The Man Song !!

Here's one for all the ladies!! Dudes you'll laugh at it too!! (takes a while to load but it's worth the wait)

How About a little Tractor Square Dance !!

Today its time for a little TRACTOR SQUARE DANCE !!

Click on this


TRACTOR SQUARE DANCE

Country Thunder - Day 4 The Party Ends !!

Well we finally made it to the last day of the "THUNDER" but it was a great time for all. You know there's just something about country fans like no other fans in the world. "WOW" I'll miss you all !!!

Well here goes!! First the fans!
Some came small and got to be on stage with Rodney Atkins!!

Some "Yelled and Hollered" to their favorite Country Stars. ( Well maybe she just waved at me. Ya Think?)

And this dude can dressed for the concert with his "Big USA" hat. He "ROCKED."

Now for the music. First up "The Grascals" great Blue Grass.

You will like Joey and Rory, husband and wife. Their song "Cheater, Cheater" was a big hit. Rory also wrote Blake Shelton's hit "Some Beach" and the royalties allowed Rory and Joey to build a barn and buy a used Motor Bus for touring. How cool!!

Rory relaxing after his performance! Joey probably taking a shower.
Next was Terri Clark.

Diamond Rio who have had many hits and have been together 25 years brought the fans to their feet.

This is RODNEY ATKINS !! He sang a few of his hits, "If Your Going Through Hell", "Cleaning This Gun", and "About The South"

And closing the 4 day THUNDER the teriffic TIM MCGRAW !!

Country Thunder - Day 3

Well we are now at day 3 of Country Thunder. A little wet but the show must go on. Of course, first the fans.

These lucky fans got Jake Owen's autograph. Kelly is in the middle, her daughter McKenna is on the left, and her sister Mandy is on the right. They're from Libertyville. They "Rocked" every day !!

These cowgirls and dudes were a little wet and cold but that didn't stop them from "Partying."

Here is Kelsy, Patty, and Chris ROCKIN'

These cowgirls have been DANCIN' and ROCKIN' for 3 day !!

Now on with the show! First up was Shawn Hammonds, a good friend of Heidi Newfield.

Restless Heart was next.

Then it was Heidi Newfield who sang her hit "Johnny & June." But here's her harmonic solo. She really got the dudes "SWINGIN"

Here's the sexy Jake Owen thrilling the cowgirls!

Here's Phil Vassar and his piano music. ( Phil later joined Neal McCoy even though he was wasted! What a guy !!)
The LEGEND "ALAN JACKSON" opened with "GOOD TIME"

Now it's "REMEMBER WHEN"





Here's Neal McCoy "ROCKIN" after the Jackson Concert. Phil Vassar joined after I left and he was "WASTED" and I don't mean Carrie's song!!

Country Thunder - Day 2

Here's day 2 of Country Thunder. Groups were: Burns and Poe,The Bellemy Brothers,Jack Ingram,Mark Chestnutt, Williams and Roe, the "CUTE" Kellie Pickler, and the "GREAT" Taylor Swift.
It was a really SUPER DAY !!!

First some fans.

And look at this little one !! Taylor loved this little girl!!!

First up was Burns and Poe. Some former members of Trick Pony.

Next up was The Bellemy Brothers, oldies but goodies.

Then it was Jack Ingram who really got the fans "ROCKIN."
Mark Chestnutt was next. Then Williams and Ree who MC'ed the whole concert. And Now we get to "CUTIE" KELLIE PICKLER !!!








And "TAYLOR SWIFT" who needed a full house in the VIP section before performing. "WHAT?"

Country Thunder - Day 1

Here's the opening day of Country Thunder.
First check out 2 of the great Security force.
First Bill, head of security.

Then there's beautiful Dawn who controlled the VIP area.

Now for some of the Country Fans !!

First , my good friends from Monroe. They were my row neighbors last year and helped control the late row crashers.

My Friend "Gooze" is the photag wizard and his favorite is Heidi Newfield !! Gooze has given me many of his excellent shots.

