February 20, 20205 yr Was an extra for Honeysuckle Rose, was part of the crowd during filming they did for concert scene where they came out in sequin outfits to mock the other singer... easy money and free lunch. Lived 30+ years in Austin area and never saw Willie in concert, did hit up his old pool hall on S. Lamar back in the day.
February 20, 20205 yr 16 hours ago, Lobo said: GO ahead, neg away. I give a flying fuck about what passes as action in your life. I got tickets to go see him and I hope he's doing well. It's better to push good vibes into the universe than be related to you, bluto. He's going strong. And your wife's a whore.
February 20, 20205 yr You can talk about me all you want, BUT THE SECOND YOU MENTION MY FAMILY IN ANY WAY IS TOO FUCKIN FAR BUDDY! KEEP THEM OUT OF YOUR MOUTH OR I WILL FIND YOU... etc etc or however that unchained lobo rant went somebody innocuously mentioned his wife or kids.
February 20, 20205 yr Yeah, I get testy. Sorry. I love Willie. I'm sure you're even nice in real life. What is the sudden delusion on this site lately that somehow any of this is real?
February 21, 20205 yr 22 hours ago, Underdog said: Lived 30+ years in Austin area and never saw Willie in concert, did hit up his old pool hall on S. Lamar back in the day. dude, you have got to remedy that. he's a great man, with great music, and puts on a great concert. i've probably seen him 5 times live and that's not near enough.
February 21, 20205 yr I'm going to see him for the first time in a few weeks to open for Chris Stapleton at the new ballpark.
February 21, 20205 yr 3 hours ago, DallasHorn26 said: I'm going to see him for the first time in a few weeks to open for Chris Stapleton at the new ballpark. His voice is iffy these days, but he still plays the hell out of his guitar. I love seeing him. That show's going to be great. I was reminiscing about great concerts on another chain. Here's one of the best Willie shows I ever saw in person. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6Ehlw_yHTA
February 22, 20205 yr 9 hours ago, thrillhammer said: dude, you have got to remedy that. he's a great man, with great music, and puts on a great concert. i've probably seen him 5 times live and that's not near enough. During my time in Austin I was never much of a Country/C&W fan. As I've gotten older I've come to appreciate the likes of Willie, Cash, etc... I've also never been to the Broken Spoke.
February 22, 20205 yr 15 hours ago, Underdog said: During my time in Austin I was never much of a Country/C&W fan. As I've gotten older I've come to appreciate the likes of Willie, Cash, etc... I've also never been to the Broken Spoke. i'm not a huge country fan either but you should go to the broken spoke too. just go for lunch and have a chicken fried steak and a lone star.
February 23, 20205 yr On 2/21/2020 at 4:51 PM, Underdog said: During my time in Austin I was never much of a Country/C&W fan. As I've gotten older I've come to appreciate the likes of Willie, Cash, etc... I've also never been to the Broken Spoke. IMHO, Willie and Cash don't belong in the same conversation. I understand that people love Cash. I get it. But the music doesn't match the persona, again, IMHO. Willie's music his so much more nuanced and complex. Cash is a cool kindergartener, Willie's a fucking grad student.
February 23, 20205 yr The wife's friend had some charity school auction. Front row at the rodeo. I dont care how bad he is it will be an epic night.
February 25, 20205 yr On 2/22/2020 at 8:59 PM, Gil Bang said: IMHO, Willie and Cash don't belong in the same conversation. I understand that people love Cash. I get it. But the music doesn't match the persona, again, IMHO. Willie's music his so much more nuanced and complex. Cash is a cool kindergartener, Willie's a fucking grad student. IMO, you're heavily discontinuing Cash's contributions as a songwriter and as someone who fostered other artists, and defined to an extent what it means to follow artistic vision. Willie did a lot of that stuff too, and Willie is a significantly better musician, but to call Cash a "cool kindergartener" just seems off. They both belong on the Mt. Rushmore of country/Americana/whatever the fuck you want to call it.
February 25, 20205 yr When I think of “kindergarten” for huge country musician I think of George Strait long before Cash. Ya ya, ‘eat a dick’ back at you.
April 29, 20205 yr All 143 Willie Nelson Albums ranked by Texas Monthly. I can't even fathom that task on ranking those. Red Headed Stranger is my all time favorite Willie only album. Waylon and Willie is my favorite collaboration.
April 29, 20205 yr 2 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said: Happy Birthday to Willie . . . Hear, hear! And hopefully many more! One of the musical constants of my life since the mid-70s 🤘
April 29, 20205 yr Happy birthday, Willie! Been spinning this one a lot lately. "At a time when the world seems to be spinnin' hopelessly out of control..." There are two lines on this song that are just perfect: "There's deceivers, and believers, and ol' in-betweeners" and "In the shade of an oak down by the river, sat an old man and a boy Setting sails, spinning tales, and fishing for whales With a lady they both enjoy"
April 29, 20205 yr https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjTxfFDraHk&fbclid=IwAR1PZcAn0BoeVOJrhCvAuJIGpb1bBuHadc-CGa6N9Xu2XxhkuYAxAeVF5Q4 Edited April 29, 20205 yr by mbtex
April 29, 20205 yr 13 minutes ago, mbtex said: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjTxfFDraHk&fbclid=IwAR1PZcAn0BoeVOJrhCvAuJIGpb1bBuHadc-CGa6N9Xu2XxhkuYAxAeVF5Q4 Awesome. Thanks for the link. I'm gonna watch the whole thing with a glass of whiskey after i get my kids to bed.
