All I can say is WOW…this fair is huge, unbelieveable. Had a great time their at our POR stop there. Should be a great weekened as well - Jamey Johnson performs tomorrow night (Oct. 10th). Definiteley visit http://www.fryeburgfair.com to plan out your day there. And eat some fried dough and fair fries for me. After this one and the Cumberland, I am done for the season!!
How are ya? So I just moved from Westbrook to Cape Elizabeth. And as much as the traffic in South portland and over the bridge can be a pain in the neck, I am loving the new sites heading in to work in the AM. Especially driving over the Casco Bay Bridge, and seeing all the crusie ship traffic. Pretty cool - gotta love living in such a cool area!
Hard to believe it’s been 8 years already since 9/11…it was such a crazy day, I think it will always seem like yesterday.
I lived in NJ when it happened…knew people at the WTC that day. Those I knew are ok. We lost so many, but thank god for the heroes who helped so many evacuate…
Besides the events of that day and those lost, two other things really stick out to me looking back.
One - Route 80 in NJ, a major highway always full of traffic - was empty, like it had been abandoned for years. It was as if the world stopped…
And the other - 11 days later at my brothers wedding, the relief and escape of seeing family and friends, and just celebrating.
Remember to remember today, but also remember to celebrate life with those close to you!
BRAD PAISLEY IS TOP NOMINEE AT UPCOMING CMA AWARDS
Brad Paisley leads the list of 2009 CMA Awards nominees with six, followed by Jamey Johnson, George Strait, Taylor Swift, and Zac Brown (frontman of the Zac Brown Band), who each received four nominations.
The 43rd annual CMA Awards will be held on November 11th at Nashville’s Sommet Center. The show, which will be hosted by Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood, will air live on ABC.
Here’s the list of the 2009 CMA Awards nominees:
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
Kenny Chesney
Brad Paisley
George Strait
Taylor Swift
Keith Urban
MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Kenny Chesney
Brad Paisley
Darius Rucker
George Strait
Keith Urban
FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Miranda Lambert
Martina McBride
Reba McEntire
Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Randy Houser
Jamey Johnson
Jake Owen
Darius Rucker
Zac Brown Band
MUSICAL EVENT OF THE YEAR
“Cowgirls Don’t Cry” — Brooks & Dunn featuring Reba McEntire
“Down The Road” — Kenny Chesney with Mac McAnally
“Everything But Quits” — Lee Ann Womack with George Strait
“I Told You So” — Carrie Underwood featuring Randy Travis
“Old Enough” — The Raconteurs featuring Ricky Skaggs and Ashley Monroe
VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR
Big & Rich
Brooks & Dunn
Joey + Rory
Montgomery Gentry
Sugarland
VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
Eagles
Lady Antebellum
Little Big Town
Rascal Flatts
Zac Brown Band
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
American Saturday Night — Brad Paisley
Defying Gravity — Keith Urban
Fearless — Taylor Swift
Love On The Inside — Sugarland
That Lonesome Song — Jamey Johnson
SINGLE OF THE YEAR
“Chicken Fried” — Zac Brown Band
“I Run To You” — Lady Antebellum
“In Color” — Jamey Johnson
“People Are Crazy” — Billy Currington
“Then” — Brad Paisley
SONG OF THE YEAR (awarded to songwriter)
“Chicken Fried” — Zac Brown/Wyatt Durrette
“I Told You So” — Randy Travis
“In Color” — Jamey Johnson/Lee Thomas Miller/James Otto
“People Are Crazy” — Bobby Braddock/Troy Jones
“Then” — Brad Paisley/Chris DuBois/Ashley Gorley
MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR
“Boots On” — Randy Houser
“Love Story” — Taylor Swift
“People Are Crazy” — Billy Currington
“Start A Band” — Brad Paisley (duet with Keith Urban)
“Troubadour” — George Strait
The cast of the upcoming season of Dancing with the Stars was announced on Monday (August 17th). The show returns with a three-night season premiere beginning on September 21st.
The competitors are as follows:
Tom DeLay: Former House Majority Leader known as “The Hammer”
Donny Osmond: Singer, brother of DWTS Season 5 contestant Marie Osmond, and choreographer of his own freestyle moves in “Weird Al” Yankovic’s “White & Nerdy” video
Macy Gray: Baby-voiced singer and performer on DWTS Season 4 (who famously commented on Apolo Anton Ohno’s “huge bulge” to reporters)
Kelly Osbourne: Reality star/”singer”
Debi Mazar: Actress (Entourage) and friend of Madonna
Mya: Singer best known for the “Lady Marmalade” cover also featuring DWTS Season 8 contestant Lil’ Kim and appearing in the film Chicago
Melissa Joan Hart: actress (Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Clarissa Explains it All, Drive Me Crazy) and candy store owner
Michael Irvin: NFL Hall of Famer and former Dallas Cowboys teammate of DWTS Season 3 winner Emmitt Smith
Ashley Hamilton: Comedian/actor best known for being the son of DWTS Season 2 contestant George Hamilton and the ex-husband of Shannen Doherty
Aaron Carter: Singer and brother of Backstreet Boy Nick Carter
Kathy Ireland: Model/entrepreneur featured in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue for 13 consecutive years
Natalie Coughlin: U.S. swimmer with 11 Olympic medals, became the first female athlete to win six medals in a single Games at Beijing
Louie Vito: Pro snowboarder
Chuck Liddell: UFC Hall of Fame fighter known as The Iceman
Mark Dacascos: Actor and martial artist best known as the Chairman of Iron Chef America’s Kitchen Stadium
Joanna Krupa: Swimsuit model most recently partnered with Terrell Owens on ABC’s The
How yough is it to be inside working now that the sun is back? Yes, the rain was terrible. But at least I was not staring out my window wishing I was outside!
So I am flipping through the channels last night, and I see an ad on TLC for a reality show about a bake shop that makes cakes. Just to clarify not a cooking show that shows you how to bake a cake, but a reality show with people arguing and dropping cakes down a flight of steps.
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