WANTED: COATS FOR KIDS

BURRR!!!!  Looks like we have seen the last of the 70 degree weather for a while.  Since the cold weather is here, this would be a good time to put out a reminder that the United Way of Santa Rosa County, Woodbine Cleaners and WXBM have started the annual "Coats For Kids" coat drive.  We're looking for coats that are in good condition to help families who cannot provide proper coats for their children, and we're looking for all sizes.  If you have on or several coats that you our your kids have out-grown and want to donate it, you can do so at several different locations throughout Santa Rosa County including the WXBM Studio on Quintette Rd.  The coats will be dry-cleaned at Woodbine Cleaners and distributed to children once their cleaned.  For more info, visit:  http://unitedwaysrc.org/Coats_for_Kids.php or call (850) 623-4507.  Thanks for your help from the United Way of Santa Rosa County, Woodbine Cleaners and Your Country 102.7 WXBM.

You have a chance to get your hands on some very unique memorabilia with the Country Music Blooms charity auction on Ebay.   They have a bunch of really cool stuff including:

-A cowboy hat autographed and worn by Kenny Chesney

-Acoustic guitar auto'd by Carrie Underwood

-A pair of cowboy boots worn by and auto'd by Miranda Lambert

-Dresses worn by Sara Evans and Leann Rimes

-A Harley helmet auto'd by Tim McGraw

-Concert tickets & backstage experiences

They have a TON of other items in the auction and you can see them by going here:  http://www.nashvillemusicgarden.com/auction-items.  Auction ends December 5th.

Bonfire Jam is a week from Saturday and WXBM has a chance for you to hang out on Lee Brice's tour bus for a private pre-show performance!!!  Listen to Your Country 102.7 WXBM for a chance to win Lee's CD "Love Like Crazy".  All winners who are at lease 18 years old will be in a drawing to go hang with Lee Brice on his tour bus before Bonfire Jam!!  If you can't get through on the phone, we'll have a chance for you to enter at our website starting tomorrow, November 29th, at http://www.wxbm.com/.  Got a great lineup for Bonfire Jam this year:  Josh Turner, Jamey Johnson & Lee Brice will be performing in Chumuckla after the Redneck Christmas Parade.  Tickets & camping packages are available right now at http://www.bonfirejam.com/.  We will definitely be there...hope you will too!!



Thank you

How can Thanksgiving possibly be this week?  Seems like it was just the first of the year a few days ago.  I can look back at 2011 and find so many things to be thankful for.  My wife, for starters.  We got married in June after dating for....well, quite a while.  I'm thankful that she continues to put up with me.  Also for my job.  I'm very thankful for all the loyal WXBM listeners who tune in every day and allow me and all of us to do what we love to do every day.  As Marty says, if it wasn't for you listening, we'd have to get real jobs.  It sounds kinda light-hearted, but it really is true.  Thank you for listening. 

I'm also thankful that Eric Church will be heading out on the "Blood, Sweat & Beers" tour starting in January, because according to his official website, he'll be making a stop at the Wharf in Orange Beach on Saturday, March 10th!!  I'm a huge Church fan, so I'll be looking forward to this one. 

Eric will be on tour with Brantley Gilbert and several other up & coming artists.  No word on when tickets will be on sale or how much they will be for the Orange Beach show.  We'll let you know as soon as we hear.  For more info on the tour visit:  http://www.ericchurch.com/ 

Martina McBride has a TV special scheduled next month.  The 13th annual "A Home For the Holidays with Martina McBride" will feature performances from Martina, Justin Bieber, Mary J. Blige, Gavin DeGraw and several others to raise awareness about adopting children from foster care.  Look for Martina's special December 21st, on CBS.  The other big country Chrismas TV special is the "CMA Country Christmas".  Look for performances from Brad Paisley, Keith Urban, Rascal Flatts, Sugarland, Kellie Pickler, Darius Rucker, Scotty McCreery and Vince Gill.  The show will be hosted by Sugarland's Jennifer Nettles December 1st on ABC.

