We grew up listening to Willie Nelson’s voice crawl out from the grooves of our parent’s vinyl. Like the sounds of the Blanco and Guadalupe Rivers meandering through the Texas Hill Country, Willie’s sound is organic and uniquely Texan. And of course, he was one of the forerunners of the country outlaw songwriter – a man equally at home with both hippies and rednecks. And, as we all know, Willie has long been a fan of the ganja. So, while we were somewhat surprised by Willie’s release of a reggae album, we were not completely shocked. The shock (and horror) came today. We never thought we would say the words, but the Kucinich-loving, ganja smoker (reformed, allegedly) has bowed to the corporate power that is Wal-Mart. more ›