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Roof Leaks, Flat Tires and Other Fun Things

I was driving down the road early onemorning not long ago and came to a stopon the freeway in traffic. Frustrated andaggravated, I looked around and saw a guyin a small compact car with a nice starchshirt and tie on, drinking a cup of coffee. Iimagined he had to be a work at 9 a.m.and was early. His car was clean on theoutside and I fantasized he must havegone through the carwash as part of hisroutine on Saturday. In my mind heworked a government job that did notrequire him to have a cell phone after 5p.m. or weekends. I thought about hownice it must be to not have those worries.I thought he probably lives in a home or anew loft maybe. He has a lawn service anda maid or even no lawn at all!

I was in my truck headed to buy someroofing materials for my home. I had a roofleak for a while and needed to tear it all outand replace it. My day started early withsome tear out, so I was covered with dirt andgrit. The day before a tire had shred on thetruck, and I had to deal with it out in thecountry on an old gravel road. The truckwas dirty and I felt sweaty and grubbyalready. All in all none of this was in myplanner for this week.

Now I am not one to be whining aboutbeing dirty or hard work. I have done and domy share. But as I am getting older, it appealsto me less. I can still get in there with the bigboys and make it happen — I just don’t liketo. I don’t mind it so much early in themorning with a cigar, that part I kinda like,but in limited amounts. I have had my timein the construction field.

What I was doing that morningwatching that fellow was probablysomething everyone does. The grass isgreener on the other side, nobody has theproblems I have, I hate my life and more. Ihave been there plenty of times — and thatday on the drive to the supply house — I waswallowing in it good. Self pity and woe is meto the core.

Sometimes to get past these burdens wehave to look for medical assistance,medication, therapy and more. I have donethem all at one point in my life or another.Today I still struggle, but I know from pastexperiences things get better, it will pass. Iknow that the crisis of yesterday is a memoryI cannot recall. How could that be?

In the Bible there is a story of a guynamed Job. He was the man, for years. Hehad land, horses, goats and lots of camels. Hehad it all. Then he lost it all — he got sickand was cast out from his family and friends.

I mean, if you want to read a story of someonewho hit bottom — he did. But through it allhe never blamed anyone, never screamedcuss words at God. He took responsibility,not really knowing what he did or did not do,and dealt with it.

To me there are too many people whoblame others for their hard times ormisfortune. They blame others for the lack ofhappiness or opportunity in their lives. Theydon’t like their lives. Martin Luther King Jr.said once, “The ultimate measure of a man isnot where he stands in moments of comfortand convenience but where he stands attimes of challenge and controversy.”

We all do it to some degree, we covetthy neighbor’s “whatever,” new vehicle, yard,house, girl or boy friend. We dislike our jobsfor all kinds of reasons. But I can tell you thatwhatever you do or whomever you are, thereis someone who would covet your gifts,property, lifestyle, medical treatmentopportunities or job.

The back porch flooded last night so Ihave to dig a ditch and put in some pipe. Thewet vac won’t work and the starter rope onthe pressure washer broke off inside thecarriage. But you know, all in all — the grasslooks good from all the rain. I love the soundof the rain and how it does slow the worlddown temporarily. I am also blessed to have ahouse to work on.

By the way, Job did get all he lost back— and more. He was faithful and honorableand God blessed him. It was hard and hecould have buckled, but he didn’t. I don’tknow if I am that strong — and I pray I don’thave to be. But I can dig a ditch, re-roof agarage and next time I might do it in a tie,with a cigar of course.

God bless,

T. J. [email protected]

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DR. PEPPER COUNTRY!Question: What do you get when you

combine America’s oldest major softdrink, today’s hottest music artists, and theworld’s largest retailer?

Answer: A win-win-win situationwhere dedicated fans pack their local Wal-Mart store to meet their favoriteperformers, buy their latest music andsample Dr Pepper products.

Since September 2004 TheConsortium, an entertainmentmanagement, marketing and consultingfirm in Nashville, has coordinated themarketing efforts and logistics for this

successful series of artist appearances. Theseries’ 150th event was held Saturday, June16, with Charlie Daniels in Santa Fe, NewMexico.

Daniels calls his multiple seriesappearances "the best, most pleasant in-store appearances I’ve done. It’s wonderfulto see that this far into my career, there arestill people who relate to the music andwant to come out and say hello and shakemy hand. Plus, I got to drink all the DietDr Pepper I wanted.”

Other artists who have participated inthe Dr Pepper-sponsored events includeTrace Adkins, Jason Aldean, RodneyAtkins, Sherrié Austin, Jeff Bates, DierksBentley, Tracy Byrd, Deana Carter, MarkChesnutt, Billy Currington, CharlieDaniels, Billy Dean, Emerson Drive, ErikaJo, Hootie & The Blowfish, TracyLawrence, Little Big Town, Los LonelyBoys, Neal McCoy, Lorrie Morgan, DavidLee Murphy, Jamie O’Neal, Ricky Skaggs,Aaron Tippin, Darryl Worley and Chely

Wright.The events often coincide with an

artist’s album release and tour dates,providing additional marketingopportunities, including an occasionallive, acoustic performance inside the Wal-Mart store.

The events are also used to celebratestore grand openings and other specialevents. In October 2005 Chely Wrightappeared on the former site of a Wal-Martstore in Waveland, Mississippi, to salutethe brave residents in the aftermath ofHurricane Katrina with a free concert andlunch provided by Dr Pepper.

MERLE HAGGARD’SNEW ALBUM

Cracker Barrel is proud to presentMerle Haggard’s newest album, WorkingMan’s Journey. This gritty blue-collaralbum is meant to target those men andwomen who spend every day of their liveswiping the grease from their hands anddigging dirt from their fingernails.

