Posted on 10/14/2005 4:23:12 PM PDT by GSWarrior
I can't figure out why 'Jerks Gentley' is a member of the Opry, tho.
I think it's pretty sad what has happened to "country" music in the past 30 years or so. If I wanted to see long haired, maggot infested "musicians" playing electric guitars and drums and seeing who could out-jerk the other while making words rhyme that don't, I'd go back to rock music. Give me a bluegrass group any day.
Artists such as Rex Hobart and the Misery Boys, Slaid Cleeves, Mike Ireland and Holler, Paul Burch, to name a few, should be all over the radio!
The real Opry was in the Ryman. Everything since is styrofoam and bullshirt.
Never heard of none of them folks. Ain't nothin like the old time homemade music. Acoustic. No stinkin drums.
BUMP
How can you be the spelling police when I'm the spelling police? And I have a minor in punctuation and grammar. Besides, you spelt bullshirt wrong. ";^o
Like we don't need all hands! Remember our motto: "To Mock and Ridicule."
Wasn't Ryman damaged by fire recently?
Hey, I do know Mike Ireland. He's one of my Farmall tractor friends. I didn't know he was a musician but I did know he liked bluegrass like I do. Ever look at CDBaby.com? My band has one of our CDs for sale there. Mike Ireland is the one who told me about the site.
I can do that. Glad to be of help. Do we mock and ridicule everybody or just dibwads that are too stupid to be ashamed?
Mike Ireland--poor guy. Didn't the partner in his band run off with his wife or something?
Mike does the countrypolitan style quite well.
Was it? That would be a pity.
I'm pretty sure we're not talking about the same Mike Ireland here. I saw Mike today and even talked to him about going together to a tractor auction together tomorrow. It's so wet, I believe I'll pass.
Name of the band is Blake Mountain Band. Website is www.blakemountainband.com
Did you ever sell any there? Serious not joking.
We've only had ours listed there for a month or so. But the answer is "no". Had one inquiry from a "DJ" in Norway who wanted one for nothing. I ignored him.
Are you thinking of giving it a try? There isn't much to lose. Send them $35 and 5 CDs. We got a few hundred kicking around so we figured it was worth a shot.
Well, Dwight Yoakam is playing the Ryman in Nov. so if there was a fire I guess they got it patched up. Also, I've heard the Grand Ole Opry is going back to the Ryman. Nashville still sucks though.
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"...Wasn't Ryman damaged by fire recently?
Was it? That would be a pity...."
I was in Nashville a few weeks ago and walked by the Ryman and saw no sign of a fire. If there was one, it must have been on the inside. Still looks as great as ever.
Happy 80th to the Grand Ole Opry!
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