A friend of mine got me a ticket to hear the Brahms Requiem performed by the Durham Choral Society and orchestra under Rodney Wynkoop. It was awesome! My bud also loaned me a score which I followed, so   more...it was also a prime learning experience. (I have to re-educate myself constantly, because the older I get, the less I know). I couldn't viddy the concert, of course, but I shot a bit of the orchestra warming up, before the chorus filed into the risers.

In the usual surreal coincidence, I ended up seated right next to an obviously mentally troubled woman. You can hear her in the video, I didn't take her picture. The kinds of disconnected, random stuff she was spouting continued throughout the concert, albeit at a lower volume level because her caretaker person kept shushing her. I felt sorry for her, but some other folks were a bit pissed off.

This was in Baldwin Auditorium on the Duke campus. I like the dome!  less

After the skit

filmed by the late Rita Lenoble in austin, texas auditorium shores 1997 Lee Person Band with Michael Hayes on bass.

GONE COUNTRY is a new CMT series, hosted by John Rich of the multi-platinum selling country duo Big & Rich, that pits a motley crew of mainstream celebrities against one another in challenges that   more...test their ability to adapt musically and physically to a country music lifestyle, both on and off the stage. The series features an eclectic cast of performers that includes Bobby Brown, Carnie Wilson, Dee Snider, Diana DeGarmo, Julio Iglesias, Jr., Maureen McCormick, and Sisqó. GONE COUNTRY premieres on CMT on Friday, January 25 at 8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m., ET/PT. For more information about the series visit http://www.cmt.com/shows/dyn/gone-country/series.jhtml  less

GONE COUNTRY is a new CMT series, hosted by John Rich of the multi-platinum selling country duo Big & Rich, that pits a motley crew of mainstream celebrities against one another in challenges that   more...test their ability to adapt musically and physically to a country music lifestyle, both on and off the stage. The series features an eclectic cast of performers that includes Bobby Brown, Carnie Wilson, Dee Snider, Diana DeGarmo, Julio Iglesias, Jr., Maureen McCormick, and Sisqó. GONE COUNTRY premieres on CMT on Friday, January 25 at 8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m., ET/PT. For more information about the series visit http://www.cmt.com/shows/dyn/gone-country/series.jhtml  less

I'm pretty sure it's a city ordinance in Independence, Missouri to say "home of Harry Truman" every time you say "Independence, Missouri." Anyway, here are some interesting sites in   more...Independence.  less

Dee may say "'You Can't Stop Rock 'n 'Roll' but he'd be happy to shut off the country"
GONE COUNTRY, hosted by John Rich of the multi-platinum selling country duo Big & Rich,   more...is a new CMT series that pits a motley crew of mainstream celebrities against one another in challenges that test their ability to adapt musically and physically to a country music lifestyle, both on and off the stage. The series features an eclectic cast of performers that includes Bobby Brown, Carnie Wilson, Dee Snider, Diana DeGarmo, Julio Iglesias, Jr., Maureen McCormick, and Sisqó. GONE COUNTRY premieres on Friday, January 25 at 8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m., ET/PT. For more information about the series visit http://www.cmt.com/shows/dyn/gone-country/series.jhtml  less

Til the one day when this lady met this fellow…
GONE COUNTRY, hosted by John Rich of the multi-platinum selling country duo Big & Rich, is a new CMT series that pits a motley crew   more...of mainstream celebrities against one another in challenges that test their ability to adapt musically and physically to a country music lifestyle, both on and off the stage. The series features an eclectic cast of performers that includes Bobby Brown, Carnie Wilson, Dee Snider, Diana DeGarmo, Julio Iglesias, Jr., Maureen McCormick, and Sisqó. GONE COUNTRY premieres on Friday, January 25 at 8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m., ET/PT. For more information about the series visit http://www.cmt.com/shows/dyn/gone-country/series.jhtml  less

When it comes to bad singing ''We're Not Gonna Take It, no, We Ain't Gonna Take It, We're Not Gonna Take It Anymore.'

