The three things thing

Big Stupid Tommy does the meme. Lots of interesting stuff there to read.

I particularly enjoy:

THREE THINGS I CAN’T DO:

2. I can’t wrap my mind around this idea of Toby Kieth. I don’t think he’s a real person. I think’s he’s a corporate sponsored hologram, a synthetic conglomeration of media archetypes…think part John Wayne, part Hank Williams, Jr., part Patrick Swayze’s character in Road House, and I think you’ve got Toby Kieth

That so perfectly describes my own amorphous (and yet extremely negative) response to Toby Keith … only I have never been able to put it into words.

hahaha

Nicely done!!

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13 Responses to The three things thing

  1. Emily says:

    I remember seeing a Dan Rather interview with Toby Keith. Rather was talking to him like he was a five year-old kid, which would have been annoying, if it weren’t for the fact that Keith appeared to not even notice that he was being openly mocked. Either that, or he was too polite to say anything, but given his persona, I doubt that.

    He really, really gets on my nerves. Enough with the over-the-top patriotism already. We get it. You love America.

  2. red says:

    hahaha It’s like a newly converted Bible thumper. “Yeah, yeah, we hear ya. You love Jesus. Now shut up.”

  3. siobhan says:

    exactly emily. we KNOW you love america, toby. we really get that. the titles of his singles are hysterical.
    “red white and a boot up your ass”
    “uncle sam is me”
    “i wrote the constitution”
    like they get more and more preposterous as he goes on!
    isn’t he like dating nicole kidman now?

  4. red says:

    boot up your ass … hahahahahahahahaha

    I hadn’t heard the Kidman thing – is he really??

  5. siobhan says:

    i thought so. or wait. she’s dating one of those huge country male stars. what are the other names? it’s kenny chesney. toby keith. and isn’t there anotehr big dude. maybe it’s him and not toby.

    i think that is a real name of a song!
    the other two i made up, but i think there is a song like, ‘we’ll put a boot up your ass, terrorists.” it’s like, wow what metaphors. so subtle, toby!

  6. Emily says:

    Keith Urban.

  7. red says:

    hahahahaha

    subtle metaphors … you’re killing me!

    Kenny Chesney is, of course, the ex-husband (probably gay) of my least favorite apple-doll-faced actress.

    Alan Jackson?

    Who is Faith Hill’s husband? Tim McGraw?

    I get them all mixed up.

  8. red says:

    And there you have it!!

  9. Emily says:

    Yup. Faith Hill and Tim McGraw, Nashville’s Barbie couple.

  10. Jen says:

    Somebody once asked me why I hate country music so much and I said, “Because of narrow minded assholes like Toby Keith.”

    I realize not all country singers are like him, but just the fact that he’s CELEBRATED for his behavior makes me sick.

  11. Bill McCabe says:

    While I am tired of Toby’s “I’m Mr. Patriotic” act, I confess I do enjoy most of his music and I own most of his albums.

    You liked Titanic, I like Toby Keith. We all have our flaws.

  12. red says:

    Nobody’s perfect, it is true.

  13. Emily says:

    I like Toby Keith’s older stuff…Boomtown was a great album. Then he decided to start clubbing everyone over the head with his rhetorical machismo and I stopped listening.

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