Reaching the End

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We have reached the end of Sittin' Pretty with Dustin Lynch. In this finale post I'm going to talk about what I learned, the most challenging and rewarding things I found while doing this blog.

What I learned:

One of the most important things I learned while doing this blog on Dustin Lynch is that he is a very hard working man. He went to college and graduated with a degree in Biology. He then got a job working for a sewer plant. While doing all this he continued to write song, and preform them at Bluebird cafe. He never gave up, and his dream of becoming a country artist came true.

Another thing that I learned was that Dustin Lynch was more successful in his first year of being a country artist than most people are. He made number one on so money different country charts. He has also sold over 650,000 downloads. He even knocked the Zac Brown Band into second place on country billboards album charts. I can't even imagine what else is to come.

Challenges I had:

The main challenge that I had while trying to find information for this blog was finding reliable sources. A lot of the web sites I looked at didn't seem very accurate. They looked like they were just made up. And it took a lot of time to find sites that I thought were reliable.

The other challenge I had was finding new information. As you all already know, I am a HUGE Dustin Lynch fan. So I already knew a lot about him. I already know about his college degree, where he grew up, and how he got his big start before I started doing this blog. But after a lot of research I found out some things like his hobbies such as hunting, and fishing. I also found out that he loves the smell of baked cobbler!

Rewarding Moments:

The biggest reward I had is knowing that this is my last post, and I finished! This was a huge project for my class, and I did it. I may have had some challenges, but I pushed through. I'm also so proud of my self for turning every post in on time, if not early. It was also rewarding that I got at least a 90% on all of the post. Yay me!!


This is it the last post of my Dustin Lynch devoted blog. You should now know everything about Dustin that I know. I had a ton of fun with this blog. I had a few challenges, but I also learned a lot about Dustin and blogging. Now we can all say that we are  Sittin' Pretty with Dustin Lynch!

Greatest accomplishments

As I close in on Sittin' pretty with Dustin Lynch, I think we should concentrate more on Dustin's accomplishments, and less on cobblers and cafes. I have dedicated this blog to all things Dustin Lynch. I would like to take this post to talk about what I would consider Dustin's five greatest accomplishments.

#5: Key to Tullahoma
Dustin Lynch was born and raised in a small whiskey town, Tullahoma Tennessee. Dustin Lynch returned to his hometown in late September to headline the 41-A music festival.  zimbio.com stated:
He shortly discovered Tullahoma had a surprise for him. Shortly before his set Mayer Lane Curlee called Lynch to the stage, presenting him with an official key to the city.
I think it's so cool that they gave Dustin a key to the city. He now truly seems like a small town hero.

Info found here:  http://www.zimbio.com/Dustin+Lynch/articles/Ldt5xe49r4t/Dustin+Lynch+Gets+Key+Tullahoma

#4: 650,000 downloads
"Cowboys and Angels" one of my favorite songs by Dustin Lynch. It's a true love story that he wrote about his grandparents. It was also his first single off of his self-titled debut album "Dustin Lynch".
On examiner.com it stated:

"Cowboys and Angels" sold over 650,000 downloads, and has over 4 million views on Vevo and YouTube. That's a lot of downloads and views for one song, but it is a great song! http://www.examiner.com/article/country-singer-dustin-lynch-garners-2-aca-nominations

#3: Number 1 on billboards country album charts
The much publicized Dustin Lynch lives up to his press this week, as his self titled debut album barrels into no. 1 on billboards country album charts. If you couldn't already guess, Dustin Lynch's album is by far my favorite album. And yes I did buy it the day it came out! So it was no surprise to me when I heard Dustin had the number 1 album, and knocked the Zac Brown band to number 2.

#2: Album Release
Dustin Lynch's self titled debut album released on August 21, 2012. Within the first week of being released the album had sold over 23,000 copies, and made number 3 on billboards country album charts.
roughstock.com said:

Dustin Lynch debuted at number 1 with his self titled album. It's the highest debut on the country albums chart for a new artist this year. http://www.roughstock.com/blog/chart-news-for-august-29-2012-dustin-lynch-s-debuts-at-number-1
That's Dustin for ya. Making a big entrance as a new artist.

#1: Touring with Keith Urban
In July 2013 Keith Urban is going to kick of his tour with Little Big Town, and Dustin Lynch. Keith Urban is a huge name in country music. Dustin as a new country artist touring with Keith Urban is a big deal. And it should be a good show too! They will be stoping in Detroit during there tour on August 4. Now I just have to wait for tickets to go on sale so I can go see my idol.
All other tour dates can be found on Keith Urbana web site: http://www.keithurban.net/tourdates

What amazing accomplishment Dustin Lynch has done, all in his first year of being a country music artist. I can't imagine what else is to come.

