Cold as Gasoline Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Who are you? Someone I know I assume? If not sorry we didn't meet. I'm just a random music-loving stranger. Meet you next time! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rusty Shackleford Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 Brian Henneman appeared on Otis Gibbs' podcast again this week. https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/thanks-for-giving-a-damn/id568743610?mt=2 He talks about the Coffee Creek shows, meeting Bun E. Carlos, and singing the last song Uncle Tupelo ever performed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 I should check out the podcast. I have seen him open for the Bottle Rockets at least twice. I bought his CDs and have not listened to them yet. LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rusty Shackleford Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Otis just posted another Henneman interview, so there's a total of three up now. The last one talks about how Tony Margherita got Brian a record deal, the Bottle Rockets' rapid rise to brief stardom, and what it's like to go on stage after Anthrax. All worth checking out. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
uncool2pillow Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Not a huge Bottle Rockets fan, but I thought I'd contribute here to let y'all know that they're touring as the opening/backing band for Marshall Crenshaw. They're playing here in Des Moines. I may check that out. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 I saw a BRox show with Marshall when they first started this collaboration. He must really like playing with them because he is still doing it several years on. LoieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RaspberryJam Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 They are playing at Infinity Hall with Marshall Crenshaw this weekend at Infinity Hall in Norfolk, CT. It is an amazing venue, only 300 seats, with a great restaurant. I will be away skiing this weekend, but otherwise, even if I am only marginally interested in a band playing there, I go. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oil Can Boyd Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 Saw this on Facebook: It’s with a sad heart that we announce this uneasy news: Brian has decided to retire from the Bottle Rockets. Although he’s in good health, he’s been feeling the passage of time and has lost interest in anything that distracts from or takes him away from home. Unfortunately, this means the Bottle Rockets can’t continue as we know it. This is a difficult and emotional outcome for the band, and we share the sense of loss over this ending, but it can also be framed as an opportunity for new directions. We appreciate our fans, many who have become dear friends over the years, and we thank you for the wonderful 28-year adventure. It was a thrill and we couldn’t have asked for better people to share it with! We sincerely couldn't have done it without your loyal support -- the music lives on through you. Forever Grateful, The Bottle Rockets ========================== Message from Brian Henneman... Well friends, it’s time. Time to say “so long”. I’m givin’ it up. Packin’ it in. Retiring. I’m done. Been thinkin’ about it this entire time off. I’m more certain of it than anything I’ve ever been certain of before. I’m turning 60 this year. Including my time with Uncle Tupelo, I have been doing this recording/touring thing for 30 years. I don’t consider myself too old to do it anymore, but I do consider myself too old to want to. Every musician has their own shelf life for doing what they do. Some go on into their 80’s, some quit in their 20’s and never look back. Ol’ Number 60, that’s me. 60 o’clock, that’s quittin’ time for this guy. Kickin’ off my travelin’ shoes and slippin’ on my house shoes. Home is where my passion lies these days. That excites me now the way the band used to. I have no problem at all with the band. That’s not why I’m leaving. It’s all about where I’m at on the walk of life. I no longer want to travel, don’t really have any burning desire to write songs anymore either. I just want to be a good husband. A good neighbor. A responsible homeowner. A little dog’s daddy. A guitar repairman. A guitar player in my kitchen, and in some local country cover band whenever that scene comes back around. That’s how I want to spend the rest of my days. I want to be home for supper and home for bedtime. Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall. I want to experience a “normal life” just as badly now as I did NOT want to in my youth. While I’m still healthy enough to enjoy it. Before I get ancient and impaired. Things change. That’s life. I’m ready and eager for change. Being home for a solid year made me certain of it. I don’t want to miss ANYTHING here anymore. Mark, John, and Keith all understand where I’m at. That’s such a relief. But they’re damn good guys. The best. Those guys have been the greatest partners a man could ever have. Dedication. Devotion. Turnin’ all the night time into the day. No tellin’ what’s next for them, but knowin’ them like I do, I’d say the sky’s the limit. They all have the musical skills to do anything. A truly “hot shit” band. And, unlike me, they still have the desire to get out there and do it. And they are ULTRA professionals. Keep an eye out for ‘em. I wouldn’t be one bit surprised to see them show up in phenomenal places. I am rooting for them. Them’s my boys. My team. My life partners. Please support them. I know I will. They are the longest running members the band ever had for a reason. They’re the best on so many levels. I love them forever. Gotta salute Robert Kearns, Tom Parr, and Tom Ray too. All were members of the band I’m bidding farewell to. Everybody did a great job in their own time, in their own way. Everybody. I gotta be honest, I’m not sad that this is really finally happening. It was bound to happen someday. What does make me kinda sad is that it’s already that day. WTF??? Where did that time go??? See? That’s my point. That’s what made me go through with this. Knowing how the time goes SO fast. I wanna get goin’ on this next phase, before it passes me by as fast as everything else did. I’ve finally reached an age where things get urgent. Available decades are gettin’ slim. Gotta find what you REALLY want and go for it. So I did. I want to sincerely thank you all from the bottom of my heart. You all supported us for so long. I will never forget that, or take it lightly. I am forever humbled and grateful. It’s been fun, but now it’s done. Surprise ending, yes. But the band had a surprise beginning too, so it seems that’s just how we roll. Maybe the band’s not done at all. Who knows? I just know I won’t be in it. ‘Cause I’m done. With a year off, and nothing on the books, this was the perfect intersection of time and timing. There would never be a time when leaving would disrupt less. That’s why I did it now. Didn’t wanna make a big deal outta my big deal. Wanted it to be as painless as possible. So this is where the cowboy rides away. Goodnight now ladies and gentlemen. It’s the end of the show, now it’s time to go. Maybe I’ll see ya at Home Depot or somethin’… Brian Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 I think the only Bottle Rockets album I ever owned was The Brooklyn Side. Which I gave away years ago. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TCP Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 Good on Brian for keeping it going for so long and knowing when it call it quits. I would imagine for bands of that level touring isn't glamorous. In your 20s it's probably fun but in your 60s, yeah I'd want to stay home too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Boss_Tweedy Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 So glad I had to catch three of their shows over the last couple of years before they called it a day. I'd been waiting for nearly 20 years to see them live, and they didn't disappoint. Great guys, too. I chatted with each of them after their show in NOLA last year just before the coronapocalypse. I wish them the best. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chez Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 Sill pissed at my ex-sister in law who caused me to miss their show at Fitgerald's in 2009. I've owned "The Brooklyn Side" forever. What should my next Bottle Rocket album purchases be? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chuckrh Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 Having turned 60 myself a month ago, I can empaphize with Brian. Bottle Rockets have had a pretty good run. 1 year at SXSW they gave me & my friend a ride to a gig in the band van. NIce guys. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
theashtraysays Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 They were pretty high up on my "bands I wanna see when the lockdown is all over", 'cause they're so damn much fun. But I'm smiling 'cause making a timely, on-your-own-terms exit to do what you wanna do is really what we all want more than anything. Really happy for Brian. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILCO'72 Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 I discovered these guys about 10 years ago, saw them a couple of times at Hideout, once at Old Town with Crenshaw, and the last time I saw them was in 2017 at a home show in Des Plaines, IL. Acoustic only, and while different from the way they normally played out, so very good. Kind of glad I saw them go out this way. Passed around a bottle of bourbon with a few friends, enjoyed a great set and then talked with a couple of the band members afterwards. They also requested my help in raiding the host's fridge since they didn't think it would look good for the band to be doing that, haha! Who was I to say no? I wish the band and Brian the best, and has been already mentioned, pretty nice to be able to go out on your own terms. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Boss_Tweedy Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 John Horton of the Bottle Rockets has joined Son Volt! Good for him. I'm looking forward to hearing their new album and hopefully seeing them live soon. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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