Last week's episode of Nashville Star saw country singing hopeful, Charley Jenkins, leave the show at the hands of judges Jewel, Jeffrey Steele, and John Rich. This week, in the second episode of the season that also featured a performance by the deep-voiced Darth Vader of country music, Trace Adkins, it was the fans' turn to vote and the country trio known as Third Town were handed their walking papers after trying their hand at Alabama’s classic hit, "Mountain Music". A day after being voted off the show, The Deadbolt's Troy Rogers dusted off his cowboy hat, climbed aboard his trusty steed, and rode into a conference call with Third Town to hear the boys sing their own post-Nashville Star blues and get the scoop on what went wrong and what they have in store for the future.

THE DEADBOLT: So, where’s the first place you’re going to start in making this work to your advantage?

JEFF: We’re going to start with cutting our CD in Las Vegas, Nevada as soon as we get back. And that’s the first step - get it on our MySpace and then get it out to radio stations all over the country.

THE DEADBOLT: How do you think this experience will get you where you want to be?

JEFF: The exposure that this show gave us, we’re really hoping that just pushes us forward. It was a great platform to showcase our talents for the entire world.

TONY: I think that Nashville Star was probably about the best open mic night we could’ve ever had in our lives

THE DEADBOLT: What was it like listening to the feedback? Can you take anything positive away from Jewel’s karaoke comment?

JEFF: Yes, her karaoke comment. I believe she said - it was really hard for us to hear her - but I believe she said that we got the crowd going and she’s seen people be able to get the crowd going at a Japanese karaoke bar. You know what? We just kind of laughed to ourselves and just thought we hope she doesn’t upset the local Japanese.

TONY: All I can say to that is she must have been sampling the Saki. That’s all I can say.

THE DEADBOLT: When the show was over, what kind of advice did the judges give you guys? Did they explain themselves more?

JEFF: No. The last time you heard them speak to us was the last time we heard them speak to us.

LITTLE TONY: We were ushered off the stage and we had to do a little bit of press afterwards then we were rushed off to a separate hotel. We didn’t even get to see the other contestants - kind of crazy, but that’s how it goes, I guess. Everyone is going to be going through it.

THE DEADBOLT: What did you guys learn from Trace Adkins?

LITTLE TONY: I learned that he’s very tall and when you’re that tall you can do whatever you want to do. Honestly, we didn’t get to hang out with him a lot either. That part of the show was pre-taped for show purposes. But he came in there and he was super nice and he can sing. He’s a tall guy with a deep voice.

TONY: I learned that you don’t have to have really big movement in order to own an audience and own a stage. He doesn’t move a lot, he just kind of uses that large personality of his but in an inward motion. I mean he just focuses, walks out in center and just "Boom," it hits you.

JEFF: I think I have a low voice, and when he walked up and said "hello" to us, it was like "HELLO." I was like, "Oh my gosh, this man’s voice is amazing." it is so low and rich and he has this great tone when he speaks and I agree with Tony, it’s like he went out there and didn’t move, but every eye was on him. It was really cool watching someone like that just hold the room right there in the palm of his hand.

LITTLE TONY: Kind of like Eeyore, "Hello," it was cool though. I was liking it. I was digging it.

THE DEADBOLT: When you’re on the stage, can it feel like the crowd's reaction is misleading even though it seems like they’re on your side?

LITTLE TONY: When we got eliminated, they clapped really loud for Mellissa Lawson and nobody was looking at us. And that was one of the worst feelings of my whole life, because I wanted to go, "You know what? I’ve been doing this way too long for you guys not to know what I can do, and I never got a chance to show you guys what’s going on." But I joined in with the clapping. I was like, "Way to go! At least it was right, because I figured she’d win the whole thing." One of the worst feelings a musician could ever have is for people clapping while you’re leaving.

JEFF: In that moment whenever they announced we were eliminated, I felt very happy for Mellissa, as did the crowd, as they're supposed to, because you clap for the one who gets to stay. However, right after she went back up there on the perch, we were standing there and the crowd immediately focused back on us. And we let everyone know how thankful we were to be there and the audience stood up for us and just showed us so much love. The energy in the room from the crowd was amazing. We told the judges that we loved them and their energy was amazing after that. It just felt real good.