Chess games of the rich and famous: Willie Nelson, again, in 2001

August 1, 2024

Willie Nelson is well-known as a dynamite chess player and real fan of the game.

Here’s another photo of Willie at the board, in Austin, Texas, in 2001. Great photo by Scott Newton, the photographer for “Austin City Limits.”

On Facebook, Turk Pipkin said in comments:

Awesome Scott Newton photo of the awesome man himself. I was sitting across the board from Willie. Lost $100 on that game, haha. Scott has been the official photographer for Austin City Limits TV for 50 years. Check out his work – it’s always great.

Tip of the old scrub brush to Willie Nelson’s feed on Facebook.

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New Beto ad features Willie Nelson, appropriately, “On the Road Again”

November 5, 2018

U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke’s campaign for the U.S. Senate features travel prominently. Beto’s started out with a listening tour of all 254 Texas counties — something no other politician I can find has done — and continues with visits to every odd corner of the state. Beto’s been on the road constantly for almost two years.

It shows in his rallies, which tend to bring in hundreds where others get a few dozen, and thousands where others may have got a hundred.

To Willie Nelson’s “On the Road Again,” Beto O’Rourke.

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Willie Nelson’s new song, “Vote ’em Out!”

November 2, 2018

Willie Nelson and Beto O'Rourke (but not at the Austin concert, I think) Image: Rick Kern / WireImage

Willie Nelson and Beto O’Rourke (but not at the Austin concert, I think) Image: Rick Kern / WireImage

Willie says we should vote for Beto, to change things.

Willie: “Take it home with you, spread it around.” Willie Nelson’s live premiere of Vote ‘Em Out performed 9/29/18 at the rally for Beto O’Rourke.

Willie Nelson headlined a rally for Beto O’Rourke in Austin, Texas, that pulled in a crowd of 55,000 people. It’s the largest political rally ever held in Texas.

Republicans call it a mob. Your children and your friends were there.

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Posted by Ed Darrell