zjames
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Post by zjames on Nov 28, 2014 13:50:52 GMT -5
Now that Thanksgiving is over, it's time to look forward to the holiday season.
What country music-related gifts are you giving and looking forward to receiving? I know I'm hoping for some Sturgill Simpson tickets.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 28, 2014 14:28:15 GMT -5
Good topic, i myself already recieved a trip to Nashville for my Christmas present but i can still get a few things. One thing i'm really hoping for is Alan Jackson's "Under The Influence" album as well as George Strait's "Honkytonkville"
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Post by Andy on Nov 28, 2014 19:23:25 GMT -5
The brand new Ronnie Milsap and Johnny Horton box sets look awfully good. Milsap's music is very underrepresented on CD outside of compilations so this is a welcome release. The Horton set is way too expensive to ask for as a present but I can dream can't I? Realistically, I'll just be given money and use it to buy a bunch of random albums. Not sure what they'll be yet.
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Post by someguy on Nov 28, 2014 23:11:44 GMT -5
I've bought myself most of the country albums I want this year, but I think I'm going to ask for:
Terri Clark - Some Songs Little Big Town - Pain Killer Carrie Underwood - Decade #1: Greatest Hits
I can't really think of anything else country related to ask for.
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Post by sabre14 on Nov 28, 2014 23:19:44 GMT -5
I've bought myself most of the country albums I want this year, but I think I'm going to ask for: Terri Clark - Some SongsI'm surprised you don't have this yet.
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Post by someguy on Nov 28, 2014 23:24:24 GMT -5
I've bought myself most of the country albums I want this year, but I think I'm going to ask for: Terri Clark - Some SongsI'm surprised you don't have this yet. Yeah, I probably should have picked it up by now. I guess there were just so many albums that came out this fall....I think I've bought like 12-15 since Labour Day, haha.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 16, 2014 20:44:24 GMT -5
My mom and I were doing christmas shopping at the Boulevard Mall tonight, i was shopping in an electronics store called F.Y.E as i browsed the country music section i noticed they had every one of Garth Brooks albums, i'm missing quite a few so i guess i can add those to my list
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Post by sabre14 on Dec 16, 2014 20:46:26 GMT -5
My mom and I were doing christmas shopping at the Boulevard Mall tonight, i was shopping in an electronics store called F.Y.E as i browsed the country music section i noticed they had every one of Garth Brooks albums, i'm missing quite a few so i guess i can add those to my list That's the last remaining F.Y.E in western New York. Unfortunately its in the Boulevard Mall so it can only be so big. The old one on Transit and Wherle was great. I need to get there before Christmas Day.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 16, 2014 20:52:41 GMT -5
My mom and I were doing christmas shopping at the Boulevard Mall tonight, i was shopping in an electronics store called F.Y.E as i browsed the country music section i noticed they had every one of Garth Brooks albums, i'm missing quite a few so i guess i can add those to my list That's the last remaining F.Y.E in western New York. Unfortunately its in the Boulevard Mall so it can only be so big. The old one on Transit and Wherle was great. I need to get there before Christmas Day. Damn thats a shame, i like their selections quite a lot, well they changed their location within the mall, i almost had a heart attack when i went to the original location because i thought they had went out of business. its not really as big :( but they still have quite a lot, i had enough money for Garth's "Fresh Horses" and Alan Jackson's "Video Hits Collection".
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Post by sabre14 on Dec 17, 2014 23:34:04 GMT -5
Don't have a specific thing to bring up but every year I make it a point to purposely not buy an album or two I plan on getting and instead request them from family members for Christmas.
It might sound stupid when you think about it but there's just something amazing about unwrapping a CD you wanted on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day - then listening to that album on the way to your next family get together later on Christmas night.
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Post by Kat5Kind on Dec 18, 2014 9:14:16 GMT -5
My cousin and I are getting Megatickets for the amphitheater and we're working on making CMA Fest 2015 happen. Aside from that, I'm hoping for a couple CDs.