Haggard’s 40-plus year career has beennothing short of amazing. He has had 40 #1 hit songs and has won three Grammyawards. He has received 15 awards fromthe Country Music Association and theAcademy of Country Music, includingmultiple Top Male Vocalist andEntertainer of the Year awards.

Working Man’s Journey includestwelve songs, six of which are newnumbers. The Hag has never soundedbetter!


SUZY BOGGUSSRELEASES NEW CD

Multi might be the best adjective todescribe talented singer/songwriter SuzyBogguss. Multi-award-wining, multi-platinum, and as her new CD SweetDanger so expertly proves, she’s multi-faceted. She co-produced the album withfamed jazz/pop keyboardist and producerJason Miles, who’s worked with MilesDavis, Luther Vandross and Sting. Thetwo brought together Nashville and NewYork musicians, culling the best of bothworlds to create an instantly engaging,groove-oriented record infused with jazzrhythms and Bogguss’ signature vocals.This highly anticipated album will bereleased September 4th on Loyal DutchessRecords.

She says recording the album was oneof the most challenging and freeingexperiences of her career. “I love thesweetness of making a snap decision andthe danger of living with theconsequences. When I went to New Yorkthe first time and we started to record Ithought, ‘Oh my God, what is this music?’I didn’t know what it was. I didn’t knowhow to control it. But then I just let go,enjoyed the process and followed themusic wherever it needed to go. I came

home with these tracks that were new anddifferent and that was so exciting. Icouldn’t wait to get started writing the restof the album.”

Fans will soon be able to share herenthusiasm. Sweet Danger, like all of herprevious work, is filled with songs full ofemotional integrity. She covers Chicago’s“If You Leave Me Now” and creates atotally new vibe by stripping the songdown to its emotional core and rebuildingit with a tight acoustic ensemble. “NoGood Way To Go” is a tongue-in-cheeklesson in “the break up” delivered in abluesy, whispered rap. She turns tohusband/songwriter Doug Crider for “InHeaven,” the emotional centerpiece ofthe album written about some of thecouple’s best friends.

Throughout her career Bogguss hasshown a knack for blending songs ofsubstance and depth with mass-marketappeal. Songs like “Aces,” “Drive South,”“Someday Soon,” “Outbound Plane” and“Letting Go” took her to the top of thecountry music charts. Along the way shewon raves from critics and her peers. Shewon the Country Music Association’sHorizon Award in 1992 and Album of theYear Award in 1994.

Sweet Danger is a natural evolutionfrom the universally-praised album, Swing,which she recorded in 2003 with Ray

Benson of Asleep At The Wheel, andSimpatico, her earlier much lovedcollaboration with Chet Atkins. Still, asthe title of the new album implies, she hadto risk following her muse into unchartedmusical territory in order to find these

newest treasures. With great risk comes great reward,

and discerning music lovers are the realwinners here. Suzy Bogguss dares to takethe road less traveled and that has made allthe difference.

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SUNNY SWEENEYNOMINATED AWARD

The Americana Music Associationhas announced Big Machine Recordsartist Sunny Sweeney as a nominee forthe 2007 “New and Emerging Artist”Award. The 6th Annual AmericanaMusic Honors and Awards will takeplace on Nov. 1st at the historic RymanAuditorium in Nashville, Tenn.

Sweeney is in very good company —she has been nominated alongside AmyLaVere, The Avett Brothers and UncleEarl for the coveted award. Nomineesare chosen by members of theAmericana Music Association andeligibility is based on work releasedduring a 12-month time period fromJune 1, 2006-May 31, 2007.

“The nominations reflect thediversity and ever growing popularity ofAmericana Music,” says AMAExecutive Director Jed Hilly. “Today’snominees are responsible for some of thefinest music being made and I amconfident the awards show in November

will be a musical night to remember.”For more information on Sunny

Sweeney, visit sunnysweeney.com

LUCIE DIAMONDDUETS WITHDELBERT MCCLINTON

Lucie Diamond joins a star-studdedlist of female singers including BonnieRaitt, Tanya Tucker and Martina McBridewho have all sung duets with multi-Grammy winner Delbert McClinton.

The Texas-born roots star added hisworldclass vocal skills to Lucie’s debutalbum I Wanna Be Rich at the end of Mayin a top Nashville recording studio, onthe rocking song “Closed Curtain.”

Having previously only dueted withone European artist before — aNorwegian in 1992 — Lucie is the firstnon American to sing with Delbert inmore than 15 years, and the only Britishartist to ever duet with him.

Winning a Grammy for his last CDCost Of Living, and a prolific songwriter

with his songs covered by a host of bignames in country and blues, Delbert is atthe top of his game and delivered ablistering soul-soaked vocal to add toLucie’s raunchy delivery on the song.Some of Nashville’s finest A-list sessionplayers provided the music on the track.

“It is funny, but there was only everone man who we knew was the rightchoice to sing this song with me. Weboth agreed Delbert could make thissong sound fantastic, it would be aunique pairing and we both absolutelylove his voice. The producer has a stackof Delbert’s CDs, and names him as oneof his all-time favorite singers in anygenre of music.

“When he turned up at the studio inNashville and sang the song, it was just awonderful day and Delbert was a reallylovely guy and so easy to work with. Ona duet there must be chemistry, and weall think there is with us on this song. Ijust had a big grin on my face all day as itwas so, so cool to work with Delbert.

I Wanna Be Rich is to be released onJuly 14th, the same date Lucie headlinesthe biggest country music festival in

Europe to at least 40,000 people in France— the only British artist to ever headlinethat festival in its 15-year history.

