“ Yeah I'm chillin' on a dirt road
Laid back swervin' like I'm George Jones
Smoke rollin' out the window
An ice cold beer sittin' in the console
Memory lane up in the headlights
It's got me reminiscing on them good times
I'm turnin' off a real life drive and that's right
I'm hittin' easy street on mud tires
Let's ride “
because over roc weekend people seemed to have gotten to know him a lot better so here's a bunch more of mick info that I deem as essential
so under the tab I will add a bunch of stuff that kinda break trough that introverted pr trained wall he has.
this will be broken into facts, quotes, moments and videos.
--enjoy--
Mickfacts:
he speaks, english, german, french and italian but beraly speaks italian and french because he doesnt feel comfortable enough with them
the f-2002 is his favorite of his dads cars
during a lot of 2022's off season he has been dirt racing in the states where he bascially races for as long as the car runs together with gina's bf (x) (x)
apperantly recognizes the italian anthem before the german
can't choose himself for a dream team so his dream team is michael and seb
couldnt choose between lewis and max in 2021 "because theyre both nice to me"
he used to play drums as a kid
his middle name is 'junior'
he is named after Mick Doohan (5x mtotogp champ) who used to live close to Michael who were really good friends and so him and Jack Doohan (f2 driver) have always been and are still close friends.
apperantly introduced himself to kevin when he got back to haas with 'suck my balls'
modified said off road buddy that he does mud racing with so it goes quicker then intended
he seems to have extra clothes with him at all times bc he borrowed an extra pair of pants and shirt to callum for their f2 podium celebration
his dad wanted him to study engineering (also interesting piece of related information: he said he would have become a biologist if not an f1 driver in this video)
he refers to his dog angie as his best friend
in F3 he won 5 races in a row. race 22 til 26 of the 2018 season.
he started doing champions for charity where he organizes a football match every year with a bunch of german sports players
mick denies it but this man has bleached his hair
Mickquotes:
"a bomb, a knife, a serial killer. I mean that comes all together so.."
"I mean if poeple ask me if I'm mick I usualy just say no. I learned that from my dad."
"can I eat this?" procedes to eat it
"you guys are gonna do pushuupss"
"can I go and pet it?? play fetch??"
"those cars are so shit"
"deutsche, german..WHA??"
"you sure??"
"my dad, my dad, my dad, my dad"
"I just wanna get to my dad"
"beep beep beep"
"I won f2 and f3 for a reason"
"you guys are fucking brilliant, FUCKING BRILLIANT! fucking hell- sorry for all the swearing guys"
"I have a problem with italian bread tbh"
"PTW man, PTW" (pwt means prove them wrong)
"so you have to be smooth, realise that its an old lady and treat it that way, take it easy and enjoy the ride"
"hmm, have you ever driven on the road blindfolded?"
"ah, I was fine" after crashing
"I'm glad it was you I was fighting against"
Mickvideos:
prema stranger things - where he bascially just shouts his ideas and is loudly jock and himbo coded
The 5 Second Challenge - him having to really quickly talk and think shows how he thinks really well aka himbo
The Taboo Challenge - where he has to explain something without using specific words
Seb And Mick Take On The Formula 1 Tower Challenge! - where Seb and Mick ask eachother questions as they play mega jenga
Mick and Dan at the 2021 russian gp presser - just wholesome
Mick and Sean cook pizza together - him being wholesome and happy and speaking italian
Prema Trivia Challenge - giving ultimate himbo rights
him hugging every haas mechanic after his last race w them
mick post Q2 in Canada
the groundhog video
Some minutes with Cyrus Watches: Mick Schumacher
The Texas Red Hot Sauce Challenge - shows his relationship with gary (his old race engineer) really well
Guess the Flavour: Japanese KitKat Taste Test - shows how weird mick is sometimes
Map The Track - himbo.
Mick celebrates with the team after first F1 points - hes so beloved
Gina and Crorinna's congrats after his first points
okay there's much much more, if you wanna get more into it I reccomend watching more of his prema and haas videos and just keep updated with him over his time at mercedes
dont be afraid to send me asks with questions or anyting!
and special thank you to 2/3 of the pillars of mickblr @acrosstobear and @schumaclerc for helping me out w some micklore and @stoffelvandoornegf for this post
Songs I Would Show to Stargate Characters to Rock Their Shit
Jack: Crank it Up - Joey Valance and Brae. Specifically for the lyrics “I always wipe twice for good measure/One for business and one for pleasure” I think he would absolutely hate this song and it would piss him off that I like it so much.
