Miscellaneous

I can definitely relate to a few things in the song. Going mudding on a dirt road, going to football read more

I can definitely relate to a few things in the song. Going mudding on a dirt road, going to football games, I did a few of those things.

I can picture guys sitting out in their yard, working in their yard, bending over to plant some trees or read more

I can picture guys sitting out in their yard, working in their yard, bending over to plant some trees or something, and half their crack shows, ... I mean, that's kind of one of the things that drew me into the song. The song talks about things that I grew up experiencing.

There's many an artist that comes to Nashville in hopes of doing the same thing I'm doing right now,

There's many an artist that comes to Nashville in hopes of doing the same thing I'm doing right now,

Prices are going to be very volatile. Our natural gas immune system has been compromised, so to speak. When it read more

Prices are going to be very volatile. Our natural gas immune system has been compromised, so to speak. When it gets very cold in New England, we're going to see a much higher price spike in California than we might have without Katrina.

Until divers go down and actually examine the rigs and engineers can make estimates on the repair times, we just read more

Until divers go down and actually examine the rigs and engineers can make estimates on the repair times, we just won't know.

MGM is very deliberate. They are not going to do a deal that isn't immediately accretive to earnings per share. read more

MGM is very deliberate. They are not going to do a deal that isn't immediately accretive to earnings per share. Harrah's, on the other hand, has done deals that aren't accretive.

The gaming commission would look long and hard. We think it would be hard to get licensed.

The gaming commission would look long and hard. We think it would be hard to get licensed.

Right now, I think Hilton has clearly put a wrench in the process by offering $70 per share.

Right now, I think Hilton has clearly put a wrench in the process by offering $70 per share.

I wouldn't be surprised if we are talking about an offer from Harrah's on Monday. The real question is, who read more

I wouldn't be surprised if we are talking about an offer from Harrah's on Monday. The real question is, who can get the most synergies out of Mirage's business? I still believe MGM is the best match.

The hotel business is on fire. I mean, you look at every major city, and the Four Seasons continues to read more

The hotel business is on fire. I mean, you look at every major city, and the Four Seasons continues to widen its gap over Ritz-Carlton and other premium brands that are out there. But the reality is, you know, the stock is trading at a huge valuation multiple, over 20 times cash flow.