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Post number 20467

semmi — Tue, 01 Oct 2002 21:14:43 -0800

"The early bird may get the worm. But the second mouse gets the cheese." Willie Nelson in New York. An Adam Gopnik profile.

By: UKnowForKids

UKnowForKids — Tue, 01 Oct 2002 21:29:28 -0800

Now here is someone that should be made a saint.

By: mr_crash_davis

mr_crash_davis — Tue, 01 Oct 2002 21:30:27 -0800

I've never been a Willie Nelson fan, but in the last several years he's earned my grudging respect. Maybe it's because he's gotten older, and maybe it's because I've gotten older, or maybe it's both. Either way, if we both keep getting older, in a decade or so my respect may turn to acceptance and possibly even enjoyment. It'll be interesting to see.

By: raysmj

raysmj — Tue, 01 Oct 2002 22:30:54 -0800

It's easier if you think, "Willie sings with jazz intonation, and is impossibly drenched in blues and R&B. Maybe you can even call him an R&B/jazz singer?" The whole Willie thing starts to make perfect sense then. At least that did the trick for me. Of course, there's the pop influence too, but . . .

By: sklero

sklero — Wed, 02 Oct 2002 01:30:43 -0800

Oh, Wille! My old college's radio station runs these great Willie Nelson NORML PSAs. Also, everyone should go buy Red Headed Stranger right now.

By: dash_slot-

dash_slot- — Wed, 02 Oct 2002 02:21:52 -0800

My friend went to see Willie at the Hexagon in Reading, and all I got was this lousy t-shirt...!

By: Frank Grimes

Frank Grimes — Wed, 02 Oct 2002 06:17:52 -0800

I enjoyed this article, but why all of the soy milk references? Is Gopnik a vegan crusader?

By: Secret Life of Gravy

Secret Life of Gravy — Wed, 02 Oct 2002 07:24:53 -0800

Ditto for me, Mr. Crash. While I wa never a fan (in fact I particularly disliked his voice) in every new album release, I find one or two haunting ballads, such as "I Never Cared For You" (from Teatro) Now that analogy of his...ugh, that's just gruesome. The image of one mouse creeping over another dead, mangled mouse to get the cheese...shudder.

By: kindall

kindall — Wed, 02 Oct 2002 08:24:39 -0800

Well, I don't think you're meant to visualize it. It's just a saying.

By: rushmc

rushmc — Wed, 02 Oct 2002 09:19:35 -0800

The image of one mouse creeping over another dead, mangled mouse to get the cheese...shudder. Hmm...sounds a bit like MetaTalk....

By: liam

liam — Wed, 02 Oct 2002 10:46:01 -0800

A documentary about Willie premiers on PBS stations across America tonight, y'all.

By: m@

m@ — Wed, 02 Oct 2002 14:12:38 -0800

Adam Gopnik interviewing Willie Nelson? What editor assigned that? Willie is an intelligent fellow, sure, but Gopnik is not known for his common man attitude.