Even though I’m not venturing out of town except for Iowa City,
there’s no shortage of bargains found at Goodwill. But must say, I
haven’t bought anything at Half Priced Books in about three weeks. But
did meet a interesting person saying that they’re on their way to the
Des Moines HP Book store. I suggested them going to Madison, they have
two and much more to offer than Des Moines.
In repsonse to a email inquiry, no I’m not going to Des Moines right
now. I don’t see a reason to. And besides, we have our very own Taco
Time, so don’t see the need of going to Ames right now although it has
been almost a year. Don’t get me wrong I do like Ames, but don’t like
going down that two lane hell of Highway 30. And I’m not sure Hastings
would have enough turnover to warrant me to find anything of note.
New release Tuesday, and I do notice that old Relic Jerry Scott has a
habit of being there around two oclock. Amazing that once upon a time
Scott had the coolest record store in town and the coolest co workers
that worked there and now he’s nothing more than an old relic seeing
what’s new out there. I don’t think he reconized me though my wind
blown hair and my dark sun glasses but I kinda skirted by him without
making any impression that he knew me. But I knew him.
On the subject of James Suppel....It’s a shock knowing that this guy
would off his wife and family the way he did and then took the pussy way
out in life. Murder suicide to me is like these suicide bombers
blowing themselves up to take innocent lives with them. What gets me is
that these adopted children that they had, all were murdered were
adopted by this monster. Makes me wonder what the biological parents
would have thought had they known that they gave their children up for a
better life, only to be murdered by the adopted parent whose suppose to
love them and protect them. What also gets me is that James Sueppel
tried to off himself a couple times before. If these losers don’t wanna
live anymore then maybe there should be a suicide booth for them to do
it instead of taking innocent lives such as his wife and adopted
family. Here’s hoping that the family is in a better place and God have
mercy on James Sueppel wimpass soul. Sidenote: Roberta Caris, is one
of Sueppel’s neighbors and used to work at Pearson Inc in the computer
room. I’ve known her for about twenty years, back to the days when she
too lived in Marion and is a pretty good person herself.
The Oreo Strawberry Milkshake Cookies are now back for a limited time
at your local supermarket. These things are highly addicting, so much
that I’ve gotten four packages for myself.. Betcha can’t eat just one.
Package that is. These cookies are addictive.
Can’t review them all section: Nashville Harlots
Another email writes Dear Crabby,
What do you think about the female Nashville stars on GAC or CMT?
Answer, not a lot. Oh sure Taylor Swift is one hot cutie, tailored
made for the hot and horny teenage boys but this old Crabb, she’s 17
which means I’m too old for her anyway. I think it’s great she can
write her own songs about teardrops on her guitar and about Tim McGraw (
If she sang about Buck Owens or Johnny Cash, I’d be suspicious) but the
question remains will she be viable two to three years from now. And
history has showed that’s not the case. Remember Lila McCann? Jessica
Andrews? About five, ten years ago CMT plastered their videos all over
the place and nowadays these women can’t get arrested. Jennifer
Hanson? Made a pretty good album for Capitol and six years later she
can’t get her new record out anywhere. Going independent would have done
wonders for her. Jennifer Day? Alicia Elliot? They were the pinup
girls for the week of someday in 2000 and now they have disappeared off
the map completely. Elizabeth Cook is still around five years later and
on the independent label and is doing well with being on the Opry from
time to time and hosting her own satellite radio show but she’s the
exception than of the rule. And we love her for that.
I don’t buy in the fact that Carrie Underwood is country, she is
manufactured by the record label and by American Idol and managed to win
the lottery of luck. You can’t escape her videos or her face anywhere
on CMT or GAC. Even when I see her in concert, there’s something not
genuine about her, sure she got’s the looks and she can sing 14
different high notes per chorus per song but I still think that she will
be following the footsteps of the Lila McCanns and Jessica Andrews of
the world. Likewise Kellie Pickler who does process a good voice but as
long as producer hacks like Blake Chancey keep hindering her with crap
ass country popcorn fluff, I doubt folks will take her seriously.
Better to hook her with Frank Liddell who did wonders with Miranda
Lambert and her studio band.
I could make a exception with these girls if and when I hear
something credible from them like I did with Miranda Lambert, who I
poopooed till I hear Kerosene, her album and changed my opinion about
her. Sure she may have been on Nashville Star but she did held back
till she made her albums and out of all the American Idol/Nashville Star
artists, Lambert remains miles ahead better than anything the Idols
have come up. I also think in the long run, that Taylor Swift might
have a better future than the aforementioned Underwood simply of the
fact that she writes better than the cliche stuff Underwood throws up
with the Nashville Hitmen. But five years from now, I do have a feeling
that most if not all will be in the "where are they now" segment that
GAC will show, after they become country’s answer to Vh1’s reality crap
and I’m sure some live at home thirty something will be making snide
remarks about Teardrops on guitars or so forth. After all, nobody’s
showing Jessica Andrews or Lila McCann videos anymore.
A final thought, LeeAnn Rimes has managed to defy odds and still
makes the rounds as a much more soulful country singer than her Patsy
Cline soundalike beginnings. But the fly in the jello is that she’s
stuck on Curb Records and though she’s managed to have a couple of nice
songs (Probaly Wouldn’t Be This Way is my fave of hers) her albums
remain spotty at best. But she is so down to earth that you can’t help
but root for her. Jewel going country is a better idea than going
disco. And the less said about Jessica Simpson’s country album the
better.
But for good country female music I still root for Elizabeth Cook,
and Miranda Lambert cause they do write their own songs and do managed
to rock out and still be convincing of it. If Jennifer Hanson ever gets
her second album out, I’ll take a listen to it and I might check out
Taylor Swift should I find a cheap copy of it at the pawnshop. But as
for Carrie Underwood, uh uh. I think she’s country as Celine Dion.
Which is not.
And so it goes.
