Behind the Mic

Quick introduction.  My name is Ryan Andrew from Your Country 102.7 WXBM.  I’m the afternoon disc-jockey and I have been at WXBM since September of 2000.  No joke, I have never written a blog in my life.  Never even heard of one till about a year ago, but I’m willing to give this a shot. 

Got in late last night from “CountryFest” at Five Flags Speedway.  We had an awesome time out there yesterday and a real nice crowd considering the weather we were facing.  Our appologies for having to cut Anna Garrott and Brad Caswell’s set short, and unfortunately, the Sawmill band had to cancel because of time and the weather.  We had to stop the show for about two hours because of the threat of lightning & hail.  Finally at about 1:30 Phil Stacey took the stage and we were good to go the rest of the afternoon.  Lady Antebellum was on from 2:30 till just after 3pm, and they sounded great.  While they were on stage, Marty & Linda and I met up with Joe Nichols’ tour manager Tony and spent a few minutes shooting the breeze with Joe back by his bus.  Super nice guy, and very appreciative of the fans who have stuck with him these last couple years.  Joe was on stage from 3:30 till 4:30 and then signed autographs for about an hour at the merchandise tent.  Shortly after Joe left the stage, Marty & Linda went up to say a few words, and to let the crowd know that the Escambia County Board of Commissioners have officially proclaimed May 3rd to be “Marty & Linda” day from now on.  It was 15 years ago yesterday that they did their first show together.  Congratulations to them for staying partially sane over the years.  I’m not sure if Linda was more excited about Marty & Linda Day, or getting to meet Joe Nichols again.  She loves that man.  Finally, Randy Travis took the stage around 5:30 and played until 7.  Our thanks to all WXBM listeners who came out and spent the day with us.  I haven’t heard an exact number on ticket sales, but I know it was in the neighborhood of 3,800.  We hope to be able to do it again next year!  Also want to thank all volunteers who helped out ESPECIALLY our military volunteers.  There is absolutely no way this event would have happened without them.  Literally, it wouldn’t have happened.  So thank you for your help at CountryFest, and more important, thank you for your service to our country.  You and your families do a lot of work that we sometimes take for granted, so again, thank you.

In the future, I will use this blog to answer any questions you may have, and keep you up to date with upcoming concerts, events and CD release dates.  Without spilling too many details, I can tell you we have some more fun concerts and contests on the horizon for this summer & fall.  Stay tuned to WXBM for details, and be sure to check in at www.wxbm.com for CountryFest pictures (hopefully) this week.  Thanks for making WXBM the #1 radio station in Northwest Florida for 15 years running!!!!

This entry was posted on Sunday, May 4th, 2008 at 5:55 am and is filed under Uncategorized. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.