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Henry Paul Chat 1999

Henry Paul of BlackHawk Wed Apr 21, 1999 06:51:57 PM

Host: Hi everyone. Henry is here and we are getting settled. PLease send in your questions. Wed Apr 21, 1999 06:55:43 PM

Host: Thank you all for coming. We'll get going in about 5 or 6 minutes. Please send in your questions for Henry Paul of Black Hawk. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:02:51 PM

Jessica: Do you answer all your fan mail? Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:04:21 PM
Jessica: Do you like it when fans bring Henry Paul Band and Outlaw records for you to sign. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:05:17 PM
ChatGuide: It is always fun to hear from those that remember us from the past. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:05:26 PM

Gramma: Hi Henry...could you tell us a bit about the Run On The Row race? We Lee Roy Parnell fans are looking forward to accepting the Blackhawk fans challange to win the fun run...my ol' legs aren't quite up to the 5K;-)) Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:05:43 PM
ChatGuide: I know what they are laying for me - it's a setup. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:05:57 PM
ChatGuide: We'll elbow here in the front of the line to make sure she does. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:06:11 PM
ChatGuide: Ronnie Dunn in running shorts. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:06:19 PM
ChatGuide: He has the longest legs. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:06:36 PM
ChatGuide: The race is at the end of Fan Fair - it's only 3.1 miles, not too bad. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:06:40 PM

Betsy: Tell the truth....are you, Dave, and Van going to be out there in your spandex for "Run on the Row"???? Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:06:42 PM
ChatGuide: LOL. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:07:00 PM
ChatGuide: You can tell where Betsy's coming from! Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:07:13 PM
ChatGuide: I will be in the the "Joan Jett" outfit! Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:07:14 PM

BVulture: Will BlackHawk's next project be a 5th album or a Greatest Hits? Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:07:44 PM
ChatGuide: We just today discussed that with the label - we think we have enough to put out a good Greatest Hits. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:07:53 PM
ChatGuide: It's up to the label - we'll see how it goes. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:08:02 PM

Betsy: With all the cover songs being done nowadays (Brooks and Dunn, Ricochet), would you ever consider going back and cutting some of the Outlaws/Henry Paul Band songs like "Cold Harbour," "Heavenly Blues", or "Anytime" for a BlackHawk album? *hugs, your "Cyberbaby" Betsy ;-) Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:08:17 PM
ChatGuide: Well, where is Betsy from? Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:08:40 PM
ChatGuide: No, I don't think we are and don't know why. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:09:10 PM
ChatGuide: We all come from different backgrounds and are not into "watering" down what we are doing by dwelling on the past. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:09:20 PM
ChatGuide: No time in the rear view mirror. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:10:27 PM
ChatGuide: I want to focus on what Ronnie Dunn has done with Lovers and Friends, and My Maria. He has taken normal day-to-day issues and taken it to the country fans. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:10:36 PM

Janis: Henry, Hi--I saw Merle Haggard Saturday night. You share billing with him in June. Since he is one of your heroes--are you excited? Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:11:02 PM
ChatGuide: ABSOLUTELY. Merle is like the most uncompromising man I have ever met! Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:12:14 PM
ChatGuide: I spent some time with a him on a show. We went to his buses, antique travelers! He looked me up and down like I was a Fresh Inmate at the State Penn. He definintely keeps on what is REALLY happening around. Very impressed. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:13:05 PM
ChatGuide: I am a HUGE Hagard Fan - he is one of the greatest songwriters of ALL time, he is a great instrumentalist. He has invented the modern country approach. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:13:29 PM
ChatGuide: He is also the Country historian - ie Bob Wills. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:13:56 PM
ChatGuide: Ranks probably as the comsumate historically pertinent country guy. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:14:10 PM

michelleD: Henry, what is your favorite song to perform each night, and why?? Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:14:14 PM
ChatGuide: His attitude is still intact. He is a Bad ass. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:14:27 PM
ChatGuide: Umm Just About Right is probably my favorite. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:14:59 PM
ChatGuide: It is real and broken down into an acoustic fashion - seems to draw the crowds. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:15:14 PM

Host: "There You Have It" has been very well received, a top 5 hit, and the current single, "Your Own Little Corner Of My Heart" is getting a lot of airplay. All of this bodes well for "The Sky's The Limit." Do you feel you are getting the support from Country Radio that you deserve? Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:15:39 PM
ChatGuide:Are those my shoulders, or is that the back of the couch - Tennessee Titan? Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:16:25 PM
ChatGuide: I don't know who decides "what you deserve", country radio does a pretty good job, the song is on the play list because it is a little different... Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:16:49 PM
ChatGuide: I would like them (the radio) to take a little more of a chance with the next. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:17:27 PM
ChatGuide: I don't want to sound like I'm kissing up - but as long as we are in the game, we are happy. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:17:35 PM

