COUNTRY SINGER SCHEDULES SHOW IN NORTHERN IRELAND

Willie Nelson was upset that people said he was afraid to perform in Northern Ireland so he promptly rescheduled a show for Belfast. "I'm not afraid to play anywhere," Nelson said after a round of golf Wednesday in Austin, Texas. "We're ready for Belfast. It's just another beer joint. It'll be a piece of cake." Nelson had been scheduled to play Belfast next Tuesday but the date was canceled without his knowledge. The Irish were angered as word spread that Willie was concerned about his safety after the latest sectarian violence there. "You can call me a lot of things but a wimp isn't one of them," said Nelson, who ordered the concert rescheduled. "I've never been concerned about playing anywhere. I read the reports that said the cancellation had gotten the `Irish' up in people over there. When I found out what happened, it got my Irish up, too."