Happy 90th, Willie Nelson!

brianlux
brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,676
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One of the best ever! 
HAPPY 90th BIRTHDAY, 4/29/23, WILLIE!  :joy:
"It's a sad and beautiful world"
-Roberto Benigni

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  • JH6056
    JH6056 Posts: 2,437
    Just amazing that he's 90 now! Would be so cool to be in LA for his 90th birthday concert gathering...
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,676
    JH6056 said:
    Just amazing that he's 90 now! Would be so cool to be in LA for his 90th birthday concert gathering...

    For sure!  I would love to be there!
    I saw Willie and his Family Band at the Dixon May Fair in Dixon, CA in 2005.  Not only was it a great show, the sound was the best of any show I've even been to, bar none.  Willie and band played outside on a stage facing bleacher seating.  The sound level was perfect- not overpoweringly loud like 99% of shows are, and clear as a bell.  We could here every note of every voice (mostly Willie, of course), and on every instrument.  It was amazing.
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • Loujoe
    Loujoe Posts: 11,862
    Shoot me in the foot, black my eyes and kick me in the teeth. Didn't know he was 90. 
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,676
    Loujoe said:
    Shoot me in the foot, black my eyes and kick me in the teeth. Didn't know he was 90. 

    LOL, LJ.  Reminds me of this great line from "Good Morning Vietnam":
    "Lieutenant, you don't know whether you're shot, fucked, powder burned, or snake bit."  :lol:
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • GB281198
    GB281198 Virginia Posts: 638
    Willie is a national treasure! Saw him about ten years ago with my dad. Definitely one of the best shows I've been to. He's one of the last of the outlaw country legends that I'm a fan of. 
  • onemorshow
    onemorshow Posts: 650
    Here’s the 2 posters for the shows & shirt tonight. Can’t wait!!  gonna be 2 great shows. Happy B-Day Willie. Super happy to get to spend your 90th birthday with you. Hope for many more. 😎🍁😎🍁😎🍁😎🍁😎🍁😎🍁😎🍁😎🍁😎🍁😎🍁😎🍁😎🍁😎🍁
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,676
    edited April 2023
    onemorshow said:
    Here’s the 2 posters for the shows & shirt tonight. Can’t wait!!  gonna be 2 great shows. Happy B-Day Willie. Super happy to get to spend your 90th birthday with you. Hope for many more. 😎🍁😎🍁😎🍁😎🍁😎🍁😎🍁😎🍁😎🍁😎🍁😎🍁😎🍁😎🍁😎🍁

    How COOL!!!  :smiley:
    Would love to hear more about how the show goes if you get a chance some time. 
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • JeBurkhardt
    JeBurkhardt Posts: 5,344
    Willie is awesome. Great songwriter, such a unique presence and a very underrated guitarist. His music was constantly on in my house growing up. My Mom and Dad saw him live well over a dozen times. 
  • onemorshow
    onemorshow Posts: 650
    brianlux said:
    How COOL!!!  :smiley:
    Would love to hear more about how the show goes if you get a chance some time. 
    Last nite show was almost 4 hours long. Billy Strings kicked off show. 1 by 1 performers would come up tell a Willie tale and play a song. Roseanne Cash and Kris Kristofferson together was awesome.Neil played 2 songs with Stephen Stills and 1 with Willie. Everyone played 1 song except a few played 2. Willie came out at end and finished the show. Can’t wait for tonite. Dave Matthews & Keith Richards were added to list.
  • GB281198
    GB281198 Virginia Posts: 638
    A bunch of videos on YouTube looked like it was a great show with an incredible lineup. 
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,676
    onemorshow said:
    brianlux said:
    How COOL!!!  :smiley:
    Would love to hear more about how the show goes if you get a chance some time. 
    Last nite show was almost 4 hours long. Billy Strings kicked off show. 1 by 1 performers would come up tell a Willie tale and play a song. Roseanne Cash and Kris Kristofferson together was awesome.Neil played 2 songs with Stephen Stills and 1 with Willie. Everyone played 1 song except a few played 2. Willie came out at end and finished the show. Can’t wait for tonite. Dave Matthews & Keith Richards were added to list.

    Thanks for the reviews.
    And, OMG, you got tickets for both shows?   Awesome!
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • onemorshow
    onemorshow Posts: 650
    Here last nites full set list. 😎🍁👍
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,676
    Great on-the-spot review of last night's show here.  I really hope this comes out on DVD so I can watch it (no streaming here, if you can believe that),

    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • onemorshow
    onemorshow Posts: 650
    brianlux said:
    Great on-the-spot review of last night's show here.  I really hope this comes out on DVD so I can watch it (no streaming here, if you can believe that),

    They have cameras set up so i’m pretty sure it will be coming out soon.
  • GB281198
    GB281198 Virginia Posts: 638
    https://youtu.be/8th63wNt-Fo
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,676
    onemorshow said:
    brianlux said:
    Great on-the-spot review of last night's show here.  I really hope this comes out on DVD so I can watch it (no streaming here, if you can believe that),

    They have cameras set up so i’m pretty sure it will be coming out soon.

    Great!
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • JH6056
    JH6056 Posts: 2,437
    onemorshow said:
    Here last nites full set list. 😎🍁👍
    Oh man, it's rare my FOMO (or it's not fear of missing out, I absolutely DID miss out!) is this bad! WOW what a lineup and what performances!

    Hopefully it was filmed???
  • GB281198
    GB281198 Virginia Posts: 638
    https://willienelson.lnk.to/Willie90

    Willie's 90th birthday concert available for purchase 
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,676
    GB281198 said:
    https://willienelson.lnk.to/Willie90

    Willie's 90th birthday concert available for purchase 

    Great- thanks for the heads up.  I guess one of these days I'll have to get a blue ray player.  Right now only have DVD player.
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • GB281198
    GB281198 Virginia Posts: 638
    With the increase in streaming it might not be long before Blu-ray players become obsolete like the VCR 

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