Ridgetop

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ONE OF THE most notable of the unsung musicians in the rich history of Marin rock 'n' roll lives quietly in a rustic brown shingle house in Inverness, the little village on the shore of Tomales Bay that Jesse Colin Young celebrated in "Ridgetop," his paean to windy and foggy and quiet West Marin living.

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Ridgetop elevations and forest density generally decline westward.

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"I'm worried about the bees," said Dan Boyer, 52, owner of Ridgetop Orchards in Fishertown, Pa., which grows apples.

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Willie wasn't such a big success as an entertainer, but we had a great family life at our farm at Ridgetop until things started to fall apart in about 1965 and finally smashed to bits in 1969.

Willie Nelson, Willie & Shrake, Edwin Bud 1992

It was a house thirty miles east of Nashville on a farm that we called Ridgetop.

Willie Nelson, Willie & Shrake, Edwin Bud 1992

Down in the basement of the Ridgetop house we had a crude little recording setup where the guys and I would get drunk and write songs day and night.

Willie Nelson, Willie & Shrake, Edwin Bud 1992

I decided to quit the road and settle down with Shirley at Ridgetop and be a farmer.

Willie Nelson, Willie & Shrake, Edwin Bud 1992

I became president of Willie's Lone Star Records label as a result of the Ridgetop fire.

Willie Nelson, Willie & Shrake, Edwin Bud 1992

At the time of the shootout, Mother was living with us in Ridgetop.

Willie Nelson, Willie & Shrake, Edwin Bud 1992