 Information found:
http://tasteofcountry.com/keith-urban-2013-tour-dates-little-big-town-dustin-lynch/
http://www.roughstock.com/blog/chart-news-for-august-29-2012-dustin-lynch-s-debuts-at-number-1
http://www.zimbio.com/Dustin+Lynch/articles/Ldt5xe49r4t/Dustin+Lynch+Gets+Key+Tullahoma
http://www.examiner.com/article/interview-with-broken-bow-recording-artist-dustin-lynch
http://www.examiner.com/article/country-singer-dustin-lynch-garners-2-aca-nominations
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Do you eat fish?

Just like Dustin Lynch I have always loved to go fishing. As a little girl I would always go fishing with my dad, and now going with my friends. It's just always been a love of mine, as well as Dustin's. So I got to thinking, is fish a good (healthy) thing to eat? What are the advantages and disadvantages?

Advantages of eating fish:
Almost all healthy diets contain fish. Fish is a food with protein and fewer calories than other sources of meat. Eating about two portions of fish a week could cut the risk of dying by heart disease by a third. The consumption of fish can lower the risk of death from heart disease by thirty six percent. A Swedish study done over thirty years on 6,000 me showed that men who did not eat fish between doubled and tripled the risk of developing prostate cancer. Compared to the men who did eat fish. Eating fish can also reduce depression due to he omega-3 fatty acids.

Disadvantages of eating fish:
Fish were made to reduce water pollution, not to be eaten. Researchers around the world discovered that regularly eating fish (one to two times a week) can increase the risk of obtaining diseases form asthma to prostate cancer. All of the people who eat fish can be faced with brain and eye diseases, because the fish absorb the oxygen in your body. There is also a better chance of getting cancer by eating fish. The human body can not digest fish very well. Thus causing cancer.

There are a few similarities between the advantages and disadvantages of eating fish. In both articles I acquired my information from they talked about depression. The article that I read that talked about advantages stated: Omega-3 fatty acids contained in fish are believed to raise levels of the brain chemical serotonin, which aids in reducing depression. http://articles.cnn.com/2007-07-11/health/pl.fish_1_fish-salmon-or-mackerel-fatty-acids?_s=PM:HEALTH
In the article about disadvantages it says: Fish will take the oxygen out of your body, and without oxygen you will feel depressed. http://svtuition.com/disadvantages-of-eating-fish/

There are also many differences stated in the two articles about advantages and disadvantages of eating fish. In the article about advantages of eating fish it talks about inflammation. It says: Omega-3 fatty acids regulate your body's inflammation cycle, which prevents and relieves painful conditions like arthritis. In the article about disadvantages it talks about low eyesight. It says: Breastfed babies of mothers who eat fish face the problem of low eyesight.

I think there are many more advantages of eating fish than there are disadvantages, and will continue to eat fish. Who knows, maybe one day ill be fishing with Dustin Lynch!


Information acquired here: http://svtuition.com/disadvantages-of-eating-fish/  
http://articles.cnn.com/2007-07-11/health/pl.fish_1_fish-salmon-or-mackerel-fatty-acids?_s=PM:HEALTH


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The History of Bluebird Cafe

The Bluebird Cafe' is where it all started for Dustin Lynch. As well as many other country music artist. So I thought I would share the history and background about Bluebird Cafe'.

Bluebird Cafe' opened in June of 1982. It was opened byAmy Kurland as a restaurant in a small strip center in the Nashville suburb of Green Hills. As a fan of song writers she quickly began inviting tunesmiths to preform on the small stage of the restaurant.

I think it's so cool that this little restaurant ended up becoming a song writers club. We're people such as Taylor Swift, Garth Brooks, Kathy Mattea, Dustin Lynch and many more got there big break.

One night in 1987 Garth Brooks was scheduled to preform at Bluebird. There just happened to be an executive from Capital Records sitting in the audience. The executive later took Garth into the kitchen and asked him to stop by the label the next day to offer him a deal. Garth say's: "Bluebird is the beginning and the Mecca, the end."

On October 10, 2012 The Bluebird Cafe' made it's primetime debut on the ABC drama "Nashville".

There are over 65,000 people who visit the Bluebird Cafe' annually. Many people hear about the club on television or in publicized reviews.

I would love to visit the Bluebird cafe'. It has been a dream of mine for so long. I would love to see were some of my favorite artist got their start.

Bluebird Cafe' is a huge part of country music history. Without Bluebird, Dustin along with many other country artist, probably wouldn't be where they are now.

I hope you have a better idea of what Bluebird Cafe' is all about. And if you ever get the chance to go there, maybe you'll get your big break, or even run into Dustin Lynch.


Information accured Here




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Baked cobbler

                   
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I have been talking a lot about Dustin Lynch and his music lately. And thought that it might be fun to talk about something other than his music.

