Its nice that Merle is getting one of the streets of Bakersfield named after him, but what’s lacking is a concert venue dedicated to him! I think someone should re-create the old “Blackboard” honky tonk where Buck and Merle and others got their starts. They could feature quality cover bands singing Bakersfield sound classics including songs from The Maddox Brothers and Rose. Of course to make a go of it these days they’d probably have to feature ranchera music a few nights a week…..

Carrie Underwood’s public comments always amaze me with their combined simplicity and vapidity! Every written or spoken Carrie interview I’ve ever read or heard has absolutely bored me to tears. If she has a favorite color I’d guess its white, and bet her favorite ice cream is plain vanilla. It seems that unlike the intriguingly focused Taylor Swift and loopy Kellie Pickler, Carrie never has anything truly unique or interesting to say about anything. On the extreme other end of the spectrum is the delightfully zany Sarah Buxton who never seems to say anything that’s not funny or completely off the wall…

you must be quite pleased with yourself.

Regarding the George Strait single, similiar to the success of the Garth “more than a memory” single, this probably says a lot more about modern country radio than it does about the strength or worthiness of the single.