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Real Name: Bruce Thiessen Member Since: July 29, 2006 Last Signed In: November 05, 2009 Profile Views: 15458 Blog Views: 102393 "The Bakersfield Sound of Christmas" recording project for the homeless The Cultural Signficiance of "Bakersfield and Beyond" Top 10 Dr BLTunes: "Halloween with Jim Beam" swiftly claims number one spot Update on HALLOWEEN WITH JIM BEAM: Rumors of botleg copy prompt midnight release Is this the next Buck Owens? My song aired back to back with the Man in Black? That's a fact! Be prepared to get scared: Release scheduled for "Halloween with Jim Beam" Song penned on my way to the pen expresses my sense of freedom from religion and politics Soulajar, Fatt Katt, Buckaroos, Councilmen, Merle Haggard and the Strangers: Big recording project Cash comparisons continue, Kim McAbee praised on review of Dr BLT's country remake of Billie Jean August 06 September 06 October 06 November 06 December 06 January 07 February 07 March 07 April 07 May 07 June 07 July 07 August 07 September 07 October 07 November 07 December 07 January 08 February 08 March 08 April 08 May 08 June 08 July 08 August 08 September 08 October 08 November 08 December 08 January 09 February 09 March 09 April 09 May 09 June 09 July 09 August 09 September 09 October 09 November 09 http://www.drblt.net 
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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...
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!
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...
It's a great day for hockey moms all across the United States, a great day for women, and a great day to be a Republican. Listening to Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin this morning speak made me proud to be a hockey fan, proud to be a Republican, and proud to back The Maverick, John McCain, for President of the United States of America.
I'm working on a song to celebrate this bold decision that offers women, and moderates of both sexes and all races, an alternative to the party...
Madonna: Like a Nazi: Condemned by the ADL for the very first time: Hitler-McCain link in poor taste
Madonna may be a shrewd business woman, a smooth, ebullient performer and entertainer, and she's come out with some pretty catchy, bouncy dance grooves. She can even pull off slower songs like Take a Bow. And the girl has staying power. Nobody can knock her in that respect.
But Madonna's never had a great singing voice. Therefore, she's always resorted to cheap gimmicks to sell herself. Shock and awe is what I'm talking about. Playing...
Bill Clinton's speech was nothing short of brilliant. And though you would have never known that just a few months ago he would have been proud to have shared the ticket with McCain, Biden's speech wasn't too shaby either. Yes, the speeches were built upon a foundation of falsehoods and propaganda, but they were both deftly delivered.
I believe the deftly delivered speeches, and the "surprise," special guest appearance by Obama, energized the...
Pro-life, pro-wifewords and music by Dr BLT copyright 2008 well, some say I'm anti choiceand anti womenbut I just want more of thembrought into the worldcause when you limit lifeyou limit women'cause half are baby boyshalf baby girls chorus:I'm pro-lifeand I'm pro-wifenow that may 'cause some folksa little strifebut please don't put me down'cause words can cut just like a knifedon't hate me 'causeI'm pro-life and pro-wife now where would we all beif there was no Hillaryif her...
I think she said McCain was a dear friend and that his service in the military was honorable, or something to that effect. Then of course, she pulled a Clinton, and said No way, no how no McCain.
I don't recall any positive adjectives she used to describe Obama. Am I forgetting something. I do recall her complimenting Michelle Obama. Maybe my memory is selective, but, at best, it was a pretty close contest between Obama and McCain.
Well, I must admit, the speech was brilliant. I'm sure Bill deserves a bit of credit, he probably gave her a few tips because it had his fingerprints all over it. And he certainly dropped the big bomb as a prelude with a prior statement of his that just so happened to have gotten out on the day his wife was to deliver the speech. It was the speech that will be remembered as the one that would put her on a firm political footing for the future, while basically sabatoging the...
Some of you know what I'm talking about. For the rest of you, don't reach for your dictionaries. Just look at this crowd at the Democratic convention.
You know that this has got to be on the minds of the Clintons as they prepare to step in as the big Democratic party uniters. If you think Monica Lewinski was the end of humiliation for the Clintons, think again. Once again, they've been publically humiliated. Now they must give the appearance of wholeheartedly backing him while silently stabbing him in the back.
Will they emerge as the big Party Uniters? They may be divided between themselves, but don't...
Fearing that the recent rapid narrowing of the gap in the polls between Obama and McCain is a sign McCain's next house will be the Whitehouse, and gleefully jumping at yet another opportunity to engage in "Gotcha! politics," the Democrats have been all over McCain about his recent fumble in response to being asked how many houses him and Cindy McCain own.
The bottom line is this: Those who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones at others multiple homes. ...
So far, I've written two songs about a man I never got a chance to get close to. How can that be, you ask? Well, it's a testimony to what an impact he really had on this community. This latest song, Hard-workin' Honky-tonk Hero has evolved from its original first draft. Here are the revised lyrics, with the new song title, and a sample of the song.
