the reason why country isn't as respected as should be and the butt of many jokes is because seemly every country singer eventually ended up dressing like a disneyworld stage production of singing and dancing cowboys with shows at 10:15, 11:00, 12:00, 1:15, 2:00, & 3:15.
even more perplexing. what happened to the hard drinking, chain smoking, heroin shooting heart broken american rambler that was inexplicably replaced by the proud patriot with down home values and love for ford trucks?