More FREE MONEY, Blake Shelton Tix and Tim & Faith news

It has been a while since we've heard new music from Tim McGraw and Faith Hill.  A while back, Faith said she would be working in the studio, and then I never heard anything else about what she was working on, so I thought maybe the project was on hold, but I guess not since she's going to perform a brand new song called "Come Home" on the CMA's.  I haven't been able to find out anything about the song or any additional info on album Faith has been working on, but since she's performing a new song, it can't be too far down the road.  Maybe the first part of 2012.  As for Tim's new project, it has been done for quite a while but he's in a huge legal battle with his record label, and there's no indication on when that project will be released.  Tim & Faith will headline an Australian tour in March of 2012.  I think this "behind the scenes" video with Tim has been out for a while, but I hadn't seen it until today.  It's worth checking out if you have a few minutes:

Christmas is less than two months down the road, the CMA Country Christmas special is only about one month away!!  First of all, kudos to CMA for not being ultra-politically correct and calling it CMA "Holiday" special or something like that.  Seems like the word "Christmas" is getting phased out, and that's a shame.  Anyway, look for performances by Brad Paisley, Keith Urban, Rascal Flatts, Vince Gill, Scotty McCreery, Darius Rucker, Sugarland and Kellie Pickler.  The show will be filmed in Nashville on November 10th and will air December 1st on ABC.

Big concert news!!  This morning Marty & Lindsey Marie announced that BLAKE SHELTON is coming to the Pensacola Civic Center on January 28th!!!  Starting tomorrow (11/1/11) we'll have a chance for you to win 2nd row seats!!  Check our website http://www.wxbm.com/ for the details on that contest.  Blake is coming to town with Justin Moore and Dia Frampton from NBC's "The Voice".  Tickets will be on sale Friday, November 11th at 10am at ticketmaster.com and all the usual outlets.  WXBM also has your chance to win KID ROCK tickets this week!!  Keep an eye on our facebook page (www.facebook.com/1027wxbm).  We'll let you know when to call in and what caller to be to see Kid's show November 12th at the Wharf on Orange Beach.

Looks like Lonestar will be reunited with former lead singer Richie McDonald in 2012.  Richie left the band in 2007 to pursue a solo career and the remaining members of Lonestar hired Pace native Cody Collins to be the new lead singer.  Richie's first show back with Lonestar will be February 26th in London.  The band also mentioned that they will be working on a brand new CD with McDonald, and they wish Collins the best in his future musical endeavours.   

Need some extra $$$$$?  Sure you do!  We have more BUTLER BUCKS (aka cash money) for you to win coming soon on Your Country 102.7 WXBM!!

CMA Party, New Music & FREE MONEY!

Got a busy couple weeks ahead of us.  CMA party at Sam's Fun City is coming up November 9th, got a bunch more chances to win Butler Bucks from Butler U-Pull-It and it's time to update the CD release date calendar, so here we go....

Let's start with the new music calendar:

October 25th
Toby Keith - "Clancy's Tavern"

Vince Gill - "Guitar Slinger"

November 1st

Miranda Lambert - "Four The Record"

Josh Gracin - "Redemption"

November 8th
Rascal Flatts - "Best of Rascal Flatts:  LIVE"

Joe Nichols - "It's All Good"

November 15th

David Nail - "The Sound of A Million Dreams"

November 22nd

Taylor Swift - "Speak Now World Tour Live" (CD/DVD)

January 24th

Kellie Pickler - "100 Proof"

Just Released

Lady Antebellum - "Own The Night"

Martina McBride - "Eleven"

Steve Holy - "Love Don't Run"

Scotty McCreery - "Clear As Day"

Rodney Atkins - "Take A Backroad"

Lauren Alaina - "Wild Flower"

Hunter Hayes - "Hunter Hayes"

In addition to all that, Dierks Bentley and Alan Jackson are both working on projects that should be out in the first part of 2012.  I'll keep you posted.

