Disney Warns LAPD About Obsessed Miley Fan

Got this story from TMZ.com. Nobody has Miley Cyrus' back like Disney.TMZ has learned some seriously concerned big wigs at the company informed the LAPD about the recent arrest of a 53-year-old obsessed fan in Georgia who claims Miley sends him "secret messages" through her TV show.Georgia cops arrested Mark McLeod for disorderly conduct on June 23 in Tybee Island, GA -- and during the incident cops say the guy made some very frightening statements about Miley. According to the police report, McLeod claimed he was "great friends with Miley" -- and that Miley had "told him to come see her today." Cops say McLeod also said, "I will f***ing be with Miley ... we're supposed to be together and [the cops] couldn't stop it."Here's the creepiest part -- cops say McLeod claimed Miley sent him "secret messages" on her television show directed only to him and that McLeod also boasted about having "thousands of pictures and letters to Miley on his computer." Click here for the full story.

Best Beer Names

There have always been mixed drinks with great names. From the ankle breaker to the zombie -- there are tons of mixed drinks with creative names. On the other hand, beers have names like "Bud" and "Miller." But, if you dig a little deeper, there actually are beers with cool names out there. According to The St. Petersburg Times here are some of the "Best Beer Names" of all time:
1. Unibroue La Fin Du Monde -- How can you not love a beer that calls itself "End of the World?"
2. Harveistoun Old Engine Oil -- A beer from Scotland that's probably not for the faint of heart.
3. Ridgeway Santa's Butt -- A brewery in England helping us through those miserable Christmas get-togethers.
4. Buffalo Bill's Alimony Ale -- The company claims Alimony Ale is the "bitterest beer in America."
5. Mikkeller Beer Geek Breakfast Pooh Coffee -- The coffee added to the beer is pooped out by a civet (a catlike mammal that loves coffee).
6. McQuire's I'll Have What The Gentleman On The Floor Is Having Barley Wine -- You don't want to chug this one. It's sitting pretty with 12% alcohol.
7. Wasatch Polygamy Porter -- The slogan? "Why have just one?"

Tim McGraw Ejects Another Rowdy Fan

Note to fans attending a Tim McGraw concert: behave! A year after Tim made headlines for shoving and then ejecting an unruly fan, he was forced to play vigilante again. The San Luis Tribune reports that the country singer stopped his show Sunday at the California Mid-State Fair to reprimand a fan whom he believed was acting ungentlemanly."You don't treat a woman like that," Tim said from the stage, as the audience cheered.It's unclear what exactly the rowdy fan did to tick Tim off. The singer wouldn't resume his performance until security escorted the man out.

Goin' Out with a Bang!

The parties in the campground are legendary. Revelers half-clothed and braver than normal to take every dare tossed their way...provided AMPLE opportunity for lots of funny photos...all of which can be viewed in our photo gallery.

It was apparent that even though the entertainment ON STAGE was wrapped up for 2009 at Country JAM...the entertainment in the campgrounds was still reaching for maximum overdrive.

It's a pretty cool set up over in Whispering Pines Campground, with the bar and a deck that overlooks the outdoor dance floor (monstrous concrete slab) and DJ booth on steroids.

People were HAPPY. People were LOUD. It was AWESOME! Bumped into lots of people from the La Crosse area...and even a few who are going to school up in River Falls and Eau Claire that are originally from La Crosse.

I lost my voice. But it's slowly coming back. Not sure if that was from screaming "I LOVE YOU GARY!" during the Gary Allan show...or from whoopin' it up at the post-concert party at the campgrounds. Good times.

Country JAM has already announced that Alan Jackson, Sugarland & Miranda Lambert would be here for 2010. Mark your calendars now: July 22nd - 24th, 2010. I CAN'T WAIT!!

Gary Mmm Mmm Allan

First--I have to thank my good friend, Shari Wagner from Ashley Furniture. She allowed me to sit in one of her seats in the front row for Gary Mmm Mmm Allan. It allowed me to get all snap-happy with the camera!

The show was incredible...Gary had one of his bracelets get caught on his guitar and it broke, so he tossed it out into the crowd. (Bummer...not in our direction.) But it was pretty cool for whoever ended up with it...as he said he bought it for the most recent video shoot he did.

