What the hell is wrong with swearing anyway?? I'm not getting the whole swearing/dignity deal. Steve Earl is fantastic though. I saw him in an anti-land mine concert in DC a few years ago and, despite the fact that he was trashed, he rocked the house. A true rebel in every sense. Also there were Willie, Emmylou, Lucinda Williams and Sheryl Crow (who sucked).

Getting back the the dignity issue, I think that Jerry Garcia brought an umbelievable amount of dignity to music - perhaps more than anyone I've ever seen, but he certainly had more problems than any other ten people combined. Except maybe for Steve Earl