ChatGuide: Betsy's address? Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:17:53 PM
ChatGuide: Really Cute too! and single! Adorable! Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:18:03 PM

trudy: Since both Van and yourself have rock and roll backgrounds, and your concerts definitly "rock",do you see yourselves becoming a 'crossover' group? Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:18:19 PM
ChatGuide: NO! No. We will reserve that crossover potential for the females. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:18:37 PM
ChatGuide: The girls are having a great deal of luck with that. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:18:41 PM

lARRY STEPHENSON: WIll "Who Am I Now" be released ? It is a great song. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:18:57 PM
ChatGuide: Yes it will from the standpoint that WE think, Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:19:10 PM
ChatGuide: it is a great potential - my favorite song. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:19:44 PM

ChatGuide: WWW.geocities.com/~hawkfans. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:20:14 PM
ChatGuide: Well she looks like she is 12. She will age well. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:20:17 PM

Katja: How are your writing projects coming along? Whatever happened to that Children's book you were writing? Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:20:40 PM
ChatGuide: It's done. I've recently decided to rewrite the last chapter. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:20:59 PM
ChatGuide: It went to a literary expert in NY - and got some good feedback. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:21:48 PM
ChatGuide: About a man who had a bakery that used to come out to the farm. Mr stubble's cupcakes had "dust" on it. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:22:04 PM
ChatGuide: Something Mom wouldn't let us eat - not what was expected though. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:22:13 PM

Host: BlackHawk has a very distinctive sound. And on your current album, "The Sky's The Limit," there seems to be more of an acoustic emphasis. Was that what you wanted when you went into the studio? Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:22:14 PM
ChatGuide: Absolutely. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:22:33 PM
ChatGuide: I think BlackHawk lost itself until Tim DuBois helped us back. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:22:48 PM
ChatGuide: We were not true to what got us started. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:23:16 PM
ChatGuide: We were missing from the radio format - caused us to relook at ourselves - now we are ok thanks to that. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:23:33 PM
ChatGuide: They got out there a little. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:24:12 PM
ChatGuide: We got out there with Desmond Childs and wrote Hole in my Heart - kinda of a Huey Lewis and radio reacted _where is BlackHawk of old? Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:24:27 PM
ChatGuide: That started us down the road that we went down too far. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:24:46 PM
ChatGuide: There is nothing on the 2nd and 3rd album we are ashamed of. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:24:46 PM

Billihawk: Do you play any other instruments besides the mandolin and guitar? Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:24:59 PM
ChatGuide: I play Bass. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:25:26 PM

michelleD: Henry, will there be a new video anytime soon?? Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:25:26 PM
ChatGuide: It is a more basic form of guitar playing - it is all I can do to play what I do. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:25:28 PM
ChatGuide: I think so. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:25:37 PM
ChatGuide: I don't know what the next single will be. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:26:02 PM
ChatGuide: I think Arista has taken the view that videos are questionable in the return? Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:26:12 PM
ChatGuide: I think it is a financial call by the label. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:26:37 PM
ChatGuide: It is economics - we are not new, and don't need it as much as the new ones. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:27:01 PM
ChatGuide: Except for "Shania" she of course is very successful at everything. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:27:23 PM
ChatGuide: Look at the image the Chicks puts out with the video. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:27:47 PM
ChatGuide: Purple hair and a fiddle! What an image. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:27:49 PM

lARRY STEPHENSON: Is there any way of re-releasing any songs such as "Postmarked Birmingham"? Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:28:17 PM
ChatGuide: I wish - but I really don't know. Probably not in what the context of BlackHawk. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:28:30 PM
ChatGuide: If ALabama cuts the song, it would be #1. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:28:45 PM
ChatGuide: LOL Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:28:45 PM

Beverlee: Any truth to the rumor you've been asked to join the U.S.Ski Team? Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:28:48 PM
ChatGuide: LOL Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:29:06 PM
ChatGuide: From KJJY, YES there is truth to that. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:29:24 PM
ChatGuide: I'm being brought in to consult on a fashion side. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:29:40 PM
ChatGuide: That is my forte' to wear Kroger Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:30:02 PM
ChatGuide: Merle would not wear one of those spandex suits! Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:30:13 PM

Katja: Henry, who is the one artist out there, in any genre of music, that you would like to do a duet with? Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:30:28 PM
ChatGuide: Allison Krauss, Acoustic - BlueGrass Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:30:52 PM
ChatGuide: She rocks my world musically in everyway. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:31:01 PM
ChatGuide: Maybe Shania? Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:31:43 PM
ChatGuide: Remember her Leopard outfit? I don't know if I can live up to that level!! Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:31:45 PM

