Whatever may be wrong with the world, at least it has some good things to eat. —”Cowboy” Jack Clement

Country musician “Cowboy” Jack Clement, an influential, colorful, and much-loved figure in the Nashville music scene, passed away yesterday at the age of 82. If you’re unfamiliar with his work, check out the gloriously goofy documentary Shakespeare Was a Big George Jones Fan: Cowboy Jack Clement’s Home Movies. (You can rent it from Amazon here.) Look out for Johnny Cash clowning around while wearing a rubber pig snout.