Clay Hughes - only man on stage late night
Channel: WICHITAwesome
Date: 15/04/2012

The road of life can be hard and, at times, requires a bard. 
Songwriter, Singer and Musician, Clay Hughes is just that: a bard with an empathy for the working man and woman - the "blue collars" or frayed white ones. 
Clay strums souls as easily as strings on his guitar with his original ballads. 
And musicians work hard too, doing manual labor - all night long - to the infinite delight and entertainment of establishment patrons.

Henry David Thoreau was attributed as saying, "I love to be alone. I never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude." Clay Hughes considers that a favorite. 
We have found an exception. 
Time in the presence of Clay Hughes is just as companionable, despite his ocassional assertions, "nothing special here...just randomness..."
Wichitawesome begs to differ.

Song: "Only Man" by Clay Hughes - Singer, Songwriter & Musician
- next to last song for the night
[Remember: even if you were there then, you weren't this there.]

Filmed at:
John Barleycorn's Bar - 4.08.2012
608 E. Douglas
Wichita, Kansas 67202
http://barleycornswichita.com/
"Established in 1999, we are one of the best places in Wichita to hear live music.  Our focus is on promoting local musicians who play their own original music."

Dedicated to all the Kansans who have felt the wrath of the storms Saturday night, April 14th, 2012, with special wishes to the Wichitans who got blasted good - Clay Hughes & WICHITAwesomeMUSIC
(Ref.4.8.12-Vid0031ae)
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Ah, another beautiful Spring Night in Wichitawesome as those of us on "Spring Break" found something other than Wet Parka Contests to amuse and delight.

Charles Plymell, one of America's greatest poets, was involved with a loose gang of experimental writers and outsider artists centered around Wichita, Kansas in post-war 1950s America. Plymell once revealed, "That was the advantage of nightlife in Wichita, Kansas. In Hollywood or New York, time would be in demand. Here it was spent for the good of it, not for the duty of it."

For not just years, rather generations, Wichita has been famous in the underground as one of the hottest places with some of the coolest people. 
Nothing has changed. 
But never think that this level of same-o same-o ever gets boring. 
Not hardly.

This is an experimental film made with our new mod: a "magic wand camera". It can be waved to achieve a level of intimacy not often scene. 
This is not really a music video, per se.
It is a work of art, a lens-painting by a famous expressionist (Think Renoir & his grandson - combine the two and it will equal this eye). 
Also, this is raw footage to preserve the authenticity of the encounter - unrehearsed - we just show up and catch what we can. 
Then, it's the real deal.
Wichitawesome.

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Then you to can be on the WICHITAwesomest channel as part of this vibrant community of such variegated richness. 

This is a free, pro-bono, volunteer effort to put the best face on for the rest of the world to see, then they will agree, that this is the WICHITAwesomest place on the planet.

The Kimmel's and Depp's in the world don't get to kick our clods and get away with it. (Ol' Captain Road Apples and Jolly Johnny - we do really love you!)

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