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REAL WORLD NEWS The Official Newsletter of the Alan Jackson Platinum Fan Club
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SPRING 2008
ISSUE 73
Alan Jackson Fan Club
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the perfect gift
for any occasion
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with an
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that spells “Good Time.”
in stores now!
Call your local station for a “Good Time” today!!
Be on the look out for a new video coming soon!
for more information on Denise’s upcoming appearances,
log onto www.itsallabouthim.net
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“…a joy, well made and packed with the
clever musical details that make Mr.
Jackson’s best music so satisfying,”
—The New York Times
“…it’s quintessential Alan
Jackson. This man is
bound for the Country
Music Hall of Fame.
You just wait.”
— Dallas
Morning News
“The writing, your vocals, the
musicianship and the quality of
the songs make this a superb
CD. I can’t remember the last
time I’ve listened to a finer CD.”
— Randy in California
“There isn’t another male country artist
of any age right now who can match
him for what he does best,”
— CMT.com
“Good Time is a true
masterpiece,
from a true artist.”
— Walmart.com
sounds like a
“I just wanted
to drop you a
line and say
Good Time is
a fabulous
album! Right
up there with
A Lot About
Livin’, which is
my favorite!
This will be the
CMA album
of the year!”
— Kim
in West
Virginia
“… one of country music’s true
masters, the kind who can make
life’s most mundane
circumstances carry emotional
heft and make it look easy,”
— USA Today
“When he's firing on all cylinders,
he gets everybody swerving into
his country lane.”
—Atlanta JournalConstitution
“I LOVE IT!! Every single song!!!!!!!!!! I can not
pick a favorite (and I’ve been trying). They
are all #1’s. All traditional. All Hank Williams,
Merle Haggard and George Jones
traditional! And that’s what I love!!!!! What’s
more hard core country than ‘If You Want
To Make Me Happy’??”
— Betty in Iowa
“This is another Alan
Jackson record that will
stand the test of time,”
— Boston Globe
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good
time
“What a
phenomenal
effort on Alan's
part. Every song
is terrific!! Alan
has outdone
himself in both
writing and
recording.”
— Claudia
in Pennsylvania
“Love the cover, love the cd.
Next to Elvis, Alan is the King.”
— Elaine in North Carolina
“Good Time is a potent reminder of
why Jackson matters so much,”
— Chicago Tribune
“It’s a fine batch of traditional country from
a master.” —Toledo Blade
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snap shots
1 Platinum member
Wanda Lade took her
granddaughter Ashley to
Alan’s most recent show
in Orlando, FL. Here
Ashley shows off all of her
AJ stuff, and even her
Brooks & Dunn fan!
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5 We love when people
get dressed in matching
AJ stuff for shows! Here is
an awesome photo of
three generations of fans
from Baltimore: Debbie,
Frankie & Sarah.
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2 Evan Rubenzahl is a
HUGE Alan Jackson fan,
and he was super excited
when he got to get his
picture taken with the
Alan Jackson Mascot!
Also here is Evan working
the crowd to get Alan to
sign his hat!
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6 Talk about creativity!
Cecily Trull was assigned
a reading project & she
choose It’s All About Him
by Denise Jackson. She
then had to create a visual
aid from a scene from the
book. If you’ve read the
book...you’ll get a kick out
of this visual aid!
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3 Platinum member
Janice Gayser show’s
offer her collection of Alan
Jackson photos. She has
them all hung in her
sewing room over her
machine – so she’s
always got her inspiration
to look up at!
4 Alan is blessed to have
fans all over the world!
Meet Peter & Eva – they
are huge fans from
Germany! Don’t they look
good in their Alan Jackson
shirts!!
7 Platinum member Joan
Marsh-Reed got this great
shot of Alan signing at his
recent concert in Albany,
NY. Joan says “His
charisma & talent are
extraordinary!”
8 Iris Watson sent us this
great photo! Here she is
getting to meet with Alan
a few years back!
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Thanks for all the great photographs! Remember, anytime we use one of your photos in
a newsletter, we will send you a $10 gift certificate toward official AJ merchandise. If
you’d like your photo returned, please include a Self-Addressed Stamped Envelope.
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Toni Foster
Virginia Beach, VA
Concert
Melissa Drum
Little Rock, AR
Concert
Vicky Pickens
Columbus, OH
Concert
Thanks for all your submissions for the 50 States Contest. I was finally able to go through
the photos we received. Although I was sure we had plenty, we’re missing many states. So
I want to reach out to everybody to keep sending in the photos. You can send in past or
present photos. You can send them by email or snail mail. And remember if your photo is
selected as the winner from the state, you’ll receive an autographed CD! And since we’ve
gotten some really great photos, if we use your photo in the honorable mention categories,
you’ll receive an autographed photo!
Here are the states we’re still looking for photos, so dig out your photo albums:
Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia
(come on Home State Fans!), Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana,
Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, New York,
Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South
Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee ,
Texas, Utah, Washington, and
Wyoming
You can send them by email to:
ajfc@alanjackson.com
Subject: 50 States Contest
(jpeg file only – no bigger than 2MB)
Or Snail Mail to:
Alan Jackson Fan Club
ATTN: 50 States Contest
PO Box 121945
Nashville, TN 7212
50
states
photo contest
update
Remember to include, your name, membership number, city, state and date of concert.
Due to the volume of pictures we’ll receive, your photos will not be returned. Please DO NOT Send Originals by mail.
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from the
front row
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alan to
perform
cma
music fest
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1 SETSUKO SHEALEY,
Orange Beach, AL
May we ‘Thank You’ 10,000
times for the Front Row
seats to Alan’s concert in
Orange Beach. It was truly
the experience of a lifetime!
