5:25pm – I’ll give you 8th Row today, with the Drew Walker Drive @ 5.

**  David from Chicago was my last $1,000 winner Friday afternoon … 4 more chances today!  When you hear the Money Machine, dial 866.EASY.WIN, be caller #110, and you score!   (Want the extra advantage?   Exact times HERE)

**  5:25pm — Montgomery Gentry & friends kick off our Summer Concert Series later this month – win tickets with the Drew Walker Drive @ 5

**  3 more chances to win $1,000 – when you hear the Money Machine, dial 866.EASY.WIN, be caller #110, and you score!   (Want an extra advantage?   Exact times HERE)

**  Montgomery Gentry & friends kick off our Summer Concert Series on Saturday, 5/22 – grab tickets when you Sing It Or Say It @ 4:10pm!

**  Brad Paisley / Darius Rucker in Tinley Park Friday, 7/16 – win your seats before they’re even on sale, with the Drew Walker Drive @ 5

** Did you miss Blake Shelton yesterday?  What was he REALLY doing with Reba off-camera, and why does he think Chicago lies about one of its own?  Catch the whole conversation HERE !

**  Their final Chicagoland show ever - Brooks & Dunn in Tinley Park Sunday, 8/8 … win your seats with the Drew Walker Drive @ 5!

**  At 6:10pm, grab more Gary Allan invitation-only passes for LIVE COUNTRY Saturday, 3/27 @ Joe’s Bar!

** Tonight on The Road @ 10pm, join me for live music & conversation with Brad Paisley & Taylor Swift

** FNPP 9-11pm tomorrow night @ Countryside Saloon in Des Plaines (2501 E Ballard Rd, just north of Dempster, east of Tri-State) … Miller Lite will rock your world!

• If you missed Brad Paisley on the show yesterday, and why Brad called me a JERK (!), hear the conversation HERE!

• Josh Turner comes to Joe’s Bar TOMORROW … grab my last pair of invitation-only passes @ 3:30pm (get ready to Sing It Or Say It)!

• Jimmy Buffett brings Margaritaville to Toyota Park in Bridgeview Saturday, August 14th – win more tickets before they’re even on sale, with the DW Drive @ 5!

• Tomorrow night on The Road @ 10pm, join me for 2 hours of live music & conversation with Blake Shelton & Darius Rucker

• FNPP 9-11pm in Midlothian – find me @ TJ’s Sports Bar (4025 W 147th St, one block west of Pulaski) with Miller Lite & Gretchen Wilson Greatest Hits cds!

OK, just rescued a few soggy Cheerios from his hair, delicately placed there by him.  The boy is a genius.

Big weekend in store, hope you can join me:

• I’m broadcasting from Tinley Park this afternoon 3-7pm, getting ready for the Brad Paisley / Dierks Bentley / Jimmy Wayne show … stop by for your chance at cool prizes!
• Tonight, all the line dancing you can handle @ Sundance Saloon in Waukegan (300 Lakehurst Rd, just east of the Tri-State) with the FNPP between 9-11pm
• Tomorrow night, win Toby Keith tickets at our Coors Light Beer N Bags finals in Chicago … between 8-11pm, I’ll be at Edison Park Inn (just off Northwest Highway on Olmstead, opposite the Metra station)

Make it a great day, we’ll chat after 3pm.

Tomorrow’s a big day – make plans to join me at Arlington Park between 3-7pm, as I broadcast with Randy Houser.  He’s the guy with my favorite song on the radio right now, Boots On, plus the video that is guaranteed to make you smile.  Really.  Watch the video at my webpage HERE.

Then tomorrow night, I have more Brad Paisley Miller Lite Party Deck passes up for grabs with the FNPP @ CC’s Grove in Willow Springs.  We’ll do a pair at 10pm, and again at 11pm.  Details HERE.

Next week, it’s your last two chances to get qualified for the trip to the CMAs in November!  Coors Light Beer N Bags in Island Lake on Tuesday, then Woodstock on Wednesday.  Register between 8-9pm, then 16 teams are randomly-selected to begin play at 9pm.  I want to see you there (directions & more details HERE)!

Lastly, my son is the smartest boy ever.  Yes, I’m biased, but I think you’ll agree.  Is your child even smarter?

Let’s talk about it, today at 3:45pm, on US 99.5 fm and streaming online at US99.com!

It’s the COUNTDOWN TO FRONT ROW for Mega Tickets, for our 2009 Summer Country Concert Series.

• George Strait, Blake Shelton, & Julianne Hough.
• Rascal Flatts and Darius Rucker (more to be announced).
• Brad Paisley, Dierks Bentley, & Jimmy Wayne.
• Toby Keith & Trace Adkins.

10th and 9th rows today, down to Front Row Friday.

Don’t miss a minute, after 3pm today!

Something I’ve been thinking of for months – what can we do different to save money in today’s economy.  How are you trimming costs?  Jill & I are trying something new for our home phone, and it could save us up to $300 a year.

It arrived on Wednesday, and we love it so far.  If we’re still digging it in 2 weeks, I’ll tell you what it is, and we’ll officially drop our local & long distance home phone costs.

What’s the best way to save cash in today’s world?  Let’s talk about it, today after 3pm.

The biggest anticipation at our house?  The return of Lost on ABC on Wednesday, January 21st at 7pm … my wife Jill writes the Lost Blog each year, and plans another round for 2009.  You can catch up on her *very detailed* musings here.

What TV show are YOU most anticipating the return of?  Let’s talk about it, today after 3pm.

Two other show notes:

• I just found out that Brad Paisley will check in tomorrow afternoon after 6pm.  We last spoke to him at Halloween, so hopefully he’ll have some New Year insight for us.
• I’ve joined the Twitter world – have you?   It’s just another way to keep in touch, in bite-size pieces.  TWEET away with me at the link above (on the index bar)!