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Willie is in trouble again...

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T_Magoo

Willie Nelson was not on the tour bus where ALE agents found marijuana and “non-tax-paid alcohol, which is moonshine,” said Ted Carlton, special agent in charge of the District III ALE office out of Wilmington, NC, the StarNewsOnline.com is reporting.

The aroma of marijuana lingered in the parking lot, and moonshine measured three-quarters full in a quart jar on the tour bus, officials said.

In spite of citations issued Thursday night to six of singer/songwriter Willie Nelson's band members for allegedly illegally possessing the substances, the concert was scheduled to go on. That was, until it was announced Nelson wasn't feeling up to playing, according to information from the N.C. Alcohol Law Enforcement Division agency out of Wilmington and a news release on Nelson's official Web site.

Jumpin Jesus, it's moonshine and reefer! There's no meth lab.

Four and a half years ago in Fort Worth Texas I was lucky enough to be on that bus with Willie, Ray Price, Ray Benson (from Asleep at The Wheel) and David Allen Coe. Do you have any idea how many Zig Zags gratefully gave up their lives for that bunch?

Here's the deal...we need a presidential proclamation that the Honeysuckle Rose III should be deemed some type of moving national monument...and as such, there should only be certain law enforcement jurisdictions that can come anywhere near her. I mean for Chrissakes...the District III ALE agents boarded her, and summonsed up all of Willie's band before a gig for reefer and moonshine?! From now on, jurisdiction is only for select members of the Arkansas Highway Patrol...the guys who worked for Clinton, the cops from Sons of Anarchy, and, Walker, Texas Ranger.
 
Okay, I'm missing it: what on earth does this post have to do with radio in Buffalo-Rochester, NY?

Or....radio, for that matter?? ???
 
"what on earth does this post have to do with radio in Buffalo-Rochester, NY?"

OK...Willie's harmonica player, Mickey Raphael, married Heidi Kramer (former 97 Rock Promotions goddess) a ton of years ago. After that, I got nothin.
 
Okay, I'm missing it: what on earth does this post have to do with radio in Buffalo-Rochester, NY?
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Gotta love it...Savage is a monitor too!!! I agree Robert!! Get the broom!
 
Well, Magoo is a native son of WNY. And a Hell of a radio talent. Does that help?
 
Believe it or not, I have known a lot of people that worked in radio that had smoked pot. And then there's the episode of WKRP where the Big Guy had a "monkey on his foot".
 
therealjm12 said:
Believe it or not, I have known a lot of people that worked in radio that had smoked pot. And then there's the episode of WKRP where the Big Guy had a "monkey on his foot".
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That's it. Now it's officially a radio thread... although I think it became a radio thread when Magoo put former WHTT and 97 Rock promotions director Heidi Kramer's name in play. ;) As if Savage was the only smartass on the board. Heh, heh...
 
Believe it or not, I have known a lot of people that worked in radio that had smoked pot
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NO WAY!!!!!!!! ??? ??? ???
 
As if Savage was the only smartass on the board. Heh, heh...
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Damn egos just don't quit. JP has to self proclaim into the Smartass Club as not to be outdone! Now THIS is the radio stuff we all know and love!! ;D
 
Self proclaim? In this club? Hey, I had a sponsor. Ask Savage. Magoo? L'il help here, Moe! :D
 
First...I have to go back a page and a half to thank Rox for the props.

Admittedly, my Willie post was an attempt at smartass. The board hasn't really done anything outrageous for a while.

Now, Jim...I'm no smartass...that's for sure. Dumbass...you bet! Dude, I showed up to do the PA at a sold out Pilot Field back in '88 after hitting the downstairs bar hard right after my morning show at The Bear was over. (I always thought that place was like my own conference room.) I was the only one in that stadium of over 20,000+ that evening that thought that I was alright. I think I even remember the ump looking up at the press box at some point during the ballgame.

There are a few guys here that are really good at smartass, and there are several who are annoyingly good at know-it-all. For the most part though...it's humble, C students that keep the place honest.
 
If each of us we didn't have a little "smart" and "dumb" assets would we have spent any time in this business, let alone on this board? C students for sure. Except for maybe Bob1370 PhD and Savage JD.
 
Magoo My Man, since you didn't sign the guest register I had no idea you're the noteworthy radio veteran you obviously are. I'm from Rochester so what the hell do I know? If my poke-in-the-ribs on the Willie post had the ring of "TheBigA" I apologize.

As far as degrees go, there is also a thing called "being educated far beyond one's intelligence," or so they explain to me from time to time. To this day I take the measure of a man from how good he is with an Editall, how well he handles a loud crowd while on stage and how good he is adlibbing when his screener-producer has an attack of the back-yard trots and strands him on the air for 15 minutes.

The alphabet soup after your name is there to impress....well, those who are impressed by that kind of thing, I guess.
 
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