He and his band seemed pretty loosey-goosey on stage and having a genuinely good time. Much discussion in our area was about one of Gary's guitar player, Jaime--who wears a kilt for every performance. I saw Gary in the Dells earlier this year...and the kilt was a hugely intriguing for everyone there too! I'm not sure if Jaime was wearing underwear or not...I did attempt a naughty photo to verify...

And I attempted to garner a butt shot of Gary...however, I found myself just plain mezmerised by him that I often just stared with stars in my eyes, and neglected to snap the camera before he turned back around. My bad. But this shot is still OK.

One Year Later...

Jim & Malissa Schultz got engaged on the roof of our headquarters here on the JAM grounds last year...and today, they swung by our site to say "HI."

With rings on their fingers now, they're continuing their celebration every year at Country JAM!

If you'd like to see the video of them getting engaged last year, click HERE.

Nice Boots!

So, while John and I were on stage, waiting to bring on the band, I caught a glimpse of something that totally caught my attention.

Sawyer Brown's bassist, Jim Scholten had on these KILLER boots and I had to take a picture of them. He told me they were holstein. SERIOUS. Fur and all. I think I'm developing a shoe fetish. My co-worker, Karen Williams, who is on Magic 105 will certainly appreciate that!

Jammin' With the Stars!

Debbie Stark and her daughter, Brittany from Trempealeau were our winners for this Saturday's "Jammin' with the Stars" and got to sit in the VIP section, sit in the Skybox for Neal McCoy...and then have a meal backstage with us.

What a total treat they got! When we got into the food line with the catering service, who should get in line behind us? NEAL McCOY! And his band! So, we were able to enjoy our meal at a table, just a few feet from Neal and company...and the jokes were flyin'!

It pays to JAM with CC106.3!

Sawyer Brown on Stage NOW!

John and I got to do the JumboTron interview with Mark Miller of Sawyer Brown. We learned that he has to get up early tomorrow to coach his son's basketball team! He's a VERY active Dad, which is no easy feat when you're on the road performing for a living.

Mark had tried out years ago to make a basketball team in the CBA...and he DID make the team. He WANTED to eventually play for the NBA...but he says that hopefully, his son can make that dream happen for himself!

As I type, a rain shower has begun to fall down, while Sawyer Brown is on stage...the rain is pouring actually, but the band plays on...and the crowd is going WILD! WET & WILD!

Whipped Into a Frenzy

Neal McCoy has total command of the sprawling crowd here at JAM! Totally expected--with his charisma and stage presence! Everyone is singing along at the top of their lungs right now to "Billy's Got His Beer Goggles On"

Neal McCoy:

The Party Has Arrived

Neal McCoy is THE funniest performer EVER! He was crackin' jokes from the moment he got backstage. When we wrapped up our interview with him and he finished signing guitars and such--he stepped outside of the tent and found his tour manager giving a shoulder massage to Amanda with Country JAM. So Neal stepped in front of Amanda and proceeded to get himself added to the massage line. Then our Sheri Plantz stepped in front of Neal for her massage, completing the train!

Neal proceeded to carry the fun over to the stage, as expected. In addition to a fully inflated cow exam glove--he also had some fun with this girl who had a fake butt that appeared to be sticking out of her pants. She was the same gal who stopped by our headquarters and did photos with our Festival Foods Jam SESSION Photo Pass--and got EVERYONE laughin' so hard. Good stuff!

Jack Ingram

Turns the Tables

We got to meet Jack Ingram before he went on stage. He was already sippin' on Bud Light...he said he had to get "primed" before performing, and despite his stage time set at 3:15 this afternoon, he needed to act like it was 8:30 at least! I follow the logic perfectly.

The entire time backstage, Jack was using a little video recorder, documenting everything...and then when John and I brought him on stage, he was off to the side, recording us introducing him! (Thanks Sheri for snappin' it!)

It was pretty cool when John did the big intro--as Jack's band started jammin' so it was like John was a total part of their group! And I got a nice little high-five from Jack as he went to center stage and took the mic from John.

Best time yet on stage!

