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Democrats are not hesitating to go after McCain, but there's one thing most won't do: Add insult to injury as it concerns McCain's exceedinly courageous military service, and the concomitant torture he received at the hands of the enemy. 

But Carter, and his ever-expanding ego, are quite willing to stomp his feet all over places even angels fear to tread.

Former President Jimmy Carter said that John McCain has been "milking every possible drop of advantage" from his time served as a prisoner of war in Vietnam.

This was the last straw on the camel's back for me.  It should come as no surprise from Carter, as he's taken the low road on many occasions in the past, yet, I find myself, at this moment, asking just how cruel and un-presidential can a former president get? 

The song you are listening to today is from the forthcoming CD, tentatively entitled That's Politics: Election '08 Soundtrack. 

http://www.drblt.net

It's called:

J. Carter, Do You Have a Soul?

words and music by Dr BLT © 2008

I heard what you said

it wasn't too kind

it was very cruel

you sound like a fool

chorus:

J. Carter, go farther

and you'll make him

a martryr

I wonder

do you have a soul?

do you know what it's like

to be tortured like him

you stand by the side

of lands committing great sins

(chorus)

you've grown bitter

over the years

you can't know the depth of his tears

do you know what it is

to suffer just like he did

you've grown bitter over the years

hate the land that we hold dear

and I wonder

do you have a soul

(chorus)

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John Edwards seemed to have the world by the tail.  Then he self-destructived.  What are some of your ideas concerning why people such as Edwards self-destruct?  Is there such a phenomenon as fear of success, or is this just a case of selfishness, narcissism, and ego getting in the way?  

In the realm of blog n roll, I provide the topic and the tune.  You provide the talk, in the comments section below.  I hope you like the song attached here.  I hope you enjoy the topic too.  

The song is from the forthcoming CD, tentatively entitled Right-wingers Need Love Too: Volume 2.  That can be found at:

http://www.drblt.net

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There's a brand new song that's just been written and recorded by yours truly.  It's hot off the press, straight from the BuckarooM.  It's from the CD, Trout's Tall Tales, found here:

http://www.drblt.net

Hear the song, review the song, do whatever you want with the song after hearing it, and reading the lyrics at:

Bakersfield Sound Underground

http://www.bakersfieldsound...

Don't forget, if ain't goin' underground, you ain't goin' nowhere!

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It’s Rainin’ at my favorite Honky Tonk
words and music by Dr BLT © 2008

I got the call from Rockwell
earlier today
he told me that his friend had passed away
big dark clouds surrounded
my favorite honky tonk
tears fell down
just like a heavy rain

it’s rainin’ at my favorite honky tonk
the place where they play my favorite songs
tears are flowin’ down the street
now that this great man is gone
it’s rainin’ at my favorite honky tonk

I heard he kept the place alive
I heard he made it move
a pillar of this great community
I didn’t have the pleasure
of getting close to him
but I saw the clouds of joy and pain
you see

(chorus)

I don’t know, dear Lord
why you gave me this song
I didn’t know him
until he was gone
I guess it’s just to say to
all my friends at Trout’s today
that I feel their rain
at my favorite honky tonk
(chorus)

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Welcome to Part I of the very first Alvis Edgar Wannabes Trivia Quest involving our very first single as Alvis Edgar Wannabes.  I'm Dr BLT of the Alvis Edgar Wannabes and I'll be your host.  Today, you're being asked questions about She Don't Even Know how to Dance, the very first song ever released by the Alvis Edgar Wannabes.

1.  Here's the first: What 2 words does Alvis Edgar Wannabe member Hank Ray utter at the end of the song after the music ends?  

Question 2 can be found here:

Bakersfield Sound Underground

http://www.bakersfieldsound...

You must get both answers correct to win.  Post them in the comments section over there (here too, if you wish).  The winner will receive the song you're hearing right now, provided you've activated the play station attached to this blog entry.  This is our first single ever released as Alvis Edgar Wannabes, under my very own AmeriKERNa independent label. 

Good luck!

If you didn't win, you can find the song here, on the as-yet-uncompleted

Trout's Tall Tales CD:
AEW Single

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Welcome to the BLT in BeaTLes, Riddle me This edition.  Here's your 2-part riddle: What are the words uttered at the very end of the song posted here, Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds?  How do they differ from a very similar phrase uttered by one of the Beatles at the end of another famous Beatles song?  

After answering this 2-part riddle, get the 2 additional trivia bonus questions correct at:

Bakersfield Sound Underground

http://www.bakersfieldsound...

and win a free mp3 copy of this BLT Beatles cover.   You know the drill!

