I have a couple stories of him. Heh. The first time, I saw Andy was at this little pub in NE Portland, called The Alberta Street Pub. At that time Mikey Beglan would bring in class acts around the world, like Andy, Jez Lowe, and others.

Andy had his songbook there on the merchandise table. I plopped down my cash, picked it up, the lady manning the table let me walk away with it. I hunted Andy down for him to sign it. I found him at the bar having some green fruity looking drink. He told me it was his only copy, that the lady was only suppose to take orders. Then he laid it on the bar, and signed it for me....with the message This Was MY copy.


Another story.

I saw him at the same pub about a year later. In fact, Jez was playing there the next night, and I was looking forward to that, too.

But I digress.

I was talking to Andy about something unimportant...some woman comes up to him to ask him about the song Gallant Murray, as she was unclear about some things, like the roses. He explained it was a Jacobite song, and the symbolism of the rose. She goes ok...but why would he put it in his bottom. I almost dropped my glass of beer from laughing so hard. He looked at her, but you know his face never seemed to change, but you could hear the humour, the laughs in his voice...and he enunciated the word BON NET. She goes oh....then she laughed.

Sigh. Gotta love that man.