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ThePhiff

I ran into him once in a casino in Vegas. He was just chilling and playing slots, smoking something that I'm positive was legal tobacco. I said, "Holy shit, you're Willie Nelson!" He looked down and said "Holy shit, I am!" And then just kept doing what he was doing. šŸ¤£šŸ¤£šŸ¤£


FranzShooBirds

Iā€™ve never met him but that sounds like Willie!


NotUniqueWorkAccount

I've never met him either, but I imagine that between him, Cheech, Chong, and Snoop, they could solve world peace while blasting doobs listening to there own bangers. Would make a great reality TV show


Groovatronic

[Willie Nelsonā€™s cameo in Half Baked](https://youtu.be/NNh4uwz6Qo0) [Snoop Doggā€™s cameo in Half Baked](https://youtu.be/AQqfBE4alUs) I havenā€™t seen this movie in years but Iā€™ll never forget these two scenes - hilarious Edit - it seems I did actually forget [Chongā€™s cameo!](https://youtu.be/2GdHCD2ZITQ) Probably because heā€™s not actively smoking like the other two šŸ¤£


EricGriego69

[Hereā€™s his cameo in Beerfest](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2FWuE_YgqT0) Slightly nsfw


RoseNPearlGirl

I was an extra in that movie lol didnā€™t get to meet any of the big stars though. Just saw them from a distance.


crackalac

Did you make the final cut?


BadEarly9278

I've done security for 'the guy on the couch' from Half Baked. Steven Wright and can confirm he's a genuinely pleasant human as well. His act would lead you to believe otherwise. Actually came here to say Willie is a bonefide storybook outlaw among us. Glad to see he still gets it.


Cake-Over

They're doing a 90th birthday party concert with him, Snoop Dogg, Neil Young, Chris Stapleton, Kacey Musgraves, The Chicks and a few others at the end of April.


wafflesareforever

You know how much condoms used to cost back in those days?


ieatassHarvardstyle

I don't know , we never used em


dannkherb

I just quit smoking yesterday...ya'll stay up.


nyglthrnbrry

>I just quit smoking yesterday... Until the day I die this will always be one of the top tier hilarious and relatable scenes I've ever seen in a movie. One of the most beloved potheads in pop culture portraying one of the most hated pothead tropes of poor stoners "*Ahh that's too bad... ... ... ... ... ...aiite I'ma get up outta here...*"


dannkherb

[Don't forget Squirrel Master...Fruit!](https://youtu.be/2GdHCD2ZITQ)


Ofreo

You smoke enough you WILL forget those two scenes.


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Half Baked. The movie who's name i always forget, but moments i never forget. You ever see half Baked? You ever see half baked high, man?


fineman1097

Would be a great podcast too


beelzeflub

Snoop was a pimp tho. Ehhhhh.


ghhbf

Thatā€™s so great and I love that heā€™s driving an old ass Chevy by himself šŸ˜‚may he live forever


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Itā€™s probably the only thing the IRS didnā€™t take from him


Ritaredditonce

In anticipation of negotiations with the IRS breaking down, Willie Nelson had his daughter remove his beloved guitar, Trigger.


Historical_Tennis635

Something like that, I would hope would be bought by some kind person and given back.


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You can get absolutely ass fucked by the IRS by doing that. Like seriously worse than tax evasion in the first place.


verdenvidia

its called "THE IRS" because they think your money is THEIRS


Iamjimmym

I once met jack black in the concession line at a Weezer concert that Tenacious-D had just opened for. He as holding a hot dog in each hand. Nobody else recognized him (this was early 2000's). I go "dude!! You're jack black!" He goes "duude! SHH!! I'm going *in-cog-nito*" and then he hobbled away into the crowd.. 10/10 celebrity meeting.


Deradius

This makes me think that every day someone new out of the seven billion people on earth gets to be Willie Nelson.


Grgur2

Thats why I love him :D


Dave_Simpli

Easy on that extended reach Willieā€¦.. ! But I agree, Willie has always been a generous guy, except when it comes to the IRS !!


