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In 1992 I made a trip to my home town in Arkansas to visit family. My cousin and I wanted to see a movie and Pure Country was playing at the dollar theater. This was our first real exposure to George Strait, and although he may not be an Oscar caliber actor, he’s quite a singer and easy on the eyes, too. We made such a big deal out of it that our mothers went with us to see it again the next night.
When my dad heard our story, he calmly said, “You know you could have met him at the fair, but he was country.”
My dad tuned pianos for the concerts at the Arkansas Oklahoma state fair during my childhood and met many famous artists. As a teen, however, I was too cool for country and apparently had turned up my nose at the chance to meet George Strait.
“Couldn’t you have shown me a picture?” (Yes, I acknowledge this is a shallow comment, but I made it nonetheless.)
My collection now brims with George Strait CDs, and yes, I eventually attended a concert (although not with the backstage pass my dad could have provided once upon a time).
Sitting here listening to “I Saw God Today,” I wonder how many things in life I miss because of preconceived notions or prejudice, because I’m too stubborn to see beyond a label.
Oh i love that song!
July 18th, 2008 at 1:35 am
I know exactly what you mean…but, live & learn right?
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July 18th, 2008 at 8:22 am
Can I just tell you, it was the same with me. My country pghase was actually in grade school, a short period of time. No one lese listened to it. Then turned to what everyone else was listening to of course, and just a couple years ago suddenly came back to country music, love it even more now!
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July 18th, 2008 at 12:34 pm
Ahhhh, George. I’m not a country fan, except for George. I should clarify that I’m not a modern country fan, except for George. The rest isn’t country, IMHO…..
Great to see you last week!!!!
July 18th, 2008 at 2:17 pm
Isn’t that a wonderful song that really puts thing into persepective???
I am so glad that I stopped on over here! Come see me at Mustard Seeds… I have a few giveaways going on!!!
July 18th, 2008 at 11:13 pm
George is what got me to listening to country music and keeps me listening. I have only been a fan for the last 3 or 4 years. Have seen George in concert 3 times.
I do love I Saw God Today and I think we all miss things like that everyday which is so sad. It is wonderful though when we realize what a wonderful, beautiful world we live in.
July 21st, 2008 at 11:35 pm