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Outrageous Concert Riders: No. 10

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"All Willie Nelson engagements must be 'Smoke Free.'"
--Willie Nelson

This must be a typo. No Willie Nelson concert in the history of Willie Nelson concerts has ever been smoke-free.

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Maybe it is so blatantly written into the rider because 1.)We ALL know Willie's habits (if you don't, you can come out from under that rock now...) and therefore 2.) The power of plausible deniability makes it possible to book an infamous pot smoker who's fans are also going to turn the venue into a giant bong...actually it's more like I imagine the inside of Scooby's Mystery Machine being.... :)

It is just plain and simple courtesy to keep the facade of local laws being upheld when you're a pot smokin' troubadour with a band of merry hippie followers.

November 03 2009 at 7:19 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
piper359

WILLIE PERFORMED IN WICHITA,KANSAS IT WAS A NON-SMOKING SHOW

February 05 2009 at 11:12 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
nikiwiele

I think they meant cigarette smoke free is all, lol

May 06 2008 at 8:13 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
aerosmithlover

LUCOWICI KID - PSYCHOTICNEWBIE - I'm with you...legalize, decriminalize, and get the non-violent offenders locked up for weed out of jail. RICHE--STFU and don't forget to inhale. And P.S. I'm a 59 yr. old wife and mother..not some teenager without a brain...RICHE-It's dark out and I think I hear your mother calling you...RICHE...RICHE...Time to come in from playing, take a bath and go to bed..nighty night!!!

May 06 2008 at 7:30 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
b

riche really? go get drunk n hit something. like maybe your family tree b/c u need to be taken out the gene pool. when did u bother u? i noticed u posted 6 almost 7 months after him. nice. just keep drinking. n wes no other musicians could really do what willie does. look at the last time willie got caught with reefer in 2006(LOUISIANA). Then on the cover of HIGH TIMES for Jan. 2008 issue. keep it up willie.

May 06 2008 at 6:00 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Wes

Hey, give Willie a break, the man is well into his 80's and he will give you a good 2 hour concert. And he plays and sings every song. What other artist can say and do the same?

May 06 2008 at 4:42 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Riche

wow...seriously guys? I missed where this board became a debate on legalizing mary-jane. ludowici kid: go smoke your pot and leave the rest of us alone.

April 01 2008 at 8:52 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
b

Willy is willy, need I say more. :) Cloudy days

December 09 2007 at 8:53 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Jacob

Jo, when he said "pharm" it was short for "pharmaceutical". Duh. You should probably know what you're talkin about before you try to criticise someone.

November 13 2007 at 12:15 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
goodguy889

AHHHH! THE TASTE OF FREEDOM. THANKS WILLY.

November 12 2007 at 11:06 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
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