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September 6, 2020Ask me if I knew Hondo Crouch, and you might get a half-straight answer or a half-crooked one. I don’t…Me, Willie, Texas Girl, and the Devil
August 3, 2020This is about Willie Nelson, Texas Girl Magazine, and my face-to-face meeting with the Devil in Jackson, Michigan. It will…Larry Patton
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