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Dog Dad | Songwriter | ASCAP | ACM | Texas CMA & CMA Member | 2025 & 2026 Unsigned Music Awards Semifinalist | Photojournalist | Accessibility Advocate |

Massachusetts, USA
Joined March 2012
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It has been nearly two months since Dolly Parton sadly passed away at 80. Although the singer spent the last few months of her life battling cancer, the Queen of Country Music refrained from sharing that news with fans. Instead, she charged forward, bringing that same light and energy she built an entire career around. Since her passing, countless tributes, covers, and memorials have honored her. And during the I Will Always Love You: A Celebration of Dolly Parton, Reba McEntire stood under the spotlight to remember not a country legend but a friend.  Throughout the evening, the country music association promoted a plethora of singers like Brad Paisley, Lainey Wilson, Vince Gill, Zac Brown, Carrie Underwood, and numerous others. Although each singer had their own story to share about Dolly, Reba was different. While inspired by Dolly, Reba stood alongside the singer as she dominated country music. They even had the chance to share the stage. Growing a lasting friendship over the decades, McEntire felt the emotions of the moment as she stood in front of the entire genre to celebrate its biggest star. To make it even better, she decided to cover a classic hit from Dolly’s lineup. The celebration featured nearly two dozen performers, but thankfully, Dolly wrote over 3,000 songs during her career. Giving them more than enough tracks to pick from, Reba felt a connection to “He’s Alive.” Although featured on Dolly’s album, White Limozeen, it was actually released by Don Francisco. Read more below: americansongwriter.com/reba-…
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We are deeply saddened by CMA Award winner and Country Music Hall of Fame member, John Anderson's passing. Our thoughts are with his family and friends during this difficult time.
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iconic photo to celebrate an icon
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Tonight, we celebrate @DollyParton’s incredible legacy 🤍 Join us for “CMA Presents I Will Always Love You: A Celebration of Dolly Parton,” LIVE TONIGHT at 9/8c on @ABCNetwork and @DisneyPlus
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Currently gleeking out!
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A reunion and a homecoming to boot! Legend Danny McBride joined us onstage in Charleston (where we shot all 4 seasons of The Righteous Gemstones) for a celebration of the show’s classic “Misbehavin’”. Here’s a sneak peek. Stay tuned for the full version soon! #morecowbell!!!
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Celebrating a true Country Music icon. 🤍 Join us for “CMA Presents I Will Always Love You: A Celebration of Dolly Parton,” LIVE Wednesday, Oct. 21 at 9/8c on @ABCNetwork and @DisneyPlus.
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🚨#BREAKING Outrage is erupting in Cincinnati after a mob of Black "teens" AMBUSHED and ATTACKED 3 White female college students on their way to dinner. Video footage shows multiple Black males PUNCHING THE GIRLS IN THE FACE while others steal their scooters. They beat them so badly, they were rushed to the hospital in an AMBULANCE!!!!! On Wednesday night, around 8 p.m., they rode their electric scooters from their dorm to the Wingstop on Short Vine. They just wanted dinner. At the end of the crosswalk, a group of 8 or 9 teens, boys AND girls, was standing there BLOCKING their way. Then came the yelling. The cursing. The threats. Then the group STOLE their scooters. One girl got hit in the face. FOUR girls jumped another. The guys in the group went after her friend. It was over in seconds. A worker nearby caught the whole thing on video When police showed up, one of the freshmen was photographed talking to officers with her shirt TORN. All three ended up at UC Medical Center. One mother got a call from her daughter CRYING in the back of an AMBULANCE. Another UC mom saw it in a parents' Facebook group and called City Hall. Her words: "Is a student going to have to lose their life for you to DO SOMETHING?!Ị Police say only 4 juveniles have been arrested and charged with aggravated robbery. The rest of the “teens”? Still out there. The college girls now says they are scared to walk down the street alone. THIS IS AMERICA, WE DO NOT HAVE TO LIVE LIKE THIS!!!!!!!
