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Monday Open Thread

June 30, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 41

Back to work.  Meh.  Good day to focus on the negative. Entertainment Weekly has a feature up now called 22 Rock Heroes You Just Don’t Get.   Readers submitted the names of rock legends that they

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Sunday Open Thread

June 29, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 15

Reading this has me thinking deep thoughts today: Jessica Simpson has booked an appearance during the Country Thunder USA festival in Twin Lakes, Wis., in what her representatives say is her first full concert since

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Saturday Open Thread

June 28, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 0

From the Awesome Gifts department: Not only does it play vinyl, it copies records directly to CD.   Definitely the coolest thing I’ve been given in a very long time and I will be spending my

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Friday Open Thread

June 27, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 0

I’m thinking today of the stars that should have been. Some of them have been preserved thanks to YouTube. Here’s one that I liked who never made it: Dude Mowrey A great honky-tonk voice. I

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Thursday Open Thread

June 26, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 0

I’ve just gotten back from a vacation in Orlando, where I listened to country radio for the first time in years. Apparently, country radio now consists solely of Kenny Chesney, Rascal Flatts and Taylor Swift.

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Wednesday Open Thread

June 25, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 0

Here I was, thinking I had nothing to start a conversation with today. Then I was sent this video by The Widening Geier: Here’s a brief news report about the incident: Apparently an unruly fan

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Tuesday Open Thread

June 24, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 0

So who do you guys think should be inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame?  Here’s the list of nominees.   Me, I’m leaning toward Matraca Berg and Johnny Horton.

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Monday Open Thread

June 23, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 0

Here’s something to chew on: Toby Keith has total control over his music now that he owns his own record company, Show Dog Nashville. Unfortunately, he has much less control over how people find the

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Sunday Open Thread

June 22, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 0

CMA has renamed the Horizon Award the “New Artist Award” and changed the voting process so only the top twenty vote-getters in each category make the second ballot.   What do you think?

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