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Seems like the Country Music topic is disapearing along with the music itself.O well over to off topic and see what Jane Fonda's up too.

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CJC

Well Joe, seems they're all lining up to see some 11 year old boy sing on the Opry tonight in Dale Watson's spot. How's that for a kick in the behind.
Did anyone ever hear of waiting your turn? How long could this kid be singing? D.W. has been playing and singing for years and this would have been so good for him, and now some spoilt brat gets in there ahead of him. Yes I know I'm probably not being fair to the kid.......but who cares he's got the spot, not Dale, where's the fairness in that?Sorry if I sound vindictive but "break a leg kid"....literally. <FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Anne Marie O Keeffe on 24 June 2000 at 03:48 AM.]</p></FONT>

Anne, I have to agree with you. I don't have anything against children (I was one many years ago) but "kid acts" just don't turn me on. If I'm going to pay money to see a "professional" show why should I have to listen to some kid act that probably won't be around 6 months from now (and really would rather be doing something else but his parents have pushed him or her into it).

W.C. Fields was right. "Never follow a kid act,or a dog act".(or somethin' like that)
In Dale's case,he didn't even get the opportunity to follow the "little brat"

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Anyone know an Opry address (or email?) that we can write to and complain. Maybe if we all bombard them with messeges... naw, I don't think they'd listen to us. We're interested in music and that's not really their product, is it?

pfisher@oprylandusa.com let him have it

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CJC

I'T now 4;30 ,I had just come in the house from practice on my steel.
Thought I'D take a nap and then get ready to watch the tube ,to see Dale Watson perform and finally get to hear Ricky, play Steel.
I guess there no need to watch a kid.
I don;t ever watch the opry, But when I found out about Dale being there,I had planned all week to be tune in
Well I guess it's movie night again.
Are people, that love true Country Music,
Have we become mionorty people?
The bean pusher's took our music from our reach (ALMOST )WHY DID THEY TAKE OUR TITLE COUNTRYMUSIC ALSO
For they, sure as I'm kicking don't know real Country ?
Yea for what ever it's worth I'M mad also Anne Marie

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BJ Bailey


<FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by BJ Bailey on 24 June 2000 at 02:44 PM.]</p></FONT>

<SMALL>O well over to off topic and see what Jane Fonda's up too. </SMALL>

"I left my baby crying in the smoke along the track!!!

I think the country folks are just changing like folks do. Theresa

We're around here and there.

Not real true Country folks.They may adapt but change?, never. They just hang around long enough until it changes back again.If it never does there is still enough good old stuff to last a lifetime out there. "Pop a top again" .

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CJC

T: I'm still the same ole me...

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HagFan

I agree we all change as we get older too, we live and learn as we experience life. I don't feel the same as I did when I was 18. I think I've changed with the times! Music changes too!!
Theresa

"Music changes..."

But not necessarily for the better.

If the latest is the greatest, then Britney is better than Bach.

See? Forward momentum is not necessarily progress.
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Jeff

Theresa:
I agree that we change as we get older but for myself, the music I loved back in the mid to late 60's, I still love today. The old country spoke to me in ways that the new stuff doesn't, or maybe it's just me, but I don't think so. It wasn't just the instrumentation but the general flow of the lyrics, that told of life and all it's inherent problems. You don't hear a whole lot of this in the new country of today. Seems to me that they are too hooked up on production. Kinda hard to differentiate between todays country and the rock of the early 60's, IMHO.

The main change tho' is, we get better, not older!!

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Jeff,
I agree music changes, to each and everyone it means something different.
I get tired of hearing the same material, I love change! Theresa<FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Theresa Galbraith on 26 June 2000 at 07:17 PM.]</p></FONT>

There no greater experience ,than singing some old country song, in the shower? now that a change ha ha.
It's, a hold lot more better when no one's home,That way you can, whale away at it till the window pain's rattle awww For The Good Time'sssss .Hey that would make a good country song ?Who could we get to sing it?

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BJ Bailey

<SMALL>I don't feel the same as I did when I was 18</SMALL>

Theresa, we are as young as we want to think we are, I think! Besides, I thought you were only 19!

<SMALL>There no greater experience ,than singing some old country song, in the shower</SMALL>

BJ, can you get us all a recording of that shower session?

Be careful what you ask for, Mike!

Regarding how the changes have infected radio, it seems that every time I've turned to radio the past month or so, I am met with Toby Keith holloring at me "How do you like me now?!?!?!", I mean EVERY time and I just do not understand how that could possible get that kind of airplay. As for Toby's question of the song.....
I can assure you that he doesn't want to know the answer, as it's that kind of crap that keeps a CD from Hag, Buck, Hank T, Hank W, Jones, Dale W, etc, etc loaded in my player at all times. - Neil H.

Graham. Well said.
Perry

You can take the boy(61Yrs.) out of the country,but you ain't taking the country out of this old boy.
B.J.get back in the shower,let's do some more homoginizing.Man are we sounding good.Now ,Silver Wings shinin in the sunlight.

After a new consideration I guess change is good.Me and B.J. just changed underware with each other.Epperle,now you and Burns change Ray

You guys make me !
Theresa

Thanks T you just keep doing that.It helps make our day.Ray