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shaggys:
This thread is dedicated to the living American legend, Willie Nelson. I want to invite everyone to post their favorite Willie songs/lyrics, Willie stories, trivia etc.
So Willie just got picked up again for weed possesion in Texas. The cops searched his tour bus and found Willie's stash as well as that of his entire crew. It was a hefty haul for the local redneck cops that did it. Did you know that Willie went out of his way to claim resposibility for the entire stash so that the cops would only arrest him and let his crew go. Thats right, Willie took the rap so his buddies could slide. As if i didn't already love this man enough. He takes it on the chin so that his roadies wont have to spend the night in jail with him. Realizing the potential public relations nightmare this arrest represented for the police dept, Willie was released from custody pretty quickly.

The first song that hooked me on Willie's music was Angel Flyin Too Close To The Ground. It remains one of my favorites.
"So I patched up your broken wing
And hung around awhile
Trying to keep your spirits up
And your fever down
But I knew someday that you would fly away
cause loves the greatest healer to be found
So leave me if you need to
I will still remember
Angel Flyin too close to the ground"

shaggys:
Willie Nelson is well known for his generosity. It landed him in trouble with the IRS years back when he was giving away more than he earned. People would hit him up with a hard luck story and he would write a check. I'm so glad that he has made all that $ back and so much much more. He deserves it.

seamus:
as i recall,when  willie had so much riff with the irs ,theyauctioned off all his property. Some wealthy fan bought the property willie grew up on,at auction,and fuckin gave it back to willie.
Now weather other people like it or not  Ive been sort of a fan of willie for the better part of 35 yrs.People can spout all the shit about willie they want but willie wrote 2 of the most classic country songs ever, "crazy" and "hello walls". Past that some of willies lyrics stand up really well as poetry,should one take them out of the context of a song, for example most of the "red headed stranger" album. One of my favorite willie things ,isnt even on a willie record. Theres a Toots and The Maytals record called "true love" the track"stills still movin to me is just too fuckin good, between frank "toots" hibbarts rusty,crusty ol baratone voice,and that funky sings just behind the beat thing willie does, it just works so fuckin well.

and just for the fuck of sayin so ,one of willies best sellers was "pancho and lefty" w/merle haggard,great as it is willie didnt write it. Townes vanzant did, so even as far as what willie covers,hes got great taste. :tup:

RTP2003:
Myself, I'm kinda partial to "Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain", although "Blue Skies" is always a favorite, too.

none-ya:
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