NOTE: Some of these items are designated as "Other Voices", meaning some of Jack and Misty's fans and friends chip in. You'll know them when you see them.

July:

June:

May:

• "Is Indie Music A Career Or An Expensive Hobby?" - Jack holds court. Again. (May 5)
• "Pirates On The High C's" - Attention, Senator Biden... this is your reality check calling... (May 8)
• "Sing A New Song" - I've heard that song before... but where?!? (May 10)
• "Spam This." - Period. (May 12)
• "The Secret Life Of An Indie Single" - Totally committed to major independents (Apologies to Bob Seger). (May 17)
• "You Stink." - Repeat: NOT constructive criticism. (That would be, "That building looks like it was designed by a monkey.") (May 24)
• "Isn't It Fun?" - The true joys of the music business. Really. (May 27)

• "The Longest Summer" - With apologies to Mark Twain (Apr 6)
• "A Good Idea" - As someone who used to work in one of those places, let me say... it's a GREAT idea!!! (Apr. 7)
• "Bad Medicine" - Hear, hear!! (Apr. 8)
• "Want To Help? Here's Your Chance" - You know, it just might work! (Apr. 8)
• "Sound Bites" - A Jack Blanchard sampler. (Apr. 9)
• "My Operation" - The saga begins. (Apr. 14)
• "Revenge Chicken" - The saga continues. Such as it is. (Apr. 15)
• "My Old Friend" - Please file under 'Humor'. (Apr. 22)

• "Is It Country?" - What makes it Country, anyway? (Mar. 2)
• "Response To 'Is It Country?'" (Other Voices) - Ron Dawson takes up the gauntlet. (Mar. 3)
• "My Dog" - Short? Yes. Poignant? Welllllll.... (Mar. 9)
• "A Discouraging Word" - Hide the wimmen and children... Will Campbell strikes again! (Mar. 20)
• "Response To A Reader" - The 'Is It Country'-versy continues. (Mar. 20)
• "The Beef Goes On" - And on and on... (Mar. 21)
• "Tommy Hill And Me" - Remembering a Nashville institution. (Mar. 22)
• "Joel Mathis" - The voice lives on... (Mar. 26)
• "Jack Blanchard, Songwriter" - By way of an introduction... an introduction. (Mar. 28)
• "Words To Live By (Part 2)" - Okay, so they're not all "War and Peace"... (Mar. 28)
• "A Rough Day" - In loving memory. (Mar. 30)

• "Who Do We Sound Like?" - To all those singers who've thought: There's an echo in this career... You're right. Here's why. (Feb. 5)
• "Axis Of Evil" - Don't blame Jack for this one. It's all Eddie O'Strange's* doing.
  (*A DJ pal from New Zealand.)
• "The Guru And Me" - Move over, Jack Handy. Jack Blanchard's got some deeper thoughts... (Feb. 12)
• "The Case For Me And Joe DiMaggio (updated)" - Take 2... (Feb. 12)
• "Words To Live By" - Ignore these at your peril, folks. (Feb. 14)
• "Wings Of The Buffalo" - Tour guide: Jack. 'Nuff said. (Feb. 24)

• "Stolen Songs" - Finally, an explanation that makes sense! (Jan. 1)
• "The America I Know" - An invitation to non-Americans overseas. (Jan. 2)
• "Don't Be Too Happy" - I've had mornings like this that lasted all year. (Jan. 3)
• "Chuck Dixon. A Secret" - I'll say it again. We need more Chuck Dixons. (Jan. 3)
• "The Eye Of The Beholder" - A response to a response to "The America I Know". (Jan. 5)
• "Please Help Our Wildlife" - A blatant appeal for funds, which, like all the rest, can be ignored. But I wouldn't advise it. (Jan. 8)
• "Weasel Words" - I think you'll agree, they speak for themselves. (Jan. 8)
• "The Compulsive Writer" - Extra credit course from Jack's Songwriting Class. (Jan. 9)
• "My Athletic Career" - Webmaster thinks: His sounds even worse than mine. (Jan. 10)
• "Life's Little Mysteries" - Even Ellery Queen couldn't solve THIS one! (Jan. 16)
• "Children Of The Apes (Updated)" - Expanding on a previous expounding. (Jan. 17)
• "Words From The Ivory Tower" - And a response from Jack. (Jan. 24)
• "The Old Man" - A slightly updated version of a story from last June. (Jan. 31)

