Dancing up a storm, John Rich to Save a horse in Atlantic City this weekend!

Line Dancing last night was a good time as usual! I was exhausted by the time it was over. The crowd was a good size and we danced the night away.

Here's a photo of the storm that passed through... I love when the sky is dramatic like this! 

Debbie taught a couple's dance called the Stagecoach Slide. It looked like a fun dance, but I didn't learn it because I don't have a regular dance partner. MEN WANTED! :) Yeah, most of my old dance partners seem to have gotten married and stopped coming out dancing. That I don't understand, but I digress. The Stagecoach Slide is an upbeat dance with a few east coast swing moves... I like it!

The next Country Concert on the agenda

The next concert on our list... John Rich of Big & Rich is coming to Atlantic City tomorrow and Saturday nights to play at Bally's. My BFF *A whom I mentioned to all of you in the rodeo post is absolutely in love with John Rich! She went to Nashville for a weekend just for the meet & greet party with him pre-concert. Yeah, she even has a plethora of ex's who resemble him in an uncanny sorta way.

Last weekend she went over to buy some tickets & the box office was closed - so they asked for help finding an open box office from an employee. Well, it turned out that they were all closed but the employee just happened to have connections and well, to make a long story short, we got comp'd tickets - and a possible meet & greet :)

So I am on my way to work this morning and hear that John Rich is going to be on Cat Country - I text *A and she's asleep... I listened for her. Joe Kelly does this famous 7 question ending for all interviews - It's great! This is what I remember from it (not bad pre-coffee).

John's...

1. Favorite moment on stage : The first time Big and Rich played at the Grand Ole Opry
2. Favorite TV Show: The Office (not Nashville Star because he doesn't get to watch it)
3. Strangest autograph request: A Baby's Butt
4. Duet partner he'd like to have someday: Steven Tyler
5. Favorite food: a Big ol' rib eye
6. I forget this one
7. and finally, his 1st kiss was where?: In the back of a horse trailer

And I heard he is going to have a special guest this weekend. The lead singer of Skid Row is going to come out and sing a few songs with him. And Cowboy Troy will be there too... This should be a good show! Plus, he is going to be signing autographs after the show. I'm excited! I wonder if anyone will to the line dance "Ride 'em Cowboy"... I'll keep you posted.

Now, anyone know where I can find someone who will promise to pull me away from the craps tables!?!

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The 24th XTU Anniversary Show

My alarm clock rang at 6 AM on Saturday, June 7, 2008.
Shower - fill the cooler with ice & food - load up the truck -
7 AM - text message from *A... "I don't think I'm gonna be able to go. Way too tired."  Okayyyy. That really stinks! 1 BFF down - but I understood.
I had relax time since that was one less stop so I had a cup of coffee.. and realize I told *J I'd pick some beer up for him. I don't know about you but where do you buy beer at 7 AM in NJ? Acme has a little liquor store but it didn't open 'til 8 and I was supposed to be 45 mins up the road by 8:15. I waited anyway since I had few options. They didn't open on time - 8:15 I left Acme empty handed... on my way to an old man bar that opens at 7 in the morning... *K called me to let me know she just woke up (I was supposed to be at her house picking her up by then). My lateness worked well with her oversleeping. I stop at the old man bar at about 8:30 AM and there are freaking people in there drinking! They called ME a lush for buying take out that early as they had their beers & shots lined up and down the bar.

*K & I finally made it up to the parking lot where were were planning on BBQ-ing. It had to be 90 degrees out by 10:15 when we got there. It was hot! In the heat, and 2 hours, 6 books of matches, a used up lighter, 1/2 bottle of borrowed lighter fluid, borrowed replacement charcoal, borrowed grill lighter and 5 lighter-fluid soaked napkins in the grill later... we had a mini fire going. *K cooked her chicken legs and made me & *J veggie burgers :) We drank that scavenger hunt beer and finally went into the concert. That was after we saw a couple doing "couple things" in a car as *J proceeds to give the guy a thumbs up after they finished. Wow! 94 degrees by now.

My first stop... the line dancing area! They were taking a little break and I needed some water to balance out the beer and we watched Chuck Wicks. I must say, he is one lovely looking man!

After Chuck was done, we made our way out to the line dancing area where I proceded to work on my heat-stroke and sunburn. I shouldn't complain because *J & *K may have gotten it a little worse than me.