Ready?  Set?  Blog n roll!

PS: The song is from the forthcoming CD, The BLT in BeaTLes, due sometime in early 2009.  Stay tuned here:

http://www.drblt.net 

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It's as easy as that (well there are some fine details associated with winning the prize that have to do with kissing NL's butt, but we won't get into that right now). 

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Today's Dr BLTune involves a little Dr BLTrivia.  The song, my reply to a bit of blog flogging I fell prey to right here lately, features a local mystery artist.  See if you can figure out just who that artist is. 

Without further ado, I give you Sour Grapes and Lemons (slightly edited mix).

Whiners, Bako-bitches and Dr BLT wannabe's: I've tried to take your sour grapes and lemons and make sweet wine and lemonade out of them.  Feel free to sample my wares.

Here are the lyrics only, the song will be introduced in various mixes and spread out over many, many monotonously consecutive blogs.  Without further ado, I give you...

Sour Grapes and Lemons

(Dr BLT's Bittersweet Tribute to Bako-bitches, whiners and BLT wannabes)

words and music by Dr BLT copyright 2008 AmeriKERNa Music

I rarely brag about the days

 I was on MTV

so I don't know why they would

throw these sour grapes at me

I rarely brag about the time

you saw me at the top

of some best 40 list of '06

songs that really rock

Chorus:

sour grapes and lemons

no, it ain't hell, it's heaven

I'll make sweet wine

from their sour grapes

and lemonade from their lemons

sour grapes and lemons

sour grapes and lemons

all they ever give to me are 

sour grapes and lemons

too busy kissin' NL's butt

to put out many blogs

and so they criticize me

for bein' a blog hog

NL and dizzy hold a grudge

but they both wanna be me

and gbraino cries

'cause he's not in my

family tree

(chorus)

there's kindra69

and twinkie

and there's japo too

too busy getting off

on NL's word

for women's boobs

I tossed in twinkie

but she didn't go there

'kept the peace

the silenceclub remaining mum

'went up in smoke you see

(chorus)

thank God there's folks

like Captain, Annie, Hank

and OK too

thank God that matt

won't ban a single thing I say or do

losthills wants me to lose the hat

wahwah and whine all day

monopolies are 'caused by folks

who've got nothin' to say

(who ain't got sh#@$ to say, in unedited version)

(return to chorus)

I don't want to be stuck with a whole row of consecutive blogs.  I don't want this to become Dr BLTopia.  That's why I'm urging the whiners here to contribute more.  If you don't do that, and just continue to bitch, I'm going to write a song about it and post it right here several consecutive times in protest.  That's all.  

Peace.  Out!

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When you're waiting for important information at the other end of the line, and you're put on hold, isn't it nice to at least have some background music?  Well, for those who are sitting at the edges of their chairs in anticipation of the release of my interview with Chad Vegas, I've got more than simply elevator music  for you.

This is the latest song added to my forthcoming soundtrack for the interview between myself and Vegas, dubbed Heading for Vegas. 

This song was born of a literary debate between myself and Sacramento emergency medical doctor and attorney Michael Newdow, who has grabbed national and international headlines over the past several years over his tireless efforts to eradicate the term "under God," from the pledge of allegiance. 

Without further ado, I give you, One Nation Under God. 

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It's called Buck, It's Your Birthday.  You'll hear it at

Bakersfield Sound Underground

htttp://www.bakersfieldsoundunderground.com

where you can also find out about Oildale's limo and the Poor Man's Buck Birthday Bash!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BUCK!

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http://people.bakersfield.c... 700, 620 )">

That's a phrase I don't hear applied to me too much.  And the probable response (according to one post office employeed) is that the post office won't back my plan to raise money for the Buck Owens Resource center that assists those with heart conditions and diabetes, all because of the title of one song on CD.  That song? 

Catch details and hear a sample of the song at:

Bakersfield Sound Underground

http://www.bakersfieldsound...

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The song you're hearing is called Wonderful.  It's from the soundtrack to the Chad Vegas Interview (soon to be released).  Here's the question:

What year was it that the politically correct "winter" and "spring" breaks in schools were changed back to the previously instituted "Christmas" and "Easter" holidays?

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Rumor has it that some of my younger fans have called this song "dope," but I wouldn't recommend smoking it.  It's called Mrs. Hippie from Mississipi, and It's sub-titled Person Voted Most Likely to Vote against Chad Vegas, and it's from the mini-soundtrack to the forthcoming interview hosted by myself, and featuring Chad Vegas.

