Tagged: areyoureadyforthecountry

I dunno ladies, he ain't that skinny. But he sho' can sing.

Let's talk about the Yankees, shall we? Naw, just kiddin' - I really just wanna talk about Charlie Pride.

Emmylou and the Red Dirt Boys' performance, from their musicianship to stage banter, felt intimate and engaging even in front of what can often feel like a ho-hum casino audience.

But it is too often the stuff of criminals.

Edjakatin' y'all about hep C, turnin' y'all on to The Judds.

Here's a little something about country that speaks to my often broken, heavy drinkin', wantin' to shit-kick then fall in love all over again little heart.

Lambert asserts that we may keep gettin' fatter drinkin' all this beer, but we're still prettier than them skinny girls. Ah, my favorite delusion.

Leave the proselytizing to the preachers. Leave the good-doing to the do-gooders. Just play some country music, BOB.

I dare you, I double dog dare you to go to the Billy Ray Cyrus show at Grand Casino Hinckley.

Lucinda Williams, married onstage Friday at First Avenue, stole my damned thunder because I too was married Friday night, to Dwight Yoakam's guitar player.

Ten ways I'd put the hurt on Kanye West.

• wan/Big D and AUTOTUNE # 2

Hank Williams, Jr. hit the campaign trail with a stop in Minnesota on Sunday night. Naw, I'm just pullin' your leg.

Well I'll be damned. Here's to you, Barbara Mandrell.

Cabooze, Club Jäger and Cracker Barrel. Three ways to catch your country music this week.

Howdy. I'm at the state fair and I'm SHITFACED! And I'm at the randty travuis show. (Don' bother editing this, editor.)

Today I head back from my hometown's county fair; cheap Sparks and heckling Blake Shelton made for a rough three nights.

Hoobstank? Tape player hatin'? Who is this guy, and is he married? (I checked; yes, he is, and with a child. Dang.)

News of country crossovers has me down, as does the food poisoning which has beset me since I ate some venison from a November '06 hunt (bad idea, folks).

Blame it on your lying cheating cold deadbeating two-timing double-dealing mean mistreating loving heart.

Much as I long for the days of seeing my country music at the county fair, these stories only come from living in the city.