"CMA MUSIC FESTIVAL: COUNTRY'S NIGHT TO ROCK"

Couldn't make it to CMA Music Fest in June? Me neither :(

But cheer up! ABC is going to take us there for 3 hours starting at 7pm tonight. Not only do we get lots of performances but we get to see the other fun CMA Fest actitivies like the autograph sessions and those cool fan club parties we always hear about.

Who's gonna perform? Who isn't would be an easier list.

• Kenny Chesney
• Taylor Swift
• Brad Paisley
• Reba McEntire
• Martina McBride
• Sugarland
• Lady Antebellum
• Kellie Pickler
• Darius Rucker
• Trace Adkins
• Jason Aldean
• Dierks Bentley
• Brooks & Dunn
• Julianne Hough
• Jamey Johnson
• Kid Rock
• Miranda Lambert
• Jake Owen
• John Rich
• Zac Brown Band
• Wynonna and Naomi Judd reunite as The Judds
  

Come See WXRO/WBEV at The Dodge County Fair

SEE YOU AT RADIO PARK!!

WEDNESDAY—AUGUST 19TH
1 TO 4:30pm Brenda Murphey L LIVE W/ SPECIAL IDEA EXCHANGE
DEMONSTRATIONS FROM:
1pm— WI BEEF COUNCIL
2pm – PORK PRODUCERS OFDODGE COUNTY
3pm—DAIRY AMBASSADOR

5 TO 7pm WXRO BASH
Featuring
BABY BOTTLE DRINKING CONTEST @ 5:10pm
SIGN CONTEST FOR V.I.P. SEATS @ 5:45pm
LAP DANCE CONTEST @ 6:10

JEFF HALL DJ SERVICE @ RADIO PARK AFTER GARY ALLAN


THURSDAY—AUGUST 20TH
1 TO 4:30pm SENIOR CITIZENS DAY
PETE RUNDE & HIS DIXIELAND BAND
FREE BINGO FOR PRIZES!

PICK UP YOUR SENIOR DAY COUPON TO SAVE $2 ON YOUR ADMISSION TO THE FAIR ON THURSDAY BEFORE 2PM AT: PRAIRE RIDEGE ASSISTED LIVING IN BEAVER DAM & WAUPUN

5 TO 6:30pm LIVE BARNSHOW
POLKA MUSICAL CLOTHES
SEE & SAY BARNYARD CALL-OFF

LIVE COVERAGE OF THE MARKET ANIMAL SALE STARING AT 7pm ON WXRO

8PM—WXRO PRESENTS RODNEY ATKINS IN THE GRANDSTAND

GEOFF LANDON ON THE RADIO PARK STAGE AFTER RODNEY ATKINS to 11:30pm




FRIDAY—AUGUST 21ST HEALTHY KIDS DAY
1 PM - 4H YOUTH MUSIC JUDGING (INSTRUMENTAL & VOCAL)
2PM – GAMES WITH RICK ARMON
Featuring THE BALLOON KID

5 TO 6:30 pm LIVE BARNSHOW
14TH ANNUAL CREAM PUFF EATING CONTEST
PRIZE = $100 CASH FOR THE FASTEST MAN
$100 CASH FOR THE FASTEST WOMAN
$50 SAVINGS BOND FROM AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK FOR THE FASTEST CHILD

REGISTER FOR THE CREAM PUFF CONTEST AT RADIO PARK FRIDAY FROM 3 TO 4:45. THE CONTEST IS OPEN TO ALL MEN & WOMEN & KIDS 10 – 17. (KIDS MAKE SURE YOUR PARENTS ARE THEIR TO SIGN A WAIVER)

PAUL FILIPOWICZ ON THE RADIO PARK STAGE AFTER STYX to 11:30pm


SATURDAY—AUGUST 22ND
3pm – THE 4H & FFA DRESS AN ANIMAL CONTEST

AFTER DRESS AN ANIMAL IT’S…

PASSWORD

CROSS COUNTY JUNCTION ON THE RADIO PARK STAGE
5pm to 8pm & AFTER JAMES OTTO to 11:30pm


SUNDAY—AUGUST 23RD
1 TO 4pm FAMILY DAY
KARAOKE
FAMILY GAMES

4PM THE 4H CLOTHING STYLE SHOW

Beauty All Around Me

I just felt like sharing pictures of some of the beautiful perennials planted last weekend. It's hard to pick a favorite. I love Bridal Wreath and this is close - it's a Grefsheim Spirea. We actually have a red and white Bleeding Heart, so neat, and right now we have Peppermint Hydrangeas that look just like those 3 big blooms.

