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I only listen to JACK radio (96.3 FM in Nashville) on my lunch hour, so I don’t always hear the “inside scoop” about this new radio station as regularly as “real” JACK fans do.
Fortunately, their website keeps everyone up-to-date… and now they’re inviting everyone to come out and hang with JACK!
We’re so busy these days, that we often try to combine “vacation” time with scheduled business trips.
That’s how it went last month when we followed a weekend at the racetrack (the work part) with a couple days at the beach (the fun part)…
As part of Jim’s new “gig” as a stay-at-home dad (…to our two DOGS!) and owner of Squeaky Wheel Marketing, Jim helps crew for Terry McMillen at IHRA drag racing events. 
He managed to talk me into going with him this time… under the premise that we’d combine it with a fun stay on the beach afterwards.
Photos of 6 semi trucks that we passed all in a row. Each was painted to identically match Brooks & Dunn’s latest CD cover.
Roadcasting enables you to tap into the playlists of other drivers within 30 miles of you. Here’s more…
When it comes to TV, I’m a channel surfer.
The other night it was late when I happened upon “Dan Finnerty and the Dan Band” on the BRAVO channel.
I’d never heard of him, or his band, but his backup singers (a couple of Max Headroom type personalities) really caught my attention. They were so dead-pan with their expressions, at the same time highly expressive with their movements. Very captivating. And incredibly hilarious.
These 2 were meant to be funny, as they make up “the Dan Band” part of “Dan Finnerty and the Dan Band“.
I just read an article about Pat Green, in which he talked about his very spontaneous lifestyle, his party attitude, and his ability to keep it all in check for his family and his future. I applaud Pat Green for…
The Ocoee River is known as “the birthplace of freestyle kayaking”, and after watching freestyle kayakers and playboaters today, I can see why!
Ray Scott’s new Country song called ‘My Kind of Music’ is AWESOME! He wrote it himself and sings it like a champ… Check it out.
You may recall, that we were eager to attend the Williamson County Fair.
In fact, it was the first to be held in this county in over 50 years.(…Perhaps now we know why!)
Following is a wrap-up of our much-anticipated trip to the Williamson County Fair.
From the traffic… to the heat… to the lines… to the carnies who just didn’t get it… (wait, maybe the carnies were okay, it was more the volunteers who were a bit discombobulated!)… we were a tad surprised by a few things — right from the get-go.
We went on a VERY spontaneous road trip this weekend.
The states we visited in 2 days:
And these guys went with us: Pat Green (Lucky Ones CD), the Warren Brothers (Barely Famous Hits) and Johnny Reid (Born to Roll).
Yes, this is Music City USA, and you can hear Country music on virtually every street corner. But, the only Country music that mattered on … Read more
For some reason, you can’t find Johnny Reid‘s Born To Roll CDs here in the States yet.
But we got our hands on his latest album “Born To Roll” last week… and I haven’t taken it out of the CD player since!
Interesting Sidenote:Â Johnny told us that they cut this album (right here in Nashville) with the intention of leaving most of it a little “raw” and “rough around the edges” — as opposed to well-polished and fine-tuned with a lot of studio work.
…which probably explains how they were able to cut this entire album in just one day!
The bonus for listeners is that we get to hear a lot more of Johnny’s “real” voice throughout the entire album, including those passion-filled long notes that he’s so well-known for, plus all the rock-your-a#! screamin-out-loud chords that literally take your breath away.
I, for one, happen to love the raw stuff. But we’re not talkin purely acoustical one-man/one-guitar kind of stuff here. Oh no, this is strong… it ROCKS! Even the ballads raise the roof.
From the backup vocals to the myriad of instruments used on this album, it all comes together perfectly to create a sound that’s 100% Johnny Reid.
Now onto the songs…
Following is a HUGE collection of Pat Green photos taken ‘live’ in concert in Nashville, Tennessee… plus some little-known facts about Pat Green as a singer, songwriter, husband, and father.
Do yourself a favor and reserve your Friday nights for the Warren Brothers. That’s when their show, Barely Famous, airs on CMT each week. I, for one, will be watching — and LAUGHING — at all the crazy antics of Brad and Brett Warren in each episode.
