Dear Charlie Daniels: I’m writing you this letter hoping that it somehow gets to you in the beyond. Last night I went to see one of the bigger names in pop music. Her name is Tate McRae and we’re kind of proud of her here in Alberta because she’s one of us.

She was born and raised in a province that doesn’t have a lot of massive pop stars to boast about, and it’s always nice to see someone from the city just a few hours south of you get ahead.

Now, you’re probably asking me why I’m wanting to talk about pop music with a deceased country star? Valid question. You probably don’t remember, but almost 15 years ago you and I had a conversation written up in this very newspaper where as an aside we discussed the young phenom that is Taylor Swift. It was a thoughtful chat where we talked about

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