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Video flashback: Carson Peters debuts on the Grand Ole Opry…at just 10 years old

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Like many from my local area, I had the pleasure of watching Carson Peters grow up singing and playing his trademark sizzling fiddle.

The first time I saw this young man perform was in nearby Bristol, Virginia on the stage of a local Bluegrass Music show called The Pickin’ Porch.

He was all of 8 years old, but he played that fiddle like he was already a seasoned veteran – and in a very real way, he was.

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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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