Tropical Springtime Getaway/CMT's Gone Country

Okay, I usually don't mix topics on the blog, and to be completely honest, I haven't spent as much time blogging as I probably should, but I'll try to work on that. Anyway, there's a couple of things I wanted to talk about tonight I watch Jimmy Kimmel. Yes, I can multi-task.

First, I wanted to let you guys know about our next big giveaway on The Wolf. I can't go into a lot of details right now. Okay, I really can't go into ANY details. But I can tell you this...this is one of the biggest prizes we've ever given away. It's our Tropical Springtime Getaway. Just keep listening to 106.5 The Wolf for more details. It's gonna be so awesome.

Second, I watched the season finale of CMT's "Gone Country" tonight, ya know, the reality show where John Rich of Big & Rich takes 7 singer/celebrities and makes them "country"? The "contestants" were Maureen McCormick (Marcia Brady from The Brady Bunch), Carnie Wilson (from the '90s pop trio Wilson Phillips), Diana DeGarmo (from Season 3 of American Idol), Dee Snider (from '80s rock band Twisted Sister), Bobby Brown (Bobbay!! Need we say more?), Sisqo ("The Thong Song" guy), and Julio Iglesias, Jr. The contestants wrote their own country songs (with the help of award-winning Nashville songwriters), and after a performance of their song in front of a live crowd at the Wildhorse Saloon, John Rich pick the one contestant that he felt could "go country". All along, I felt Diana DeGarmo would be the one to win. She is clearly the best vocalist of the group, and from what I've read about her already moving to Nashville, I just knew she was the one that had won the competition. Julio Iglesias, Jr. was the last one I thought John Rich would choose. But he did. Yes, Julio Iglesias, Jr. has "Gone Country". John Rich has produced his new single, which hits radio next week. We'll let you hear it. Then you can let us know if Julio's song is a Juli-YO or a Juli-NO. Aye Carumba!

Steve James
"Wakin' Up With The Wolf"