Whipped Cream Difficulties

The aggravated assault trial of musician Billy Joe Shaver began today.

Shaver is accused of shooting a man outside a roadhouse in Lorena, near Waco.

“Until yesterday, I didn’t know who you are, and I couldn’t care less,” one female prospective juror told Shaver while being questioned by prosecutor Mark Parker.

“Ditto,” said Shaver, who has been called the poet laureate of Texas music and has penned tunes such as “I Been to Georgia on a Fast Train” and “I’m Just an Old Chunk of Coal.”

It amuses me that Mr. Shaver and Willie Nelson are scheduled to play at my parent’s church on April 25th. (I’m not going. The cheapest ticket is $30.50 including service charges.)