Daniel: Jiggle Jiggle - Louis Theroux, Duke & Jones because I just think he’d really hate it but he would have it stuck in his head for weeks and it would make him extremely mad.
Sam: Oops - Young Gravy. It’s so fucking sexist I think Sam would actually combust.
Teal’c: Temporary Secretary by Paul McCartney because I think it would really irritate him. Everything about Cocaine!McCartney is awful and confusing and I would love to see an alien’s reaction to it.
Janet: Why Does It Hurt When I Pee - Frank Zappa. I feel like she might have objections to the fact that he says he got it from the toilet seat. I feel like it probably wasn’t to toilet seat. She would probably want him to see a doctor but she’d be angry about it.
General Hammond: 100% I would get him to listen to Lift Yourself by Kanye West just so I could see his face at the “poop-diddy whoop scoop, poop, poop” part.
Jonas: I would make him listen to Martha by Tom Waits because I think it would fill him with so much despair. This dude could do with a little bit of depression.
Vala: Four Wheel Drive - Bachman-Turner Overdrive. She would hate it and it goes on too long but I would make her listen to the whole thing, literally gun to her head. I would then tell her Randy Bachman trivia because I know way too much about that man.
Cam: I would show him the entire B-side of Heroes by David Bowie in a dark room with a bunch of cardboard cutouts of clowns and Robert Pattinson. I think that would be an extremely haunting and disorienting experience for him.
Stinky Pete: I would take Pete on a drive on my favourite dirt road and whip around it at mach speed. I would play the entirety of Trout Mask Replica by Captain Beefheart at the highest volume that my stereo can go. He may not survive.
Meybourne: I would gain access to his Spotify and play We’ll Meet Again by Vera Lynn sporadically throughout the day until he eventually got freaked out. I would then make a playlist on his account that was just called Harry Meybourne Death Sequence or something and it would have song titles that spell out an elaborate prediction for an untimely death.
Apophis: I would find a way to make Penis Music play over all his dramatic monologues. Literally just on repeat until he stopped talking.
Sha’re: I would play her You Are A Pirate but the Alestorm version. I don’t think it would annoy her but I think it would be a jarring experience for her. She would also not know what a pirate is and I when I explained piracy to her she would lose her mind.
Ba’al: I would play him Bubble Pop Electric by Gwen Stefani to annoy him but it would backfire. I think he’d end up a Gwen Stefani stan and play it while committing intergalactic war crimes.
Rodney McKay: I feel like he would really hate Party Rock Anthem. No real thought behind this, just vibes. Alternatively I would play the Big Bang Theory them song every time he started talking but like restart it every time he’d pause and start again.
John Sheppard: Electric Water by Big Debbie because I think he would think it sounds like bank hold music and would get flashbacks to the time he tried to up his transaction limit and was on hold for 5 hours.
Elizabeth Weir: I would force her to listen to Shannon by Henry Gross because look man that song sounds sad but I really wanna see the look of devastation in her eyes when she realizes the song is not about a human woman dying but instead it’s about the family dog dying. She wouldn’t be the same for weeks.
Woolsey: I would play Woolsey Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way by Waylon Jennings not because I think it would irritate him but because I think it would rock his shit so hard he would enter his Cowboy era. I would know I was successful when I saw Cowboy!Woolsey at the next meeting.
Ronon Dex: I would absolutely put Ronon on some Stan Rogers with Northwest Passage. Again I don’t think this would rock his shit as much as put him in his Salty Dog era. I want to see Ronon as a gruff lighthouse keeper who’s seen Sea Ghosts.
Teyla: Hands down Levels by Avicii. That song is fucking transcendent and I think it would send her into another fucking dimension. Low key Tayla seems like she’d fuck w EDM but it may also begin her villain arc.
Zelenka: I would play him Save a Horse Ride a Cowboy!!!!!! He would hate it so much and it would piss him off that I know every single word. After that song I would play him Chatahoochie because Atlantis needs Rodeo Playlist Treatment.
Frankly half the shit people say about country music is just straight up classism. Like don't get me wrong, I would have Jason Aldean and his racism anthem stoned to death. But most of the country you guys mock is just like, songs about lower class life in rural areas.
