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I’ve discussed music I hate it now, there once was ent way. The angry, aggres - before — why “Old Town a time where I listened to sive rap music I listened to Road” is not a country song, The nothing but pop country on turned into mellower, low what happened to country the radio. Once again, look - stress artists like Chance the music and the fact that I Gray ing back at it now I don’t Rapper whose music con - cannot play an instrument know what I was thinking tains more positive and or sing to save my life. Area because, in my opinion, pop upbeat messages. I listen to But I don’t think I’ve country (even then when it country, too, but in a much ever discussed why I like By Gray Hughes wasn’t as bad as it is today) different way. One of the the music I like. is terrible. But for most of most listened to artists in I’ll admit: I’m weird. I the summers when I was a my Spotify last year was like everything. And when I I expanded my musical teenager, I probably lis - Jason Isbell and the 400 ACTUALLY SUNNY SKIES say everything I mean tastes as an adolescent and tened to country more than Unit. This, I believe, is — It was a nice day at Our Weather mostly everything. I’m not young adult. I’ll admit it: anything. more similar to the country a big fan of metal or hard my musical choices in mid - Then there was my more my dad raised me on and, Horsethief Lake on Date High Lo Prec. rock or anything like that. dle and high school were alternative and, for lack of a quite frankly, is quite pleas - Monday morning. This January 26 19 13 0 But other than that, for the hard to pin down. Mixed better phrase, emo phase. ant to listen to. Plus, a lot of week’s forecast calls for January 27 28 5 0 most part I like it. I feel just with influences by friends, This was mixed when I was the lyrics and songs that more sun but with cold, January 28 51 12 0 as comfortable listening to family and the world going through some hard - Jason Isbell does both as a chilly weather. Saturday is January 29 46 21 0 Beethoven as I am listening around me, my iPod was ships in my life (like every solo artist and with his band supposed to be a high of January 30 34 20 0 to the Wu Tang Clan. filled with a wide variety of other teenager), so a lot of resonate with me. If you 5 above with a low of -7. January 31 50 14 0 I grew up listening to an artists. the lyrics really spoke to haven’t listened to him or The next week will bring a February 1 50 15 0 eclectic variety of music. I There was the phase me. Tales of angst, heart - his band and you are a fan little relief but still chilly . Weather Provided by: Intellicast [PN remember listening to where I listened to nothing break and trying to find of country, I cannot recom - Photo /GRAY HUGHES ] grunge and ‘90s alternative but Eminem. As a child who your place in the world rang mend him more. with my mom when I was 4 knew no hardship, I don’t strong and really resonated The only real area where and we were at the beach. know why I related so much with an angsty, heartbroken my musical tastes have not We also listened to Jimmy to his lyrics, but for whatev - kid trying to find his place shifted is with alternative Buffett and, because it was er reason I did. I still listen in the world. In fact, on a bands. For whatever reason the ‘90s, we also listened to to him to this day, even recent day I was listening to I’ve never stopped listening Backstreet Boys and though his new music is just the music that I listened to to the artists I liked in high NSYNC (hey, don’t judge. I terrible (I skip that). during that phase. I sent a school and, just recently, I didn’t know any better. I Looking back at my child - text off to a high school created a playlist on Spotify was 4). hood, this is the phase that, friend about this, telling that contains all the songs I My dad, on the other perhaps, I regret the most. that person I just wanted to liked during that phase. The hand, played me country. I To go along with the ques - give high school Gray a cup likes of blink-182 and still listen to what he raised tionable music was ques - of coffee and tell him Modest Mouse have been me on — mainly Johnny tionable fashion choices, everything is going to be joined by bands like The Cash and other classic such as the time I purchased OK (because everything is War on Drugs (my favorite country. (When I wrote my a flat brim hat and wore it OK and none of the fears band right now) and The column about how country sideways like a rapper did that high school Gray had National on that playlist, music has gone down the at that time. I don’t know about his life came true). and, even though I am no toilet he asked me “Who’s what young Gray was Now, I’d have to say my longer angsty, heartbroken gonna fill their shoes?” a thinking. musical tastes have come or trying to find my place in nod to the classic country There was the phase together. I still listen to the world, the lyrics and song by the same name. I where I listened to nothing what I listened to when I songs still resonate deeply said: “no one.”) was younger but in a differ - and soundly with me. February 5 February 8 but country. Yes, as much as

