Early in its history, Red Man advertisements were painted on the sides of barns, featuring an endorsement from baseball player Nap Lajoie: "Lajoie chews Red Man, ask him if he don't." ++++
Man I love how Redman tastes
Any song sung by George Strait
is Country at its best
Damn I love my Nascar race
is country at it’s best
Yes I love good cold beer
And mustard on my fries
I love a good loud Honky Tonk
that rocks on Friday nights
And hell yes I love my truck
but I want you to know
Honey I love your love the most
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Wikipedia on Redman Chewing Tobacco: “First introduced in 1904. Red Man has traditionally come as leaf tobacco, in contrast to twist chewing tobacco or the ground tobacco used in snuff. It is made by the Pinkerton Tobacco company of Owensboro, Kentucky. In 1985, Pinkerton was acquired by a Swedish corporation, and after further corporate reshuffling, is owned primarily by institutional investors. The proportion owned by non-Swedish investors is approximately 80%
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“Nashville’s new riverfront amphitheater will open July 30 with a headline show by seven-time Grammy nominee Eric Church, ushering in an inaugural outdoor concert season featuring big names from past and present.” The New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2015/04/24/us/ap-us-travel-brief-outdoor-concerts-nashville.html