Drew Walker dot com http://www.drewwalker.com/blog US 99.5 Afternoons. Your Favorite Songs. Great Conversation. Big Prizes. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:50:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 en hourly 1 Blake Shelton REALLY said that ? http://www.drewwalker.com/blog/2010/03/blake-shelton-really-said-that/ http://www.drewwalker.com/blog/2010/03/blake-shelton-really-said-that/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:50:05 +0000 Drew http://www.drewwalker.com/blog/?p=1119 ON THE SHOW TODAY:


** 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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See what I mean?

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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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Tummy time rules …

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Just so kissable …

Daddy

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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!

]]> http://www.drewwalker.com/blog/2010/03/all-across-chicagoland-from-the-allstate-arena-to-wrigleyville-naperville/feed/ 0 It’s a tough decision – American Idol or the Chicago Bulls http://www.drewwalker.com/blog/2010/02/its-a-tough-decision-american-idol-or-the-chicago-bulls/ http://www.drewwalker.com/blog/2010/02/its-a-tough-decision-american-idol-or-the-chicago-bulls/#comments Wed, 24 Feb 2010 14:51:46 +0000 Drew http://www.drewwalker.com/blog/?p=1093 ON THE RIDE HOME TODAY:

** More MEGA Tickets up for grabs, worth $700 a pair!   The same 2 seats for all *6* shows, in the 2nd pavilion – win with the Drew Walker Drive @ 5!

**  At 6:10pm, another chance to qualify for Danny Gokey’s American Idol seats – you’ll fly to Los Angeles VERY soon, and watch him perform in the Kodak Theatre!!

** Tomorrow night on The Road, join me @ 10pm for 2 hours of live music & conversation with Rascal Flatts & Reba McEntire

** FNPP 9-11pm @ Lakes Bowl / 25th Alley Lounge in Round Lake (601 Railroad Ave, just north of the Metra station) with Miller Lite & new Gretchen Wilson CDs!

** Big fan of the BULLS?  I’ve got your tickets Saturday between Noon-2pm @ Verizon Wireless in Plainfield (12632 S Route 59, just north of 127th St)

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Here Roy is debating whether the carrot is better used as a snowman nose – or a mid-morning snack!

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Success!

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More pictures at my Facebook page HERE – become a friend, and always get the latest instantly!

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** Join me for lunch Noon-2pm @ the Chicago Auto Show!  I’ll be with our friends at the AutoTrader.com booth, hosting their Match Game gameshow (big prizes up for grabs!)

ON THE RIDE HOME TODAY:


** Nobody closer than you … win Front Row MEGA tickets this afternoon, worth $1,200, with the Drew Walker Drive @ 5!

**  At 4:10pm, your last chance to qualify for the Darius Rucker Experience of a Lifetime – you’ll fly to Nashville, join him in the studio & record WITH him!!

**  FNPP tonight 9-11pm @ The Goodbar in Wrigleyville (2512 N Halsted, just north of Fullerton) with 6 more pairs of Kristofferson/Haggard tickets & Miller Lite!

** Sunday afternoon, hope to see you @ Meijer in Niles between 2-4pm with the Rewards Team! (9000 W Golf Rd, just west of Milwaukee)

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On The Ride Home today:

**  It’s the Countdown To Front Row for our 2010 MegaTicket, with each pair of seats worth $1,200 (!) – the same seat for all 6 shows, and it’s 7th Row this afternoon!  Win with the Drive @ 5 … just keep track of the 8 songs-in-a-row, I’ll ask you for any 4 of ‘em!

**  This year, we’re all about fulfilling fantasies … would you like to join Darius Rucker in the studio, and actually record WITH him?   Your chance to qualify for the Nashville Flyaway experience of a lifetime, when you Sing It Or Say It @ 6:10pm !

**  It’s 2 hours of live music & conversation this Thursday on The Road @ 10pm, with my guests Montgomery Gentry & Joe Nichols

**  Make plans to join me for lunch, Friday Noon-2pm @ the Chicago Auto Show!  I’ll be with our friends at the AutoTrader.com booth, hosting their Match Game gameshow

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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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