This whole thread is hilarious. Here in San Antonio, Willie is revered. I saw him not more than a week ago and he is the same down to earth , good old boy he ever was. (that's "good old boy" in the positive sense, not to be equated with "ignorant redneck" that you yankees think is synonomous with g.o.b. He would give you the shirt off his back no matter what your color or political persuasion. One of my favorite songs comes to mind now, one by Ray Wylie Hubbard, entitled, "Screw You, We're from Texas!"If Willie teams up with some nashville cat now and then its not cause he loves country music, its because he loves music and gets so much joy out of performing. Get off his back you politically correct bunch of weenies.