Bill Otto, Kansas House Republican-District 9, is in the news today. Previously, he posted a video called “Redneck Rap” in which, he was seen wearing a cap that said “opossum the other dark meat” and opining on the current political climate. Some were offended and Otto’s daughters pulled the video. He has since re-posted it.
In the new clip, Otto addresses his Ozarks/Hillbily heritage, defends racism charges and explains the other dark meat.
DISCLAIMER:
1. I do live in the Ozarks but, am not a native.
2. I do not claim to be a hillbilly but, I know many.
3. I have never dined on opossum nor have I ever seen anyone else do so. But, I have heard many people claim that they had.
4. I have never heard of Bill Otto before but, I would have a cup of coffee with the guy.
5. I don’t really know what goes on in Kansas.
As always, fire up the corn cob pipe and click pause on the music player located in the side bar before playing the YouTube.
Note: The actual “rap” starts a little past the half way mark.
It’s a magnificent day in the Ozarks so, I grabbed the acoustic guitar and went outside to play a few licks.
It’s always nice to have an audience.
Even if it’s just little old Huey…
…and his glove.
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It’s been unseasonably cool in the Ozarks but the heat is returning today. “You can really feel the HumaDITTies out there today” is how the old hillbilly used to put it.
I read an interesting piece by Christopher Borrelli the other day, about the evolution of “Freebird”…
Lynyrd Skynyrd released the song 35 years ago. Since then, it has been an anthem, a demand, an ode to personal independence and the lamest heckle in the history of rock.
It occurs to me that so much of the rock and roll that I listened to in the 70s, stuff that was so important to me then, has somehow become tarnished.
Is that something that happens with every generation or was there just too much baggage attached to the music?
I mean, do you ever see “Freebird”, “Riders On The Storm”, “Dream On”…anything like that becoming part of the “Great American Songbook”?
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