As a native Nashvillian, I kind of pitched a fit when Hayden Panettiere's Juliette Barnes pronounced Birmingham as "Brimin'ham". We only drop out "g"s at the end of words darlin'. Actually most of the southern accents on that show, especially Clare Bowen's, are awful.

I think you're totally right about Margherita and Tweedy. To a certain extent, the only thing one has to do to make it in the entertainment industry is to do what you're told by the people who know what's up.

I wouldn't presume to say I know Jay but I have hung out with him the last few times he's played here in Nashville. What I do know of him, he comes off like every other really talented musician that never hit it big: angry. There's this class of incredibly talented musician, the best at what they do, and for whatever…