| Author | Message | ||
     Ewan Talisker McEwan Member Username: Ewan_mcewan Post Number: 149 Registered: 02-2008 |
Willie Nelson turned 75 today. Happy B-day, sir. Hope you have a good one and smoke an even larger spliff than usual! | ||
| David Gagen Member Username: David_g Post Number: 163 Registered: 02-2007 |
As Bill Hicks said, Willies the only artist allowed to do a Burritto's commercial without selling his soul to Satan, cos of those IRS scumbags. Happy bday you legend. | ||
| Allen Belz Member Username: Abpositive Post Number: 1029 Registered: 09-2006 |
And so say all of us...I just ordered his new, darn-good-looking box set and can't wait to dig in. | ||
| spence Member Username: Spence Post Number: 2346 Registered: 05-2005 |
Christ I thought (my hero of the '78 World Cup) Willie Johnston the ex Scotland winger was 75 then, I thought, no it can;t be...and it wasn;t! Happy birthday Willie | ||
| Ewan Talisker McEwan Member Username: Ewan_mcewan Post Number: 150 Registered: 02-2008 |
I hadnt heard that one, David. Funny. I guess Denis Leary hasnt gotten around to stealing that one yet! The box set ist wunderbar, Master Allan. Tho I have all of the cool, classic albums like Troublemaker and Redheaded Stranger and Phases N Stages, this has tons of stuff from his earlier period back when he had short hair but was still a massive hellion. Plus just about everything great hes ever done, things like his sublime version of "Til I Gain Control Again", which's gotta be one of the most gorgeous songs ever written. Great booklet comes with too, with reproductions of his 1001 albums covers and pics of Willie with just about every musician ever born. I half expected to see one of him posin with Grant and Robert! | ||
| Allen Belz Member Username: Abpositive Post Number: 1030 Registered: 09-2006 |
That does sound tasty as all get out...though I thought they would've needed a second booklet for the album cover gallery alone... | ||
| Allen Belz Member Username: Abpositive Post Number: 1040 Registered: 09-2006 |
Just got the box, and I agree it's quite something. Even way back when he had that almost supernaturally intuitive concision and eloquence. If he'd been born in another place and time he'd probably have been one of the greatest practitioners of haiku ever. | ||
| fsh Member Username: Fsh Post Number: 177 Registered: 05-2005 |
To express oneself in seventeen syllables is very diffic john cooper clarke | ||
| Michael Bachman Member Username: Michael_bachman Post Number: 1146 Registered: 01-2005 |
> Hope you have a good one and smoke an even >larger spliff than usual! I saw Peter Tosh in concert back in the mid-80s. He walked on stage wearing a dashiki, dark sun glasses, a cain in one hand and puffing on the biggest spliff I've ever seen! |