It was a long lovely day in the scolding sun, plus I got a new hat :) and I was told it's hot. *J slept right through Terri Clark... sound asleep with dreams and all hahaha. *K got her Coors Light on.

So The shows were great! We missed Keith Anderson and the Lost Trailers (but I just saw them at Chili-fest). Billy Ray was great, I was surprised no one broke out doing the Achy Brakey on the lawn! Terri Clark did her thing, Chuck Wicks and Pat Green did too... And Sugarland was wonderful! Their encore was great! They rolled out in these clear domes onto the audience where they got rolled around before getting out and singing "Pour some Sugar on me!" It was great. Also the first show I've seen them perform "Stay" and it was incredible! She sang me some Speed of Life, Down in Mississippi, Settlin', Baby Girl, Irreplaceable (country style), Everyday America, and oh oh oh oh oh  All I wanna Do. Lot's of fun!

 
Line dancing!

I've never seen the lawn so packed

Sunset over Philadelphia

 

Here are some photos someone who had better seats took

XTU 24th Anniversary Show Sugarland 6/7/08

 

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Line Dancing, Concert Tix, The Rodeo Song (sans the music, poetry, art, singing, rhythm, humor and sound)

LINE DANCING
Tomorrow evening - Line Dancing - Scullville Fire Hall! 7:00 til 10:00 - Good times! Alf said it... "Be there or be square!"

KENNY CHESNEY CONCERT TICKETS AVAILABLE!!!
Kenny Chesney Tix for 7/19/2008 7:30 PM, Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA --- Looks like I may have a pair for sale. Please email me if you're interested in going! It's going to be a good show! It was last year and the year before..

THE DANCING STORY...
Okay so last Tuesday evening I forgot to set my alarm clock and woke up 10 minutes before I was to leave the house Wednesday. I've gotta brag about this one! I made it to work on time! Holla! hahaha
I ran out of the house without my boots so after work as I was picking up my latte before going dancing, I realized that I had flip flops on... seriously? How the heck was I supposed to dance in flip flops? I would have had to travel 45 mins each way to get my boots so I said heck with it & went anyway! It worked much better than I expected!

See I usually keep my boots in the back seat of my truck so I can go dancing at the drop of a dime - but I cleaned it out so my friends would fit. (** note to self - choose club cab over crew cab!**) We went to the rodeo on Memorial Day Weekend at Cowtown. It was the perfect day too!

THE RODEO STORY
We had some good laughs cruising out Rt. 40, passing Long Wait Farm! We had a blast out at Cowtown! We got out to the Pilesgrove area and needed some beverages & a bathroom so we stopped at the Corner Bar. It's a traditional stop since we are slightly fascinated with the bathroom there. Ok, here's the photo... why are there 2 toilets in 2 stalls without walls or doors??? Classic!
We picked up our tickets in the store across the street so to avoid any long lines for the rodeo and viola, we were ready to rock out the BBQ *K brought. We unloaded the truck and fired up the grill... easier said than done! *A said something sarcastic about lighting the whole bag of charcoal on fire, packaging and all to *K & guess what, she doused the bag with lighter fluid and then lit it! Hahahaha!
It was fantastic! Had to put out the fire, and try it again... finally got the food going - but we only had about 45 mins until the rodeo started. *A & I BBQ'd veggie burgers so we were safe but the meat-eating *K & *T were challenged. ** Note to self, have friends cook their meat so it just needs to get heated up on the grill when tailgating.** *T had a rare burger & *K had some somewhat cooked wings.
The rodeo was a good time. We did our cowboy watching. Hahaha, We were the 4 girls rooting for the calfs that got away as they wiggled & pranced their way out of the stadium. We hit up the portos and did a little shopping at the cowboy store-stand. It was fantastic! The weather couldn't have been better either.