Inga, I heard you've already aired Hanging Chad from that very same soundtrack, and I thank you for that. 

Good morning!  I should be in church instead of writing and recording songs about dope-smoking, burned out hippies.  But, there is a song written by Kris Kristofferson and made popular by Johnny Cash called Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down that includes the line, "On a Sunday morning sidewalk, wishin' Lord, I wish that I was stoned," so, hey, if Johhny Cash can sing about it, I guess I can too.  So, without further ado, I give you:

Mrs. Hippie from Mississippi

(Person voted most likely to vote against Chad Vegas)

Dr BLT

(activate listening station and hit play to hear song uploaded here)

words and music by Dr BLT copyright 2008

she's got a hippie smile

and she's got a hippie style

she's got a hippie stash oof hash

bong in hand, clip on her lap

Mrs. Hippie from Mississippi

holdin' protests

with her friend, Nikki

from the outskirts

of the city

Mrs. Hippie

from Mississippi

she's nearly 62

but look at all  the things she'll do

sit-ins and be-ins too

tie-dyed and her husband too

(chorus)

filled with Haight and Ashbury

married late

her love was free

a sugar daddy from Tennessee

gave her children

all 23

(chorus)

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I call it Hank's Haunted House, but Hank contributed the lion's share of the work on it, so who am I to give it a title?  I can't thank Hank Ray enough for allowing me to add my 2-cents worth to what I believe will be another future Hank Ray classic. 

It was recorded on August 7, 2008 right here in the BuckarooM. 

As you listen to this haunting song, feel free to reflect on any relationships that you've had that have left you feeling like you live in a ghost town.  If it's not too disturbing for you, feel free to share your story here in the comments section below. 

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One of the most highly anticipated local interviews is on it's way, and so is the mini-soundtrack to that interview.  Where the interview will be published is unclear at this point.  But Chad Vegas is a big draw in this community, and he's made an impression on almost everybody in Kern County. 

Some of you have disagreed, but have been otherwise respectful in protesting the views of Chad Vegas.  Others have been out for blood (in a figurative sense, that is).  This one is for those that would like to drive him out of office by nearly any means available.  It's called Hangin' Chad.  I hope you like it, but if you hate it, don't hate me, I'm just the messenger holding a mirror to the most viseral among you.  Fasten your seatbelts and prepare your ears to be blessed or cursed as you activate the play station attached here by hitting that play button and hearing the song sample.

Without further ado, I give you...

Hangin' Chad

words and music by Dr BLT copyright 2008 AmeriKERNa Recordings

is it a crime

to stand up for your principles

is it a crime

to stand up for what's right

we want to hang him

and ask questions later

is it a crime

no put that rope right down

chorus:

hangin' Chad

has he been bad

has he said disturbin' thing to make you mad

hangin' Chad, hangin' Chad

but isn't he the best we've ever had

is it a crime

to bring back Merry Christmas

is it a crime

to bring back Easter too

some say he shoves

his faith down their throats now

but is he simply offerin' the truth

(chorus)

perhaps I'm just a Chad apologist

I apologize if that's the case

have I been brainwashed?

am I just bigoted?

denyin' human rights

in this human race?

(chorus)

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Welcome to Bakersfield Sound Trivia Quest.  I'm your host, Dr BLT.  The first question in today's Bakersfield Sound Trivia Quest special Stand by Me edition is planted in the subject line.   This photoshopped picture is from a Bakersfield Sound coloring book I'm working on called Picture the Sound. 

And today, at Bakersfield Sound Underground

http://www.bakersfieldsound...

You will find question two, along with the whole song that you're hearing a sample of here.  It's from my forthcoming CD, Dr BLT's Trout's Karaoke Classics.   It's Ben E. King's classic, Stand by Me.

Remember: If you ain't goin' underground, you ain't goin' nowhere!

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You heard read it here first.   You should be able to hear it tomorrow, if other songs don't take the lead in the crowded freeway of new songs inside my head.  

