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Five Points of Neon - Brooks & Dunn Take The Pentagon
Nobody's ever gonna question leading Academy of Country Music nominees
Kix Brooks & Ronnie Dunn's patriotism -- between playing President Bush's
inaugural, their participation in the Olympic concert series and their
recent
#1 "Only In America" -- but the freewheeling pair just barn-stormed our
nation's capital for a whirlwind tour of the Pentagon, then onto
Constitution
Hall where the rowdy honky tonkers played for the Navy and Marine forces.
As vocal napalmist Ronnie Dunn reports of the whirlwind trip, "We were
rushed to the Pentagon from the airport -- and the security was rigid even
under escort. We were taken directly to the office of the Commandant of the
Marine Corps General James L. Jones.
"Just prior to the show at Constitution Hall, the Commandant presented
us
each with a silver chalice and a Commandants Coin which he presented in a
handshake. These coins are quite the coup in the inner circles of the armed
forces and secret divisions of government, so it's quite a big to be given
one."
These coins are part of an inner circle tradition known as "coining,"
wherein the collected people will toss their coins on the floor or to the
ground. The last person to "toss" his coin has to buy the drinks or dinner
in
question. Because of this tradition, lots of people keep their coins on them
at all times.
This was not Dunn's first coin, however. "I have one that I was given by
some members and friends in the Presidential Protection Division of the
White
House, a elite group of special agents assigned to guard the President
around
the world. They warned me about the practice…
"So when we were 'coined' backstage by some of the guys at our D.C show
year before last, I was expecting them and had it with me. I don't mind
buying dinner, but I don't want it to be 'cause I missed a step, so I always
keep mine with me when I'm in the D.C. area."
B&D's show was anything but a luck of the toss, too. "There's something
about those guys who lay their lives on the line for this country," says
Louisiana's songwriting, guitarslinging Kix Brooks. "When you hit that
stage,
you can almost feel the force of their response! They're there to have a
good
time, to really enjoy the music -- and they get loud and crazy and sing
along.
"We've had great audiences so far this year (on the Neon Circus & Wild
West Show Two), but those guys have set the bar pretty high for the rest of
the summer."
Look for B&D with blues/roots icons ZZ Top on "CMT Crossroads" April 23,
performing their third #1 from the platinum Steers & Stripes "The Long
Good-Bye" on NBC's "The Tonight Show" April 29 and burning down the house
with a very Latin-tinged "My Heart Is Lost To You" on the Academy of Country
Music Awards on CBS May 22, where hopefully the 3-time Entertainers of the
Year will walk home with some more trophies.
Is It Cold In Here…Or Is It My People Photo Shoot?
Kenny Chesney, currently on the cover of Country Weekly as "The Hunk In
The Hat," spent a day shooting with People -- and it was the best of times
and the chillin'est of times at the showman's home outside Nashville. Joined
by his mom, aunt and Grandma Lucy, the ACM Male Vocalist of the Year nominee
got elbow to elbow in the kitchen -- making a downhome banana pudding with
lots of evaporated milk, vanilla wafers and nearly a dozen bananas.
Laughing, yes, he did actually eat a few spoonfuls of the sugary
pudding.
"Don't tell my trainer…," he joked.
But with the good, there always comes some less than ideal. When
photographer John Chiassen suggested hitting the pool with his raft,
Chesney's inner beach comber immediately responded. It was a great idea --
until the double double platinum singer/songwriter realized that with his
relentless touring schedule, he's not been leaving the heater on.
"Yeah, it was about 40 degrees in that water," Chesney admitted, "and
John (the photographer) was like, 'But this will be an amazing picture. You
need to do this.'
"I don't know if it was my inner polar bear, some sick sense of people
pleasing or just being plain stupid, but the next thing I know -- I'm in the
middle of this freezing water in my trunks and my cowboy hat."
For the object of CMT's KCMT Weekend, featuring the debut of both his
"No
Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems" concert special and his 72 hours behind the
scenes of this year's most buzzed about tour "Total "Release," the moment
was
fleeting, but the chill remained. "You know, when the bus came to get me, I
was still kinda cold on the inside! I just couldn't shake it… Even the hot
tub didn't quite melt it. But the photographer went home happy, so anything
for a picture I guess, as long as it doesn't turn into pneumonia."
Making Friends - and Taking Names
"I Hope You Dance," Billboard's 2000 Country Song of the Year and 2001
Adult Contemporary Song of the Year, turned a lot of people onto Lee Ann
Womack's sweet voice and her song about everything you've ever hoped for
anyone you've ever loved. And with "Mendocino County Line," her longing duet
of reminiscence from Willie Nelson's The Great Divide, some of music's top
stars are getting to know the woman behind the crystalline soprano.
During the Nashville taping of "Stars & Guitars," Womack was stopped
backstage by r&b sensation Brian McKnight, who made a point of telling the
Texas Monthly cover girl, "Man, I love the things you do with your voice"
and
Sheryl Crow who stopped her while the pair were in the wings during the
concert to let her know how excellent her performance of "Crazy" was.
Indeed, even brazen rocker Keith Richards was duly impressed by the
Jacksonville, Texan; his manager took the reigning CMA Female Vocalist of
the
Year aside at the post-show cocktail party and said, "Keith was really
impressed by you. He loved what you did."
"It's funny, for me, a girl from a small town in Texas," Womack
confesses, "just being around those people is a kick. But the idea that they
know who I am or what I sing, or even that they'd have any opinion about it…
well, it kinda makes me giggle, because you know I'm just Lee Ann -- I'm not
Sheryl Crow or anything."
Look for Womack and Nelson to reprise the Bernie Taupin-penned ballad on
the Academy of Country Music Awards, where Womack is up for Top Female
Vocalist, on CBS May 22, then again on NBC's "The Tonight Show" on May 24 --
and finally as part of TNT's "Willie Nelson & Friends: Stars & Guitars"
special Memorial Day Weekend.
Fore The Beer
Eddie Montgomery and Troy Gentry don't exactly strike people as the
country club types -- and truth be told, they'd much rather be hunting or
fishing than teeing it up with some guys in lime green pants. Indeed, Gentry
has already shot two turkeys this season, but that doesn't mean that they
can't hold their own amongst the clenched-teeth set.
Deep in the midst of rehearsals for their stint as the second act on
Kenny Chesney's No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems tour of the outdoor sheds
and
in the process finishing their third album, the 2000 CMA Duo of the Year is
taking a day off to host Rhubard Jones' annual celebrity golf tournament
this
Monday. The Atlanta event raises money for local charities -- and while the
boys' biggest handicap is probably the looseness of their elbows, they're
both willing to let it swing to help out a pal trying to do something that
can make a difference.
"Don't get carried away," deep voiced Eddie Montgomery warns. "If I
tried
to hit one of those little golf balls, and didn't quite do it right, I'm
afraid someone could get hurt."
Gentry is a bit more optimistic about the day's outcome.
"Yeah, I played some growing up," Troy Gentry, of the muscular tenor,
continues, addressing their unlikely day trip, "so I can kinda hold my own
out there. No one's gonna mistake me for Vince Gill, but I'm probably the
more golfing member of Montgomery Gentry."
"I let T-Roy swing," Montgomery adds. "Because I know what both of our
strengths are. Me, I drive the beer cart… It's something I know a little bit
about. People are always happy to see you coming. And as long as everybody
maintains their scene, nobody and I mean nobody gets hurt. Troy plays some
golf; I tell some jokes; Rhubarb raises some money -- and everybody has a
good time. How bad can that be?"
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Chucka
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