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A couple of major announcements were made this month about two prominent government figures.  It was announced on November 4 that former Vice President Dick Cheney had died on November 3.  Two days later, it was announced that former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi planned to retire. As the accolades pour in about Dick and Naney, for …

She is quite a character. Landman’s second act is set to release this Sunday, on November 16th, almost exactly a year after the show’s first season. The star-studded cast of Billy Bob Thornton, Demi Moore, Andy Garcia, Sam Elliott, Ali Larter, Jacob Lofland, and Michelle Randolph will return for Season two of the beloved show, and I’m sure it will be just as wild as the first season… Taylor Sheridan knows drama, that’s for sure. The second season’s official synopsis implies that a boiling point will be reached one way or another as Thornton’s crisis executive and “fixer” Tommy Norris will certainly be forced to put out some fires: “As oil rises from the earth, so do secrets – and Tommy Norris’s (Thornton) breaking point may be closer than he realizes. Facing mounting pressure from M-Tex Oil, Cami Miller (Moore), and the shadow of his kin, survival in West Texas isn’t noble – it’s brutal. And sooner or later something’s got to break.” Of course, Thornton, who plays Tommy Norris, is an absolute star and makes the show what it is, but his on-screen wife/ex-wife, I guess, Ali Larter, who plays Angela Norris, is easily one of the best characters too, in my humble opinion. Apparently, what you see on-screen is pretty accurate to their real life friendship, and of course, Angela isn’t known for her modesty or for being a shrinking violet… it’s what many of us love about her, she puts it all out there in every sense of the word, but as you can imagine, her son, who is 14 years old, isn’t so sold on her, understandably so. During an interview with CBS Sunday Morning, Ali revealed that while her family might not love watching her play Angela because of her obvious, um spiciness, her two kids (she also has a 9 year old daughter) understand that their mom has to work to afford to give them the life that they have: “Well, it’s definitely not the easiest for my son, my heart goes out to him. But he loves the perks of what I do, and that’s for sure. And you know, my kids, it’s really important for me that when they’re older, they understand that I’m a working mom because I love what I do. And if my daughter decides there’s something she wants to do, I want her to do that, and then you spend the quality time together. But you shouldn’t give up your dreams just because you feel like you need to stay at home with your children. For some people, that’s amazing, and I respect that, but that wasn’t the right route for me. And when I really kind of explain that to them, and they see, first of all, the joy that I get, but this is our life. This gives us our life. I have to work, you know? And luckily, I love what I do. And it’s fun for the kids, truthfully, they come onto set.” I mean, I don’t think any of us would want to watch our moms act out some of the scenes that Angela is in… but then again, there a lot of hot moms out there. Teenage boys have been teased about their hot moms since the beginning of time. Ali just happens to be on a hit Taylor Sheridan show. Larter joked that her husband doesn’t watch Landman either, and she really feels for him, her son and even her dad when it comes to some of Angela’s scenes: “He doesn’t watch it either. My family is just like, he’ll laugh at it, and then he’s like, ugh. It’s a lot for them. Even my dad. My son, my dad, my husband… those poor guys.” She’s got a point… luckily the rest of us can enjoy every bit of it on their behalf: @cbssundaymorning What does Ali Larter’s family think of her @Landman ♬ original sound – CBS Sunday Morning This Sunday can’t come soon enough… The post Ali Larter Says “It’s A Lot” For Her Son, Husband, & Dad To Watch Some Of Her ‘Landman’ Scenes: “Those Poor Guys” first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

