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Gad's Culture Page

Check it out!  I finally got around to adding another feature to my web page!  I'm calling this the "Culture" page.  There's an implicit "Pop" prior to Culture in that title.  Basically, this page is going to be where I list my favorite stuff pertaining to music, TV, movies, etc....

This page is a work in progress.  I'll be adding things to it and updating it as I have time.

If something is on this page, it means that I like it.  You should check it out and decide for yourself.  I'm not trying to tell you what you should think....that's what liberal Democrats are for.

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MUSIC

What's in the car right now? (1/4/05)

Top 10 Songs of Right Now (01/04/2006)

  1. Listen to Your Heart (Edmee's Unplugged Vocal Edit) - D.H.T. feat. Edmee

  2. Arlington - Trace Adkins

  3. Redneck Yacht Club - Craig Morgan

  4. Texas - George Strait

  5. Behind These Hazel Eyes - Kelly Clarkson

  6. A Real Fine Place to Start - Sara Evans

  7. Boondocks - Little Big Town

  8. Hide - Joy Williams

  9. Talkin' Song Repair Blues - Alan Jackson

  10. t.A.T.u. - All About Us

Top 10 Albums of Right Now (01/04/2006)

  1. Breakaway - Kelly Clarkson

  2. Brave - Nichole Nordeman

  3. A Real Fine Place - Sara Evans

  4. Twice the Speed of Life - Sugarland

  5. Jagged Little Pill Acoustic - Alanis Morissette

  6. The Legend of Johnny Cash - Johnny Cash

  7. Speak - Lindsay Lohan

  8. Ride - Shelly Fairchild

  9. Time Well Wasted - Brad Paisley

  10. Love Angel Music Baby - Gwen Stefani

Top 10 Country Artists

  1. Ronna Reeves

  2. Alabama

  3. SheDaisy

  4. Cyndi Thomson

  5. Garth Brooks

  6. Sara Evans

  7. Trisha Yearwood

  8. Shania Twain

  9. Rebecca Lynn Howard

  10. Martina McBride

Top 10 Christian Artists

  1. Amy Grant

  2. Michael W. Smith

  3. Point of Grace

  4. Nichole Nordeman

  5. Kendall Payne

  6. Jennifer Knapp

  7. Jami Smith

  8. The Second Baptist Church (Houston, TX) 11:11 Band

  9. Ginny Owens

  10. The Inspirations

Top 10 Pop/Top 40/Alternative/Etc. Artists

  1. Amanda Marshall

  2. Celine Dion

  3. Alanis Morissette

  4. Michelle Branch

  5. Sarah McLachlan

  6. Avril Lavigne

  7. Evanescense

  8. Meredith Brooks

  9. Jessica Riddle

  10. Jo Davidson

Top 10 Songs of All-Time

  1. I Love You, Goodbye - Celine Dion

  2. Lead Me On - Amy Grant

  3. Song of the South - Alabama

  4. (Everything I Do) I Do It for You - Bryan Adams

  5. Diggin' in the Dirt - Deep Greens

  6. Ireland - Garth Brooks

  7. An American Trilogy - Elvis Presley

  8. Ride - Amanda Marshall

  9. I Hope You Dance - Lee Ann Womack

  10. Something So Good - Point of Grace

Top 10 Albums of All-Time

  1. Tuesday's Child - Amanda Marshall
  2. Heart in Motion - Amy Grant
  3. Celine Dion - Celine Dion
  4. The Whole SheBang - SheDaisy
  5. The Spirit Room - Michelle Branch
  6. Jordan's Sister - Kendall Payne
  7. Everybody's Got a Story - Amanda Marshall
  8. Amanda Marshall - Amanda Marshall
  9. Fresh Horses - Garth Brooks
  10. Life, Love & Other Mysteries - Point of Grace  

Top 10 Songs about the South  

  1. Back Where I Come From - Mac McAnally
  2. Song of the South - Alabama
  3. Dixie
  4. Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd
  5. Rocky Top
  6. High Cotton - Alabama
  7. Maybe it was Memphis - Pam Tillis
  8. Walking in Memphis - Marc Cohn
  9. Callin' Baton Rouge - Garth Brooks
  10. The Devil Went Down to Georgia - Charlie Daniels Band

MOVIES

Top 10 Movies of All-Time

  1. Contact

  2. Days of Thunder

  3. Iron Eagle II

  4. The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King

  5. She's All That

  6. The Hunt for Red October

  7. Seconhand Lions

  8. Iron Eagle

  9. For Love of the Game

  10. Goldeneye (007)

Top 10 Actors

  1. Harrison Ford

  2. Sean Connery

  3. Freddie Prinze, Jr.

  4. Will Smith

  5. George Clooney

  6. Morgan Freeman

  7. Joshua Jackson

  8. Samuel L. Jackson

  9. Robert Duvall

  10. Kevin Costner

Top 10 Actresses

  1. Jennifer Love Hewitt

  2. Samantha Mathis

  3. Claire Forlani

  4. Bridget Fonda

  5. Rachel Leigh Cook

  6. Anna Paquin

  7. Katie Holmes

  8. Lacey Chabert

  9. Natalie Portman

  10. Nicole Kidman

TV

Top 10 8 7 6 Current TV Shows (01/04/2005)
I haven't had time lately to watch enough TV to have 10.
Stuff goes off the air, and it gets replaced with crap...so the list gets shorter.
At least this time, I have a few new things to replace the shows I've dropped from the list

