Yeah,

He is one of my heros. Jed, that song you linked to wasn't written by Tom. Can't remember the writer's name (oops). Just another example, however, of his excellent choices in songs.

I have been playing and singing "No Regrets" for nearly 40 years and I still haven't grown tired of it. He also led me to "When She Wants Good Loving", which shows up in most of my gigs. That was written by those blues greats Lieber and Stroller.

He is the artist I have seen most often seen in Concert. Saw him once at the Cellar Door in Washington. I got there late and the opening act had started. Some guy at the piano singing "My time went so swiftly, I went lickety-splitly, out to my old '55. As I pulled away slowly, I was feeling so holy, God knows, I was feeling alive." That was my introduction to Tom Waits.

Big RiB