The Other Hardworking People
The Town Crew, working hard to supply water to us Last night as I was driving home, a generic country song came on the radio. I spent a lot of time in my vehicle, so many of my thoughts come to me while I am sitting at the wheel. I had forgotten my music device, so I was stuck with the FM dial. On drives east of town, I can listen to 99.5 The Bull; the classic country station out of Helena that hasn’t yet succumbed to the corporate sameness of most radio stations. Alas, west of town, where I found myself last night, I am out of range of the Bull and have only two options out of Missoula, KISS Country and EAGLE country, basically identical nationally syndicated pop radio stations marketing themselves as “country music for the working people of Western Montana” or some other blustery jingoistic nonsense. But bad music is better than no music when there is snow on the road after a long day. Just like a thousand other songs you can hear on the radio anywhere in the USA, this song mentio