December:

• "Bananas" - or, Don't count your bananas - EAT THEM! (Dec. 10)
• "The Day Before Christmas" - A Christmas adventure. (Dec. 11)
• "A Bit Of History" - No matter where you are, time flies... (Dec. 18)
• "Return To The Sunset Train" - Behind every story, there's another story. This is both of 'em. (Dec. 20)
• "Mixed Feelings About Awards" - I wonder if every artist feels like this. (Dec. 28)

• "Those Innocent Bystanders Hate Us" (Oct. 4)
• "My Ignorance Concerning Muslims And Afghans" - By way of an explanation... (Oct. 8)
• "Where Was God?" - Jack comments on a email. (Oct. 30)
• "Grumpy People" - The happiest place on earth. Riiiiiiiight... (Oct. 30)
• "Whatever Works For You" - Jack comments. (Oct. 31)

• "America. September 11, 2001" (Sep. 11)
• "Hawks And Doves" (Sep. 15)
• "Music And Friends" (Sep. 16)
• "How To Create People" - It's so easy, even Jack can do it! ;) (Sep. 17)
• "No Suit. No Tie. No Service." (Sep. 21)
• "Our Strange Friends" - Tell yourself, "It's only a column... it's only a column..." (Sep. 22)
• "A State Of War" (Sep. 30)

• "Misty: The Unexpected Humorist" - See? Jack's not the only funny one... (Aug. 9)
• "Images" - More than meets the eye... (Aug. 13)
• "A Little Known Fact I Think I Remember" - Donkey shame, darling, donkey shame... (Aug. 16)
• "The Dancing Fuzzy" - "Citizens, beware! THIS could happen to YOU!!" ("M.T.A.", Kingston Trio.) (Aug. 24)
• "My Nude Talk With The Mayor" - This could happen to YOU?!? (Aug. 27)
• "Complaint Department" - Ponderous points from Mr. Blanchard. (Aug. 31)

• "Johnny's Run In With Some Fans" - A Johnny Russell story. (July 5)
• "The Window" - Imagination can be a dangerous thing. (July 8)
• "My UFO Sighting" - Doubt if you want to... (July 10)
• "Jim Pierce, Roy Nichols, And The UFO" - Another sighting from 40 years ago... (July 12)
• "No More UFO Stories" - Darn. It was just getting interesting. (July 17)
• "WORLD TO END!" - Alarmist?!? WHO'S an alarmist?!? (July 18)
• "We Liked Napster" - Take THAT, Metallica!!! (July 25)
• "We Get Some High Class Mail" - Remember, it's only funny until somebody loses their lunch... (July 26)
• "Letters From Elvis" - Presley, not Costello... (July 31)

• "The Castro Fiasco" - A night on the town with Fidel and a cowgirl. (May 2)
• "A Look Inside The Writer's Brain" - Bring your flashlight... (May 5)
• "Goody! We're Having Leftovers!" - And you know what THAT means... (What DOES it mean?) (May 7)
• "Country Music Slogans" - Hear, hear! (May 9)
• "Children Of The Apes" - A timely sequel to the slogans. (May 10)
• "All Twirl And No Merle" - An equally timely sequel to the above two. (May 10)
• "Deep Stuff" - Jack waxes serious. (May 10)
• "Inventiveness And Style" - A further discourse on country music. (May 11)
• "The Helium Filled Bra" - Science gone awry for YOU! (May 11)
• "Blanchard's History Of Music" - Quiet, class. The professor speaks... (May 11)
• "Aptitudes" - A few thoughts on education. (May 12)
• "Introducing Douglas Adams" - In memory of the galaxy's ultimate hitchhiker. (May 12)
• "The Last Chapter (Sort of a story.)" - For those who can't wait for the ending. (May 25)
• "Confession" - Jack owns up. (May 25)
• "A Very Hip CD Review!!!" - Jack gets into the act. (May 25)
• "Misty And The Wolf" - A furry dog story. (May 25)
• "My Mother And The Fly" - Dining out. (May 26)
• "Guerilla Warfare" - Or, survival of the wettest. (May 27)

