Quick Wednesday news: a bulletin on bullets, and more to come...

Bucky Covington (with Shaun Bayles at left) gets ready to belt out a tune on stage at the Lincoln Theater in Raleigh in this shot taken last fall; photo by our very talented friend Buckyroo. Thanks so much, Buckyroo!

A very quick look at the Mediabase weighted and Top 500 charts reveals two somewhat invisible bullets beside "It's Good to Be Us" this morning, so requesting is naturally the first thing on our minds! Our local DJs and the nationally syndicated country radio shows need to hear from us today--it's as simple as that. (Simple, yes, but crucial.) We've helped get bullets back into the "visible" column once already this month--I think we've got the power and the passion (and the phones) to help inspire another re-appearing act...

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Upcoming shows: Yesterday, a new show was added to Bucky's schedule; according to The Southern.com; he and his excellent band will perform April 9 at the Williamson County Pavilion in Marion, IL, with Lady Antebellum. No online sales are available at present for this one, so if you're local, get your tickets ($25) at Black Diamond Harley Davidson in Marion, Clayship Guitars in Carbondale and Main Street Records in Mount Vernon.

The Throttle Wide Open tour gets back into gear at the House of Blues in Myrtle Beach tomorrow; we've sure missed Dierks, Bucky and Luke Bryan! Check for last-minute general admission tickets at Ticketmaster. Tickets for most of Dierks Bentley's Throttle Wide Open dates are available now at Ticketmaster; Dierks' official website has details on non-Ticketmaster events. Seats for the Jackson, TN Dierks Bentley concert on April 3rd are available at the City of Jackson site.

Other non-Ticketmaster shows include Bucky and his excellent band's headlining small-hall stop at the Buffalo Bar in St. Joseph, MO on Friday, March 21--tickets can be bought at Biggins Sports Bar & Grill (816 232-4450) or Buffalo Bar at (816) 390-8444. Dierks Bentley and Bucky are listed on the concert calendar at the Red Rock Resort for a "Backyard" concert on Friday, May 2nd. Tickets (21 and over) go on sale Saturday, 3/15 at the Station Casinos online box office.

Bucky Covington, Rocky Covington and Ducky Medlock on stage at the Ryman in Nashville during the Grand Ole Opry, 1/12; photo by the very kind Danna. Thanks again!

On the tube and around the net: You'll have lots and lots of chanced to catch the exciting video for "It's Good to Be Us" on GAC today--it's airing four times! The first airing was early this morning, but you can be there at 11:44 a.m., 4:23 p.m. and 11:05 p.m. (all times ET) to see it again--and naturally, it's available online any time at CMT.com.

The Covington Times offers a classic retro photo of Bucky taken in New York City by Beesims, and a dramatically cool concert shot of Rocky Covington by Happydays, along with some excellent encouragement about requests and the 2008 CMT Music Awards and some sweet historical notes and links. Midask9's It's Good to Be Us blog features some of her stunning concert photography today, with more to come--she'll be sharing photos from her personal collection until her show on April 12th.

And the "It's Good to Be Us" quiz contest continues at Bucky's MySpace blog--your next chance to win at 12:30 p.m ET today. The first MySpace poster who answers the question correctly in Bucky's MySpace comments wins an autographed picture and a grand prize entry, and one random winner of those same prizes will be chosen from all the posters who've answered the question correctly--but you've got to post your answer in the blog before Bucky's quiz-solving video appears. Good luck!

Vote for Bucky: Here are today's video voting links--help "It's Good to Be Us" attract some bullets at GAC Top 20 Country Countdown, at CMT's Top 20 Countdown and at CMT's Pure Country Pure 12-Pack.

The ballot at the 2008 CMT Music Awards has Bucky Covington's name on it--and if you haven't voted yet, here's your chance to put your stamp on this star studded event! Register at CMT and vote now--then pass along those links to friends, neighbors, strangers--the more the merrier...

More soon--have a wonderful Wednesday!