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An interview by Allen Grubaugh during Bear Week or any How did you get your start as a OJ? of the major I had some friends that share my partner's Bear runs birthday and they had suggested we throw a and parties, party at The Iron Bear and that I should DJ it. I'd never DJ'd before outside of just pushing "shuffle" What on my iPod when I bartended but everyone loved advice the music I had then so I thought, "I'll give it a go," could you offer someone who is I quickly called upon my good friend and fellow dj aspiring to be a OJ? DJ Bryan Konrad and he showed me the ropes, DJ Matt Consola was also very instrumental in my Don't mind the "haters", It's just going to happen, learning, I practiced, geared up for the b'day party Rather, go with those close to you, take their and at "Trois" DJ C-Rail was born, advice and seek friends that DJ professionally and have done it for yours, Glean all you can from them, What do you enjoy most about your Listen and learn to read those that support you by job? coming to your events, parties and gigs, That's how I've learned to create the atmosphere, And Creating an atmosphere where even those that don't think "taking requests" is lame, Remember, "don't dance" can't help but to start moving their we were once that young kid in the club, in an bodies and loosing themselves in the music, amazing world where anything could happen, What was the 'ah-ha' moment in your life that just wanting to hear the latest Britney or GaGa or made you realized you were in the right career? Beyonce.i.or yes, "Call Me Maybe", Just play it, Or, ",when you realized you wanted to be a DJ? help send them into euphoria and as GaGa said, "JUST DANCE!" I've alwii"9s LOVED music but my "ah-ha moment" would've been during the "Trois" party, I realized What style/genre best represents you that this was hs~mething I was good at and I as a OJ? wanted to get bigger and better. "oh, and that the Bears LOVE "the, Diva's". Diva's, Diva's, Diva's! If it's current, hot & on the radio I'm gonna spin it. I do like to throw an "OMG, Tell us about your most hilarious OJ I've not heard this song in FOREVER," in every now moment? and then to spice things up,
Hmm.i.rnaybe not so\ much "hilarious" as OJ C-Rail's top ten music request list? "embarrassing", The night! realized that I can allow myself ONLY 2-3 drinks rhile DJing because I 1, Call Me Maybe - Carly Rae Jepsen got drunk one night. Arou7d 12 :30 I was listening 2, Wide Awake - Katy Perry back to the set.. .it was terrible! (laughs) 3, End ofTime - Beyonce 4, Titanium - David Guetta What is your dream OJ gig? 5, Turn Me On - Nicki Minaj 6, On the Floor - Jennifer Lopez Oh wow, well the one that stands out in my mind 7, Where Have You Been - Rihanna right now is when I got the opportunity to DJ the 8, Starships - Nicki Minaj OutYouth Prom here in Austin, Seeing those kids g, Somebody that I Used To Know - Gotye having a great time, no labels, no discrimination, 10, Rumor Has It - Adele no hiding, just being kids" .it was a very humbling and amazing gig, BUT, I would love to DJ in PTown TWIT
TWIT By Blue Jean Granny
Hi there Twit Readers,
July is certainly here with a bang. We had some Stuffed Pepper Casserole triple digit weather in June already, wonder what 1 lb. ground beef we will see this month. In Texas we have lots of 1/2 C. chopped onions very hot days, some of them very humid and when 1 14 oz. can stewed tomatoes, cut up supper time rolls around, the last thing you want to 1 large green pepper, chopped do is spend a lot of time in the kitchen. So I have 1/2 C. quick cooking rice a recipe for you today that is quick, satisfying and 1/4 C. water tastes great. 2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce Even if you were never served them at home, I am 112 tsp. salt sure you are all familiar with stuffed peppers. Loads 1/4 tsp. pepper of cafeterias have them on the menu. If you happen 1 C. shredded Cheddar cheese to be the cook who is asked to make stuffed Brown ground beef and onion; drain. Transfer to peppers they can be a pain to make. Plus, a lot of 2-quart casserole dish. Add all other ingredients the time after the' filling has been eaten, the biggest and mix. Cover and bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour part of the pepper gets thrown in the trash. Not or until rice is tender. Uncover and sprinkle with only is that a waste, but sometimes bell peppers cheese. Retum to oven until cheese melts, about are quite expensive. 5 minutes. So you are now going to make stuffed peppers. Add some hot French bread, maybe a beer and Remember how you cut the stem end off a green enjoy, enjoy, enjoy. If you do have any left, which I bell pepper, clean out the seeds and ribs, put the cleaned out peppers in boiling water for a few doubt you will, it is even better the next day or just minutes, take them out and let them slightly cool? freeze it for later. Then fill them with a hamburger and rice mixture Easy peasy. Yes? Of course. I would not lead you and put them in the oven to bake? Wow! Makes astray. Let me give you a couple of hints you may you wonder if the whole thing is worth it. wish to use.
