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Vegas Slim & Mister
Bojangles, Las Vegas USA 
To be
truthful, I never cared too much for country music. That
was before Always Country.
Raised,
trained and professionally performing in
the classical music arena, I was an orchestral and
solo trumpet player for some 20+ years. [Ed. Note
Ric, a graduate of the famed Curtis Institute, was
also a member of U.S. Army and White House bands
during his time in the military. He also spent duty
playing Taps at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington
National Cemetary.]
However,
I ultimately also acquired an appreciation of country
as well. Now, that may never have happended if it
had not been "Gramps". He was guardian
and mentor during several of my last years in a corporate
business life. Subsequent to our both retiring from
that world, he told me that he was starting a country
Internet radio station. While certainly supportive
of his initiative but previously unaware of his passion
for the genre, I was a bit…okay, a lot skeptical.
Boy, did he and all the wonderfully dedicated DJ’s
of AC prove me wrong!
I could
not personally be more proud of the Always Country
family’s continuing
efforts and talents to build the highest quality
contribution to literally
the world’s enjoyment of country music. Think
about the number of countries that tune in 24-7!
I originally thought Skeeter Davis’ "Angel
of the Morning" (Gramps, I think I got it right
this time) would have been an appropriate description
of all of those who support Always Country. But perhaps "Guardian" better
portrays the spirit of those of us who love, support
and nurture the station and mostly those great folks
who voluntarily make Always Country function. As
an aside, a special thanks to DJ Cody for his talented
Auto DJ selections.
Let’s
all "push the
envelope" on
the current 750 expanded listener capacity. Tell
your friends about Always Country and encourage continuing
financial support to keep this world-wide commercial
free effort going. Mr. Bojangles and I are definately
proud to support Always Country.
From
our perspective, Ronnie Milsap kind of said it well
from my standpoint
with the song title, "Wouldn’t
Have Missed It For The World".
Bo says "Let’s
Dance" and "Thanks
Gramps, the Staff, and all the Loyal Listeners".
Oh yes, and Bo says hi to Dunford in NM.
Mr. Bojangles
and Vegas Slim
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