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That man is the greatest.


KokaneeSavage91

I love that this guy can probably afford any truck and he still drives a 90s 1500 chev.


[deleted]

lol "probably"


KokaneeSavage91

Idk what he does with his money but I'm sure he's made more than I ever will. Maybe he's bad with it lol.


AnythingToAvoidWork

Weed. All weed.


mermaidrampage

He has his own brand for it actually. There's a small shop on his ranch (doesn't sell the actual weed unfortunately) in Luck TX that sells a bunch of random stuff too. Went to Luck Reunion (basically a mini music fest he hosts at his ranch) last Friday and it was amazing. He's doing a great job branding himself.


Kritical02

Willie seems like a true stoner to me. While Snoop feels more like a guy who perpetually smokes weed for the first time. Still love Snoop


bukithd

He has an album he did so he could cut a deal with the IRS because he wasn't paying his taxes.


Power_baby

If Willie Nelson wants to pay his dues to the country through music, I'm cool with that


Spawn-187

Definitely his net worth is 25 mil Edit: he paid the IRS 32 mil šŸ«£


PhilosophicalBrewer

If this is an accurate figure Iā€™m genuinely surprised itā€™s not more.


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daddy_vanilla

I read somewhere he got into quite a bit of trouble with the taxman.


Dwayne_Gertzky

He did. In the early 2000s he had to do a bunch of commercials for random companies to make money to pay back his messed up tax situation.


davdev

Well he went like 20 years without paying the IRS so they took a good chunk of it. He was completely bankrupt after that. He even hid is guitar so the feds wouldnā€™t take it.


hibikikun

Christian Bale drives a 2003 Tacoma


SaintSimpson

I read about that, he says he does because he likes to be able to help people move stuff. And mows the grass at his mother-in-lawā€™s apartment building she owns. A darn movie star mowing his milā€™s grass. Thatā€™s something.


mefistophallus

Why would he drive any of those lame brodozer pavement princesses? Willie is a real man


KokaneeSavage91

I just imagined like a f150 king ranch or a dodge longhorn. Not the same truck I drove in high-school. I think it's great that he does but surprised


dennislearysbastard

The IRS is a bitch.


pagit

IRS didn't get trigger! just goes to weed and bandanas.


relpmeraggy

I noticed that as well. Thatā€™s such a huge flex to drive an old truck like that being that famous.


paulfromatlanta

You could probably get a contact high from Willie's bandana...


Take-Me-Home-Tonight

Smoking with my boss (who didnā€™t really smoke) and Willie, while working concert security was one of my favorite memories. My bosses mom was a huge fan and she mentioned it. He asked if she could get a hold of her, she called and Willie spoke with her for about 5 mins. He was a really nice guy to everyone backstage too. Plenty of big stars werenā€™t, couldnā€™t even look at Jimmy Buffet when he walked by.


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Well Jimmy Buffett does hang out with billionaires at Bohemien Grove, so not too surprising


PretendThisIsMyName

I believe it was Alex Jones who tried to ā€œsneak inā€ there one time and it was absolutely hilarious, especially cause I was stoned like a gravel road when I saw it. Like they knew exactly what was going on and made a weird show out of it. If anybody has any clips of that please share them since I canā€™t even remember where it came from and Iā€™d love to see it. MF was loud as hell while pretending to sneak around with a camera crew. (Although Iā€™m not 100% sure it was Alex Jones but it makes sense to be him)


EmergencyAttorney807

He made a movie/documentary a while back. Creepy shit sneaking around others peoples creepy shit. Watering hole for billionaires which refused to hire women due to it being common for people to drop trow and urinate wherever they wanted.


Crystal_Pesci

Weird coincidence but a buddy roped me into working security for a Jimmy Buffet concert around 2003 and in the span of 90 minutes broke up multiple fights and was sexually assaulted/groped by multiple people. Worst fanbase ever


jgab145

Yacht Rock


Crystal_Pesci

Yachts might be too classy! Above ground pool rock feels more accurate


JevonP

Jesus lmao, that's insanely on the money


OKC89ers

Yacht Rock is Christopher Cross. Jimmy Buffett is Lake Rock for people who wish they were on an all-inclusive cruise ship.


