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base bottom chance hitters job less line pitchers runner seen third
The bottom line is, their pitchers were better than our hitters tonight. We had our chance but we couldn't get the job done. It's the same old thing we've seen all year. We have a runner at third base with less than two outs and we can't him in. Mackey Sasser
based business football success
The business must be based on the success of our football team, Brian Quinn
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Back in the Eighties, I'd buy the biggest Benetton jumper I could find and would wear it long-sleeved, hanging off my shoulders, with a varsity jacket and a baseball cap on back to front with a quiff. I was the smallest boy in my class, and I looked like a reject from New Kids On The Block. Terrible. Jamie Bamber
based housing jobs move people
Back 30 or 40 years ago when people thought about where they'd move it was based on jobs. Now housing is as much of a factor.
bases cover normally preview race three
Normally we wouldn't race two times in three days, but we wanted to cover our bases and preview the course.
baseball field park single team
Once we get it all done, it will be better than it's ever been. Our baseball park and our baseball team are going to get better every single day... Right up to the end of the season, the field will get better.
base defense game knew road win
Defense is the base of what we try to do. We knew we would have to do that to win a game on the road like this.
base lever services strong
DEC has a strong services organization and an installed base that Compaq can then lever up through its own products.
base broad great public tribute venue
Dayton is a great venue for these artists. It's a great tribute to Dr. Angelou and Ms. Winfrey's broad base public appeal.
bottom dollars line million people savings several translate
The bottom line is this should translate into a savings of several million dollars for the people of Vermont.
bottom contract judge line remains
The bottom line is there is a contract and the judge will opine that the contract remains in force,
bottom consider consumer continue further gets labor line market rate
The bottom line is, the labor market is going to continue to show further deterioration, not because it's getting worse, but because of mechanics. As the unemployment rate gets higher, the consumer is going to consider that.
bottom line spending start
The bottom line is that we will have to start spending some money.
bottom care line reason win
The bottom line is that we've got to go to them on Friday. We don't have any reason we can't do that again. I don't care if it's 10-0 or 1-0. I want to get the win and get in to the playoffs.
bottom compliance concerned life line quality
The bottom line is that we take enforcement of compliance with our regulations seriously, and we are concerned about the quality of life of residents in the area.
bottom cases counties garbage line pursue
The bottom line is that we don't pursue a lot of cases that other counties do. And that's because we don't take garbage up front.
bottom dangerous line
The bottom line is that this development is dangerous and unnecessary.
bottom concern inflation last line might principal statement
The bottom line is that their principal concern is that inflation might go lower, so we'll get the same kind of statement we got last time.
continue education far improve magnet schools total until using vehicle work
As far as total expectations, we know that we have work to do and we want to continue to improve. Magnet schools are just a vehicle that we are using to improve education in Texarkana. So, until education improves, then our expectations are not met.
continued far hunger largest myriad protest reasons seems
As far as their reasons for hunger striking, it seems to be a myriad of different reasons that they all have, the largest one seems to be like they want to protest their continued (detention).
continued economies expected growth partners trading
As expected in November, growth in the economies of our trading partners has continued to be sluggish.
continue decrease devices drive invest prices
Prices for handsets and devices continue to decrease as we continue to invest in R&D to drive this dynamic.
continue exchanges grow longer lots money prices sidelines term vulnerable
Prices are pretty rich. The exchanges may be vulnerable to short-term corrections, but over the longer term they should continue to grow because there's lots of money on the sidelines to invest.
continue demand increase makers profits remain steel supplies
Profits at steel makers will continue to increase because demand is rising, while supplies remain tight.
continue
Professionally I would say taking up my constituents' problems is something I continue to enjoy after 22 years as an MP. Charles Kennedy
continue court debates heard justice process senate speak supreme voices votes
Pro-family and pro-life Americans must continue to speak up and have their voices heard in this process as the Senate debates and votes on the new Supreme Court justice nominee.
continue egypt egyptian government includes individual legal prior received regarding remains returning states treated treatment united
Prior to returning this detainee to Egypt, the United States received appropriate assurances from the government of Egypt regarding this detainee's treatment upon his return to Egypt. This includes assurances that this individual will continue to be treated humanely, in accordance with Egyptian and international legal obligations, while he remains in Egypt,
continuing growth half proof quarter second shaped third year
The way the third quarter shaped up really is really proof that the growth we had in the first half of this year is continuing well into the second half, Jorma Ollila
continuing obviously season
You obviously want to start the season out with a big game and to follow it up by continuing to get better.