Pre-release signed copies of her newCD can be ordered from Lucie’s officialWeb site luciediamond.com, at herforthcoming shows and frommyspace.com/luciediamond

CLINT BLACK BACK IN THE STUDIO

Equity Music Group’s Clint Blackhas reunited in the studio with longtimefriend and producer James Stroud to co-produce Black’s latest recording.Together Black and Stroud created someof the artist’s biggest hits, including five#1 singles from Black’s debut album,Killin’ Time.

Black’s brand new single, “TheStrong One,” is on the radio now and isfrom his forthcoming full length albumexpected for release this fall. Foradditional information on Black visitwww.clintblack.com.

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WALT WILKINSDiamonds in the SunPA LO DURO RECORDS

Walt Wilkins & The Mystiqueros,the legendary Texas songwriter and hisnew group of exceptionally talentedmusicians, will release on July 24 onTex-centric label Palo Duro Recordstheir debut album, Diamonds In The Sun.

The CD was produced by LloydMaines, recorded at The Zone Studioin Dripping Springs and mastered atTerra Nova Digital Audio in Austinwith Americana gems like “Trains IMissed,” which is already creating abuzz, “The Shape I’m In” and “StandUp Seven.”

The album includes six tracks byWilkins, two by band members, andthree covers by the likes of The Band,Davis Raines, Ray Stephenson & BobDipiero. Live performances are alreadydrawing comparisons to The Eagles,but the band also reflects influencessuch as Poco, The Lost Gonzo Band,and Crosby, Stills & Nash.

Joining Wilkins on acoustic guitarare Bill Small on bass, percussion andacoustic guitar; John M. Greenberg

and Marcus Eldridge on electricguitars; and Ramon Rodriguez ondrums and percussion. All five aresingers, four are songwriters and eachhas made his own records. Maines alsocontributed turns on steel guitar,baritone guitar, acoustic high-stringguitar and mandolin.

A week before the release ofDiamonds In The Sun, Palo DuroRecords will re-issue, first only digitallythen manufactured for retail, three ofWilkins’ earlier albums, 2002’sRivertown, made while he worked inNashville; 2004’s Mustang Island, withits “tunes ... like the wind and the riverand the rain”; and “the genuine,meaningful” Hopewell from 2005.

Wilkins, a gifted songwriter, hasearned comparisons to Guy Clark andKris Kristofferson. His credits include“Songs About Texas,” the single thatlaunched Pat Green’s career, RickySkaggs’ “Seven Hillsides” from theGrammy Award-winning Soldier OfThe Cross and Ty Herndon’s “BigHopes,” which was the title track forthat record. Most recently, GrammyAward-winning artist Pam Tillisrecorded on her new CD his

“Someone, Somewhere Tonight” fromHopewell.

Catch Wilkin’s live here in Austin… July 11 at Hill's Cafe (KVET FreeConcert Series) and on July 24 at

Antone’s for his CD Release Party &Show.

For more info, visit Walt’s Website: www.waltwilkins.com

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MARTINA MCBRIDE WILL BE“WAKING UP LAUGHING”


AAFTER 16 MILLION IN SALES AND

22 top 10 singles, some artists might beafraid to tinker with success and temptfate. But not Martina McBride.McBride released Waking UpLaughing on April 3 and she’ll bebringing her powerhouse voice alongwith special guest Little Big Town tothe Frank Erwin Center on Saturday,July 14 at 7:30 p.m.

Since her debut in 1992, McBridehas maintained constant presence onthe country charts and has alsoenjoyed crossover success in the popand adult contemporary genres. Asone of country music’s most consistentstars, McBride has another strongouting with Waking Up Laughing andher debut single, "Anyway," is thefastest rising single of her career. Forthis album, McBride breaks newground by serving as producer, writerand artist and the result is being called

“her best creative effort yet.” Little Big Town is a quartet

consisting of two women, KarenFairchild and Kimberly Roads, and twomen, Jimi Westbrook and Phillip Sweet,each taking turns as the lead singerwhich is unique in thecountry music world.Their latest albumRoad to Here justcelebrated platinumsales status this pastweek.

Tickets for MartinaMcBride with specialguest Little Big Town atthe Frank Erwin CenterSaturday, July 14 at 7:30p.m. are $39.75, $49.75,$59.75

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KKEITH URBAN’S MUCH ANTICIPATED

return to the concert stage is set forTuesday, July 3 at 7:30 p.m. at the FrankErwin Center with special guest TheWreckers. Tickets went on sale inFebruary.

“I’m looking forward to gettingback on the road, to reconnecting witheveryone and to doing what it is that Ilove to do,” said Urban. “To finally beable to present the songs from Love,Pain & the whole crazy thing live, issomething that I’ve been lookingforward to doing since recording thealbum.”

The first leg of the “Love, Pain &the whole crazy World Tour” beganFriday, June 8 in Phoenix, Arizonabefore arriving in Austin. The 33-city,36-performance arena tour promisesUrban’s trademark electrifying shows,world-class production and a concert

that is sure to feature the hits from hisrecent multi-platinum release, Love,Pain & the whole crazy thing, as well asmany of the #1s that have defined hiscareer. Sure to be included; “BetterLife,” “Days Go By,” “Who Wouldn’tWanna Be Me,” “You’ll Think of Me”and his record breaking songs“Somebody Like You” and “Once In ALifetime.”

Keith Urban grew up in Australiawith parents who loved Americanculture, especially country music. Thefirst records he heard were by CharleyPride, Dolly Parton, Don Williams andJim Reeves. He picked up a guitar at age6 and knew by 7 that he would go toNashville to play country music. By age8, he was winning country music talentshows and had steady work in a band asa teenager. After hearing the music ofDire Straits, he bought the band’s

albums and learned every song note bynote. He began to throw what helearned into his solos onstage. Theresulting fusion of rock-style guitarwork with country music has becomeUrban’s signature style.

