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Cross Canadian Ragweed Concert

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Jul
27

It was a great time. There were 6 of us that ended up going; Jennie, Jason, Matt, Ryan and Ryan’s friend James. It was terribly hot, but Cross Canadian Raqweed had such a great show that it made up for that!

Texas Music – Good Read

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Jul
27

The Man in the Middle: Building a Regional Music Market: The Texas Model

For those of you who have been living under a rock, there’s something brewing down in Texas. Actually, it has been for quite some time. It started when Willie grew his hair, rolled his own, moved back to Austin, and brought Waylon with him. It’s a revolution- its artists who turn their back on the establishment, and succeed not in spite of it, but because of it. It’s a regional country music market where unsigned bands place a higher premium on their music and fans than they do on their money and the size of your heart matters more than the size of your home. And the coolest thing of all- these guys are making a living doing what they love, on their own terms. Fast forward a few decades and the legacy of the men who started it all is being carried on through guys like Pat Green, Jack Ingram, Cory Morrow, Jason Boland, Reckless Kelly, and Cross Canadian Ragweed (although from Oklahoma, it’s the Texas market they’re working).

Charlie Robison – Photograph

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Jul
25

I’ve got a picture it’s glued in a book
Of most of my family that somebody took
Grandpa died early before I could know
The man that they tell me I take after so
Though I don’t remember it still makes me laugh
When I see us together in a photograph
Momma and Daddy burned hot like a flame
But it all turned to ashes with no one to blame
I can still see them but not in my mind
It’s been so long that my memory’s blind
Though I can’t remember it still makes me laugh
When I see us together in a photograph
Well it happened last winter we had a son
And they took a picture a family round one
It’s there to remind you when you can’t recall
What your daddy looked like when you were so small
Though you won’t remember it still makes me laugh
When you see us together in a photograph
Though you won’t remember it still makes me laugh
When you see us together in a photograph

43rd running of the Twelve Mile 500 lawn mower race

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Jul
5

Here’s the pictures I took from this year’s 43rd Annual Twelve Mile 500 Lawnmower Race

The Peru Tribune :: Peru, Indiana

Wabash Plain Dealer Sports Editor Aaron Turner immersed himself into the competition for the first time this year, and learned what racing is all about – finishing.

Turner couldn’t get his machine up to speed early on, but his day really slowed down when he suffered mechanical problems.

“The belt got so hot it melted right off,” Turner said. “But (racing) was great. It was a lot of fun.”

Turner, who finished 24th, got turned onto the sport by his cousins Todd and Greg Martin.

The native Roann brothers have designed their own course at home, but had varying success.

Todd finished ninth, while Greg had difficulty getting out of the faster racers’ way, including his brother, en route to a 20th-place finish.

Midway through the race Todd sent Greg careening into a bale of hay.

“He was going too slow and wouldn’t get out of the way,” Todd said.

“I gave you the inside,” Greg explained in disagreement.

But Greg was not too upset, as he explained the crash as “rubbin’s racin’.

Race day doesn’t last long

Well, when I last left you, loyal readers, I was struggling to find some speed after qualifying for the 43rd Annual 12 Mile 500.

And, I did. I found a lot of it.

Barbecue Tips

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Jul
3

Summer is a great time to get outside and grill a delicious meal. Here are a few basic safety rules and outdoor-cooking tips to help make sure you and your family enjoy a tasty, safe summer cookout.

Marinate your ribs in bourbon before barbecuing. The best way to do this is by pouring the whiskey down your throat.

One safety tip to keep in mind while barbecuing is that you should never, ever light your house on fire.

It’s important that you choose the right kind of fire for grilling meat. Class D magnesium-based fires are not the right kind of fire for grilling meat.

Whatever you do, don’t shout the phrase “Johnsonville brats!” at the top of your lungs. Don’t let your neighbors do that, either.

Do you have an entire set of tableware designed with a playful, summery watermelon-slice theme? Well, isn’t that adorable. Let me see that spoon! Even the spoon is a little watermelon. Honey, come here and look at this spoon.

Don’t forget to repeatedly baste your cooking pork in barbecue sauce, which will “mask the spoiled taste.”

The endangered Cebu cinnamon tree of the Philippines is the best firewood for grilling. Use anything less, and you might as well be cooking your food on top of smoldering raccoon shit.

For optimal flavor, raise your own animals, make your own charcoal, and distill your own vinegar. For passable flavor, head on down to Smokey’s Ribs & Things out by the airport.

When barbecuing veggie burgers, be sure to tie your long hair back. That will keep it away from the flames, you stupid hippie.

distill your own vinegar. For passable flavor, head on down to Smokey’s Ribs & Things out by the airport.

When barbecuing veggie burgers, be sure to tie your long hair back. That will keep it away from the flames, you stupid hippie.

courtesy:
The Onion | Hosting A Barbecue

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