Here we are at last! This is the concluding part of the Tumbleweed Conversation I had with John Higgins, Elton’s Legacy Consultant and Feature Writer at eltonjohn.com, and Peter Thomas, founder of pmc-speakers.com and Elton collector extraordinaire. Once again, I invite you to accompany us on our ramble along the timeline, all the way to the Troubadour.
The image from the episode comes from this current auction, which is for a set of handwritten ‘Parish Magazines’, written and illustrated by Bernie and his brother Tony in 1960-61, that are packed with references to the Wild West. This is where the legend began!
In the intro, I mention a possible identity for the ‘Well-Known Gun’, but I should have mentioned this Dylan song as well, which was an obvious source for Bernie. No wonder Bernie had a ‘fake heart attack’ when Dylan told him how much he enjoyed the lyric!