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JAMES POND AND CRICKET

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Corky" Chris Burke from the show "Life Goes on"

will be in Watertown for a benefit concert

Jeff Rehab Center (JRC) on Gaffney Drive

December 11 and 12

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Wondering who country music's top $$-earning couples are?

Tim & Faith made a combined total of $35 million last year!

and...

Keith and Nicole raked in a total of $25 million!

The New York Post is speculating that Reba McEntire will return to Broadway in 2009 starring in a revival of Anything Goes.

Remember BeanPole???

Here he is with Zac Brown and Keni Thomas.

BeanPole is at WGNA in Albany...

Zac Brown roasted potatoes

Taylor Swift... "Fearless"....1st week sales.

Here is the official 1st week number... 592,304

This is the biggest inaugural-week figure for a country album this year, and one of the biggest for any genre for 2008.

Blake Shelton is People Magazine's #9 most sexiest man.....

By the way...... #1 is Hugh Jackman

We talked about this onthis morning (11/19)

The Larry the Cable Guy Celebri-duck

Dancing With the Stars: Week 8

Olympic champ Maurice Greene & partner Cheryl Burke were sent packin'!

Week 9:?????????

Cricket thinks Warren Sapp

James Pond thinks Brooke Burke...

We were both wrong... It was Cody.....

We will miss seeing this cute couple on the dance floor!!

Mrs. Blake Shelton??? Look at her finger...Bling Bling

Bon Jovi Done with country!

Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora says the band's new project will sound different than their 2007 album, Lost Highway, which was recorded in Nashville. Sambora tells Billboard that the band is considering a new greatest hits album next year and will also release a concert DVD from the Lost Highway tour.

Brad and Keith "Start a band" video

Here's Keith Urban leaving Sydney, where he and wife Nicole Kidman were promoting her new movie, "Australia." Nicole recently hinted that she may give up acting to be a full-time Mom to little Sunday Rose!

New Music in stores.....

Blake Shelton and newcomer Randy Houser released new country albums on Tuesday (Nov. 18). Shelton's Startin' Fires (Warner Bros.) includes the single, "She Wouldn't Be Gone," as well as a duet with Miranda Lambert, titled "Bare Skin Rug." Houser's Anything Goes (Universal South) features guest vocals by Vince Gill on "How Many Times." Houser performed the title track in August on The Late Show With David Letterman at the request of Letterman himself. Houser also co-wrote Trace Adkins' "Honky Tonk Badonkadonk" with Dallas Davidson and Jamey Johnson. The Zac Brown Band's The Foundation (Atlantic Records) features the country hit, "Chicken Fried," as well as a cover of Ray LaMontagne's "Jolene."

We talked about this onthis morning (11/18)

No Way on E-Bay... Logo on my bald head?

Current bid: $0

This guy wants $12,000... Good luck on that

Joe Nichols is taking the rest of '08 off for "unspecified medical reasons"... We hope everything is OK!!

Here's the celebrity odd-couple of the week... Taylor Swift and Kid Rock! NO, they're NOT dating... they just chatted backstage at the CMAs!

Little Huckleberry Paisley.....and mama (with Baby #2 in her tum-tum!)

Alan Jackson and Trace Adkins in Buffalo.

Click here for the concert review

Clint Black is suing his manager and accountant, Charlie Sussman, over a dispute involving the independent record label, Equity Records, according to The City Paper, a Nashville newspaper. Black filed the complaint on Nov. 7 in Davidson County Chancery Court in Nashville for unspecified damages. Sussman's firm -- Gudvi, Sussman & Oppenheim -- is also named in the suit. Sussman and Black each have minority ownership in Equity. Black claims he received nothing in return for his money after Sussman convinced him to assign $500,000 in royalties to launch Equity as a minority owner. Black also said he wasn't aware that the contract signed by Little Big Town allowed them to leave the label after two albums, that Sussman accepted monthly payments from Equity Records without Black's knowledge and that Black signed more than $1 million worth of personal guaranties for the label

Hank Williams Jr. says he will run for the U.S. Senate as a Republican candidate during the next primary election. It is my understanding that Hank has already talked with Sen. Lamar Alexander and former Sen. Bill Frist -- both Republicans -- regarding his candidacy

The Bellamy Brothers' "Let Your Love Flow" appears at No. 25 on the Music Week singles chart in the United Kingdom following its use in a credit card advertisement by England's Barclays Bank. Written by Larry E. Williams, who was a roadie for Neil Diamond, the song hit No. 1 on the pop charts in the U.S., Great Britain, Scandinavia and Germany upon its original release in 1976 and reached No. 21 on the country singles chart. However, the duo went on to have 10 No. 1 country hits throughout the late 1980s.

THANKS FOR MAKING OUR 2008 COAT & SWEATER DRIVE ANOTHER SUCCESS... OVER 2,000 ITEMS COLLECTED!!!

THANK YOU!

