Got it, nice to know. BTW, I give you high marks for the level of interaction and detail you respond with, I definitely appreciate that.

I also admit to being a Voice show addict. It may very well be contrived with the winners chosen or otherwise picked differently than they reveal to the TV audience, but it's entertaining either way. It gives me a shiver listening to some of the performers they're so damned good.

2016 was the first year I missed it tho, didn't see a single episode. My TV antenna was hit by lightning and I still haven't replaced it. I don't miss it too much, The Voice is one of the few programs I bothered to watch regularly.

The Internet provides all my movie, entertainment and news feeds these days. I haven't found a good free, no hassle source for The Voice shows yet.

I credit Blake Shelton with getting me more interested in country, at least the modern style of it. Shania Twain started it I guess, but Shelton accelerated my interest. I lump most of his tunes into one of 2 categories: 1) playful & fun or 2) romantic / sappy. It's a simple generalization I know. I also just like the guy's sense of humor and his stuff has that melodic quality I need in all music I care for.

I'm with you 100% on your take on rap. It's rare when I take notice of tunes in that genre. Like you I also hated country, tho for totally different reasons. I just didn't like the sound, the slidey steel guitar, the superficial "poor me" lyrics. I was very close minded towards it. Conway Twitty, Willie Nelson, Whalen Jennings - shut 'em off and plug my ears, obnoxious noise to me.

Sorry to hear about your parental unit woes, that's terrible. Really man, that sucks. From what I have seen you've overcome much of the deficits that causes in people. Way to go on that score.