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When A Friend Dies....
April 10, 2009
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Jimmy Carter in his homebase Nashville
I can't remember anything that happened this week. It's been that kind of mind-numbing week. My friend Dan Miller died.
Tim McGraw, Charlie Daniels, Marty Stuart, Reba, Vince and the whole town knew WSMV-TV and former TNN host Dan Miller. Dan anchored the top newscasts in Nashville from 1969 to Wednesday night, when he collapsed from a heart attack and died in Augusta, GA.
Dan was visiting his hometown and was taking a walk in his old neighborhood when he suffered the fatal heart attack. He had not been sick and showed a little lack of wind earlier in the day, but nothing really.
I produced Dan in news and entertainment shows. We did a show called Miller & Co. and several others. The newscasts and other shows were all #1s It was fun every time we worked ... .Went to a Super Bowl in San Diego -- like going on a trip with my big brother. Words have been difficult to come by this week.
The funeral is Tuesday,April 14th. A real loss for Music City. Please check out www.wsmv.com for the complete story with video.
I do remember Keith Urban making it to #1 on the charts after I read in another publication that Prine was #1. Billboard says #1, so we go with that.
John Rich's house that is under construction got a lot of comment. (see www.askjimmycarter.com)> John also announced he was suing a "Nashville Star" contestant, Jared Ashley, for defamation.
Miley and Billy Ray have been everywhere, including Nashville this week. New movie out today. It's rated G and some 11-year-olds want to see it.
Doug Stone got thrown in jail in Panama City after a fight with his son, Dustin. Jason Aldean had a big week. 400,000 downloads for "She's Country" ringtones. Sugarland opening their tour in Atlanta and away they go. Oprah having Sugarland, Kenny and Darius on Tuesday, the 14th. Rascal Flatts on "Dancing With The Stars" Tuesday night.
Rascal Flatts should have #1 CD this coming week.
BamaJam now has some $99 tickets ... Sticks festival is coming up next weekend ... not sure how that is going; we hear all kinds of things. Economy and lots of rainy weather would make ANY promoter nervous in the South about an outdoor show!
All this technology is really changing the ways things go...
Got a Twitter message from Ryan Seacrest about a good L.A. car chase ... saw it thanks to that alert ... I am on there; go to www.twitter.com -- ask jimmycarter - it's pretty cool and IN, so get with it..
Same for Facebook ... 200 million has of this week ... www.facebook.com askjimmycarter.
You don't really have a choice. I'm blogging to and on CISN-FM Edmonton's site, The Wolf in Denver and others.. it's http://askjimmycarter.blogspot.com/2009/04
It's enough to make your head fly off. Lots of very bad, wrong reporting in the Internet world, so be careful.
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