Headin' for Vegas

(The Chad Davis Interview Anticipation Song)

words and music by Dr BLT copyright 2008

headin' for Vegas

loaded with questions

some of my own

some are the left's ones

trying to keep out

my old right-wing bias

I'm headin' for Vegas and then

I'll sit right there

on that old Starbucks chair

and I'll give them to Chad

one by one

with recorder in hand

I will chat with the man

as we ponder his words

and the deeds that he's done

we'll talk about budgets

and Bibles in classrooms

we'll talk 10 Commandments

and Christmas and more

we'll talk about marriage

and why they disparage

the way that he's servin' the Lord

I'll sit right there

on that old Starbucks chair

and I'll give them to Chad

one by one

with recorder in hand

I will chat with the man

as we ponder his words

and the deeds that he's done

I remember the days

of the old hanging chad

that debacle between Bush and Gore

do they want to bring back

hanging Chad in this town

on the new front

of that culture war

I'm headin' for Vegas

with questions that plague us

not goin' to settle some scores

I'm headin' for Vegas

not a thing will delay us

I'm hopin' to open some doors

headin' for Vegas

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You may have struggled with the last Bakersfield sound Trivia Quest question, but it doesn't get any easier than this one.   You've seen the question, now be the first to post the correct answer and win the mp3 for River Kern, from the forthcoming CD: 

From Buck Owens Blvd. to Merle Haggard Drive

http://www.drblt.net 

AmeriKERNa Recordings 

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I ran into Chad today, in front of the brand new Starbucks on the corner of Hageman and Calloway, some would say, by accident.  But of course, I believe there are no such thing as accidents.  A Dr. BLT interview with Chad Vegas is destined via divine intervention. 

Well, perhaps it was an accident, or some sort of Freudian slip that I asked him if he was "Chad Davis," but the rest was divine intervention, I can assure you of that. 

Mr. Vegas just so happened to be chatting with a musical duo I just interviewed about a week ago, a duo called the Boasting Weak, when I pulled up to introduce myself and ask for the interview.  It was graciously granted upon me, and it shall be done, and made available soon right here at Bakersfield.com

I'm taking suggestions on questions right now.  I will pick the best ones offered here, by you in the comments section, and add a few of my own.  So, in a sense, it will be "our" Chad Vegas interview. 

Begin posting your answers now!

Altogether now: Ready? Set! Blog n roll!

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In the game of blog n roll, I provide the topic and the tunes, and you provide the talk. 

Today's topic is human and animal suffering and why God allows it to happen under his watch.  The photo you see is one that won a Pulitzer prize in 1994 for Kevin Carter.

Today's tune, How many Tears Can One Ocean Hold?, is from my forthcoming CD, Altar'd Hymns, to be released here and at various local outlets soon:

http://www.drblt.net

This song came to me the moment stray cat crossed my path---one that was obviously malnourished.  In the song.   The cat served as a metaphor for human and animal suffering across the world, suffering that seems to be too great.  So I asked God, in the song, why he has allowed so much suffering to take place.

I understand that many people grow closer to God, to their fellow human beings, and draw meaningful lessons from suffering, but what do animals learn?  And what do folks who are too overwhelmed and overcome with their suffering learn, and how do they benefit from it?

Many Christians feel that they must provide an answer to everything.  I think it's okay for Christians to admit to having plaguing questions that continue to haunt them.  Christians are, after all, human beings, and human beings don't have all of the answers. 

How Many Tears (can one Ocean hold)?

words and music by Dr BLT copyright 2008

poor kitty

malnourished

so many suffer

while the rest of us flourish

poor kid, a bomb took his dad

that's the only dad this kid'll ever had

Lord

chorus:

how many tears can one ocean hold

forgive me, dear lord

for bein' so bold

how many shadows

can appear on one wall

how many tears

in one waterfall

poor family

lost their home

earthquake struck

and now they roam

poor man, bent and paralyzed

why does it happen

don't wanna analyze, but (chorus)

how many tears

how many years

the way this unfolds

is growin' so old

how many tears

how many years

how many tears

can one ocean hold? 

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Welcome to What up, Cowboy?  For those who haven't been following my blog around, that's my new series--a series that will guide you through the latest hick hop news and music, on both the national and local scene.   On a local level, it's slim pickin's, but not for long, not if I have anything to do with it. 

Today, I've dug up a bit of hick hop history for you.  It's the answer to your burning question, "What was the first hick hop hit ever?"  Well, it was this one, by none other than Kid Rock.  It's called:
 

Cowboy

http://www.spike.com/video/...

Enjoy, cowboy!

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Welcome to Bakersfield Sound Trivia Quest.  I'm Dr. BLT.  I'll be your host and guest singer/songwriter.  You won't find the answer to today's trivia quest question here.  Sure you can sample the song on the play station here (first verse or two and even part of the chorus), but you won't hear the whole song, and so, you won't have a clue. 

This is merely Trout's bait to get you over to

Bakersfield Sound Underground

http://www.bakersfieldsound...

