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Video: Ricky Skaggs singing and playing his mandolin – at 7 years old!

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Ricky Skaggs at 7 years old

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Ricky Skaggs is best known a successful Country music performer, but like many Country greats he actually got his start in the Bluegrass genre.

And like most of those Bluegrass-turned-Country stars, he first began making great music at a very young age.

I was checking out some videos on YouTube and stumbled across this gem featuring a 7 year old Ricky showing off his musical chops with none other than Bluegrass legends Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs.

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Nostalgic video: Do you remember the Taco Bell Chihuahua?

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It’s no secret that TV commercials have gotten downright silly in recent years, but there was a time when they were actually entertaining.

I’ve seen some pretty good ones over the years, some of which remain lodged in my memory decades later.

Case in point: Taco Bell’s super-successful string of commercials featuring Dinky and Gidget, the two cute little critters that played the role of the Taco Bell Chihuahua. [Read more…]

This simple lifestyle change can help you live a longer, healthier life

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If there was one simple lifestyle change you could make that takes hardly any real effort but could improve the length and quality of your life, would you do it?

Well, there actually is such a “magic bullet” for healthier living, and you can start taking advantage of it this very minute.

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Suffer from severe heel pain? Try this

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Like so many others, I’ve suffered from intense heel pain for many years.

Mine started way back in my Army days when I would have to shift my weight to the sides of my feet while standing in formation because the pain in both heels was so very intense.

Well, I managed to make it through those times, but the heel pain didn’t get any better after I left the service. In fact, it actually got a lot worse.

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Nostalgic Video: Check out these funny Ford Pinto commercials from 1971

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You probably won’t be seeing one on the road these days but back in the 1970s it seemed like they were everywhere. During that decade the Ford Pinto was one of the top-selling cars in the country.

My brother bought a shiny brand new Pinto and drove it for several years. And later, when I finally became old enough to drive, my first car was a green, heavily-used 1973 Pinto with the left rear fender missing.

And guess what? I loved that car!  [Read more…]