Willie nelson and family are touring Europe and came to my town. So a friend and I just had to see it. He gave us, a motley crew of rhinestone cowboys and diehard fans, a fun medley of all the songs we love to hear, songs that choke us up like Take the ribbon of your hair and Alway on my mind and Georgia. A lot of fun rock and roll , a bit of blues and jazz, not always as subtle as one would like it.
The guy on the harp (mondharmonica) played a mean bit of music: wonderful. 'The family', mainly the nice honky tonk playing sister Bobby, could hardly be heard over the din sometimes. Well maybe a man his age doesn't like to be on the road any more without his friends. It was something one had to see, a legend passed by, a sly performer, with a strong commercial sense of pleasing the audience, 
by signing autographs, throwing a few of is red bandanna's that he had worn on stage to the front rows. He also sang a few songs written 
by his friend Chris Christofferson among other the wondeful 'A moment of forever'. A nice evening I'll remember when in Arizona they'll see me dancing on 'Beer for my horses'...
Every once in a while, when Willie & Family run low on dope, they arrange to tour the 'Low Countries'. (Why don't they call them the 'High Countries'?)
ReplyDeleteUS fans of Willie know about this phenomenon, but here's a tip for yuropeans: If you take one of the bandannas Wilie throws off the stage, soak it overnight in Vodka with a little acid and meth mixed in, wring out the bandanna carefully the next morning, and drink the Vodka mixture for breakfast, you'll get a really weird high, that'll make you feel just like Willie does on stage.
ReplyDeleteWhat a family that must have been to grow up in, Ozzie, Harriet, and Willie.
ReplyDeleteDid you know that a good number of Willie songs describe my life? Probably not, not too many people do. But I can relate to a large number of them. geri
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