Believe it or not, my daughter-in-law liked to make Hints: them, until I gave her this recipe (now I think she has been converted). If you like the flavors included 1. I use 80/20 ground beef (that is 80% lean and in the stuffed pepper but hate the process, I can 20% fat) help. This dish has all the flavors and not nearly the 2. Chop your onions small but not to the minced work. It is a stuffed pepper casserole oddly enough stage. -+ called ...
1WIT July 20, 2012 3. Likewise chop the pepper medium: you do not want large hunks, nor do you want it to cook into mush. About a quarter inch chop is good.
4. If you don't have stewed tomatoes just use a can of diced tomatoes, better yet if you like a little spice use Rotel tomatoes.
5. Recipe calls for 1 cup Cheddar cheese I use more, it's up to you. If you don't like cheese at all (I can't imagine that) just put a few crushed tortilla chips on top.
6. I have not had any trouble but if you find your dish is getting a little dry and the rice is not cooking well just add a little tomato juice or chicken stock. This might happen if you use the extra lean ground beef. This is not an expensive dish to make, it is easy, 7. Yes I know, Y2 cup of rice does not sound like a it tastes good and you have one pot to clean up. lot, but it works. What more can you ask? Well before you think of something, let me just say work smart, play hard 8. This feeds 3 to 4 people. If you have more and take time out for a cookie. people to feed or simply want to freeze some for another day, the recipe is easily doubled. And when you do think of something you would like Blue Jean Granny to make, she can be reached at 9. If you use a pan or skillet that can be used in the [email protected]. oven when you cook the beef and onion you have a one dish meal. TWIT
Pg.14 1WIT July 20, 2012 Bartender's Favorite Cocktall Each week we will introduce you to bartenders across the state and their favorite cocktails each likes to make.
