The 10 most recent posts... Sign in or register to change settings.
All posts and comments are owned by the poster.
Request a change to your post or event.

We were burning one down and watching cartoons in a Dallas motel one Saturday morning about 30 years ago. (Not to digress, but not too long ago we were burning one down once again and, once again, watching cartoons on a Saturday morning. The only difference was we were in his fabulous new bus with a plasma TV and Willie was surfing the web.) Anyway, back in Dallas, I mentioned to Willie that some people thought the idea of "turning the other cheek" was a notion prevelant in the time of Jesus. That if Jesus hadn’t popularized the idea, someone else would have. It was just in the air, so to speak. So in that Dallas mist, I wondered to Willie whether we really needed Django Reindhardt to bring the guitar to the forefront of jazz -- meaning, since it was "in the air", so to speak, someone else would have done it sooner or later. Willie looked at me like I was a dunce and said, "Well, nobody’s done it like him since!" I’ve said it before, Happy Birthday, Willie. Nobody’s done it like you -- and never will. hp

I have every album Willie has recorded. There is just something about Willie that has drawn me to his songs, voice and personality. I have a Family Album Compiled by Lana Nelson, Copyrighted in 1980, I wouldn’t take a farm in Arkansas for. She did it to show her daddy how much she loved him and I keep it for the same reason. Tell Willie HAPPY BIRTHDAY from one of his many girls that has loved him a long time.

It was a hot August day in Baytown, Texas probably around 1973-74. A crowd of Eastside fans were gathered at the old Baytown Drive-In for a spur of the moment concert of what we thought would be some local bands. We had been rockin to the music all afternoon when some talk of Willie and his band showing up started floating around. We all thought yeah right. It was around 5:00 PM and we were starting to wind down when we saw a white BMW convertible slowly driving up the dusty shell road to the stage. A motley crew of what looked like a bunch of old ranch hands pilled out and some guy with a cowboy hat on and a red bandana tied around his neck walks up on stage and starts singing Whiskey River. Yep it was Willie and his gang. They played for about an hour or so, climbed back in the Beamer and rode off into the sunset towards Houston. We all just stood there AWE STRUCK!!! There is no one more real then "Willie"

Every year they try to modify the Texas Constitution in some ways, so why don’t legislators attempt to take away some of the main powers of the governor?

Most Texans don’t know it, but the state constitution was developed by our founders to make certain government does NOT get too big and powerful.

Consequently, the position of governor supposedly is one of the weaker positions in state government. So, why do some people want the job so badly?

My story about Willie’s 60th and party crashing in general is at austinative.com

Guess I started listening to Willie in the 70’s. Being from Kankakee, my favorite song is "City of New Orleans". I’ve moved various times so my theme song is "On the Road Again"; I even use this theme in my email and license plate: sjsroad ! Where ever I work, I put a photo of Willie on my office door so folks always know where to find me. When ever I need some comfort or a soothing sound...........I just put a Willie CD in and I’m transported to a peaceful state of mind.

Join us June 8th at the historic Lakewood Theater for Nostalgia for the Cure, a concert benefitting the American Cancer Society. Jody Dean of KLUV radio will emcee!

Doors open at 1PM and the concert begins at 2:30. Featured singers and a chorus will perform some of our favorite songs from the last 50 years. Tickets are $20 and we anticipate that 85 to 95 per cent of the proceeds will go directly to the American Cancer Society. Help us fill the theater to make that number high!!

Come early and stroll the beautiful lobby of the Lakewood Theater and visit tables of local cancer charities and support organizations. Stay late and enjoy our after party while you bid on great items in our silent auction.

Remember, that’s June 8th at 1PM with the concert starting at 2:30. You’ll have the time of your life remembering the times of your life and you’ll be helping the American Cancer Society make the future brighter for cancer survivors and their families.

Visit nostalgiaforthecure.com for more information. Interested in volunteering, donating to the silent auction or setting up a table for your cancer-related charity or group? Email us at info@nostalgiaforthecure.com.

Well it seems I’ve always managed to miss Willie.

I used to pass by Floore’s Country Store on my many drives back & forth between Bandera & San Antonio. I always saw the name on the sign - "Willie Nelson & Family". For some reason I never stopped.

I came close to seeing him once, in austin at SXSW a few years ago. Real close. But the people outside Austin Music Hall stopped me because I had a camera. I promised not to use it but they refused to let me in. I asked if i could leave it with them but they said they couldn’t promise it would be there afterward. I watched sadly as two of my friends went inside and I was only able to walk away.

The first time I heard Willie sing I was at the lowest point of my life. It was 1981, I was suddenly single, with two children, no job and 1500 hundred miles from any family. I heard this song on a jukebox and had no idea who was singing but from that day and still today there is no one like Willie. I had the pleasure of meeting Willie in 1985 and found him to be the nicest person I have ever met. I have been to more of his concerts than I can count and enjoyed every single one. They just don’t come any better than Willie. He is truly the BEST. Your music has helped me through many rocky years. Happy Birthday Willie. Keep on singing. Love you.

Name of event: Science Sunday
Description: Use real tools and build with real wood! Join our Gallery Educators for a hands-on woodworking woodshop during this Science Sunday. Recommended for ages 5 and older.
Date of event: Sunday June 15
Place of event: Austin Children’s Museum, 201 Colorado St.
Time: 3pm-5pm
Cost: $3.50-$5.50, kids under 12 mos. free; Museum free from 4pm-5pm
Contact phone number: 512-472-2499
Web site: austinkids.org