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AULD LANG WILLIE 5 REASONS (BESIDES THE OBVIOUS) WHY YOU CAN'T MISS THE ANNUAL NEW YEAR'S CELEBRATION WITH AUSTIN'S FAVORITE RESIDENT AT ACL LIVE. BY KATHY BLACKWELL In what's become an Austin tradition, Willie Nelson is once again playing his annual New Year's shows, bringing three nights of music and only-in-Austin revelry to ACL Live. But if that's not enough to per- suade you to snap up tickets, here are five other reasons – in no particular order – to belt out "Auld Lang Syne" along with Austin's favorite son. (Not in town over the holiday? You can watch Willie ring in the new year with legends including Bonnie Raitt and Kris Kristofferson on a special episode of the Austin City Limits Hall of Fame, which KLRU and other PBS stations will broadcast across the country New Year's Eve.) 1. FATHER TIME'S GRAND ENTRANCE Recalling the New Year's Eve shows by the Grateful Dead in which legendary promoter Bill Graham played Father Time, Tim Fischer (husband to Colleen Fischer, ACL Live's general manager and director of booking) has taken on the Father Time role for every Willie NYE show. PHOTO BY GARY MILLER/GETTY IMAGES Whiskey River: Willie Nelson will once again ring in the new year with three nights at ACL Live. SCENE EVERYBODY 'S TALKIN G ABOU T... AUSTINWAY.COM 35