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Jhe idea being that having comprehend, and Texas law does not reduced reaction times to sudden changes in the define what "normal" means in this context. driving environment (a car pulling in front of you or A person commits an offense if the person is So, that gives a lot of unfettered discretion to the lients and friends commonly ask me if it is a the proverbial child running into the street chasing intoxicated while operating a motor vehicle in a law enforcement officer, authoritatively "asking" Cgood idea to give a sample of their breath a ball) renders the driver unsafe and therefore unfit public place. a person to perform these roadside tricks and if they are ever asked to by law enforcement to operate a vehicle. acrobatic feats because they are suspected of Driving While Let me break this down for you: When the officer decides to put the cuffs on you Mental faculties refers to one's ability to process Intoxicated (DWI). 1) a person (you) or the person arrested; and take you to jail, the arresting officer is giving information, and in a DWI, this could mean things Over the ten years I have been an attorney, my nothing more than his or her opinion of whether you 2) is intoxicated (more on this in just a minute); like being so intoxicated that the person is not are legally intoxicated. Given that the officer has answer has changed. Currently, my answer would clearly thinking. An example of clear thinking is 3) while operating a motor vehicle (even lawn never met you before this moment, it is impossible be: "It depends." Generally speaking, I do not think watching other vehicles around you, responding mowers may count); for that officer to know what is or is not normal it is ever a good idea to give a breath sample, but to traffic signals, seeing pedestrians and other for you, and those simple questions asked on the the law has evolved and like so many other parts of 4) in a public place (parking lot, street, highway, obstructions in the roadway and taking the side of the road definitely are not sufficient to fully our lives, MADD and other political organizations appropriate action. Basically, DWI legal theory for etc.). understand your capability and understanding. have obtained great power and influence in the this area of the definition of intoxication is that an Now, as you can imagine, the key to this is legislative arena, which has given law enforcement intoxicated person lacking the normal use of his Now, you likely have any number of questions and "intoxicated" ... What do you think it means? officers more power to get a sample of your blood, or her mental faculties will be unable to process concerns about DWI or other ·Iegal matters that if you do not provide a breath sample. Drunk? No. Tipsy? No. Of course there is a very the information in enough time to respond and I may be able to answer for you, so I encourage specific definition for "intoxicated" that applies to everyone to email their concerns to office@daxlegal. So, if you know that your blood sample is going to operate the vehicle safely. the criminal offense of DWI: com. Certainly not all inquiries will be published show that you have THC or any other substance Physical faculties refer to an individual's and they will only be addressed anonymously, but I in your system, even a legal prescription, you may 1) not having the normal use of mental or physical body. Losing the normal use of these in a DWI will cover whatever I can. be better off providing a breath sample, especially faculties by reason of the introduction of alcohol, a circumstance could mean having reduced if you have not consumed alcohol or if you have controlled substance, a drug, a dangerous drug, a coordination or balance, having a slower response TWIT not consumed enough alcohol to put you over the combination of two or more of those substances, legal limit, which is .08 BAC. Generally, one drink or any other substance into the body; or per hour is not going to put you over the limit. ... 