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I’m Tim Hus. I was born in the little Kooteney
Lake town of Nelson, BC around about the time that Elvis
was departin’ the world. Since then I’ve been
a few places, mainly here and there, doin’ this
an’ that. I saw a lot of highways, walked a lot
of miles, shook a lot of hands, heard a lot of stories,
laughed at a lot of jokes, ate a lot of good food, drank
a lot of beer, saw a lot of pretty girls, stepped in a
lot of cowpies, hung my hat on a lot of walls, felt a
lot of sunshine, froze in a few snowstorms, heard a lot
of songs, and made a lot of friends along the way. I spent
some time workin’ as a carpenter’s helper,
framer, warehouse hand, forklift driver, van driver, treeplanter,
brewery worker, beer truck driver, fruit picker, fisherman,
pine cone picker, sawhand, cabinet maker, well driller,
painter, courier, assembly line worker, salmon farmer,
furniture mover, labourer, maintenance man and jack of
all trades. I lived in a number of different towns and
cities in Canada and Germany and after blowin’,
rollin’, bangin’,driftin’, singin’,
pickin’, wranglin’ workin’, and hitch-hikin’
my way all across Canada from coast to coast and end to
end I wrote some songs about the people and places I came
across, learned to play the flattop guitar, and began
stompin’ my cowboy boots. I found that people liked
my songs so I sang to a lot of people around different
bars, saloons, pubs, taverns, festivals, parties, tractor
pulls, rodeos, jail cells and campfires. I performed at
a heap of exhibitions in Europe as a kind of ambassador
for Canada, recorded my first album Songs of West Canada,
and ended up in Calgary, Alberta in 2003 where I now stomp
my boots with The Rocky Mountain Two. The songs I sing
are mainly about miners, loggers, farmers, railroaders,
ranchers, cowboys, oil riggers, truck drivers, fishermen,
gunfighters, bootleggers, brawlers, gamblers, drinkers,
and low down two-bit sons-of-guns. To those of you who
know me I’ll tip my hat and say “Thanks for
all the good times and it’s a pleasure to know ya!”.
For those of you who don’t yet know me I look forward
to meetin’ ya!
All the best and take it easy but take it.
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LIGHTNING THOUGHTS BY TIM:
-Over 2/3 of all log truck crashes result in a rollover.
-What do tractors and boats have in common?
I don' t know either dammit.
-Canadian Pacific Railway provides rail services coast
to coast over a 14,000-mile network. Not an inch further
so I'm told
-Some Mack trucks can go in reverse in multiple
speeds.
Try it sometime!
-In 1966, 14,000,000 pounds of frozen fish were produced
in Newfoundland. Not a pound more so I'm told.
-A fully loaded Mack truck can weigh up to
80,000 lbs. Most cars only weigh 3,000 lbs. When I was born
I weighed about 8 pounds, so ten thousand of me as a little
babe would fit on the back of that Mack.
Jumpin' Geronimo!
-Ringette, the game of hockey with a coffee and a donut,
originated in North Bay, Ontario, the same small town that
boasts the world famous Quintuplets...a mere coincidence...so
I'm told.
-The best way to shape a felt cowboy hat is to put a grapefruit
in it and float it in the bathtub overnight. (Try not to
fall asleep).
-To make a real cowboy coffee, never throw out the grounds.
Coffee doesn't taste good until the pot is three weeks old.
-Don't spit in the wind and never draw when you're facing
the sun.
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