To hear the whole song, and nothing but the song, you need to go underground:
Bakersfield Sound Underground...
Welcome to Lyric Today, Hear it tomorrow, the blog n roll series where you read original Dr BLT lyrics right after they've been penned, and (provided the song-crowded freeway in my head allows them to survive the traffic jam), hear them the next day.
I've always said the mark of a good writer, or good artist, is that the writer/artist's work inspires more written works and/or more works of art. Such is the case as it applies to Bakersfield...
Welcome to Lyric Today, Hear it Tomorrow, where you can read my lyrics right after they've been written, and possibly hear them the next day, if they're not crowded out with other songs in the freeway of my brain.
Hi. My name is Dr. BLT and I have a confession to make. Even though I've written and recorded at least 3 songs now that folks have now downloaded by the 10s of thousands, I'm still listening to vinyl.
You see, I'm a vinyl addict. I'm...
It's the people that make up a city, not the buildings. And it's folks like Vern that built Kern. Bakersfield is a city, not made up of stones, but of singers, and of songwriters, and of songs.
That's where the new traditionalists, or, if you prefer, the new romantics, come in. We're building a new sound on the foundation that's build supported by folks like Vern Hoover, the owner of Trout's who just passed away.
Our sound is a work in progress and a...
Welcome to the blog n roll series I call Lyric Today, Hear it Tomorrow, where you can read the lyrics before the songs are recorded. Yes, it's called Lyric Today, Hear it Tomorrow, but that's not always the way it works out.
The songs I come up with are like cars crowding the freeway in my mind. Some survive the traffic jam and others sputter out and die on the side of the road. So some of these songs will never be heard, but they will be read, even if I'm the only one that...
This one's for all of my friends at Trout's, who lost a dear friend:
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...
Welcome to Lyric Today, hear it tomorrow. Here are the lyrics to a "bran" new song inspired by George Jones's life story as told in the book he wrote with Tom Carter.
Grasshoppers Breakfast
words and music by Dr BLT copyright 2008
Grasshoppers thick as gravy
blockin' out the sun
like the locusts plague in Egypt
by the time those bugs were done
they'd done so much darned damage
to the Texas...
For those of you who have taken an interest in the impact of Chad Vegas, for better, or for worse, on this community, I wish to provide an update on my recent interview with him.
The interview is complete. I have begun to approach prospective sources to see about getting this published. So far, I've remained local in my inquiries. I've been a paid writer for about 10 years, but only have one paid gig going. I'm experienced and frequently published, but far...
You may not have a tall tale about a wild night at Trout's Nightclub. You may have a tall of heartbreak that happened there. Or you may have a tale that you told at Trout's after having one too many drinks.
If you can't come up with something, here are the lyrics to the title track, which I plan to release shortly at:
Bakersfield Sound Underground
http://www.bakersfieldsound...
The lyrics to the title track for Tall Tales Told at Trout's goes something like...
That's your first question. If you go to
Bakersfield Sound Underground
http://www.bakersfieldsound...
on Wednesday, you'll find question to and you'll get to sample the song inspired by this picture, taken last night at Trout's. The song is called All Dressed Up (Somewhere to Go).
You'll win a free mp3 of the song if you get both questions correct in the comments section here and there.
Also watch for the release of Promises Made in the Parking Lot at...
Welcome to Part I of the very first Edgar Alvises Trivia Quest involving our very first single as Alvis Edgar Wannabes. I'm Dr BLT of the Edgar Alvises 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 Edgar Alvises.
1. Here's the first: What 2 words does Edgar Alvises member, Hank Ray, utter at the end of the song after the music...
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...
That's right, the fathers of modern science, and even the man who would be president, have all claimed to believe in a creator of the universe. Yet some of the very individuals who plan to vote for Obama are trying to marginalize those who believe in God as "wakos." I would encourage such individuals to brush up on their history, and take a second look at some of those who are self-proclaimed believers.
It just doesn't make good horse sense to me. With their latest surprise attack, seemingly out of nowhere, they seem to have learned from the Russians. But this is not Georgia, and this is not the KGB. But when they look deep into my eyes, they see "hostile takeover."
They seem to be the same bloggers that so passionately decry any attempt to limit free speech. Yet they want to muzzle me, or limit my expression of free speech over at Bakotopia.com
For...
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...
It's called Buck, It's Your Birthday. You'll hear it at Bakersfield Sound Undergroundhttp://www.bakersfieldsound... where you can also find out about Oildale's limo and the Poor Man's Buck Birthday Bash! HAPPY BIRTHDAY BUCK!
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...
Here is the question:
What year was it when Chad Vegas traded in the politically correct, "winter" and "spring" breaks in schools for the previously established "Christmas" and "Easter" vacations?
The winner will receive a free mp3 copy of the song posted here. It's called Wonderful and it is featured on the forthcoming Chad Vegas Interview Soundtrack by yours truly.
