{"id":1783,"date":"2018-04-19T12:15:56","date_gmt":"2018-04-19T17:15:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theagingofaquarius.com\/dw_blog\/?p=1783"},"modified":"2022-02-07T08:12:05","modified_gmt":"2022-02-07T14:12:05","slug":"willie-nelson-carolann-and-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theagingofaquarius.com\/dw_blog\/willie-nelson-carolann-and-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Willie Nelson, CarolAnn and me"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/khFP63hUorU?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8220;If America could sing with one voice it would be Willie&#8217;s.&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8211; Emmylou Harris<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">When I met Willie in person I froze. I literally couldn&#8217;t open my mouth to speak.<\/p>\n<p>It was in the late 1980s in the Dan Russell Rodeo Arena in Folsom, California. When Willie finished his last song he did something that blew our minds: He put down his guitar, stepped down from the stage and walked through the dirt in the arena right into the crowd of his worshipers wearing that famous crinkly-eyes, half-crooked smile.<\/p>\n<p>He stayed out there, signed autographs and chatted with folks until we all finally dragged ourselves back to our cars for the happy drive home.<\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t remember if I shook his hand but I think not. I just stood stupidly next to my hero while my wife asked him to autograph our tickets, which he did. Then she asked Willie if I could phone him the next morning for a short live interview on my radio show. I&#8217;m sure his first thought was, &#8220;Radio? This guy can&#8217;t even speak.&#8221; He didn&#8217;t say that, of course. He smiled and nicely explained that he&#8217;d like to but his bus would be hitting the road as soon as he got back in it.<\/p>\n<p>(This was in the early days of cell phones, once you got out of town you could forget about talking to anyone. He&#8217;d be long gone by tomorrow.)<\/p>\n<p>You may understandably wonder why I&#8217;m not posting a picture of Willie, CarolAnn and me. That would be very cool. I took a whole roll of film (late 1980s, remember) of him onstage because we were in the fourth row, center! Unfortunately, the film wasn&#8217;t properly engaged in the take-up reel. Not a single picture was recorded. I&#8217;m still kicking myself over that.<\/p>\n<p>I was beyond thrilled to meet him. I never said a word. I literally couldn&#8217;t find my voice and I don&#8217;t regret it. I stood beside him for a few minutes while he chatted with my wife. I&#8217;m pretty sure that&#8217;s about as much live interaction with Willie Nelson that I could handle.<\/p>\n<p>I was happy.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve seen Willie and his family four times, I think.<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;ll turn 85 next week and I need to see him again before the time slips away.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;If America could sing with one voice it would be Willie&#8217;s.&#8221; &#8211; Emmylou Harris When I met Willie in person I froze. I literally couldn&#8217;t open my mouth to speak. It was in the late 1980s in the Dan Russell Rodeo Arena in Folsom, California. 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