GONE COUNTRY, hosted by John Rich of the multi-platinum selling   more...country duo Big & Rich, is a new CMT series that pits a motley crew of mainstream celebrities against one another in challenges that test their ability to adapt musically and physically to a country music lifestyle, both on and off the stage. The series features an eclectic cast of performers that includes Bobby Brown, Carnie Wilson, Dee Snider, Diana DeGarmo, Julio Iglesias, Jr., Maureen McCormick, and Sisqó. GONE COUNTRY premieres on Friday, January 25 at 8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m., ET/PT. For more information about the series visit http://www.cmt.com/shows/dyn/gone-country/series.jhtml  less

"I wanna rock and Roll all night.." and smash guitars!

GONE COUNTRY, hosted by John Rich of the multi-platinum selling country duo Big & Rich, is a new CMT series that pits a   more...motley crew of mainstream celebrities against one another in challenges that test their ability to adapt musically and physically to a country music lifestyle, both on and off the stage. The series features an eclectic cast of performers that includes Bobby Brown, Carnie Wilson, Dee Snider, Diana DeGarmo, Julio Iglesias, Jr., Maureen McCormick, and Sisqó. GONE COUNTRY premieres on Friday, January 25 at 8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m., ET/PT. For more information about the series visit http://www.cmt.com/shows/dyn/gone-country/series.jhtml  less

Bobby Brown's and Sisqó explore their 'strange relationships…I see nothing wrong in spreading myself around'
GONE COUNTRY, hosted by John Rich of the multi-platinum selling country   more...duo Big & Rich, is a new CMT series that pits a motley crew of mainstream celebrities against one another in challenges that test their ability to adapt musically and physically to a country music lifestyle, both on and off the stage. The series features an eclectic cast of performers that includes Bobby Brown, Carnie Wilson, Dee Snider, Diana DeGarmo, Julio Iglesias, Jr., Maureen McCormick, and Sisqó. GONE COUNTRY premieres on Friday, January 25 at 8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m., ET/PT. For more information about the series visit http://www.cmt.com/shows/dyn/gone-country/series.jhtml  less

I don't need permission Make my own decisions That's my prerogative. And we will not catch that horse
GONE COUNTRY, hosted by John Rich of the multi-platinum selling country duo Big &   more...Rich, is a new CMT series that pits a motley crew of mainstream celebrities against one another in challenges that test their ability to adapt musically and physically to a country music lifestyle, both on and off the stage. The series features an eclectic cast of performers that includes Bobby Brown, Carnie Wilson, Dee Snider, Diana DeGarmo, Julio Iglesias, Jr., Maureen McCormick, and Sisqó. GONE COUNTRY premieres on Friday, January 25 at 8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m., ET/PT. For more information about the series visit http://www.cmt.com/shows/dyn/gone-country/series.jhtml  less

Looks like she can shoot a gun as well as Bobby can throw a Football.
GONE COUNTRY, hosted by John Rich of the multi-platinum selling country duo Big & Rich, is a new CMT series that   more...pits a motley crew of mainstream celebrities against one another in challenges that test their ability to adapt musically and physically to a country music lifestyle, both on and off the stage. The series features an eclectic cast of performers that includes Bobby Brown, Carnie Wilson, Dee Snider, Diana DeGarmo, Julio Iglesias, Jr., Maureen McCormick, and Sisqó. GONE COUNTRY premieres on Friday, January 25 at 8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m., ET/PT. For more information about the series visit http://www.cmt.com/shows/dyn/gone-country/series.jhtml  less

GONE COUNTRY, hosted by John Rich, of the multi-platinum selling country duo Big & Rich, is a new CMT series that pits a motley crew of mainstream celebrities against one another in challenges that   more...test their ability to adapt musically and physically to a country music lifestyle, both on and off the stage. The series features an eclectic cast of performers that includes Bobby Brown, Carnie Wilson, Dee Snider, Diana DeGarmo, Julio Iglesias, Jr., Maureen McCormick, and Sisqó. GONE COUNTRY premieres on Friday, January 25 at 8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m., ET/PT. For more information about the series visit http://www.cmt.com/shows/dyn/gone-country/series.jhtml  less