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Ten Questions with Bluegrass and Country Music great Ronnie Reno

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Ronnie Reno has delighted Bluegrass and Country Music fans as a performer, songwriter and television host for six decades.

In addition to recording and touring with his own band, he also performed alongside some of the biggest names in the music world – the Louvin Brothers, Merle Haggard, The Osborne Brothers, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Johnny Paycheck…the list just goes on and on.

If you’re a fan of traditional American music, it’s a good bet that Ronnie played a major role in shaping your musical experience.

I recently had the opportunity to speak with Ronnie about his life and long career performing in not one, but two genres of American music.

Here are ten questions and answers with Ronnie Reno…

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Meet Curbside Larry, a librarian who has obviously watched one-too-many car commercials

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John Schaffer (AKA Curbside Larry)

Living (and loving) Life

Don’t you just love it when one of those car commercials pops up on your TV screen?

You know the ones I’m thinking about…

A car guy walks you around his lot, excitedly screaming about all the awesome deals you can get, but only if you shop at his dealership!

Nah, I don’t really care for those over-the-top kinds of ads either.

But here’s a knock-off of those irritating car commercials that’ll probably put a smile on your face.

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Does Publishers Clearing House really give away all that money? How can they afford it?

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I received an email the other day from someone asking about the Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes ads we’re always seeing on TV.

Concise and to the point, she asked these two questions:

1 – Are the Publisher’s Clearing House Sweepstakes legit?

2 – If so, where do they get all that money to pay the Sweepstakes winners?

Those are great questions, and truth be told, I used to wonder about that as well so I did some research into how it all works.

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You won’t believe how much it cost to restore this 58 year old Mustang

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When you see a classic car rolling down the highway or on display at a classic car show, do you ever wonder how much the owner paid to have it restored?

Auto restoration is career for some, and a hobby for many classic car enthusiasts.

I’ve always been intrigued by the way some people can take an old, rusty vehicle that’s been sitting in a barn or out back in a pasture field for decades and restore it to like-new condition.

But since I only had a passing interest in the topic I had no idea how much a full (or even a partial) restoration could cost until I started watching a few restoration videos.

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