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Royal Hunt of the Sun, directed by Jeremy Blumenthal, depicts the adventures of the Spanish explorer Francisco Pizarro and his men as they attempt to conquer 16th century Peru, subdue the Incas, procure tons of gold and use the word "pissin'" as often as possible. Unfortunately, the quagmire of prejudice, greed and indecision in which Pizarro and his men find themselves is not engaging enough to entice the audience. This production is interminable...
...pedal steel-guitar player takes over with a whining rendition of Dixie, The Battle Hymn of the Republic and America the Beautiful The crowd of 1,500 cheers, hoisting half-empty Lone Star beers toward the stage. Walker finishes his two-hour performance, then returns for an encore number, Pissin' in the Wind. By now the audience is standing on chairs, whooping, waving Stetsons and screaming for more. The scene is good-time Texas honky-tonk anarchy. It is Saturday night at the Austin Opry House...
...only other song written by Walker is a bizarre number called "Pissin' in the Wind," which starts out parodying Kris Kristofferson, proceeds to self-parody, tosses in a few jokes about Walker's music buddies Guy Clark and Gary Nunn, and ends by poking fun at the folk singers of the sixties: "The answer my friend is just pissin' in the wind." It's pretty self-indulgent and not as funny as Walker would like to think...
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