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Willie Nelson performing before a large crowd at the 1975 picnic

During Willie Nelson’s 1975 Fourth of July Picnic a flood of 70,000 fans invaded the rural community of Liberty Hill, dragging ice chests and tents behind them. Extreme heat baked the audience in the treeless pasture, until a surprise evening thunderstorm transformed it into a mud pit. A weary deputy exclaimed,  “If we had arrested all the naked and drunk people I saw, we’d have filled our jail and yours, and all of the jails from here to Dallas.” Rain delays overwhelmed the schedule and Willie didn’t take the stage for the final set until after five in the morning. He was charged with violating the Texas Mass Gatherings Act. 

J Scott was a student at the University of Texas, and one of the attendees camped in the field. In this first person narrative he explores what it was like to be there for the memorable show. Follow along as he and his trusty sidekick Mike enjoy a night with Kris Kristofferson, Charlie Daniels, Doug Sahm, Willie Nelson, and friends.

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