The CMA's are coming up November 9th and they had added a bunch of new performers to the show.  New performers include all "New Artist" nominees:  Eric Church, Luke Bryan, The Band Perry, Thompson Square and Chris Young.  Performers already announced are Brad Paisley, Carrie Underwood, Sugarland, Sara Evans, Keith Urban, Jason Aldean, Taylor Swift, Blake Shelton, Rascal Flatts, Zac Brown Band, Miranda Lambert and Lady Antebellum.  The show will be hosted by Brad Paisley & Carrie Underwood.  I saw this commercial over the weekend and thought it was pretty funny.....check it out:

Brad & Carrie always do a great job hosting the show, so I'm looking forward to seeing them again this year.  WXBM will be hosting the annual CMA Award Show Party again at Sam's Fun City and the party is INVITATION ONLY!!  Here's what you do if you wanna go.  Email your first & last name and address to bmack@pamal.com asap.  We have a limited number of invitations we can give out, and it's first come, first served.  We'll have chances for you to call in on the request lines and win, but email is definitely the easiest way to go.  We'll treat you & your guests to a free dinner, prize drawings, we'll show the award show on Sam's gigantic theater screen and Sam's will have a discount available on wristbands if your kids want to ride the rides.  Marty & Lindsey Marie will emcee the show during commercial breaks from 7-8, and I'll be there from 8-10pm giving out prizes & having a good time.  If you've never been to one of our parties before, dress is casual.  No dress code at all.....as long as you have something on, you're OK.  We're a pretty casual crew.  Call if you have any questions.  The annual CMA Party is brought to you by Butler U-Pull It, Dan's Satellite's in Pace and Your Country 102.7 WXBM.

Be sure to keep listening this week for your chance to win more BUTLER BUCKS!!  Marty & Lindsey Marie announce the Butler U-Pull It Song of the Day at 7:20am and post it on our facebook page (www.facebook.com/1027wxbm) at 9:20am.  When you hear that song between 10a-2p and 2p-7p, be the 25th caller to win $100 from Butler U-Pull It, Black River Entertainment and Your Country 102.7 WXBM!

That's it for this week.  Have a great week and thanks for listening to Your Country 102.7 WXBM!  I'll post the Community Events Calendar in a couple days.



Rascal Flatts "LIVE" CD & a new Dierks video

Dierks Bentley's new CD had been in the works for a while now.  He had a big hit song with "Am I The Only One", and now Dierks had released an new single called "Home".  Check it out:

Last I heard, Dierks' new CD will be titled "Diamonds" and will be released in early 2012.

Just a few days after becoming card-carrying members of the Grand Ole Opry, Rascal Flatts announced that they will release a Live CD featuring 10 of their biggest hits:

1. 'Bob That Head'

2. 'Bless The Broken Road'

3. 'Still Feels Good'
4. 'Here's To You'
5. Medley: 'I'm Movin' On,' 'Skin (Sarabeth)' and "Feels Like Today"
6. 'Stand'
7. 'These Days'
8. 'What Hurts The Most'
9. 'Life Is A Highway'
10. Encore: 'Foreplay'/'Long Time,' 'Free Ride'

Look for Rascal Flatts on the CMA's next month.  They are nominated and they'll be performing "Easy" with Natasha Bedingfield.  Also, look for a new studio CD in April 2012.

Add two more names to the list of performers for the CMA's next month:  Kenny Chesney & Rascal Flatts.  As I just mentioned, RF will be performing "Easy", and Kenny will be joined by Grace Potter for their song "You & Tequila" the night of the show.  Other performers previously announced are Jason Aldean, Blake Shelton, Keith Urban, The Band Perry, Miranda Lambert and Faith Hill.  Faith will be performing a brand new song!  The show will be hosted by Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood, November 9th on ABC.  We will be hosting our annual CMA Award Show Party at Sam's Fun City.  Keep listening for details and for a chance to win your invitations from Your Country 102.7 WXBM!!

Have a great week!  Be sure to keep listening for your chance to win Butler Bucks from Butler U-Pull It and WXBM.  Marty & Lindsey Marie will announce the Butler U-Pull It song of the day at 7:20am each weekday morning, and then the song will be posted on our facebook page (www.facebook.com/1027wxbm) at 9:20am.  When that song plays between 10-2 and between 2-7, be the 25th caller to win $100 from Butler U-Pull It and Your Country 102.7 WXBM!