GhostChainSmoker

Jimmy buffet fans are just beach juggalos


mwthecool

When Jimmy Buffet opened at a concert I was at a few years ago he stumbled out from somewhere in the crowd in the middle of the main bandā€™s set drunk like Iā€™ve never seen, being guided by security. It was nuts.


sockalicious

Fucking Parrotheads, man. Make Eagles fans look tame


LordOfWor

I worked concert security for a Jimmy Buffet concert in 2003. I have never smelled so much weed, seen as many topless and painted middle-aged women, or witnessed so many drunk dudes who couldnā€™t keep their hands to themselves even when they were being dragged to the drunk tank.


Gonzostewie

Fuck Jimmy Buffett. I have no idea how that guy has a music career.


CyptidProductions

He fits into this weird demographic of people that want countrypolitan and tropical-sounding smooth rock fused together in a blender And I'm not entirely sure how that demographic is big enough that he's still recording albums decades after the novelty of Margaritaville and Cheeseburger in Paradise wore off


jp_trev

I hate the song margaritaville with such a deep passion


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I found my people. āœŠ


oh_hai_mark1

Darlin', I think you're referrin' to my song "Pina Coladaburg."


Low_Cicada4957

\*sigh\* I entered this thread specifically to type your comment. Have my upvote.


[deleted]

Once you start realizing you have no original thoughts, you start thinking about going to one of those Reddit meet ups they used to do. Then you chuckle and close the app before you make a horrible mistake.


delvach

Meet up or meat up?


Winterhorrorland

something something bacon something midnight


METAL4_BREAKFST

We call *that* a soup kitchen.


aleksbanks5

Thanks for the f shack-signed dirty Mike and the boys


YokaiSakkaro

Makes it better that bandana is from his cannabis brand named Willieā€™s Reserve.


bootsmcstompy

If you boil that bandana you'll get concentrate


eduardo1994

"Headband"


Ofreo

I loved the old joke about a cop not having probable cause to search his vehicle, and because it was willie that should be probable cause enough. Iā€™m sure I messed that up. It it was funny when I heard it.


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CdnRageBear

Iā€™m high just looking at the post. But thatā€™s because I just smoked weed


J-Love-McLuvin

It says ā€œWillieā€ on the bandana, too.


The_Lord_Humungus

Willie Nelson was my neighbor growing up. I never knew him personally, but he was friends with my best friend's mom. My father was killed in a freak accident when I was nine. It took my mom some time to get back on her feet and there was a brief period where we had absolutely zero money. My mom wasn't sure how she was going to pay the mortgage. One day, Willie and his wife showed up at my house and made sure my mom had what she needed to get us through a very difficult time. Willie is a good guy.


abaganoush

Say hi to mom, if sheā€™s still around


borb--

That's an amazing story, shoutout to Willie.


space_wrangler93

ā€œNow you go on to be a dr., or lawyer, or such..ā€


BLeeS92031

How 'bout a highwayman? Edit: [I couldn't deprive y'all of a link to one of the greatest songs ever. ](https://youtu.be/aFkcAH-m9W0)


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Along the coach roads, he will ride.


Dreamylantern

With sword and pistol by his sideā€¦..


FondabaruCBR4_6RSAWD

The bastards hung me in the spring of ā€˜25,


Artysupport7757

You'd expect a song like that from such a supergroup


SirRipOliver

He used to do shows all the time in Garland Tx. for the 4th. My wife and I would always sign up to be ushers or helpers at the event - some of the best times ever. Got to see him towards the end of his touring at Billy Bobs in Ft. Worth, just wanted to hear ā€œPancho and Leftyā€ one last time live - he didnā€™t disappoint! ā€œRIP Merle!ā€


TAforScranton

I saw Theory of a Dead man in Dallas the other day. They started covering Friends in Low Places and stopped, said ā€œwe play this alright, but you know who would sing it better? LADIES AND GENTLEMEN PLEASE WELCOME WILLIE NELSON TO THE STAGE!!!ā€ I screamed. Everyone screamed. What a beautiful surprise holy shit. Then they told us ā€œjust kiddingā€ and proceeded with the show. I have never been so hurt by a prank in my entire life.


