Would you pay, say, $40.00 to see Merle Haggard and Jim Hightower?

[BeHereNow]

Poll question: Would you pay, say, $40.00 to see Merle Haggard and Jim Hightower?

I want to organize an event here in Los Angeles.
Merle has just released a new album and will be in the
area in February 2004.
(SINGLE: THAT'S THE NEW'S- BLASTs THE MEDIA complicity with the neocons)
I think we need to have a HAGGARD/HIGHTOWER HOEDOWN!
TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK!


BHN

[madmax]

1. I would but, why is it that all the good stuff happens in California

I'm on the East Coast!

[supernova]

2. Is Merle Haggard still alive?

Just wondering.

[BeHereNow]

4. Hell YES!

You can order his new record and read his latest editorial here:
http://www.MerleHaggard.com

FUCK the corporates- get his record from HIM!
Direct!

BHN

OOPS, EDITED FOR A MISSING SLASH ON THE WEB SITE!

[Bushfire]

5. You might want to fix your link

but yes, IF I lived in the area I'd go. Sadly I'm nowhere near your city, so I didn't vote.

[BeHereNow]

6. FIXED! AND VOTE ANYWAY!!!

I AM GOING TO SEND IT TO MERLE AND JIM!

[regnaD kciN]

32. Oh, the irony...

...that the man who wrote, during the Vietnam protest era:

If you don't love it, leave it:
Let this song I'm singin' be a warnin'.
If you're runnin' down my country, man,
You're walkin' on the fightin' side of me.

is now defending the Dixie Chicks because

I find it an insult for all the men and women who fought and died in past wars when almost the majority of America jumped down their throats for voicing an opinion.

:wtf:

[BeHereNow]

3. Keep it comin' love...

Keep it comin' love,
don't stop it now, don's stop it now...

I think this would be an AMAZING show!
I just wrote to Hightower's booking agency to inquire as
to his interest in participating.
Spoke to Merle's people earlier- he will be in the area
in February, so I think he should do a show here in the
city of fallen angels!

BHN

[VermontDem2004]

7. I would save that $40 for 2 Sun Devils home games

:evilgrin:

[BeHereNow]

AWE, COME ON!

MERLE IS A NATIONAL TREASURE!

[BeHereNow]

9. AWE, COME ON!

MERLE IS A NATIONAL TREASURE!

[VermontDem2004]

12. Yeah, I would probaly come to the event

if it was the offseason, but I wanna get tickets to the USC game! But, it wouldn't be a waste of money if you went which is why I voted yes on the poll.

[Parche]

8. trick question

I like Jim Hightower but cant stand country music

[BeHereNow]

11. EVER LISTENED TO MERLE?

Forget the Genre, he is a genious!
BHN

[Pobeka]

10. $40 seems about right.

Any higher and I'd start waffling...

And as you know, I couldn't go to one in L.A. Seattle, yes :-)

[BeHereNow]

13. You could stay with me...

After all, we are FAMILY!
BHN

[Pobeka]

16. Tomorrow night I'm going to win the lottery

It's in the plan, so I could swing for the airfare. Then we'll all get a room in Merle's hotel. If only we could have electronic lottery machines like those computer voting systems, it'd be a for certain. Now it's just a feeling ;-)

[BeHereNow]

14. We'll call it:

The Haggard / Hightower Hoedown for America!
I'm gonna start on the t-shirts TONIGHT!

[leftofthedial]

15. I would pay that

except that I don't have $40

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

17. Do you stand a realistic chance of getting Merle?

I've paid 40bucks to see him without Hightower..just make sure it's a weekend I am not working. :D

[BeHereNow]

18. Girrrl-

You never emailed me back!
I sent you my numbers...WTF?

As far as getting Merle, I am bugging the crap out of him-
Emails, phone calls... I sang on the record "To Roy Nichols with Love..."
So he better not ignore me. or I might have to drive to Bakersfield and
kick his ass. Wanna come? Can we take your 'Stang?
We can listen to vintage Merle all the way there...it will be heaven.
I have every record he ever thought about making...including a
living room tape of Bonnie and Tommy Collins...

BHN

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

19. I've got volumes 1 and 2 in the car stereo right now

I catch him every time he's in town....oh sorry I am a slug for not emailing you back...I'll ring ya up later..thought you said you were busy! :D

yeah the mustang likes hiway 99...and we LOVE Buck Owen's Palace !!!

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

20. But can we sneak a little George Jones in there too?

It's a long haul to Bakersfield

[BeHereNow]

21. George and Tammy Duets...

Oh my GOD, I love those tracks...
BHN

[ForrestGump]

23. Oh, no.....it's Thelma and Louise!!

Quick, hide your truckers!





Seen here on the trunk of their car....

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

24. Now that's funny!! I'm brunette and BHN is blonde too!

we'll send pics :D

[ForrestGump]

25. Cool!

And here I always pictured you as blonde. :-)

Though I do realize that not every SoCal female, even the surfing ones, are blonde....

And not that there's anything wrong with being blonde!

Or brunette!


Great....if I can just figure a way to offend auburn-tressed folks, I can at least count on having EVERYONE out to get me....

[Pobeka]

22. BHN, check your PM

Something truly wacky there...

[Jack_Sparrow]

26. I would

That is a dream ticket for me.

[ScreamingMeemie]

27. I'd pay 80 bucks to see Merle. My husband and I love him. One of the

most talented. I am always moved to tears by "Six White Horses" but then I've said that before...

[BeHereNow]

28. Kickin' for the Night CREW!

Vote (YES), or Thelma and Louise of DU will kick your ass!
BHN

I am mailing this link to Merle until he says he'll do it...

MERLE IS A TRUE PATRIOT!!!
and I want to bring his ass to L.A.!!!
Take that you OC Skinhead Freepers!!!
BWAHAHAHAH

[DemOverseas]

29. Years back

I bought tickets to see Merle at a theater in the round in RI. It was a birthday gift for my Italian Tenor singing husband. OK! I'm the Merle H fan. It was a GREAT evening. Merle and my husband shared notes..musical notes. Merle would point his fiddle bow at my husband and he would let out one of his high notes. Italians can't contain themselves when it comes to ...music.

[sasquatch]

30. Even better Willie Nelson and Jim Hightower

I would pay $60 for that:D

[Ein]

31. Yes

and I'd pay the whole of my yearly salary to see thre "Neoconservative Administration, Heads on a Stick" Tour... YES, that would truely rock.

Thanks, Merle. I couldn't gave that 40 bucks to a corporation, whats the better deal.

[latebloomer]

33. Jim Hightower is a national treasure!

I'm not that familiar with Haggard. I'd definitely come, tho-- except it would cost me $40 plus round-trip plane fare from the East Coast-- so maybe not.