''Well you'll never take my guns, and I'll pray anywhere that I please....
You can't get married, you stupid gays and queers, so why don't you go somewhere else?''

Matt Boswell, of southwestern Virginia, singing with his Hillbilly Blues Band at a Reidsville, NC festival that was broadcast live on television. The regional country band was hired by the city to perform at the Downtown Fall Festival. (WGSR) (Boswell's MySpace)

''I can assure everyone involved that, if this language was used, this person, or anyone representing him, will not play another city event. Market Square, and indeed all city venues, are places meant to bring people together, not divide them. We certainly support tasteful, patriotic acts. We also have to respect everyone's Free Speech rights. However, we don't have to pay for it or include it in a city sponsored event, and we will not.''

Kelly Almond, City Manager of Reidsville, NC responding to a complaint about Matt Boswell's hateful, anti-gay lyrics used at a city-sponsored event. (WGSR)