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...same as "Are You Ready for . . .") suggests, Young, the co-sponsor of last Sunday's 14-hour FarmAid extravaganza, has found what he says he wants to do with the rest of his life. And he's found the right people to do it with: those old outlaws, Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings, are on hand for several duets...
...There Any More Real Cowboys," the duet with Nelson, marks the biggest wasted opportunity since the parents of the sexpot next door went on vacation and you caught the flu. After a klunky key change halfway through, Neil and Willie join in alleged unison, and their quavery, out-of-pitch voices--so endearing separately--make as attractive a combination as fingernail and blackboard...
...Nelson, the grizzly Texas superstar who blends western and pop music, has garnered support from across the musical spectrum. Pop stars like John Cougar Mellencamp, as well as Country Veterans Waylon Jennings and Merle Haggard, will be joined by old-time Rockers Bob Dylan and Neil Young for the twelve- hour extravaganza. Many residents of Champaign are opening their homes to the 78,000 people scheduled to attend...
...main point of Farm Aid," says Illinois Governor James Thompson, "is to bring the plight of the American farmer to the attention of the nation." Beyond the publicity, however, it is not likely to have much of an impact. The $70 million Nelson hopes to raise would cover little more than one day's interest on the ballooning debt of the nation's farmers, which is currently $213 billion and climbing. "Willie can sing and pluck all night long," says Don Murphy, who sold his 240-acre farm in Henry, Ill., last year because he could not turn a profit...
...Nelson, who grew up on a small Texas cotton farm, knows how hard it is to get money to those who need it. In August he met with 50 farmers to discuss what to do with the proceeds. One plan is to apportion the money among the states, but there is still much confusion about where it would go from there. Said Nelson: "A lot of good ideas, and we took 'em all down...