2) having an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or In other words, not sharing the fact that you are more. taking Xanax, have smoked marijuana, or taken It is quite easy to understand what having an any other substance may be in your best interest. alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more means Further, I am personally not comfortable with (evidence obtained from a breath or blood test giving my DNA to the government - call me a showing the level of alcohol concentration in one's conspiracy theorist, but we can talk about that body is greater than 0.08). Thus, it is easy to see some other time. why providing a sample could be very detrimental Given that we could go on and on about the pros to defending a case if arrested for DWI, but just and cons of blowing for a police officer, let's talk because the test number is over 0.08 does not about what DWI is in Texas. Section 49.04 of the mean that the Defendant cannot win at trial and Texas Penal Code reads in part: be acquitted, but it does mean doing so will be Pg.22 TWIT July 20, 2012 July 20, 2012 TWIT Pg. 23 Wolw lJp { By Jennifer Webb ~ere are subtle signs that something , ~~eds to change, a nuance here, a nudge there. And then there are the really big, not-so-subtle signs that tell us to pay attention, to Wake-Up! My Wake-Up Call came in thirds. The first involved two traffic accidents in less than a week (and since the last accident I had was in the early 90's, this was quite a record) and the third happened the day after the second accident. And how do we put on the brakes, or at least What mattered to me was that I ignored shift to a lower gear? Start paying attention to the first Wake-Up call, I was starting to get what makes you smile, what races your pulse suspicious I should be listening by the second and puts instant energy into your gut? What Wake-Up, and I was wide awake and paying do you care about, and how can you start big attention by the third. giving yourself permission to do a piece of it And so, in hopes of sparing some of you the right now! Life is precious, life zips by while rather frustrating business of having to endure we're checking our Outlook calendar and your own wake-up calls, I wanted to share my sometimes, if we're lucky, we get a Wake-Up experience with you. call to start paying attention. No one, on their death bed, laments that he My car is almost ready to get out of the shop didn't answer more emails. No one, if she and as hard as it is for me to change (I'm knew this was her last day on earth, would pretty much a control freak and even more want to clean out her To Do box. Yet most of stuck in my ways) I'm willing to bet my future us muddle through as if we had all the time I on getting outside my comfort zone and the world to "wake-up" and really do, say, feel really paying attention to the wake-up calls I or be what we want. The logical, fearful, left received. brain side of us reminds us to listen to reason, There are many techniques and skills to to face reality. And that reality is that work is accelerate the process of changing thought a constant and if we don't stay busy 20 hours pattems that I teach, but for now, just pay a day we'll never make it and have the luxury attention to what you're feeling, trust your gut of retiring before we're 90!. My bet is once we (be sure it's truly your innate feeling and not get to that place we truly can retire and relax, the little voice in your head telling you to work 90 will be the new 75 and we'll feel obliged harder) and start to give yourself permission to do more to prove our worth in our old age. to enjoy more, wherever that may lead you. We're programmed to just keep on going like It's well worth the joumey. the Energizer Bunny. Often parents have every Jennifer Webb is a Business Communications half an hour scheduled for their kids, whether Specialist and Motivational Speaker. it's studying yoga or leaming Mandarin. We Jennifer's website is www.magiccomm.com. keep our children busy so they can grow up into versions of us. TWIT Pg. 26 TWIT July 20, 2012 Thursday, July 26 Houston Nicki Minaj Concert After-Party 9pm-5am at South TlfZl(lflEvent Calendar Austin Beach Austin Gay Basketball League (AGBL) Games ERSICSS Reign XXVIIIIPR Ball, "Disco Meets 7-9pm at Sports Center on 425 Woodward SI. Masquerade" 8pm-1 am at Montrose Counseling Center,401 Branard San Antonio Sunday, July 22 Friday, July 20 Rey Lopez's Birthday Bash with RuPaul's Drag Longview Race Performers: Shangela, Madame LaQueer, Prom Party and Show at RMC Dallas Austin Stacy Lane Mathews,Jessica Wild, Stacy Layne Mathews, Jujubee, Mimi Imfurst, Alexis Mateo, Anton Shaw and the Reason 1Opm-1 am at Sue Dida Ritz of RuPaul's Drag Race at OCH San Antonio presented by Rey Lopez Camen Carrera, Raven, Manila Luzon, Yara Sofia, Ellen's Mariah Paris at Bonham Exchange Leather & Bear Gear Night at Annex San Antonio Dallas Mad T Party, Annual Glow Party 9pm-2am at Sparky's Dallas Tavern Guild's 2012 Voice of Pride Solo Friday, July 27 Dov Koz 8pm at the Majestic Theatre Competition SEMI-FINAL 9pm at Round-Up Saloon Corpus Christi Sunday, July 29 San Antonio Shangela of RuPaul's Drag Race at Vault presented Saturday, July 21 Margarita Fest 3prn at Luther's