| The Refreshments – Tributary Otis Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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Here is the real story--The Gin Blossoms were playing a show down in Tucson. Doug, Curtis (drummer for DHW), Brent (vocals/guitar for DHW), Roger (RCPM), and someone else were in a van together. Doug was smashed from the night before. They pulled over on the highway of the road to piss. Everyone except Doug was on the dirt side of the road but so they couldn't be as easily seen, sort of hiding behind the van. They were all commenting on the size of the wizz streams when between Curtis's legs comes a stream of piss. That quickly turned into a river of piss because Doug really needed to go. It was first called Tributary Otis but then became known as River Otis. Both RCPM and DHW make references to their lost friend, Otis, in lyrics to several songs. DWH has a song called River Otis on their album 1001 and the Refreshments have this song, Tributary Otis. Any of you remember Elvis the Cat? I was there for that one too. |
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