Late Night Ramblings - Thursday Edition

So much to ramble about tonight.

Ty Herndon has cut his episode of ShortCuts. Ty was very thin... with very short hair. It's an interesting show, for a lot of reasons. I think it's going to air next weekend - will let you know when I know for sure.

The Montgomery Gentry interview with Dr. Maya Angelou is going to air January 16th on XM 156.

Have you been following this Keith Urban affair story? I first heard about it from my hairdresser of all people, when Delaynie got her hair cut off. She told me about the story and photos of Keith and Amanda in Life & Style magazine, and how one of her friends knew Amanda, who apparently is a stripper. (She was identified as a "model.") I didn't give a lot of credibility to it at the time, but it's gaining steam as a London newspaper publishes the dirty details - right down to the color of Keith's bathtub. Funny thing is my hairdresser said Amanda went to Memphis to work because she didn't want her family in Nashville knowing she was a stripper. Umm... I think that's going to be the least of your problems once mom & dad read this story.

I need to send some shout outs to some regular readers who are lurking. Especially today's leading visitor - the reader in LaGrange Park, IL who came by today. That's near the Brookfield Zoo, right? And hello to whoever is reading regularly in Jacksboro, TN. I had to mapquest you to see where that was. Checking my blog stats is a good geography lesson for me. MA still leading - even though 'Lisha has left the state.

Speaking of people who came by... my faithful blog reader Dave from CT came by - not the blog, but the studio! I first met Dave at Fan Fair this year when he asked me if I was really running on 3 hours of sleep - referencing a blog post I'd made earlier that day. I'm a little miffed at him though... he's in town to see Kathy Mattea and my fellow Illinois State Alumni Suzy Bogguss - who are BOTH at the Bluebird. Tonight. Together. Why didn't anyone tell me about this show??? Dave brought his mom, who was just adorable, to see our Ty Herndon taping. He got to experience the just-out-of-the-rain soggy Producer J. , lucky guy.

For a couple of hours this afternoon I thought I was getting my shot at the big time... a special guest blog opportunity for the masses... but alas, it was not meant to be. Which gave me a little breathing room in the afternoon, but was highly disappointing nonetheless. I think I'm going to finish the work anyway and post it here.

Adding to my New Year's Resolutions: Find another writing gig.

It may not be the big time but by lunch time Friday this blog will cross 20,000 hits since I put the counter in. That's pretty cool.

And I shall leave you with this photo. For those of you who have been to Nashville, this is currently on the big Billboard at the West End / Broadway split. I'm thinking if they meant Tennessee Volunteers, the billboard would be UT Orange. Yes, I stopped traffic in rush hour in the rain to take this photo. The web address at the bottom is cmtonecountry.com if someone wants to check it out and report back.