NEWSFLASH!!! A little while ago I got a phone call from Ty. He works at one of the bars I called. I guess several others called there too and the bar was reluctant to affirm that he worked there when I called but gave Ty my number. Anyway, I told him Pitt posted an EXTENSIVE version of a conversation he had with Ty and began reading some of it to Ty. However, the phone connection was bad and he said he would call me soon on a landline. Just in case I printed out the Pitt anecdote and will read it to Ty outside where my cell phone has better reception. Waiting now for his callback.
BTW, Ty has a mild Southern accent, not the thick drawl that Pitt indicated. Waiting now for his call.