Bash & Splash Today @ The Williamson Swimming Pool

Howdy Coal Country! I gotta tell you, I am getting all jacked up about vacation! I will be leaving for China on Sept 4th, but don't worry Tia will be hosting the Big Ole Morning Show the following week and I will be calling in during the show a couple of times...FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE PLANET! If you are looking for something to do this afternoon, join the Tri-States Coal Country 96.5 for the Bash & Splash at the Williamson Swimming Pool from noon until 4pm. There will be lots of food, games, refreshments and a Big Ole Coloring Contest. We are going to see who can color Tia and I in the Big Ole Morning Show Logo! The winner will have their picture posted on coalcountry965.com! Now on to the country music news....Sugarland holds onto the country album crown this week with Love on the Inside, and Taylor Swift reaches the summit of Billboard's country singles chart with "Should've Said No." There's a lot of new music to sing about, too. Let's start with Heidi Newfield, who catapults to No. 2 on the album list with her first solo CD, What Am I Waiting For. Following right behind her at No. 3 is Keith Anderson's second major label collection, C'mon! And, just to keep the blood rushing, Jamey Johnson storms in at No. 6 with his new package, That Lonesome Song.We haven't felt this much excitement since Ms. Swift got her driver's license.Leading the parade of newly-charting songs is Trace Adkins' "Muddy Water," washing in at No. 45, and trailed by Melissa Lawson's "What If It All Goes Right" (No. 49), Blake Shelton's "She Wouldn't Be Gone" (No. 52) and Justin Moore's "Back That Thing Up" (No. 55).With predictable velocity, Kenny Chesney's new single, "Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven," leapfrogs from No. 22 to No. 15 in only its second week out.Rodney Carrington's King of the Mountains re-enters the album chart at No. 67, and Clay Walker's Fall edges back on at No. 75.Completing the Top 5 albums bloc, in descending order, are the two Swift CDs -- Taylor Swift and Beautiful Eyes.Lined up behind Swift in the Top 5 songs queue are Keith Urban's "You Look Good in My Shirt," Sugarland's "All I Want to Do," Keith Anderson's "I Still Miss You" (his highest charting single to date) and Brooks & Dunn's "Put a Girl in It."OK, it's your turn. I bought the last round. Until next time,

Uncle Rock

--"if you wanna make it you can't fake it...you gotta LIVE IT!!!"