Eighteen years ago in The Tallassee Tribune, I wrote a piece called, “I Love the Grammys.” Back then, I had this to say:

‘The Grammys are always different. They are an entertaining throwback to an era where anything was game for the Top 40. Nobody really gets music from one source, much less one radio station or format these days. The Grammys serve as a prime example of how, on rare occasions, all genres of music are joined together once again. I thrill to the mashups seen nowhere else.’ – Michael Bird, Tallassee Tribune “Bird’s Eye View,” February 15, 2006.