“This chick does not like your country lineup. I’m not a country fan. My friends and I are taking all of the money we saved for this year to spend at the fair and we’re going to Kansas City and spend it there. Sorry, Sedalia, hope your country chicks have deep pockets,” said one caller in the most recent edition of the Sedline.
It’s no secret that the Missouri State Fair stocks the Pepsi Grandstand with country music acts year in and year out. And I’ve made no secret of the fact that I would like to see a little more musical diversity in the grandstand lineup.
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