Bought a book on local history the other night, had a picture that brought back a lot of memories from the 1960's, noon show on KLON TV Channel 10 Lincoln. B-36 bomber, used to go over to the TV station at lunch with his band, Marty Martin and the KLON-TV Rangers:
Lecil Travis Martin from Sterratt Txas, one standing in the middle is him. Was at the old Rock Island crossing on O st one day, watched a freight train go by with a hobo one it, got the idea to write a song, recorded it on a 45 at the old Roto Records about 1/2 mile from where I grew up, Dad bought a copy, still over to mom's. Moved on, retired from the AF, made is somewhat big, took a new stage name, the name of that first song he recorded, was known as Box Car Willie ever after.