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Following up on my post on the culture of regulated dissent, it’s probably fair to ask: Ok, but why exactly do you think this kind of thing should be reported publicly?
Good question. It isn’t about airing a beloved personality’s dirty laundry for the sake of seeing soiled linen (there are ways to tell the […]

Some of the late Dottie Rambo’s Elvis memorabilia is now up for auction. Two items that are described as having been gifts from the King to Rambo will open for bidding soon. Presley’s Madison Square Garden jump suit opens at $100,000. A signed karate card for $10,000.

Emily Sutherland’s recent post giving us all a good lecture for not eating our peas and expressing doubt about what the people in power say about Guy Penrod’s departure from the Gaither Vocal Band has me thinking for the thousandeth time about the culture of fiercely regulated dissent in southern gospel.
Though I do think […]

Nick Trammell is leaving the Perrys (and yes, it did indeed say he “tenured” his resignation … though I see it’s since been fixed). Can’t say I’m shocked. Troy Peach will fill in for now. Is there any chance Katy Peach will make any appearances? Probably an arranger’s nightmare … but still …
Update: DBM has […]

Shorter Emily Sutherland (h/t, dmp): Wondering about stuff that makes Homecoming look good is just what faithful Christians do. Wondering about stuff we don’t want to talk about is gossipy and unChristian.

Distractions in the not-virtual world will keep me away from The Line for a while. Talk amongst yourselves. Some places to start:

The Ruppe sisters have signed with Daywind. DBM wonders why the new start?
The Gaither empire has released an official youtube clip of the five-man vocal band.
Kyle has some old Oaks music up for comparison […]

What to make of Archie Watkins going solo? For the blogger, possibilities for snark seem endless. The mind reels, the ears bleed etc .. you get the idea.
Of course I’ve probably said all that already, and naturally I wouldn’t walk across the hall to hear Archie sing (plus: you’d need much more soundproofing than your […]

Looks like we may be able to add arson to the list of “stupid choices” (to borrow a phrase from Christianshame.com) that gospel singers make (h/t, S and DY).

Potential infringement on the Google logo trademark notwithstanding, this is a pretty entertaining diversion, brought to you by my old friend from the pioneer days of sg blogging, the erstwhile sgmblogger: Enter most any word or phrase and the search returns pretty much whatever it can find that’s related to sg and that designated […]

Two views. One from the inside (Kyle) …
It’s much ado about nothing. I’m not sure why everyone is getting all worked up over something that is essentially “manufactured news.” What Mr. Catoe claims to have done in falsifying his charts is nothing new to southern gospel or any other genre. The SN weeded out a […]