New statue of Willie Nelson in Austin

Music legend Willie Nelson was honored last Friday with a cool new bronze statue of his likeness in downtown Austin TX, the "live music capitol of the world". The ceremony was televised locally and broadcast on the Sirius XM channel "Willie's Roadhouse". Longtime collaborator Kris Kristofferson was among those who said a few words about his Songwriter and Stagecoach co-star. And after saying a few thank-yous, Willie performed 2 songs for the crowd:  his signature tune from Honeysuckle Rose "On the Road Again" and "Roll Me Up And Smoke Me When I Die" from his upcoming album which also features a duet with Merle Haggard (a cover of "A Horse Called Music").  Can't wait to see the statue up-close one day!

Below video: Highlights from the statue unveiling last Friday  

Below video: Willie Nelson singing the Oscar-nominated song "On The Road Again", and a new song called "Roll Me Up And Smoke Me When I Die".

Trailer for Gidget (1959) with Dick Clark

In this original trailer from1959, American Bandstand's Dick Clark says a few words about "Gidget" with Sandra Dee 

"As the kids say, it's a ball!"

Loews Theater Policy trailer (1984-96)

Seeing this clip was a blast from the past. I saw so many movies in theaters in the late 80s and early 90s, and this jingle played before the movie at any Loews Theater at that time. My friend and I would see this so many times; we'd make fun of the "Thank You For Coming To Loews" jingle each time we saw it!