XPost: rec.music.country.western, alt.gossip.celebrities, alt.fan.prettyboy   
   From: fkhall@gmail.com   
      
   On Sun, 21 May 2006 19:49:58 -0500, parula    
   wrote:   
      
   >On Sat, 20 May 2006 13:20:53 -0400, Rick and Debbie Caudill   
   > wrote:   
   >   
   >>On 20 May 2006 08:49:28 -0700, Polonius_the_Wise@excite.com wrote:   
   >>   
   >>>   
   >>>   
   >>>> >>   
   >>>> >> The Dixie Chicks and reps from their label, Columbia Records, declined   
   >>>> >> to participate in this story. But -- at least as far as Maines is   
   >>>> >> concerned -- the drop-off at country radio was part of its plan.   
   >>>> >>   
   >>>> >> Maines was quoted in late January on entertainmentweekly.com, before   
   >>>> >> the single went to country radio, saying: "For me to be in country   
   >>>> >> music to begin with was not who I was ... I would be cheating myself   
   >>>> >> .. to go back to something that I don't wholeheartedly believe in. So   
   >>>> >> I'm pretty much done. They've shown their true colors. I like lots of   
   >>>> >> country music, but as far as the industry and everything that happened   
   >>>> >> ... I couldn't want to be farther away from that."   
   >>>> >>   
   >>>> >> Maines also said, "I don't want people to think that me not wanting to   
   >>>> >> be part of country music is any sort of revenge. It is not. It is   
   >>>> >> totally me being who I am, and not wanting to compromise myself and   
   >>>> >> hate my life."   
   >>These are actually two of the most important paragraphs in that   
   >>article. Natalie saying for her to be in country music was not who she   
   >>was......Well isn't that nice to be used to get rich and famous then   
   >>dumped because you're no longer needed?  As far as I'm concerned,   
   >>Natalies nasally voice can go to rock, R&B, Pop, whatever, I'm sure   
   >>they will make millions there. (said dripping with sarcasm)....and to   
   >>put the blame on the Country Music Industry for her big mouth is a   
   >>sham. Radio had no choice but to stop playing them, it was their fans,   
   >>the ones "she" duped into believing she was a country artist who   
   >>didn't want to hear them any longer.....This chick really needs to get   
   >>a grip on reality.   
   >   
   >I don't think you're reading her correctly. She's not talking about   
   >the genre of country music per se, she's talking about Country Music   
   >the Industry. It's its own world, and it's tight-knit and closely   
   >controlled. It's harder than hell to get into unless you've got the   
   >right combination of looks and pliability (so you're easy to package   
   >and manage). You've got to be willing to espouse both right-wing,   
   >protestant Christian values and a taste for partying when you're not   
   >in church. I'm talking about Music Row Nashville here. The industry   
   >panders to what they believe is country music's core audience by   
   >promoting only those musicians that fit a strict profile, particularly   
   >female performers. Someone like Carrie Underwood is their wet dream.   
   >Gretchen Wilson isn't really pretty enough, plus she's not blond, but   
   >she's got the right value system of highly visible and vocal   
   >beer-drinking and flag-waving. Plus she's got a great set of pipes,   
   >which actually isn't that necessary in country music (Shania Twain   
   >being exhibit #1),   
      
   Shania sucks, but I believe she made it without the support of the   
   Nashville cabal.  Mutt may have had something to do with that, dontcha   
   think?   
      
   > but doesn't hurt either. And the system has always   
   >had room for one wild woman; Tanya Tucker filled that position in a   
   >previous era.   
      
   Perverts, aren't they?  Once she reached legal age they dumped her.   
      
   >   
   >This isn't personal cynicism. This is how the system works in   
   >Nashville. And those same panderers also think you ardent country fans   
   >are idiots, by the way, for continuing to worship the standard issue   
   >product, both songs and artists, that they put out. But they also love   
   >you, because your lack of discrimination is making them incredibly   
   >rich.   
      
   So, are you saying you agree that the Dixie Cunts should go fuck   
   themselves?   
      
   >   
   >parula (Nashvillian)   
      
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