In what has been a relatively shortperiod of time Urban has amassed seven#1 singles and 13 Top 5 singles. Hislatest album, Love, Pain &the whole crazy thing,debuted at #1 on theBillboard Country AlbumChart giving him hissecond consecutive #1album. The first singlefrom the album, “Once InA Lifetime,” set a recordas the highest debutingsong in the history of theBillboard Hot CountrySingles Chart. His latest,“Stupid Boy,” recentlyentered the Top 5.

The Wreckers areon tour promoting theirfirst album Stand StillLook Pretty. Formersolo artists, Michelle

Branch and Jessica Harp have puttogether an album that focuses onexpressionism of a young heart usingthe sounds of the banjo and mandolin.The result is modern country at its best.

Tickets for Keith Urban withspecial guest The Wreckers at the FrankErwin Center Tuesday, July 3 at 7:30p.m. are $39.50 and $49.50

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JFJuly is usually a time when family

and friends come into to town for avisit and we forget all that Austin hasto offer. Usually it’s because we havegone to these events and places somany times we tend to take them forgranted. There is bat watching orgoing to the Bob Bullock Museum,maybe a climb up Mount Bonnell orcatching a Zilker Hillside Theaterproduction. There is so much to dohere in Central Texas — here is a littlememory jogger for us all.

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S P L A S H P A R T Y M O V I E N I G H T S at DeepEddy Pool have been a popular escapefrom the heat here in Austin. Catch amovie and take a swim all at the samein the spring-fed pool or lay on thelawn. 512/472-8546 | July 7: Over theHedge (PG13) | July 14: We are Marshall| July 21: Charlotte’s Web | July 28:Happy Feet

A L L S U M M E R ( T H R U A U G . 2 2 )B L U E S O N T H E G R E E N at Zilker Park.These summer concerts bring in someof Austin’s finest musicians every otherWednesday at the Zilker Park RockIsland (on the north side of BartonSprings Road). They’re also free exceptfor $3 parking off Stratford Driveunder the Mopac Bridge. Showtimesare 7:30-9:30pm

ALL SUMMER (THRU SEPT) C L A S S I CF I L M S E R I E S at Paramount Theater. Youcan enjoy more than 80 classic films asthey were meant to be seen. 512/ 472-5470, austintheatre.org

ALL SUMMER (THRU SEPT 27) K G S R ’ SU N P L U G G E D A T T H E G R O V E eachThursday at Shady Grove, 1624 BartonSprings Road. Musicians performacoustic sets at 8 p.m. on therestaurant’s tree-shaded patio. 512/474-

9991 theshadygrove.com/unplug.htmlJ U L Y- N O V E M B E R B A T W A T C H I N G

Bat Watching is always fun here inCentral Texas. As a matter of fact fromApril thru Nov. it’s one of the mostpopular attractions here in Austin.The 1.5 million Mexican free-tailedbats that live beneath the CongressAvenue Bridge take flight in a massexodus each night at dusk. It’s anawesome sight!

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an exciting and interactiveopportunity for children and theirfamilies to explore the animals, plantsand the ecology of Central Texas. Jointhe folks at the Lady Bird JohnsonCenter every Thursday from 6-9 p.m.Cost: $1 per person and with eachprogram you’ll explore new topics thatfeature a habitat hike, thematic craftsand activities galore! wildflower.org

J U LY 7 - A U G 1 1 S U M M E R M U S I C A LP R O D U C T I O N “ M Y F A V O R I T E Y E A R ” Thisfamily friendly event runs from July 7through Aug. 11. It is a great way tospend a summer evening, after arelaxing afternoon next door at BartonSprings Pool. zilker.org

outside the city limits

A L L S U M M E R ( T H R U L A B O RD A Y ) C O R R A L T H E A T R E See the starsunder the stars at Wimberley’s walk-inoutdoor theatre! Movies showing thismonth include Spiderman 3, Surf’s Upand Bridge to Terabithia. Visit their Website for show listings, corraltheatre.com

ALL SUMMER CANYON TRA ILCHUCKWAGON SUPPER AND COWBOY MUSICSHOW at Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park HillCountry at Canyon Lake. Treat thefamilyl to some “family-styleentertainment, some homespun humor,served up with true western flavor!” Asa family we have been to a similarevent in Colorado a few years ago andhad a blast, so I’m looking forward tochecking this one out too. 877/964-3731. jellystonehillcountry.com

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BOOKBluegrass Odyssey: A Documentaryin Pictures and Words, 1966-86C A R L F L E I S C H H A U E R A N D

N E I L V . R O S E N B E R G

The music and culture of bluegrassas revealed through striking photographsand commentary

“This book is about not just themusicians but also the devoted fans, thestreets and stores and offices, the busesand pickups and festival sites andmusical instruments and traditions thatreveal the cultural landscape ofbluegrass. Rosenberg’s narratives set thestage for Fleischhauer’s compelling,black-and-white photographs,photographs that invoke a remarkableintimacy in the revealing faces, theintensity and stillness, at the hillside andnightclub, in the parking lot jams or at apeaceful mountain gravesite.” — Choice

The fruit of four decades ofcollaboration between bluegrassmusic’s premier photographer andpremier historian, Bluegrass Odyssey isa satisfying and visually alluringjourney into the heart of a trulyAmerican music. Combining Neil V.Rosenberg’s commentary with morethan two hundred of CarlFleischhauer’s photographs, thiselegant visual documentary capturesthe music making together with theculture and community that foster it.

Carl Fleischhauer coordinatesdigital library projects in the Library of

Congress’s Office of StrategicInitiatives. Grammy Award-winnerNeil V. Rosenberg is the professoremeritus of folklore at MemorialUniversity of Newfoundland. He is theauthor of Bluegrass: A History andcoauthor of The Music of Bill Monroe.

BOOKThe Music of Bill MonroeN E I L V . R O S E N B E R G A N D

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Spanning over 1,000 separateperformances, The Music of Bill Monroepresents a complete chronological listof all of Bill Monroe’s commercially-released sound and visual recordings.Each chapter begins with a narrativedescribing Monroe’s life and career atthat point, bringing in producers,sidemen, and others as they becomepart of the story. The narratives readlike a “who’s who” of bluegrass,connecting Monroe to the music’slarger history and containing manyfascinating stories.

The second part of each chapterpresents the discography. Informationhere includes the session’s place, date,time, and producer; master/matrixnumbers, song/tune titles, composercredits, personnel, instruments, andvocals; and catalog/ release numbersand reissue data. The only completebiodiscography of this Americanmusical icon, The Music of Bill Monroeis the starting point for any study ofMonroe’s contributions as a composer,interpreter, and performer.

Grammy Award-winner Neil V.Rosenberg is the professor emeritus offolklore at Memorial University ofNewfoundland. He is the author ofBluegrass: A History and coauthor ofBluegrass Odyssey. The late Charles K.Wolfe (1943-2006) was professor ofEnglish at Middle Tennessee StateUniversity. Author of the award-winning A Good-Natured Riot: TheBirth of the Grand Ole Opry, heproduced many other books on aspectsof southern American music.

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MOVIE & BOOK REVIEWS This month I am going to deviate from the usualrecipe column and invite you to join me in a fabulousoutdoor cooking feast! With the weather being so hotand humid, cooking indoors is not even a currentthought so we have come up with this meal we hopeyou try and enjoy with us.

We have recently found a new steak! It is calledthe Flat Iron Steak which is cut from sections oflarger roasts using a new cutting method and believeme, tender doesn’t even begin to describe this steak.

We rub the steak with our favorite store bought rub, or come up with yourown concoction. Grill the steak turning occasionally to avoid burning. Here thechef is on his own but we like rare and juicy meat. Beside the steak, rub asparagusspears with olive oil and grill next to portabella mushrooms, onions and firmtomatoes. We let our imaginations run rampant with vegetables to grill beside thesteaks as everyone seems to have their favorite veggie.

All our friends want to know whenthey are going to be invited over again justto taste this succulent meal. We jokinglysay we serve a deliciious meal, yourfavorite libation, great conversation,relaxed atmosphere and NO TIPPING.Let us know your favorite gathering mealcooked outdoors in the summer. We’d loveto hear from you. [email protected]

Each month Country Line has the opportunity to review lots of music. We alsohave been blessed to preview many new books and movies over the last fewyears and in the next few months there will be a lot of opportunities for youto relax with one of these great books or films. Here are a few favorites wepicked to review this month. These are hand picked for the whole family.

GRANDMA’S HINTS

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Need to remove grass stains from white clothing? Pour full-strengthwhite vinegar on the stain, let soak, then wash

Out of toothpaste? Sprinkle baking soda in your hand, then dip yourwet toothbrush into it and brush.

To soften cuticles, soak fingers in baking soda and water mixture.

Dip cut flowers in solution of baking soda and water to sustain their life.

Neutralize battery acid by applying baking soda to the area.

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The FiveOrienteers

When TJ Greaney decided to start asummer hunting camp for boys, he askedme to teach orienteering, which isnavigating with a map and compass. Itried to get him to let me teachsomething the boys would be able tounderstand a little easier, like quantum

physics or investment banking orneurosurgery, but he already hadsomeone lined up for the simple stuff.

TJ designed the camp specifically forboys who don’t get many opportunities toenjoy the great outdoors, or don’t have adad or other man around to teach themabout essential stuff like hunting, fishingand exaggerating. The first camp sessionended up with five fairly bright,energetic, enthusiastic boys, and after aweek with TJ I fully expect all of them tobe experts at spending long hours in thewoods without actually accomplishinganything.

TJ is the host of the Outdoor Zoneradio program on Clear Channel 1300 in

Austin, and publishes Country LineMagazine. He is one of the mostdedicated outdoor communicators Iknow, and is always looking for a way toget kids involved in hunting and fishing.His motto is “No child left inside.” I’veknown TJ for almost ten years, and everytime I see him he’s smiling, but I’velearned to overlook petty faults like that.

Travis Gray, one of the camp guidesand a darn fine guitar picker, helped me

set up an orienteering course at thecamp. We drew a simple map of aclearing, marking in a road and a fence,and then hung markers in trees aroundthe edges of the open area, so they wouldbe hard to find until you were pretty closeto them. We marked the spots on themap to indicate where the markers were,and drew in an indicator to show whichway north was on the map. Nothing to it.

Back at the camp I sat the boys downand explained how a compass works.These fellows were all about ten totwelve years old, so they had a littletrouble getting the hang of the rotatingdial, since it wasn’t attached to a videogame. But I kept explaining, and after

about fifteen minutes I had themthoroughly confused.

Then I explained to them that theeasiest way to navigate with a compass isto first orient your map with the world.To do that you find the ‘north’ indicatoron the map and line up your compasswith it, and then rotate the map andcompass until the red compass needlepoints north. Of course, you also have toallow for declination.

Declination is the differencebetween true north and magnetic north.A compass needle points to magneticnorth, which is a spot in Canada about1,000 miles south of the North Pole. Andyou thought Canada was useless.

