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Article: Willie Nelson rides into `American Masters'
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- Daily Breeze
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- October 2, 2002
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Willie Nelson rides into `American Masters'
One of the most surreal experiences of this year's gathering of
the Television Critics Association in Pasadena was seeing Willie
Nelson's grinning face pop up on a huge screen in the
glitteryballroom of the Ritz Carlton Hotel.
The occasion was a press conference to promote PBS's upcoming
"American Masters" series, which kicks off its 17th season tonight at
9 on KCET/Channel 28, with a 90-minute film about Austin, Texas' own
Willie. Series producer Susan Lacy and filmmaker Steven Cantor were
there to answer reporters' questions, but Willie was, as he always
is, on the road again.
Thanks to modern satellite technology, he joined us from the
comfort ...