continuing interest shared
We have a shared interest in continuing this cooperation.
continuing hope next start
We hope to make Start even better next year, continuing with a two-day run,
continuing following launch strong successful year
We've had a pretty successful year following the launch of Firefox 1.0 and we're continuing to see very strong demand,
continuing expand increase parking urban
Continuing to expand parking is not an urban solution. It would just increase the congestion.
continuing operations prevent top
Continuing the operations and having someone there to prevent vandalism top my worries.
continuing
'Twin Peaks' is a continuing story; that comes from David Lynch and myself. Mark Frost
continuing pattern relief weather
This weather pattern has been continuing for weeks, and there's no real relief in sight.
current investor percent reduction satisfy seems workforce
A workforce reduction of 10 to 15 percent (3,800 to 5,700 people) now seems more likely, but may not be enough to satisfy current investor expectations.
currently principle represent
The swap in principle is well-founded, but as it currently stands, some of the other processors represent higher-growth opportunities. David Haas
currently customer delivering demand face fare hitting increases less market product steady tells value
The steady demand for our product in the face of fare increases indicates that the market currently is less price-sensitive that it has been in the past. It also tells us that we are hitting the mark in delivering customer value.
current growth industry market million mobile next percent phone year
The mobile phone market will see a growth of over 50 percent year-on-year in the next two years. The industry will have 125 million subscribers by the current year end.
current felt few looking since small taking time
We've been here since 1979. And we're taking a look at what our current residents are looking for in services. It Just felt like it was time for us to make a few small changes.
current facility meet
The facility is just too old, and it doesn't meet all the current standards.
currently fully grow intend online percent share
We currently have about a 10 percent share of the online market. We fully intend to grow this share. Ray Ozzie
current decide develop either force provisions treaty
We should either have the constitutional treaty in force or we should decide how we amend or develop the provisions of the current treaty, Olli Rehn
current develop issue means permits possible referring situation within
We think that the current situation permits us to develop this issue and do everything possible within the means of this organization, without referring this issue to other organizations now. Sergey Lavrov
customers expect fools-and-foolishness high level motley service
Our customers have come to expect a high level of service from the Motley Fool.
customer wants
Our customer is one that wants to live the Big Event. Richard Harmon
customers department fashion provide stores struggle
Department stores are not really out of fashion, but they will struggle if they don't provide what customers want.
customers good john normally
Anything that is good for our customers normally bodes well for John Deere.
customer forward milestones production represent start
The start of production and the first shipment to a customer represent significant milestones for MED. There is still much to do but we look forward to 2006 with confidence.
customers local skiers
The skiers would come in here and it'd be really busy. Now it's just local customers and no tourists.
customer data prospect solutions tie together unless useful
Salesforce.com and other CRM solutions would be really useful if they actually had customer data stored. But they only have prospects. There's no way to make a prospect into a customer unless you tie together ERP and CRM. Zach Nelson
customer send wife
Your wife will be very happy, ... If she's not, send her back. One thing about our company, customer satisfaction is guaranteed.
customer driven
This really is a new application driven by the customer base.
excited fans hear motivating quiet visiting
As a visiting player, it's motivating because you hear their fans get all excited and you want to quiet them down. And that's what we did tonight.
excited money people send
People get excited when we tell them that we're going to send the money down to New Orleans.
excited found gotten gratifying looked might online
Actually, I didn't know for sure. I thought it might be around the record. When I had gotten back, I looked online and found out it was true, and I was pretty excited about it. ... It's just gratifying to know that I got my goal.
excited finish four players seniors
The seniors are excited about it. Our players are excited about it. We can finish with a win. It would be four in a row.
excited kids six
I've already got six kids on scholarship. It's going to happen. I'm really excited about it.
excited
Sammy is excited to be back and I think they're excited to have him back.
excited good overly practice race
Race practice was really good, ... We weren't overly excited about our qualifying runs. So, we made some good adjustments and we will be fine. Jimmie Johnson
excited favorites good last music played six york
I've probably played there about six times, over the last two years. It's one of my favorites -- I think it's incredible, ... I think that good music does well in New York City, and that's what I'm excited about. Pat Green
excited far opened possibly south stadium tough
I've opened up in this stadium and it's been a tough go. We're excited to be going South and we're going as far South as we possibly can.