Cafe by Rey Lopez Corpus Christi Head Country BBQ Cookout & Raffle Drawing Houston Austin Monday, July 23 3-8pm at Hidden Door Cats & Dogs-Their Love Is Forever 10:30pm at Gym Jox featuring OJ C-Rail 9pm-2am at The Iron Brazos River Bottom benefiting The Pet Patrol Dallas Bear Organization Miss Life Walk Pageant 6:30pm at the Rose Room San Antonio benefiting AIDS Arms Lifewalk Corpus Christi 40th Annual Free Spirits Track Festival 6pm at San Antonio 'Wham Bam, Thank You Ma'am!!! This Ain't No MacArthurHS SA LGBT Chamber of Commerce, 4th Friday Mix Houston , Love Song" Show 10:30pm-Midnight at Hidden & Mingle 5:30-7pm at Rackspace Hosting, 5000 ERSICSS & Cubby Christopher present A Birthday Door Walzem Rd, 78218 Tuesday, July 24 Celebration to Honor Daddy Jim Crawford 7:30pm at Brazos River Bottom Dallas Houston Saturday, July 28 Dallas Gay Basketball Assn Games 2-6pm at McAllen TC's Drag Race Revue 11pm at TC's Reverchon Rec Center 3505 Maple Ave 75219 Corpus Christi Yara Sofia, Jessica Wild, of RuPaul's Drag Race at Club 33 presented by Rey Lopez Gay Bingo, 5-9pm in The Rose Room at S4 Laredo Christmas in July Finale Show!! Special Guest performance by The Fantanas 10-30pm at The Kickback 1Opm-1 am at Sue Ellens's Yara Sofia, Jessica Wild, Stacy Layne Mathews Hidden Door benefiting Children with HIV & AIDS to of RuPaul's Drag Race at Chelsea's presented by buy school supplies Rey Lopez EI Paso Do you know of events, outside USA Power March 11am at Houston Park Dallas of the regular club schedules, that Wednesday, July 25 Dallas Gay Basketball Assn Games 2-6pm at are happening in your city? Longview- Reverchon Rec Center 3505 Maple Ave 75219 Dallas Fundraiser for AIDS Interfaith Network & Conquest, To request your event be listed, Hosted by Miss Gay Texas State Kristen Paige at Goldrush Casino Night 9pm at Round-Up Saloon email complete event info along benefitting R.E.BA RMC with your contact information to the editor at: [email protected]. Type Calendar in the subject line. Pg. 31 Pg.30 1WIT July 20, 2012 July 20, 2012 1WIT ideas in my head. But once so they live close to she performed, I saw her the action, places attitude was so totally different like New York and from what I expected. At the I~I~ LA. And for me to end of the night I apologizedto get them to come to her. I told her that I had a few someplace like San preconceived notions of her, Antonio where none andthat she wasn't at all how I of the girls live,and far had expected her to be. away from where the show takes place, it's Have you met RuPaul yet? kind of a wow effect. I No I haven't, but I hope to feel so honored and I one day. I'm hoping that these thank them so much, partieswill put San Antonio on because they're the map and that maybe we'll wiling to work with get some of the viewing parties me. Now they love that go along with the show. San Antonio. They Those usually take place in know we love drag Dallasor Houston, but I think here. now, things might change. Which of the girls are your Dollar, Latrice Royale surprised Do you do drag favorites? me. She surprised everyone. yourself? That's a tough question. When She was so amazing.The people No, it's not for me. I just enjoy I first started doing this, Manila were so connected to her and producing the shows. so into her. She got a standing Luzon was my favorite out of all What does a party promoter ovation, which you never see the seasons, so she was the first do? girl I ever booked. Originally,she at drag shows. I was like, wow hen life hands you lemons, a wise man of San Antonio drag, and begged him to spill a little was going to be the only one at wow, wow! Basically, I promote the event, tea on Ru's girls. the girls, and the club. I make W once said, find someone whose life my birthday, bash. But that was What are you most proud of? has given them vodka and have a party. These What's it like working with RuPaul's girls? before I met the rest of them. sure the girls get here on Some of Ru's girls have told words have never been truer for San Antonio Now that I've met them all, I time and that everything turns Wow, every girl is so different. I leam a lot from me that I am doing what only out well. I am responsible if party promoter Rey Lopez, who found his career guess some people would say them each time. You find out so many things about promoters in New York and Los something goes wrong and if in jeopardy after a run of bad luck ended with the that the Latinos are my favorite, them, about the show, about what they can do, Angeles are able to do. That is, the girl doesn't show up. I make loss of one of his restaurants. "I went to work just because we