I am talking about Willie Nelson's
picnic in '87. Kerry's mother wasn't
there and he was also wearing a red
t-shirt that day. I have a pic of him
pretending to body slam me backstage.
Everyone came in a limo from the company
that Adrian ran in Grapevine. I didn't
live far from where the picnic was, so I
meet them there. It was a really fun
day, all day long Kerry couldn't wait to
see Joe Walsh and Kris Kristofferson
play. The Hard Rock Cafe
had a vip section backstage (this was
when Hard Rock was still a new company
and a big deal) and served food all day.
They also had a platform there with some
tables and umbrellas on it, this is
where we were most of the time. Kerry
also announced some the acts. The
response he got from the crowd was
incredible, but it always was. Willie
had a small travel trailer behind stage
that he was hanging out in that day, and
he asked to meet Kerry, so he, Adrian,
and I went in to see him. This was a
time when Willie wasn't in the best of
shape (not that he every really looks
good), but after Willie left the trailer
we stayed in there to get something to
drink from one of the coolers Willie had
and Kerry immediately asked "Did you see
his arms? God, I hope I never look like
that," they were completely flabby and
wrinkly. It was really funny because the
rest of the day he couldn't get it out
of his mind. And every so often out of
nowhere he would say "God, I hope never
look like that."