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Band From TV rocked Gene Autry!
2008-08-11 21:45:00 For years I have been saying I would go see Band From TV, and on Saturday I finally did it! OMG these guys and gals sing and play as good as they act. Saturday night’s lineup included James Denton, Jesse Spencer, Greg Grunberg, Bob Guiney, Hayden Panittere, Jorge Garcia, Teri Hatcher, Zach Levi and Hugh ...
Vote For the ACM Entertainer of the Year
2008-05-01 18:07:00 You can now vote for Kenny Chesney, Brad Paisley, Rascal Flatts, George Strait, or Keith Urban as the ACM Entertainer of the Year. Jewel plans to hit the road with Brad Paisley on June 11, eight days after the release of her first country album, Perfectly Clear. After his Nashville house burned down in 1970, a depressed ...
A Nation?s Affair With Western Culture: The Story of Marty Robbins? ?El Pas
2008-04-11 22:56:00 Born in Glendale, Arizona as Martin David Robison in 1925, Marty Robbins spent his childhood idolizing Gene Autry and the cowboy way. “I wanted to be Gene Autry,” he once said. “I wanted to ride off into the sunset.” His penchant for the the Old West was further fed by romanticized stories told by his ...
Down Gene Autry Way
2008-03-14 02:36:00 Baseball is poetic. “Tinker to Evers to Chance.” It’s perceptive. “Spahn and Sain and pray for rain.” It’s hopeful. “Wait till next year.” For the past few years, the refrain for the Los Angeles Angels has been rather simple. “We need a big bat.” Ever since Troy Glaus left for Arizona (instigating the infamous Dallas McPherson ...
By: inneu-tral
September 29th Marked the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Gene Autry
2007-10-01 21:18:00 According to blog author Christopher Brocious of Conservative Cowboy, “Gene Autry was the inspiration behind the Cowboy Code Marshals. A role model for America's youth.” Gene Autry would have been 100 years old this past Saturday September 29; one might wonder why this matters and who cares? You could say Gene Autry hails from a time that never was, as nostalgia often does, but this would be inaccurate; Gene Autry had and has many fans and at the height of his career children looked up to him. Gene Autry the hero to millions of kids, Gene Autry the man that brought us the “Cowboy Code:” 1. The Cowboy must never shoot first, hit a smaller man, or take unfair advantage. 2. He must never go back on his word, or a trust confided in him. 3. He must always tell the truth. 4. He must be gentle with children, the elderly, and animals. 5. He must not advocate or possess racially or religiously intolerant ideas. 6. He must help people in distress. 7. He must be a good...
Happy 100th Birthday Gene Autry!
2007-09-28 20:39:00 Happy 100th Birthday to Gene Autry who was the inspiration behind the Cowboy Code Marshals. There is a great post up about Gene Autry at Conservative Cowboy.
Catch Dolly Parton On Dancing With The Stars Tonight
2007-09-26 16:21:00 Amazon unleashed their mp3 download store yesterday. The difference between it and iTunes? Amazon’s tracks are unencumbered by DRM and are priced at 89 cents. The same DRM free tracks on iTunes would run you $1.29, while DRM laden tracks go for 99 cents. For now, only EMI and Universal have made their catalogs available ...
?All The Good Stories Have Already Been Taken?
2007-08-24 16:22:00 The Esquire feature “What I’ve Learned” with Merle Haggard is up online and as expected from a man who has lived as long as Haggard, he has some good stories and a few insightful things to say. I think what we’re lacking in music today is it seems like all the good stories have been already ...
Carrie Underwood Dubbed World?s Sexiest Vegetarian. World Yawns.
2007-06-28 17:32:00 It’s been mentioned about a billion times by now, but Carrie Underwood was named the World’s Sexiest Vegetarian woman by PETA. Glancing over some of the past winners, I didn’t realize how many celebrities were vegetarians. PopMatters dishes out some praise for Kelly Willis’s Translated From Love, giving it an 8 out of 10, while ...
Carrie Underwood Dubbed World?s Sexiest Vegetarian. World Yawns.
2007-06-28 17:32:00 It’s been mentioned about a billion times by now, but Carrie Underwood was named the World’s Sexiest Vegetarian woman by PETA. Glancing over some of the past winners, I didn’t realize how many celebrities were vegetarians. PopMatters dishes out some praise for Kelly Willis’s Translated From Love, giving it an 8 out of 10, while ...
Authenticty Is The Deciding Factor In The Future Of Country Music
2007-06-01 16:27:00 John Goodspeed writes that the reason Miranda Lambert’s single “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” was pulled from radio was because “radio programmers couldn’t quite get their heads around a song about an angry, pistol-packing ex confronting her former boyfriend and his new babe.” The Austin Chronicle has a couple of book reviews. The first Public Cowboy No. 1: The ...
Yulefinds: Gene Autry, H. Westenra & More?
2006-12-20 22:53:02 Gene Autry - Christmas Blackmore’s Night - Winter Carols Diana Krall - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas Various Artists - Disney’s Twelve Days of Christmas Hayley Westenra - My Gift To You Yulefinds: 12.19.06 |
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