Ah, Willie Nelson. Just that name alone conjures up a timeless image of, well, a dirty-looking hippie singing songs about pointless rednecks. But there is a darker side to Willie Nelson – the side of Willie Nelson that takes recreational drugs.
Willie Nelson faces up to six months in jail after police in Louisiana apparently found a bunch of marijuana and magic mushrooms on his tour bus. Of course, looking back it seems so obvious – how could drugs not have had a hand in Willie Nelson hits like Stardust, Crazy and Mr McFee's Enchanted Clogs Can See Through Time.
Drugs are evil. We know this because on a recent ice-skating trip we played a crude 1994 ice-hockey arcade game that told us 'Winners Don't Do Drugs'. In fact, we'd go so far as to say that all drugs are evil. Even the ones that stop old ladies dying. And from this, we can gather that harmless old friendly country and western hippy Willie Nelson is an evil loser – he's just been charged with possession of drugs in Louisiana.
Now, drugs affect people in different ways. Let Pete Doherty near some drugs, for example, and he'll squirt you with a syringe filled with blood and then try to marry a supermodel, but Willie Nelson is different. The height of Willie Nelson's drug behaviour seems to include releasing an opportunistic bandwagon-jumping single about gay cowboys and putting a marijuana leaf on the front of one of his albums – an act that's roughly as rebellious these days as cocking a snook behind the major's back on carnival day when nobody's looking. But, despite Willie Nelson's lack of threatening behaviour, he has been busted and charged with drug possession, as BBC News reports:
Musician Willie Nelson has been charged with drug possession after marijuana and magic mushrooms were allegedly found by police on his tour bus. The country singer and four others were charged with drug possession offences after a routine police stop near Lafayette, Louisiana. Nelson could face up to six months in jail and an unspecified fine, Reuters news agency reported police as saying.
Police apparently seized marijuana weighing 700g and magic mushrooms weighing 91g in Willie Nelson's tourbus, and Willie Nelson was "cooperative" with the police during his arrest. Obviously as the only singer ever to have taken drugs, Willie Nelson can expect to have the book thrown at him in court, although if he's lucky he'll reach a plea deal and his only punishment will be to lash out at photographers with a broom in New York for three days.
Read more:
Singer Nelson charged over drugs – BBC
[story by Stuart Heritage]
chupacopra2006 says
Meanwhile…..the asssault and murder rates soar in parts of Louisiana. Good collar. I’m sure we all feel safer now that Wille and his “magic mushrooms” have been apprehended.
Bill Sample says
Aren’t America’s laws out of hand!?! Marijuana in moderation is not evil. This legal system is failing and the tax payers are footing the bill.
Ian Jefferson says
Actually I hope they throw the book at Willie. Maybe it will inspire some outrage and action to decriminalize pot and shrooms, both of which are virtually impossible to overdose and have been demonstrated to be less harmful than alcohol or tobacco.
Zack Funkspiel says
Time to join NORML !
JB says
Don’t we have more pressing issues at hand? Willie’s recreational drug usage shouldn’t even be on our radar screen.
Truffle B. Goode says
So this blue giraffe with an eye patch was kicking back under the cap of the neighborhood giant-ass mushroom with its head horns scraping the overhead
gills. As the millions of spores cascaded down into our tequila sunrises, a poof of smoke appeared from my 1932 Timex Rolex wannabe, and out pops the
image of—you guessed it—Cousin Willie. But, Good Lord, Willie Nelson was shaved clean, his ear hairs had been plucked by a benevolent Kiskadee, and he smelled of Palmolive soap rather than of stale beer puke. We knew the world was about to end because Willie had finally learned his lesson as he exclaimed he had forever sworn off Pol Pot. Crazy Willie!
Richard says
This is typical..make a show of force that gets press…but let the real criminals continue to bring this country’s backbone down. Since some are being paid to look the other way, this cycle is self-perpetuating. Wille has done a lot more GOOD than harm, and what harm can a 73-year old singer who supports our farmers be–compared to the real drug pushers of the hard drugs?
Confused American says
What the hell does “cocking a snook” mean?
Freedom Fighter says
Marijuana is not evil, this is insanity its a plant that can unify humanity. Willie Nelson’s not a criminal, he was busted with some shrooms and with some weed. Willie Nelson’s not a criminal, so wont you let ol’ Willie be free. Hes not a threat, and he minds his own buisiness and keeps to himself and has fun with his life. We should be focused on more stuff then Willie. He should not be judged, let him go, only god can juge him.
