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The Ever Gracious Garth Brooks

KingstonsMom — Mon, 03 Aug 2020 17:57:25 GMT

He was recently nominated for CMA's "Country Music Artist of the Year".

Since he has won that award for 7 years, he elected to withdraw from the nomination.

He said, " it was time for another artist have the chance to achieve this prize."

What a great guy......

Re: The Ever Gracious Garth Brooks

alicedee — Mon, 03 Aug 2020 18:03:46 GMT

I don't listen to country music, so know very few of his songs....but I have to say, that was a very kind and unselfish thing for him to do.

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Anonymous032819 — Mon, 03 Aug 2020 18:08:31 GMT

I read this story on Facebook.

Somebody Tweeted, "He/You've won it seven times. He/You should let someone else win it."

And Garth responded with, " You know what? They're right. "

And thus, he withdrew his name from the category.

I 100% agree with him.

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KBEANS — Mon, 03 Aug 2020 18:11:32 GMT

I won tickets to a very intimate, small concert with Garth Brooks, in the late 90's. I'm talking really small, like 50 people. We had the chance to chat with him, request songs of our choice and just be in awe of this icon. He in turn, seemed to be in awe of us. The word that strikes me about Garth Brooks is HUMBLE.

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Tessa Mendoza — Mon, 03 Aug 2020 18:13:31 GMT

I agree it was a gracious move on his part, though I did read it was made after he read a tweet asking him to withdraw and give someone else a chance. Could be he didn't want a movement started.

I like him a lot and he does seem like a really good guy. He has said he keeps prices for his shows on the low side so everyone can afford to attend.

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deepwaterdotter — Mon, 03 Aug 2020 18:14:09 GMT

Trisha Yearwood is a lucky lady. Such a talented couple.

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VaBelle35 — Mon, 03 Aug 2020 18:15:31 GMT

It's the Entertainer of the Year award and it is the most misunderstood category of any award of any award program.

It's not just about putting on a good live show or having the biggest selling album of the year.

People had a cow over George Strait winning a few years ago.

They either need to change the criteria, or make it a one-and-done.

Re: The Ever Gracious Garth Brooks

Bri369 — Mon, 03 Aug 2020 18:37:27 GMT

Garth fans should catch the Netflix series "The Road I'm On."

It's amazing!

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KingstonsMom — Mon, 03 Aug 2020 18:31:21 GMT

@Tessa Mendoza wrote:
I agree it was a gracious move on his part, though I did read it was made after he read a tweet asking him to withdraw and give someone else a chance. Could be he didn't want a movement started.

I like him a lot and he does seem like a really good guy. He has said he keeps prices for his shows on the low side so everyone can afford to attend.

Regardless of the reason, I doubt that one tweet made his decision to step down.

Re: The Ever Gracious Garth Brooks

KingstonsMom — Mon, 03 Aug 2020 18:32:51 GMT

@Bri369 wrote:
Garth fans should catchi the Netflix series "The Road I'm On."

It's amazing!

@Bri369

You're right, it is!

Re: The Ever Gracious Garth Brooks

Tessa Mendoza — Mon, 03 Aug 2020 18:39:37 GMT

@KingstonsMom - I didn't say it was just because of the one tweet.

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Still Raining — Mon, 03 Aug 2020 18:42:59 GMT

Love me some Garth.

Seems like just a good guy, in the best sense.

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goldensrbest — Mon, 03 Aug 2020 19:00:42 GMT

Yes, very nice man,and boy can he put on a concert,been years since i went to one ,but it was great.

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on the bay — Mon, 03 Aug 2020 19:32:43 GMT

Love him!

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VaBelle35 — Mon, 03 Aug 2020 19:34:02 GMT

Eric Church is a cry baby.

I put him right up there with Kanye saying Beyonce deserved to win over Taylor Swift.

It's just crass.

Maybe Eric needs to step up his game and be a leader, you know, one of the criteria needed to win this award.

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Puppy Lips — Mon, 03 Aug 2020 19:41:51 GMT

I agree that this was a nice thing for him to do. I thought I also heard that he can not withdraw from this award - he does not have that option.

In any event, if Garth can and does withdraw, how is the person who does win going to feel? I would feel that I was not the true winner because he was out of the running. It would feel like a second place win.

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JerseyGirlNJ — Mon, 03 Aug 2020 19:53:15 GMT

@Still Raining wrote:
Love me some Garth.

Seems like just a good guy, in the best sense.

Absolutely! I never had the opportunity to see him in concert. He seems so down to earth.

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ID2 — Mon, 03 Aug 2020 20:02:37 GMT

The country entertainers are a rare breed. They are all so kind and generous. Love that their award shows are just about the artiists and nothing else (unlike other entertainer award shows). I've been a sole country music fan for many years. Doesn't suprise me at all what Garth Brooks did.

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Mominohio — Mon, 03 Aug 2020 20:04:40 GMT

The report I heard said that he hadn't been officially nominated (yet at the time of his announcement) and so couldn't really be withdrawing from anything. Was more of an attempt to not get nominated?

I think he's a good guy. Can't sing a lick, but is a great entertainer.

Feels like a publicity move as much as a gesture, in my opinion.

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KingstonsMom — Mon, 03 Aug 2020 20:17:32 GMT

@Mominohio wrote:
The report I heard said that he hadn't been officially nominated (yet at the time of his announcement) and so couldn't really be withdrawing from anything. Was more of an attempt to not get nominated?

I think he's a good guy. Can't sing a lick, but is a great entertainer.

Feels like a publicity move as much as a gesture, in my opinion.

@Mominohio

"Can't sing a lick"?

Then why has he accrued so many awards, LOL?