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Top 10 moments at Country Concert. You agree?
Here are my top ten memories from Country Concert 2009. I’ve been around thousands of people drinking for four days. I’m off to have a beer.
Photos: 2009 Country Concert | Photos: You’ve been spotted
10. Kimberly Roads’ hair: The humidity is about 100 percent and the Little Big Town singer’s head of blonde ringlets looks perfect. She also seems to not perspire.
9. Keith Anderson’s arms: I was right at the front of the stage when body-building country singer Anderson was flexing during ‘XXL.’ I noticed.
8. Jennifer Nettles’ hat: At one point, Sugarland’s Nettles changed into a beaded, red tam that I did not understand.
7. Blake Shelton’s identity crisis: Around since 2001, Shelton tells the audience he’s not sure they know him so he wants to perform a song they do know. He sings the Credit Report.com jingle.
6. Smelling horses: I wasn’t imagining that. Every night a group of trail riders took their horses to a fence behind the Hickory Hills campgrounds, tied their horses and took in the sounds of the concert for free.
5. Being welcomed: I didn’t know where I was supposed to sit backstage so I just sat at the table listed as ‘band members only.’ Singer Rockie Lynne sits down and before I can apologize for sitting there, he proceeds to make me feel as welcome as possible.
4. Surprise start: Brad Paisley started his show in the middle of the audience, much to the surprise of fans on the left side of the stage. Check out the looks on their faces on our web gallery.
3. Bare skin: I’m not judging or complaining. I’m just saying, I was told to expect a lot of bare skin and I got what I expected.
2. Look up there: I was leaving the stage area when I looked up and saw Dierks Bentley hanging above my head singing about a woman who did him wrong. Wasn’t me.
1. Anything Eddie Montgomery did: From his stark, dark hat to his microphone stand twirling to his demands that we yell LOUDER, he is a presence. But most of all, it’s that maniacal laugh.
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By All men are pigs...
July 13, 2009 1:25 PM | Link to this
All men, no exceptions. That said, #3 makes it sound like a good time! Didn’t make it this year, but may have to go next year.By Mimi
July 13, 2009 3:43 PM | Link to this
Sugarland doing a few lines from Madonna’s “Holiday” and Michael Jacksons “Rock With You”-it rocked out the house!By beepbeep
July 13, 2009 4:16 PM | Link to this
Phil Vassar was the best act of the weekend - that guy is a pure entertainer. Awesome energy! Paisley and Dierks were good too!By canceratheart
July 13, 2009 5:12 PM | Link to this
Everyone had their favorite for me it hanging out with old and new friends lol the music was awesome tooBy kim
July 13, 2009 10:55 PM | Link to this
the very first one is a woman. she is STUNNING close upBy judy
July 14, 2009 7:38 AM | Link to this
im trying to look for all the photos you took i was the one who was wearing the cammo bathing top i cant pull up all the photos just 2 out of 300?By its me
July 14, 2009 3:16 PM | Link to this
When I look at the D D News pictures, I remember what happened the day before. Great time!!