all speak the about what they did before. When I meet one of same language, so it's easier to to get all the girls in one place. contact with the girls or their in an attomey's office during the day and started them for the first time I try to leam something new get along and communicate with These girls are all celebrities agents, figure out a date, we rebuilding my life," the 36-year old entrepreneur from them. I like them all. People keep telling me them sometimes. But no I'd sign a contract, take says. "One of my friends, who runs a straight bar, that I'm eventuallygoing to meet a girl that I don't have to say they're all great. r. ------'1"!i',--::_::------" care of any deposits. asked for my help in bringing a drag night to his like, but I haven't. Latrice Royale and all the Then I create the flyer, club. I'd always been a fan of RuPaul's Drag Race So, everything's just been a bucket of roses? others, they're all just great. book the flight, set the so I started doing some researchonline.Within half details and then we Have any of them surprised an hour, I had my first booking. Then one thing led I admit, I did have some friction with one girl. sit back and just wait you? to another, and to another ... " Unfortunately, I had heard some things about how for the event. I don't she was going to be and went into it with those Well, there was the girl I like to tell them what A short year later, Rey Lopez's lemons have mentioned before. But yes, at to do once they get found their vodka. He's currently known as the last night's show at the Silver here. I just let them majordomo of the San Antonio drag circuit, as well as the head of his own business, Rey Lopez Entertainment.His parties, usuallyheld at the Silver Dollar and featuring RuPaul's girls, have grown from monthly to weekly events, drawing in people from neighboringcities for fabulous eveningschock full of glamour and drag-filled mayhem. But the mother of all parties comes in two weeks for Rey's birthday bash at the Bonham Exchange featuring not one, not two, but twelve of Ru's girls. (More on that later.) We caught up with Lopez on his lunch break to find out how he got to be the reigning king Pg.32 TWIT July 20, 2012 July 20, 2012 TWIT Pg.33 know how many numbers they're going to do, and it form so-and-so, but I didn't. I just developed it. then arrange a meet and greet after. It's my show, And I love it. At first I was so worried at my parties yes, but it's also their show and I want them to feel that I wouldn't even have a beer. But now, I've comfortable with what they're doing. learned that I can trust the process, and that I can What are the elements of a great party? just relax and enjoy the show and myself. A great performer of course. The guests. Having What gets someone kicked out of one of your great guests, people that cheer, that get excited, parties? that's really important. Be disrespectful to one of the girls, or disrespect How important is the venue? one of the people that help me. That's basically it. I haven't had that scenario really yet, just a few It's important because you want everyone to be people here and there. comfortable, like at the Silver Dollar now, it's a limited space but we figure out how to make it Okay, you knew I was going to ask you this. work. We take reservations and it all works out. But Give me some dish on a few of Ru's girls. even now, the shows are growing. We're thinking Yara Sofia loves to eat Doritos. People say, oh my of ways to expand and make things work better god, she has a bad ass body, and how does she there. do it? That's all she eats is Doritos. And R'uffles. How do you know when you've thrown a Jessica Wild is very professional, like me. She successful party? doesn't drink before a performance. Jujubee is a Comments from the guest help me know I've done great cook. She stayed at my house and cooked something good. Also, the meet and greet, when for us, and it was amazing. People ask me if the people are willing to wait for an hour to meet the girls all catfight, and I'm like no, they're all sisters. guests, that means it's a good show, that I've They all get along. They vamp it up for the show. accomplished something. Oh, here's something. Kenya Michaels missed her retum flight one time after a show. She didn't hear What are the biggest challenges in throwing a her alarm. It was a Friday and she waited all day great party? at the airport and couldn't get another flight. So I Weather. Pageants. Sometimes other clubs throw drove her to back Phoenix, Arizona, which was a pageants. I don't know if it's accidental or if they 14-hour trip just to get her home. do it on