If you’re in Florida the declination iszero, since true north and magnetic northare lined up from there. In Texas thedeclination is about ten degrees east,which means the compass needle pointsten degrees to the right, or east, of truenorth. So you have to turn the map untilthe needle points to ten degrees, andyou’re square. So far so good.

Then, without moving your map,you line up the edge of your compassalong your route. Sometimes you need aruler or other straight object to reachfrom your starting point to yourdestination, and then you place thecompass against that, so it’s lined up just

right. Then, holding your map andcompass still, you turn the dial on thecompass until the red needle is inside thered markers on the dial. Your heading isnow the number on the dial that’s linedup with the indicator line on thecompass. The indicator line pointsstraight at your destination. It even hasan arrow to tell you to go that way.Simple.

Once the boys had that figured outwe went out to our compass course. Igave them each a map and told them toorient it and find the markers, indicated

by the dots on the map. At first theystarted walking off in random directions,and some of them would probably haveended up in Louisiana, or maybe Canada,if we hadn’t stopped them. But once wewent through the procedure again theydid pretty well. There was one boy whoshould definitely stay on well-markedtrails for the rest of his life, preferablywith a guide, but the rest found themarkers OK.

I also explained to them that, if youdon’t have a compass, you can find northat night by looking for the North Star.And you can find true south during thedaytime with a watch, as long as it’s set toregular time, instead of daylight savingstime. Holding a watch flat, you aim thehour hand at the sun. True south lieshalfway between the hour hand and the12 on the dial.

Once we were done I was confident

that all the boys could navigate with amap and compass anywhere in the world,as long as they followed my Number OneRule: To keep from losing your compass,attach it to something heavy, such as theWashington Monument, or the Alamo.

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NFTechnology TeamShows 4-HFirmly Focusedon Future

Now Texas 4-Hers are more likely tobe into Apples and Blackberries — alsoMacs, PCs, digital cameras and all kinds ofother electronic gadgets and equipment.

Just ask Eugene Holub of Rockdale,Mason Frye of Glen Rose and KathrynMarburger of Lexington. They are three ofthe 18 members of the Texas 4-HTechnology Team.

A lot of teamwork — heavy on the‘work,’ the members said — goes into theproject but so does a lot of fun.

“We do a lot for not just 4-H but forthe community,” Holub said. “We teachthe young and the old (about) new ideasand new programs and all these newlyincorporated techniques that come fromtechnology — this rapidly developingtechnology. We teach them how to usethat in their everyday lives and so it makesthings easier on them. ... We benefit thepeople by teaching them a little bit of

what we know.” “That takes time and effort,”

Marburger said. “There’s a lot of work init,” she said. “You have to pull your weight(and) make sure you meet deadlines, butwhile you’re working you have a lot of fun.... It’s more than a team, it’s a whole groupof friends, so while you’re working youhave fun too.”

Frye agreed that the work is hard butrewarding. “But you’re also involved onthe front line of a new thing that’s beingincorporated into 4-H and you get to saythat you were one of the first to start it,” hesaid.

The team was organized about threeyears ago, said Dee Lee Smith, TexasCooperative Extension agent in VanZandt County. Smith, who has a master'sdegree in educational technology, said shewas so taken with the concept of the teamthat she immediately volunteered to be amember of its adult leadership team.

To become a member of thetechnology team, a 4-Her must bebetween the ages of 14 and 18, and fill outan application to join, said Dr. TobyLepley, Extension 4-H and youthdevelopment specialist and one of the

team’s advisors. “Team members are required to

participate in monthly AIM chats,” hesaid, “attend a majority of the face-to-facemeetings held three times a year andprovide leadership on various events.”

Those events include Texas 4-HRoundup and Texas 4-H Congress.

In addition, each member — alone orwith a team — is required to develop atechnology-based “Workshop in a Box”each year, Lepley said. These workshopshelp teach such subjects as Web pagedevelopment, digital photography, use ofExcel and computer building for countyagents and 4-H members and adultleaders.

Team members also “teach workshopsand sessions at 4-H and Extensionactivities such as 4-H Ambassadorstraining, Ideas E-camp workshops andSpring Fling senior camp at the 4-HConference Center,” he said.

Lepley credits Kevin D. Wentzel,technical marketing manager in Hewlett-Packard’s Consumer Notebooks GlobalBusiness Unit, as providing the inspirationfor the Texas team.

Along with one other adult and threeyoung people, Wentzel said, he helpedestablish the California 4-H ComputerCorps in 1998.

Wentzel worked with the Californiateam until he moved Texas in 2003, hesaid. The Texas team “was developedusing the conceptual structure that theCalifornia Computer Corps wasdeveloped on, hence the importance andinfluence of Kevin to Texas,” Lepley said.

“I wanted the team to have a strongflavor of youth-adult partnership,”Wentzel said. “This means that the adultsare not just advisors or ‘leaders,’ but thatroles of the youth, the adults and the staffinclude doing the work, planning and

making decisions. All should feel that theyhave a voice in team discussions.”

Holub, Marburger and Frye also creditanother trio of adults for encouragingthem to join: their mothers.

“I’ve always been interested incomputers and technology, and I’m reallybig into 4-H,” Holub said. “My momfound this application (for the technologyteam), and it’s a new project area — firstcouple of years it's been happening — andit’s a way for me to use all my experienceand all my knowledge of technology andincorporate it into 4-H.”

Frye’s introduction to the team wassimilar. “I took a few (technology) classesmy freshman year in high school and I likecomputers,” he said, “and my mombrought home an application for thetechnology team so I figured it would befun and filled it out, and that's how I gotstarted.”

Marburger had some experienceworking with software before her mothertold her about the team. Now she isplanning her future around technology.

“I start Texas A&M (University) inthe fall,” Marburger said. “I’m going for anaccelerated (five-year) master’s degree ... ininternational marketing.”