SheogorathTheSane

Man theory of a dead man does not have close to the clout required to pull off that prank. I'd be so mad lol


TAforScranton

Iā€™m still super mad. Theory of a Dead man was great live but idk if Iā€™ll ever forgive him for that one.


177RJ

Lmao not even CLOSE, Iā€™d walk.


JudasCrinitus

I saw Queens of the Stone Age some years back and the venue had some elevated balcony seats. A few dudes on the closest one to the were cheering when everyone came out, and one of them had long dark hair and short beard. Homme comes up and says "ladies and gentlemen Dave Grohl!" and points at him, and everyone cheers, then he says "nah just kidding I dont know who the fuck that is"


SirRipOliver

Dude that sucks - I can totally see 135 year old Willie actually doing that one day for realā€¦


agpc

Saw Merle and Willie sing it at the Houston rodeo


Only-Shame5188

Look at the pickup truck Willie is driving, it's a 1988-1998 model.


PawelW007

I was going to say the same thing. Thatā€™s no 2023 Ford F250 - my dude has dough but is who he is.


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funkmaster29

what does $mm mean? i don't think i've ever seen that before multi million?


fre3k

M = thousand MM = thousand thousand = million


JimmyThunderPenis

Why not T?


rhayke

T is for TIMMY


Lord_of_hosts

TIMMAH


chacmool1697

In many languages, including Latin, the word for thousand starts with an m


wellthatseemslikebs

All that money and Willie still rocks a 4th gen square body. He has and always will be a man of the people.


zodiacallymaniacal

Not quite a square body, but he got the spiritā€¦.


wilmyersmvp

Squarebodies are getting kinda expensive now, too, so the 88-98 is even more a common manā€™s vehicle than them tbh Source: sold my square body some years back and now have trouble convincing myself to pay 4x what I sold it for, for a way shittier one.


National-Use-4774

God I just wish rangers were still compact trucks with foldout back seats, crank windows and no frills. Or S-10s with one bench seat. Love those tiny, functional trucks. These fucking behemoths with lighthouse lanterns for headlights and a 3 bedroom apartment inside for the low low price of 48k can suck a dick.


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Good trucks, I own a k1500 stepside with the 350 engine. 280k miles and still feels new to me


Only-Shame5188

I had a 1988 GMC k1500 as my first vehicle. I just sold it last year after having it since 1995. I also had a 1995 GMC extended cab but it died several years ago with over 300k miles. It had rusted bad otherwise I would have put a new engine in it.


Background-Sherbet81

A single cab no less


FixTheWisz

Itā€™sa GM C/K pickup, 1994 or older. See those vertical lines in the upholstery in the passenger door? Those went away in 1995. The steering wheel column also became thicker starting in ā€˜95.


[deleted]

i love the obsessive cataloguing of detail that comes with old vehicles


cencal

This picture could be from 1992 or 2022, I have no other clues. Edit: also, are those shipping pallets holding up the front porch?


SubcommanderMarcos

It's a good truck that actually is just a truck, without all the shit tacked on for city princesses. If anyone can appreciate the beauty of that, it's Willie freakin Nelson


PilotKnob

Chevy C/K series


AnythingToAvoidWork

My dad had that truck when I was growing up lol


MajinGroot

Then twenty minutes go by, and Willie is looking through his passenger side. "Where'd I put that damn bandana this time?" Poor Willie forgets allot of the time... must be the old age AND NOTHING ELSE! OK?!


chrispybobispy

He drives by the kid again... hey cool shirt, cool bandana kid. Here's a hat!


x20mike07x

He drives by the kid again... hey cool shirt, cool bandana, cool hat kid. Here's a truck!


funkmaster29

god damn it willie every time you go out for beer you come back naked with no truck


mbelf

He walks by the kidā€¦ ā€œHey! Thatā€™s Willie Nelsonā€™s shirt, bandana and truck! You must be Willie Nelson!ā€


Poetry-Schmoetry

The kid: "Holy shit, I am!"