purpose, but that's definitely an obstacle. I used to worry, but I don't anymore. I mean, there Sounds like a movie in the making. are people who love my shows, and there are (Laughs.) It kind of was. people who love pageants. There's enough of an audience for everybody. If you'd like in on the drag action, Rey Lopez's birthday bash is July 26 at Bonham Exchange in What would you tell a beginning party promoter? San Antonio. Doors open at 4 pm and ticket sales Don't let it get to your head. I have worked with start at 8 pm. The girls arrive on the red carpet at other people that go to their events, they start 9 pm, and the show starts at 10 pm. All twelve of drinking, and they start snapping fingers and RuPaul's girls perform and are slated to attend a throwing attitude to the guests. I believe since meet and greet afterwards. It's going to be the they are your guests, treat them well. You've spent biggest drag party of the summer. money to get them here so be nice to them. Stay grounded. If you let the fame get to you, people RObert Stahl is the daytime bartender at the might tum around and not come back to your Dallas Eagle. shows. I'm always at the meet and greet, and I get so happy when people ask me to be in the pictures. I'm like, why do you want me to be in the Upcoming Shows: picture? But they see me as the connection to the Dida Ritz July 22 - Austin at OCH guests. Hey, I love it! I'm a huge fan of the girls as well as their friend and I enjoy having a good time Yara, Jessica Wild, Stacy July 24 - with them. Laredo at Chelsea's As far as other party promoters go, do you have Shangela July 27 Corpus at The Vault any heroes? Yara Sofia & Jessica Wild July 29 - No, I don't. Not to sound conceited, but I've McAllen at Club 33 always thrown good parties, like birthday parties Read the TWIT Calendar of Events for more and things like that. With these recent shows, I've Upcoming shows found something in me that I didn't know existed. I just love to throw parties. I wish I could say Ileamed TWIT July 20, 2012 July 20, 2012 Atlantic Records I'm sure this won't get airplay but it will work on your late night playlist you turn on after a www.zacbrownband.com nice night out with someone special. By Thomas "OJ Big Daddy" Edmond The alburn's 11 songs, give new meaning to the saying "it has something for everybody." Because it is so infused with a little bit of he Zac Brown Band's third album is at everything country, rock, bluegrass and a bit Tbest good ole southern bluegrass grass of reggae, ZBB took their sound in a direction country meets Margaritaville and takes one that I don't think anyone else in country is quick stop at Motown. doing, or can do right now. If they weren't so The Zac Brown Band is one country music's talented, this album would have been a big rnost unique and daring conternporary acts. hot mess and just get looked at as a vanity They prove that on their new album Uncaged: project, and in today's music world there is the songs and sounds on this album seem no room for vanity projects because your 15 to pick up where Zac Brown left off with their rninutes can be up in 2 seconds. 2010 single Kneed Deep featuring Jirnmy Buffet. Uncaged is what they call in the I am still trying to figure out the cover concept business a 'jam album', It sounds as if they for this alburn it does throw you off, but it's just got together on the beach somewhere, art and not everyone gets art. I will say this, it with a cooler of beer and a big platter of does make you wonder at first glance what is stearned shrimp, jarnmed and had a great on this cd? And, what's on this cd is a great time doing it. Uncaged sounds just as the title party on a beach, in Key West as the sun suggests - as if they opened the door and goes down, with your friends, with no cares in just let it all fly, and went where the wind took the world, and a feeling: "Uncaged" . them. And baby, that is a great thing cause you can hear it on each track. Rating A (This is a feel good cd , that you go to for a mind escape) On the first single to radio and dance floors is "The Wind". I bet you'll hear much thigh Big Daddy's: Heyyyy Tracks (The song that slapping and many yee-haws when this song makes you say hey, that's my song girL) is played. It's as if Zac Brown said what would Hank Williarns Sr do in 2012? Then there is #8 OverNight: Makes me feel real sexy, I'rn in the title track of the album "Uncaged" where love with Zac Brown after this song. Zac sings about breaking loose, running 'til #1 Jump Right In: This is makes you want he hits the ocean, and feeling free. 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