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Niels Andrews


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Post  Posted 21 Aug 2012 6:17 am    
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Looks like the pot smoking brought on emphysema. He has made some great music in his life.
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Joe Casey


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Post  Posted 21 Aug 2012 7:25 am    
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Willie smoke Pot,Since when??
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Gary Cosden


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Post  Posted 21 Aug 2012 8:27 am    
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http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/dc9/2012/08/willie_nelson_will_be_in_the_h.php
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Ron Whitfield

 

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Post  Posted 21 Aug 2012 9:34 am    
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Pot caused that? Any proof? More likely it's that Willie is an old man now, with old man health issues.
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Frederick Hogaboom

 

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Connecticut, USA
Post  Posted 21 Aug 2012 10:49 am    
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Back "on the road", headed to next concert.
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Frank Freniere


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The First Coast
Post  Posted 21 Aug 2012 11:22 am    
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One account I read says that the altitude in Denver affected him. That's pretty good spin but... jeez he's almost 80. And a week in Boulder almost killed me when I was in my 30's.
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Paul Norman

 

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Post  Posted 21 Aug 2012 2:38 pm    
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He has been a good and tough one. I saw him do 2 hours one day in Va. without a break.
He said when he took a break and came back nobody would be there so he stayed and sang.
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Theresa Galbraith

 

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Goodlettsville,Tn. USA
Post  Posted 21 Aug 2012 2:49 pm    
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Yeah, he and Ray love pot! Very Happy
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Kevin Hatton

 

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Post  Posted 21 Aug 2012 3:28 pm    
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Willie has got hard bark on him. They're going to have to hammer him in the ground with a croquet mallet when he goes, and when they do he'll be looking up smiling and singing. That's one TOUGH old man. My guess is he's got a few more miles in him. Willie was smart enough to enjoy life while he's living it. God bless him. While Garth Brooks was a flash in the pan, guys like Willie, Merle, and George LIVED and PLAYED country music. They are the real deal. They didn't go RETIRE when their careers took a downturn, hide in the corner from the world, and count their cash. They kept playing to the people. They are the REAL deals, not these fly by night throw away wannabes coming out of the Nashville,Hollywood marketing system.
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Jaclyn Jones


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Post  Posted 21 Aug 2012 6:21 pm    
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Get down Kevin! Well said. I would love to get a chance to jam with Willie. how much more fun could you have!
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Niels Andrews


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Post  Posted 21 Aug 2012 7:47 pm    
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I thought we were supposed to "roll him up and smokem" when he dies?
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Niels Andrews


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Post  Posted 21 Aug 2012 7:47 pm    
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I thought we were supposed to "roll him up and smokem" when he dies?
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Richard Sinkler


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Post  Posted 21 Aug 2012 8:14 pm    
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I would love to get a chance to jam with Willie. how much more fun could you have!


I'm thinking a habanero pepper enema would be more fun.
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Theresa Galbraith

 

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Post  Posted 22 Aug 2012 4:52 am    
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Funny! Laughing
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Charlie C Harrison

 

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Decatur, Mississippi, USA
Post  Posted 22 Aug 2012 5:39 am    
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May be the Biodiesel!!!
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Frank Freniere


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Post  Posted 22 Aug 2012 8:07 am    
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Lifted this picture from another thread: another survivor.
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Bill McCloskey

 

Post  Posted 22 Aug 2012 10:37 am    
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Pot smoking has nothing to do with emphysema. Many studies have been done on this subject and they have found no increased risk of emphysema from pot smokers.
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Chris Schlotzhauer


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Colleyville, Tx. USA
Post  Posted 22 Aug 2012 12:01 pm    
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Theresa Galbraith wrote:
Yeah, he and Ray love pot! Very Happy



and Merle and Loretta and........

Think there is any correlation between the 80 year old stars that still tour and perform and pot?
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Charles Davidson

 

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Phenix City Alabama, USA
Post  Posted 22 Aug 2012 1:56 pm    
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If it were,nt so sad it would be funny,So many people will let someone blow smoke up their butts with insane statements such as [smoking marijuana does NOT cause emphysema]I would bet that 99 percent of the ones that believe this garbage are potheads themselves.and will defend pot smoking to the very end.Like an alcoholic dying of cirrhosis of the liver but won't admit his drinking caused it.Don't take my word just look up the stats.YOU BETCHA,DYK?BC.
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Richard Sinkler


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Post  Posted 22 Aug 2012 2:17 pm    
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http://www.webmd.com/lung/copd/news/20000320/regular-marijuana-emphysema
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Ron Whitfield

 

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Post  Posted 22 Aug 2012 2:26 pm    
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The study does not take into account how the weed was smoked, what devices may often have been used for decades that can have detrimental effects far beyond the pot. But pot haters usually don't care but to cast illogical guilt.
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Bob Hoffnar


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Austin, Tx
Post  Posted 22 Aug 2012 6:45 pm    
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Chris,

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and Merle and Loretta and........


...a very long list of country and steel playing legends

When I first started playing the Texas circuit about 4 years ago I couldn't believe how much pot was being smoked. Its pretty popular with the older traditional country guys because it is so easy on you. To me pot seems like a big (and enjoyable) part of the working country musician scene.

BTW: Willie weed is legendary and guys with first hand stories are listened to with great reverence.
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Kevin Hatton

 

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Post  Posted 22 Aug 2012 6:56 pm    
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Absolutely nothing wrong with it. It should be legal. It's inspired many, many musicians. Fishing, a dube, and good country music on the radio. It's alcohol thats the problem. Willie raised the issue. Interesting how many 80 year old pot smokers there are. Can't say that about the alcoholics.
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Charles Davidson

 

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Post  Posted 22 Aug 2012 7:18 pm    
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I'm sorry,you can name every big star you can think of [and there are lots of them]that are pot heads or alcoholies and a lot of people seem to think it makes them real COOL.What a JOKE.A lot of these people have so much talent,great singers,writers,pickers etc,but are complete brain dead idiots by ruining their lives with dope or alcohol.No need to list names,ya'll know who they are.But some will still defend them and talk about how COOL they are. Please don't piss in my ear and tell me it's raining. I KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT Exclamation Exclamation I Have been to more than my share of funerals for friends and bandmates over the last 50 plus years to last me forever.MOST were young 30's and 40's because of dope of one kind or another and alcohol,And NOT one of them looked COOL in that casket.YOU BETCHA,DYK?BC.
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Mike Neer


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Post  Posted 22 Aug 2012 7:37 pm    
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Some of Willie's contraband found it's way into my lungs once or twice.
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