The Legend of Brother Roscoe, Pt. 2 - Tip
As a youngster, Tip had an affinity and natural talent for music and storytelling, and his favorite hiding places were the tops of trees and seemingly insurmountable hills and cliffs. His mama, who was also given to storytelling, used to speculate that he turned into an Eagle and flew up to his hiding places way up high, keeping just out of reach. At the age of ten, she’d given him the nickname “Tip-Top,” which was eventually shortened it to “Tip.”
Living in the hill country of South Texas, Tip was always an outcast and loner, largely because of his overly stylish dress and outlandish statements made at the top of his voice while drunk in local bars. Tip, while undeniably handsome and talented, was always going on about how he was going to “soar with the eagles” one day. This, coupled with his loud, raucous music and outrageous lyrics, earned him far more enemies than fans.
Many years later, with several failed rock-n-roll bands notched in his leather belt, Tip found himself broke and living in his girlfriend’s trailer. When the daily drinking and lack of income finally proved too much for their relationship, the dormant volcano finally erupted and the two parted ways. To make matters worse, his lover was later found shot to death in her toolshed behind the trailer. Needless to say, everyone jumped to the conclusion that Tip was the murderer. However, there could be found no evidence that would stick, and Tip once again found himself just out of reach, this time of the law instead of his mother. He then high-tailed it out of town, searching for a hiding place high enough to heal his broken heart. His search led him to Fort Smith, Arkansas, where he encountered an extremely well-dressed but mysterious man that folks called Hawk.
As a youngster, Tip had an affinity and natural talent for music and storytelling, and his favorite hiding places were the tops of trees and seemingly insurmountable hills and cliffs. His mama, who was also given to storytelling, used to speculate that he turned into an Eagle and flew up to his hiding places way up high, keeping just out of reach. At the age of ten, she’d given him the nickname “Tip-Top,” which was eventually shortened it to “Tip.”
Living in the hill country of South Texas, Tip was always an outcast and loner, largely because of his overly stylish dress and outlandish statements made at the top of his voice while drunk in local bars. Tip, while undeniably handsome and talented, was always going on about how he was going to “soar with the eagles” one day. This, coupled with his loud, raucous music and outrageous lyrics, earned him far more enemies than fans.
Many years later, with several failed rock-n-roll bands notched in his leather belt, Tip found himself broke and living in his girlfriend’s trailer. When the daily drinking and lack of income finally proved too much for their relationship, the dormant volcano finally erupted and the two parted ways. To make matters worse, his lover was later found shot to death in her toolshed behind the trailer. Needless to say, everyone jumped to the conclusion that Tip was the murderer. However, there could be found no evidence that would stick, and Tip once again found himself just out of reach, this time of the law instead of his mother. He then high-tailed it out of town, searching for a hiding place high enough to heal his broken heart. His search led him to Fort Smith, Arkansas, where he encountered an extremely well-dressed but mysterious man that folks called Hawk.