Yesterday’s Academy of Country Music Awards ceremony:

Kenny Chesney (why do I keep wanting to pronounce that chay-ney?) was touchingly touched by his award.

Alan Jackson’s video for “Drive” I liked that video too, but then I’m easily swayed by that family continuity stuff.

Toby Keith was voted Entertainer of Year. Was “How do you like me now?” only last year? Phew.

The Dixie Chicks did not get a warm reception, and Alan Jackson enjoyed every moment of the hissing. Not that I think they’re traitors or disloyal or anything; that would impute a sort of high-mindedness to the kinds of things they think, like principle or something. No.

I myself reserve the right to despise any person at all, most especially politicians.

Of all the words painted on their bods in the recent EW, I didn’t see “Weasel” on them. They make their statement when they thought it would not get back to their listening audience. It did, and when their sales threatened to drop, when people were so angry they decided to boycott the band’s music, they made more waffling statements about their position.

I hope that they will realize that there’s no pleasing everyone, shut up, and sing.

It seems much along the same lines that Evanescence tried to dodge their Christian rock branding after heavily marketing to that audience, and seems to me to speak to a kind of lack of integrity on their parts. Do they, don’t they? To this they may now say, “We would rather you not concentrate on our opinions.” Well, sorry. They should have thought of that before they opened their mouths.
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