3:01 Pick Me Up: Waylon Jennings

Let's face it: 3 p.m. is the cruellest time of the workday. The morning latte has worn off, and the post-lunch crash has you staggering around like an extra from a George A. Romero flick. That's why, each weekday at 3:01 p.m., we present you with a video hand-picked to kick-start your heart. If the following clip doesn't bring you temporarily back to life and help get you through the rest of the afternoon, chances are you're dead inside.

Today's offering: Before he was the voice of God for those Duke boys, and long before he went all soft and patriotic, Waylon Jennings was the meanest motherfucker that ever picked up a leather-embroidered Telecaster. This vintage clip catches the man on what looks like the seven hundredth day of an epic coke bender. It’s like there’s negative light actually radiating out from those black rings around his eyes, and if the presentation seems a bit mellow on the surface, ask yourself if you’d ever want to cross the man in this video. This is the Waylon Jennings that knew where all the bodies were buried. Lonesome, on’ry, and mean? Christ, talk about an understatement.