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Charlie Hopper
Charlie writes songs, then writes about failing to sell those songs in Nashville. In the past he’s written other bits for McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, and a column for The A.V. Club, sister publication of The Onion. Also, his remarks related to country music have appeared in The New Yorker, Atlas Obscura and Fast Company, as well as The Atlantic — which led to a mock debate on New Hampshire public radio with a senior associate editor from The Atlantic about the virtue of puns. Charlie was con.
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July 7, 2010Dispatches From a Guy Trying Unsuccessfully to Sell a Song in Nashville: Dispatch 17: Inexplicably Optimistic/Insufficiently Discouraged
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June 28, 2010Dispatches From a Guy Trying Unsuccessfully to Sell a Song in Nashville: Dispatch 16: Ten Thousand Crickets
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June 17, 2010Dispatches From a Guy Trying Unsuccessfully to Sell a Song in Nashville: Dispatch 15: I Have Always Depended on the Mattress of Strangers
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June 1, 2010Dispatches From a Guy Trying Unsuccessfully to Sell a Song in Nashville: Dispatch 14: How Big a Stain Should It Be?
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May 13, 2010Dispatches From a Guy Trying Unsuccessfully to Sell a Song in Nashville: Dispatch 13: Thirteen People Who Can Say No
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April 23, 2010Dispatches From a Guy Trying Unsuccessfully to Sell a Song in Nashville: Dispatch 12: Is Country Music Right For You? Take This Quiz…
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April 6, 2010Dispatches From a Guy Trying Unsuccessfully to Sell a Song in Nashville: Dispatch 11: … Uh, Actually, I Was Singing
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March 17, 2010Dispatches From a Guy Trying Unsuccessfully to Sell a Song in Nashville: Dispatch 10: Almost Paradise
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February 25, 2010Dispatches From a Guy Trying Unsuccessfully to Sell a Song in Nashville: Dispatch 9: Too Many War Songs Already
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February 9, 2010Dispatches From a Guy Trying Unsuccessfully to Sell a Song in Nashville: Dispatch 8: Ol’ Cuticle Moon
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January 20, 2010Dispatches From a Guy Trying Unsuccessfully to Sell a Song in Nashville: Dispatch 7: Verse Verse Lift Chorus Verse Lift Chorus Bridge Chorus
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January 4, 2010Dispatches From a Guy Trying Unsuccessfully to Sell a Song in Nashville: Dispatch 6: A Libra Depression Baby
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