Stacy Chandler at Hickory Wind has posted her husband Geoffrey’s matrix of a vision of an alt-country video game detailing artists, settings and powers. A sample:

Artist: Ryan Adams

Setting: A back alley behind Quizno’s at 4 a.m. or The Austin City Limits stage

Powers: Two fighting modes - “Greasy dopemups mode” where he can just sit there and take all kinds of damage

–or-

“Rage filled dopemups mode” where he gets a phone and the opponent is suddenly holding an answering machine to be the target of a blistering verbal assault

Hilarious!

Two things I hate is reality TV that doesn’t involve bounty-hunting and trucks driving on ice and and musicians from other genres that think Country Music is some slum where they can make some easy money on the gullible fan base. Needless to say, I hate CMT’s “Gone Country.”

Of course I haven’t seen the program yet since it premiers tonight and I’m not high enough on the media food chain to warrant a preview, but I’ll chance it. the show features Carnie Wilson, Maureen “Marcia Brady” McCormick, Twisted Sister front man Dee Snider , Sisqo of “Thong Song” fame, Julio Iglesias Jr., “American Idol” runner-up Diana DeGarmo and Boston bad boy Bobby Brown. That’s right THAT Bobby Brown.

In spite of Carnie Wilson’s lineage to brilliance and Julio Iglesias Jr.’s tie to Willie via his daddy, there’s not a serious contender in the sordid bunch. What we have is The Surreal Life- Nashville Bound!

The producers are banking on the difference with these cohabiting “celebrities” which is that beyond simply extending their faded fame for at least seven episodes, the one that can endure the most public humiliation will cut a single produced by host John Rich of Big and Rich, the Nashville comedy duo that have sold jillions of units and gives this team of competitors hope.

I mean, if Big and Rich can do it why can’t Sisqo?

These people have about as much chance as being legit country musicians as Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie have in being farm hands.

Bon Jovi, Jewel, Jessica Simpson and Beyoncé are all stiffing around the Nashville salt lick for easy money and fans that they and their management must think are fools with tons of soon-to-be-parted money.

As a passionate fan of the country genre to which this blog attests, I suggest the celebrities try rap. Yes, you too Sisqo.

Ray Wylie Hubbard is one of my country music heroes and he’s one funny son of a bitch! Here Hubbard tells about the inspiration behind his classic song “Up Against The Wall Redneck Mother”. This was filmed at Jerry Jeff Walker’s Birthday Bash at the Paramount Theater in Downtown Austin Texas. You can see Jerry Jeff laughing behind him. Classic!

Blake and the fine folks at “It Burns When I Pee” closed oot 2007 with another fine podcast featuring the Handsome Cash, lead guitar and lap steel player for the German country band “Hank Cash” (twang is universal, baby!)  talking about, and playing some cuts off the bands newly release CD.

Then there is the reularly debauched tomfoolery (Jeb & Billy) and above the fray great tunes (Christian Williams, Lefty Frizzell,  and David Allan Coe).

Think of it like the Grand ‘OL Opry with a Mosh Pit.

There is also details about ordering IBWIP’S 1st ever compilation cd “Pee-A-Palooza” which helps support the Hank Williams Museum in Montgomery, Alabam.

This brits just don’t get it! When ya gotta Dolly, ya gotta Dolly!

The BBC reports that Diane Duffin, a country music fan from Leeds has been banned from playing music in her home for playing Dolly Parton tunes “around the clock.”

The Leeds city council applied for an interim anti-social behaviour order (Asbo) after neighbours complained about repeat
performances of tracks including Parton’s “Nine to Five”.

Ms Duffin was banned from playing music from 11pm to 7am and previously had her CD player, TVs, DVD players, CDs and other equipment confiscated from her home.

A neighbour had complained that on one day alone the Tammy Wynette track D.I.V.O.R.C.E was played 20 times.

An application for a full Asbo will be made at a two-day hearing to begin on 24 October.

Happy Friday!

I can’t explain it and readers of thois blog know I would’nt anyway. I can’t wait the debute if the Naked Trucker and T Bone Show on Comedy Central (1/17). Yep, like a taste for pork rinds, slim Jims or Mountain Dew it’s hard to explain, if you don’t get it, you just don’t get it. I think this show will sweep the Emmy’s. Remember, you heard it here first.