So I started looking around at different interviews with Dustin. And in this interview with Stephen L. Betts on theboot.com, Dustin was asked "one smell that I love is..." And Dustin said;

Any kind of baked cobbler. But there's the weird smell that I love that people have always thought was funny. I love the smell of skunks. Driving down a back road and you smell a skunk that's sprayed or been hit. I love that. It reminds me of home.

Skunks! Such a weird smell, so I'm gonna stick with the smell of baked cobbler. And seeing that Dustin loves the smell of any baked cobbler I found a recipe for peach cobbler that I would love to share with you!

Paula Deen's peach cobbler
Recipe accrued here

Ingredients:

2 cups of sugar, divided
4 cups of sliced, peeled peaches
8 tablespoons of butter
1/2 cup of water
1 1/2 cups of milk
1 1/2 cups of self-rising flour
Ground cinnamon, optional

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
2. Combine 1 cup of sugar, peaches, and water.
Mix well in a saucepan. Bring it to a boil and simmer
For 10 minutes. Then remove form heat.
3. Put the butter in a 3-quart baking dish
and place in oven to melt.
4. Mix remaining 1 cup sugar, flour, and milk
slowly to prevent clumping. Pour mixture over melted butter.
Do not stir. Spoon fruit on top, gently pouring in syrup.
Sprinkle top with ground cinnamon, if using.
Batter will rise to top during baking. Bake for 30 to 45 minutes.

Baked peach cobbler, one of Dustin Lynch's favorite smells. Hopefully you will enjoy this recipe and love the smell as much a Dustin!

Information found Here

ACA's

                                           
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On October 10 Dustin Lynch garnered two nominations at this years American Country Awards (ACA's). He is up for "single of the year by a new artist" as well as "new artist video of the year" for his smash hit "Cowboys and Angels".

"Wow, wow, wow. Thank you to the ACA's, country music radio and all my friends and fans that believe in me and my music, this is a dream come true. And my apologies to everyone who woke up to the guy screaming in his underwear in the hotel hallway. That was me". Remarked Dustin.

Link here

Since the release of the hit "Cowboys and Angels", Lynch has sold over 650,000 downloads of his debut single, and has over 4 million views on YouTube and Vevo. He's also soared to number one on the MTV music meter, earned a number one ringtone on CMT, a top five on the Billboard Heatseekers song chart, and a top three country radio single.
After all this there should be no wonder why Dustin has two nominations at this years American Country Awards.

Winners will be determined by fans voting at www.theacas.com. Voting starts on October 10 and will end on November 12. The ACA's are scheduled to air on FOX on December 10 at 8pm.

Information accured Here

Getting Started

Dustin Lynch went to Limbscomb University. In the middle of Nashville Tennessee, the home of country music.

Dustin knew that Limbscomb University was within two miles of Blueird Cafe', a song writing venue. Dustin's biggest dream was to become a country music singer/ song writer.

Dustin lived in an apartment right behind Bluebird Cafe', so he could be in the middle of making history in country music.Lynch would walk into Bluebird a couple of times a week to listen and learn about the mysterious art of creating songs from some of Nashville's most important writers.

That's where it all started in Bluebird Cafe'. Dustin meet many other writers there. And after he finished college, he continued to write songs.

Dustin's later to become manager, found some of his songs that he posted on MySpace, and convinced Dustin to audition for Valory Music Company. "Man, I walked in there and played and they said "we're in, lets do this!" Said Dustin.  Billy Dukes

Dustin Lynch is now working with Broken Bow records. He has recently released his self titled album (Dustin Lynch) on August 21, 2012. His first single "Cowboys and Angels" made the top 10 on country music  billboards. And he is quickly becoming a big name in country music. All this happened with the help of Bluebird Cafe', a big dream, and determination.

Information accured Here

             
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Dustin Lynch

                     

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27 year old, Dustin Lynch, a new coming country singer best known for his top 10 hit "Cowboys and Angels", found his way to the top with a big dream, a biology degree, and being part of a song writers club.

After high school Dustin attended David Limpscomb University, (a Christian institute in Nashville)  and fulfilled a degree in biology. Dustin choose to attend Limbscomb because it was so close to Bluebird Cafe'. (A song writing venue) By spending those four years in Nashville and going to Bluebird Cafe' it helped him "test the waters on music and to learn about himself, and what direction he wanted to go as an artist."

Dustin later decided to audition to preform at Bluebird. He passed the audition with flying colors. He really impressed the host Barbra Cloyd. She even chased him down in the parking lot and offered to help him get his foot in the community.

I'm doing this blog on Dustin Lynch because he inspired me not only as a country music lover, but as a person. He has taught me know matter how big of a dream you have, you can make it come true with hard work and determination.

In this blog I am looking forward to giving you the inside scope on all things about Dustin Lynch. Including some things like his music, hobbies, the people who inspire him, and other fun facts you might not know.

I hope you will have as much fun reading this blog as I do writing it. And hopefully by the end you will be sittin' pretty with Dustin Lynch!