The Gulf
the bandwitts
This is a song I wrote about my father and about our mostly non-existent relationship. He was the first mate on a boat that delivered supplies to oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico, staying at sea for weeks at a time. Since Read more
This is a song I wrote about my father and about our mostly non-existent relationship. He was the first mate on a boat that delivered supplies to oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico, staying at sea for weeks at a time. Since alcohol was not allowed on the boat, it was a job he could keep, and did keep for several decades. He died in October of 2024. I never played the song for him or told him that I’d written it. My father requested to be buried with his pistol, saying he didn’t know what he’d meet up with on the other side. I don’t know what he met up with either, but I hope that he can hear the music wherever he is. -Brandy