The Problem With The Grand Ole Opry
I looked at a news release today that says that the "new" red barn on the Opry is gone, thanks to a new 3D ultra modern set.
I look at the Opry and it makes me think of all the things that are wrong with this world today.
It is not good enough for the oil companies to make a profit. They have to wring every cent they can out of the consumer, and will do so if it means condemning the whole world to poverty and choices of whether to pay for fuel to get to work or to heat the house, or to feed the family.
It is not good enough for mortgage companies to dangle teaser rates in order to write as many loans as possible in order to make the upfront monies, but they also want us to bail them out when the time comes for them to eat the mortgaged properties.
It is not good enough for consumers to want when they are youngsters what it took our parents all their lives to acquire. They then want us to feel sorry when they lose the half-million dollar house they "bought" when they should have bought a used home or at best, a starter home in a less expensive neighborhood.
Back to the Opry, it is not enough that they very seldom have the older acts that we love on the show. It is not enough that they have so much pop country on the show that it looks more like a Hollywood Bowl show. It is not enough that they took away the magic of the old red barn set. Now they want to take the whole thing away, and replace it with a new 3D set.
In the past, I have modified my driving habits, so oil companies don't sell me as much gas.
I have modified my lifestyle at the house. I conserve energy by using the energy efficient bulbs, and keep extra lights turned off, and keep my heating and cooling bills to a minimum.
I grow as much of my food as I can.
AND FROM NOW ON, I WILL NOT MAKE ANY TRIPS TO NASHVILLE TO GO TO THE OPRY, NOW WILL I BUY ANY MORE OF THEIR SOUVENIRS, NOR WILL I EVEN LISTEN TO WILD BILL OR EDDIE STUBBS, BECAUSE BY BEING PART OF THIS GREEDY, TEENAGER DRIVEN RADIO CIRCUS, THEY ARE A BIG PART OF THE PROBLEM.
THE ULTIMATE SOLUTION IS FOR ALL OF US TO BOYCOTT THE OPRY UNTIL THEY REPENT AND FIRE THE TWO HEADS OF STATE THAT WE KNOW ARE THE MAJOR PROBLEMS OF THE OPRY.
IF YOU AGREE, SEND ME A COMMENT OR HIT OUR FORUM.
I look at the Opry and it makes me think of all the things that are wrong with this world today.
It is not good enough for the oil companies to make a profit. They have to wring every cent they can out of the consumer, and will do so if it means condemning the whole world to poverty and choices of whether to pay for fuel to get to work or to heat the house, or to feed the family.
It is not good enough for mortgage companies to dangle teaser rates in order to write as many loans as possible in order to make the upfront monies, but they also want us to bail them out when the time comes for them to eat the mortgaged properties.
It is not good enough for consumers to want when they are youngsters what it took our parents all their lives to acquire. They then want us to feel sorry when they lose the half-million dollar house they "bought" when they should have bought a used home or at best, a starter home in a less expensive neighborhood.
Back to the Opry, it is not enough that they very seldom have the older acts that we love on the show. It is not enough that they have so much pop country on the show that it looks more like a Hollywood Bowl show. It is not enough that they took away the magic of the old red barn set. Now they want to take the whole thing away, and replace it with a new 3D set.
In the past, I have modified my driving habits, so oil companies don't sell me as much gas.
I have modified my lifestyle at the house. I conserve energy by using the energy efficient bulbs, and keep extra lights turned off, and keep my heating and cooling bills to a minimum.
I grow as much of my food as I can.
AND FROM NOW ON, I WILL NOT MAKE ANY TRIPS TO NASHVILLE TO GO TO THE OPRY, NOW WILL I BUY ANY MORE OF THEIR SOUVENIRS, NOR WILL I EVEN LISTEN TO WILD BILL OR EDDIE STUBBS, BECAUSE BY BEING PART OF THIS GREEDY, TEENAGER DRIVEN RADIO CIRCUS, THEY ARE A BIG PART OF THE PROBLEM.
THE ULTIMATE SOLUTION IS FOR ALL OF US TO BOYCOTT THE OPRY UNTIL THEY REPENT AND FIRE THE TWO HEADS OF STATE THAT WE KNOW ARE THE MAJOR PROBLEMS OF THE OPRY.
IF YOU AGREE, SEND ME A COMMENT OR HIT OUR FORUM.
posted by John at 7:56 PM
1 Comments:
Might check how much you've been paying in taxes. Bet they've gone up more than energy. Actually, there is less profit for the oil companies in a gallon of gas then there is in taxes. And, remember many of us who have some of our retirement invested in the oil companies depend on those profits for our golden years. I don't believe anyone rushed to the aid of the oil companies when the price of oil fell to $9 a barrel leaving thousands of hard working country music lovers who work in the oil fields unemployed. Most of everything else you said I agree with.
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