January 24, 2010

Willie!

The other night Willie Nelson came to town and I shot his son Lukas Nelson's opening act performance as well as 3 Willie songs before I had to go. People who heard I went to the show said things like "Oh I bet that was fun!" "What songs did you hear?" "How exciting!"
The truth was I couldn't even pay attention to what songs Willie was singing because I was so focused on getting as many decent pictures as I could from different angles in only 3 songs. It wasn't like I was rocking out at a concert, I was working. However it sure as hell beat most assignments.


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Iconic country artist Willie Nelson performs Thursday Jan. 21, 2009, at the Classic Center in Athens, Ga.

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Lukas Nelson (son of Willie Nelson) opens for Willie Nelson Thursday Jan. 21, 2009, at the Classic Center

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Lukas Nelson plays the guitar with his teeth during an opening act for Willie Nelson Thursday Jan. 21, 2009, at the Classic Center.

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Country music legend Willie Nelson steps onto the stage to perform Thursday Jan. 21, 2009, at the Classic Center.

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4 comments:

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Tommy said...

Did Willie really have a 3 song limit for photos? I shot him last year and they said I could shoot as long as I wanted "as long as I didn't use flash."

I wonder if he has a new promoter that changed the rules?

Kelly Lambert said...

No idea Tommy. That is just the info I got from the news director at the paper who got my pass. Though, no one actually tried to kick me out I just left because I had to meet deadline.Hopefully I didn't miss an opportunity to shoot some more Willie!