Posts Tagged ‘Willie Nelson’
Barry Corbin: More For Fans
Jeff PrinceResearching this week’s cover story on actor Barry Corbin (photo above) was what I’d call enjoyable work. The first time we talked, we met at 2 p.m. at his east Fort Worth home and we didn’t stop talking for 10 hours....
Fort Worth Opera Lassos ‘Celebs’
Jeff PrinceFort Worth Opera asked local celebrities to sing “Jingle Bells” in an off-key manner as part of a “Stop Bad Singing” campaign. This is hoped to encourage people to give money to the opera and, I suppose, to enco...
Toby Keith Award Equals Apocalypse II
Jeff PrinceSome folks are wondering why I have such a poison pen for their hero. They can’t believe I would compare Toby Keith’s winning a songwriter of the decade award to an apocalypse. (And by the way, where was Kanye West when...
Kinky Again?
Jimmy FowlerQuite a few of us who enjoy Kinky Friedman’s brand of smart irreverence were disappointed in his 2006 run for the Texas governorship. It seemed he didn’t care enough to brush up on important issues, one-liners were all he h...
Willie Gets Silly
Jeff PrinceWillie Nelson rarely lowers his guard this far to his fans: This just-released YouTube video of the classic “Shoeshine Man” reveals the nuttiest side to his personality I’ve ever seen. I hope I’m having this muc...
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