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The irony of being our age is that now we can afford to go to concerts of our favorite singers and they are our age:
They have given their last concerts. Some have retired, some have health problems, and some have died.
Oh, they all were so very much the part of our youth, our parenting days, our middle age years. When we hear a vinyl classic on radio, we sing along loud and smile.
We did see Willie Nelson, Neil Diamond, Bob Dylan, and Ricky Nelson. Good memories. Ricky is gone tragically and Neil Diamond retired with Parkinson's. Dylan is still performing, at age 77.
Gladly, Willie Nelson is still with us, still performing at age 86.
Gladly, Willie Nelson is still with us, still performing at age 86.
Official video, Just Breathe
In 2017 at Harrah's in Valley Center, California, Willie and his son Lucas Nelson performed. I gave (expensive) tickets to my husband for his birthday and we sat in good seats and they were worth it.
Lucas Nelson started the performance with his own incredible voice like his father's and his amazing guitar skills. He was part of A Star Is Born by Bradley Cooper's request.
Then his father walked out on the stage and the air was electric with us fans shouting, clapping.
It was obvious that Willie was ill, coughing and having difficulty breathing. He sang and played some of his classics, Lucas and brother Micah with their father's voice. For that all too brief time, it was a gift.
When Willie left the stage, he tossed out his battered straw cowboy hat like always. We clapped until our hands were numb. Then Lucas picked up where Willie left and gave us a concert I will always remember. (Willie had pneumonia, had to cancel the next few concerts.)
You know, someday he'll hand his battered guitar to Lucas. A talent like Willie Nelson's will continue even when he steps off the stage and walks on ahead alone.
I wonder what he will be singing?
This is a chat about their lives, affect of his music
about 3 to 4 minutes
about 3 to 4 minutes