Kroger Country

Okay, most know that I've become somewhat of a night owl so living in the South, its imperative that I know where to pick up snacks and such in the wee hours of the morning. For most, this is a NO BRAINER: WALLY WORLD!!! But, getting off work at 12am and going to Wally World is SUICIDE!!! They're ALWAYS crowded and there's always only ONE or 2 cashiers. Well what else can you expect, us night owls are either getting OFF or going IN our even going OUT so unless you know the trick, ELECTRONICS CHECKOUT, than you're STUCK!!!

MY PREFERENCE: Kroger

No one knows how much I love Kroger except the cashier and the security guard at the St Andrews branch next to where I stay. There is one thing about Kroger that DRIVES ME UP THE WALL THOUGH... they ALWAYS have Country music playing *yelling in anguish and torture* I HATE Country music!!! Except maybe the really OLD country music from like the 50s and 60s when it was nothing more than the Blues.

NOW, when I say I hate country music, lets be clear... we're talking nails on a chalk board here dear readers!!! It drives me insane! I ACTUALLY feel my brain hemorrhaging (well not "ACTUALLY", but you KNOW what I mean). Having worked in retail before, I know better than to play most Hip Hop and R&B in a place where it could "offend" customers. WELL COUNTRY MUSIC OFFENDS MY EARS!!! OMG!!! *deep breath* Music in a business should cater to the targeted demographic and should just generally soothe the shopper and coax them into staying longer and spending more money... NOT RUN THEM OUT OF THE STORE SCREAMING BLOODY MURDER!!! Spend too much time in them midst of this nonsense, you may leave ready to slit your wrists (okay, that's unfair, but this is MY BLOG, deal with it LoL... kidding... sorta...)

Now I will admit that St Andrews HAS gotten better and added more Oldies, Classic Rock, and Eighties "Hair Bands" to their late night mix, IRMO... DO BETTA!!! I couldn't even focus long enough to do my shopping in peace.

And while I'm ranting on music, where has the Soul in the music gone? Are we constantly dumbing down and being dumbed down. Where's the music that inspires REVOLUTIONARIES? Where's the passionately intense melodies that stir our very souls? I do give much respect to Lizz Wright, Cassandra Wilson, Jill Scott, Yahzarah, and Ryan Leslie (to name a few) that still give us THAT FEELING... But has it ALWAYS been that mainstream artists pump out mind numbing CRAP while the Donnie Hathaways are enjoyed by the real LISTENERS? I don't know... DO YOU?

Until next BLOG folks, drop in your nearest Kroger (iPod READY LoL), pick up a couple lean pockets and box wine of choice, take it to the house and pop in Juno @ 2am, let me know how THAT turns out for ya... LOL!!!! Peace and Blessings y'all!!!