Jul
21
Jimmy Wayne says this picture was taken "somewhere in nowhere New Mexico, on US 60 West." Photo courtesy of artist.
By the time he gets to Phoenix, Jimmy Wayne will be very tired. Actually, he’s already worn himself out with his Meet Me Halfway Walk from Nashville to Arizona’s capital city — a 1,700-mile trek to draw attention to teen homelessness.
But the finish line is now in sight. Jimmy crossed from New Mexico into the Grand Canyon State June 30, and he’s now set a big celebration concert on July 31 in Mesa, Ariz., at Toby Keith’s I Love This Bar & Grill. Jimmy plans to walk the final 13 miles to HomeBase Youth Services the next day. Fans are being encouraged to join him for the last mile and to stick around for a ceremony once he reaches his destination.
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Jul
14
David Nail up to bat during the All-Star softball game. Photo courtesy of UMG Nashville.
There aren’t too many country stars who can boast that they’ve hit a homerun in a major-league ballpark – but David Nail can.
David popped one over the fence during a celebrity softball game Monday in Angel Stadium during the festivities surrounding Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game.
His homerun is just one of numerous current sports-related items in country music, including Big Kenny’s World Cup debut and Taylor Swift’s shot at induction into a hall of fame.
Here are country’s latest sports-related stories:
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Jun
25
Jimmy Wayne says this picture was taken "somewhere in nowhere New Mexico, on US 60 West." Photo courtesy of artist.
When Jimmy Wayne began his Meet Me Halfway walk to raise awareness for homeless teens on Jan. 1, he had no idea that he’d still be putting mileage under his feet in the desert during the peak heat of summer.
But that’s exactly where he finds himself with the walk temporarily halted in Pie Town, N.M., about 60 miles east of the Arizona border. And it also means he’s slowing even more — and not just from heat. His managers assumed Jimmy would be done with the walk by the time the calendar reached June, so they booked some concerts for him, and that requires him to complete the walk in small chunks as he meets his obligations in other parts of the country. This weekend, for example, he was booked in Kansas City; Auburn Hills, Mich.; and Richland Center, Wis. The logistics involve a big, expensive production.
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