I had to have a Burning Bush! Those pretty light purple flowers are Northern Starbust Rhododendron.

Once on a walk I saw these beautiful flowers. I didn't know what they were, but decided that I had to have some one day. So when I saw the Goblin Blanket Flower at the nursery I scooped one up.


This is the Balloon Flower. Gorgeous flowers that pop out of lovely balloon buds.

Here's hoping I can channel my inner Flora Goddess and help these plants thrive.

Rock Band for the Country Fan

It's about time!

Today you can head to the store and pick up the new country edition of "Rock Band."

Hey, Alice Cooper's bus driver told Alan Jackson that when Alice is out on the road he listens to Alan! Which Alan did think was "pretty weird," but a fans a fan, right?

Here's the Song List for "Rock Band Country Track Pack"

1. Alan Jackson, "Good Time"
2. Brad Paisley, "Mud on the Tires"
3. Brooks & Dunn, "Hillbilly Deluxe"
4. Cross Canadian Ragweed, "Cry Lonely"
5. Dierks Bentley, "Free and Easy (Down the Road I Go)"
6. Dixie Chicks, "Sin Wagon"
7. Drive-By Truckers, "3 Dimes Down"
8. Jason Aldean, "She's Country"
9. Keith Urban, "I Told You So"
10. Kenny Chesney, "She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy"
11. Kenny Rogers, "The Gambler"
12. Lucinda Williams, "Can't Let Go"
13. Martina McBride, "This One's For The Girls"
14. Miranda Lambert, "Gunpowder & Lead"
15. Montgomery Gentry, "Gone"
16. Rascal Flatts, "Me and My Gang"
17. Sara Evans, "Suds In The Bucket"
18. Shania Twain, "Any Man of Mine"
19. Steve Earle, "Satellite Radio"
20. Trace Adkins, "Swing"
21. Willie Nelson, "On the Road Again"

Trace Adkins New Comic Venture

I'm going to apologize right off for the horrible pun that I just made with the title of this post. ;)


Trace Adkins a one big dude and now not only will his image be used in a comic book, but so will his philosophical outlook. Combine them, and a new comic book hero is born ("Here I Come to Save the Day!" - sorry, Mighty Mouse theme is just floating around in my head. lol)


Trace will be Luke McBain in an upcoming four-book set. Writer David Tischman says he based the character on Adkins' "entertainment persona," noting, quote, "It breathes a real life personality into the fictional character which is something we wanted."


Here's Luke McBain's back story. He's an ex-convict who spent 14 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit.


We get to follow his experiences after he returns to his rural Louisiana hometown, to find it's very changed from when he left, and now it operates under corruption and greed. Of course, Lukeis the only person willing to take a stand against those in charge.


You can get your hot little hands on the first issue of "Luke McBain" just in time for Christmas. It comes out November 12th.

Big Kenny - Big & Rich - Cowboy Troy

Just got the new song in from Big Kenny (of Big & Rich - no they haven't broke up - keep reading!). "Long After I'm Gone" is fabulously inspirational. The video is pretty cool too.


See it here (courtesy of GAC).

Today is your last day to sign up to see Big & Rich at the Pheasant Run Resort. We are taking a motorcoach trip down, hitting a great BBQ where Cowboy Troy & Two Foot Fred will be, and then going to a great concert. Just $55 for all this (and more!) Call 885-4442 TODAY!!!!!!

I'm set to interview Cowboy Troy at 12:45 today! Right after I'll give you a chance to win pit passes that are right in front of the stage (you can't buy these) and you'll be able to ride our motorcoach too!

POLLSTAR: Top Tours

'Tis that time of year - half way over (what?) so Pollstar takes a look at how our fav stars are doing on the road.

All ticket sales figures are calculated in U.S. dollars and are based on reported information and extensive research by Pollstar.

Pollstar's Top North American Tours:

Britney Spears - $61.1 million
Fleetwood Mac - $54.8 million
Elton John & Billy Joel - $52.1 million
Eagles - $42.8 million
Celine Dion - $42.6 million
Bruce Springsteen - $41.4 million
Kenny Chesney - $32.5 million
Dave Matthews Band - $27.2 million
The Dead - $26.4 million
Dane Cook - $24.4 million


Pollstar's Top World Tours:

AC/DC - $150.6 million
Tina Turner - $83.5 million
Britney Spears - $74.6 million
Bruce Springsteen - $60.7 million
Eagles - $60.2 million
Fleetwood Mac - $54.8 million
Elton John & Billy Joel - $52.1 million
Pink - $50.8 million
Coldplay - $45.9 million
Celine Dion - $42.6 million