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MaryJane’s Willie was made by Kay Petal — www.feltalive.com

Here’s the back story on the fun we’re going to have with “Where’s Willie?” For one of my annual Farm Fairs, 2009 I think, my employees were lining up guest performers. One of them got the bright idea to surprise me by seeing if she could get Willie Nelson here to sing. She was working her phone one day when her caller ID lit up, W. Nelson it said. She picked the phone up … and then proceeded to hyperventilate. Willie, THE WILLIE said, “just breath, darlin’.” He said he’d love to come; he’d long been an admirer of mine; could someone pick him up at the airport? Apparently, once his peeps got wind of it, his travel schedule wouldn’t allow it. That disappointment, lead to this “felted alive Willie.” Where’s Willie? He’s right here. This time he’s on the road with me, traveling to second hand stores, talking with me about the current state of agriculture, hitting diners and the occasional honky-tonk.