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Hunting Without Killing

The sky opens the morning to a ceiling of porcelain blue above the pines and rusted leaves. A man in a bright orange cap and vest leans across a rail from a hunting stand letting the 20-gauge shotgun settle on … Continue reading

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Honkytonkulous

What do you say when you hear a really good country song? What do you say when you hear a really bad one? Now you can say both in one word: Honkytonkulous. Let the intent be nebulous like so much … Continue reading

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Lonely-Flamed-Lemon-Beer-Orange-Grilled-Chicken-Thing

{Note: While I don’t agree with everything those 2 gentlemen are doing in that video up there, I do like the weird music, the dude’s Sam Elliot-esque voice and the crowing rooster at the end.} This is not an authentic … Continue reading

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Cake: Short Skirt, Long Jacket, Short Memory, Long Time

Unless you are from Sacremento, it’s hard to imagine that the band, “Cake,” has been around since the early 1990’s. Yet there stands John McCrea in his worn gimme cap talksinging the words to one of the hottest songs on … Continue reading

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Robert Plant’s “Band Of Joy”

“Band of Joy” is the result of Plant’s decision to abandon his follow-up to “Raising Sand,” the beautifully done duet with Alison Kraus, produced by T Bone Burnett. Got to be a story in that abrupt cancellation.

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Robert Plant’s “Band Of Joy”

“Band of Joy” is the result of Plant’s decision to abandon his follow-up to “Raising Sand,” the beautifully done duet with Alison Kraus, produced by T Bone Burnett. Got to be a story in that abrupt cancellation.

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Brad Paisley Sings About Light Bulbs and Throw Rugs

Country music singers can nail a hit song about anything. The old standbys about drinking and mama and God and country are still getting clichéd to death with the cowboy hat crowd, but new topics are making the scene. Few … Continue reading

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Are You Ready For Some Millionaireball?

You don’t have to be a Jets fan to like Hard Knocks on HBO. For the entire summer, I have flipped between replayed games on the NFL channel or watched replays of Alabama versus Virginia Tech, or Alabama versus Florida … Continue reading

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Get Low

The packed theater darkens. There are no previews. What flows across the screen appears to be 1930’s Tennessee. Accents like the ones I grew up with in Alabama pour from the Dolby speakers. My mind returns to the storytellers I … Continue reading

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Copywriters Don’t Write Anymore

In a digital world were words are less important than the ideas they  convey, the craft of writing is changing. Hell, it has changed, drastically.  I’m not saying that all copywriters are becoming keyboard mutes, I’m saying that snippets and … Continue reading

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