Our talented friend Pizzi sent along this great shot of Bucky Covington performing "I'll Walk" in Poughkeepsie last week--you can enjoy more of her concert photos at her Photobucket gallery, and scroll down for an excerpt from her recap of the exciting night. Many thanks to Pizzi for sharing!
Mary Colurso's excellent interview with Bucky in this morning's Birmingham News is a must-read--Bucky talks about everything from the fun of his first visit to Birmingham (with Taylor Hicks) to the joys of being on the road with his twin brother Rocky Covington. (This might also be the first time we've seen Rocky's site linked, complete with photo, from a newspaper's blog--if you haven't been to Rocky's place yet, stop in today and have fun.) Thanks to Buckyflowers for the kind heads-up...
(Click here to get the badge at left for your MySpace, webpage or email signature.)And while we're visiting Alabama, here's a quick update on the WZZK Throwdown concert on Saturday, May 10--the music starts at 3 p.m. at 11th Avenue North at 22nd Street in downtown Birmingham. Bucky Covington, Kellie Pickler, Sara Evans and Blake Shelton are the performers (nice lineup!) and tickets will go on sale to the public on Saturday, April 12--but there's a presale on the 7th. (We'd heartily reccomend getting on the WZZK mailing list and tuning in for more details on that one.) Tickets will be $15 at Ticketmaster, and AL.com notes that a $50 VIP option will be offered as well. Hope you'll be there!
And a reminder--today's the day that the winner of Bucky's "It's Good to Be Us" contest will be revealed at his MySpace blog. Stay tuned for updates, and good luck! (Update--Bucky's video featuring the drawing of the winner's name is posted now; click here to see it. Thanks to Bucky and his crew for sponsoring such a fun contest!)
Chart news: "It's Good to Be Us", Bucky's energetic current single, remains at #11 on both the both the Mediabase weighted and Top 500 charts today--the good news is that the bullets are getting plumper, but we like 'em big. We'll keep requesting! This weekend is an excellent opportunity to gain some ground, now that the superstars have done their polevaulting and the battle is on for the Top Ten again...Upcoming shows: Dierks Bentley, Bucky Covington and Luke Bryan bring the Throttle Wide Open party to the BJCC Arena in Birmingham tonight. (There may be a few last-minute seats attickets at Ticketmaster, but hurry!) Tomorrow, catch them at the Summit Arena in Hot Springs, Arkansas; check for tickets here.
On Wednesday, April 9th, Bucky and the band headline a show at the Williamson County Pavilion in Marion, Illinois. Tickets are available online at www.wcpavilion.com, or buy them in person atBlack Diamond Harley Davidson in Marion, Clayship Guitars in Carbondale and Main Street Records in Mount Vernon.
Tickets for most of Dierks Bentley's Throttle Wide Open dates are available now at Ticketmaster--check Dierks' official website for details on non-Ticketmaster events.
In keeping with the "Alabama" theme (and because we get a lot of requests for this one) here's Jason Michael Carroll and Bucky Covington adding a truly unforgettable spin to the classic "Sweet Home Alabama" in Chicago last year. Enjoy!
On the tube and around the net: The top photo at The Covington Times today will sure bring back some memories, as will the look back at Bucky's beautiful "Best I Ever Had" performance. (We'd love to see a new set of "official" portraits of Bucky soon, but he's such a busy man that it's had to think of when they'd get taken!) . Midask9's fantastic concert photo from Bucky's Northern Lights stop and some important reminders are yours at It's Good to Be Us today, and Nikki's Simply a Bucky Fan has lots of handy request resources for you, as always.
Want to know how it feels to be right up front for a Throttle Wide Open show? Pizzi's got the scoop for you today--she's posted her entire recap from the Poughkeepsie concert at the official message board at BuckyCovington.com. Here's a taste:
Luke came on first and was really good...he did great. Then Bucky came out and of course we went wild, he had great interaction with the crowd. He sounded fantastic. They had like a catwalk come out of the stage, and yes they were on it... Bucky sat on the stage to sing "I'll Walk"-- he was right there, I took some pics, you'll see. They came out pretty good.
Later Dierks was seated out on the catwalk walk to sing a special song....not sure of the name but something to do with My Last Name... being the only thing you really have to give someone... Dierks kept looking back, so of course nosy me had to look too... well, I saw a nice shiny diamond in the crowd, the guy next to me was about to propose. Dierks was in on the whole thing. The guy said it took month to work w/Dierks' people and such. Anyway, Dierks held back, did she say yes???? It was cool. (got pics on that too) It was all too crazy...
Luke and Bucky came out for the finale - it was so good. I loved the show.
Thanks, Pizzi--sounds like Poughkeepsie was a blast!
Vote for Bucky: Bucky's fans have had a busy week, but we've always got a moment to give Bucky's "It's Good to Be Us" a round of applause at GAC Top 20 Country Countdown and at CMT's Top 20 Countdown.
The 2008 CMT Music Awards-the deadline for voting is a week away and the competition is fierce! Bucky's big win is up to us--register at CMT and vote now--then send those links to everyone you know and to a few more, while you're at it...More very soon--enjoy your Friday!
This was a GREAT article, it really made my day. Thanks for posting it! And Thanks to you, BF, for finding it! She so accurately describes the Bucky we know and love.
ReplyDeleteWishing you a speedy recovery on your technical troubles, Winnie!
~moon
I agreed good article... Thanks.
ReplyDeleteHi. Moon and Pizzi--thanks for stopping in! That was a terrific interview...mega thanks to BF for fimding that one.
ReplyDelete(And thanks for the good tech wishes, Moon! I think we've got the DSL problem sorted...now it's just "operator errors" by yours truly that we have to work on... ;)