***COMMUNITY EVENTS CALENDAR***

October 22nd
-Bras Across the Bridge:  Bras Across the Bridge is a community fundraiser to raise awareness and fund annual mammograms for women who can't afford them in the Gulf Coast Area. All profits raised are donated to the Baptist Hospital Foundation for mammograms.  More info:  jlinn@pamal.com and on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bras-Across-the-Bridge/102779433164034?sk=wall#!/pages/Bras-Across-the-Bridge/102779433164034?sk=wall

-Boo at the Zoo:  Get the kids dressed up & ready for a great time at the Gulf Breeze Zoo!  There will be many different events and things go see & do at Boo at the Zoo which will be October 22nd and 23rd and again from October 28th-30th.  More info:  http://gulfbreezezoo.org/zooboo2011.html

-Panhandle Equine Rescue Yard Sale:  It's the fall yard sale at Panhandle Equine Rescue on the 22nd from 8am - 3pm.  3309 Chipper Rd in Cantonment.  More info:  850-587-2754

October 23rd
-First Methodist Church of Pace Fall Festival:  Fall Festival is scheduled from 5p - 7p at the church in Pace.  More info:   850-994-5608

October 29th

-Thinkin' Pink:  Santa Rosa Clean Community System will host this event to benefit for the American Cancer Society at the Green Up Santa Rosa Nursery in Milton.  More info:  thinkinpinksrcc@aol.com

October 31st
-First Baptist Church of Cottage Hill Fall Festival:  The Fall Festival will go from 6p - 8p and will include hay rides, candy, a bounce house, chili cookoff and much more.  More info:  850-968-2357

-Gulf Shores Church of Christ Fall Festival:  Fall Festival is scheduled from 5p - 7p at the church in Gulf Shores.  More info:  251-968-7769

November 11th

-Blue Angels Homecoming Airshow:  Celebrate 100 years of Naval aviation at NAS Pensacola with Fat Albert and the world famous US Navy Blue Angels!  In addition to the Blues, you'll enjoy the F-18 Super Hornet demo team, shockwave jet truck and much more!  More info:  http://www.naspairshow.com/

***VOLUNTEERS NEEDED***

-Northwest Florida Blood Services - Blood/Platelet donors needed:  850-473-3853 or http://nfbcblood.org/

-Habitat for Humanity - Worksite volunteers needed:  Rebecca Kidd - 850-434-5456

-Panhandle Equine Rescue:  850-587-2754

-Florida Guardian Ad Litem:  595-3732

-Medical Reserve Corps:  850-983-5200 or http://www.medicalreservecorps.gov/

-Families First Network at Lakeview Center - Foster parents needed:  (850) 453-7777 or 1-866-517-7766

*****If your non-profit organization has an announcement that you'd like to get on WXBM, email complete info to:  communityannouncement@wxbm.com at least 3 weeks in advance.  Any questions, call us in the studio at 850-310-9102

Happy trails, Hank

Watching the intro to Monday Night Football is going to take some getting used to now that Hank is gone.  By now, I'm sure you have heard the news that Hank Williams Jr has been fired from ESPN after 20+ years over comments he made on Fox & Friends last week:

For me, the real story here is how the media handled this.  I'm the kinda guy who likes a fair fight.  I want to point out that I'm registered as an Independent voter.  I don't see myself as a Republican and I don't see myself as a Democrat.  I have voted for Republicans and I have voted for Democrats, so I'm not a "good 'ol boy" who is standing up for my man.  Did Hank make and EXTREME comparison?  Definitely.  Did he say "Obama is Hitler", like many media outlets and headlines claimed?  No.  The news stories and headlines were pretty misleading when this story broke, and Hank took a beating from the media.  Freedom of speech is the issue.  Hank was speaking his mind, pure & simple.  The flip-side of the coin with freedom of speech is, your employer may not have the same political views as you have, and may not want you speaking for their company.  For example, every once in a while we add a new song that, in my opinion, just flat-out stinks.  But I know that if I go on air and say "Geez, that song is horrible.  How could anyone possibly like that song?", I would probably offend some people and my boss wouldn't be very happy with me.  The point is, you have to know how far you can go with your comments, or, as some would say, you have to have filter between your brain and your mouth.  I don't think Hank has that filter.  Maybe he should have used Nick Saban and Les Miles for his comparison, or the Red Sox and Yankees.  I don't know what happened behind the scenes, but I believe that ESPN should have given Hank a chance to apologize for his comments, and if he refused, then go ahead and fire him.  It was interesting to sit back and watch news reports on this story because Democrats were sooooo offended that Hank said "Obama is Hitler" (which he really didn't say) and equally offended by him saying that Obama, Biden & other Democrats are the "enemy".  C'mon.  You're foolish if you think that Democrats don't look at Republicans and the Tea Party as the enemy.  Where was the outrage when Kanye West went on live TV (a fund raiser for Red Cross after Katrina) and said "George Bush doesn't care about black people"?  If you don't remember that story, it's because it was swept under the rug by the media.  It's on YouTube if you have time to search for it.  Can you imagine what would happen if Hank would have said "Obama doesn't care about white people"?  Where was the outrage when A-list celebrities were crushing President Bush and calling him Hitler?  There was outrage back in 2003 when the Dixie Chicks were on tour in London and Natalie Maines said "Just so you know, we're on the good side with y'all. We do not want this war, this violence, and we're ashamed that the President of the United States is from Texas".  There were quite a few media reports that said radio station were boycotting the Dixie Chicks and refusing to play their songs because of that statement.  The truth is, the listeners boycotted the Dixie Chicks, not radio.  For every one person that would call to support the Chicks, we would get 40 people say they never want to hear them played on the radio again.  There was no radio boycott, there was a listener boycott.  Months later, we considered putting the Chicks back in rotation, but when we asked random listeners what they thought of that, their feelings hadn't changed.  They still had no interest in hearing the Chicks, so, to this day, we don't play them because, for the most part, our listeners don't want to hear them.

With all that said, I would like to exercise a little freedom of speech of my own with a message to Hank Jr, Dixie Chicks and every other singer/political analyst wannabe......shut up and sing your songs.  I don't care about your political views.

Rascal Flatts' big day

Last Tuesday, Rascal Flatts popped in to the Grand Ole Opry for a three-song set and ended up getting quite a surprise.  Vince Gill came on stage and invited them to become members of the Grand Ole Opry! 

The guys will be officially inducted this Saturday night, October 8th.  If you get Great American Country (GAC) you can watch the ceremony live at 7pm CT.  Rascal Flatts also revealed that they will be releasing a new CD on April 3rd, 2012.  They only have a few more shows this year and will enjoy some downtime with their families before getting back on the road and in the studio in 2012.

American Idol winner, and baseball fan Scotty McReery will be singing the Star Spangled Banner before the first game of the 2011 World Series.  Scotty said he's excited about the opportunity but does admit that he's a little bummed because he won't be singing at Fenway Park in Boston since his favorite team got bumped out of the playoffs on the last day of the season.  Scotty also announced that he'll be on tour with Brad Paisley in 2012.

After a small role in "The Lincoln Lawyer" (which was really good), Trace Adkins landed a role as a truck driver in the upcoming super-natural thriller "The Healer".  Should be in theaters some time next year.  I'll keep you posted.

Blake Shelton plans on a short tour to start 2012.  Blake, Justin Moore and Dia Frampton from NBC's "The Voice" will play 27 cities between January and March.  More details will be coming soon.

Don't forget to tune in and try to win "Butler Buck"!!  Marty & Lindsey Marie announce the song of the day at 7:20am and then they post it on our facebook page at 9:20am.  When you hear that song on WXBM between 10am - 7pm, be the 25th caller to win $100 from Butler U-Pull-It and Your Country 102.7 WXBM!