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Post by Steven on Dec 18, 2014 17:41:28 GMT -5
Music: - December Day (Willie’s stash, Vol. 1) by Willie Nelson and Sister Bobbie
- Southeastern by Jason Isbell
- Live from Alabama by Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit
- Down Where the Spirit Meets the Bone by Lucinda Williams
I could go on for pages and pages but I purposely only asked for a few. Books: - Outlaw: Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson and the Renegades of Nashville by Michael Streissguth
- My House of Memories: An Autobiography by Merle Haggard, Tom Carter
- A Voice Undefeated by Collin Raye
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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2014 19:20:22 GMT -5
Back at F.Y.E, i bought the rest of Garth's collection with my remaining Christmas money, and also a live Steve Earle cd. :)
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Post by sabre14 on Dec 26, 2014 0:18:38 GMT -5
Well what did some of you guys get for Christmas? I actually have another family occasion tomorrow so I have one more round to go, lol. But so far... * Two Under Armour hoodies. I love these sweaters. Their so soft and comfortable and keep you really warm. * New Balance sneakers (powder blue). * Under Armour pants and shirt for running. * $40 of iTunes. * $50 Wegmans gift card (if anybody has been in a Wegmans, you know how great a gift this is) * $20 cash. * Christmas Divinity (amazing cookies, very underrated if prepared right) * $15 Fandango card. * 17 oz bag of shelled pistachios. Hopefully I get something hockey related tomorrow for my final Christmas obligation. :) Edit: Oh yeah, my Dad loved getting The Way I'm Livin' by Lee Ann Womack.
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.indulgecountry
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Post by .indulgecountry on Dec 26, 2014 0:24:08 GMT -5
I got mostly new albums (which is basically all I ever really ask for, lol) Country: Provoked - Sunny Sweeney Me - Jo Dee Messina Some Songs - Terri Clark Made to Last - Joey + Rory Bringing Back the Sunshine - Blake Shelton If I Don't Stay the Night - Mindy McCready Danielle Bradbery - Danielle Bradbery The rest: The Pinkprint - Nicki Minaj Sex and Love - Enrique Iglesias Journey to Freedom - Michelle Williams A.K.A. - Jennifer Lopez Music - Madonna Yours Truly - Ariana Grande Sweet Talker - Jessie J Plus some candy, gift cards/money, cologne, and a sweater from American Eagle.
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Post by Markus Meyer on Dec 26, 2014 1:07:29 GMT -5
So far I've gotten two CD's (The Swon Brothers debut, Carrie Underwood greatest hits.) We'll see what gets added to that on the 29th when I receive gifts from some of my aunts and uncles.
Other goodies:
iPad mini (whoo!) Vancouver Canucks duffel bag History of the ACM awards book 'Ice Storm', a Canucks book about how the team was built to a contender, to the collapse last year Portable phone charger 1000 page Archie Comics book (childish I know, but I love them haha :) ) A professional, hand drawn Markus Naslund photo 60 dollars in iTunes money
Grateful for all my wonderful and generous family members :)
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Post by someguy on Dec 26, 2014 1:30:35 GMT -5
I'm 30, and I still get spoiled like crazy at Christmas. I have the best family, haha.