Stacey: Who is the best golfer in Blackhawk? What's your handicap, Henry? Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:32:09 PM
ChatGuide: I would say, let me give it a moment. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:32:39 PM
ChatGuide: I would say Van is most consistent, Dave has the most athletic presence - I have the best looking golf bag. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:33:11 PM
ChatGuide: I can be the best fashion - to compete with the "houty touty" crowd. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:33:31 PM

Host: Henry you are no stranger to the recording industry. You made a total of 5 albums with The Outlaws. You also had your own group, the Henry Paul Band. You have also had success as a songwriter. What is the most satisfying thing (or things) that has come from your career? Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:33:46 PM
ChatGuide: I think the success of BlackHawk's 1st record and then come back on Arista. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:34:03 PM
ChatGuide: Sign with Arista and it go multi platinum. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:34:21 PM
ChatGuide: Our goals then were very meager. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:34:55 PM
ChatGuide: This industry requires a lot of dedication. I am proud of what I have been able to do at my age now! Very proud of our group. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:35:39 PM
ChatGuide: I was a part of a local band in Tampa "Outlaws" Southern Rock, Identified w/ Johnny Cash. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:36:08 PM
ChatGuide: It was a three-part harmony group that toured with Marshall Tucker, headlined Madison Square Garden. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:36:25 PM
ChatGuide: Even opened for the Kentucky Headhunters! Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:36:52 PM
ChatGuide: Those days were different - now everyone tours in the flashy buses and 18 wheelers. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:37:24 PM
ChatGuide: To get ready to go to an "Outlaws" concert was a different thing than prepping for BlackHawk concerts. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:37:42 PM
ChatGuide: 79-80 was the end of the Country Rock era for us. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:37:55 PM
ChatGuide: Toured with Little Feat, Bonnie Raitt. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:38:08 PM
ChatGuide: Hung out at the Troubador - had a great time! Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:38:31 PM
ChatGuide: We have had a miraculous career - it takes alot of energy. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:38:40 PM
ChatGuide: No more 4-set nights!! Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:38:52 PM

Billihawk: Hello from Connecticut Henry!! Have you exhausted your supply of cowtails and tootsie roll pops yet? Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:38:58 PM
ChatGuide: OH! I know who that is!!!!! Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:39:05 PM
ChatGuide: I know who Billy is now! Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:39:15 PM
ChatGuide: Yes. We have eaten all of the CowTails. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:39:33 PM
ChatGuide: Tootie Pops we go thru those like crazy. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:39:42 PM
ChatGuide: Looking to support the dentist. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:39:43 PM

lARRY STEPHENSON: Does BlackHawk plan to tour with any other groups this year? Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:39:46 PM
ChatGuide: No Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:39:59 PM
ChatGuide: Those tours are set up to enhance the ticket selling. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:40:17 PM
ChatGuide: We are in this for BlackHawk and the fans. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:40:28 PM
ChatGuide: We have a high energy that is hard to follow. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:40:44 PM
ChatGuide: We have been asked not to play with the other children. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:41:00 PM

Jessica: How would you respond if someone were to ask you for a kiss at a meet and greet. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:41:05 PM
ChatGuide: That happens all of the time. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:41:14 PM
ChatGuide: We are generally open to the idea. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:41:37 PM
ChatGuide: A peck on the cheek - NO TONGUE! No lips for the most part. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:41:46 PM

Krista: I know you are on the road the majority of the year. How on Earth do you live with, I think it's 12 guys on the same bus? Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:41:58 PM
ChatGuide: Yes we are all on one bus. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:42:03 PM
ChatGuide: We have a really good time. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:42:12 PM
ChatGuide: Consider what that means, Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:42:22 PM
ChatGuide: being in a band is great fun. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:42:39 PM
ChatGuide: We all have a cold beer after the show and share movies after the show. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:43:00 PM
ChatGuide: HAPPY GILMORE and SLINGBLADE are 2 of the favorites. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:43:19 PM
ChatGuide: They are all 1st rate characters and are proud that we all stay together. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:43:38 PM
ChatGuide: We are a band! Not a singer and some back-up singers. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:44:15 PM

katy: How is Van feeling, I heard he was ill. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:44:26 PM
ChatGuide:I can't stand the "that's MY guitarist" he is the guitarist. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:44:30 PM
ChatGuide: He's doing better. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:44:54 PM
ChatGuide: He came down with Melanoma - found it, caught it, cured it, and he is recovering. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:45:09 PM
ChatGuide: We are are very thankful, HE is very thankful. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:45:30 PM