May 2, 20205 yr Happy birthday, Willie! Been spinning this one a lot lately. "At a time when the world seems to be spinnin' hopelessly out of control..." There are two lines on this song that are just perfect: "There's deceivers, and believers, and ol' in-betweeners" and "In the shade of an oak down by the river, sat an old man and a boy Setting sails, spinning tales, and fishing for whales With a lady they both enjoy" Love that tune. Also love this cover: Except when the dude sings. Who the fuck takes the microphone from Norah Jones.
May 5, 20205 yr On 5/2/2020 at 12:20 AM, tbone_ said: Love that tune. Also love this cover: Except when the dude sings. Who the fuck takes the microphone from Norah Jones. Then you'll LOVE this. Pretty lady plays piano prettily, singing Willie. Prettily. I'd pay top dollar to hang out on that couch during this. Or during anything for that matter.
August 20, 20205 yr https://www.texasmonthly.com/the-culture/thats-just-the-way-willie-rolls/?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=Book Social&utm_content=WillieSIPWayWillieRolls It's really long but some really good stuff in here, just a ton of good Willie stories. Ray Wylie Hubbard on randomly jumping on his bus headed for a gig in Milwaukee cracked me up. Spoiler It was Willie’s first bus. He called it the Time Tube because, as he explained it, “When you get on there, time passes somewhere else.” So now I’m on my way to Milwaukee, and I noticed this stick, about the size of a pencil, hanging on twelve inches of string from the ceiling. Willie goes, “That’s our magic stick.” I said, “Really?” And he said, “Yeah. It tells us what we need to know. If it’s wet, it means the bus is underwater. If it’s on the roof, that means the bus is upside-down.” I said, “Okay.” It was a pretty wild ride. The term back then was roaring. Bee Spears [Willie’s bass player] or somebody would say, “Let’s roar, Hubbard!” and that’s what we’d do. So we roared all the way to Milwaukee, they played the beer fest, then we started roaring back home. And it got so crazy that when we hit Chicago, I saw that Jerry Jeff was playing a club there. So I told Willie, “Let me out here. I need to go hang with Jerry Jeff. You guys are killing me.”
August 21, 20205 yr Author 16 hours ago, Deej said: Every time this thread gets bumped, I freak out a little. Ditto, and I started the thread along those lines.
August 21, 20205 yr From the Rodney Crowell section... And as we drive up, I see this Camaro out in the middle of this field, just cutting doughnuts and spinning around as fast as it could. I said, “God, what’s going on out there?” The driver said, “Guess who’s driving that car?” I had no idea. “Bee Spears, maybe?” He said, “No, that’s Stevie Wonder.” And I said, “Oh, this is gonna be fun.”
December 22, 20205 yr An Interview With Willie Nelson at 87: “I Didn’t Ever Think I’d Get This Old” Quote Well, when I was young, I was pretty dumb. And now that I’m older, I’m pretty fucking dumb. I don’t know everything, and I think I do. So there’s the problem. https://slate.com/culture/2020/12/willie-nelson-interview-80-over-80.html
January 16, 20214 yr Do you recognize the emblem on the steering wheel? Surprised to see Ol’ Willie driving himself- curious on his choice of wheels.
January 16, 20214 yr Do you recognize the emblem on the steering wheel? Surprised to see Ol’ Willie driving himself- curious on his choice of wheels. Seems completely logical. Remember when he sold Willies Biodiesel? Full electric seems like a logical next step.
January 16, 20214 yr Seeing a Wille thread bumped is like seeing a recruiting commitment thread bumped. Instant anxiety when I click.
January 16, 20214 yr Seeing a Wille thread bumped is like seeing a recruiting commitment thread bumped. Instant anxiety when I click.I know that feel. Dude is old but let’s enjoy him while he’s here.New record is dropping soon.
January 17, 20214 yr 23 hours ago, Kennythetiger said: Do you recognize the emblem on the steering wheel? Surprised to see Ol’ Willie driving himself- curious on his choice of wheels. Looks like a Tesla:
January 20, 20214 yr My 80 yr dad bought a new pickup a couple of years ago. His first with XM Radio. He has been in bad health lately and hasn't been driving so he let the XM subscription expire. The other day, they had to go to Dallas for a doctors appointment he discovered this fact. "I've lost Willie. When we get back home, we are calling those sumbitches and getting him back."
January 23, 20214 yr saw this thread bumped after losing hank aaron and larry king and thought "oh no!"
January 23, 20214 yr 53 minutes ago, elfenix said: saw this thread bumped after losing hank aaron and larry king and thought "oh no!" My heart sinks every time this thread gets bumped.
January 23, 20214 yr Fuck this scared the shit out of me. More than usual. Seriously, we gotta go about these threads/bumps in a different way.
January 23, 20214 yr Author 36 minutes ago, Lobo said: Fuck this scared the shit out of me. More than usual. Seriously, we gotta go about these threads/bumps in a different way. Alright, alright, enough of the drama. I changed the thread title.
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