Like please tell me what is so funny/deplorable to you about people enjoying dirt roads and beer and old trucks. I'm not talking about the musicians themselves, because most of them are posers and most of them are apolitical at best. I'm talking about the actual content of the songs. Even in the beer-truck bro country, most of the songs have nothing political about them at all. 99% of that shit is just about having a crush on a girl and going to the local bar to dance and driving a 30 year old truck that barely runs. Why does this piss you off so badly?
And if your answer is that "It's racist to enjoy life in rural areas because everyone there is racist!" I am going to attack you.
Like any genre of music, country contains a lot of different styles and subjects. When Chris Rupp stopped in to visit the VoicePlay guys shortly after he retired from Home Free, they welcomed him with a selection of the more lighthearted offerings country music had provided in recent years. Between odes to simple pleasures like having a drink with friends, or going for a drive with your crush, or even the ability find confidence behind a keyboard, these tunes are sure to get your toes tapping in your cowboy boots.
Details:
title: Aca Top 10 – Bro Country (feat. Chris Rupp)
original songs / performers: "Truck Yeah" by Tim McGraw; [0:27] "She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy" by Kenny Chesney; [0:43] "Online" by Brad Paisley; [1:00] "Dirt Road Anthem" by Jason Aldean; [1:21] "Corn Star" by Craig Morgan; [1:42] "Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off" by Joe Nichols; [2:05] "Red Solo Cup" by Toby Keith; [2:27] "Cruise" by Florida Georgia Line; [2:36] "Honky Tonk Badonkadonk" by Trace Adkins; [3:00] "Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)" by Big & Rich
written by: "Truck Yeah" by Chris Lucas, Preston Brust, Chris Janson, & Danny Myrick; "She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy" by Jim Collins & Paul Overstreet; "Online" by Chris DuBois, Kelley Lovelace, & Brad Paisley; "Dirt Road Anthem" by Brantley Gilbert & Colt Ford; "Corn Star" by Jeffrey Steele, Shane Minor & Craig Morgan; "Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off" by Gary Hannan & John Wiggins; "Red Solo Cup" by Brett Beavers, Jim Beavers, Brad Warren, & Brett Warren; "Cruise" by Florida Georgia Line, Joey Moi, Chase Rice, & Jesse Rice; "Honky Tonk Badonkadonk" by Dallas Davidson, Randy Houser, & Jamey Johnson; "Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)" by William Kenneth "Big Kenny" Alphin & John Rich
arranged by: Layne Stein & Geoff Castellucci
release date: 5 July 2016
My favorite bits:
the sneaky visting rooster on the back of the couch
Chris whipping his head toward Earl during the first transition
the extra sign with a Farmers Only profile for HatGuy5112016 during "Online"
visually calling out Chris's "white boy rap!" as though they hadn't recently released an entire video of themselves rapping
the excellent harmonies in "Corn Star"
Geoff trying (and giving up on) the cup game as percussion while Layne takes the lead on "Red Solo Cup"
Earl picking up a beer can after Eli pilfers his big drink
that funky breakdown in "Save a Horse"
Layne refusing to flex his muscles at the end
"We broke a couch." Boys and their roughhousing. R.I.P., yellow love seat. You served them well.
Oh, hey, there's Tony… whoops…aw, buddy.
Trivia:
Earl once again created the title-and-artist signs that Layne holds up, as well as the dating profile and the ears of corn.
The guys trail off and glare at Chris for starting to sing "Cruise" because that's the song Home Free performed on their first episode of The Sing-Off, when VoicePlay ended up in danger of elimination.
"Honky Tonk Badonkadonk" was also included in Home Free's "Butts Remix" medley, which Layne had helped Chris and Adam arrange.
They filmed this video a little over a month in advance to accommodate everyone's schedules, and to bank some material in advance of Layne's upcoming paternity leave. (Geoff and Chris weren't very sneaky about hiding their collaboration, though.)
One viewer's comment under the video caught Geoff's eye. It was basically true, no matter which way you parse it, since the three founding members had been singing together for over 20 years at that point. Their commitment to each other and the group predated any of their romantic relationships. But they do all have spouses, as well.
Back in the day, Potts farm was the place to go
Load the truck up, hit the dirt road
Jump the barbed wire, spread the word
Light the bonfire then call the girls
King in the can and the Marlboro man
Jack n' Jim were a few good men
Where you learned how to kiss and cuss and fight too
So today on the MSR (Midnight Star Review), I would like to talk about the latest album from Country Music Superstar Jason Aldean. The new album is titled "Highway Desperado" and was released on Friday November 3rd, 2023. But before we talk about the 14 track album, let's take a look at the career of Jason for a bit.