Technology is going to be part ofeverybody’s future, she said, including 4-H’s.

“Right now technology is soaring likecrazy,” Marburger said. “They’re comingout with new things every year, if notsooner. I think that at some point 4-H willhave a whole group just based ontechnology — not only the team but otherprojects in 4-H that are just technologybased like robotics or GIS — because inthe future we’re going to need them.”

For more information about the 4-Htechnology team, visit http://tx4-h.tamu.edu/technology

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THendrick strikesgold — andJunior gets a legitchance at achampionship

This is why you “never say never”when it comes to NASCAR.

For the past 30-some days, talkconcerning where “free agent driver” DaleEarnhardt, Jr. would go centered mostlyon Richard Childress Racing (RCR).After all, Junior’s dad drove for RCR andthe possibility that Junior would/couldrun the famous #3 (which his father, DaleEarnhardt, Sr. etched into history) raiseda lot of Dale Earnhardt fans.

Plus, how in the world could Juniorend up at Hendrick Motorsports? Afterall, they already have four drivers (themaximum soon to be allowed byNASCAR) — and each is locked into amulti-year contract.

Besides — Hendrick has four-timechampion Jeff Gordon, defendingchampion Jimmie Johnson and up-and-

coming star Kyle Busch (along withCasey Mears). The “no room at the inn”motto certainly applies here, wouldn’tyou think?

So much for common sense.Junior announced Wednesday, June

19 that he would indeed run withHendrick, starting next year for the nextfive years. As for the “full house,” noproblem — it was revealed Busch wouldbe let out of his remaining two-yearcontract with Hendrick after this season.

As of this printing, Busch wouldbecome the next highly-rated free agentof 2007, although it’s obvious he isalready in negotiations with other teams(most likely, he’ll end up at DaleEarnhardt, Inc. or Ginn Racing).

At this printing, it wasn’t knownwhether Budweiser — Junior’s currenttitle sponsor at DEI — would jump toHendrick with the famous driver. Onereporter stated Budweiser was looking atits options, including the possibility ofjoining Kasey Kahne (driver of the #9Evernham Dodge).

No doubt, Junior accomplished whathe said he wanted — to give himself abetter chance to win the drivers’championship. Hendrick drivers havewon 10 of the 14 races this season already— and the organization owns sixNEXTEL Cup championships sinceopening its doors in 1984.

There will be rumblings amongJunior fans — after all, they’re prevalentamong the fans who threw beer cans atJeff Gordon earlier this season whenGordon tied — then broke the tie —with Dale Senior with his 76th and 77thcareer victories (the “Dupont Dude” hassince won two more races). For somestupid reason, Earnhardt Sr. and Jr. fanshave a dislike for Gordon — even thoughGordon and Senior had a workingrelationship back in 1991-92 at theheight of the “Senior-Gordon rivalry.”

It’d be hard to believe Junior fanswouldn’t make the “jump” over theHendrick with their driver starting in2008, whether Gordon is there or not.I’m certain Hendrick will not onlycontinue piling up on-track victories, butthe money he’ll make from the sale ofJunior memorabilia will pay for itself —no matter how much he pays Junior andno matter how many wins (or lackthereof) Junior scores.

Other notes: Don’t be surprised tosee several NEXTEL Cup teams changedrivers next year … Keep an eye on BradColeman, the native Houston driver

who placed second at the NASCARBusch Series race in Kentucky onSaturday, June 16. Brad’s making waves asthe part-time driver for the #18 Carino’sItalian Grill Joe Gibbs Chevrolet, andhe’s on the fast-track to both fame — anda shot at a NEXTEL Cup ride … K-MAC Sports is proud we have botharenas of racing — dirt and asphalt racing— covered in its Saturday morninglineup. Catch “Dirt Track Insider” atNoon Central time on kmacsports.com,followed by “Track Smack with DawnMurphy.” Enjoy!

CHUCK LICATA IS THE 2007 TABC SPORTSWRITER OF

THE YEAR WHO COVERS HIGH SCHOOLS ANDMOTOR SPORTS FOR THE ZONE (KVET-AM 1300,AUSTIN) AS WELL AS THE LIBERTY HILL INDEPENDENT.HE IS ALSO A CO-OWNER OF K-MAC SPORTSPRODUCTIONS OF AUSTIN (KMACSPORTS.COM), ANONLINE BROADCASTING COMPANY. HE CAN BEREACHED AT [email protected].

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WTexas has morethan lakes forfishing

We have so many lakes in thisgreat state of ours that we sometimetend to forget that there are any otherplaces to fish. There are literallythousands of miles of rivers and creeksin Texas that team with fish and if wedo not get in on some of the action itis because we are not out there fishingthose rivers and creeks.

Texas offers such a diversifiedgeography that when you start todiscuss river or creek fishing you can bedescribing everything from mountainor desert environments to the bayousof our coastal marshes. Let’s look atsome of the differences one encounterswhen they are fishing creeks and riversas compared to some of our reservoirsthat we so lovingly refer to as lakes.

One item that will be immediatelynoted is the fish in most of our riversare still bass, perch, crappie and catfishas we find in the lakes, but the veritiesmay be different. For instance, most ofour lakes have been stocked withFlorida bass. The creeks and rivershave not been, but some will find theirway from lakes and move up or downstream along with the native bass. Youmay run into small mouth bass orGuadeloupe bass in addition to thenative and Florida largemouth of thelakes.

The pan fish will be numerous andmany different varieties will be seen. Iwas canoeing with some others onVillage Creek in the East Texas, PineyWoods one time and we were flyfishing along the way. We caught someof the most beautiful sun perch I haveever seen. They were colorful and hada clean, clear look to them.Beside that

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were a lot of fun to catch on a light flyrod and even though they were smallthey really fought.