Today I got:
- lots of stocking stuff (toiletries, candy, some kitchen stuff, some clothes, soaps, office supplies, LCBO gift card)
CDs
- Little Big Town - Pain Killer - Terri Clark - Some Songs - Carrie Underwood - Greatest Hits: Decade #1 - Reba McEntire - Icon - Ed Sheeran - X - The Script - No Sound Without Silence - Colbie Caillat - Gypsy Heart - Train - Bulletproof Picasso
DVDs
- Veep - Seasons 1 and 2 - Orange Is The New Black - Season 1 - Revenge - Season 3 - Grey's Anatomy - Season 10 - Scandal - Seasons 1, 2 and 3 - Arrested Development - Season 4 - The Guilt Trip - Identity Thief - Tammy - Neighbors - This Is Where I Leave You - Prisoners - Don Jon
Books
- Stephen King - Revivial - Stephen King - The Dead Zone - Kathleen Grissom - The Kitchen House - Anna Quindlen - Black And Blue - Anna Quindlen - Still Life With Bread Crumbs - Gillian Flynn - Gone Girl - Gillian Flynn - Sharp Objects - Gillian Flynn - Dark Places - Hillary Clinton - Hard Choices - Herman Koch - The Dinner - Ann Leary - The Good House - Dennis Lehane - Live By Night
Plus I still have Christmas with my mom's side tomorrow, and my dad's side on the weekend.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 26, 2014 8:04:57 GMT -5
What i got: - Trip to Nashville Tennessee (this was part of my Christmas gift, my trip was October 29th- November 2nd. Saw a lot of cool things like the Country Music Hall Of Fame, Johnny Cash Museum, Ernest Tubb Record Shop, Ryman Auditorium etc..) Cds: Steve Earle- Live At The BBC Garth Brooks- In Pieces Garth Brooks- Fresh Horses Garth Brooks- Scarecrow Glen Campbell- By The Time I Get To Phoenix Charlie Daniels Band- Midnight Wind (Deluxe) Charlie Daniels Band- Saddle Tramp Merle Haggard- Swingin Doors and Tonight The Bottle Let Me Down Hank Williams- Gold (2 Cd Collection) Alan Jackson- Under The Influence DVD's: Alan Jackson- Greatest Hits Video Collection Jason Aldean- Night Train To Georgia (SIGNED!) Other: Legend of Zelda t-shirts (yes i'm a nerd) New coat 70$ cash (going back up to F.Y.E today with this )
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Post by Andy on Dec 26, 2014 12:18:57 GMT -5
Nice presents, everyone. Hope everyone had a merry and safe Christmas. I didn't get any albums directly, but I did receive some gift cards and cash which I used to purchase the following (mostly used) CDs:
Alison Brown - Look Left Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash - Walk Alone Bob Wayne - Till the Wheels Fall Off Blue Highway - Blue Highway Bobby Osborne and Jesse McReynolds - Masters Of The Mandolin Caitlin Rose - Own Side Now Charley Pride - The Country Way + Make Mine Country Chet Atkins - The Early Years 1946-1957 Chris Jones - No One But You Dan Seals - San Antone Darol Anger - Generation Nation David Grier - Freewheeling Deryl Dodd - Deryl Dodd Eddy Arnold - Cattle Call + Thereby Hangs a Tale Eddy Arnold - The Complete U.S. Chart Singles 1945-1962 George Jones - George Sings Hank and Bob Hank Thompson - Headin' Down The Wrong Highway: The Early Albums Henson Cargill - On the Road James Alan Shelton - Guitar Tracks Johnny Bush - Honkytonic Johnny Rodriguez - Introducing Johnny Rodriguez + All I Ever Meant to Do Was Sing Karl Shiflett - Karl Shiflett & Big Country Show Kenny Rogers - She Rides Wild Horses Kentucky Colonels - Live in L.A. Maddox Brothers - America's Most Colorful Hillbilly Band, Vol. 2 Mandy Barnett - Got a Right to Cry Old & in the Way - Breakdown Old & in the Way - High Lonesome Sound Pirates of the Mississippi - Pirates of the Mississippi Porter Wagoner & Skeeter Davis - Sing Duets Porter Wagoner - What Ain't to Be Just Might Happen + Sings His Own Porter Wagoner/Ray Price - Master of the Art + Viva Psychograss - Like Minds Slim Dusty - Classic Albums 1990's Strength in Numbers - The Telluride Sessions T. Graham Brown - Bumper to Bumper The Kendalls - Two Heart Harmony + Thank God for the Radio Todd Phillips - Timeframe Ty England - Ty England Will Hoge - Blackbird on a Lonely Wire Wynonna Judd - New Day Dawning
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Post by josephmorgan on Dec 26, 2014 12:47:39 GMT -5
I got two CD's:
George Strait - Live From AT&T Stadium Jerrod Niemann - High Noon
plus the Simpsons complete 14th and 16th seasons on DVD.
