Willie Nelson Renames Tour “Old Farts & Jackass” Tour
Wilie Nelson, whose currently on a tour of the east coast that started in Durham, North Carolina on January 18th, and included a performance at the Presidential Inauguration on January 21st, has just renamed his tour the “Old Farts & Jackass” tour. The move comes in response to the controversy over Blake Shelton’s recent comments on a GAC Backstory interview, saying in part:
Nobody wants to listen to their grandpa’s music. And I don’t care how many of these old farts around Nashville going, “My God, that ain’t country!” Well that’s because you don’t buy records anymore, jackass. The kids do…
The somewhat veiled and tongue-and cheek announcement declares Willie Nelson the co-leader of the “Old Fart Party,” and also includes a reference to the ongoing lip-sync controversy involving Beyonce. Read the entire pronouncement below.
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The Old Farts and Jackass tour began in Durham, NC on January 18th at the Durham Performing Arts Center. Then Saturday night Willie Nelson and Family performed in Bowling Green, KY at the Performing Arts Center before heading south to The Tabernacle in Atlanta. But now it’s January 20th, excitement is in the air, and Inauguration Day is finally here.
After the annual Bacon and Egg luncheon, the Swearing Ceremony took center stage as Willie stepped forward and placed his hand on Peg Bible. The Joint Congressional Committee spoke of the logistics of presenting such an unpresidential event in an old Church and of security concerns that have plagued the event from the beginning. The growing crowd stood in line for hours and wondered. “What will he wear? Willie cut bangs?”
After much anticipation Willie Nelson finally emerged. Dressed in an all black ensemble by American designer Levi Strauss, the co-leader of the Old Fart Party mesmerized the crowd with the first dance, Whiskey River.
The lip synching controversy would take over the headlines later, but the official answer from Nelson’s camp remained no. No Willie Vanillie here ladies and gentlemen, no tricky audio antics. Willie sang it all live. What we have elected to see is just a man, his band, his family and his guitar. The audience in Atlanta will testify before any congress; country is in good hands.
January 29, 2013 @ 9:26 am
Yes!
January 29, 2013 @ 9:31 am
Didn’t think Willie knew how to fake it
January 29, 2013 @ 10:03 am
willie just owned bi**h shelton HA!
January 29, 2013 @ 10:26 am
Haha! Love it. 😀
January 29, 2013 @ 11:17 am
Hah! The other day I was thinking that of all the really big, legendary guys Willie would be the most likely to have something to say about this. 🙂
January 29, 2013 @ 11:54 am
If not for us old farts there would’nt be any of them young Whipper Snappers ! Hail to Willie !
January 29, 2013 @ 12:00 pm
The Texas Yoda proves, yet again, that’s he’s not just a master singer/songwriter but a master marketer.
January 29, 2013 @ 1:01 pm
When you got possibly the nicest guy in country music aiming barbs at you. You know you done screwed up. Hope this will be the last time we ever talk about BS this much. The guy doesn’t deserve all this attention he is getting. Totally irrelevant as a country musician. If quantity equaled quality then the Big Mac would be considered the best hamburger in the world. Speaking of the Big Mac, that’s all BS is, a big pile of shitty fake meat.
January 30, 2013 @ 5:04 pm
you are nuts and an ass!!!
January 29, 2013 @ 1:42 pm
I was laughing so hard when I saw this. Blake Shelton’s comeback is here!!!
January 29, 2013 @ 3:03 pm
LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
January 29, 2013 @ 3:35 pm
Way To Go Willie…Willie has more talent in his little finger than Blake Shelton does in his whole body!….
January 29, 2013 @ 6:52 pm
HA! I thought this was a joke when you posted it!!
January 29, 2013 @ 7:01 pm
I love the name!
Thank you Willie Nelson!
January 29, 2013 @ 9:14 pm
LOL! Gotta love Willie. What an effective way of responding to Mr. Shelton’s stupid comments. I hope he realized his mistake, but I’m not holding my breath. I don’t think Blake’s ego can handle admitting that he was an a**.
January 30, 2013 @ 12:09 pm
Willie, as always, is country music’s default.
Love him!
January 30, 2013 @ 3:29 pm
Thank God for Old Farts and Jackass’s.
January 31, 2013 @ 7:04 am
Hell I’m only 26, I reckon I like my grandpa and my great grandpa’s music. I bet that new country turd can’t even sing without auto tune, Ralph Stanley doesn’t even need fucking music. Burn the pop country albums so you can keep warm and write the real country songs.
January 31, 2013 @ 8:34 am
Well…..I’ed rather be An Old Fart than an JACKASS anyday….. and wow…. I didn’t think “KIDS TODAY” even KNEW what a record was! ….. most of it is downloaded on-line, no vinyl involved ….. and guess what Sheldon?!….. I BUY MUSIC all the time….. I JUST DON”T BUY “Sheldon cr@p” … it’s just BS!….hahaha….BS…. ;-0
January 31, 2013 @ 7:17 pm
the guy is trying to cover his ass because hes best friends with cee-lo and christina aguilera, and his latest single is dubstep. He knows his career is a joke and hes dog tired of hearing about it
February 1, 2013 @ 1:36 am
THANK YOU! THANK YOU AND THANK YOU, WILLIE and the rest of the “OFAJ” FOR BEING A VOICE FOR THE CLASSIC COUNTRY WE ALL LOVE SO MUCH AND OWE ALL THE GRATITUDE TO!
February 1, 2013 @ 8:57 am
Not sure if this has been communicated on SCM:
http://www.facebook.com/JackassesAndOldFarts
I say we try and get the “likes” and “friends” on this one above and beyond Blake Sellout.
February 1, 2013 @ 8:50 pm
That page has exploded! Nice to see. My page https://www.facebook.com/pages/True-Country-Music/224979434251113 was struggling to gain traction but this is giving me hope!
February 1, 2013 @ 8:52 pm
If we could get a few major groups of true country music fans banded together it could be a true awakening. We’re out there, and in mass! Young and old alike. We’re just very disorganized right now. But hope reigns eternal!
July 14, 2017 @ 3:32 pm
thank goodfor old country becouse todays country sucks. keep it up old farts ansd jackasses.