When it comes to fishing tackleunless you are specifically after somelarge catfish or garfish light tackle isthe way to go. A light weight fly rod orultra-lite spinning outfit will generallyfill the bill.

Also when fishing our rivers andcreeks keep in mind the temperaturerange the fish prefer. Most pan fish andbass will prefer a temperature in themid 70 degree range, therefore in hotweather look for the holes and shadyareas around deadfalls and underoverhanging trees where thetemperature is likely to be a little moreto there liking.

Dead trees lying in the water areexcellent places to drop your hook,especially on the down river side wherethe water will be quieter. Black bassand yellow catfish, both hunters of liveprey, will hide in areas such as that andambush passing prey from hiding.

Many of our rivers and creekscloser to the coast will have garfish of

varying species.M o s t

of the gars I have brought in wereeither taken by shooting them with arifle or handgun, shooting them with abow and arrow or caught on a trotline.Before you go shooting them withanything check the county regulationsin your TPWD annual to make surethere is no legal objection to shootingin the water. Archery is not as bad as a

firearm, but it is always best to makesure you are legal before approachingthe acquisition of any wildlife.

Another point to remember aboutgarfish is they have teeth and a solidbone in the top of their mouth andthat means that if they hit one of luresthey can tear it up with their teeth andstraighten the hook out if it hits thetop of their mouth.

If you get to the point where youare getting a little tired of fishing ourlakes and would like a different anglingchallenge take to the creek, rivers andbayous. You will have to do some finetuning to your approach when fishing adifferent environment, but it wellworth the experience.

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The small mouth bass or Guadeloupebass is just ne of the many fish youmay find in Texas’ creeks and rivers.


SSkeeter Bass Champs’ last event of

the 2007 season was held June 9 onLake Choke Canyon in Three Rivers,Tex. A saying from my childhood —save the best for last — came to mindwhile pre-fishing this tournament.

Brandon Day and Aurbrey Balformight have felt a little discouragedwhen they drew a take-off number of186, but that didn’t last long. Whenthey arrived at their starting water theywere surprised that it was unoccupied.They immediately went to workthrowing Texas rigged ten-inch powerworms into trees flooded in fifteen feetof water. The fish were scattered so ittook the team all day to catch a limit.Brandon and Aurbrey lost one big fish,but held the lead with a total weight of35.70lbs.

Second place went to Jody Jackson

and Loy White with a weight of31.20lbs. I met Jody on Thursdaybefore the tournament and gave him anassortment of Grand Bass Rattlesnakesto use on Saturday. Jody and Loycaught all of their fish on Texas riggedRattlesnakes. They positioned theirboat in fifteen feet of water and threwto isolated bushes in twelve to fourteenfeet of water. Jody said, “This is thesecond time we’ve used these baits —they’re just incredible!”

Rich Shock and Jared Poole brokethe record for Skeeter Bass Champs“Big Bass” by landing a 13.02lbs hog.Rick caught the fish in thirty-five feetof water fishing a “drop-off” using athree-quarter ounce jig. He said thatthe fish gave him about “three heartattacks — the two times she jumpedand then when she was netted.”

1st Brandon Day/Aurbrey Balfor 35.70lbs $20,000(Skeeter Bonus) $5,000(Please Release Me Bonus) $200

2nd Jody Jackson/Loy White 31.20lbs $3,0003rd Eugene Rewell/Donald Crisp

27.22lbs $2,0004th Ryan Erskine/Glen Erskine

25.32lbs $1,2005th Gregg Perkins/Ted Sprencel

23.30lbs $1,1006th Dale Read/Chris Mattice 23.08lbs $1,050

Twenty-three places were paid. A$1,000 Big Bass bonus went to RickShock and Jarad Poole. Skeeter BassChamps 2007 Anglers of the Year,Charles Gerhart and David Shuster,won free entries for the 2008tournament season.

Last month, when I mentioned theextreme weather of the 2007 season Ispoke of the cold and the wind, but theone element left out arrived … rain!The final event of the Fishers of Mentournament trail had to be relocateddue to flooding Lake Belton. The newlake chosen was Lake Buchanan. Ithad recently filled, and the floodgateswere running on Friday, the practiceday before the tournament. Therapidly falling water turned the fish off,and all of the fishermen I spoke to werestruggling for a bite. Accordingly, theresults are not as large as they couldhave been, but all in all good work ona hard day.1st M. Van Broklin/R. Grounds 13.79lbs2nd D. Read/P. Carmen 11.48lbs3rd L. Wenmohs/M. Clark 10.04lbs4th T. Sink/D. Bailey 8.45lbs5th P. Smith/G. Smith 7.18lbs6th R. Jacoby/K. Howell 7.10lbs

Anglers of the Year 20071st D. Read/P. Carmen2nd L. Wenmohs/M. Clark3rd M. Van Broklin/R. Grounds4th P. Smith/G Smith

5th R. Crabb/M. Garret6th E. Olson/T. Turner7th R. Jacoby/K. Howell8th D. Gordon/J. Patureau9th J. Meredith/J. Meredith 10th B. Burns/J. Roberts

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Skeeter Bass Champs Championship TournamentOct 27-28, Lake Sam Rayburn • 1st Place: $30,000For more info visit basschamps.com

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Fishers of Men Regional TournamentOctober 26-27, Atchafalaya Basin — Morgan City, La.For more info, call 512-413-4178, or visit fomcentex.com

June 9th, 2007 at ChokeCanyon: Rick Shock with theAll Time Record for the largestfish ever weighed in during aBass Champs tournament.13.02 lbs.

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