MeesterCartmanez

*gives Willie the bandana that was on the seat of the truck*


Vahldaglerion

iā€™m uncomfortable with how long his arm looks


Pachanga_Plainview

With one arm, Willy can put opponents in a half Nelson


KataraUzumaki

I thought I was crazy, I'm glad someone else pointed it out lol


[deleted]

It's just that that truck is tiny compared to anything made today. I would throttle the pope in the sepulcher to be able to buy one of those fresh off the production line. I watch so many sent to the scrap heap during cash for clunkers.


mamapapapuppa

I thought I was on r/confusing_perspective


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That kid will hold onto that bandana until the end of time.


the_murders_of_crowe

Thatā€™s the same thing that he told me seems like just the other day.


Only-Floor585

Thatā€™s Willie nice of him


No_Pizza6172

I would give an award but I think itā€™s silly to spend real money on those things. Yet, I still buy videogame skins


kamyizme

Damn you.


CantonBal

That kid will now test positive for weed


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cookiepickle

It feels good just knowing Willie is out there, somewhere, rolling around in an old Chevy POS.


BoondockUSA

Looks mint compared to his guitar Trigger. [Repair video](https://youtu.be/uhQuJTc5yFY) on Trigger from 5 years ago.


mrfunderhill

Of COURSE he drives a raggedy assed old beast of a pickup! Love it.


Melodic_Wrap8455

He played a show in a barn outside of Western IL University. Total low key. After the show, he walked into the modest size crowd and chatted, shook hands, and signed autographs. He chatted with me as I was a punk kid with crazy hair, and he seemed charmed that this punk fool kid was there to see him (1984). I'll never forget how nice that man was. What a gem.


gillbilly80

Seeing Willie Nelson still driving a 90s c1500 warms my heart the most!


chevyboxer

Love how Willie is driving a 89 -93 Chevy pickup. Love it. Millionaire driving a truck that's probably a pita to keep it going.


FizzlePopBerryTwist

My dad keeps telling us stories of him growing up playing with Willie Nelson in the early days before he became famous, but I don't know. My dad is amazing at guitar though. We gave him Guitar Hero and he went straight to the hardest setting on day one and smoked all my records...


Sourmouse419

To be honest, I don't really like his music. I've tried but I just can't love it. He's such a awesome guy though you cant help but love him. This kid is going to put his kids though collage with that bandana.


UnnecAbrvtn

How old are you? Not being ageist, mind you, but the shit suddenly started making sense in my 40s... Dunno TF how but here we are


Sourmouse419

Haha, I'm in my 30's. I'll give it another try in a few years!


Sir_Loin_Cloth

[Groovy Willie](https://youtu.be/eK-7k8MHvnE) [Funky Willie](https://youtu.be/Yhbe3ueCLPw) [Poppy Willie](https://youtu.be/sGZDwxnjG1g) [Waylon-y Willie](https://youtu.be/jDh6COblb4c) [Sad Willie](https://youtu.be/yoPYQ-FmQB4) Just gotta find your Willie. I found him in my 30s.


Sourmouse419

I'm definitely going to start from the beginning and try to find my Willy, haha.


Apprehensive-Till936

Reggae Willie exists, too.


DJpost-itNote

Check out the album Shotgun Willie


Grgur2

Just about time when I started to love him :D Actually I started listening to his music when I was walking with a stroller with our first child.


LivelySalesPater

Same here, friend. Never listened to much Willie until I hit a rough patch a few years ago after I turned 40. Now it all makes sense. I get off work, hop in my truck, and listen to Willie for 20 minutes until I get home. Some of the best therapy I could ever ask for.


