Cheatham Street Warehouse Serving Texas Music Since 1974

Cheatham Street Warehouse

Second Annual

Blind Hog Awards

"Even a blind hog finds an acorn once in awhile" Darrell Royal

The Second Annual Cheatham Street Warehouse "Blind Hog Awards" are out! You know, Darrell Royal once said, "Even a blind hog finds an acorn once in awhile," which was the inspiration for our poll. Cheatham Street selected a panel of top judges who reviewed the nominees in sub-committees to insure that the awards were official. After several months and many cases of beer, we are pleased to announce the winners.

Tackiest t-shirt
WINNER:
Texas Renegade ("I'd Hit That" shirt)

Band Name with Most Room for Improvement
TIE:
Mother Truckers
Asylum Street Spankers
Spur 503
Doo Wah Riders
Highspeed Hayride

Best Song That Just Sounds Nasty
Runners Up:
"You Got Away With It (A Tale of Two Frat Brothers)" -
Todd Snider
"Stuck in The Middle With You" - Stealers Wheel
WINNER: "Snake Farm" - Ray Wylie Hubbard

Favorite Compilation
TIE:
Viva! Terlingua! Nuevo!
Songs of Luckenbach Texas!
Luckenbach Compadres!

Best On-Stage Fight
WINNER:
Steve Poltz (and his worthy opponent, Steve Poltz)

Most Harmonic
2nd Runner Up: The McKay Brothers
1st Runner Up: The Gougers
WINNER: Adam Carroll

Best Old Band
TIE:
Joe Bobs Bar and Grill
The Razorblades
Freda and the Firedogs

Band that Takes Up All the Good Letters On A
Marquee:
WINNER:
The Asylum Street Spankers

Best Personality:
WINER:
Tiffany Banks (KNBT)

Most Elusive Artist
WINNER:
Ely Young

Most Adorable DJ
WINNER:
Sammy Allred (KVET)

Best Canada Import
2nd Runner Up: Roger Marin
1st runner up : Cody Canada
WINNER : Corb Lund

Nicest Road Manager:
(He got out of the music business and went back to
school.)

Best Trick Skier
WINNER:
Lucas Hubbard

Best Accordion Player
Runner Up: Janice Williams
WINNER: Ponty Bone

Favorite Lawsuit:
Due to pending legal actions, we're not allowed to
divulge this winner.

Hottest Guitar "Licks":
WINNER:
Big John Mills

Best Hair
2nd Runner Up: Walt Wilkins
1st Runner Up: AJ Croche
WINNER: Brandon Jenkins

Best Mississippi Mudcat
Doctor G

Best Political Song
Runner Up: "God Bless America" by James McMurtry
WINNER: "Asshole from El Paso" by Texas Politician,
Kinky Friedman

Best Band Named After a Squash
WINNER:
The Gourds

Koolest Koozie:
Runner Up: South Austin Jug Band
WINNER: Monte Montgomery

Meanest Band Wife:
Eeekkk! She's even scarier than last year's winner!!

Sorest Loser
WINNER:
Judy Hubbard (on learning that she did NOT win the
"Meanest Band Wife" Award last year)

Best Country Music Hall of Fame Inductee Who Started
At Cheatham:
WINNER:
George Strait

Best Band Whose Name Predicted their Breakup
WINNER:
The Great Divide

Hardest Name To Spell
Runners Up:
Stony LaRoux
Phill Pritchet
WINNER: Karl Hays

Artist with the most Conviction...Songs
WINNER:
Brandon Rhyder

Best Bumper Sticker:
WINNER:
Brigitte London "I Found Myself In Texas And I Won't Get Lost Again"

Least Likely To Be Signed By An Independent Record
Label
1st Runner Up: Star (Just signed with Curb Records)
Winner : Randy Rogers Band (Just signed with Mercury
Records)

Best Overalls
WINNER:
Terri Hendrix

CLICK HERE FOR LAST YEAR'S "WINNERS"