• "Think Back" - yet another "Other Voices" extra. We don't know who wrote this, but it's so true...
• "It's A Weird World" - And getting weirder all the time... (Apr. 2)
• "Karaoke: Who Cares?" (Apr. 7)
• "Note To Myself" - If he's said it once... (Apr. 7)
• "What Makes Me Happy" - An exercise in stopping and smelling the flowers. (Apr. 7)
• "What We Do For Others" - The sequel. (Apr. 7)
• "The Broken String" - Short, but to the point. (Apr. 8)
• "Me And The Mob, Part One" - In which Jack comes on like Gangbusters... (Apr. 9)
• "The Last Chance" (Apr. 9)
• "Drop The Net!" (Apr. 10)
• "The Memory City" - Home, a place in my mind... (Apr. 10)
• "I Am Not Mother Teresa" (Apr. 10)
• "Last Response To An Internet Nut" - Sometimes you feel like a... oh, forget it. (Apr. 11)
• "The Karaoke King" - another "Other Voices" extra, courtesy Don Lummus. (Apr. 12)
• "New Legislation" (Apr. 13)
• "The Weird Gig" - Aren't they all? I mean, really... (Apr. 13)
• "Picture At A Railroad Station" (Apr. 16)
• "Quite A Guy" - the epilogue to "Pictures..." featuring reminisces from cousin Donna. (Apr. 17)
• "Anybody See My Skate Key?" - Nope. Not here. (Apr. 19)
• "Ha Fin En Dag!" - Where I come from, them's fightin' words! (Apr. 20)
• "A Dark And Stormy Night" (Apr. 20)
• "Why I'm Mad At Dayton" - Just so long as it's not Columbus... (Apr. 23)
• "They're Strip Searching Grandma!" - Mamas, don't let your gran'mas grow up to be outlaws? (Apr. 24)
• "The Amish Virus" - I've got a great punchline here, but I can't use it. (Apr. 26)
• "Gasoline Prices: Goodbye Exxon And Mobil!" - An "Other Voices" extra. Tracey K Houston posts a suggestion. (Apr. 27)
• "He Loves Me And I Can't Stand It!" (Apr. 27)

• "Jack Of All Trades, Part One" - or, fun on the job. Yeah, right...
• "A Little Something To Worry About" - Actually, Jack sent this one out last year. Sorry for the delay.
• "Time Square" - A homecoming story.
• "Cruel And Unusual Reviews" - Jack dishes it out. (Mar. 7)
• "Where Ideas Come From" - I don't know, either... (Mar. 8)
• "The Email Twilight Zone" - or, Houdini would've had a field day with this trick! (Mar. 8)
• "Homeless In Miami" - The nights on Miami Sidewalks... (Mar. 12)
• "The Gangster" - "It takes all kinds to make a world." (Roger Miller) (Mar. 25)
• "Cows, The Song" - Jack and Misty clarify their position on a controversial issue. (Mar. 26)
• "Fighting Against Age" - A statement of intent. (Mar. 27)
• "The American Dream" - a Mickey Mouse commentary. (Mar. 28)
• "Religion and Politics" - Jack clarifies another position. (Mar. 28)
• "My Grandfather And The Stanley Steamer" - A shocking family secret revealed! (Mar. 28)
• "Thinning Out The Herd" - Jack clarifies still another position. (Mar. 30)

