened corner of a bar called the “The Big Dipper,” Hawk was downing shots of his favorite cheap whiskey and trying to interpret his dream and understand why he’d felt the compulsion to join the barflies. Then in walked a man dressed in the scruffy manner of both a country boy and a rock-n-roller. After ordering a beer, he walked over to Hawk, explained that he preferred to sit with his back to the wall where he could “see the door,” and asked Hawk if he’d mind a little company. Hawk was about to politely decline when he spotted the Colorado Kool-Aid, one of his own favorites, in the man’s hand. Hawk accepted his offer and the two dove headfirst into an evening of debauchery and storytelling.
Hawk explained that he played bass; however, because of his antisocial personality, he’d never found band members he could tolerate, so his music had been largely undiscovered. Since neither of them had anything to lose, the two decided they would give music a go one more time, and they jumped into Hawk’s beat-up old pickup truck and that very night hit the road back to Texas where Tip hoped to take advantage of the few bridges he’d left unburned.
As they were driving through Texas, Hawk’s truck began slipping out of gear, a problem which Hawk admitted had been going on for some time, and the two were forced to spend the night in in a cotton field outside San Antonio. Around the campfire that night, Hawk recounted his recurring dream of the eagle and the wolf. He explained that, given Tip’s affinity for eagles and the origin of his nickname, he believed the eagle in the dream was Tip. He admitted, however, that he could not as yet explain the wolf. In that moment, Tip realized where Hawk’s name had come from, a fact that Hawk himself seemed unable to explain: Hawk could see the future. Hawk was a seer.
The next day, after getting Hawk’s old truck up and running, Hawk and Tip came upon a hitchhiking troubadour with a guitar in his hand and a Lone Star in his back pocket.
The origins of the man known as Hawk are shrouded in mystery. There is, in fact, no record of his existence. However, Hawk tells the story as follows:
After weeks of waking up in a cold sweat from a recurring dream in which an eagle and a wolf were chasing him, Hawk found himself compelled to go out on the town, something he never did. With his back to the wall in a darkened corner of a bar called the “The Big Dipper,” Hawk was downing shots of his favorite cheap whiskey and trying to interpret his dream and understand why he’d felt the compulsion to join the barflies. Then in walked a man dressed in the scruffy manner of both a country boy and a rock-n-roller. After ordering a beer, he walked over to Hawk, explained that he preferred to sit with his back to the wall where he could “see the door,” and asked Hawk if he’d mind a little company. Hawk was about to politely decline when he spotted the Colorado Kool-Aid, one of his own favorites, in the man’s hand. Hawk accepted his offer and the two dove headfirst into an evening of debauchery and storytelling.
Hawk explained that he played bass; however, because of his antisocial personality, he’d never found band members he could tolerate, so his music had been largely undiscovered. Since neither of them had anything to lose, the two decided they would give music a go one more time, and they jumped into Hawk’s beat-up old pickup truck and that very night hit the road back to Texas where Tip hoped to take advantage of the few bridges he’d left unburned.
As they were driving through Texas, Hawk’s truck began slipping out of gear, a problem which Hawk admitted had been going on for some time, and the two were forced to spend the night in in a cotton field outside San Antonio. Around the campfire that night, Hawk recounted his recurring dream of the eagle and the wolf. He explained that, given Tip’s affinity for eagles and the origin of his nickname, he believed the eagle in the dream was Tip. He admitted, however, that he could not as yet explain the wolf. In that moment, Tip realized where Hawk’s name had come from, a fact that Hawk himself seemed unable to explain: Hawk could see the future. Hawk was a seer.
The next day, after getting Hawk’s old truck up and running, Hawk and Tip came upon a hitchhiking troubadour with a guitar in his hand and a Lone Star in his back pocket.