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Willie Nelson - In The Road (Again)

GoAnimate had an informal competition on their message board forum to guess the next license they'd release on their site. Willie Nelson was definitely not on anyone's radar. Not even close.

If there was any doubt that GoAnimate is not just a 'kids' site then the recently launched Willie Nelson theme should lay that to rest. The only way Willie could possibly be known by kids in the 10-17 year old bracket is if they've seen the some-what below average Dukes of Hazard movie from 2005 in which Willie appeared as a weed smoking Uncle Jesse.

Since this theme has nothing to do with the Dukes of Hazard movie and everything to do with Willie Nelson, his music and his touring show, then only die hard country music fans and Willie's own fan base are going to be really excited by Willie's appearance on GoAnimate. There aren't too many of them in the 10-17 year old age bracket.

To try and make Willie a bit more appealing to the younger market there is a Super Willie character but that's about it. The purpose of the theme is actually to help promote Willie's latest album, Naked Willie, which I'm sure all 10-17 year olds will rush out and buy... right?

Don't get me wrong, I like Willie. In fact I'm in his target age group market. I know many of his greatest hits, even stuff he did as part of The Highway Men.

That aside, a new character is a new character, so a lack of knowledge about who Willie Nelson is hasn't stopped people animating their own Willie Nelson adventures. Below is my first contribution in which Willie tries to sing one of his biggest hits.

In the Road (again)

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Another new GoAnimate feature that has been introduced with the Willie Nelson theme is the animated slide show. With this feature you can import images from Flickr or upload them from your computer and create your own slide show with Willie Nelson segways. I gave it a go with my Willie Nelson Cat House slide show below.

Willie's Cat House - art by TET

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  1. AnonymousMarch 25, 2009 at 12:20:00 AM GMT+10:30

    Hey David-

    I'm really glad you enjoyed the Willie GoAnimate. We at Legacy are really psyched about how it came out. The album title and concept and Willie's overall vibe really lent itself to working on something with the GoAnimate team.

    Thanks for talking about it!

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  2. TET (David Arandle)March 25, 2009 at 8:59:00 AM GMT+10:30

    Hi Jeremy, thanks for commenting. Willie's GoAnimate theme is really well done and a great addition to the site. I'm sure it's a great way to introduce Willie's music to a whole new audience as well as being a bit of fun for his existing fan base.

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  3. NicolasMarch 26, 2009 at 6:33:00 PM GMT+10:30

    Hey David,
    Just passing by to say hi! :o)

    Your paintings look great in the slideshow. Hope this new feature can be a good way for you to share your work with others.

    Best,

    Nicolas

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  4. TET (David Arandle)March 26, 2009 at 10:31:00 PM GMT+10:30

    Thanks Nicolas. The slide show feature is really nicely done. Looking forward to seeing it expanded to include a few more themes.

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