Nashville Pines for Dixie Chicks

Rolling Stone ^ | Jan 20, 2006 | James Sullivan

[Post-Neolithic]

The rolling stones mag. writing a piece about how country music fans feel is like an atheist writing about how Christians feel.

[winner3000]

Nobody wishes them dead. However, when they go out of the country and provide aid and comfort to the enemy while our soldiers put their lives on the line, we are free to boycott their music. They can still make any music they want, they just can no longer rely on a huge portion of conservatives to spend money on their records. This being a free country, they are free to target another audience and potentially make even more money. That's exactly what they're doing.

[Dark Skies]

I have no desire whatsoever to dine on a cow from Brokeback Mt.No disagreement there.

[Dark Skies]

I don't like to patronize business who insult me or who express their hate for me. I'm funny that way.

Me too.

[SouthTexas]

LOL I always posted the 'cowboys' were sheepherders on the Brokeback threads until about the 40th one and I got tired and quit.

[slyfoxvirden]

What next? Conservatives in Hollywood?

[blu]

The negative statement is first and largest because IT CATCHES YOUR EYE! It made you look, didn't it? Sort of an "I can't believe she's saying that!" reaction. It led you to read the whole ad. Very effective.

[Dark Skies]

I agree...but I also know that whether they say it or not, many artists do not share my opinions.

We are at war...at such a time I imagine art suffers. But artists have always been weak-minded (for the most part) when it comes to war.

I am angry with the Dixie Chicks but I do miss their music (particularly that Earl song). Even idiots have a part to play.

I think we are big enough to suffer fools.

[The Drowning Witch]

I never cared nuch for their music before, but being a reformed musician, I have to at least give anything new they put out a listen, AS LONG AS THEY KEEP THEIR POLITICS OUT OF IT.But if those wenches ruin ANOTHER Fleetwood Mac song......I'm buyin a fresh copy of "Catcher in the Rye"......

[Dark Skies]

But what a town...I don't care for liberal politics but I would rather the world have a Nashville than not.

On the other hand, music would be better served if the Nashville hold were broken.

[Deadshot Drifter]

On a weekend fishing getaway at a mutual friends lake place, we were kicking back at the end of the day and he was flipping through the channels on the dish TV. He comes across a DC's video on some country channel, jumps out of his chair and screams: "F*&K ME! IT'S THS SHORT FAT ONE!!" True story.

[girlangler]

I don't like modern country music, but do LOVE bluegrass. I was crushed when I was returning home from a trip over the Christmas holidays and saw a PETA/ant KFC billboard in the Memphis area with Emmy Lou on it.

Doe she not know who her fans are?

[KevinB]

The rolling stones mag. writing a piece about how country music fans feel is like an atheist writing about how Christians feel.

How true. I live in a small town and am a friend of the postmistress. Some guy moved away, but his Rolling Stone magazines keep coming. The postmistress gives them to me because she knows I like music. I swear I feel like I need to take a shower everytime I finish going through one. I do find an interesting article every now and then, though.

[KevinB]

I'm buyin a fresh copy of "Catcher in the Rye......

LOL!

[Glenmerle]

I have relatives that are liberal. I don't like the way they think, but I don't want them dead.

Come on, now. Not wanting to give liberals my money (so they can turn around and use it to disseminate their propaganda) is hardly wanting them dead.

[Revolting cat!]

I never liked the short fat Chick in the first place for not having any neck to speak of!

[Revolting cat!]

Yesterday's headline today:

Stix Hix Nix Dix Chix!

[LegendHasIt]

I'll be 'pining for the fjords' long before I 'pine for the Dixie Chicks'

[Rocky]

Dream on. The chicks cannot make a comeback after alienating 80% of their audience.

[Dark Skies]

Read my other posts on this thread and you will see that I agree.