LoCash Cowboys

What a hoot they are! John and I got to do the Jumbotron interview with the boys. When John came over to the grounds this morning, he said that the LoCash Cowboys bus was in front of them...going like 5 MPH...just pokin' along. So we asked them about that. Apparently, they were goin' like 100MPH from a gig in Ohio all night, so they were slowing down to even it out. Um...sure.

The guys are very funny and quick witted and their sound is a great blend of the heroes, who will be on stage later tonight--Neal McCoy & Sawyer Brown. They were recently signed by Jeffery Steele and have a new single coming out later this fall that we will have on CC106.3.

What a Wild Night!

So, after .38 Special wrapped up on the main stage last night...we toddled over to the sidestage area...which was just the beginning of the night!

Isn't it funny how stupid things seem SO incredibly funny, when you're tired and tipsy? We laughed so hard all night--I'm calling it a workout for my abs!

But I truly got a workout when mounted the mechanical bull and went for a ride. Special thanks to the North Country Bull Rides folks...they let me try it more than a few times. (Mostly because I kept falling off...) But the best was when one of their guys got on it with me! He was very brave, given where my hands had to be...brave or stupid, really. All I'm going to say is I hope he was done having kids! You can see the video HERE.

After we closed down the grounds...we tumbled over to the Whispering Pines campground, where the REAL action got rollin'.

We did karaoke with the Roadhouse Karaoke gang! (I had to so Sonny & Cher's "I Got You Babe") Good times! What a fun and LOUD bunch! That's also where we began to find some fun fashion.

Great T-shirts that were designed to help people get back to their campsites, if they got too inebriated. Smart @ss shirts were plentiful. And some pretty interesting outfits as well, including exposed undergarments...some on purpose...some due to the delivery of hard wedgies.

It was a fantastic night, packed with fun! I was really thirsty this morning...what's up with that?!

.38 Special Refuses Butt Shot

Yeah, I know...it was kinda a bummer, but they seemed mildly amused at the request. But the effort was there. And at least they laughed.

Great opening for their program...with the military up on stage with their color guard...and a solider singing our National Anthem. VERY COOL. I'm off to take in their show...so we'll be updating it afterwards with more pix and stuff.

Give Me a Re-Phil!!

I can't get enough of Phil Vassar! He is such a phenomenal performer! Music writer (he wrote JoDee Messina's "I'm Alright" and Collin Raye's "Little Red Rodeo" among a few hits!) And he's one helluva musician...TOTALLY dig the zebra-skin piano! And his vocals are incredible!

I felt so lucky when I snapped this shot of him jumping off of the top of his baby grand piano! He has been THE most energetic performer so far at JAM and had everyone whipped into a frenzy when he did his Hot Tub Song!

I found out through a backstage discussion that Phil would be playing a county fair of sorts in the town I was born in--Belvidere, IL--early August. Hell, I'm ready to road trip to get my RE-PHIL of him! He is such a dynamic performer! Good Stuff!!

Genuine Guy:

Killer Performer!

Phil Vassar is SUCH a genuine guy! John and I had him record a few liners for CC106.3 and he was incredibly funny...he even gets a bit tongue-tied, like all of us!

Our friend, Michelle asked Phil if he would do pushups on the piano again...he might very well...we'll keep you posted...and hopefully be able to snap pix of that too!

This guy is BUILT. He has an AMAZING upperbody...well, actually, his ENTIRE body is incredible....but I digress. He was all shy about giving me a butt shot, but I did my best to sneak one as he walked backstage. (I couldn't help myself!)

Phil will be taking the stage momentarily...and we'll update with some more pix after that! .38 Special is the final act tonight...and it appears we have plenty of southern-fried music lovers walkin' about the grounds today. Fashion has a whole different definition up here at JAM. We'll do a section on that tomorrow!!!

Hit After Hit from Diamond Rio

I have a friend, who is terrible about knowing the songs that artists sing. But once he starts to hear the song--he's all, "I LOVE this song! I didn't realize they sing this one!" Well, this is the kind of comments that I'm hearing again and again while Diamond Rio is on stage. These guys have SO many hits! They have a sound like no one else! Tight harmonies and great music! I hope we continue to hear more and more from them. I know their new album will be coming out in the fall--so we will be getting a taste of their latest before too long!