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We have a little surprise... 🎟️✈️ Enter at the link for a chance to win a trip to see us at our hometown show on November 7th! laylo.com/sugarland/rideordi… It’s going to be such a special night, and we can’t wait to celebrate with y’all! 🥳
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Canada resident breaks down in tears because he life may be over, “I'm about to be a victim of the Canadian healthcare system” She has cancer. She did everything she was asked to including Chemo, additional tests and seeing the multiple specialists required for surgery. Unfortunately because the way healthcare works in Canada, the process took so long that her tumor has now spread and she’s no longer a candidate for surgery “ These past five weeks of having to go through the system, waiting for appointments, waiting for diagnostic imaging, waiting for results and reports, my tumor has spread way too far — They let me sit there for two months with no treatment — this is the system that we live in” What’s crazy is I found this is not uncommon in Canada, and can actually even take much longer than this On the faster end for high priority major cancer it takes 6–12 weeks from the “we think we can operate” meeting to the OR, plus 4–8 weeks of extra tests beforehand 3- 6 months of sequential waits Slower provinces can take 6–12 months or more. Quebec’s public lists show thousands waiting for obstetric, gynecologic surgery. The lists show hundreds of people already past 6–12 months mark in waiting We do not want universal healthcare like this in America This is what liberals are fighting for
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🚨#BREAKING: Outrage is erupting after a White elderly couple in their 80s let a Black female stranger use their shower because they felt bad for her... ...she then ST*BBED THEM BOTH TO DE*TH!!!! Now, she's pleading NOT GUILTY BY REASON OF INSANITY. Yes, you read that right. Their names were Darryl and Sharon Getman. He was 83, she was 80. They had been married for more than 20 years. On December 30th, a woman named Vickie Williams was seen wandering a retirement community. Security guards saw her. Cameras caught her multiple times. One resident was so unnerved by an encounter with her that they hit a panic alarm. ...then she knocked on the Getmans' door. She asked if she could use their shower and charge her cellphone. Darryl and Sharon Getman, 83 and 80 years old decided they should show some kidness... ...and they let her in. Sometime between 11 p.m. and 2 a.m., prosecutors say Vickie Williams grabbed a kitchen knife and brutally m*rdered them both. A forensic pathologist testified they found of MULTIPLE wounds. Both had defensive wounds, meaning an 83-year-old man and his 80-year-old wife spent their final moments fighting for their lives. When police found Darryl, a butcher-style knife was still buried in his abdomen. There were bloody footprints through the house and out into the garage. Prosecutors say that after k*lling them, she WASHED HER CLOTHES in their laundry room while they She took their car keys. And at 2 in the morning, a camera photographed the Getmans' green Kia Soul rolling out of that retirement community. She drove it all the way to Savannah, Georgia. And when she turned up at a man's apartment in Georgia days later, here is what he testified, under oath, this week: "She told me she bought a new car." She LIED about it and he said she was rushing inside "like somebody was after her or something." She was arrested January 2nd at an Amtrak station in Savannah, still driving the couple's car. And now, almost four years later, her defense is that she was suffering from 'psychosis" and should be found not guilty by reason of insanity. Prosecutors say she has an arrest record going back decades of assault and robbery. Say their names. Darryl Getman. Sharon Getman. WE DO NOT HAVE TO LIVE LIKE THIS!!!!!!!
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We can’t believe it’s been 20 years since we released “Want To” as the first single from 'Enjoy the Ride!' What better way to celebrate the anniversary than getting to see our fans again and create more amazing moments from such a special album for us?! See you on tour this fall!
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Pray for them! 🙏🏻
BREAKING: The 79th Infantry Brigade Combat Team from the California National Guard have begun deploying to the Los Angeles area Thank you President Trump for restoring law and order! 🇺🇸
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Rioters in LA are pouring gasoline on vehicles and setting them on fire LAPD Chief says these are “peaceful protests” This is why President Trump is sending in the National Guard
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Calibrations complete. 💯 The limited edition @MassEffect Garrus Vakarian Statue is now available at the BioWare Gear Store! Get yours before they’re all gone: gear.bioware.com/products/ga…
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ED SHEERAN, TYLER CHILDERS and THE KILLERS headlining Boston Calling 2024!! Boston Calling Music Festival #harvardsquare #cambridgema #bostoncalling
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Often times the best way to get perspective is to put yourself in someone else’s shoes. I just watched Screams Before Silence, a doc with before untold rape victim, witness, and investigator testimony from October 7th. The @Columbia, @Harvard, @MIT and other student protestors should be able to relate to the victims as the women interviewed are the same age and probably have shared similar life experiences, like the Nova music festival, up until October 7th. If you are going to call for a global intifada and/or describe the events of Oct. 7th as ‘resistance,’ you owe it to yourself (and to the victims) to understand what you are talking about. To the protestors: While you a camping out, take 54 minutes to listen to the victims and then pretend it happened to you, your sister or your closest friend. Now consider that 130 or more hostages are still being held, are suffering untold horrors, and among them remain 14 or so women. What if happened to you? Screams Before Silence: youtu.be/zAr9oGSXgak?si=KFqV…
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It appears that the auto-posting of tweets conveying information about severe weather and flash flood warnings and alerts is not working. Please rely on other means to receive real-time warnings, including weather.gov/box/
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Cambridge Police are actively investigating and seeking the community’s assistance in identifying a suspect after a Cambridge resident in her 20s was physically assaulted in the area of Market Street & Windsor Street while walking her 8-month-old dog around midnight on Dec 5. 1/3
Be on the lookout for Jax, an 8-month-old Cockapoo, who ran off around midnight after his owner was assaulted in the area of Market/Windsor St. He was last seen heading towards Somerville. If Jax is seen or anyone has info on his whereabouts, please call CPD at 617-349-3300. 1/2
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