fiscal market member open vote
As a member of the FOMC (Federal Open Market Committee), I will never vote to monetize fiscal profligacy,
fiscal form nice policy response
It would be nice if there were a policy response in the form of a tighter fiscal policy.
fiscal smart
This really is a continuation of the process, ... This is a very smart fiscal move.
fiscal fourth good history quarter side talk whatever
We could talk about sunspots, we could talk about fiscal year-end effects, but whatever the explanation may be, history is on the side of the fourth quarter being a good one.
fiscal increase percent year
We think revenues will increase by 6 percent in fiscal year 2006.
fiscal nobody restraint thinking
There's no fiscal restraint right now. Nobody is even thinking about it.
fiscal last local moment money percent perspective saving surplus year
From a local perspective they're saving a lot of money at the moment and their fiscal surplus was 15 percent last year and is going to be 14 percent this year.
fiscal top
From our standpoint, this is not a top fiscal issue.
fiscal impact interest next potential type unless utterly
I find it utterly inconceivable, frankly, that we can have the type of potential fiscal outlook, which now confronts us over the next 15 to 20 years which, unless addressed, will not have a significant impact on long-term interest rates, Alan Greenspan
focus given great hard knowing numbers people prepare step tougher
As long as we're winning, it doesn't matter. It's great to see different people step up on any given night. And it makes us hard to prepare for because you don't know who to focus on. A lot of our numbers are down, minutes-wise, but it makes us that much tougher knowing that we have so many people that can contribute.
focused return serve service serving third weak worked
Our serve and service return was very weak in the first two games. But we had a lot of things that worked well. So for the third game, we focused on serving more aggressively.
focused fun great happened means moving team
The one thing I like about this team is as great as it was, as fun as it was, there's no real celebrating what happened today. It means we're focused and moving on. Michael Barrett
focused ready
It was the same press. We used the same press-breaker, but we didn't execute. We just were not as focused and ready to play as we were the first time." ()
focused issue people wiring
The whole issue of wiring is something that people have been focused on for a while,
focused highest impact katrina last less since spring stronger
This is stronger than expected, the highest since spring of last year. But it's less important since it doesn't show anything about the impact of Katrina and everyone's focused on Katrina right now.
focused help
You're not really focused on the star, but the co-stars to see what they're doing to help the whole scene.
focus gave good team win winning
This win was a good win for the team and gave us a big lift. We have to focus on winning from here on out. Mike Scioscia
focus energy surrender
When one learns to focus energy through surrender and sensitivity, they become free, and can access the expansiveness of endless possibility. Bryant H. McGill
fourth good great guard job kids offense opened running
Once we got a lead, we said make them come out and guard you. Once they opened up the floor, our perimeter play is pretty good and our kids are smart. We did a great job of running our offense in the fourth quarter.
fourth internet quarter stuff tech worked year
The stuff that worked in the fourth quarter and the first part of this year isn't working any more, like Internet stocks, large-cap tech stocks, and other large-cap names. Hugh Johnson
fourth walk
I used to walk down there on the Fourth of July,
fourth quarter
Then all of a sudden, in the fourth quarter the other team's back in it. David Jones
fourth knock looks simple third understood vote
I've never understood how two-thirds of the thing can vote for you one way and one third can knock you into fourth place. It looks like it should be third, third, third, but that's my simple math. Pete Carroll
fourth nice second shoot
The second and fourth quarter, we didn't shoot all that well. Defensively, we did a real nice job.
fourth girls knew possibly since stride watching
I've been watching these girls since they were in fourth grade. I knew what stride they could play at. I thought four years ago that we could possibly get to this level.
fourth fulfilled grow priority straight third year
This is the fourth straight year where your priority is to make money. It's the third where your priority is to grow . You haven't fulfilled those priorities.
