Opry Dress Code

John Lacey · From: Black Diamond, Alberta, Canada

"I am considered a dual citizen because I have not revoked my Canadian citizenship, and I was born there. I am very proud to be a Canadian, as well as living in a wonderful country like the U.S.A. ... America and Canada have both been very good to me."
I stand corrected. Please say hi to Craig for me.

Ben Slaughter · From: Madera, California

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Bob Hoffnar · From: Austin, Tx

James,
Plenty of musicians from the U.S. are much bigger stars overseas than here. Some of them end up imigrating after they find that they can have a much more comfortable and civilized life living in the country that they are popular in.
Or they fall in love with some local honey and decide to live in a country where they can afford to take there kids to the doctor and a good school on musicians pay.

Bob

Dale Bessant · From: Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada

Ronnie Hawkins......didnt he originate from Arkansas ? he came to Canada..and American acts have won Canadian country awards, Im sure..we dont have the population up here to support the musicians so if we want to live the life we HAVE to go where it happens, besides we love you guys and gals down there, and love to be with you....

[This message was edited by Dale Bessant on 24 November 2004 at 08:59 AM.]

Chris Forbes · From: Beltsville, MD, USA

Many, many jazz artists from here ended up moving to Europe where it was easier to make a living, and their music was even appreciated more. I guess Dexter Gordon would be near the top of list, followed by Bud Powell, Johnny Griffin, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, and Lord knows how many others I can't think of right now.

David L. Donald · From: Koh Samui Island, Thailand

Now I am SURE y'all see or get to the Opry more than me.
But I WAS there one night in Sept.

My impression was a totally profesional show,
but also an anacronistic museum to the past.
A lovely one, but still I got the sense of a museum.

Now that in itself isn't a bad thing.

But museums DO change over time also, even the MMA in NYC or the Louve in Paris.

So we can't expect the Opry to always be as it was.

I thought thet whole show was in excelent taste, and some people were dressed to the nines (Porter & RIders In The Sky), others more like someone you might meet on a night out.
Tommy White was quite stylish.

But maybe that night was a pretty clean cut night.

The only thing that REALLY bothered me was why no one but ME,
gave Mandy Barnett a standing ovation.

I quite happilly stood up and gave her what she was due.
And she was dressed impecably I might add.

Bill cole · From: Cheektowaga, New York, USA

What's the diffrence what they dress like most of them can't sing

John Rosett · From: Missoula, MT

i just read this thread for the first time. i thought that we had all agreed to leave our politics at the door...
john

kyle reid · From: Butte,Mt.usa

What does a Dorky looking guy with his sleeves torn off & unfortunately appearing on the Opry, have to do with Politics?

John Steele · From: Renfrew, Ontario, Canada

Kyle, it's constitutional, near as I can figure.
Don't you cats have the right to assemble in bare arms ?
That's the way I heard it.
-John

Craig A Davidson · From: Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin USA

I heard we had the right to bear arms, or arm bears I can't remember which.

Donny Hinson · From: Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.

Hmmm...I'm obviously outnumbered. Still, I think it's somewhat strange that steelers (who are so damn finicky about having a shiny, new, polished-to-the-hilt steel, without so much as a fingerprint on the endplate) insist on dressing like the guy at the car-wash.

It's an overall look that's incongruous, somewhat like seeing a street-person driving a limousine.

(But, if their steel looked like one of Stevie Ray Vaughn's beat up Tele's, I probably wouldn't mind.)

kyle reid · From: Butte,Mt.usa

Bare arms on the Opry are Tacky, It could lead to No shirt on the Awards! Oh Oh Too late!

Sonny Priddy · From: Elizabethtown, Kentucky, USA, R.I.P.

I Always though Dress Like Back In The 50's & 60's Was Half Of The Show. I Still Dress Right When I Play Every SAT, Night. I Play Steel. SONNY.

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Todd Weger · From: Safety Harbor, FLAUSA

Dustin Rigsby · From: Parts Unknown, Ohio

As a reformed rock-n-roller,I kind of like George Strait's look. George is a class act all the way. Come to think about it,I have never seen anoyone in his band dressed like a bumb though. I think country artists should try to set themselves apart from the rock crowd. That is part of why I got out of rock and roll. Bad music and you have to look like a dirtbag these days. I refuse to get my lip and eyebrows pierced,not to mention un-named regions of the body. When I was a teen age rock star wanna be,my band had stage clothes AND our long hair was always brushed,styled,and sprayed.

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D.S. Rigsby
Wilcox SD10 3&5

Doyle Weigold · From: CColumbia City, IN, USA

For what it's worth, we wear levi's and shirts alike most of the time, and maybe some nights we will just tell every body wear black of their choice. The old school as I recall used to say if you look like a musicion you have half the battle won. If you don't look like a musicion you have to prove yourself. I realize that the younger musicions have a different impression of what a proffesional musicion should look like than the older ones. I guess I just confused myself. Hey Dale, Ronnie Hawkins was a class act. A band I was with way back worked the Edison Hotel in Toronto and Ronnie Hawkins was working right next door. We stole everything we could from his act.

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