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Post by someguy on Dec 27, 2014 12:07:20 GMT -5
From my mom's side yesterday:
Jason Aldean - Jason Aldean Jason Aldean - Relentless
The Descendants Winter's Bone How I Met Your Mother final season
Tawni O'Dell - One Of Us
Some money/iTunes gift card
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Post by Deleted on Dec 27, 2014 12:46:49 GMT -5
From my mom's side yesterday: Jason Aldean - Jason AldeanJason Aldean- Relentless My personal two favorite albums of his :) Anyway, did some album huntin with my money and got these: Brooks and Dunn- Hard Workin' Man Brooks and Dunn- Red Dirt Road Alan Jackson- What I Do (this was 2.50$ :O ) Rascal Flatts- Feels Like Today Chris LeDoux-Anthology Vol.1
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Post by Steven on Dec 28, 2014 12:00:36 GMT -5
CDs: Willie’s Stash, Vol. 1: December Day
Movies/TV Shows: Breaking Bad: Season 4 & 5 007: Daniel Craig Collection Guardians of the Galaxy World War Z Argo Captain America: The First Avenger Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Video games: NBA 2K15 (Xbox One) Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (Xbox One) Assassin's Creed: Rogue (Xbox 360)
Books: The Farm by Emily McKay The Science of Intersteller by Kip Thorne (Author), Christopher Nolan (Foreword)
I also recieved some clothes and a 3 TB external hard drive for my Xbox One.
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Post by countryfan15 on Dec 28, 2014 14:49:10 GMT -5
I didn't get any cds for Christmas but I did get some money and I ordered a few to listen to for now.
Gene Watson- My Heroes Have Always Been Country
Sturgill Simpson- Metamodern Sounds In Country Music
Jeff Bates- Me And Conway
Jerry Kilgore- Those Seven Years
Johnny Russell- Greatest Hits
I'll probably order more next week just a few to get me by lol
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Post by sabre14 on Dec 25, 2015 23:49:41 GMT -5
Not making a new thread for this, so I'll just be environment safe and recycle this one, lol. I probably had the most/best gifts for Christmas since I was a little kid. To be fair, I had three separate gift openings. #embarrassed I'll list the non-country music related stuff first: headphones for running Tully's Gift Card Wegmans Gift Card Subway Gift Card AMC Theater Gift Card $180 cash Water Bottle (leak proof and BPA free) Scarf, Gloves Sneakers Blank CD's Journal New leather wallet (my current wallet is falling apart, quite literally) Ryan O'Reilly, white Sabres jersey!!!!! Now the country music related stuff, lol: $25 iTunes gift card 13 albums (no, really...they are, Platinum by Miranda Lambert, Cold Beer Conversation by George Strait, My Kinda Party by Jason Aldean, Angels And Alcohol by Alan Jackson, Hits Alive by Brad Paisley, Charleston, SC 1966 by Darius Rucker, Damn Country Music by Tim McGraw, Carnival Ride and Storyteller by Carrie Underwood, 35 mph Town by Toby Keith, I Told You So, The Ultimate Hits Collection by Randy Travis, PrizeFighter by Trisha Yearwood and The Ultimate Hits by Garth Brooks). I don't really have much money and when I do get music it's usually through iTunes or Spotify (I get the albums I absolutely have to have like The Blade, Start Here and Traveller), so getting physical CD's for Christmas is a huge plus and very much appreciated. :) I'm so ashamed of how many amazing gifts I got. I am so not worthy. ...did I mention I got a Ryan O'Reilly, white Sabres jersey...
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.indulgecountry
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Post by .indulgecountry on Dec 26, 2015 0:15:11 GMT -5
I got mostly CDs, which is the bulk of what I usually ask for anymore, lol. What I got this year:
One Direction - Made in the A.M. Justin Bieber - Purpose Demi Lovato - Confident Ciara - Jackie Hilary Duff - Breathe In. Breathe Out. Nicole Scherzinger - Big Fat Lie Chris Young - I'm Comin' Over LeAnn Rimes - This Woman Easton Corbin - About to Get Real Dierks Bentley - Riser Joey + Rory - Inspired: Songs of Faith & Family
+ some sweaters, one of those adult coloring books, Tim McGraw cologne, plus misc. candy, gift cards, money, etc.
