Living And Living Well

Theresa Galbraith · Post by **Theresa Galbraith** » 26 Jun 2002 5:17 pm

WOW!
Another #1 for George Strait! He's great!

Leroy Riggs · Post by **Leroy Riggs** » 26 Jun 2002 5:24 pm

George is the best!

Wayne Morgan · Post by **Wayne Morgan** » 27 Jun 2002 5:41 am

Guess you can't please everyone,,George is one of the few that started Country and tried to hold to that. He has had a long run by anyomes standards, his new song is great I think.
Wayne

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Theresa Galbraith · Post by **Theresa Galbraith** » 27 Jun 2002 5:56 am

Wayne,
I agree! Evidently, others feel the sameway!

Theresa

Randy Pettit · Post by **Randy Pettit** » 27 Jun 2002 8:51 am

I first saw King George perform live in College Station, TX in 1983. Twenty years later, he still dresses the same, sings the same, and pretty much uses the same road musicians (Mike Daily on steel) as he did then. Not many performers, especially a big mega-star like George, can claim that.

Gary Carriger · Post by **Gary Carriger** » 27 Jun 2002 9:11 am

Theresa & Wayne,
I fully agree. I have the utmost respect for George. He has a great catalogue of songs and styles. Let's not forget that he has been one of the most consistent artists of today that adds credibility to traditional country music - not to overlook his love of western swing. So he also also has songs in the current Nashville stylings - so what? Doesn't diminish his stature in my eyes. You could play an entire evening of dance set using only his music - and still have a well rounded night's entertainment.
Gary

Richard Sinkler · Post by **Richard Sinkler** » 27 Jun 2002 12:31 pm

What I have always liked about him was that when he would release a song, it didn't sound like the last one he put out. This variety always impressed me. Can't say that for a lot of artists.

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John Macy · Post by **John Macy** » 27 Jun 2002 2:36 pm

Playing a whole evening's worth of his material would be a blast. I love his new stuff as much as his early stuff.

Hey James--my Dad always told me there were 5 stages of talking to yourself:

1. Talks with God
2. Talks with Angels
3. Talks to himself
4. Argues with himself
5. Loses these arguments

Joe Miraglia · Post by **Joe Miraglia** » 27 Jun 2002 3:58 pm

Yes Theresa,he is one of the best! And his band right along with him. Joe

erik · Post by **erik** » 28 Jun 2002 1:22 am

One of the few songs i've heard lately that i like.

Jason Powers · Post by **Jason Powers** » 28 Jun 2002 7:52 am

I don't know if this is still true, but in the past George Strait's albums have always included at least one or two songs written by veteran COUNTRY songwriters like Harlan Howard, Hank Cochran, Wayne Kemp, Whitey Shafer, etc. I don't think any of the guys I mentioned could write a pop song with a mouth full of firecrackers. God Bless him for lasting this long-how many other 50 year olds get played on country radio? I have to confess, I don't like everything he releases, but generally, all of his album have something on them that I like (traditional) so that's why I buy them. I haven't heard his latest, so I don't have an opinion about it. Jason<FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Jason Powers on 28 June 2002 at 08:59 AM.]</p></FONT>

Joe Casey · Post by **Joe Casey** » 28 Jun 2002 8:41 am

Good CD,good mixture and the session players might make a name for themselves someday too

PS I bought mine at Wall-Mart for 10.00 on sale along with Justin Trevinos new CD which I paid 12.99 go figure.Hell of a deal.I guess I have to agree with Mr. Hall that Georges sales are down this year. From 15,000,000 0r so to 14,993,000. He'll be lucky to last more than another 15 years at that rate.

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Theresa Galbraith · Post by **Theresa Galbraith** » 28 Jun 2002 3:16 pm

YUP!

Wayne Morgan · Post by **Wayne Morgan** » 28 Jun 2002 9:25 pm

Hey,, love you guys on the forum,,especially James, he ask questions and answers them himself, that saves me from having to hunt a bucket , to put over my head, so I can think.

Wayne

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Joe Casey · Post by **Joe Casey** » 8 Jul 2002 11:07 am

Just bought a new CD "Flatlanders" now again.featuring the Austin boys Jimmy Day Gilmore, Joe Ely and Butch Hancock.And It's a goodun.

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Ron Page · Post by **Ron Page** » 8 Jul 2002 12:15 pm

I'll admit that my enthusiasm for George's music has declined a little in recent years. I don't really think it's his music per se. I think it's just that I've been turned off by country radio, in general. I'm having a good time just replacing old vinyls with CD's and picking up new releases by Alan Jackson, Dale Watson, Justin Trevino, Gene Watson and artists like that.

I will eventually check out the new album -- Theresa I know you recommended it awhile back.

I anxiously await the time -- I know it's coming --when the Internet puts the power back in the hands of the artists and the consumers and renders the monopolizing record companies irrelevant.

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Abe Stoklasa · Post by **Abe Stoklasa** » 8 Jul 2002 1:33 pm

A couple more #1's for him, and he'll take the lead over Conway Twitty for most #1's!

Bob Hayes · Post by **Bob Hayes** » 9 Jul 2002 5:41 am

I think IMHO , that the BEST cut on the CD is the old Rodney Crowell tune..Stars on the water..good beat and it does has some good (Paul Franklin..I think) Pedal Steel ...and ther e will be Stars on the WAter.....la la
Grouchyvet

Neil Hilton · Post by **Neil Hilton** » 9 Jul 2002 6:15 am

Ron - you mention Gene Watson in your post here... caught a song of his on the radio here in Lex the other day - "workin for the man, and me and you" great, great song - curious to know if it is from a new album?? assume you'll know!!!

regarding George, my fun personal experience was standing in a bar-b-que line in Cheyenne,WY with the Ace-in-the-Hole fellas a couple hours before show in 1989 - such easygoing regular Joes, invited me to sit down with them to chat awhile as we picked up our ribs and chicken - Mike Daily, Benny McArthur, Rick McRae.... I got all of their autographs on a napkin, complete with bar-b-que sauce and all. and GS that night... talk about a guy on top of his game, and with Cheyenne Frontier Days rodeo arena as the setting - one of the best gigs I've ever attended.

Butch Foster · Post by **Butch Foster** » 9 Jul 2002 6:27 am

IMHO the title cut is his best in a while-Bob, also like "Stars", and " Good Time Charlie's" is a fun song ( Didn't Del Reeves do that one?) I respect him for always putting strong country songs in each CD. Unlike others who became famous and dropped the steel ( Eddy Arnold, Conway) he has always had lots of steel on his CD's. Mike Daily does a fantastic job on steel for him.

George Kimery · Post by **George Kimery** » 11 Jul 2002 3:48 am

Wayne: I tried your idea of putting a bucket over my head to think. I sat there for 30 minutes just thinking about how good you can think with a bucket over your head. This is a far as I could get, so I guess it must require practice or maybe I didn't have the right size bucket. I sure envy people like you that just seem to just have a knack for things.

Al Udeen · Post by **Al Udeen** » 11 Jul 2002 6:42 am

Jimmy Day Gilmore???????

Randy Pettit · Post by **Randy Pettit** » 11 Jul 2002 8:26 am

Jimmy Day Gilmore? That's quite a combo.
How 'bout Buddy Rich Emmons? That would be killer!