(I caught him between shots.)

Here's Laura !! She was at the Kenny Chesney Concert in Soldier Field and is wearing her US99 T-Shirt. On the back is says"Take Me Backstage."

Now some Cowgirls and Dudes and they were "Rockin" !!!

Now the concert opened with Colt Ford a newer country group.

Here's "The Lost Trailers" their single hit was "Holler Back."

And the main attraction "Tracy Lawrance."

TALLAN "T-MAN" LATZ on "America's Got Talent" Tonight!

If you check my post 5 back you will see my blog on Tallan "T-Man" Latz who showed his talents at the recent Milwaukee Summerfest. Tonight T-Man wowed the "America's Got Talent" judges on TV and moves on to Vegas. GO T-MAN win it all !!!!

Today it's French Commercial Humor !!

A hilarious and very clever commercial from a European maker
of rubber cement.

You'll see what I mean....enjoy!

French Rubber Cement

The Rockin' Old Man now has business cards!!

Here's my new card!

JIMMY FALLON & NASCAR at Joliet !

A great day for racing !! Lots of people, food, fun, and of course music!!



Here's a few fans !!

And a little music. This group "Cross Country Junction" played last month at Kenny Chesney's concert at Soldier Field. I also met them at Summerfest in Milwaukee a couple of weeks ago. They ROCK!!

Here's Jimmy Fallon getting the dudes to "start your engines." (Jimmy is the guy on the far right of the video.)

( The above Photo by Geoff Burke/Getty Images for NASCAR)




Parade Lap !!

Race Start!!

One Pit Stop !

Check out this setting sun!

The winner, Mark Martin racing Jimmie Johnson.

Change of Pace USA vs Italy Volleyball

Here's a few video's of last night's USA vs Italy Volleyball set won by Italy 3 games to 1.

Here's the intro's.

And now to the game !

"BLUES" by an 8 Year Old TALLAN "T-MAN" LATZ

This is the second time I've seen T-Man. It was at Summerfest in Milwaukee on June 30th. Check this dude out. He is a "BLUES" BLASTER or should I say MASTER. And only 8 years old !!

For a lot more T-Man go to www.tallanlatz.com.

Today we need a Funny !!

Here's a funny called "The RAKE"
(Just click on it but it takes a little time to load)

"The RAKE"

I CAN'T GO !!

I got the following email from the Staple Center. It says " Sorry, we regret to inform you that your registration to attend the Public Memorial Service for Michael Jackson was not selected."

Sorry Michael I will miss your great music and dancing!!

Naperville Rib Fest and Good Music !

Yesterday was the Naperville Rib Fest. Great food , great music, lots of people, and lots of fun.

Featured music was by Huey Lewis and The News and Herman's Hermits with Peter Noone.

First some opening acts !


One Great performance was by Everett Dean !! Elvis couldn't do it any better. Shake, Rattle, and Roll !!!



The Hat Guys was cool and really had the audience involved.




Peter Noone and Herman's Hermits Really Rocked and Peter was at his best !! "Henry the 8th I am, I am" was Dope !!

And last but not least, Huey Lewis and The News !!

Huey "Smoked" the crowd and kept the town of Naperville awake !!

(click on this for the video)

HEART and SOUL

Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert, and the Fab KENNY CHESNEY at Summerfest

Summerfest with Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert, and KENNY.


Here's some fans that didn't get thrown out but there was quite a few who did get the axe.






The Lady Anebellum trio opened the concert and got the fans into the mood. "I Run To You"
their big hit was Dope.






The Hottie Miranda Lambert "Smoked" her six shooter.




And then KENNY blew the amphitheater apart. "I Went Out Last Night" had the dudes and the dudettes "Rockin and Sockin."

NOTE!!
As you can see from the last few blogs (Blake Sheldon and George Strait) I'm have trouble loading my video's Mostly because they are to big (over 100mb). I will work around that soon as I slow down from some of the many concerts I've been going too. Stay tuned!!