Drew Walker dot com » Joe’s Bar http://www.drewwalker.com/blog US 99.5 Afternoons. Your Favorite Songs. Great Conversation. Big Prizes. Mon, 19 Jul 2010 16:04:29 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Ride Home Rewind – Rodney Atkins @ Joe’s Bar http://www.drewwalker.com/blog/2010/06/ride-home-rewind-rodney-atkins-joes-bar/ http://www.drewwalker.com/blog/2010/06/ride-home-rewind-rodney-atkins-joes-bar/#comments Tue, 01 Jun 2010 22:04:37 +0000 Drew http://www.drewwalker.com/blog/?p=1235 What did Rodney *almost* name his hit “These Are My People”?   Whose ride is he rollin’ with on tour?   Listen as we chatted last year before his LIVE COUNTRY show at Joe’s …

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**  Phil Vassar joins me in-studio after 3pm!   Send me your questions for Phil HERE

**  Tim McGraw with Lady Antebellum rock Tinley Park Saturday, June 26th – tickets are on sale tomorrow, but win ‘em first with the Drive @ 5!

**  Our next LIVE COUNTRY show is next Thursday @ Joe’s Bar … grab more invitation-only passes for Danny Gokey @ 6:10pm!

** Tonight, it’s the FNPP in Plainfield from 9-11pm!  I’ve got a bunch of Alan Jackson CDs to win @ Buffalo Wild Wings (11820 S Route 59, just north of 119th), plus Miller Lite prizes & specials

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**  Did you miss Carrie Underwood yesterday afternoon?  Catch our conversation HERE …

**  More Gary Allan Live Country passes at 4:10pm – the show is THIS Saturday @ Joe’s Bar!

**  Tickets for Keith Urban & The Dixie Chicks with The Eagles are on sale next Monday – win them first, with the Drew Walker Drive @ 5!

**  Do you love Alan Jackson?  I want to send you to Hollywood for a private show!   Full details & your chance to qualify @ 6:10pm, when you Sing It Or Say It …

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**  Want to go to Mexico?  The Riviera Maya is beautiful this time of year … last chance to get qualified @ 4:10pm!

**  Tickets for Montgomery Gentry & friends on sale tomorrow at 10am – but grab ‘em first with the Drew Walker Drive @ 5!

**  Gary Allan LIVE COUNTRY is now 8 days away … win invitation-only passes @ 6:10pm!

**  Tonight, I’ll have 10 pairs of Martina McBride / Trace Adkins tickets, plus Marti Jones too … it’s the FNPP 9-11pm in Brookfield!   Join me @ Johnny B’s Bar & Grill (8436 Brookfield Ave, just across from the Hollywood Metra stop) with Miller Lite!

]]> http://www.drewwalker.com/blog/2010/03/from-mexico-to-tinley-park-and-brookfield/feed/ 0 You want to send me to Mexico? Count me in ! http://www.drewwalker.com/blog/2010/03/youre-sending-me-where-count-me-in/ http://www.drewwalker.com/blog/2010/03/youre-sending-me-where-count-me-in/#comments Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:37:25 +0000 Drew http://www.drewwalker.com/blog/?p=1126 ON THE RIDE HOME TODAY:

**  Feel like you’re a little pale these days?  I’m sending you to Mexico all week – details and your first chance to qualify, when you Sing It Or Say It @ 4:10pm!

**  Tickets for Montgomery Gentry & friends on sale this Saturday – grab ‘em before anyone else, with the Drew Walker Drive @ 5!

**  Gary Allan LIVE COUNTRY is less than two weeks away (3/27 @ Joe’s Bar) … win invitation-only passes @ 6:10pm, with the STMQ!

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** 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!

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** Our night host Marci Braun got us a gift for Vivian, but is she trying to tell ME something with it?   What do you think?

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**  Brooks & Dunn perform their last Chicagoland show EVER in August in Tinley Park … win your seats, with the Drew Walker Drive @ 5!

**  Gary Allan is our next LIVE COUNTRY featured artist @ Joe’s Bar Saturday, 3/27 … grab invitation-only passes with the STMQ @ 6:10pm!

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**  Alan Jackson kicks off our summer 2010 concert season — Saturday, 5/1 @ the Allstate Arena with Josh Turner & Chris Young.  Seats on sale this Saturday, but win ‘em first … with the Drew Walker Drive @ 5!

**  Phil Vassar comes back to Joe’s Bar Friday, 4/9 … the show WILL sell out, so win tickets first @ 4:10pm, when you Sing It Or Say It!

** Tomorrow night, Chicago’s Houndstooth Saloon moves down the street for their grand re-opening celebration & the biggest Thursday Country Night ever!   Join me with Miller Lite 8-10pm @ their new location, 3369 N Clark St (intersection of Clark & Roscoe)

** Right after Houndstooth, I head back to the studio for The Road @ 10pm – it’s 2 hours of live music & conversation with Billy Currington & Craig Morgan

** FNPP 9-11pm @ The Lantern in Naperville!   Address is 8 E Chicago Ave (intersection of Washington & Chicago) with Miller Lite specials & prizes!

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  • 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!
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* Josh Turner comes to Joe’s Bar in LESS than one week … win more invitation-only passes @ 6:10pm (get ready to Sing It Or Say It!)

* Another pair of Josh Turner passes up for grabs, with the Drew Walker Drive @ 5!

* Tonight, it’s the FNPP in Joliet!  Jamesons’ Pub on Black Rd, just east of Essington, w/Miller Lite specials & 10 copies of Gretchen Wilson’s new Greatest Hits CD!   Join me 9-11pm

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