fourth home jewish oldest
This is the fourth home of America's oldest Jewish congregation,
growing-up hero past
Growing up, you look at guys like Jeff Thomson as heroes, so going past him is pretty special. Brett Lee
growing-up book mean
But nothing on this earth is guaranteed, when you get right down to it, you know ? I've been thinking about that. About how your kids aren't really YOURS, they're just these people that you try to keep an eye on, and hope you'll all grow up someday to like each other and still be in one piece. What I mean is, everything you get is really just on loan. Does that make sense?" Sure,"I said. "Like library books. Sooner or later they've all got to go back into the nightdrop. Barbara Kingsolver
growing-up eras jordan
It was a great time to grow up in Chicago. It was the mid-80s, and we had the 85 Bears and the Michael Jordan era. Bailey Chase
growing
We're growing up, and we've got growing pains,
growing-up dad ideas
My dad loves to cook. I'm half Thai, and growing up, that's all we ate in my house. My dad was very big on the idea that dinnertime and cooking time was also family time. Brenda Song
growing-up distance heart
Distance makes the heart grow fonder, a little bit, but there's a certain maturity level that just comes with experience and growing up. Brendan Fehr
growing cinema pace
Indian cinema seems to be growing very well at its own pace. Brad Pitt
growing-up men thinking
I think women don't grow up with the harsh world of criticism that men grow up with, we are more sensitively treated, and when you first experience the world of film-making you have to develop a very tough skin. Jane Campion
growing parents remember singing talk three time
I remember growing up singing; even when I was just three years old, I was singing all the time in the house. My parents said I was singing before I could even talk properly. Tori Kelly
growth numbers rise shows solid
The rise in the numbers shows that growth is on a solid footing.
growth opportunity quicker
This could be a growth opportunity for AT&T with a quicker payoff.
growth marked microsoft percent quarter revenue tools
This quarter marked the 15th consecutive quarter of double-digit revenue growth for the server and tools business, with Microsoft SQL Server revenue up more than 30 percent over the quarter. Kevin Johnson
growth improvement resources
Dedicate yourself to continuous personal improvement you are your most precious resource Brian Tracy
growth progress plant
The new growth in the plant swelling against the sheath, which at the same time imprisons and protects it, must still be the truest type of progress. Jane Addams
growth higher looking main momentum numbers outlook quite reason robust
The outlook for 2006 is quite robust as we are looking for the growth momentum to be maintained. The main reason for the higher fourth-quarter numbers was the manufacturing sector.
growth bullets silver-bullets
There are no silver bullets... Ben Horowitz
growth highlight last list number order percent quarters six strong year
While there were a number of highlights, it was probably the U.S. that topped the highlight list with strong order growth of approximately 20 percent year over year. This is better order growth than we've experienced in the last six quarters in the U.S..
growth job means nation number percentage time
This number means we've outpaced two-thirds of the nation in percentage job growth over that same time period. Mark Sanford
investment market property stocks
Property is an investment and it is susceptible to market forces, just like stocks
investors sour wants
No one wants to sour the IPO market. That will make investors nervous.
investors run step
After a big up day like you had yesterday, you have to have some digestion. Once things run up by a big amount, then investors have to step back.
investors market problem rather return trade volume year
Right now the market is rather quiet, but it will be a problem when investors return after the New Year and trade volume increases.
investing
This isn't about Republicans or Democrats. It's about investing in our children. Rob Reiner
investors telling
That's what we've been telling investors all along.
investor looking maybe money prudent table
The prudent investor may want to take some of their money off the table and maybe they should be looking overseas.
investors
I want to be known as one of the most accurate investors that ever lived. Kevin Rose
investing rent
Before investing in snowshoes, rent some to get an idea of what you want.
online parody
We live in a world in which whatever you do has a parody account online in moments. Timothy Simons
online sees
many times, online is the first way a young professional sees the area.
online stores obvious
One of the things it was obvious you could do with an online store is have a much more complete selection. Jeff Bezos
online
I don't spend a lot of time online. Nathan Fillion
online thursday
They should be inspected on Thursday and online shortly after that.
online people research talk trying watching
It's one thing to just go there, but it's another thing to talk to other people about what they're trying in their schools. You don't get that through online research or watching a DVD.
