Which reminds me, I need to do some karaoke soon.

That Garth Brooks song transports me back to middle school dances.

“Playing with the queen of hearts,
knowing it ain’t really smart
The joker ain’t the only fool
who’ll do anything for you

Laying out another lie,
thinking ’bout a life of crime
That’s what I’ll have to do
to keep me away from you”

I feel a series of Country Gold recommended playlists a-comin’ from a fellow Texas native.

yee haw.

i used to watch a lot of cmt in the late 80’s before it got like a slick vh1 wannabe. they played the hell out of randy travis and even some lyle lovett and dwight yoakum. i always liked the twangier stuff better, which led me back into the 70’s and earlier (willie! johnny! roy acuff! hank sr.! the carter family!). in the early ’90’s, i discovered graham parsons & all that he influenced. i still can’t listen to uncle tupelo without shedding a little tear. and boy howdy, i love me some hank the 3rd.

BUT i still had time to learn the thriller dance.

I still have a crush on Dwight Yoakum, and I’m really not all that into skinny, short red-necked guys.