Post Rodeo
Put out the grill with water (from the beer cooler & got some bbq'd Bud Light), water bottles, soda and gatorade... load up the truck again... go dancing!
In the past, we would head over to the Barnyard and do a little dancing and/or drinking $3 cans of beer and chat it up with some guys with numbers on their backs.
Last year, the owners put it on the market and it was closed so we asked around to find out where to go... where there would be line dancing. Holy Smokes... yeah, we got lost trying to find it but had a decent time nonetheless. It was way down in Carneys Point, and we took the Del. Mem. Bridge to Wilmington to make a U turn to get back on 295 to some back road, and then another back road...
So we go to Holy Smokes last weekend... yeah, Now it's a biker bar. Are you freaking kidding me? About an hour later, we show up in Mt. Laurel at Prospectors, with all 13 other people in the place hahaha.
Well, we got some food and were basically on our way.
Despite the bar-less ending,we had a freaking blast & plan on going back : )

Notes to self I learned in the last couple weeks

• Set your alarm before falling asleep
• Don't ever leave the house without your boots!
• Choose club cab over crew cab
• Be careful what you talk about when passing Long Wait Farm lol!
• Odd bathrooms are definitely a tourist stop
• Take the charcoal out of the bag before adding lighter fluid & fire
• (really 6 b.) Don't add lighter fluid to presoaked charcoal
• Get to your tailgating destination with either
• (8a) Enough time to cook what you brought
• (8b) 1/2 cooked, just bbq to reheat food
• Hand sanitizer and TP are a necessity when there are portos involved!
• BBQ'd Beer is not so good
• The combination of water, soda & Gatorade are quite the grill-fire-stopping combo and they double as a science experiment
• The rodeo gets 8 thumbs up for a girls night out destination! ~

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Line dancing on the Bachelorette last night

The Bachelorette, DeAnna took her men line dancing and bull-riding on last night's show. I lost track of time last night and didn't catch it - and I am quite the fan... this is sad! I'm definitely going to need to search for it online after work!

From the looks of THE BACHELORETTE - Heart break two-step , I missed one heck of a show.

Gossip to exchange over line dances tonight - Shania gives Mutt the Canadian Stomp

Dancing...
Line dancing tonight at the Scullville Firehouse at 7:00!
1708 Somers Point Rd., EHT, NJ 08234

Gossip...
According to today's online news buzz, Shania & her hubby "Mutt" of 14 years are calling it quits after 14 years because of his relationship with another woman. She did sing, "Any Man of Mine"! Are you freaking kidding me?! I wonder how many men are so very grateful for his mistake...? Anyone see how the 25 men on the Bachelorette went gaga over DeAnna? If not, you missed a completely entertaining show! These men went nuts competing for her attention... it was great! I'd love to see what men start doing when they find out Shania is available again. They love her! I'd like to see Shania as the next Bachelorette! Shania is in the #4 spot today on yahoo's buzz index.

Alan Jackson, Good Time & a line dancing record

I'm really into AJ's new song Good Time! It's one of those songs that I turn up... it puts me in one of those good - I'm singing while driving my truck with the windows down - bopping along - kinda songs.

Alan Jackson is trying to set a world record for the longest line dance spanning cities and according to www.newschannel5.com/global/story.asp?s=8280872 , states. Yeah, it said, "It takes a massive casting call to put together a music video on this scale." I want to know why I didn't get the memo! I would have been all over that!

Well, I'm looking forward to seeing this video at the end of the month when it's released. Very cool!

Here's the Good Time Line Dance on youtube...

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Here are the steps for Good Time Line Dance ... I found them on the Alan Jackson Website

Good Time Dance Steps–
Alan Jackson - Good Time -
40 count, 4 wall line dance
Choreographed by Jenny Cain, Nashville TN

1-8 Toe, Heel Steps
Walk forward R (1,2) L (3,4) R (5,6) L (7,8)

1-4 Side Steps
R out to R side (1), slide back together with L (2)
Repeat exactly (3,4)

[More:]

5-8 Front Grapevine to R with a spin
R out to R side (5), Spin to R {full turn & back to original position}
(6), R out to R side(7),
then together & clap (8)

1-8 (REPEAT LAST 8 COUNT EXACTLY, BUT THIS TIME TO THE LEFT. Simply replace the R's with L's above)

1-6 Knee lifts while going backward
Bring R knee up (1) & down (2), Bring L knee up (3) & down (4),
Bring R knee up (5) & down (6)
{each knee lift should be at an angle and not straight in front. Also each step down should be placed slightly behind so that you actually are walking backward)

7-8 Jump Steps
Jump in place landing with feet crossed R over L (7)
Jump, quarter turn in air to L, landing with feet apart (8)

1-8 "Cha Cha’s" or "Shuffle Steps"
cha cha forward- R together R (1 and 2)
L lunge forward, rock & recover (3,4)
cha cha backward- L together L (5 and 6)
R lunge backward, rock & recover (7,8)

1-8 "Shimmy Steps" or "Bounce Steps"
R out to R side {body slightly down} (1,2)
Bring L together {standing back up straight} (3,4)
R out to R side again {body slightly down{ (5,6)
Bring L together {standing back up straight} (7,8)

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Update: June 6th 2008 CMT posted "Choreographing the World’s Longest Line Dance" on their blog.

