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Randy Travis got naked and went out for a pack of smokes. Well, first he got good and drunk, then he got naked and went out for a pack of smokes. It seems as though the auteur of such hits as ‘‘Is It Still Over?’’ and ‘‘On the Other Hand’’ may be searching for inspiration for his next country smash. Did I say "smash?" Responding officers found Randy's Trans Am had been driven off the road and struck several barricades in a construction road. ‘‘Travis had a strong odor of alcoholic beverage on his breath and several signs of intoxication,’’ according to a statement from the sheriff’s office. ‘‘While Travis was being transported, Travis made threats to shoot and kill the troopers working the case.’’ Getting drunk, getting naked, going out for a pack of smokes, trashing your Trans Am, and threatening to kill Texas State Troopers. Randy's no longer working on just a country-western song, he's got a concept album here.
Meanwhile, back in Los Angeles, Rick Springfield entered the plea to a misdemeanor charge of reckless driving "with driving under the influence conditions." The composer of "Jessie's Girl" and "I've Done Everything For You" just looks tired in his mug shot. Randy looks like he means to do some harm. I suppose this would be the difference between a guy who played a doctor on a soap opera, and a guy whose life is a soap opera. All of a sudden,  I kind of miss Britney Spears.