optimistic frustration people
The boom produces impoverishment. But still more disastrous are its moral ravages. It makes people despondent and dispirited. The more optimistic they were under the illusory prosperity of the boom, the greater is their despair and their feeling of frustration. Ludwig von Mises
optimistic
Fiction is optimistic or unrealistic enough to demand that there should be a meaningful narrative. Paolo Bacigalupi
optimistic views
I was always optimistic. And I held to and was guided by my views. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
optimistic ambition capacity
I am inclined by nature to be optimistic about the capacity of a person to rise higher than he or she has thought possible once interest and ambition are aroused. Dwight D. Eisenhower
optimistic
I always remain optimistic. Chuck D.
optimistic fighting issues
I am optimistic. But I also know that, with time, I'm beginning to fight issues of aging as well as long-term paralysis. Christopher Reeve
optimistic enterprise
Movies are terrifically optimistic enterprises. Christopher Walken
optimistic people leader
People like leaders who look like they are dominant, optimistic, friendly to their friends, and quick on the trigger when it comes to enemies. They like boldness and despise the appearance of timidity and protracted doubt. Daniel Kahneman
optimistic birth-rate giving
The climate, the economic situation, rising birth rates; none of these things give me a lot of hope or reason to be optimistic. David Attenborough
quarter soon trouble
As soon as you let up, even for a quarter or two, you're in trouble.
quarter
Up to a quarter of the Latvian legion were volunteers. Efraim Zuroff
quarters
Hopefully, it won't take me two quarters to get going this time. Luis Castillo
quarters eleven bits
I liked the bit about quarter to eleven. Erik Satie
quarter toughest
The first quarter is always the toughest quarter for us.
quarterback interceptions knows
I'm not a 25-interception quarterback, I know that, Eli Manning
quarterback
I don't like the rules about you can't hit the quarterback. Jim McMahon
quarter surprise
We know the quarter is going to have EBITDA down 20 percent, but that will not be a surprise to anybody,
quarters
Hopefully, it won't take me two quarters to get going this time.
quarters eleven bits
I liked the bit about quarter to eleven.
results
We are very discouraged by the results of this test.
results
Leadership is all about getting results. Peter Drucker
results company
Results is all that separates one company from another.
results persons happens
The gospel is not itself about you are this sort of a person and this can happen to you. That's the result of the gospel rather than the gospel itself. N. T. Wright
results concerned can-do
Be more concerned with what you can do for others than what others can do for you. You’ll be surprised at the results. John Wooden
results enjoy labor
It's amazing... to enjoy the results of your labor. Michael Rady
results
He's had all the hands-on examinations that he's going to need. The results are all there.
results humans human-beings
Human beings know a lot of things, some of which are true, and apply them. When we like the results, we call it wisdom. Herbert Simon
results ability
We do what we can. The results are none of our business. Jennifer Stone
revenue thrift
Thrift is a great revenue. Marcus Tullius Cicero
revenue
What you want to do is to get a kind of revenue that right now you don't get at all, Lawrence Lessig
services social
This is going to be a social services disaster.
services social
We're going to try and make it a one-stop social services fair, Dan Bailey
services
The financial services industry is a ward of the state. Timothy Noah
technology
Technology, we find, amplifies behaviours. If you want to be anti-social, technology allows you to be. And vice versa.
technology safe way
Spelling is a way to make words safe, at least for now, until another technology appears to soften attacks launched from the mouth. Ben Marcus
technology risk smog
Even if smog were a risk to human life, we must remember that life in nature, without technology, is wholesale death. Ayn Rand
technology reality hands
You have the mainstream bourgeois life of the U.S., Europe, the "developed" world - the life of technology, education, mortgages, careers, a certain level of physical comfort - while on the other hand, several billion people on the planet exist on less than a dollar a day. That's a huge and terrible reality to get your head around. Ben Fountain
technology years interesting
In 1948 I entered the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, undecided between studies of chemistry and physics, but my first year convinced me that physics was more interesting to me. Burton Richter
technology ipads apples
Well, clearly Apple is a role model of the American innovation whereby it produced all these products - iPod, iPhone, iPad - that are really now dominating all the technology arena in the world. Al-Waleed bin Talal
technology numbers population
Our new technologies, combined with our numbers, have made us, collectively, a force of nature Al Gore
technology thinking impact
You know, I think there are certain words like 'illegitimate' that should not be used to describe a person. And certainly, we have come far enough in our technology that our language can evolve, because it has an impact. Aimee Mullins
technology location use
All images generated by imaging technology are viewed in a walled-off location not visible to the public. The officer assisting the passenger never sees the image, and the officer viewing the image never interacts with the passenger. The imaging technology that we use cannot store, export, print or transmit images. Janet Napolitano
third
We want Google to be the third half of your brain. Sergey Brin
third-time thirds
I'm not going to marry a third time. It is just not necessary. Anne Robinson
third
Sen. Landrieu said she wanted to be our third senator.