I also plan on buying Laura Bell Bundy's Another Piece of Me (it's digital-only so I couldn't "get" it for Xmas, lol) and Cam's Untamed soon with the money I got.
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Post by someguy on Dec 26, 2015 0:41:52 GMT -5
I got a few country CDs:
Cam - Untamed Eric Church - Sinners Like Me Eric Church - Carolina LeAnn Rimes - Today Is Christmas Mary Chapin Carpenter - The Age Of Miracles
Non-country CDs:
Jann Arden - A Jann Arden Christmas Train - Christmas In Tahoe Nate Ruess - Grand Romantic The Weeknd - Beauty Behind The Madness Hedley - Hello George Ezra - Wanted On Voyage
DVDs:
St. Vincent Still Alice Ricki And The Flash Dark Places
TV Seasons:
Breaking Bad complete series Dexter complete series How To Get Away With Murder season 1 The Simpsons season 17 Scandal season 4 The Middle season 6 True Detective season 1 Revenge season 4 Orange Is The New Black season 2 Grey's Anatomy season 11
Books:
Stephen King - The Bazaar Of Bad Dreams Lisa Genova - Inside The O'Briens Shonda Rimes - Yes Trisha Yearwood - Home Cooking With Trisha Yearwood Anne Lindsay - The Light Hearted Cookbook Lori Lansens - The Mountain Story Robert Galbraith - The Cuckoo's Calling
Plus some clothes, stuff for the house/car, and other stocking stuff (toiletries, office supplies, gift cards, food)
So thankful for family and friends (So spoiled)
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Post by Deleted on Dec 26, 2015 5:27:01 GMT -5
I got....
Non Country Stuff: - A t-shirt - First two seasons of The Walking Dead - Married With Children complete series boxset (You can tell who's still behind on the ol' Netflix train lol) - Stephen King's "Revival" - Pearls Before Swine (comic) calendar - Signed Gary Allan picture - $25 Target Gift Card - Disturbed- "Immortalized" CD
The Music Related Stuff:
- Carrie Underwood "Storyteller" signed vinyl - Kip Moore- "Wild Ones" signed CD - Whitey Morgan- self titled CD - Whitey Morgan- "Live and Loud From Flint" CD - Randy Rogers and Wade Bowen- "Hold My Beer Vol. 1" CD - Steve Earle- "Transcendental Blues" CD - JD McPherson- "Let The Good Times Roll" CD - $125 in Google Play Cards - $30 in Spotify gift cards
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Post by Markus Meyer on Dec 26, 2015 21:07:57 GMT -5
Non-Music Stuff:
Vancouver Canucks hoodie Vancouver Canucks T-Shirt Justin Trudeau biography NHL Legends XBox game Kevin O'Leary book Archie Comics 75 year anniversary book Insight from Dalai Lama calendar $90 cash
Music stuff:
George Strait - 'Cold Beer Conversation' Toby Keith - '35 mph Town' Hunter Hayes - '21 Project' Adele - '25' (non-country obviously) $15 iTunes card Record player Large CD case with doors
Very grateful for all my family and friends :)
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Post by Andy on Dec 28, 2015 21:48:24 GMT -5
Got a few used CDs using Christmas gift money.
Billy Joe Shaver - Live From Austin, TX Chet Atkins w/ Tommy Emmanuel - The Day Finger Pickers Took Over the World Deep Purple - Made in Japan Della Mae - This World Oft Can Be Gurf Morlix - Last Exit to Happyland Kentucky Colonels - Live in Stereo The Malpass Brothers - The Malpass Brothers Rob Ickes - Slide City Shawn Camp - Lucky Silver Dollar Steve Earle - Shut Up and Die Like an Aviator Tammy Wynette - First Lady + We Can Still Love Each Other Whiskey Myers - Firewater Willie Nelson - It's Been Rough and Rocky Travelin' [Box Set]
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