JoelB says
Off site warning.
Hi Confused American.
Cocking a snook means to put a thumb on ones’ nose and waggle the remaining digits in a derisory fashion.
(see http://cockingasnook.wordpress.com/cock-a-snook-you-say/ for more info.)
steveo says
let willie be free asholes its just a plant free country my ass
Kill the world for the "american dream" says
Willie Nelson facing jailtime for some weed? He’s been doin it for what like 50+years? Insanity!! Polititions say there’s no such thing as “medical marijuana”, what ailment is alcohol used to treat, have you ever heard of “medical alcohol” or maybe “medical tobacco”??!? Millions of americans use alcohol DAILY and cigarettes CONSTANTLY both which cause 1000 times more harm than a god given plant that grows in the ground. Marijuana stands for peace, stop the war.
Leda says
okay first willie is not a fucking dirty hippie.
second weed is not a drug fucking ignorant fucks if it werent for weed,
i dont think idd be as intelligent as i am today.
third drugs are evil, thats why you dont do them.
gir says
“second weed is not a drug fucking ignorant fucks if it werent for weed,
i dont think idd be as intelligent as i am today.”
And we’d all be the worse for it, I’m sure.
Stabby McGee says
Your mother is pretty evil, Leda, but I’d still do her.
lil wayne says
Your the loser willie nelson is a american icon
majicmazo says
Heres a word from the kottonmouth kings
This songs going out to an american hero
And anybody else who has ever been harrassed or arrested for smoking the beautiful plant
Marijuana
[Chorus]
Ohhh willie nelsons not a criminal
He was busted with some shrooms and with some weed
(outlaw deperado)
Ohhh willie nelsons not a criminal
So wont you let old willie be free
(drinking whiskey out the bottle)
He was just average man with the plan of freedom thinking
Good times and good vibes yo was what he was bringing
But still the goverment thought willie was a threat
So they picked on old willie and put him in serious debt
Took his house and his cars but couldnt take his guitar
Tried to push a good man on his face in the yard
But willie stood strong and he can correct
Paid off the taxman with a flag around his head
A true patriot the one to start a formate
And made sure the farmers of today are getting fairly paid
A rebel in his hay still a rebel to this day
A true inspiration for the youth of today
So i say to everybody come and pay your respect
To willie nelson and think where a thritieth check gooess
Cause its going down the drain to fight wars over seas and enemies on scene
[Chorus x2]
Ohhh willie nelsons not a criminal
He was busted with some shrooms and with some weed
(outlaw deperado)
Ohhh willie nelsons not a criminal
So wont you let old willie be free
(drinking whiskey out the bottle) on [x2] (and it could happen to you or me)
Yo willie nelson, hes a legend, hes smokes buds like the bubba cloud ?? you know the
Government, they dont like him, cuz he smoked a joint on the roof of the white house
He puffs clouds, he gets high, hes a rebel for the cause you know he feels the vibes, oh
Willie willie youre a friend of mine, wore the red bandana like the game when he rhymes, he got
The guitar pick, you know he drinks wine, got things in common like boozin in kind, music for
The mind, freedom of speech, blue jeans rocker flannel with the long sleeves, green trees this
And that, the simple things in life like barbequing in the back, yardd being free smoking weed
Writing books only god can judge me
[Chorus]
Ohhh willie nelsons not a criminal
He was busted with some shrooms and with some weed
(outlaw deperado)
Ohhh willie nelsons not a criminal
So wont you let old willie be free
(drinking whiskey out the bottle)
Ohhhh
Oh willie nelson
Oh willie nelson
Busted with shrooms and with weed
Ohhhh
Oh willie nelson
Oh willie nelson
Will you let old willie be free
Ohhhh
majicmazo says
hahahaha drugs…evil….dont make me laph…you kids have fun with ur evil drugs im gunna go smoke me a fattie and sip up some mushroom tee…and maybe take some jell tabs later
-peace
julio says
fuck u willie nelson is badass fuck u u is a badass who smokes maryjane the bigges godes of all
Tayler Curtis says
What the fuckkk? Drugs are most definitely NOT evil. Drugs are what bring people together duuude! People should be able to put whatever they want into their bodies, if you don’t want to do them, then don’t. Simple. I hate being sober for more than 5 hours duude. Plus, magic mushrooms are the shit! They should be considered food, not drugs.