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  • Jer Gregg: Resurrected

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    Jer Gregg: Resurrected “Everyone loves something that is authentic, and Jer Gregg is an authentic artist that not only honors and creates the music he is passionate about, but honors and looks after those that make up the company he keeps.” – Stephen Salyers Jer Gregg (est. 1984, Elwood, Indiana) has always believed in himself. From his days…

  • In loving memory of Robert Wayne Harsha: August 19, 1944 – August 16, 2016

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    “Living is Christ and dying is gain.” – Philippians 1:21 “I know where he is now,” Pat said confidently, just a minute before the remembrance service began at Columbus Evangelical Church. We all do. Wayne Harsha – a pilot, a preacher, a leader by example – made many believers out of non-believers in his 71…

  • Taking pride in the West

    Taking pride in the West

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    By CHARLIE DENISON What is it about the old cowboy music that brings such joy to Central Montanans and people all over the country? What is it that attracts so many people to the old way of life? As Ranger Doug of Riders in the Sky sings in “Blue Montana Skies,” the “Code of the…

  • The glory of true love: a happy groom reflects on the big day

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    Having been a groomsman close to 10 times, I thought I knew a thing or two about what it’d be like to get married. I thought I’d know what it’d be like to be the groom. Boy, was I wrong. When I saw my bride – Kari Albertson – walk down the aisle of the…

  • Need Your Love

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    “I need your love. I need it right away. I love you every night and day.” – Hambone, “Need Your Love” October 28, 2007“Do you want to eat here?” I asked.“No,” Hambone said, his long hands holding his head up, his voice barely audible.We were at a Waffle House in Shelby, Tennessee, about 15 miles…

  • How to give a good toast

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    We all know that you don’t have to be a public speaker to be a best man or a maid of honor. The only requirement for the position is being a best friend. It’s not a job, it’s an honor and a responsibility that comes from years of trust, years of long talks, years of…

  • “Crashing” the Indy 500

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    I was back in my hometown of Fishers, Indiana, driving in for the weekend from Kentucky, where I was going to school at the University of Louisville. For some extra cash, I turned to bartending, graduating as a “certified mixologist” from the Midwest Bartending School. Usually this took two weeks, but since the only people…

  • ‘Jingling’ proves lucrative after all

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    I always thought it’d be fun to record a jingle. Think about it. “Mentos,” “My Buddy,” “Kit Kat,” “Oscar Mayer Wiener,” “Folgers.” All those little ditties just come alive in your head, don’t they? “Fresh goes better, Mentos freshness, fresh goes better with Mentos, fresh and full of life. Mentos, the freshmaker.” That’s what jingles…

  • Behind “Whispers of the Lonely” (as published in Glendive Ranger Review)

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    Three and a half years ago I went to the Rudyard Kipling in downtown Louisville, Ky. to work the door and support my friend Hambone, who was playing music full time. At the time, Hambone was a one-man band, playing guitar, kick-drum and high-hat all at once while singing. That evening he shared the billing…

  • CD Release Party in Wibaux: a dream realized

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    CD Release Party in Wibaux: a dream realized by CHARLIE DENISON In the two and a half years I was in Eastern Montana, one magical night stands out more than any other. Sunday, Feb. 19 at the Beaver Creek Brewery. It was a highly anticipated event that all began when I first visited the brewery…