[Anti-Bubba182]

They had to stay with Natalie because she had the singing talent. If the little porker had just kept a cork in it they would be on top rolling in the dough.

If this is true I wish the others well. I am sure when the group started nobody passed around a politcal quiz.

[meg88]

My guess is that the Maines sisters are in a financial position to retire, so they threw the fat one overboard.

This is the same band that fired their origianl lead singer because she wasn't young enough!

[Kenton]

They had to stay with Natalie because she had the singing talent. If the little porker had just kept a cork in it they would be on top rolling in the dough.

I'm sorry, maybe it's just Friday silliness, but seeing Natalie's name in the same context of "rolling in dough" reminds me of that old joke about how do you find a fat girl's "fun parts". Answer: Roll her in flour and look for the wet spot.

[Emmett McCarthy]

We'll probably never know, but it wouldn't surprise me if there were a decision on the part of their record label somewhere in the mix here. The Grammy Award isn't necessarily reflective of record sales and may be more a political statement on the part of those who make the awards and/or nominations. But the record label is a business and isn't likely to continue with an investment gone bad.