Where you'll hear the whole song, and have access to complete lyric cheat sheet.  When you've identified the artist that have performed at Trout's, either as regulars or special guests that are mentioned in the song, come back here, and give us your answers to win a free, autographed copy of the forthcoming CD, Trout's Tall Tales (must attend CD release party to receive gift, date/time TBA here and at Bakersfield Sound Underground.com) 

When you get there, I'll introduce you to my imaginary next door neighbor---------Trout's.  I think I'll introduce my imaginary next door neighbor in the form of a song, my brand new song, written and recorded first thing this morning in the BuckarooM.  It's from one of my forthcoming CDs, Trout's Tall Tales.  Coming soon at:

Dr BLT web site

Without further ado, this is:

If I Lived Next Door 2 Trout's

words and music by Dr BLT copyright 2008 AmeriKERNa Records

If I lived next door to Trout's
I wouldn't miss a thing
If I lived next door to Trout's
I'd have a place to sing
I wouldn't bitch about
the price of gasoline
I'd always have a place to drink
every time my boss was mean

If I lived next door to Trout's
I wouldn't miss a beat
I'd listen to Red Simpson sing
'bout those trucks parked on my street
I'd find a girl and settle down
they'd look better with each drink
if I lived next door to Trout's
I wouldn't need a shrink

chorus:
it's my home away from home
but I wanna move next door
If I lived next door to Trout's
I'd be comin' back for more
I could learn to do the 2-step
I could hear my favorite bands
If I lived next door to Trout's
I would be a happy man

If I lived next door to Trout's
I would quit my 9 to 5
'cause there's no time for work
when it's always party time
I would get so strong and buffed
doin' all those 12 ounce curls
I'd hang out with the boys
I'd dance with all them girls
(chorus)

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Welcome to What Up, Cowboy?  It's my new hick hop series.  Today, I'm introducing a song that is basically an old-fashioned country song with a touch of a modern hick hop twist. 

If you're a hick hop or even a hip hop artist that would like to do a brand new version of the song, with even a bit more hop in the hick, have your people call my lack of people, or simply email me direct. 

This one's going out to all of the hick hop hockey players out there.

It's called:

Skatin' on Thin Ice (A hick hop hockey player's heartbreak song)

words and music by Dr BLT copyright 2008

chorus:

you've got me skatin' on thin ice

makin' me think twice

about all those things I said to you

you've got me skatin' on thin ice

you made me sacrifice

and threaten just to leave me

sad and blue

I called you up

just the other day

wantin' just to see you again

you said perhaps we'll meet some other time

and I wondered

is our love about to end

(chorus)

I gave my heart away

when we first met

I put myself out on a limb

now I sit and wonder

if my heart will break

you said our chances now are slim

(chorus)

I made my heart so doggone vulnerable

I took a chance but now I fear

our love will soon become a memory

my happiness will turn to tears

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He's got more wit than 20 of the top country music songwriter's put together.  That's how I feel about Toby Keith.  He's part of the Bakersfield sound extended family, which is spread out all over the globe. 

In a recent edition of Country Weekly, Toby Keith said, "I doubt that anyone's had more impact on me than (Merle) Haggard.  He's not only one of the greatest country singers there's ever been, but he's a great writer." 

How do you feel about Toby Keith and his music? 

Should he be considered part of the Bakersfield sound extended family of stars? 

Which singer/songwriters/bands/duo's do you feel should be added to Bakersfield sound's extended family due to the influence the Bakersfield sound has had on their music? 

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Oh Bomb us! foreign Policy

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July 31, 2008 was an historic day in the Bakersfield sound moving it forward movement, involving cross-generational mentoring.  It was the day local living legend Lloyd Reading arrived on the campus of College of the Canyons as a guest speaker/singer at my Chapman University Developmental Psychology class for grad students. 

You can read all about this exciting event today, and here the song it spawned (song sample also posted here) at:

Bakersfield Sound Underground

http://www.bakersfieldsound...

Remember, if you ain't goin' underground, you ain't goin' anywhere!

Reading in College

words and music by Dr BLT copyright 2008 Nu Bako

Reading in college

what a way to make the grade

Reading in college

make music lemonade

taking the old sound

to a younger crowd of fans

Lloyd and Hank played all night long

strummin' as they sang

chorus:

what a way

to bring it forward

what a way to break it down

Reading in the classroom

sharing the

the Bakersfield Sound

Reading in college

on Rockwell Canyon Rd.

College of the Canyons

it was a Chapman student show

Reading--my mentor

89 years young

sharin' lots of stories

as he and Hank Ray sung

Reading has never been so easy

Reading has never been so fun

No books

just lots of music

Reading in college

Reading on the run

(chorus)