Alt.Country is a pretty expansive and amorphous musical genre, with influences from punk, rock, blues, bluegrass, western swing, rockabilly, and more. But now things like Gothabilly and Hip Hop Country are surfacing. Oh Jeeeeez.
Anyone else remember these great roadside spinoffs of Stuckey's? They had giant red roofs, a sit down restaurant, and huge gift shop, and a big bee hive. I particular remember the one in Emma, Missouri - east of Kansas City. Also one on I-35 between KC and Iowa. The whole thing started in Eldon, Missouri when a Stuckey's franchisee struck out on his own.
The rise and fall of the Pendergast family, especially “Boss Tom” Pendergast, the infamous Kansas City political boss at the turn of the century.
Here in Mizzourah (a.k.a. Missouri) we have many towns with names that have, um, unique pronunciations…
Plus other towns with names like Tightwad, Economy, Acid, Licking, Roosterville, Romance, Bachelor, Peculiar, Clever, Sunrise, Sunset, Plad, Paris, Rome, Elba, Braggadocio, and Knob Knoster (wow, TWO silent K’s).
UPDATE: Montreal and Toronto, Wet Glaize, Nevada (Ne-VADE-uh), Eldorado Springs (El-door-ADE-o).