Becky King Dale Geiman Liz Riel February 9 Jeaon Sampson Carme Roselles February is a month of auctions Dale Schrier Phyllis Schultz February 6 Manda Sharp Greetings! February is progressed if any of these In closing, if in this 96th Kevin Clemetson February 10 upon us. Days are longer advances weren’t carved Legislative Session, we can Jerry Lee Patty Haiar Molly McVey Luke Meyer and temps have been way out to enhance the citizens’ pass highspeed internet Crystal Walker Rachel Nepper above normal. Heck! It’s civilization. service for all and crystal- February 7 Cindy Turner even been nice in Pierre. The long and short of it clear cell phone coverage, Garrett Fisher February 11 When you leave the Hills is that if we can pass broad - this could go down in histo - Dee Hone Grace Goodsell and stay in Pierre, you get band, giving every citizen ry as the legislature’s Laura Olson Mike Lewis that humidity that leaves highspeed internet service biggest accomplishment Margie Robbins Darly Speirs frost on your vehicle win - at a cost of $100 million since statehood in 1889! Sam Spargur Melissa Turner dows and a cold chill that you don’t kill me for giving with another $100 million To the citizens of South goes right to your bones. the directions! matching by approximately Dakota and to the men and This year it has been pleas - Here they are: go south $50,000 from the private women in uniform, in honor Lions bingo night ant so far. out of the city of Pringle sector and $50,000 from the of all who served, in With February comes until you hit 18 Mile Road; federal government, this respectful memory of all The Hill City Lions Club with goodies with goods for auctions to District 30. In it has big rock boulders would be huge! The oppo - who fell and in great appre - is hosting a bingo night on anything from a date night Custer County on Friday, there and is on the west side nents are already pushing ciation to those who serve Feb. 6 at the Hill City Boys with your significant other Feb. 12, at 10 a.m. at the (your right) of the highway. future satellite service, say - today, thank you for giving and Girls Club. to a fun rainy day basket Custer County Courthouse, Next take Pleasant Valley ing it is cheaper and easier me the opportunity to repre - Food will be served at 5 containing items you would STAR Academy is on the Road to 20 Mile Road, to to install, etc. The one thing sent you. p.m. with bingo beginning need for a rainy day at auction block. The state of Farmer Road. Follow I haven’t heard them Tim R. Goodwin, at 6 p.m. Please bring dab - home. South Dakota has owner - Farmer Road right up to the address is security. In an District 30 Representative, bers. Dinner is a free will Grand prize is a week - ship of the place and is compound. There is a guard instant that satellite could Tim.goodwin@sdlegisla - donation with bingo being end getaway to the going to auction it off for tower that looks just like an be knocked out by any of ture.gov, $20 for 20 sheets. Deadwood Lodge, dinner at the fourth time. air traffic control tower at a our adversaries, leaving our [email protected] This will be a basket Flyt and a bottle of wine. The last auction they major airport. The main internet totally useless. m. bingo with 20 baskets filled parceled off 40 acres with a gate is by the control tower. small lake and auctioned it I have no idea as to protocol off for $340,000. In my for doing an onsite visit. opinion, a real bargain. Editor’s note: The land Also, since the last auction, is still private property so vandals have broken into nobody can enter any pri - the various facilities and vate property without per - have done over $100,000 mission from the owner or it damages. I don’t know if is trespassing. the damages have been Switching subjects, I repaired or not. really like Rep. Trish Next on the auction Ladner’s article in last block is the sheriff’s sale of week’s paper. She used the the FLDS compound south analogy of getting broad - and west of Pringle! The band (internet service) to auction is Thursday, Feb. other main sources of 25, at 10 a.m. at the Custer advancement in South County Courthouse. This is Dakota history. To piggy - my last day of a week in the back on her thought legislature, so I’m going to process, here’s my take. take an excused absence South Dakota’s first major and attend the auction. advancement was getting Rep. Trish Ladner can telegraph service across the cover for me and fill me in state. Next came the rail - on what I missed and vice- road, followed by electrici - versa. OK with you, Trish? ty. Then came phone lines, So, now that the FLDS the interstate highway sys - compound is for sale, tem and now the internet. Sheriff Mechaley, I hope Our state wouldn’t have

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