Fillin' Up for Friday!

Today's crowd is starting to sprawl further back toward our headquarters here...it's gonna be an amazing crowd tonight!

Diamond Rio has just taken to the stage...and already, their harmonies are filling the air. I love this band. They've recently switched their label to Word Records, which is a Christian music label. The guys say it was a natural progression--and not much of a stray from what they've already been doing. And it's true. Their music is pretty much full of positive messages and you certainly wouldn't hear one of them droppin' the F-bomb from the stage!

The weather is fantastic...some cloud cover...but the breeze is still heavenly!

Heidi Newfield Rocks!

What's not to love about a bluesy voice coming out of a little powder keg of power?! Heidi is one-of-a-kind! And she can blow a harp! She is the consumate entertainer... playing to not only the crowd, but those in the skybox seats--and even the folks WAY out in the farthest corner of general admission.

She poked fun at her bandmates, the bass player, who is originally from Eau Claire and is affectionately referred to as "Jazz Nipples." We never got the whole story on that...but it sure was a memorable name!

Heidi is the perfect mixure of biker babe, blues singer and comedian! It was apparent the crowd loved her...for the 2nd act up on the day--she had practically every seat filled in the reserved and VIP seats. Normally those folks straggle in later in the afternoon. Proof that her solo career is taking off quite nicely!

Hope she can come to La Crosse sometime soon! I think we'd be able to pack the joint!

My Oh My!

JAM is SO Delicious!

Heidi Newfield is on stage right now...and who should come walking past our Headquarters?! These tasty gentlemen!

My friends, this is a prime example of the feast for the eyes here at Country JAM. God Bless America. And the backsides were equally as delightful!

Unique Tats!

So upon first glance...I couldn't tell what exactly this lady had on her lower back for tattoos...then I came a little closer. WOW!

This is probably the most unique tat I've seen in a long time!

She took the ink-prints of her little boys footprints that were made at their birth...and then transferred them into tattoos!!

How cool!

Woot!

Bright-Eyed & Bushy-Tailed!

Day 2 getting underway up here at Country JAM in Eau Claire! We found this bunch from the La Crosse area...all decked out in their camo tanktops...with a great little line on the back.

"Our Men Hunt...We JAM!"

Bless their hearts! These are some wild women! They then got decked out to take part in our JAM Session Photo Pass with Festival Foods. (You can click over to that part of the site to see what they did!)

It's gonna be another great day at JAM! We had storms blow thru this morning, but now there's no rain--just cloud cover...and a heavenly breeze that prevents that stale smell of beer-breath from your neighbor from infiltrating your nostrils. I'm just sayin'.

Today, we're going to see the lone female act for the weekend...Heidi Newfield. She was up here all day yesterday, taking in the show. And of course, as promised--we're delivering a butt-shot of her for our male listeners/viewers...so here ya go!

We'll also be taking in the sweet harmonies of Diamond Rio today, and watching Phil Vassar go wild on stage, pounding on the piano...then .38 Special will rock the joint!

Updates to follow throughout the afternoon...as well as a guaranteed fine selection of cowboy backsides!!

OMG! Tim McGraw is Freakin' HOT!!

It was like he knew I was waiting for the butt-shot! God Bless him! Tim McGraw is currently on stage and sounding incredible!

Hit after hit...and everyone is singing along at the top of their lungs! (And if you've had enough adult beverages, it really doesn't matter if the guy next to you is off key!)

One of the beautiful things about JAM is that everyone is so comfortable. I've seen women wearing things that perhaps they shouldn't. And guys who are completely comfortable with their beer bellies hangin' out over their...well, you know.

This is such a great "unplug" from the daily grind. People are whoopin' it up and cuttin' loose.

And that would include Tim McGraw! He truly seems to be havin' a ball on stage tonight!

We're all still waiting to see if Faith Hill is going to make an appearance...but at this point, no one is sure. Normally, their kids have been visible backstage...I mean, think about it. Could you corral 3 kids on a tour bus for hours on end? Heck no! So, since we haven't seen hide nor hair of the little ones backstage, we're guessing that perhaps Faith is not here tonight...but we'll keep you posted!

Did I mention that Tim is freakin' hot tonight?