How do you describe Willie Nelson? Even harder, how do you put into words that one moment or connection you shared with the Red-Headed Stranger that you'll never forget? We asked for your submissions, and you didn't hold back.
Meeting in the middle with Willie
"Fast forward to the late '90s or early 2000s and my dad, being an excellent self-taught golfer, was invited to play in one of the early Ben-Willie-Darrell charity events out at Barton Creek. My dad's invitation to play came from his longtime, childhood friend and very good friend of Coach Royal, Louis Murillo . Sadly, Louis passed away earlier this year and was a friend to many and will be missed.
"And this was the day that 'Dirty Hippy Willie Nelson' finally met the guy that Louis had been talking about for years. He treated my dad like a long-lost friend and my dad was in disbelief, ashamed and generally shook. My dad gathered his feelings and realized that he just made a friend in that brief encounter and became a Willie Nelson fan because Willie was being Willie.
"Thank you for allowing me to share this story as my Dad passed away in 2021 and we still love retelling it to this day, I like to believe that he and Louis are now both getting a laugh about it up in the great beyond." — Joseph YbarboFour-years-old and already a Willie fan
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