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jberryhill

(62,444 posts) Thu Dec 10, 2015, 07:38 PM Dec 2015

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Merle Haggard Cancels Tour Dates, Assures Fans He's Not Dead

http://bakersfieldnow.com/news/local/merle-haggard-reassures-fans-during-bout-with-pneumonia

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — County music great and Bakersfield native Merle Haggard shared a message with his fans via social media as he recovers from pneumonia.

Haggard, 78, was hospitalized last week in California and postponed his December tour dates to January and February.

Thank you all for your kind words and prayers! This picture speaks for itself on how I'm doing. See y'all soon!

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Merle Haggard Cancels Tour Dates, Assures Fans He's Not Dead (Original Post) jberryhill Dec 2015 OP

Dead guys always say shit like that. nt valerief Dec 2015 #1

Love it! That's funny and I needed a laugh. n/t justhanginon Dec 2015 #2

Getting up off the floor - freaking hilarious malaise Dec 2015 #8

Is he, you know, haggard? KamaAina Dec 2015 #3

You don't have to call me Merle Haggard VanillaRhapsody Dec 2015 #4

Hang tough, Merle!! MerryBlooms Dec 2015 #5

I sure like Merle madokie Dec 2015 #6

Eating rainbow stew with a silver spoon pintobean Dec 2015 #7

a national treasure.... spanone Dec 2015 #9

valerief

(53,235 posts)

1. Dead guys always say shit like that. nt

Reply to jberryhill (Original post)

Thu Dec 10, 2015, 07:41 PM

Dec 2015

justhanginon

(3,290 posts)

2. Love it! That's funny and I needed a laugh. n/t

Reply to valerief (Reply #1)

Thu Dec 10, 2015, 07:51 PM

Dec 2015

malaise

(268,955 posts)

8. Getting up off the floor - freaking hilarious

Reply to valerief (Reply #1)

Thu Dec 10, 2015, 08:28 PM

Dec 2015

KamaAina

(78,249 posts)

3. Is he, you know, haggard?

Reply to jberryhill (Original post)

Thu Dec 10, 2015, 07:52 PM

Dec 2015

VanillaRhapsody

(21,115 posts)

4. You don't have to call me Merle Haggard

Reply to jberryhill (Original post)

Thu Dec 10, 2015, 08:11 PM

Dec 2015

Hat tip to David Alan Coe

MerryBlooms

(11,767 posts)

5. Hang tough, Merle!!

Reply to jberryhill (Original post)

Thu Dec 10, 2015, 08:14 PM

Dec 2015

madokie

(51,076 posts)

6. I sure like Merle

Reply to jberryhill (Original post)

Thu Dec 10, 2015, 08:15 PM

Dec 2015

he and Willie have a pretty new cd, Django and Jimmy and it is awesome. Definitely worth a watch and listen, I promise

pintobean

(18,101 posts)

7. Eating rainbow stew with a silver spoon

Reply to jberryhill (Original post)

Thu Dec 10, 2015, 08:24 PM

Dec 2015

Underneath that sky of blue
We'll all be drinking that free bubble up
And eating that rainbow stew

spanone

(135,828 posts)

9. a national treasure....

Reply to pintobean (Reply #7)

Thu Dec 10, 2015, 08:29 PM

Dec 2015

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