I'm with you OP.

1) I grew up in Alaska playing country music. Sometimes the 'stars' came into Anchorage and believe it or not, these stars ALWAYS had their choice of women. It was a GIVEN. The female 'stars' - not so much perverted. 'Harper Valley PTA' ring a bell? Or 'Satin Sheets'? Yes, I played behind them and many more.

2) I read Cathy's book "TranceFormation of America" many years ago - shocking - but everyplace she mentions about Alaska does, in fact, exist. I used to go to the business college Mark Phillips mentions in the book.

3) My sibling, a professional drummer, played with just about ALL the mega-star country stars during her career. Let me just say that to all those Merle Haggard fans, you'd be devastated at the utter depravity of the man. But he's not the only one by a long shot. Tanya Tucker? A wild child if there ever was one. Betcha you love their voices and their music...actually, so do I. They ARE good.

4) Drug running is another GIVEN in country music.

5) Getting yourself OUT of the music industry, even as small scale as I was, is NEVER easy. If you do stay, you probably won't live past 60. It's a hard life even though you're having fun because you love playing. It is a drug in itself.

6) My father never prevented the country stars I played from taking advantage of me - even at a VERY young age. A lot of physical, mental and sexual abuse went on. I'm amazed I'm still sane. Physically, I am a mess. He almost sold me on going to Las Vegas with a Japanese country artist (some local yocal in Japan anyways) - at the age of 16. Dear old Dad didn't care what happened to me - bastard that he still is. I can't imagine what Cathy went through when HER father sold her to the CIA at such a tender age - what an outrage.

7) The MAFIA wanted to recruit my sibling to go to Nashville and become a singing star - at age 17. Today, that's old, but if there's one thing I learned, if you are SELECTED to be a star, YOUR LIFE IS NEVER YOUR OWN. YOU ARE OWNED. She refused and has been living barely above poverty ever since - though, for her sake, she made the right decision. However, from her drug and alcohol use for the past 40 years as a musician, I give her another year or two of living.

8) Trauma-based mind control is EVERYWHERE. It is REAL. And I bet most people think 'Oh, that's just conspiracy crap' - as they watch the biggest and dangerous mind-control tool on the planet - the TV.

9) Music has been known for CENTURIES (since Plato actually) that MUSIC (or MUSE) can control millions. Plato thought way back then all musicians should be licensed before they ply their trade as to not unduly affect the young. He was right. Now look what music has evolved into - thanks for the efforts of a certain institution in London (I'd mention it only I would get banned - again).

Each generation is GIVEN their music. TPTB just want the masses to think THEIR generation came up it with all by themselves. WRONG. I've worked with music producers, I've played back-up on some records - nothing big, like Nashville nor Nashville stars but let me put it to you this way - it was all very abusive and controlled. One star I recorded with eventually had a one-hit wonder but long after I left the industry.

10) When you see your favorite 'star', either on TV or listening to them through your headphones, realize these people are OWNED and MIND-CONTROLLED to the nth degree. And thus, so are you. Same can be said about politicians -examples being the Clintons, Reagan and the Bush boys.

11) I can verify No. 10 above because I've seen politicians 'at work' working the scene in nightclubs and bars. You'd be amazed if you saw them go 'at it' with your own eyes. One of them that I met ran for the presidency even though he was not successful.

Just sayin...from my experience.