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Gay America finds its place in Nashville
ASSOCIATED PRESS ^ | Tuesday, February 28, 2006 | JOHN GEROME

Posted on 02/28/2006 8:29:02 AM PST by presidio9

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1 posted on 02/28/2006 8:29:05 AM PST by presidio9
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i don't think it's any surprise that some country performers are more liberal than most country listeners... performers in general tend to be more liberal.
2 posted on 02/28/2006 8:31:25 AM PST by gondramB (Render unto Caesar that which is Caesar's and unto God that which is God's.)
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Willie has always been an over-the-top liberal, no surprise here


3 posted on 02/28/2006 8:31:48 AM PST by sure_fine (*not one to over kill the thought process*)
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Hell, we got an abysmal staue of naked men with their wankers hangin' out on music row.....what the hell.


4 posted on 02/28/2006 8:33:46 AM PST by zarf (It's time for a college football playoff system.)
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"I expected men in hoods and burning crosses, but I found a lot of people on Music Row are very open-minded," said Grammy-nominated songwriter and producer Larry Dvoskin,




Larry, you are a friggin' idiot if there ever was one!


5 posted on 02/28/2006 8:33:53 AM PST by MplsSteve
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Two words for the writer of this article. Dixie Chicks.


6 posted on 02/28/2006 8:37:04 AM PST by Patrick1
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Hell, we got an abysmal staue of naked men with their wankers hangin' out on music row.....what the hell.

I left Nashville in 2003 vowing never to return. Unfortunately I did have to return for a short visit and saw this monstrosity right where I used to work (Palmer Plaza).

I then remembered why I left.

7 posted on 02/28/2006 8:37:08 AM PST by TomServo
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Dolly's got more gay fans that straight. Willie and EmmyLou are old-time lefties.

To say gays have a "home" in Nashville is quite a stretch.


8 posted on 02/28/2006 8:37:35 AM PST by L98Fiero
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"I expected men in hoods and burning crosses,"

What a surprise. Those idiots are allowed to be as prejudiced as they want... as long as it is against white southerners.


9 posted on 02/28/2006 8:37:52 AM PST by conservatrice
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The people mentioned in the article have always been liberal. Years ago, I remember reading an article about Dolly in a woman's magazine. She said that her husband got everything he wanted and basically that she would sleep with anyone she wanted to. From that time on, I thought of her as not my kind of person who definitely doesn't have my kind of values.


10 posted on 02/28/2006 8:39:31 AM PST by Essie
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Chicksie Dix


11 posted on 02/28/2006 8:40:22 AM PST by Flavius Josephus (The only good muslim is a bad muslim)
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I left Nashville in 2003 vowing never to return

That would be a good line for a C&W song.

12 posted on 02/28/2006 8:41:05 AM PST by Flavius Josephus (The only good muslim is a bad muslim)
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To: sure_fine

Willie Nelson has always been the Keith Richards of country music. The author works feverishly to try and make it seem that there is some cultural shift in country music - there is not. The author cites two or three examples of artist's marginal affiliation with the homosexual community as the basis of this thesis. Nonsense. It seems to me that this is just another agenda driven piece.

In fact, on an even deeper level, the author implies that all conservatives - especially those hardcore types in Nashville - hate homosexuals, and isn't it ironic that a couple of country stars aren't? Again, conservatives don't hate homosexuals, however, yes, they are opposed to homosexual activity just as many are opposed to marital infidelity and other sinful behavior.


13 posted on 02/28/2006 8:42:59 AM PST by Obadiah
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"I've always been a freak and different, oddball even in my childhood and my own family, so I can relate to people who are struggling and trying to find their true identity," Parton said. "I do not sit in the seat of judgment. ... I love people for whom they are. We're all God's children."

Just a clue Dolly. If you condone something, you have judged it and found it accptable.

14 posted on 02/28/2006 8:45:13 AM PST by N. Theknow (Kennedys - Can't drive, can't fly, can't ski, can't skipper a boat - But they know what's best.)
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To: gondramB

Man, now we're going to start getting C&W covers of show tunes. I can see it all now, and it's frightening.

Dolly Parton Sings Favorites from Sound of Music


15 posted on 02/28/2006 8:46:22 AM PST by MineralMan (godless atheist)
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I think if you ask KZLA the largest C&W radio in Calif you will find the most non-requested song is willie's Valentine song.


16 posted on 02/28/2006 8:49:03 AM PST by edcoil (Reality doesn't say much - doesn't need too)
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I forgot some of the titles, though:

"My Hills are Alive (with the sound of music)
"How Do You Solve A Problem with Vaginas?
"You're a Dear, A Female Deer"
"You are Sixteen, I'm a Lesbian"

Like that.


17 posted on 02/28/2006 8:49:42 AM PST by MineralMan (godless atheist)
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To: presidio9

I'm starting to think that if I am NOT gay, something is wrong with ME.

:)


18 posted on 02/28/2006 8:51:01 AM PST by Eagle of Liberty (The Democrat Party is engulfed in a Culture of Hypocrisy)
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To: Flavius Josephus
That would be a good line for a C&W song.

lol - yeah, I guess it could be...

19 posted on 02/28/2006 8:52:50 AM PST by TomServo
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Dolly Parton Sings Favorites from Sound of Music

Nah, "Dolly sings the hits of Judy Garland" would be more apropos. Or, an album of Dolly and Cher duets.

But, all kidding aside, I give this piece a resounding 'Who Cares'? If an entertainer wants to pander to a specific fanbase - be it beerswilling rednecks, or mocha latte sipping gays - so be it.

20 posted on 02/28/2006 8:55:34 AM PST by wbill
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