Boy, do I feel silly! Remember me telling all of you guys that I saw Four Christmases last week? Well, I did. And as I watched the cast roll by after the movie, I saw the name Dwight Yoakam. And I thought … i didn’t see him in that movie.

But I did – I just didn’t recognize the head usually covered with a cowboy hat, and jeans with holes in the knees. Because… Believe it or not – this photo is Dwight Yoakam, (in his role as Pastor Phil) and one of the movie’s costars Mary Steenburgen. Sorry, Dwight. I guess I’m not as observant as I thought I was.

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Nicole and Sunday Rose were recently photographed in Paris, France, Where Nicole, Keith and daughter were visiting, for the screening of the movie Australia. The photo, from Celebrity Baby Blog, is one of the few I’ve seen of Sunday Rose looking at the camera – well, I guess I should say facing the camera, since she didn’t really have her eyes open. She’s a cutie, and I’m sure we’ll be seeing more of her in the near future.

Daddy Keith Urban has a great long-sleeved T-shirt on sale. In fact, it’s another one of those “this is the time to give gift” items … You get both the shirt, and a one year membership to his fan club for only $39.99. That’s actually a very cool looking shirt. For more information on ordering, click here.

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It’s Dec. 1, and the folks at Country Concert 2009 have released a tentative schedule of artists who will be appearing at this year’s 4-day summer event. The concert will be held July 9-12, at Hickory Hills Lakes in Ft. Loramie, Ohio.

The folks in Ft. Loramie sure know how to put on a concert. They’ve been doing it for a very long time. The schedule up on their web site says it is “subject to change” – but I’m sure whoever they have on stage this year, it will be well worth the trip!

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Tomorrow is Dec.1, Can you believe how close Christmas is getting! I’ve been checking around on the internet for Christmas gifts, and I’ve noticed there are a lot more places to go than just Amazon or e-bay. There are country singer web pages. Seems everyone has something special to sell this time of year.

This is the limited edition Dierks Bentley Holiday Ornament. And, you can get it by joining his fan club. Here’s the deal, a one-year membership includes All Access fan club, one custom designed 2008 Holiday Ornament. the ornament is a 2×3” flat circle acrylic ornament, and comes with a silver string hanger. Neat, Dierks!

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The other night I put up a little piece about Joey and Rory, and mentioned Joey Martin’s new CD. I got a very nice e-mail from Becca, who signed her letter “A Joey + Rory Fan.” She thanked me for mentioning Joey Martin’s CD (Strong Enough to Cry), but told me I should have mentioned Joey & Rory’s CD as well.

She’s right. I should have. I like these two a lot. I have since I saw them on CMT’s Can You Duet. And, she’s also right about the popularity of their new CD. It’s called “The Life of a Song,” and was released back in October. Becca pointed out that the CD debuted at No. 10 on Billboard’s Country Music charts.

In addition to that, their video for their single “Cheater, Cheater” recently made it to CMT’s Top 20.

Becca tells me these two have been traveling around the country making appearances and doing radio promotions. I hope to get more up about the duo very soon. Like I’ve said (more than once), I really like them. Thanks for the e-mail Becca.

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I just found out that while I was busy stuffing a turkey, Trace Adkins was riding a float in New York City, as part of the annual Macy’s day Thanksgiving Parade. I thought maybe a few of you were also busy and didn’t get to see his performance, so here it is for you. I need to learn to plan out my Thanksgiving morning a little better than this (or get a television in the kitchen).

Current concert information for Trace starts after the Christmas holiday, with a New Year’s Eve shwo scheduled for Dec. 31 at the Sommet Center in Nashville. That show is with Lynyrd Skynyrd. I’m not real sure how this is going to happen, but Trace and Lynyrd are also going to be in Pikeville, Ky., at Eastern Kentucky Expo Center the same night! I can only guess they will not be tearing down stages and lighting, and setting up again in Kentucky. But it should be an interesting night for the guys.

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  Happy Thanksgiving, everyone. My turkey is in the oven, the family is coming over for the weekend, and I have a few minutes to get something up here, so I thought I’d write while the turkey roasts. I hope everyone is having a good Thanksgiving. There’s a lot to do - visiting, cooking, eating, football on television, and CMT and GAC if you can’t go a whole day without country music (or am I the only one like that?).

