Willie Nelson is showing no signs of slowing down at the age of 88. In the past year, he’s released two albums and co-authored a new book (all while continuing to take Woody Harrelson’s money at the poker table).
; organized and performed at multiple livestream benefits ; delivered a keynote address at the South by Southwest festival; recorded a version of “I’ll Be Seeing You” as a PSA for Covid vaccination; launched a new cannabis convention; and turned up on additional duets and recordings. It’s not the same as being on the bus, but it’s not a bad showing for a guy who turned 88 in April.
In a Zoom call from Maui , Nelson laughed easily as he described his efforts to keep busy until he can get back in motion. His unmistakable craggy face is as familiar as family when it pops up on-screen. He spoke from an airy living room, with a ceiling fan lazily spinning above him and the wordspelled out on the wall behind. He’s a friendly but succinct conversationalist, opting for an aphorism over spinning a yarn.
Close by the Hawaii house, he has a little club called Django’s Orchid Lounge, its name a combination of his favorite guitar player and Tootsies Orchid Lounge, the legendary Nashville honky-tonk across the alley from the Ryman Auditorium, where, in 1961, he first played a song he had written called “Crazy” for a guy who turned out to be Patsy Cline’s husband.
“I’ve got some friends here and we play a little poker, dominoes, watch TV, whatever,” he says. “Everyone has had their vaccinations, but still we’re not getting but just a few people together. It’s got a lot of windows and a lot of air, and we’re being very careful, but we have some really good times.”
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