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First, I'll say rblight that I am glad you are back with us to argue your position. Hope you continue to improve.

With regard to "Save A Horse..." I remember thinking it's a great hook but not a "Country" hook. Oddly enough, I watched John Rich on the CMT series, Gone Country, tear Diana DeGarmo a new one for not singing a song "country" enough. He was the sole judge of all these stars (none of which had any previous connection to country music) who were trying to make it as a new country act. John Rich was to produce their first single. When all was said and done, Rich chose Julio Igesias Jr. over all the others. If any of you heard him sing, you'd know what a big joke that was. For me, Rich lost any and all credibility then and there.

With regard to Nashville Star, I've been watching every week so far and I can't honestly say why I continue. Jewel is pretty and all and does give some good advice here and there but Rich is a blowhard and truly loses more credibility with me almost every time he talks. To me, he's just a windbag. Billy Ray Cyrus is the biggest joke for an announcer. You'd think by now, he wouldn't need to read the teleprompter so much. He says (reads) pretty much the same thing every week. What a goof. Good thing he's got a really rich daughter.

That leaves Jeffery Steele and since he really didn't need this exposure, I have to believe he must have thought it would be fun and a chance to mentor some newbies before he actually got involved with it. Or maybe they offered him enough money to make it worth his while. Either way, I can't see why someone of his caliber would be involved if he'd known what he was getting into ahead of time.

Sadly, there is not one act this year who, IMO, is even worthy of a contract. There are 2-3 acts with some possibilities but most of them are downright terrible. And now that it's moved from USA to NBC, it's really become a very poorly run show. It's all about flashing lights and hoopla instead of musical talent and the contestants aren't even singing country songs most of the time.

Sorry for the long rant getting a little OT but I had to let it out. But you know the saddest part of the whole thing? I'll probably keep watching the rest of the season. It's like lurking at the site of an accident. You know it's ugly but you just have to look. So, in the end, NBC wins after all and I'm the fool.