I guess he was the singer for Hootie and the Blowfish. I just saw him on Jimmy Kimmel live and he sings country now. I don't think I ever seen a black guy seeing country, but why not it's kind of like rock and roll. I think he sounds a lot better than most rap singers. I think rap sucks.
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You asked her if she wanted to grab coffee. Then you asked if the time worked. Then you asked if the place was okay. Then you asked if she'd prefer tea.
Four questions. Four chances for her to say no. Four signals that you're terrified of making a decision.
Plan it. Pick the place. Pick the time. Tell her where to meet you. She'll either show up or she won't.
Either way, you look like a man instead of a scared little boy.
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And she left anyway — probably for a guy who makes her pick up the pizza.
Painful. Also predictable. Her mind quietly concludes that anything requiring zero effort from her is worth exactly zero. You became a free sample, and free samples get taken for granted.
The 22 Rules flip the dynamic. Small shifts that get her investing effort, money, and time in you — until SHE'S the one afraid of losing YOU.
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I watched a biography of his life like last night, it made me have a newfound respect for Mr. Rucker.
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Hootie is a great band and coming from someone like me whose never been much into country music thats saying a lot. 
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Your buddy Dave has been single for three years and thinks "hey u up" is a valid strategy. Your other buddy Mike just got dumped and told you to "just be yourself."
You showed them her text. You asked them to decode the emoji. You drafted four responses and sent the screenshot to the group chat for a vote.
She's been waiting forty minutes.
Put the phone down. Stop crowdsourcing your love life. Type something that sounds like you. Hit send. Then go do literally anything else with your evening.
I used to like Hootie back when they first came out, but now I think that music sucks. But Rucker is a great singer. He's been singing country ever since he went solo which was quite awhile back. Just pulled up one of his videos on youtube, his country sounds pretty poppy to me, more pop rock than country. Sorta like Maroon 5 but with a twangy guitar. I don't know if that's "real" country.
I don't care for too much rap now, but it's one of those music styles that too varied to say you just flat out "rapping", it's like saying, "I hate music where they play guitars".
Just a little trivia, there's been a long time debate in hiphop circles whether Blondie invented rap, most say it's not true. But nonetheless whether she got the idea from someone else or not, this is the first popular song with rapping in it. Fast forward to 2:00 in :http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-0BLV04vbE
I don't care for too much rap now, but it's one of those music styles that too varied to say you just flat out "rapping", it's like saying, "I hate music where they play guitars".
Just a little trivia, there's been a long time debate in hiphop circles whether Blondie invented rap, most say it's not true. But nonetheless whether she got the idea from someone else or not, this is the first popular song with rapping in it. Fast forward to 2:00 in :http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-0BLV04vbE
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I am a black guy and most of what I listen to is country. The only rap/rnb I listen to is inspirational or patriotic stuff like, "Overtime" or "Successful".
But I will probably go down on Roseanne for some Brad Paisley or Trace Atkins concert tickets
lol ROSEANNE!
Thats near suicide.lol
But I will probably go down on Roseanne for some Brad Paisley or Trace Atkins concert tickets
lol ROSEANNE!
Thats near suicide.lol
True, I don't find it to be "real" country music either. Most mainstream country today is "pop country" though. Just a process music goes through. Most of the newer country singers are younger individuals who grew up influenced by MANY kinds of music. Likewise, they're singing to a younger crowd too. Modern country is "country" enough to appeal to older listeners while still appealing to the younger generations. Typical traditional country (Hank Williams, etc.) is too out-of-touch for the younger crowd, I doubt it would get much air-time.speakeasy said:
However, for what it is Darius Ruckers music is good. Not only is he a good singer, but he has catchy tunes that most people can relate to. Not to mention for a black singer to become popular with a country crowd is a testament to his talent.
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She calls you when her car breaks down. When she needs help moving. When some guy she's actually dating treats her badly.
You're the listener. The reliable one. The guy who would treat her so much better, if she'd just open her eyes.
She won't. You trained her to see you as the low-effort option — the friend who requires zero risk and zero investment. Every favor dug the hole deeper.
The "22 Rules" break the pattern. You'll stop auditioning for a role she already cast and become the man she chases instead. It starts with Rule 1.
Everytime I turn on the country channel it looks like a rap video is playing. Hell even the songs are sounding like rap songs, using hiphop vernacular and dancing an all that. Kinda wack if you ask me LOL. fkin country...sheesh
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To use hip hop vernacular, one of my favorite things about country music was that it was the only mainstream genre that really "kept it real." Songs about life, real life. Not every night is a threesome on top of a table full of cocaine or a gunfight from Pulp Fiction. In fact, no nights are like that for me...that I remember. But most nights and days are covered in some country song somewhere. And I'm a dude from Philly. It was hugely popular but almost totally non-mainstream in content and character. Existing side-by-side with everything else, but not decaying in morals. So I could respect that.Julian said:
But not anymore. By no means has country gone the way of pop/rock/rap, but it's on it's way. Alot of the younger artists have gone slutty, or gangster (relatively), or poppy. The outlaws are dying, the alterna-hippies make good songs but are completely ignored and out-of-touch, and the kids are rapping. So sad.
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Women rarely say this out loud, but a man with a life is attractive before he says a word. The guy who spent Saturday deep-sea fishing and came back with photos and a story — he walks in already interesting.
The "22 Rules" pushed me to build a life worth talking about. Turns out the fastest way to be interesting to women is to be interested in your own life first.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6tvmLRvAvw <-- west coast classicTyTe`EyEz said: