Still Not Dead Today

To: Robert DeLong

What a great American weed smoker. It’s nice to see such good support 👍🏻

21 posted on 07/04/2023 12:19:21 PM PDT by NWFree (Sigma male 🤪)

To: Robert DeLong; Rennes Templar; Phinneous; golux; SunkenCiv; MadMax, the Grinning Reaper

Deadpan humor.

That locked thread was even a double post, two funny.

Just the other day, I was amused to discover that the famous secret code, er Sacred Cod in the "Hub" of the solar system had been returned to its rightful place on the very day Willie arrived into the world:

In the early hours of April 29, [1933,] after repairs to three damaged fins, the Sacred Cod was re-hung in the House chamber, "six inches [15 cm] higher [than] the reach of any individual. A stepladder will be needed to remove it in the future." [note 6]

University of Massachusetts
Using a stepladder, on November 14, 1968, students at the new Boston campus of the University of Massachusetts took the Sacred Cod...

Now someone might come along and wonder what kind of funny business is it to even consider that there could be a relationship.

Well, I'm kind of like that. I take relationships seriously. Always on the outside looking in, but it's a great view:

If you had not have fallen
Then I would not have found you
Angel flying too close to the ground

And I patched up your broken wing
And hung around a while
Tryin' to keep your spirits up
And your fever down

I knew someday that you would fly away
For love's the greatest healer to be found
So leave me if you need to, I will still remember
Angel flying too close to the ground

Fly on, fly on past the speed of sound
I'd rather see you up than see you down
So leave me if you need to, I will still remember
Angel flying too close to the ground

Leave me if you need to, I will still remember
Angel flying too close to the ground

Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground
~ Willie Nelson

American Progress

What's not to love? The little Angel is carrying plenty of rope, to get the message across.

Can you believe there was even a sarcastic suggestion in 1937 that the Sacred Cod be swapped for a greyhound? Crazy, because they are the same thing. 😇

(I've got a time machine and I'm not afraid to use it.)

How on Earth could it be possible for Willie Nelson to reach 90, and even continue touring?

Only God.

Did King David (a man after God's own heart) have an ear for the best musicians, songwriters, and singers, or what?

Makes sense. The Temple plays both kinds of music: Country *and* Western.

(Don't bury me I've got a show to play.)

22 posted on 07/04/2023 12:26:10 PM PDT by Ezekiel (🆘️ "Come fly with US". Ingenuity -- because the Son of David begins with Mars ♂️, aka every man)

To: Robert DeLong

I cannot stand him snd his politics.
I hate his music.
I love the movies he made.
I wish him well.
Willie is an American icon
What kind of world are we going to leave to him?

23 posted on 07/04/2023 2:19:24 PM PDT by South Dakota (Patriotism is the new terrorism )

Interesting story, Thanks for sharing. 🙂

24 posted on 07/04/2023 2:46:18 PM PDT by Robert DeLong

Many years ago, the Abilene, TX radio station played “Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain” the entire day. I don’t know why but think the dj locked himself in. So, call a locksmith.

25 posted on 07/04/2023 2:49:10 PM PDT by bgill

To: South Dakota

The Unbroken Circle: The Willie Nelson Story (Part One) – The Musical Divide

Willie Nelson in the 50s or 60s. 🙂

26 posted on 07/04/2023 2:49:38 PM PDT by Robert DeLong

To: Big Red Badger

This is as good a day as any to stop.

ducking under desk...

27 posted on 07/04/2023 2:52:53 PM PDT by bgill

28 posted on 07/04/2023 4:09:31 PM PDT by Big Red Badger (The Truman Show)

Yuppers
We had a Good Run.

.
Love the Picture.

29 posted on 07/04/2023 4:16:09 PM PDT by Big Red Badger (The Truman Show)

To: FrozenAssets

30 posted on 07/04/2023 4:21:05 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar

To: rdcbn1; Big Red Badger; bgill; Robert DeLong

I'm hoping for a Willie Nelson - Keith Richards World Tour in 2024.

That reminds me... should Willie outlive Keith, the Internet is going to need a better meme:

*Willie* reading the obits, saying, "Hey Mick, look who I outlived this week."

🤣

In any event, who doesn't love Willie. That would be downright un-American. I don't have any interest in weed, but he sure could take the everybody-loves-to-hate, lowly 'Christmas sweater' to new highs.

Ageless:

Willie Nelson - I'll Love You Till The Day I Die (Official Lyric Video)

31 posted on 07/04/2023 5:18:01 PM PDT by Ezekiel (🆘️ "Come fly with US". Ingenuity -- because the Son of David begins with Mars ♂️, aka every man)

My son is at the Willie Nelson 4th of July picnic in Austin today, not of his own accord. He is 90 years old and still can’t sing a lick.

32 posted on 07/04/2023 5:34:00 PM PDT by crusty old prospector

To: Robert DeLong

33 posted on 07/04/2023 6:03:50 PM PDT by Liberty Valance (Keep a Simple Manner for a Happy Life :o)

To: Robert DeLong

34 posted on 07/04/2023 6:13:11 PM PDT by Liberty Valance (Keep a Simple Manner for a Happy Life :o)

To: Liberty Valance

Thanks, I’d never had the pleasure of hearing that song before. 🙂

35 posted on 07/04/2023 6:49:53 PM PDT by Robert DeLong

To: Robert DeLong

Age has given Willie “character”.

36 posted on 07/04/2023 8:02:10 PM PDT by Sacajaweau ( )

I have to agree with that assessment. 🙂

37 posted on 07/04/2023 8:05:34 PM PDT by Robert DeLong

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