07.27.11

The other day we were informed that KERA-TV aired a documentary first produced in 1976, The Mysterious Rhinestone Cowboy. Using material from 1976 in 2011 is an admirable example of recycling in action.

But even more mysterious than the career, outfits, or hairstyle of country singer David Allan Coe, who sang about mama, trains, and prison, is the actual contribution made to this documentary by its named-in-the-credits “assistant producer,” Mark Perkins.

“No comment” is Mark’s only comment.