Wonderful
words and music by Dr BLT...
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. 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...
Welcome to another edition of Lyric today/hear it tomorrow, and you will, if other songs that pop in my head don't overtake this one in the song-crowded freeway in my head.
I'll Die with a half-written song in my Head
words and music by Dr BLT copyright 2008
I'll die with a half-written song in my head
I hope to die of natural causes
lyin' my my bed
I hope to live to 99
just like that freeway sign
I hope that Jesus takes us both
as I'm lookin' in your eyes
we all go...
Welcome to the second round of the new blog n roll lyrical game, Metaphor 4. All you have to do to win a free mp3 copy of the song is to identify what "Miss Nashville" is a metaphor 4 in the following set of lyrics to my brand new song, scheduled to be recorded shorty (stay tuned at http://www.drblt.net )
Are you ready? Set? Blog n roll!
Miss Nashville, Take off your Make-up
words and music by Dr BLT copyright 2008 AmeriKERNa Music
You must...
Welcome to my Lyric today/Hear it Tomorrow blog series. I'm Dr. BLT and I'll be your host and featured singer/songwriter.
Next Tuesday we'll all be celebrating Buck's birthday, beginning with a ceremony over at what will be the Buck Owens post office in Oildale with the release of a brand new Buck Owens stamp. I've already written and partially recorded one song I plan to use to gain charitable funds around a cause Buck would support. That one was called Love Letter...
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...
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...
Hey ladies: Are you with Tammy, in terms of your sentiment? Or are there things you are, and are not willing to put up with in a man? Are there things you used to put up with in a man that you no longer put up with.
Ladies, let's hear what you have to say on the matter.
Ready? Set? Blog n roll!
I used to use it frequently without hesitation. I used it in an interview I did with Merle former right-hand man of 20 years, and keyboard player for Merle Haggard and the Strangers, local musical genius, Mark Yeary. I think he mentioned something about it to me, but I didn't get it at that time.
I first learned (really learned) it was a cuss word in these parts, after an I interview I did with Homer "Streets of Bakersfield" Joy, and quintessential...
Dr. BLTrivia: What is the "that" in "Rumor Has it, that is What I Herd"? LyricToday/Hear it tomorrow
Welcome to Bakersfield sound Underground Trivia Quest: Generation Next Dr BLTrivia Edition. I'm Dr. BLT, and I'll be your host. I call myself a "redneck with an education," but it don't take no education to figure out this Dr. BLTrivia question.
So may the smartest man or woman, cowgirl or cowboy win! The prize will be a free mp3 copy of this song, when it is released (hopefully tomorrow, or the next, or the next), depending on which songs survive the...
If you haven't heard about the unveiling of the new Buck Stamp, check out the details here:
http://www.bakersfield.com/...
(attached photo courtesy of Buck Owens Productions)
And, please allow me to put the rumors to rest that, along with the Buck stamp, there will be a brand new song, the very first song ever written with the stamp as its subject matter.
You heard the rough draft of the song here first, and it's by yours truly. Be at the post office and you...
Welcome to my blog n roll studio. In the game of blog n roll, I provide the topic, and the tune, and you provide the talk.
Today's talk follows the topic of today's tune, This is me, without You. What do you have to say on this subject matter? What would your world be like without the person(s) you love most in it?
Post your reply in the comments section below.
Bakersfield Sound Underground
http://www.bakersfieldsound...
is pleased to announce plans today for a brand new advice column that will offer sound psychological advice from a licensed psychologist (namely the blog founder), cowboy style, in response to letters from country musicians in distress (or families or friends of country musicians in distress over the distress of the country musicians).
I've been doing an advice column called Ask the Rock Doc for...
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...
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...
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...
Hey, Bakersfield! You don't have to wait any longer to catch my mini-interview with one of the most energetic, young creative talents in Bakersfield, and to hear what he's doing with the song I wrote as the audtion theme song, If You Wanna Be the Next Buck Owens.
Today Joe Cnnon provides us with a contestant profie in the form of this mini interview. If you've listened to his version of the song, posted right here on the listening station above, you'll agree...
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...
Look long and hard into the 3 faces of these 2 candidates (Please don't accuse me of fuzzy math. One of them has 2 faces). Then tell me this: Who do you believe: the man some of you call McBush, or the man I call McWright?
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,...
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...
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:...
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...
They're bombing this blog with comments :)
Oh Bomb us! foreign Policy
words and music by Dr BLT copyright 2008
Oh Bomb us! foreign policy
is one we all know well
Oh Bomb us! foreign policy
will take us all to hell
sometimes it hurts to have
a one or two-page resume
especially when the job demands
you do much more than play
chorus:
Oh Bomb us!
Oh Bomb us!
we'll lie here 'till you flog us
we'll hold hands
and sing peace songs
until your bombs invade us
and...
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...
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