Cape May line dancing doesn't look too likely this summer

From the Cape May Gazette...

"With two repair estimates coming in at more than $300,000, Cape May City Council will not repair Convention Hall for use this summer, it was decided at a workshop meeting Tuesday, May 6."

http://cmnews.shorenewsnow.com/2008/05/06/convention-hall-will-stay-closed-for-the-summer.aspx

Not good news! It doesn't look like there will be any dancing at Convention Hall this summer :*(
Go figure... the summer that gas prices are expected to hit 4 bucks a gallon. My favorite free summer line dancing destination on the beach less than a gallon of gas away from home is no more... at least for a while.

I am going to sulk and think of more reasons I Love Country Boys... that'll cheer me up!

Top 20 reasons why I love country boys...

20. "Man I was only kiddin' when I called 'em a couple of dicks"
-Gary Allan, Alright Guy
**They have a sense of humor**

19. "Might be one 'a those fine French wines, Might be some good ol' damn homebrew, Long as we get to have a good time, Most times anything will do"
-Van Zant, Goes Down Easy
** They are still simple beings **

18."Well you've gotta be kidding me, Don't tell me that thing is your TV, My laptop's got a bigger screen, Baby, there ain't no doubt, You need a man around here"
- Brad Paisley, You need a Man Around Here
** They solve problems**

17. "We don't like to go out shoppin', We don't care what's on sale. We just want to sit with a bag full of chips, Watchin' the NFL. When you come over at half-time, An' say: "Does this dress fit too tight?" We just look you in the eye with a big fat lie, An say:"Uh, uh: Looks just right."
- Tracy Bryd, The Truth About Men
** They are honest... and they admit when they aren't **

16. "From buckin' broncs to honky tonks, He always sang a cowboy's song, We were much too young, havin' too much fun, As we all sang along"
-Garth Brooks, Good Ride Cowboy

15. "He's addicted to danger, Ruled by passion and pride, To pain and fear he's no stranger, But his lust needs to satisfied "
- Chris Ledoux, Hooked on an 8 Second Ride
** They have testosterone-filled hobbies**

14. "For your love I'd rope the moon put it in a blender, Mix up a concoction bound to make you surrender, I'd bite the brand off a buckin' Brahma Bull, I'd rob me a gin mill then I'd fill the ocean full"
- Chris Ledoux, For Your Love
** They do manly things to prove their love, not girly metro things **

13. "I cashed my check, cleaned my truck, Put on my hat, forgot about work, Sun goin’ down, head cross town, Pick up my baby and turn it around, Good time, "
Alan Jackson, Good Time
**They know how to have a good time**

12. "Raisin' hell, racing cars, Closin' down the local bars"
-Gary Allan, Man of Me

11. "We met at a truck stop, Johnson City, Tennessee"
-Tritt Travis, Modern Day Bonnie and Clyde
** They're adventurous **

10. "I want to dance with you, twirl you all around the floor, That’s what they intended dancin’ for, I just want to dance with you. "
-George Strait, I Just Want to Dance with You
** They considerately take charge **

9. "If you ain't got a suitcase get a box or an old brown paper sack
Pack it light or pack it heavy take a truck take a Chevy, Baby just come back"
-George Strait, Run
** They are straightforward and let you know they what they want, plus they drive Chevys :) **

8. "I got rice cooking in the microwave, Got a three day beard I don't plan to shave"
-Travis Tritt, It's a Great Day to be Alive
** County men are low maintenance **

7. "I'm wild and a little crazy too, Some girls don't like boys like me, Aww but some girls do"
-Sawyer Brown, Some Girls Do

6. "When they go ridin in the middle of a pickup truck, Blarin Lynyrd Skynyrd yellin, “Turn it up!”
- Trace Adkins, Ladies Love County Boys

The TOP 5 reasons I love country boys are...