I really love the fact that so many of our country artists are blogging these days. I’m always getting notification from MySpace that Randy Houser has put up something new; or Taylor Swift has added something to her blog. Recently I received an alert that LeAnn Rimes has put up a holiday greeting for her fans. LeAnn is still in Calgary working on the movie, and had this to say on her blog:

Happy Thanksgiving
Current mood: hopeful

I hope everyone has a safe and wonderful Thanksgiving. I am in Calgary working today, so PLEASE eat some good food for me! I send lots and lots of love to everyone and their families! Happy Holiday Season everyone!
Love,
LeAnn

I’m not sure when production on the movie is supposed to end, but LeAnn does have a few concert dates on her tour schedule now. They’re starting with Jan. 16, 2009. The first one will be in Springfield, Ill., at the Prairie Capital Convention Center, followed by a Jan. 17 show in St. Charles, Ill, at Pheasant Run Resort and Convention Center. From there she moves on to Colorado, Washington, California and Nevada. Be sure to check out her entire tour here.

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Country music singers are generous people. We know about Reba’s Ranch House, and we know about Dierk’s motorcycle ride to raise money for Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital, and there are so many others. Clay Walker is just another example of how giving our country stars can be. He recently donated $100,000 to help fight Multiple Sclerosis. The money was donated to the National Pediatric MS Center in Stony Brook Hospital in New York.

Clay was diagnosed with MS back in 1996, and he founded Band Against MS in 2003, to help  provide educational information to people living with MS. The money is also used to fund programs that hopefully will lead to a cure. His organization, Band Against MS, has raised more than $1 million since he founded it.

“Few people realize that Multiple Sclerosis is in fact the leading cause of non-traumatic disability in young people throughout the world”, said Walker. “When we learned that Dr. Krupp and Stony Brook were the leaders in Pediatric MS research, it was obvious that we should direct our resources their way. These kids are just beautiful.”

Looks like Clay is one of the many artists who will be home for the holidays. His web page has him scheduled next on Dec. 5 and 6, at Silverton Casino in Las Vegas. On Dec. 12, he is heading to Paragon Place Casino in Marksville, La., and then over to Cowboy’s in Arlington, Texas, on Dec. 13. The Meet and Greets for all of these performances are full.

Clay has always been one of my favorite country entertainers. What he, and entertainers like him, is doing for these charitable organizations is really admirable. I hope he gets back to this area sometime soon. I’d love to see him in concert again.

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I have a friend, who has got to be the biggest Bucky Covington fan ever!  She lives in Elizabethton, Tenn., and recently drove with her husband to Florida, to see Bucky - two nights in a row. She’s a great lady, and a very good friend, and she said I could take a few of her pictures from her MySpace page and share them with you here. I’m happy to do that. And, since Lisa was the one who got to go to the shows - I’m going to let you read what she had to say about it.

I think this is the 13th and 14th time she has seen Bucky in concert. The people I’ve seen in concert most were probably Alabama three times and Trace Adkins three times. I’ve seen a bunch of them twice, and countless numbers just once — but there is no one I have ever seen 14 times. Way to go Lisa. You should win a prize or something. Here’s what Lisa had to say about the shows.

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A few nights ago I told you all that Julianne Hough and Cody Linley were eliminated from the competition on Dancing with the Stars this year. Since posting that, Julianne has now announced that she will not be returning for another season of Dancing. She has decided to devote more of her time to her singing career. I really think people are going to miss her on the dancing show. ‘

If you will miss Julianne, and you’d like to talk to her about that… or about how much you like her music, or about how much you enjoyed her dancing, or about her relationship with Chuck Wicks - whatever you want, you can visit with her on Monday, Nov. 24, from noon-1 p.m. (EST), by going here.

Anyone in East Tennessee who would like to catch a glimpse of Julianne - remember, she will be in Knoxville on Dec. 5, for their annual Christmas Parade. Julianne will be the grand marshall, and the parade will kick off at 7 p.;m.

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