Janis: Monte can't remember if you had a particular person in mind when you wrote "There's a Rising Star In The Southern Sky"-- was it written with anyone in mind? Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:45:30 PM
ChatGuide: WOW! Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:45:33 PM
ChatGuide: Janice. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:45:35 PM
ChatGuide: Yes. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:45:37 PM
ChatGuide: It was... Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:46:20 PM
ChatGuide: I guess it was sorta written as an anonomous - BTW one of my favorite songs - Johnny Rebel Guitar Hero. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:46:35 PM
ChatGuide: Metafor - rising star in a southern rock bank. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:46:53 PM
ChatGuide: Glad she asked the question, one of my most favorite songs!!! Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:46:56 PM

Host: Blackhawk is involved in several charitable projects. I saw that you are the National Spokespersons for Second Harvest - America's Food Bank. Would you tell us about that? Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:47:37 PM
ChatGuide: Second Harvest Food Bank - Tim DuBois was an early supporter and asked us to get involved. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:48:21 PM
ChatGuide: We discovered it is a very dignified method to assist others while allowing them to keep their pride and dignity. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:48:40 PM
ChatGuide: No sacrifice of dignity to feed the family. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:48:53 PM
ChatGuide: Buy the album to get the address. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:49:01 PM
ChatGuide: Kidding!! Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:49:37 PM
ChatGuide: Let me add one more thing for the Food Bank. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:49:48 PM
ChatGuide: This is a federally subsidised program. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:50:09 PM
ChatGuide: It is a BIG deal and incredibaly well run. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:50:11 PM

michelleD: Henry, congrats to you and the guys on the TNN music city news award nomination! Are you looking forward to attending the awards show? Will you be performing? Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:50:24 PM
ChatGuide: We haven't been apprised of any opportunity to perform. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:50:42 PM
ChatGuide: Chance to wear our good clothes, church clothes. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:50:56 PM
ChatGuide: It's fun to see your friends and cut up and have fun! Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:51:21 PM
ChatGuide: I remember when we first started goin, got to meet Johnny Cash, Buck Owens. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:51:32 PM
ChatGuide: What a trip! To meet. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:51:42 PM
ChatGuide: We are presenting an award! Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:51:53 PM
ChatGuide: Got to meet Gene Autry. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:52:24 PM
ChatGuide: Betsy is 4'10, looks like she is 14. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:52:29 PM
ChatGuide: She is moving down... Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:52:35 PM
ChatGuide: to Nashville. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:52:56 PM

lARRY STEPHENSON: How did BlackHawk get to be on the Donnie and Marie Show? Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:53:14 PM
ChatGuide: I think Dave is personal friends with The Osmond Brothers! Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:53:36 PM
ChatGuide: Things are set up by publicists. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:53:47 PM
ChatGuide: Marie is gorgeous! Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:54:05 PM
ChatGuide: The Duet w/ Dan Seals! He is awesome! Great singer. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:54:30 PM

BVulture: The song "Big Guitar" was written by Henry Gross, and yourself, had you two ever worked on any projects previous to that song? Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:54:44 PM
ChatGuide: No - we worked on a project before the song. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:55:06 PM
ChatGuide: We had a trio called the Vereens - named after Ben. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:55:30 PM
ChatGuide: We figured we were entertainers. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:55:51 PM
ChatGuide: I actually was "window dressing" - absolutely talented. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:56:08 PM
ChatGuide: Can probably find a record of the Vereens on the web - 1990-91. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:56:43 PM
ChatGuide: LOL Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:56:43 PM

Beverlee: Henry, would you ever have Plastic Surgery if you started to look really old? Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:56:46 PM
ChatGuide: LOL. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:56:48 PM
ChatGuide: Yes. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:57:19 PM
ChatGuide: But, where I'd start and where I finish is probably a question....... Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:57:41 PM

Host: I took a peek at your tour schedule. You will be in Macon, GA tomorrow night, the 22nd. After that there are 60 more dates until the last date, November 20th, in Scottsdale, AZ. What's the best thing about touring like that? And the worst? Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:58:25 PM
ChatGuide: The long bus rides are the worst Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:58:39 PM
ChatGuide: The long bus ride will turn you into an animal. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:58:50 PM
ChatGuide: The good part is you get to play the show every night. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:59:05 PM
ChatGuide: We play a very physical presentation - we are very proud of that. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:59:11 PM
ChatGuide: That is why we are here. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:59:39 PM
ChatGuide: I have been doing this all of my life, I keep doing this because I love it. Wed Apr 21, 1999 07:59:58 PM
ChatGuide: There is really not a lot of room for gags, there is fun. Wed Apr 21, 1999 08:00:20 PM
ChatGuide: The band members all have alter personalities, Wed Apr 21, 1999 08:00:44 PM
ChatGuide: very witty. Wed Apr 21, 1999 08:01:11 PM
ChatGuide: Glad to be with you. Wed Apr 21, 1999 08:01:27 PM
ChatGuide: Thanks so much - a pleasure to be here! Wed Apr 21, 1999 08:02:31 PM

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