That’s a really cool story, thanks for sharing. I have been a fan a long time and have seen her live twice. The first time was at the Disco Rodeo in NC, great show. The second time was at Bristol Rhythm n Roots festival. Not great, seemed like she phoned it in that night.
Lucinda Williams' Stories From A Rock n Roll Heart.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/books/2023/05/07/lucinda-williams-memoir-review/
I can’t wait to read it. I met Lucinda at Club Lingerie on Sunset Blvd. in the mid-80’s, long before her Car Wheels album came out. She and I were both there to see and hear her then-husband’s band The Long Ryders. She was very shy, averting her eyes as we were being introduced. I instantly fell in love with her.
I started going to all her local shows, including one she and her 4-pc. band gave in a pizza parlor to a crowd of a half-dozen. I was living in Sherman Oaks, a few blocks from the indi record store (Moby Disc) on Ventura Blvd. she was working in for awhile. I’d often see her standing behind the cash register, staring off into space. Composing lyrics, perhaps.