Sad to start the day with more tragic updates from the Indiana State Fair stage collapse, but it looks like the death toll is up to 7. Meagan Toothman, the 24-year-old Cincinnati cheerleading coach, showed signs to her family that she was no longer with them by Sunday night. She was put on life-support Monday morning, and was expected to undergo surgery in order to fulfill her wish of being an organ donor. Sugarland is planning a memorial for the victims at a point in the future after the families have had time to grieve.
News From Around The Country
Alan Jackson and Garth Brooks are going to be inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame this fall. Alan, who has written or co-written 24 of his 35 #1 singles, says song ideas can come to him from anywhere! Alan said, “I’ve heard ‘em in dialogue in movies or in a magazine ad or billboard, and then, some of them just come clean out of thin air. Just, all the sudden you’re hummin’ this melody and this hook just pops up there. It’s pretty strange.” Alan and Garth join hit songwriters John Bettis ("Heartland" and the theme to the TV show Growing Pains), Thom Schuyler (hits for Randy Travis, Clint Black, and LeAnn Rimes), and Allen Shamblin ("Don't Laugh At Me," "The House That Built Me") as this year’s inductees.
Also in Alan's fall future, he will perform at a commemoration event for the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. On September 11th, Alan will perform at the Washington National Cathedral as part of A Concert for Hope. Portions of the weekend commemoration will be broadcast to military men and women worldwide on the Pentagon Channel and on numerous ABC affiliates around the country. Events will also be streamed live at calltocompassion.com.
Wouldn't you say that Tim McGraw and Faith Hill are a doll of a couple? Well beginning September 1st, you can own your very own Tim and Faith dolls. With Tim and Faith's help, “The Tim McGraw and Faith Hill Doll Gift Set” was created by Barbie Collector to celebrate their 15th wedding anniversary this October. The set is available online at BarbieCollector.com.
The cast for the upcoming season of Survivor has been announced, and this year an already-famous face will be on the island. Whitney Duncan ("Skinny Dippin'") will appear to pursue the $1,000,000 prize and the title of Sole Survivor. This is Whitney's second run at reality television; although pursuing her musical aspirations by singing on Nashville Star is a lot different than this social game. Survivor: South Pacific begins September 14th on CBS.
And finally, on October 28th, Lady Antebellum will return to Charles' and Dave's hometown of Augusta, Georgia for the dedication of Columbia County’s new Evans Town Center Park. According to the Augusta Chronicle, the facility’s 5,000 seat amphitheater is being named for the trio, while the stage is taking its name from Charles’ brother pop-turned-country-singer Josh Kelley. Josh isn’t expected to be in attendance, but tickets to see the trio go on sale October 1st.
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