Diggin' those Chicks!

Authentic! The Dixie Chicks ruled the Grammys last night as well they should have. Purists would say that you should only win for having the best music but realists know that there are a lot of politics involved in the voting - politics and Politics.

I have so much respect for these girls/ladies/women. Not only do I personally appreciate their music (which like the Anna Nicole story is irrelevant to the context of my post) I really like that they have never backed down from just being who they are and doing what they love.

They have had a rough go of it in the past three years since they expressed their feelings about the Iraq war. They never changed their views, their passion for their families, their love of music. All that changed was the venues they played in. Funny how three years later - with the same exact message - they are hailed as heroes not demonized any longer.

We were supposed to hate them for not supporting the war. Its interesting to me to see that in the iTunes reviews of their latest album, MANY of the reviewers are Iraq veterans and they are in favor of the album, the discussion and the band!

Speaking of which, remember when the Iraq War started and we were supposed to boycott all things French, including my beloved Grey Goose vodka (my dirty martinis were not a sacrifice I was willing make for the cause - sorry people!)? Come ON!

Anyway...a big cheers for the Chicks for a fantastic album, a bunch of well deserved Grammys, some new chicken foot tattoos and for being real - being authentic!