Great Songs @ MindSay

This Mindsay thing is pretty great. You never know who will be reading your blog. There is a famous DJ on XM Radio named Ray Knight. (NR Ray) He is currently running the new country station "US 17". It's country music hits from the 80's and 90's which is something we middle aged folks love. Right after the station went on the air we sent him an email requesting that he play lots of songs by our friends "The Confederate Railroad Band". He wrote us back saying he would indeed be playing songs by "The Railroad". Since then we have heard many "Railroad" songs on the channel so the other day we wrote him again. This is the exact comment that I "cut and pasted". {We heard "Jesus And Mama" a little while ago. That's a great song. Keep up the good work.} All of our emails have our website address in the signature at the bottom, and the website has a link to our blog here. This is what Mr. Knight wrote back. {Thanks guys!  BTW:  love your blog!} I'm pretty sure he read the one about George Jones. You might think it's corny, but we think it's pretty cool that this famous guy took the time to read our blog and send us a nice note about it.

I have my trusty mp3 player and I am at work listening to Dolly Parton's bluegrass rendition of Stairway to Heaven. Now before you guffaw, I thought the same thing when I heard that she remade it. It is actually quite good. She is one of the few country artists that I really like. She is a great singer and a great actor. Just look at Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, 9 to 5, and Steel Magnolias if you want proof. Anyhow, back to the song, it is really good, she changes some of the words, but it really works. She also just released an album of all cover songs. She even redid one of my favorite Cat Stevens songs, Where Do the Children Play?, which is usually a sacrilege. I was actually surprised to have liked it, and to make it better Cat Stevens himself plays acoustic guitar on the song. Most Cat Steven's remakes have fallen flat in my opinion, like Sheryl Crow doing her vapid rendition The First Cut is the Deepest. Then a few years back I think it was Mr. Big who did a remake of Wild World...yeach. Anyhow to make a long rant short, her bluegrass updates of some famous songs are actually quite refreshing. If anyone wants to hear any just drop me a line.

$$$$$$$$$$$$$
Money, get away
Get a good job with more pay and you're o.k.
Money it's a gas
Grab that cash with both hands and make a stash
New car, caviar, four star daydream
Think I'll buy me a football team

Money get back
I'm all right jack keep your hands off my stack
Money it's a hit
But don't give me that do goody good bullshit
I'm in the hi-fidelity first class travelling set
And I think I need a Lear jet

Money it's a crime
Share it fairly but don't take a slice of my pie
Money so they say
Is the root of all evil today
But if you ask for a rise it's no surprise that they're
giving none away
$$$$$$$$$$$$$

For those of you who know what this song is...I congratulate you.

For those of you that don't...if you consider yourself a fan of great music you better think again.
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Well, today was a waste of a day. I didn't do a single thing except get up, shower, eat, and watch TV. And I am absolutely ecstatic about it. Cause school starts back for you suckas tomorrow!

Actually I hope you guys have a pretty good first week back, I'll miss hangin out with you all from day to day.

And this Teriyaki chicken I got from the Chinese place SUCKS. It doesn't even taste like a generic teriyaki flavor. It's like...a salty sweet brown sauce...

Oh well...I need to go finish it before it gets cold.

Much love and God bless,
-Alex