One of the few times he’s tried to play the radio game. As an avid Eric Church fan, I’ve always had this theory that he doesn’t really like his song “Love Your Love the Most.” To be clear, he’s never said as much (at least not that I’ve seen), but it’s just always the impression that I’ve gotten from Church as he talks about that time in his career. The song was released in February 2009 as the first single from his second studio album, Carolina. It was a modest hit, peaking at #10 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and eventually being certified Platinum by the RIAA. But compared to Church’s previous singles like “How ‘Bout You,” “Two Pink Lines” and “Guys Like Me” from his debut album Sinners Like Me, you can see how this one was different. Rather than the bombastic statements he makes about who he is in “How ‘Bout You” or “Guys Like Me,” or the taboo topic of teen pregnancy addressed in “Guys Like Me,” “Love Your Love The Most” is a saccharine checklist ballad not unlike many of the hits on the radio at the time. And in fact, that’s what he was going for when he wrote it. During a 2016 interview with the BBC, Church was asked about “Love Your Love the Most,” and you can almost see him cringe to think about it as he admits that he was trying to write a radio hit: “That was one of the ones in my career – that was a rough time in our career because we got to a point where we had to have a radio hit, in my opinion, to continue to have a record deal. So that was my attempt to write what was being played on the radio. It’s been interesting since then. I don’t play it a lot anymore. It’s one of those songs that, it’s got lines that are very much me. I do like Faulkner books, and stuff that’s weird like that. I do like mustard on my fries.” When you realize that Church was trying to write the song for radio, it makes much more sense than the song otherwise would in his catalog: As Church pointed out earlier in the same interview, country music at the time was largely female-driven, with ballads and love songs dominating the charts. (Or as he puts it, it was “soccer mom” country). But Church has never really been one to play the radio game, or write a song just to have a hit. Which brings me back to my theory that he doesn’t really like the song, or at the very least wouldn’t record it today if he had it to do over again. As Church mentioned, he rarely plays the song in concert. He did break it out recently during his three-night run at Red Rocks Amphitheater this summer, but in introducing the song he said something that made me seem to think I was onto something with my theory that he doesn’t care for the song: “I promised my younger self I would never do two things: One, I would never cover ‘Sweet Caroline’ at Red Rocks. And two, I would never play this song at Red Rocks. So I suck at keeping promises to myself.” He’s also said that Carolina is the only album that he’s ever compromised on, because he felt like he had to in order to save his career. I have a feeling that “Love Your Love the Most” is one of those compromises he’s referring to… And maybe it’s not fair to say that he doesn’t like the song. Maybe he doesn’t feel it was as authentic as the rest of his music that he released, both before and after Carolina. In fact, after “Love Your Love the Most” and one more single from the album (another song that he doesn’t play live much called “Hell On the Heart”) Church threatened to walk away from his record label if they didn’t release “Smoke A Little Smoke” as a single. Maybe seeing the reaction to “Smoke A Little Smoke” from his fans proved to Church that he was right to follow his instincts rather than try to write a song like “Love Your Love the Most” to chase a radio hit. Regardless, the song is still a popular one among Church fans – even if my theory’s correct and he’s not a big fan of it himself.The post Eric Church Says “Love Your Love The Most” Was His Attempt At Trying To Write A Radio Hit To Save His Career first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Ragweed fans can’t stop winning. Cross Canadian Ragweed has remained a cornerstone band of the Red Dirt music movement. Forming in Stillwater, Oklahoma, in the mid-1990s, the band featured members such as Cody Canada, Grady Cross, Randy Ragsdale, and Jeremy Plato. Simply put, Ragweed caught fire early upon the release of their 1998 debut album, Carney. Throughout their career, the Oklahoman band released seven studio albums and three live albums, but sadly disbanded in 2010. Red Dirt fans were beyond heartbroken when the group broke up, and from a conversation with Cody Canada, it seemed there was no way in hell they would get back together, comparing their breakup to a divorce. However, time heals all wounds, and eventually, Cody Canada felt like the stars were aligning for them to give it another go and get the band back together. Canada explained on the Whiskey Riff Raff podcast: “I was ready to put down that discomfort. It wasn’t a great breakup, but nobody died… nobody killed anybody. We were just overworked at 30 years old with brand new babies on the ground. We should have said nicer things, and I’m a very stubborn person, and so are the rest of the guys. So we just didn’t talk for 15 years. We started the ball rolling very secretively. Our booking agent and our accountant got together with the other two guys and said, ‘What do you all think?’ And one of the other guys said, ‘I’ve been sober for 10 years waiting for this.’ That’s a green light. So we all signed NDA’s.. I 100% admit that I can’t keep my mouth shut when I’m excited about something. So we signed NDA’s and made it a surprise, and we slowly started unveiling it.” This past year proved to be nothing short of a miracle for the band. After making their long-awaited return to the stage in January at Mile 0 Fest in Key West, Florida, Ragweed dropped the bombshell and announced their grand reunion: “The Boys From Oklahoma” Concert series, a four-night experience along with fellow Red Dirt legends, Turnpike Troubadours. Taking place in their old stomping grounds of Stillwater, Oklahoma, at Boone Pickens Stadium, Ragweed delivered what can only be described as four unforgettable nights as they officially returned from their 15-year hiatus. Obviously, the event was a massive hit, selling out all four shows and bringing together red dirt artists from all over, with special guests including the Turnpike Troubadours, The Great Divide, Jason Boland and the Stragglers, Stoney LaRue, and more. And that star-studded lineup does not even include the incredible guests that popped up during the shows, like Dierks Bentley and Parker McCollum. The group then headed down to Texas for a “Texas Encore” edition of the reunion, which included Shane Smith & The Saints, Wade Bowen, and more. With so much momentum heading into 2026, Ragweed recently announced another two “Boys From Oklahoma” shows: one “Cornhuskers Edition” in the University of Nebraska’s Memorial Stadium in August and one additional show in Stillwater at Boone Pickens Stadium to commemorate the one-year anniversary of their reunion. Just when you thought Ragweed was done with their newest round of “Boys From Oklahoma” shows, they announced yet another one this morning, this time in Athens, Georgia. View this post on Instagram Announced this morning, Cross Canadian Ragweed will once again team up with the Turnpike Troubadours for another concert in Athens, Georgia, at Akins Ford Arena on February 28th. Unlike previous shows, which featured an all-star cast of artists from both Texas and Oklahoma, the Athens show will only feature support from Turnpike and the severely underrated Texan singer/songwriter, Shelby Stone, pointing to a slightly smaller-scale concert compared to the large cast of supporting acts featured in previous “Boys From Oklahoma” shows over the past year. Presale sign-ups start today, November 14th, and will end on Tuesday, November 18th, at 5 p.m. CST. Presale will open on November 20th at 10 AM CST, with general onsale opening on November 21st at 10 a.m. CST. If you don’t want to take my word for it, Ragweed themselves warned fans of low ticket quantities once general sale opens up. If you want to see Ragweed take on Athens, you’ll have to act fast.The post Cross Canadian Ragweed & The Turnpike Troubadours Announce “The Boys From Oklahoma” Show In Athens, Georgia first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

The Bishops of the Catholic Church spoke out this week against the mass deportations being done by the Trump administration, and Border Czar Tom Homan was asked about it today. He responded, . . .