  1. NASCAR on FOX

  2. NASCAR on ESPN (Yes, I realize that they won't be airing a race until 2007)

  3. Gilmore Girls

  4. Everwood

  5. Smallville

  6. Myth Busters

Top 10 TV Shows of All-Time

  1. Full House

  2. Dawson's Creek

  3. Xena: Warrior Princess

  4. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

  5. Firefly

  6. Buffy the Vampire Slayer

  7. Star Trek: Enterprise

  8. Star Trek: The Next Generation

  9. Roswell

  10. Saved by the Bell

NASCAR

Top 10 Current Favorite Drivers (01/4/2005)

  1. Dale Earnhardt, Jr.

  2. Ryan Newman

  3. Martin Truex, Jr.

  4. Michael Waltrip

  5. Tony Stewart

  6. Mark Martin

  7. Jeff Burton

  8. Carl Edwards

  9. Jeremy Mayfield

  10. Jamie McMurray

Top 10 Favorite Drivers of All-Time

  1. Dale Earnhardt

  2. Darrell Waltrip

  3. Lake Speed

  4. Dale Earnhardt, Jr.

  5. Mark Martin

  6. Alan Kulwicki

  7. Kevin Harvick

  8. Michael Waltrip

  9. Harry Gant

  10. Kenny Wallace

Top 10 Greatest Winston Cup Races since I've been a Fan

  1. 2000 Winston 500 - Talladega - Oct. 15, 2000
    Dale Earnhardt comes from 14th with 4 laps remaining to lead at the white flag and hold on for his 76th, and final, career victory.

  2. 1998 Daytona 500 - Daytona - Feb. 15, 1998
    In his 20th attempt, Dale Earnhardt finally wins the Daytona 500

  3. 1992 Hooters 500 - Atlanta - Nov. 15, 1992
    Bill Elliot won the race, but Alan Kulwicki won the championship by putting off his final pit stop long enough to lead 1 more lap than Elliot.  The 5 bonus points allowed Kulwicki to preserve his 10 point lead over Elliot in the standings.  Had Elliot lead the most laps, he and Kulwicki would have tied in the standings, and Elliot would have been the champ because he won 5 races to Kulwicki's 2.  The race is also notable as Richard Petty's last and Jeff Gordon's first.

  4. 2003 Carolina Dodge Dealers 400 - Darlington - March 16, 2003
    Ricky Craven drops low under Kurt Bush and drag races him into turn 1 with two laps to go.  They touch, causing Busch to bounce off the wall and allowing Craven grab the lead.  Busch gets into the back of Craven in turn 2, allowing Busch to get back by and lead to the white flag.  Craven gets another run on Busch and dives under him in turn 4.  The two bump and bang down the front straightaway, with Craven edging Busch at the line by a mere 0.002 seconds - the closest recorded finish since NASCAR started using electronic scoring in 1993. 

  5. 2003 Aaron's 499 - Talladega - April 6, 2003
    Dale Earnhard Jr. gets caught up in the "big one" on lap 5, but the Bud crew keeps him on the lead lap.  With the help of a new front air dam attached during one of his many pit stops and a controversial dip below the yellow line after passing Matt Kenseth for the lead, Jr. continues his 'Dega dominace, claiming his 4th straight win at the track.

  6. 2001 Pepsi 400 - Daytona - July 7, 2001
    Dale Earnhardt Jr. dominates the first race at Daytona since the track claimed his father's life.  Michael Waltrip drafts with Jr. in the final laps to finish 2nd, a reversal of their finish in the 500.

  7. 2001 Daytona 500 - Daytona - Feb. 18, 2001 - THE DARKEST DAY OF THE MODERN ERA
    Michael Waltrip claims his first victory in a car owned by Dale Earnhardt, who looses his life in a crash with Ken Schrader and Sterling Marlin while running 3rd and holding the competition back from Waltrip and runner-up Dale Earnhardt Jr.

  8. 2001 Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 500 - Atlanta - Mar. 11, 2001
    In just his 3rd Winston Cup start, and the 3rd race since Dale Earnhardt's death, Kevin Harvick, who replaced Earnhardt in the RCR GM Goodwrench Chevy, beats Jeff Gordon by mere inches.  The finish was eerily similar to Earnhardt's win over Bobby Labonte in the same race one year before.

  9. 2001 EA Sports 500 - Talladega - Oct. 21, 2001
    Dale Earnhardt Jr. comes back to the front from a late race pit stop to win the race in the same fashion as his dad did the year before.

  10. 2000 Cracker Barrel 500 - Atlanta - Mar. 12, 2000
    Dale Earnhardt holds off a hard charging and faster Bobby Labonte to win by inches.  The two battled for the win after Mike Skinner, who had the dominant car, lost an engine late in the race.

 

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