One of the best exports that the state of Oklahoma has released upon the world is the country music sensation Garth Brooks. Brooks was my absolute favorite singer from about the ages of nine to twelve, and I was so obsessed that I had posters of him all over my room. I had all of his cassette tapes (then, later, his CDs; I still have those around here somewhere), videotaped him every time he was on television, and even dressed up as him to lip synch during a school talent contest.

Yeah, I think Garth was my first obsession. Read more about Garth Brooks, A Product of Oklahoma