For harmonious truth, rarely heard

Journal Record, The (Oklahoma City), Feb 13, 2002

Coleman, a Chicago lawyer specializing in insurance matters, said the ads are meant to introduce himself to voters and show that he's not just another dull politician. "No question -- these ads are to create name recognition," he said at a news conference Monday. "You have to separate yourself, and this is a way to do that."

Coleman said he chose a humorous approach because 30-second TV ads do not allow for serious discussion. Newspaper and radio ads, along with his Web site, will stick closer to the issues, he said.

Where to shop

"Official bootlegs" by Jimi Hendrix, the Doors and the Grateful Dead are available at the following Web sites:

Jimi Hendrix (www.jimi-hendrix.com). The Hendrix family's Dagger Records label offers three concerts from 1968 and 1969, and a disc of home demos recorded in 1969 and 1970. Prices: $15 for single discs, $20 for two-disc sets.

The Doors (www. thedoors.com). The band's Bright Midnight Records label offers rare interviews, rehearsal recordings and three concerts from 1969 and 1970.Prices: $15.98 for single discs, $29.98 for two- disc concerts.

The Grateful Dead (www.dead.net). The Dead's "Dick's Picks" series offers 23 concerts from the 1960s through the 1990s. Prices range from $12 for single discs to $24 for four-disc concerts.

Loving music for a drunken Cupid

NEW YORK (NYT) -- If Cupid ever gets himself a pickup truck, some chest hair, a barstool for an address and his share of woman trouble, he can put down his bow and quiver of love arrows -- country music will become his weapon of choice. Supporting evidence is offered below: a selection of country song titles -- odes to lust, love and love gone bad recorded over the years by artists both well-known and obscure. They've been authenticated by Mike Harden, a columnist for The Columbus Dispatch in Ohio. For more than a dozen years, Harden has perused record stores and music industry reference sources for his annual list of the "Worst Country Song Titles of All Time Until the Next Time."

Want more bad titles? Then go to www.downstream.sk.ca/country.htm (no connection to Harden). But be forewarned. It's not easy to trace the provenance of songs like If My Nose Were Full of Nickels, I'd Blow It All on You or You Done Tore My Heart Out and Stomped That Sucker Flat. But who cares? Point is, they've got what it takes to be country song titles. Which says a lot about country music. Which, in turn, has an awful lot to say about love. An alphabetical listing follows. Happy Valentine's Day.

* All I Want From You (Is Away)

* All My Exes Live in Texas

* Beauty's in the Eye of the Beerholder

* Bubba Shot the Jukebox

* Did I Shave My Legs for This?

* Don't Put Me in the Ex-Files

* Don't Squeeze My Sharmon

* Get Your Biscuits in the Oven, and Your Buns in the Bed

* Guess My Eyes Were Bigger Than My Heart

* He Can't Talk Without His Hands

* Heaven's Just a Sin Away

* Here's a Quarter (Call Someone Who Cares)

* How Can I Miss You if You Won't Go Away?

* How Come Your Dog Don't Bite Nobody but Me?

* I Bought the Shoes That Just Walked Out on Me