Late Night Ramblings

The people have spoken! Or not spoken. Twice now, when I've blogged about Faith Hill. Zero reaction. She is now banned from my blog forevermore. From here on out, Tim is single. (ooh la la!)

Lots of photos to share tonight, most of them from the World of Bluegrass Convention. For instance... there is this little gem... which we saw headed our way about the time it left Memphis.

Kind of hard to miss it, eh? I saw Danny Roberts wandering around the Exhibit Hall today, but that's my only Grascal sighting so far. However - I have booked the Reigning Entertainers of the Year on our IBMA Awards pre-show -- they're on at the top of the show, 9pm ET on Thursday.

There are many differences between mainstream country and bluegrass, but one is definately the sponsorship element. Aside from MG and their Jim Beam bus, and the Oak Ridge Boys and their Red, White & BluBlocker bus, I can't think of anyone who puts logos on their bus like bluegrass artists. Right behind the Grascals was Rhonda Vincent's Martha White Tour bus. Rhonda was getting on it as I walked up, so I didn't take a photo... didn't want to look like I was stalking her. It was the bus I was after. But really. Can you imagine Rascal Flatts riding the Tennessee Pride Sausage bus?

The Nashville Convention Center marquis is broadcasting Bluegrass Junction this week, by the way.

Speaking of Rascal Flatts -- Amy Paige interviewed them a few days ago. You can listen in Thursday at 7:30am ET and Friday at 10am ET. I edited their chat, and let me tell you -- the best part of the conversation had to fall on the cutting room floor! Those boys liked having Amy talk to them... but it wasn't exactly "family friendly!!!" A Rascal who shall remain nameless has coined the phrase "Triple-X-M" - and he wasn't afraid to use it. You won't hear it in the interview, but you will hear their Kenny Chesney impersonation. Check it out Thursday or Friday morning!

Back to Bluegrass, here are some random shots from around the convention center, where you tripped over a musician sitting on the floor strumming something about every 12 feet.

Blogger seems to have had enough of my picture posting, so I'll save the others for tomorrow.

However, we still have the Never Ending Awards Show Query before us... what will J. wear?

I've decided to play Musical Awards Show Dresses. The sparkly long sleeved outfit I wore to last year's IBMA's can work for this year's CMA's, and my $11 dress from New Zealand that I wore to the ACM's in May shall be seen at this year's IBMA's, which knocks it down to $5.50 per wearing. However, I've never fixed the little Borchetta Wardrobe Malfunction that I had on the orange carpet, so I had better find where I packed the needle and thread...