5. "Well, if you want to know what we're all thinkin', It's nothing too complex. It's just somethin' cold for drinkin', And a whole lot of s-e......"
- Tracy Bryd, The Truth About Men

4. "But when you say a backrub means only a backrub, Then you swat my hand when I try, Well, now what can I say at the end of the day, Honey, I'm still a guy"
--Brad Paisley, I'm Still a Guy
** Country men are still honest with the fact that one thing drives them **

3. "Pick her up after some soap and water and we're headed to the county fair"
**Notice there was no mention of lotion, nail filing, plucking, waxing, or shaving his chest - Country boys aren't Metro! **
-Chris LeDoux, County Fair

2. "Cold beer, hot wings, Wranglers, Skoal ring, Get just what you see, Gun rack, ball cap, Don't take no crap, Ain't a pretty boy-toy, I'll rock you steady, Rough and ready"
-Trace Adkins, Rough and Ready

and the number 1 reason...

1. "My eyebrows ain't plucked, there's a gun in my truck, Oh thank God I'm still a guy"
--Brad Paisley, I'm Still a Guy

Now I want to hear from you...

Time for 'plan c'... Eric Church concert at Prospectors April 5 is Canceled

If you read my last post about the Cape May Convention Hall being closed because of structural damage, and decided to go see Eric Church tonight at Prospector's instead... it's now time for plan c.

Prospector's website has the message,

THE ERIC CHURCH CONCERT SATURDAY APRIL 5TH, 2008 HAS BEEN CANCELED. THE CONCERT WILL BE RE-SCHEDULED FOR ANOTHER DATE VERY SHORTLY. CHECK OUR WEB-SITE AND LISTEN TO 92.5 WXTU.....

Eric Chuch Concert Saturday, April 5th will be re-scheduled for another date due to illness. Check back on our web-site and Listen to 92.5 wxtu Radio.

I'll likely still make the trip up there for the dancing tonight anyway since I didn't go last night. I think the Dixie Chicks said it best, "Some days you gotta dance, Live it up when you get the chance, 'Cause when the world doesn't make no sense
And you're feeling just a little too tense, Gotta loosen up those chains and dance".

In the mean time, here's "Guys like Me" by Eric Church.

Cape May line dancing isn't looking so likely tomorrow night

I just heard some bad news about the Cape May Convention Hall. I just saw the post, "Convention Hall closed for structural worries" on the Cape May Gazette's breaking news. That must mean that the last dance of the spring will probably be canceled for tomorrow night.
I hope the Convention Hall reopens by June 27 when the free line dancing is scheduled to begin! I bet there are lots of Jazz Festival goers who are hoping it reopens by April 18 too. The jazz fest is a pretty big deal in Cape May.

Line dancing in other places in south jersey are still happening! Of course, there is still line dancing at the Scullville Fire House. Also, Debbie is going to be teaching a 6 week beginner line dancing class evenings at Ocean City High School. I'll try to find out the details but you can find out more information by calling Ocean City High School.

Wednesday in Scullville at the fire house, we got a nice surprise! Ken's sister sang Patsy Cline's "Crazy" for us. That was followed by a duet of Ken & his sister singing Kenny Roger's "The Gambler". They were both excellent! Can you beat line dancing and free surprise entertainment? I think not!

When you go dancing in Scullville, they give you a ticket at the door. Ken & Debbie do a drawing for a free pass. I've been going dancing for 10 years and I've won about 3 free passes until two weeks ago. Two weeks in a row I won a free pass. It was great! I feel lucky! I think I need to break out my old Mary Chapin Carpenter cd and listen to that song!

Anyway, sorry to be the bearer of bad news about line dancing tomorrow night in Cape May. There are country back-up plans in the area though...
If you are into Eric Church , he's performing at Prospector's. The tickets are $25 at the door and $20 ahead of time. He's the guy that sings "Two Pink Lines", "How 'Bout You", and "Sinners Like Me". He's pretty good! My favorite part of seeing shows at Prospector's is that you usually get to meet the artist & take a photo with them... and there's line dancing! Holla!

Well, I'll continue to pass on any information I hear about Cape May Convention Hall.