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"Queen" of country music!!

Posted 2/3/2012 8:27:00 AM

This morning the Odds announced - to nobody's surprise - that Brad Paisley and the Band Perry are coming to the Calgary Stampede on July 14th!!!  Steve called and gave us a concert review - he'd just seen the show in Vegas and he says that the Band Perry does an amazing job of Fat Bottomed Girls by Queen.  It shouldn't come as a huge surprise as Kimberly Perry says the first song she learned to play on the guitar was AC/DC's Back in Black!  Here's a taste of the Band Perry doing a little Queen!

 

http://thatnashvillesound.blogspot.com/2011/11/new-music-video-from-band-perry-queens.html

 



The Little Blue Box

Posted 12/22/2011 3:17:00 PM

The Little Blue Box

They say almost every girl dreams of getting that little blue box one day.  You know - the jewellery box from Birks or Tiffany's or perhaps another store that carries precious dreams and trinkets.  I have a little box, about that shade of blue, that sits on my dresser and reminds me of things more valuable than diamonds.

Paul Brandt invited me along on a trip to Cambodia two years ago to spend some time with some of the organizations who were doing amazing work rescuing and rehabilitating children who had been sold into the sex trade.  It was a gutwrenching, emotional and shocking journey - spending time with children - tiny children - who had been victimized in such a horrible way. 

One afternoon we spent with dozens of young girls in the pretty courtyard of their school.  A school where, under incredible security, they ...



Christmas is Sunday Sunday Sunday

Posted 12/21/2011 3:52:00 PM

by request a few of this years favourite offerings



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