Tuesday Newsday

News From Around The Country
Yesterday, Sara Evans’ day in court resulted in a Franklin, Tennessee judge issuing a temporary injunction against Sara's former husband to prevent him from making public statements about her and their 2007 divorce. Sara had requested a temporary restraining order last month against Craig Schelske, who is allegedly speaking out on personal matters while actively promoting passage of a bill in the Tennessee Legislature that would establish equal parenting time as the default custody arrangement in divorce cases. ….. Justin Moore has been reunited with a guitar which was stolen on stage during one of his recent concerts. The guy who took the guitar responded to an internet post on the matter and arranged to return the guitar. Justin tweeted, “I want to thank the guy who took it for owning up and doing the right thing.” The guy stuck a letter in the guitar case apologizing to Justin for what he had done and admitted it was a “drunken” mistake. …. Nashville's Fontanel Mansion, former home of Barbara Mandrell and recently used as a set for CMT’s Gone Country, will reopen as a tourist destination June 1st. The surrounding 136 acres will include a 140-seat restaurant, museum, a 2,500-seat outdoor music venue and hiking/biking trails. ….. And finally, Brad Paisley closed out his American Saturday Night Tour last Thursday at the Houston Livestock and Rodeo Show by playing to over 70-thousand fans. Next up, The H2O World Tour. Dates will be announced next week. In the meantime, here are some more fun facts about Brad’s tour:
1,196,312 Fans
1,151,880 total miles of tour
340,000 watts of power
230,376 gallons of diesel fuel
80,000 lbs total show flying weight
41,000 total bottles of water
34,000 tour photos taken by tour photographer (400 kept)
17,955 meals served
12,840 Guitar picks
4,165 local tour personnel
3,570 AA Batteries
1,056 packs of strings
924 Hotel rooms booked
855 people who took backstage tour
840 9 Volt Batteries
836 sq feet of video
240 rolls of gaff tape
214 pair of drumsticks
95 minute show
74 shows
74 cowboy hats
45 stage jumpers
42 sell outs
12 semi trucks
10 tour buses
9 people arrested for lewd behavior in Charlotte
8 people arrested for lewd behavior in Tampa
7 people arrested (several cities) (you get the picture)
2 births
1 Las Vegas wedding
1 large bruise