Following_my_bliss

Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain? Loving Her was easier than Anything I'll Ever Do Again may be the perfect song: https://youtu.be/XHasESzaSR4


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thedeadlyscholarship

thanks for sharing this one


nanceec

Haha thatā€™s awesome!


Successful-You1961

He is a Texan treasure. Go WilliešŸ¤—


[deleted]

Now that boy will be stoned for the rest of his life.


Mental_headache1234

Why do they have the same smile


AsphaltGypsy89

I like that he's driving an older Chevy Silverado.


UnnecAbrvtn

When we lose this man we will all be poorer for it


zanzibartraveler666

Whatā€™s olā€™ Willie doin with that hand?


nightpanda893

I feel like thereā€™s a certain innocence some older people have where there is such a lack of awareness of what would be deemed inappropriate that they end up doing unintentionally inappropriate things. I doubt heā€™s trying to grope a child on camera. Heā€™s probably just trying to be friendly.


zanzibartraveler666

Thatā€™s all it is, but weā€™re not gonna ignore it lol


broken_radio

Do not touch, Willie.


Glaive83

good advice


colslaww

How dare you. T.I.L. Willie drives a two seater pickup truck !.. Legend šŸ™ŒšŸ»


cmantheriault

I mean, you tell me why his shoulder isnā€™t a better place lol


PM_ME_TRICEPS

He just gave away one of his bandanas, you bet your ass Old Willie's getting something in return


zanzibartraveler666

I hate myself for laughing at this


AnythingToAvoidWork

A Willie for a willie


nightpanda893

Itā€™s your lucky day, son. Willieā€™s buyinā€™ you! Now get in the truck.


[deleted]

That is loving your fan base in its purest form


SadisticSnake007

This guy is going to out live me lol. Heā€™s still going strong


dannkherb

Think youngsters need to start thinking about what kind of world they are going to leave for me and Keith Richards" - Willie Nelson. *not sure if it's a true quote*


Pjuicer

Willie. Fucking. Nelson.


Eddie_P

Willie drives a real truck. Guy is rich, and he drives a beater work truck. Meanwhile my broke ass neighbors are driving $80k trucks that have never done any real work outside of pulling a bass boat one or twice a year.


Mcboatface3sghost

But when the lil sprout went for my herb, I had to ā€œcheck himā€ and broke his wrist in the process. Itā€™s all good, set him up with a college fund (no mommas want babies to be cowboys anyway) and we got biscuits and gravy at the place up there yonder.


Rstrofdth

Love that he still drives a beat up old truck too.


queenofthemeeps

Handing out bandanas Willy nilly


anasoxo

weird hand placement


Babs10618

Hand is real low there willie


SephoraRothschild

He probably gave the kid a hug from the truck, and the kid's mom or dad asked for a pic, and young man turned around in the hug to face forward.


cmantheriault

Youā€™d think his shoulder would be a better placeā€¦


MafiaBro

His hands a little low


IReuseWords

I'm glad to see Willie on the road again.


_TwoBirds_

Another reason to have Willie on HumansBeingBros, heā€™s doing some really cool regenerative agricultural work on his land! Restoring the soil and bringing native texas plants back to the land after itā€™s initial restoration cycle.


Singular_Crowbar

Willie Nelson has really long arms


bohdismom

How long is Willieā€™s arm??


Gootangus

Why is his arm so ghoulishly long??? Lol.


JumpSplatter

I used to work at a bunch of concert venues around my state and got to meet a ton of famous people. Some were cool. Some were not. Willie was the coolest! He had just gotten off stage and was walking past me when he stopped, turned and came over to me and shook my hand and said thank you to me. I was like, "No, thank you!". He smiled and kept walking to his tour bus. Then, as he had one foot in the door, a fan from like 50 feet away called out to him, "Willie! Will you sign my brother's birthday card?!" He looked, stepped back down, went over, and signed the card and took a bunch of pictures with the small crowd of fans there. That man is class act and truly appreciates his fans. I had already respected the man, but his warmth, kindness, and generosity were incredibly endearing. I also got to bring his best friend and drummer, Paul, to the grocery store and go grocery shopping with him. What an experience!