third ticked
More than puzzled, I'm ticked off. I had two outs and I couldn't get the third one. Bartolo Colon
third wants
If he wants a rematch, I will give him a rematch. There should be a third fight. Manny Pacquiao
third time weird
It's the third time I've done it. It doesn't feel weird any more.
third time tried week
This is the third time this week you've tried to get my goat, Jack Roush
third tough
It was a tough day to be a third baseman. Dusty Baker
totally
I wanted to do something totally out of the ordinary,
total
When I got the assessment, I went into total meltdown.
totally white
And the White House, totally off the script. Keith Olbermann
totally wear
They tell us in magazines and in ads, 'Oh, you should look like this, you should wear this, you should look like this movie star, or you're nothing.' And so we're all totally unsatisfied. Marcia Gay Harden
total
We have 26,000 genes. But a blind, millimetre-long roundworm with only 959 cells in total already has over 19,000. Iain McGilchrist
totally
She was very distressed. She was very angry, she was very upset, and all of that is totally understandable. John Howard
totally
Right now, I'm totally back, because I can do everything. Andray Blatche
totally
From that first meeting, I totally loved working with Joey, it was a real collaboration. Ronnie Spector
totally
I would like to start. That's what I've been doing here, but that's totally up to the coaches.
tremendous
I think he's a tremendous player. He's so explosive. Norm Chow
tremendous wish
Dale Hansen is a tremendous talent, and we wish him the very best.
trend
This is a trend going on around the country.
trends influence celebrate
Movies, as evidenced by a chorus of protesting and celebrating Americans, influence broader trends. Anna Deavere Smith
trends good-food
Good food is a good trend. Thomas Keller
trends culture lasting-impressions
Any trend that is developed too fast and is disposed right away is not going to have a lasting impression on the culture, you know? Tablo
trends suggestions looks
I’m not too into the trends - I like to look at trends as suggestions, not as rules. Bethany Mota
trends today news
Today's China is not in the least shut out from the rest of the world. Trends come to us from all over the world. And the Internet is really developed in China. We get news from all over the world. Zhang Ziyi
trendy items values
Values are not trendy items that are casually traded in. Ellen Goodman
trends know-how knows
You have to know how to go against the trend of the times.
trends
I don't follow the food trends. Eric Ripert
years facts beverly-hills
When I was 13, Eddie Murphy was to me what Chris Tucker was to 13-year-olds when I made 'Rush Hour.' And 'Rush Hour' really came out of the fact that I grew up watching 'Beverly Hills Cop' and '48 Hrs.' Brett Ratner
years eight stories
I got a Super 8 camera when I was eight years old, and I just wanted to tell stories - I love telling stories.
years people effort
People can do great things. However, there are some things they just CAN'T do. I, for instance, have not been able to transform myself into a Popsicle, despite years of effort. Brandon Sanderson
years looks moments
He, too, stood looking at her for a moment--and it seemed to her that it was not a look of greeting after an absence, but the look of someone who had thought of her every day of that year. She could not be certain, it was only an instant, so brief that just as she caught it, he was turning...
years fifty analysis
The repetition of a catchword can hold analysis in fetters for fifty years or more. Benjamin Cardozo
years law voice
More truly characteristic of dissent is a dignity, an elevation, of mood and thought and phrase. Deep conviction and warm feeling are saying their last say with knowledge that the cause is lost. The voice of the majority may be that of force triumphant, content with the plaudits of the hour, and recking little of the morrow. The dissenter speaks to the future, and his voice is pitched to a key that will carry through the years.
years sheep one-day
If I advance; follow me. If I retreat; kill me. If I die; avenge me! It is better to live one day as a lion than one-hundred years as a sheep! Benito Mussolini
years band nelson
Willie Nelson, out there 200 days a year, calls his band family. And it is. Brad Paisley
years tabloids masters
I've been in these tabloids for 14 years now, and at some point you just become a Zen master of it all