• "The Voice Of Experience" - Jack imparts his wisdom. (Feb. 2)
• "On Writing Serious Lyrics" - Pay attention, class. Jack's Songwriting School is now in session. (Feb. 3)
• "Songs I Never Finished" - With good reason... (Feb. 4)
• "Weird Relatives" - A list. (Feb. 4)
• "On Writing Serious Lyrics 2" - The lesson continues... (Feb. 5)
• "The Food Stamp Blues" - The downside of fame? (Feb. 5)
• "My Ten Days In The County Jail" - Let this be a lesson to would-be lawbreakers everywhere... (Feb. 6)
• "The Chaos Factor" - Or, there's no business like the hardware business... (Feb. 9)
• "Typos" - Except this one... (Feb. 12)
• "The St. Valentine's Day Massacre" - Further proof that crime not only doesn't pay... it hurts something awful! (Feb. 12)
• "Duct Tape: The Whole Sordid Story" - For those who tuned in late. (Feb. 14)
• "How We Ruined Lunch Hour In Duluth" - The story you are about to read is true. Regrettably. (Feb. 15)
• "Changin' Times" - It applies just as much to music as anything else. (Feb. 19)
• "Our Rogues Gallery: The Liar" - #3 in a continuing series. (Feb. 21)
• "The Big Day" - In honor of their second #1, "Rings Of Gold". (Feb. 23)
• "Anna and Buddy" - THIS is what friends are for. (Feb. 23)
• "The Big Train" - All aboard! (Feb. 26)

• "The Millennium: Time Slips Away" - A brief history of time, Jack Blanchard style.
• "Henhouse Murder Trial Begins" - A legendary story from 1970.
• "The Road Show, Part One" - Memories of the road.
• "The Tour From Hell" - Some memories from the road are best forgotten. This is all of them.
• "The Inside Dope" - A series of cautionary tales.
• "Humbug!" - A Christmas essay for the new year. (Huh?) (Jan. 3)
• "Another Odd Couple" - Why cats are better than dogs? (Jan. 10)
• "Our Rogues Gallery: The Piano Man" - #2 in a continuing series. (Jan. 11)
• "A Strange Experiment" - Don't try this at home. (Jan. 12)
• "Uncle Earl's Secret" - A youthful reminisce with a surprising twist. (Jan. 12)
• "The Sexy Test" - This is only a test... (Jan. 13)
• "A New Identity" - Some free advice that was actually worth something. (Jan. 16)
• "The Show Must Go On?" - Well, somebody had to ask... (Jan. 16)
• "The Ghost Town" (Jan. 17)
• "The Key Westers" - Memories of Florida. (Jan. 20)
• "The Room In The Mirror" (Jan. 20)
• "A Quick Faron Young Story" - Which it is. (Jan. 20)
• "No More Mister Nice Guy" - But seriously, folks... (Jan. 20)
• "No Respect" - Move over, Mr. Dangerfield... (Jan. 21)
• "Stupid Human Trick" - Remembering Roger Miller. (Jan. 22)
• "Another L.A. Story" - Back to the seventies... (Jan. 23)
• "Time Capsule From The Road" - Even more memories... (Jan. 24)
• "My Friend Dick Nixon" - Back to the sixties... (Jan. 25)
• "The Case For Me And Joe Di Maggio" - Why you can't trust newspapers anymore. (Jan. 26)

December:

• "How I Invented The Cheeseburger" - When you gotta have one...
• "A Spiritual Experience" - The truth is out there...
• "Musicians Keep Trying, Regardless" - Hope springs eternal... (Dec. 15)
• "The Story Of Sam" - It's not the same old story... (Dec. 20)
• "A Crabby Little Christmas" - The poem you recently saw on our front page, complete with Crabby Bassnaster himself.
• "Our Rogues Gallery: The Artist" - A true story. (Dec. 25)
• "Government" - Inspired by the Ohio cities' tax on musicians. (Dec. 31)

• "The Promo Letter" - How to make a name for yourself in radio. (Nov. 21)
• "The Monkey Trap" - A think piece for our times. (Nov. 29)
• "Lady Godiva" - a memorable (?) concert experience in Millville, PA.
• "Letter From An Old Friend" - what Our Hero has to put up with.
• "A Winter's Morning" - reflections on winter.
• "Yule Revisited" - Jack tells me this column has gotten an amazing response worldwide. I believe it. (Recently revised by the author.)
• "The Sunset Train" - a short story, based on Jack's song of the same name.