It’s no secret that I’m a huge fan of Kacey Musgraves, considering myself my friend Ashlee Jean and I to be OG fans in fact. In September of 2014 I had just quit my job at the cable station in Jackson, TN and I had big plans. The First of which was to reconnect with my family in Vermont for the Grand Pointe North Festival September 13-14. This would prove to be an amazing trip, the festival was hosted by Grace Potter and I met her Dad Sparky, who had a connection with my Nephew Chris in Stowe. But back to our regularly scheduled story.
Somehow I won a meet-n greet from Lightening 100 in Nashville to meet Kacey in Chicago at the Riviera Theatre September 27th. I boarded a train at Central Station in Memphis and took the trip up to meet my friend Ashlee who was coming from Quad Cities. Of course, we had a wonderful time and Kacey was an absolute Doll. We got our pictures taken, a signed poster and honestly, the memory of a lifetime. Ashlee and I still talk about doing that all over again soon. Of course, Kacey has become bigger, the venues more expansive and after three more studio albums, her music is as enjoyable, unpredictable and at times bewildering as ever.
Earlier this week I saw the teaser for “Dry Spell” and had no idea what to expect. After I read in the comments on social media that some big-name artists had called the number, I figured it wasn’t a scam and Kacey was up to something new. I’m not going to spoil it for you but the response harkened back to a time when you called a dedicated number in your city to get the correct time. In Memphis it was apparently, Jam-Jam-1 and in Flint, where I grew up with it was 313-234-1212, but that’s not the point. Kacey had used an old-school, retro concept to promote her new song, and I was fascinated. Today, I watched the video for “Dry Spell” and although the message seems overt and to the point(I’ll let you judge for yourself), it left me thinking that their was more to it than that.
Well, it’s time to get my socks out of the dryer and get some real work done. I’ll leave you with the photo so you can call the number, watch the video and see what you think. We’ll continue this blog until we figure it all out. Carry on my friends, the dime-store Cowgirl is at it again!