Lady Antebellum will be performing on the season finale of Dancing With the Stars tomorrow (11/22) on ABC.  The final three contestants are Rob Kardashian, JR Martinez and Ricki Lake.  I couldn't tell you who is the best dancer, but I like JR because of his attitude and what he has made of his situation.  

The annual Coats For Kids drive is underway now!  The United Way of Santa Rosa County is looking for new or gently used coats of all sizes to help needy families this winter.  There are several spots throughout Santa Rosa County to donate including the WXBM studios.  They will be accepting donations through January 31st, and once they coats are collected, they will be dry cleaned by Woodbine Cleaners and distributed to families in need.  So, if you have a coat or coats that you don't wear or your kids have out-grown, put them to good use.  For more information, visit http://www.unitedwaysrc.org/ or call  (850) 623-4507.

Again, from all of us at WXBM, have a great Thanksgiving and thanks for listening to Your Country 102.7 WXBM.

Brothers of the Sun tour dates and more....

Kenny Chesney & Tim McGraw have announced that they will hit the road this summer on the "Brothers of the Sun" tour.  They will play 20 shows between June & August.  No doubt it'll be a great concert, but if

you want live in the Pensacola area, you'll have to road-trip to see it.  Here's the tour schedule:

Sat. June 2 - Tampa, FL - Raymond James Stadium
Sun. June 3 - Atlanta, GA - Georgia Dome
Sat. June 9 - Dallas, TX - Cowboys Stadium
Sun. June 10 - Kansas City, MO - Arrowhead Stadium
Sat. June 16 - Philadelphia, PA - Lincoln Financial Field
Sat. June 23 - Nashville, TN - LP Field
Sun. June 24 - Charlotte, NC - Bank of America Stadium
Sat. June 30 - Pittsburgh, PA - Heinz Field
Sun. July 1 - Cincinnati, OH - Paul Brown Stadium
Sat. July 7 - Chicago, IL - Soldier Field
Sun. July 8 - Minneapolis, MN - Target Field
Sat. July 14 - Anaheim, CA - Angels Stadium
Sat. July 21 - Denver, CO - Sports Authority Field at Mile High
TBA - Indianapolis, IN - Lucas Oil Stadium
TBA - Cleveland, OH - Cleveland Browns Stadium
Sat. August 11 - East Rutherford, NJ - MetLife Stadium
Sun. August 12 - Washington, DC - FedExField
Sat. August 18 - Detroit, MI - Ford Field
Sat. August 25 - Foxboro, MA - Gillette Stadium

Visit http://www.kennychesney.com/ or http://www.timmcgraw.com/ for more ticket info.

Both Blake Shelton & Miranda Lambert have TV appearances scheduled tonight (11/14).  Look for Miranda on CMT's Behind the Music at 9pm followed by Blake's one-hour CMT special "Invitation Only" at 10.  Miranda will also be on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno at 10:35 tonight on NBC.

A few other quick things:  Faith Hill will be performing on "Christmas in Rockefeller Center" November 30th on NBC.  Dierks Bentley has announced he'll release his new CD "Home" on February7th.  Look for a Christmas CD from Phil Vassar on November 22nd.  Phil said the project will feature 10 songs and will be available at http://www.philvassar.com/ and at digital retailers November 22nd.  American Idol runner-up Lauren Alaina will sing the Star Spangled Banner before the Packers/Lions game in Detroit on Thanksgiving Day.