Jason has had a lot of success on the Country Music Charts with such hits like "If I didn't love you" with Carrie Underwood, "Got what I got", & "Burnin' it down". And you may also remember songs such as "She's Country", "Dirt road anthem", & "You make it easy". And also on my MSR (Midnight Star Review), Jason had scored 11 total number ones on my weekly list. MSR combines both CMT (Country Music Television), the Billboard Country Music Airplay Charts, & even myself. And the list used to include GAC (Great American Country) until that list officially retired at the end of 2018. Now let's talk about some of the highlights from this new project up next.
The lead single from the project was the hit "Try that in a small town", & the title track "Highway desperado" which is a stand out track from the project as well. Other songs you should take a listen to are "Tough crowd", "Hungover in a hotel", & "Whiskey drink". Also check out "Get away from you", & "Changing bars". The songs along with "Highway desperado" that in my opinion are the standouts include "Whose rearview", "Rather watch you", & "Breakup breakdown". Jason co-wrote 3 out of 14 tracks, and even had help from David Lee Murphy as well. Here is the rest of the track list now.
Track list.
Tough crowd.
Let your boys be country.
Knew you'd come around.
Hungover in a hotel.
Try that in a small town.
Whiskey drink.
Whose rearview.
I'm over you.
Rather watch you.
Breakup breakdown.
Get away from you.
Changing bars.
From this beer on.
Highway desperado.
And that's a wrap for the track list. And on the MSR (Midnight Star Review), I would give this new album a 5 out of 5 stars. There are a lot of good tracks on this project including a different sounding song like "From this beer on". If you are a Jason Aldean fan, Don't let what his wife thinks affect how you feel about him. And I know being married to someone you sometimes have to take their sides even though you may not always agree with them. But you do that for love. Jason is still putting good music out there. And his song "Try that in a small town" is not a racist song or video. People need to really listen to the lyric or watch the video in full before making their opinions. And really don't let others make opinions for you. You are your own person. You have the right to make your own choice. You be you!!! Thanks for taking the time to read this review. See ya all next time.
Even a heart entirely broken comes back for more breaking when the source of heartbreak is home
Driving through rural Mississippi, I felt my shoulders drop. Suddenly I was smiling. On a dappled road between weedy hedgerows and piney woods and cotton fields and country graveyards and shabby crossroads towns without so much as a blinking yellow light, I was singing along with Tyler Childers and smiling like a fool.
I was home.
I don’t mean literally. I come from Lower Alabama peanut-farming stock, not Mississippi cotton farmers. The first time I ever set foot in Mississippi, I was 22 and on my way to New Mexico, eager to shake the red dirt of home from my sandals as fast as I could manage.
But those small clapboard churches where cars park right on the grass, and those rough farm roads yielding to blacktop, and those blooming, insect-bedazzled margins between fields, and that splintered light pouring down from the pines — they were all telling me I was home. And I was so happy to be home.
“If you suddenly and unexpectedly feel joy,” writes the poet Mary Oliver, “don’t hesitate. Give in to it.”
I believe she’s right — “Joy is not made to be a crumb”— but for a certain kind of Southerner, it’s impossible not to question this particular happiness. This place has caused so much suffering. How could loving it fail to provoke questions? And yet the sight of cotton growing in fields made me happy. For those few hours, even knowing the terrible, blood-soaked history of cotton, I couldn’t help it. Happiness rose in me like an anthem. […]
Drive down a highway in your own homeland, the golden autumn light pouring around you and the golden leaves tumbling in the passing rush of air, and tell me your heart doesn’t fill up with love and longing. Tell me you could keep your heart from filling up with love to the throbbing point of longing. Even a heart entirely broken comes back for more breaking when the source of heartbreak is home. […]
I will keep on loving the place that made me, for I seem to have no choice about that. Because when the muted gold of the pine needles and the extravagant yellow leaves of the elms and the mottled orange leaves of the sugar maples and the shining red leaves of the black gum trees are all falling out of the sky in the passing wind, it always feels exactly like a benediction.
—Margaret Renkl, from "Notes on Going Home" (NY Times, November 20, 2023)
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“You trying to get yourself KILLED?” the furious policewoman demanded of the hapless gunman she had easily disarmed after he had shakily and unwisely pointed his gun at her, as she securely handcuffed his hands behind his back afterwards.
Source: Country Music Lyrics in REAL LIFE! Dirt Road Anthem - Jason Aldean video available on YouTube, posted by Johnbcrist