Blank Slate Friday

OK - y'all know I'm a hard rocker that likes loud heavy base music and probebly blew his ears out many years ago. But dang. Am I getting old? Did you see the CMA's a few nights ago? Lots of music. Unlike the MTV Awards and other so called Rock Awards shows which seem to be 80% Hip Hop.

Sure, when I'm alone in the car I'll listen to Linkin Park, Disturbed, Slipknot, Korn Avenged Sevenfold and Papa Roach but I have no problems at all with Carrie Underwood, Miranda Lambert, Keith Urban, Lady Antebellum and many other NEW Country musicians. Taylor Swift won a ton of awards at the CMA's and what I find fascinating is that her first hit was produced when she was 17 years old AND she writes ALL of her music.

County Music is not what it use to be. It's normally not twangy (except for Sugarland which drives me up a wall) and when you have Kid Rock and Hootie (Darius Rucker) playing country you know it's changing.

BHack to Ms. Swift. She learned to play the guitar from a computer repairman who showed her how to play 3 chords. Then because she did not fit in in school she started to write songs about the kids that treated her badly. She has been trying to get into the music industry since she was 11 when she gave demo tapes to every company in Nashville (and was rejected by every company). So when she won Entertainer of the Year it was not something that just happened by chance.

If you did not see her opening monologue on Saturday Night Live, here it is!



She admits she has never been more nervous in her life (and it shows as she was a little pitchy) here is her opening of the CMA's. One funny thing is that in the award of Entertainer of the Year she opened concerts for ALL of her competition in the past year! Not bad for 19 years old. I like when she throws the chair! Our red chair is too heavy - she must be strong.

BTW - one of the few non-lip sync performances. Remember - this is a "Country Song".


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Survivor - I'm not going to say anything about last nights show because I know people DVR-it. However - I will say that this is going from being the worst Survivor ever to very very enjoyable and last night was SO MUCH FUN!! My opinion of evil Russel is changing.

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I don't really have much to comment on besides leaving my cell phone at home which is bugging me. Nobody ever calls me but just the fact I don't have it . . . . I remember 1999 when people were just getting cell phones and I laughed "WHY would you ever want a phone with you, what could be so important! COME ON PEOPLE!! GET A LIFE"

I have sunken so far in 10 years!
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I put 12 canvas prints up in West James Gallery last night. OH! West James Gallery is having a big Christmas thing this weekend. Check them (it?) out.

OH yea - this is interesting and has to do with Columbus . . a little. The Appleton Common Council voted and approved the new College Ave bridge aesthetics look which included the inset patterns on the inside wall adjacent to the sidewalk . This was also approved by the Bridge Design Committee.

I hope Columbus has input that the DOT will go along with and I hope we do as good of a job as they did. The bridge opened last week.

Here are the results.


OOPS!!!
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I have a new uninspired beer label for my Bavarian Hefeweizen.

I call it my Heidi-weizen and while It's not my most wonderful label - I HAVE TWO!! Collect them all!


It's a great beer BTW! I might have to work on these labels to make them more professional as I'll be brewing more of this style. I was in a hurry.
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from our leaders!
Open House and Ribbon Cutting
of the
New Columbus Community Center
and Senior Citizen Center Parking Lot
Tuesday, November 17

5:30pm-7:00pm

Ribbon Cutting at 6:30pm

Come see the new offices of the Columbus Recreation Department and the Office of Economic Development and Energy Sustainability serving Columbus!
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