Me and Paul

Keep the members of Willie Nelson’s band in your thoughts today as they were in a serious weather related accident yesterday:

One incident injured three members of singer Willie Nelson’s band when their bus struck a pillar on Interstate 30 near Sulphur Springs, about 75 miles northeast of Dallas.

Singer Willie Nelson has suspended performances until December after the incident.
The Texas Department of Public Safety says Nelson was not aboard in the weather-related accident around 3:30 a.m. CST Saturday.

Nelson spokeswoman Elaine Schock says Paul English broke his ankle, his brother Billy English suffered a bruise hip and Tom Harkin has a cracked or bruised rib.

Trooper Sylvia Jennings says seven people were on the westbound bus, including the driver who was dealing with wet roads and high winds.

Sounds like everyone is going to be OK. But Paul English is not a young man. He’s of course most famous for the following: