July 29th, 2010
You Gotta Start Somewhere
Do you know what other band got their start in the boy’s clothing section at Wal-Mart?…..No seriously, I was asking. Does anybody know? Because I have to assume if you are at the point where you are accepting that gig you must have given up all hope to play MSG one day. Oh, and why wouldn’t they have a banjo and a fiddle.
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lol.. Seriously about 4 years ago I saw Hootie and The Blowfish play at our Super Walmart in Jacksonville… I would say that is why Darius Rucker is now playing country music…
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July 29th, 2010
like grandma and grandpa use to play. . .”
Nice to see Alabama getting back together.
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Soggy Bottom Boys Reunion???? If true, that’s kinda disturbing that they are in the Boy’s Clothing section.
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I guess they thing jamming in the basement is over rated?…
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I was always wondering whatever happened to the bubbettes after bubba went solo.
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July 29th, 2010
songs they could be playing…
“Hair of the Dog”
“Highway to Hell”
“People are Strange”
“Low Rider”
“Fire”
“Send in the Clowns”
“Stuck in the Middle with You”
“Rubber Ducky”
“Dogs”
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They’re not getting their start at Walmart; they’re getting their finish.
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Looks just like a old “Hee-Haw” skit.
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July 29th, 2010
Brad Paisley sang at a WM in Georgia.
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July 29th, 2010
Due to a slowdown in tourism in the area, the Deliverance band had to go to Wally World to find some new blood
SQUEAL LIKE A PIGGY!!
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July 29th, 2010
He was in a bind ‘cos he was way behind: he was willin’ to make a deal.
When he came across this old man greetin’ at a entrance and greetin’ it hot.
And the devil jumped upon a row of shoppin’ carts and said: “Gramps let me tell you what:
“I bet you didn’t know it, but I’m quite a greeter too.
“And if you’d care to take a dare, I’ll make a bet with you.
“Now you play a pretty good greeter, boy, but give the devil his due:
“I bet a shoppin’ cart of gold against your soul, ‘cos I think I’m better than you.”
The boy said: “My name’s Erland and it might be a sin,
“But I’ll take your bet, your gonna regret, ‘cos I’m the best that’s ever been.”
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Its a long way to the top, if you want to Rock and Roll!!
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alternative exposure compared to what we usually witness on this site
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Why does he make me think he’d be into cooking up some roadkill?
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July 29th, 2010
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nice…well thought
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July 29th, 2010
The devil went down to Michigan.
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Hey come check this out! Them hats are just $10!
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July 29th, 2010
Finally, no shame in being in the “husky” section!
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@RUFUS,,,I had no idea how bad off Alabama was to be playing gigs at Wal Mart,no point in asking how it could get any worse,this is it………LOL
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July 30th, 2010
I find it depressing that pretty much every one in the audience is over weight. Of course, this IS Walmart….
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July 30th, 2010
The woman in green probley gots some flappers!! So when she claps so does her arms! It makes the band feel good to hear all the applause, but sadly its just the one lady!!!
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July 30th, 2010
This band’s first selection:
“GET THE GALDURN ALTERNATE TEXT OFF THE DURN PoWM PAGE!!!!!”
If that’s true, I’m buying all of their releases.
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July 30th, 2010
@rufus….yea, i remember. it might make it harder to lip-sync.
@manbearpig….wouldn’t the band’s name be The Straws?
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July 30th, 2010
The violin shown IS a fiddle. The difference is the manner in which it’s played…
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July 30th, 2010
little known fact: eminem got started having rap battles in michigan walmarts. of course this was glamorized in the movie The Eight Mile. it started in the boys section, then to electronics, and then the final battle in the garden center. ted nugent approves.
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July 30th, 2010
I’m a pick’in…………
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July 30th, 2010
Not Alabama…it’s Marty Raybon…. a top level bluegrass band.
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July 30th, 2010
Gee gosh, I sure hopes they’s comin’ to a walmart near me!
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Little Johnny stopped the train and said, ”All you damn assholes who want to get off, get the hell off. All those who want to get on, get the hell on!”
”Little Johnny!” exclaimed his father. ”I can’t believe you are using that language! You should be ashamed of yourself! I want you to go to your room and don’t come back until you have thought about what you’ve done!”
So Little Johnny goes to his room and comes back an hour or so later.
He resumes playing with his train, only this time when he stops it he says, ”All of you ladies and gentlemen who want to get off, you may now get off, and those who want to get on, you may now also get on. And as for those of you who have a problem with the hour delay, talk to the asshole in the kitchen!”
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@ (::::||::::) Good one!
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July 30th, 2010
Luke Bryan played at WalMart and if you search youtube you can see the video.
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Hey come check this out! Them hats are 10 bucks!
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July 30th, 2010
Hey sorry to disappoint you Michelle, I was sick that day so there was no fat guy in overalls playin’ the jug!
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July 30th, 2010
At least it’s not Jeffster from “Chuck”
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July 30th, 2010
Talk about playing for beer. They could play for anything in the store.
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July 30th, 2010
Who gives a shit about the band in this pic? I’m curious about green blob’s half cheek on the bench – is she drying out her sweaty crack on the cushion, or scratching a pinworm itch, or what?
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July 30th, 2010
Welcome to Flint
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July 30th, 2010
What else are some laid off UAW workers gonna do on a Saturday night?
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July 30th, 2010
They have to be from the UP. Or the Thumb.
Any normal area in Michigan shops at Meijer.
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July 30th, 2010
LOL, the woman in blue is either stifling a yawn or picking at a pimple.
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July 30th, 2010
I hear banjo’s! Really! And I’m enjoing it! Yeeehaaaaaaaaawwwww!
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July 30th, 2010
Amateur hour at the Flint Wal Mart.
These ol’ laid-off fellers sure know how to party
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July 30th, 2010
Elvis LIVES!
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July 30th, 2010
(Recorded voice interupts concert)
Come get your Big Mac meal over at our McDonalds!
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July 30th, 2010
And the very next day their booking agent was fired.
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July 30th, 2010
Oh I wish and wish and wish again that I didn’t go to the show in Michigan…..walmart
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July 31st, 2010
Hi Im marty fomally the lead singer from shanandoa, Were here just a tryin to make a few bucks for gas for our bus thats a sittin out there on the side of I-94 before someone steals the wheels off it. If yall could just drop some spare change in that there slurpee cup over there so me and the boys could make it home. No? No one? Man they was right it is hard to make a livin in Michigan.
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July 31st, 2010
What’s really sad is all the people sitting and watching and i emphasize sitting!! REally?
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July 31st, 2010
What’s scary is they are all sitting and watching. And I emphasize SITTING, really? nothing better to do with the day?
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July 31st, 2010
hahahahaha
i saw “the moffatts” at my local walmart many many years ago, over 6000 people showed up, it was MAYHEM. the entire store got trashed.
hahah does anyone even remember who the moffatts are?
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July 31st, 2010
Only in Michigan!
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July 31st, 2010
The Band Perry started out at wallmart.
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August 1st, 2010
Hope they have the PA system hooked up to the speakers so they can interrupt with something more important like, “Clean up in isle 5. Clean up in isle 5 please.”
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August 2nd, 2010
well, the walmart gig is very sought after….clothing section, parking lot, whatever…..walmart is the biggest music retail outlet in the business,,and a gig there usually is connected to getting shelf space in the music section……very sought after……and yup, i think that is marty raybon….
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August 3rd, 2010
Too bad there’s no audio available. Who knows, they could be sounding good!
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August 3rd, 2010
This is something I’d expect to see down south, not in michigan…
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August 5th, 2010
My jazz band played at the opening of Target once…. we crammed ourselves into the store’s Taco Bell and played several sets. It’s still high up on my “worst gig ever” list.
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August 6th, 2010
My jazz band once played at the opening of a Target. We crammed outselves into their in-store Taco Bell and played several sets. It’s still high on my “worst gig ever” list.
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August 6th, 2010
No joke, *NSync got their start in a WalMart parking lot.
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August 6th, 2010
“Gloom, despair and agony on me-e!
Deep dark depression, excessive misery-y!
If it weren’t for bad luck I’d have no luck at all!
Gloom, despair and agony on me-e-e!”
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August 6th, 2010
I would just like to say that I saw Taylor Swift play a free concert at walmart three years ago so you really do have to start somewhere! She signed her cd for me and told me I was pretty
August 7th, 2010
If they’re looking for a manager, the mens department one just quit!
August 10th, 2010
For the record…I saw All American Rejects play in the lingerie section of a nearby WalMart here about 3 years ago…so it could be worse!
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August 12th, 2010
I got me a mandolin – maybe I should give them a call!
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August 16th, 2010
Any gig is a good gig nowadays!
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August 19th, 2010
The guy with the guitar looks like the lead singer for the country group Shannandoah from years back.
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August 26th, 2010
Of course this is a Michigan Walmart. -_-
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August 26th, 2010
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