THE TAYLOR/JOE SPLIT! Joe's side of the story...Read below

“This is not an attack of anyone. Anytime you are in a relationship for any length of time there are going to be issues. Sometimes they resolve. Other times they lead to a change of heart. This was the case recently. Several things I will state with all my heart… I never cheated on a girlfriend. It might make someone feel better to assume or imply I have been unfaithful but it is simply not true. Maybe there were reasons for a breakup. Maybe the heart moved on. Perhaps feelings changed. I am truly saddened that anything would potentially cause you to think less of me. For those concerned over the “27 second” call. I called to discuss feelings with the other person. Those feelings were obviously not well received. I didn't end the conversation. Someone else did.

Cya Joey boy........

Taylor's new car.....

About $70,000!

The 42nd Annual CMA Awards were held on Wednesday, November 12, live from the Sommet Center in Nashville. And the winners are...

Entertainer of the Year

Kenny Chesney

Female Vocalist of the Year

Carrie Underwood

Male Vocalist of the Year

Brad Paisley

New Artist of the Year

Lady Antebellum

Vocal Group of the Year

Rascal Flatts

Vocal Duo of the Year

Sugarland

Single of the Year
"I Saw God Today" - George Strait

Album of the Year
Troubadour - George Strait

Song of the Year (Songwriter/Publisher Award)

"Stay" - Jennifer Nettles

Musical Event of the Year
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss - "Gone, Gone, Gone"

Music Video of the Year (Artist and Director Award)

"Waitin' On A Woman" - Brad Paisley/Directed by Jim Shea

King George lived up to his nickname: George Strait's latest trophies make him the artist with the most CMA wins ever... 22 in all!

Shania Twain was the surprise guest everyone was buzzing about... It was her first TV appearance since her split from ex-hubby Robert "Mutt" Lange. Shania received a standing ovation when she took the stage to oresent the Entertainer of the Year award.

CMA WEEK IN NASHVILLE

Kenny Chesney at Tootsie's in Nashville for a surprise concert.

Kenny, Kid Rock, and The Wailers

Chuck Wicks gets into CMA mode

We talked about it this morning...

Carrie Underwood struts her stuff on the cover of Elle magazine!

Keith Anderson at Turning Stone Resort and Casino

Here's Cricket and her husband, Pete Moss, with country hit-maker KEITH ANDERSON, before his show at Turning Stone Resort & Casino in Verona!!

Taylor Swift surprises a midnight crowd at a Walmart in Tennessee to buy a copy of her new CD "Fearless"

Little Jimmy Dickens... 60 years in Country Music!

Tim McGraw hosting Saturday Night Live on November 22.

Smell like Tim for the holidays....

Around $50

SUGARLAND'S Jennifer Nettles is launching Common Thread

A musical event that includes artists and organizations coming together to share music, lifestyle and philanthropy. The first three events will feature acoustic performances by Sugarland, Emily Saliers of Indigo Girls and singer-songwriter Amos Lee and will reflect Nettles' philosophy of balanced living through music, yoga and eco-consciousness.

This is how Sugarland kick's off their concert. This was taken at Turning Stone Casino in October. Cool band... Check out the video.

How cool is this??? Available Jan 2009....

A Star Wars toaster.....Have a little "Darth" with your coffee

around $60

Brad Paisley gets arrested...

Kenny Chesney's Carribean home....

Tim and Faith's island

Guess who's arm.....

The RICHEST Dead celebrity.....

Elvis made $50 million in 2008!

Merle Haggard had a cancerous lump removed from his lung. Doctors say he may never sing again...

We hope this is not true... Hag's one of the last outlaws!

We talked about this on this morning....... (11/7)

Friday morning, we revealed the cast of "Gone Country 3," the CMT reality show starring John Rich. Funk legend George Clinton, percussionist/ singer Sheila E, former Miss USA Tara Conner, the Monkees' Mickey Dolenz, 80's pop diva Taylor Dayne and American Idol contestant Justin Guarini will vie for a chance to record a country song produced by John Rich!

Season 1 Winner

Julio Iglesias Jr.

Season 2 WInner

Sebastian Bach

Friday morning, we chatted with Melissa Ordway, Thanks for stopping in! She is a professional pet sitter from Sandy Creek. She wanted to make Froggy listeners aware of a fundraising effort called “Wishbones for Pets.” Now, through November 30^th, local businesses will be collecting supplies for needy North Country pets. All donations of supplies and monetary funds will benefit “All Creatures Big and Small,” a small, not-for-profit organization that helps animals in Jefferson and Oswego counties. Items needed include:

Monetary donations to cover veterinary bills

Scoopable cat litter

Cat and dog grooming supplies

High quality dog & cat food

Pet collars

Cat scratching posts

Stamps

#10 envelopes

Here are some local drop-off points, if you’d like to help out:

Blue Seal Feeds & Needs, 23175 Murrock Circle in Watertown, A Barker’s Dozen, 611 Coffeen Street in Watertown, North Country Animal Health Center, 16760 NYS Rt 3 in Watertown or North Country Veterinary Services, Rt 11 in Pulaski.

Or, you can make out a check, payable to:

All Creatures Big and Small, Inc.

147 Caster Rd.

Sandy Creek, NY 13145

And check out Melissa’s website: www.comfycozycritters.com. Click on “Wishbones for Pets.”

It's November!

Here are some of this month's observances...

American Diabetes Month

Aviation History Month

Empty Nester Month

Epilepsy Awareness Month

Family Stories Month