*****DON'T FORGET*****

-The 3rd annual Greater Gulf Coast Radio auction is this Saturday at 8am on 102.7 WXBM.  It's a true auction, which means that bidding will start at $0 on every item.  Each item will be open for bids for 15 minutes and whoever has the highest bid gets the item.  We have everything from a hot tub to silver coins to a car to tools etc etc.  You can see all the auction items and what time you can bid on them at http://www.wxbm.com/

-Bonfire Jam is coming up in a couple weeks!!  Catch Josh Turner, Jamey Johnson & Lee Brice in concert after the Chumuckla Redneck Christmas Parade!!  Tickets are on sale now at http://www.bonfirejam.com/

-Salvation Army is looking for bell ringers this holiday season.  They are WAY short of volunteers.  If you would like to help out, call: 850-432-1501

-Your Country 102.7 WXBM will be collecting donations for the Communities Caring at Christmas garage sale again this Saturday the 19th and again on the 26th at Sandy Sansing Chevrolet in Car City.  If you have bigger items that need to be picked up, email jlinn@pamal.com for help.  All the donated items will be stored in PODS from Panhandle PODS until the garage sale which will be December 3rd from 8am - noon at Sandy Sansing Chevrolet.

Have a great week and thanks for listening to Your Country 102.7 WXBM!!

Keith Urban, the CMA's and the Blues in the news this week

The biggest night in country music is coming up this Wednesday with the annual CMA Award Show!!  The night before the show, ABC's Robin Roberts will host a series of candid interviews with some of the biggest stars in country music, like Kenny Chesney, Keith Urban, Sugarland, Faith Hill, Scotty McCreery & Lauren Alaina.  "In The Spotlight With Robin Roberts:  All Access Nashville" will air tomorrow (Nov 8th) at 9pm CT.  Then, the following night, it's the 45th annual CMA Awards, live in Nashville with live performances from Jason Aldean, Keith Urban, Sugarland, Miranda Lambert, Carrie Underwood, Blake Shelton, Carrie Underwood, Brad Paisley and many more.  WXBM will also host our annual CMA Award Show Party at Sam's Fun City this Wednesday evening.  It's an invitation only party, so if you won an invitation, be sure to bring it, and get ready for a fun night!  We'll have free food for you & your guests, we'll show the award show on the huge theater screen at Sam's, the park will be open if the kids want to ride the rides and we have some great prizes to give out too.  Marty & Lindsey Marie, Lynn & I will be out there to host the party and give out prizes on the commercial breaks during the show.  If you have any questions, just give us a call in the studio.  The annual CMA Awards Show Party is brought to you by Sam's Fun City, Butler U-Pull It, Dan's Satellites in Pace and Your Country 102.7 WXBM!!

Keith Urban announced that doctors found a polyp on his vocal cords and he will need to have outpatient surgery to take care of it.  I've heard of other singers who have gone through the same procedure, and it doesn't sound like fun at all.  After the surgery, you have to be on total vocal rest for a couple weeks.  That means no talking or whispering.  I think Gary Allan went through that a couple years ago and said he had to carry a dry-erase board with him so he could communicate.  Keith has to scale back some of his shows this year and reschedule some more that were scheduled in early 2012.  He will still be performing at the CMA's Wednesday in Nashville.

Your Country 102.7 WXBM is proud to be a sponsor of the 2012 Blue Angels Homecoming Airshow this Friday & Saturday aboard NAS Pensacola!!  The show will feature the Red Bull Helo, A-10 Warthog, F-18 Super Hornet demo team and of course, the US Navy Blue Angels and Fat Albert.  Both NAS Pensacola gates will be open at 8am.  There is no entry fee or parking fee for the airshow at all.  There is no seating provided, but you can bring a lawn chair or blanket to sit on if you wish.  Here's what you CANNOT bring:  PETS, COOLERS, POP-UP TENTS, FOOD, DRINKS and BACKPACKS.  As of right now it looks like the weather will be great, so plan on bringing some sunscreen because it will be a long day....but a fun day....out there.  Gates open at 8am, the show starts at 9:45am and the Blue Angels will fly around 2pm both days.  There is also a Friday night show which starts at 4pm.  If you have any other questions, visit their official website:  http://www.naspairshow.com/  or give us a call in the studio.  Hope to see you there!

One last thing.....we have more FREE MONEY for you this week!!  Listen for your chance to win a $50 Walmart gift card each day this week from Butler U-Pull It and Skyville Records!!!  We will have several chances for you to win each day this week on Your Country 102.7 WXBM! 

Have a great week and thanks for listening to WXBM!!!!