Dear Mr. Brooks,
First of all, let me start by saying I’m a really big fan. The first dance I ever went to, I literally danced to “The Dance”. It’s ironic really. Because if you’d have written a song called “Lean Against The Wall And Just Look Around At People”, it would have probably more accurately described the situation. But that’s not a very catchy title, and to be honest, I think Nashville would have probably scoffed at something like that.
You know, something about you I find very interesting is that you’re a bona fide superstar but you haven’t really had a gigantic major hit in recent memory. Not that there’s anything wrong with that. In fact, it’s really pretty amazing actually. To sell millions and millions of albums and then just sort of stop chasing it, get comfortable and retire – that’s incredible. I can’t think of anybody else out there that has ever done that. Instead, they get obsessed with the chase (pardon the pun), and ultimately destroy themselves. But not you. And to be completely honest with you, that’s awesome.
Something I’ve always wanted to ask you… I am an LSU alum and have gone to football home games on a fairly regular basis my entire life. Right before kickoff, they play “Callin’ Baton Rouge” and play a montage of Cajun themed culture memes, pictures of the campus, pictures of the State Capital building on the jumbotron, etc. I just wondered if you knew that. My wife reminded me that you played three shows in a row here in the 1990’s. That’s a lot of shows in a row for this town. And on your live album, it’s the first track. So I would think that someone ran that by you – that they play it at every home game. I really just wanted to know if you knew it. And if so, are you cool with that?
Anyways, thanks for your time. And thanks for the great country hits. You’re a pretty cool guy.
Sincerely,
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