http://blogs.citypages.com/jsparks/ Jack Sparks - The Other Side of Country en Copyright 2008 Sun, 27 Jan 2008 01:07:51 -0600 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss An engineer friend of mine looked up from his less than average lunch, let out a soft burp, and said, “that was like eating a monkey’s ass in a hot, sweaty circus tent.” The world is full of things we... http://blogs.citypages.com/jsparks/2008/01/a_running_diarr.php http://blogs.citypages.com/jsparks/2008/01/a_running_diarr.php Sun, 27 Jan 2008 01:07:51 -0600 The music industry is pock-marked with opportunities both realized and missed. For instance, Jimi Hendrix went on an embarrassing 3 year bender that ended in his pathetic death; and Led Zeppelin’s former pro-wrestler manager bullied the record companies and... http://blogs.citypages.com/jsparks/2007/10/top_100_country.php http://blogs.citypages.com/jsparks/2007/10/top_100_country.php Fri, 12 Oct 2007 20:19:54 -0600 music that night the most incredible you'd ever heard.]]> http://blogs.citypages.com/jsparks/2007/06/the_top_100_cou_1.php http://blogs.citypages.com/jsparks/2007/06/the_top_100_cou_1.php Thu, 14 Jun 2007 20:29:31 -0600 From a random story about last night: One of the series' executive producers, Cecile Frot-Coutaz of FremantleMedia North America Inc., said Tuesday she'd be happy with either contestant as the new idol. "These are some of the most commercial finalists... http://blogs.citypages.com/jsparks/2007/05/the_plot_thins.php http://blogs.citypages.com/jsparks/2007/05/the_plot_thins.php Thu, 24 May 2007 17:03:05 -0600 ...but some are more authentic than others: AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- Police have issued arrest warrants for country singer Billy Joe Shaver after he shot and wounded a man outside a Texas bar, the entertainer's attorney said. After Shaver left... http://blogs.citypages.com/jsparks/2007/04/i_hate_to_toss_the_word_authen.php http://blogs.citypages.com/jsparks/2007/04/i_hate_to_toss_the_word_authen.php Tue, 03 Apr 2007 13:34:09 -0600 Res ipsa loquitur: Mornings in Minneapolis One of America's best Country Stations, K102 has a very rare opening. One of my morning show people just got his own talk show, and I need the best 3rd wheel I can find.... http://blogs.citypages.com/jsparks/2007/03/love_of_country_music_not_nece.php http://blogs.citypages.com/jsparks/2007/03/love_of_country_music_not_nece.php Thu, 08 Mar 2007 12:07:25 -0600 Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more; Or close the wall up with our English dead. In peace there's nothing so becomes a man As modest stillness and humility: But when the blast of war blows in our... http://blogs.citypages.com/jsparks/2007/02/rip_kirk_rundstrom.php http://blogs.citypages.com/jsparks/2007/02/rip_kirk_rundstrom.php Thu, 22 Feb 2007 16:51:36 -0600 The keys to this game are Bob Sanders and Nick Harper. Sanders makes Indy's D a different unit because, surprise, he can actually tackle, something the other 10 guys can't do. Harper is hurt and plays CB for the Colts.... http://blogs.citypages.com/jsparks/2007/02/the_big_game_xli.php http://blogs.citypages.com/jsparks/2007/02/the_big_game_xli.php Sun, 04 Feb 2007 10:06:58 -0600 Q: What do you think about the state of country music today? JONES: They say they're upgrading country music. I tell them they need to find a new title and let us have back our traditional country music. They've stolen... http://blogs.citypages.com/jsparks/2007/01/and_now_a_word_from_the_possum.php http://blogs.citypages.com/jsparks/2007/01/and_now_a_word_from_the_possum.php Thu, 25 Jan 2007 09:59:43 -0600 I'm through fucking around. Tomorrow and Saturday nights, The Cabooze will be doing it's annual Cash Only gig. Both nights, local bands will take the stage and play a theme or twist on the Johnny Cash legend for approximately... http://blogs.citypages.com/jsparks/2007/01/cash_fuckin_only.php http://blogs.citypages.com/jsparks/2007/01/cash_fuckin_only.php Thu, 18 Jan 2007 23:23:10 -0600 Buck Owens died in his sleep of an apparent heart attack on March 25, 2006, only hours after performing at his Crystal Palace restaurant, club and museum in Bakersfield. He had successfully recovered from oral cancer in the early... http://blogs.citypages.com/jsparks/2007/01/what_the_buck.php http://blogs.citypages.com/jsparks/2007/01/what_the_buck.php Wed, 10 Jan 2007 10:13:07 -0600 Throw out the 18 games he played as a September call-up in 1986, and Mark McGwire played 15 seasons. Be honest with yourself, and say, worried about his future after missing most of two seasons, and only playing 104 games... http://blogs.citypages.com/jsparks/2007/01/deck_the_halls.php http://blogs.citypages.com/jsparks/2007/01/deck_the_halls.php Wed, 10 Jan 2007 08:54:32 -0600 Thousands of stoners across the state of Minnesota spent Friday night attempting to beat the Gophers' newest record using their copies of NCAA Football '07. Many were successful. Just hours earlier, in giving up a 38-7 lead and losing 44-41... http://blogs.citypages.com/jsparks/2006/12/stoners_break_gophers_record_w.php http://blogs.citypages.com/jsparks/2006/12/stoners_break_gophers_record_w.php Sat, 30 Dec 2006 09:25:00 -0600 CityPages can't go on record telling you to go out and buy season tickets for the Twins; but, I'm telling you now, when the schedule is printed, and the rotation more or less set, go out and buy single game... http://blogs.citypages.com/jsparks/2006/12/the_jeff_cirillo_era_has_begun.php http://blogs.citypages.com/jsparks/2006/12/the_jeff_cirillo_era_has_begun.php Fri, 29 Dec 2006 12:00:31 -0600 The constant interogatory is, "why live in Minnesota?" And, the reply always involves the extraction of a 40 inch gator from a frothy gully on a cold Chisago County afternoon. The snow and ice demark the season. When your... http://blogs.citypages.com/jsparks/2006/12/a_minnesota_christmas_card.php http://blogs.citypages.com/jsparks/2006/12/a_minnesota_christmas_card.php Mon, 25 Dec 2006 22:06:54 -0600