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Billy Joe Shaver

He Ain't Wrong, He's Just Different

Dan Rather | Posted 02.09.2013 | Arts
Read More: Hill Country, Billy Joe Shaver Hill Country, Westerns, Hill Country Bbq, Billy Joe Shaver, Hill Country New York, Honky Tonks, Country Music, Arts News
Dan Rather

Caught my old friend Billy Joe Shaver's gig last week at New York's "Hill Country." What a hoot. Shear down-home grit, grin, groan and guzzle, Texas style. Only thing missing was the chicken wire.

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Talkin' Politics with Kinky Friedman: We talk to the legendary singer, songwriter, novelist, politician.

Steve Karras | Posted 11.21.2012 | Politics
Read More: Willie-Nelson-Marijuana, Billy Joe Shaver, Ron Paul Supporters, Kinky Friedman, Texas Governor Rick Perry, The Billy Bob Tapes: A Cave Full of Ghosts, Ron Paul 2012, Willie-Nelson-Roll-Me-Up, Willie Nelson, Billy Bob Thornton, Legalize Marijuana, Tea Party, Ray Price, Barbara Jordan, Politics News
Steve Karras

"The Kinkster" spoke to us from his ranch in the Texas hill country recently to discuss his enduring music and literary career and his plans to saddle up again and try and unseat the incumbent Governor of Texas, Rick Perry, in the 2014 election.

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Live At Billy Bob's Texas: A Conversation With Billy Joe Shaver

Mike Ragogna | Posted 09.25.2012 | Entertainment
Read More: Luciana Pedrazza, The Apostle, John Steinbeck, Squidbillies, Billy Joe Shaver, Billy Bob's, Shaver, Billy Ray Reynolds, Chet Atkins, Gary Nicholson, Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson, Eddy Shaver, Elvis Presley, Robert Duvall, Waylon Jennings, Frank Jackson, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

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Let's Thank Ronnie Earle for Tom DeLay's Conviction

Rob Patterson | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Texas, Tom Delay Trial, Corporate-Campaign-Spending, Ronnie Earle, Billy-Joe-Shaver, Corporate Campaign Contributions, Corporate-Campaign-Finance, Tom Delay, Travis County, Austin, Dick Deguerin, Tom Delay Money Laundering, Political Corruption, Corporate Campaign Finance, Austin Texas, Thanksgiving 2010, Politics News
Rob Patterson

I thank the lamentably neglected hero of DeLay case: former Travis County District Attorney Ronnie Earle, whose dogged pursuit of political corruption is the key factor in the conviction.

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Getting Rich and the Marshmallow

Don McNay | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: College Students, Predicting Wealth, Thomas Stanley, Stanford Department of Psychology, Defined Benefit Plans, Discipline, Marshmallow, Main Street, Waylon Jennings, Payday-Loans, Positive Psychology, Fox Business Network, Millionaire Next Door, Stress, Billy Joe Shaver, Small Business Owners, Nursery School, Positive Thinking, New Yorker, Billy-Joe-Shaver, Instant Gratification, Dna, Defined Benefit, 401k, Cincinnati, Stanford University, Lexington KY, Richmond, Fox Business CNBC, Personal Finance, Payday Lending, Msfs, The New Yorker, Dr. Thomas Stanley, Chfc, Cnbc, Millionaires, Pensions, Kentucky, Payday Loans, Don McNay, Ky, Walter Mischel, Credit Cards, Sub-Prime Mortgages, Bing Nursery School, Delayed Gratification, Clu, Structured Settlements, College Student Credit Cards, Adult ADD, Wall Street, Heredity, Sat, Million Dollar Round Table, Genetics, Certified Structured Settlement Consultant, Cssc, Chartered LIfe Underwriter, Tax-Anticipation-Loans, Defined-Contribution-Plans, Business News
Don McNay

We have a financial system that has played to people's weaknesses. We have allowed people who are prone to instant gratification to have as much credit as they could get their hands on.

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Dylan's New Album: It's a Passport Photo

Richard (RJ) Eskow | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Clifton Chenier, Furry Lewis, Doc Pomus, Chess Records, Mabel Mercer, Willy De Ville, Lightnin' Hopkins, Willie Dixon, Bob Dylan, Together Through Life, Billy Joe Shaver, David Hidalgo, Five Royales, Rolling Stone, Billy the Kid Emerson, Freddy Fender, Marty Stuart, Milt Hinton, Entertainment News
Richard (RJ) Eskow

Bob Dylan's moved on. His albums aren't transformational events anymore. Nowadays they're celebrations and echoes of the everyday working lives of a dying generation of American roadhouse musicians.

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