Monday, December 20, 2010

Today's Country Tidbits

Garth Brooks is loving playing Nashville, and last night, just didn't want to leave the stage. He did two encores, telling the crowd that he'd really missed them. Here's what's really different at a Garth show now, vs. before he retired: smart phones that shoot high-def video. Check out this one..."Friends In Low Places"


Congrats to Jay DeMarcus and his wife Ali. Their first child, daughter Madeline Leigh DeMarcus, was born Friday afternoon, a couple of weeks early but all is well. She weighed in at 6 pounds, 9 ounces, and already has her daddy wrapped around her little finger.

And congrats to Eddie Montgomery, who had successful surgery for prostate cancer this week. The doctor was so encouraged by the surgery's outcome that he says no further treatment is necessary, and Eddie has been told he's cancer-free. Scroll down for Eddie's feelings about it. His is the tweet of the day today.

In more of the dating saga between Jake Gyllenhaal and Taylor Swift, he went all-out to give her a normal movie night out. Well, sort of - he wanted to be sure they could enjoy "Tangled" without being interrupted by fans, so he rented out an entire movie theatre. The two of them were escorted into the theatre by security guards, who stood outside the doors while the movie played. No word on whether their popcorn was buttered or not...!

The tweet of the day is from Eddie Montgomery: "“I’m so happy I’m about reAdy to go streaking threw the snow!!! Hehehe”