I was listening way back then, almost at the beginning. My favorites were not his No. 1.s, but they are still in my head…’Shade Tree Fix-it Man’ and ‘From Now Own All My Friends Are Gonna Be Strangers.’ Of course I remember ‘Workin’ Man Blues’ and most certainly ‘Mama Tried.’
That said and thinking his life’s experiences should give him quite an insight about life, his remarks about meeting Obama make me think either his old mind is closed or mine is. Maybe it’s half and half. Been pasturized and homogenized. Maybe I should try to be more tolerant to Obama’s ideas?
Haggard interview by Rolling Stone: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/exclusive-merle-haggard-on-his-kennedy-center-honor-meeting-obama-and-oprah-and-more-20101228
Unit, I am to the point where nothing surprises me anymore. As for being tolerantf Obama? He, along with others like him should be very happy guys like me are tolerant!
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theconservativehillbilly 
Feb 01, 2013 @ 15:56:35
Reminds of my honky tonk days.
Feb 01, 2013 @ 16:08:43
I am still livin’ the Honky Tonk High Life….Only on saturdays though”)
Feb 02, 2013 @ 09:36:29
I was listening way back then, almost at the beginning. My favorites were not his No. 1.s, but they are still in my head…’Shade Tree Fix-it Man’ and ‘From Now Own All My Friends Are Gonna Be Strangers.’ Of course I remember ‘Workin’ Man Blues’ and most certainly ‘Mama Tried.’
That said and thinking his life’s experiences should give him quite an insight about life, his remarks about meeting Obama make me think either his old mind is closed or mine is. Maybe it’s half and half. Been pasturized and homogenized. Maybe I should try to be more tolerant to Obama’s ideas?
Haggard interview by Rolling Stone:
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/exclusive-merle-haggard-on-his-kennedy-center-honor-meeting-obama-and-oprah-and-more-20101228
Feb 04, 2013 @ 14:26:40
Unit, I am to the point where nothing surprises me anymore. As for being tolerantf Obama? He, along with others like him should be very happy guys like me are tolerant!