Posted on 05/16/2005 9:42:16 PM PDT by andie74
Count me among the new fans of country music.
My music has always been AC/DC, the Stones, Thorogood, and the like. But something in just the last couple of years has been drawing me more and more toward country. I cain't 'splain it. But I'm liking it more and more.
I don't blame ya. Old army cadence- " Oh misery, oh misery- look what the blues- have done ta me- Oh misery, oh misery..." Come on, bad dad...lift your heart and your azz will follow.
It's got to have 'twang....
My List
Under an old brass paperweight is my list of things to do today
Go to the bank and the hardware store, put a new lock on the cellar door
I cross 'em off as I get 'em done but when the sun is set
There's still more than a few things left I haven't got to yet
Go for a walk, say a little prayer
Take a deep breath of mountain air
Put on my glove and play some catch
It's time that I make time for that
Wade the shore and cast a line
Pick up a long lost friend of mine
Sit on the porch and give my girl a kiss
Start livin', that's the next thing on my list
Wouldn't change the course of fate but cuttin' the grass just had to wait
'Cause I've bot more important things like pushin' my kid on the backyard swing
I won't break my back for a million bucks I can't take to my grave
So why put off for tomorrow what I could get done today
Like go for a walk, say a little prayer
Take a deep breath of mountain air
Put on my glove and play some catch
It's time that I make time for that
Wade the shore and cast a line
Pick up a long lost friend of mine
Sit on the porch and give my girl a kiss
Start livin', that's the next thing on my list
Raise a little hell, laugh 'til it hurts
Put an extra five in the plate at church
Call up my folks just to chat
It's time that I make time for that
Stay up late, then oversleep
Show her what she means to me
Catch up on all the things I've always missed
Just start livin', that's the next thing on my list
Under an old brass paperweight
Is my list of things to do today
Toby Keith will be having a concert for the USO in Mannheim (about 20 minutes from where I am) this Sunday. I can't wait!
Can't wait to get his new cd, coming out tomorrow.
Some great songs on it. Heard a few of them the other day on one of the country websites, he says it's his most country album maybe ever.
If you want to have fun tomorrow night, tune into the awards show (unfortunately on cbs -- but it's about the only time I would ever tune them in).
Toby will be playing live on satellite while on his tour for the troops from over in Iraq/Afghanistan.
Lucky you!
No kiddin'! Good for you! Thanks for your service, frankiep!
Toby on one of his previous USO tours. I think you're in for a treat.
(If you get a chance, report back on how the concert was!)
I'll do that. I'll also try to take some pics.
Wow, that would be great to see photos if you get a chance!
Enjoy yourself! You all deserve it!
Well, now the new band Sugarland has me crazy about country again. Their first hit video, Baby Girl, has climbed all the way to #1 on CMT.
We're just hours away from the primetime Academy of Country Music Awards telecast on CBS. Check your local listings for Tuesday, May 17th. An all-star lineup is expected to be there, including Sugarland, Toby Keith, Sara Evans, Montgomery Gentry, Big & Rich, Reba, etc.
I was disappointed to learn that Willie is almost as liberal as Jane Fonda. It may have had something to do with Clinton's IRS suing him for $16 mil in back taxes.
Oh my gosh, I don't know.
I'll have to see, maybe there will be a simulcast on one of the country channels, but I haven't heard that mentioned.
Only that it's on cbs, unfortunately.
If I find anything else, I'll ping you!
This link
http://www.cmt.com/music/events/acm/2005/
has a connecting link to "radio" so they might be planning on playing it tomorrow night.
Not sure. But worth keeping in mind.
I like his music, but not so much his voice. He sounds like a goat singing through a box fan. But I like him. And Shania doesn't do country music. She's pop sung with the aid of electronic pitch enhancers. Ray Benson of Asleep at the Wheel told me that.
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