Monday's Musings

With only 3 weeks to go until Brooks & Dunn hit Las Cruces with The Last Rodeo Tour, it’s about time The Country Station gave away some more tickets – especially since the show is sold out. So this week, we want to hear about how your “Mama Don’t Get Dressed Up for Nothin’” – except to see Brooks & Dunn. Write us a short letter about why your Mom deserves to get dressed up and go to the concert. All the details are on the contest page on the main website. Daily runners-up will receive a pair of tickets to the show; the best story will be chosen on Friday to win front row ticket’s and a Mother’s Day package with dinner and flowers. Good luck.

News From Around The Country
So where’s Jimmy Wayne these days? If it seems as though it’s been a while since we’ve heard from him, it has. Jimmy too six days off from his Meet Me Halfway walk, and he jokes, “Taking six days off just reminds me that I'm not supposed to be doing this. I'm not supposed to be putting myself through this." Last Saturday, Jimmy picked up the walk where he left off in Clovis, NM. He completed 14.5 miles during his first day back on the road, and hopes to continue raising awareness for at-risk teens aging out of foster care systems. ….. If you want to see Martina McBride’s Badonkadonk prank on Trace Adkins during the last show of the Shine All Night Tour, check out this video. ….. Be watching for a future episode of CMT’s 330 Sessions featuring Reba McEntire covering Beyonce’s “If I Were A Boy.” ….. And finally, here are a few things that you may not have known about Brad Paisley. The list was release by Gibson Guitars, who recently unveiled Brad Paisley’s own signature guitar.

· Paisley’s grandfather gave him his first guitar and lessons at age 8. It was a Sears Danelectro Silvertone.
· Paisley’s first major gig was opening for The Judds.
· Paisley majored in music business in college.
· Paisley met wife Kimberly after writing a song about one of her films.
· Paisley watches football with William Shatner.
· Mark Twain is a personal hero.
· Paisley wrote a tribute song to Les Paul on his mostly instrumental album Play.
· Paisley is creating a TV show based on Nashville.