I'm not sure who started this hashtag #midlandbackstory. JD (@windfarmtx) had the first tweet with it included that I can find, but I imagine it grew out of all the trash talking between him and Charlie Stout and Chris King about the group. Regardless of how it began, it's Twitter gold… even if you like Midland.
At 12, the Midland bassist saved his dog from a rattlesnake by grabbing the snake by the tail & popping it like a bullwhip #midlandbackstory— JD (@windfarmtx) September 25, 2017
One morning the bass player had a beer for breakfast, which wasn't bad, so he had another for desert #midlandbackstory— Seth (@solidbodytwang) September 25, 2017
As a young band, Midland asked their agent to book San Quentin because they needed a break from the rough honky tonks #midlandbackstory— JD (@windfarmtx) September 25, 2017
At age 16 the bassist and lead guitar drove cattle from Texas to Montana with one of their party dying of snake bites #midlandbackstory— Carter Estes (@CarterEstes34) September 26, 2017
The lead singer once gave a guy a ride and it turned out he was a ghost named Harv or something like that #midlandbackstory— Seth Wilson (@TheJackalopeTX) September 27, 2017
Once they cancelled a show due to “injury sustained during warmup” (cut finger backstage on a broken Zima bottle.) #midlandbackstory— Charlie Stout (@charliestout) September 27, 2017
Cancelled a weekend run through West Texas when their “van broke down” (they put unleaded gas in their diesel Sprinter) #midlandbackstory— Charlie Stout (@charliestout) September 27, 2017
On moonlit nights, Gram Parson’s ghost can be seen wandering Joshua Tree. Unrelatedly, three dudes formed a band. #midlandbackstory— Seth Wilson (@TheJackalopeTX) September 27, 2017
3 guys set out to be the Best Honky Tonk Band in Texas. After several grueling hours they settled for being Sparkliest #midlandbackstory— Seth Wilson (@TheJackalopeTX) September 27, 2017
Picked up after telling audience they were itchy from drug use, but let go when they confessed it was self tanner allergy. #midlandbackstory— Farce the Music (@Farcethemusic) September 27, 2017
Legend has it if you film a turqoise pack of American Spirits for 10k hrs with the right instagram filter, a band appears #midlandbackstory— Seth Wilson (@TheJackalopeTX) September 27, 2017
Outside of speaking Spanish,talent, an accordion, the band's followed in the footsteps of 90's supergroup "Texas Tornados" #midlandbackstory— Seth (@solidbodytwang) September 27, 2017
They once spent $5,000 in one weekend on goofy hats , polyester shirts, mustache oil and torn jeans but forgot the boots #midlandbackstory— James (@jamesschlueder) September 27, 2017
Cowboy Curtis' favorite band. #midlandbackstory pic.twitter.com/Si9h9V7EdA— Donnie Brasco (@OneMillionBDC) September 27, 2017
All members were self taught even though they had lost their sense of smell at a very young age #midlandbackstory— andrew gonzalez (@andytxdrummer) September 28, 2017
All 3 members escaped from a prison chain gang & started wearing beards & playing bluegrass tunes #midlandbackstory— Chase Barnaba (@Chase_Barnaba) September 27, 2017
