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Ron.M

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Oh no! "The Weed" has gone...

Bert Weedon the English guitarist whose tutor book "Play In A Day" was used by practically every famous British Rock guitarist as teenage kids learning the guitar, passed away today too.

Man, they're dropping like flies...

R.I.P. Bert

cheers,

Ron

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marduk

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RE: Oh no! "The Weed" has ... (in reply to Ron.M)

that sucks.. its kind of funny that you titled it like that though... 4/20 and all

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Richard Jernigan

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RE: Oh no! "The Weed" has ... (in reply to marduk)

Speaking of 4/20, an 8-foot bronze statue of Willie Nelson, one of America's most famous advocates of the weed, is being unveiled today here in Austin. I may make it down town to see it....

RNJ

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Estevan

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RE: Oh no! "The Weed" has ... (in reply to Richard Jernigan)

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Speaking of 4/20, an 8-foot bronze statue of Willie Nelson, one of America's most famous advocates of the weed, is being unveiled today here in Austin. I may make it down town to see it....

Well you can guess what time to arrive. If he's there, get him to sign your guitar

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 20 2012 17:43:22

estebanana

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RE: Oh no! "The Weed" has ... (in reply to Richard Jernigan)

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an 8-foot bronze statue of Willie Nelson, one of America's most famous advocates of the weed

Only 8'? BWWWWHAHAA ! my, my pretty short by Texas Hero standards. I bet Billy Gibbons' will be 16' feet high 'cause he's twice as good.

And half of that his beard!~

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 20 2012 21:17:55

Richard Jernigan

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RE: Oh no! "The Weed" has ... (in reply to estebanana)

.Willie's not a very big guy...and well, Gibbons was declared Texas Musician of 2012 by the Texas Commission of the Arts, after all. And his statue is no doubt going to be in his home town, Houston. As I'm sure you know, everything is bigger in Houston: cars, hats, butts, egos, bookkeeping scams, bankruptcies...

RNJ

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 21 2012 1:25:05

Escribano

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RE: Oh no! "The Weed" has ... (in reply to Ron.M)

I started with his book in 1968, on my Dad's friend's Fender Mustang and no amp. He was a hip, young pro photographer with his Asahi Pentax Spotmatic and flowery, frilly shirts. I am beginning to understand where my hobbies came from now

RIP Bert

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Morante

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RE: Oh no! "The Weed" has ... (in reply to Escribano)

I started on "Over the seas to Skye"!!! On my first gig, the opening chord was D an I froze: couldn´t remember how to play it. Later, playing as telonero for Cream, my A string broke.

There are stars and wannabees

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 21 2012 13:45:11

BarkellWH

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RE: Oh no! "The Weed" has ... (in reply to Richard Jernigan)

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Speaking of 4/20, an 8-foot bronze statue of Willie Nelson, one of America's most famous advocates of the weed, is being unveiled today here in Austin. I may make it down town to see it....

Hey, Richard, will the statue include Willie's guitar with its shredded soundboard? Willie ought to give that guitar to the Smithsonian, in order to preserve it as a national treasure.

Cheers,

Bill

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Estevan

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RE: Oh no! "The Weed" has ... (in reply to BarkellWH)

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Willie's guitar with its shredded soundboard

It has lots of signatures, too - though I don't see Paco's...

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 21 2012 19:23:27

Richard Jernigan

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ORIGINAL: BarkellWH

Hey, Richard, will the statue include Willie's guitar with its shredded soundboard? Willie ought to give that guitar to the Smithsonian, in order to preserve it as a national treasure.

Cheers,

Bill

As it turns out, I didn't make it down town to the unveiling. Bad case of bronchitis. First time I've been sick in at least a couple of years.

The newspaper article said the statue includes the guitar. It also said that as the sculptor began the clay model he had "Whiskey River" on the stereo, so I assume the guitar in the statue will be realistic.

RNJ

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Estevan

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RE: Oh no! "The Weed" has ... (in reply to Richard Jernigan)

Grateful Dog!

Just chanced upon this curious piece of amateur musicology, which suggests a possible - if distant - flamenco connection:

"There's long been an organic unity to Nelson's signature sound--the way his conversational phrasing plays against the staccato runs of his gypsy guitar..."

(Willerías?)

http://www.amazon.com/Songbird-Dig-Willie-Nelson/dp/B000IFRQH2

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