Originally Posted by ghrocketman

Don't get me wrong, cattle auctions are VERY important for those IN THE INDUSTRY.
So are chemicals for chemical engineers.
That doesn't mean either auctioned makes for a good TV program.

I love classic muscle cars and have never owned anything but 'high horsepower' cars; I also find the Barrett-Jackson car auction programs on TV awful.

Just because something CAN be on TV does NOT mean it SHOULD BE.

Originally Posted by Doug Sams

I used to think a lot like that, too. But I noticed a couple things. George Jones had a set of pipes that most singers were envious of - the man could really sing. Many of those twangy singers are outstanding performers.

The other thing I noticed was the lyrics. There's probably no better example of twangy than some of the old Hank Williams (Sr) songs. "Jumbalaya" is a great example. OTOH, listening to "I'm So Lonesome, I Could Cry", I find the poetry to be pure genius.

Like you, there's lots of music out there I have a hard time respecting, but, even if old Hank sounded like a hick, you gotta respect his writing skills.

Doug

From: http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric....8256981000BBE81

I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry

Words and music by Hank Williams


Hear that lonesome whippoorwill
He sounds too blue to fly
The midnight train is whining low
I'm so lonesome I could cry

I've never seen a night so long
When time goes crawling by
The moon just went behind the clouds
To hide its face and cry

Did you ever see a robin weep
When leaves began to die?
Like me he's lost the will to live
I'm so lonesome I could cry

The silence of a falling star
Lights up a purple sky
And as I wonder where you are
I'm so lonesome I could cry

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Originally Posted by tbzep

I'm not a country music fan, but I live in TN and went to college about 20 minutes from downtown Nashvegas. Pound for pound, they are the best musicians in the world. Many of the session musicians have their own little bands that they play in for fun, and it is often rock or blues instead of country. I've had the pleasure of watching many of them up close and personal. Nothing is perfect, but they slide right to the very edge of perfection and don't even break a sweat doing it. You don't have to like the music, but you have to respect the skills.

Originally Posted by ghrocketman

Once again, I REPEAT, the supposed bean-less substance that only maybe 10% of the country would call 'chili', is NOT chili. It is a hot-dog TOPPING.

NO BEANS=NO Chili. I don't care WHAT they do in Texas regarding this. 90% of the Chili's entered in cook-offs outside Texas have beans. A variety of beans in the Chili adds numerous subtleties to the overall flavor and texture. Without the beans the dish does not have enough 'chew' to it.

Originally Posted by luke strawwalker

Wrong again... shows what you *don't* know...

BIL made "beef n bean SOUP" (AKA yankee chili) for supper for us...

LOL Poor northern souls don't know any better... oh well...

Later! OL JR