Nat Myers & DUG play a bad ahh old tune by Blind Willie Johnson (& many others), “God Don’t Like It”

My pals in Ireland, DUG (the band) invited me on the road with them for a string of USA tour dates on the West coast. I don’t make it out there that often, so I took them up on it. What helped me say yes was the opportunity to hang with my buddy Nat Myers, who was playing with them for a couple nights. Nat is an interesting dude, and this was my first time seeing him since his cancer diagnosis almost took him out the game. Now he is touring the country hooked up to IVs and playing shows in between treatments. There is no one tougher walking the Earth, and the old blues tunes he loves have very much become his real life.

Nat knows a lot of very interesting people, and on this particular day we went to his buddy Mike’s store, called Shipjohn in Portland, to look at some real American craftsmanship. As I walked around their workshop, I noticed a pair of pants with “Marc Maron” written on a sticky note. How about that. I slipped my number in them. I got in his pants. Also, shout out to Johnny for playing spoons and foot tambourine on this song. Edit: Next day Anthony here. Jonny doesn’t spell his name with an H, i’ve come to find.

This one is a tune by Blind Willie Johnson tune called “God Don’t Like It”, against the evils of alcohol. At least that’s the version Nat is taking inspiration from here.
https://youtu.be/3lGE7h4c6Bo?si=Jqlv367R5JyuLtcr
If you don’t know Blind Willie, get an education online for free;
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blind_Willie_Johnson

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