***COMMUNITY EVENTS CALENDAR***

October 7th

-Healthy Start Coalition:  The Escambia County Healthy Start Coalition will have a silent auction with coffee, desserts and entertainment from 8-10pm to raise money for beds for babies.  More info:  850-474-5333

October 8th

-Victory Junction Gang Camp Poker Run:  The 6th annual poker run will go on rain or shine on the 8th and will benefit Victory Junction Gang Camp for children with terminal and catastrophic illness.  More info:  850-572-0567 or 850-777-9226

-Save a horse, ride a harley:  Lights Out sports bar and Panhandle Equine Rescue will hold their "Save A Horse" poker run starting at 10am with proceeds going to Panhandle Equine Rescue.  More info:  981-8229

-Run for Down Syndrome Awareness:  Registration begins at 9:30am at Harley Davidson of Pensacola and ends at Stokes Victory Polaris.  More info:  494-1224

-Pet Blessing:  First Presbyterian Church of Milton will host the 2nd annual "All God's Creatures" pet blessing as a fund raiser for the church and Santa Rosa Animal Services.  More info:  Nicole - 983-0542

-Community Cookout:  The Pensacola Community Arts & Recreation Association will have their 18th annual "Big Community Cookout" Saturday at the Fricker Recreation Center.  Free food, entertainment & fun events are planned.  More info:  willroy85@aol.com

-Green Thumb Festival:  The Escambia County Extention Office and Master Gardeners will have the annual Green Thumb Festival Saturday.  Great tips on how to keep your garden looking good all year long.  More info:  Barbara - 968-6424

-Fall Festival:  Gonzales Methodist Church will have their Fall Festival from 10am-2pm with a children's area, chili cook-off, apple pie bake-off, live auction and entertainment.  More info:  968-6006

October 14th
-One stroke closer to a cure golf tournament:  Join the Krewe du Ya Ya's for their 8th annual golf tournament at Stonebrook Golf Club.  It's a 4 person scramble with 7:30 tee slots still available.  Lots of prizes, lots of fun for a great cause.  More info:  http://www.kreweduyayas.com/8th_annual_golf_tournament.htm

October 15th

-Doggie Bathe-In:  The Humane Society of Pensacola will have their final bathe-in on the 15th from 9am-2pm.  It's a great way to keep your critters clean and pest-free.  More info:  850-432-4250
or http://www.petfinder.com/shelters/FL562.html

-Artfest:  The 2011 Artfest will be from 9am - 4pm at the Santa Rosa County Auditorium and is open to all artists and crafters.  More info:  995-9717 or http://santarosaartassociation.com/ 

October 22nd
-Bras Across the Bridge:  Bras Across the Bridge is a community fundraiser to raise awareness and fund annual mammograms for women who can't afford them in the Gulf Coast Area. All profits raised are donated to the Baptist Hospital Foundation for mammograms.  More info:  jlinn@pamal.com and on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bras-Across-the-Bridge/102779433164034?sk=wall#!/pages/Bras-Across-the-Bridge/102779433164034?sk=wall

-Boo at the Zoo:  Get the kids dressed up & ready for a great time at the Gulf Breeze Zoo!  There will be many different events and things go see & do at Boo at the Zoo which will be October 22nd and 23rd and again from October 28th-30th.  More info:  http://gulfbreezezoo.org/zooboo2011.html

October 29th

-Thinkin' Pink:  Santa Rosa Clean Community System will host this event to benefit for the American Cancer Society at the Green Up Santa Rosa Nursery in Milton.  More info:  thinkinpinksrcc@aol.com

November 11th
-Blue Angels Homecoming Airshow:  Celebrate 100 years of Naval aviation at NAS Pensacola with Fat Albert and the world famous US Navy Blue Angels!  In addition to the Blues, you'll enjoy the F-18 Super Hornet demo team, shockwave jet truck and much more!  More info:  http://www.naspairshow.com/

***VOLUNTEERS NEEDED***

-Northwest Florida Blood Services:  850-473-3853 or http://nfbcblood.org/

-Habitat for Humanity:  Rebecca Kidd - 850-434-5456

-Panhandle Equine Rescue:  850-587-2754

-Florida Guardian Ad Litem:  595-3732
Medical Reserve Corps:  850-983-5200 or http://www.medicalreservecorps.gov/

*****If your non-profit organization has an announcement that you'd like to get on WXBM, email complete info to:  communityannouncement@wxbm.com at least 3 weeks in advance.  Any questions, call us in the studio at 850-310-9102