Kelly, of Austin, sent these pictures she took of Willie Nelson’s surprise appearance at Waterloo Records today. She went there expecting to see Ray Benson and Asleep at the Wheel, but ever hopeful, like fans tend to be, she took a book, hoping she would get lucky and Willie Nelson would show up. And he did!
www.statesman.com reported:
About 200 people got an unexpected treat Thursday evening when Willie Nelson made an appearance with Asleep at the Wheel during an in-store performance at Waterloo Records.
Asleep at the Wheel gave the concert at the record shop on West Sixth Street in support of “Willie and the Wheel,” a collection of Western Swing classics that was recently released.
About three songs into the set, Nelson joined the band and performed about a dozen songs.
Afterward, Nelson was busy signing autographs for fans on everything from CD covers to fans themselves.
“We’ve been touring for a couple of weeks and talking about what we can do to promote the record, and this seemed like a great idea,” Nelson said.
I could just kick myself!!!! I was in Waterloo Records three weeks ago and they told me then about the wristband for early entry to this event and they were hoping Willie would be there with The Wheel. I didn’t think I could make it after Carl’s due to commitments at home. NOW I WISH I HAD JUST HEADED TO AUSTIN!!! boo-hoo. BUT how cool for the few hundred lucky fans that were in the store. What a wonderful experience this had to have been.
Well, MissTex, I agree with you…..
You SHOULD just start kicking yourself!