JUNE 7th
The nightly concerts on the Vault Concert Stages at LP Field during CMA Music Festival will
start offering individual tickets Saturday featuring such artists as Alan Jackson,
Miranda Lambert, Josh Turner, Taylor Swift and Carrie Underwood.
The CMA Music Festival will be Thursday through Sunday, June 5-8, in Nashville.
Beginning Saturday, April 26, at 10 a.m., tickets to the concerts will go on sale for $40
for reserved seats on the lower and club levels and $30 for general admission in the upper
deck of LP Field.
“The single night concert ticket option has been extremely popular with our local fans as
well as those who are unable to attend all four days,” said Tammy Genovese, CMA Chief
Executive Officer. “An outstanding night of music for an unbelievably low price is the
perfect way to spend a summer evening with friends and family in Nashville.”
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CONCERTS:
Thursday, June 5 - Jewel, Montgomery Gentry, Kellie Pickler, Sugarland and
Taylor Swift
3 BARBARA
DEOGRACIAS,
Little Rock, AR
Thank you sooo much for
the FRONT ROW TICKETS!!
He was so gorgeous!! My
granddaughter Amber and I
each caught a guitar pick. It
was a dream come true.
Friday, June 6 - Faith Hill, Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert, Josh Turner and
Carrie Underwood
Saturday, June 7 - Trace Adkins, Rodney Atkins, Alan Jackson, Little Big Town,
Craig Morgan and Kenny Rogers
Sunday, June 8 - Bucky Covington, Billy Ray Cyrus, Sara Evans, James Otto,
Randy Travis and Dwight Yoakam
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2 DIANNA DUGGAN,
Hamilton,
Ontario, Canada
I want to say a big THANKS
for the concert tickets and
for autographing my hat!! I
really enjoyed the show, you
sure made my weekend!
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FRONT ROW
fan
review
Judith Stapleton
England
December 2007
Orlando, Florida — October, 21 2007
Alright, so I didn’t discover Alan Jackson and his music until 2003 — I know what you are
thinking, this woman is completely mad but in mitigation I am English and live 4,500 miles
away from Music City, GAC and CMT (Those 2 stations are missing a trick not
broadcasting here — but that’s another story) but, oh boy, have I made up for it since. I have
all of Alan’s CDs and all the other artists’ CDs he has appeared on. They are all on my iPod
and it totals 179 songs and I know all the words just like all the other fans! (At least I think I
have them all — anyone challenge the total???)
I was privileged enough to see Alan perform “Like Red on a Rose” at the 2006 CMA
Awards and it made me determined to come back to America and see Alan in concert.
Thanks to Cindy and the Fan Club I had preferred seating for the Orlando concert in
October. I flew into Orlando the day before the concert and there was a terrific
thunderstorm on the night but it didn’t deter the thousands of Alan’s fan arriving at the
University of Florida Arena to see Jake Owens, Brooks and Dunn and Alan! Jake started
the show and had everyone yelling “Yee Haw” at the top of their voices shortly followed by
Brooks and Dunn who put on a spectacular show — I really like “Proud of the House We
Built.” Then it was Alan’s entrance — the crowd were ecstatic — he began a set of 14
songs that just had the audience in raptures.
We all sang along with “Remember When,” “Livin’ on Love,” “Chattahoochee” and all the
other well-loved numbers. It was awesome — the quality of Alan’s voice never faltered as
one song led to another. There were no distractions, the music just sang for itself. The
Strayhorns were brilliant and everyone, both on stage and off were enjoying themselves
immensely.
All too soon it was over and I floated back to my hotel a foot above the floor!
Luckily for me I’d managed to change my flights at the last minute so I could get up to
Nashville to see Alan at the Opry 3 days later. A completely different venue and audience
but still everyone was awestruck by Alan’s delivery and obvious enjoyment.
Those 3 days started my personal 3 week Country Music fest where I got to see 53
different artists at the concert, the Opry and the 2007 CMA Awards, but I have to say Alan
outshone them all. I was reminded of Alan’s acceptance speech for the 2002 CMA Award
Entertainer of the Year when he said “There’s probably people who are a little more exciting
on stage, but I just walk out there and sing.” Yep, I agree with that and I, for one of his fans,
am thankful that he does. The songs that Alan writes are inspired and full of the whole
range of human emotions so his style of delivery is just perfect. God Bless you Alan, keep
doing what you are doing — it floats my boat!
Thanks to Cindy and the Fan Club for helping me realise my dream and I am saving my
pennies for next year – watch out Nashville I will be back!
WINNERS
Laredo, TX Shelly Langley
Carol Rudes
Corpus Christi, TX Ann Davis
Robyn Love
Bossier City, LA Karen Mabile
Catherine Martin
Spokane, WA Linda Sheppard
Linda Stark
Tacoma, WA Judy Ziara
Jan Stewart
Vancouver, BC Cindy Giesbrecht
Kyle Hunter
Albuquerque, NM Lynne Martel
Karen O’Leary
San Jacinto, CA Virginia Egebakken
Carol Smith Houston
Portland, OR Alice Coleman
Cory & Beth Brockman
platinum fan club
AUTOGRAPHED ITEM WINNERS
Oleta Reed, Missouri
Lois Simpson, Pennsylvania
Joan Rae Wooner, Minnesota
Esther O’Connor, Dublin, Ireland
Eunice Armstrong, Saskatoon, Canada
Leanne Walters, Tennessee
Cindy Stafford, Mississippi
Charlene Baker, Indiana
Becky Hartless, North Carolina
Michael Allen, Ontario, Canada
you’ve won an Autographed Greatest Hits 2 Promo Album Cover Flat
congratulations to these
GOOD TIME PUZZLE WINNERS
from the Winter 2008 Issue!
Lindsey Wheeler
Leta Kay Kloetkorn
Rhonda Wheat
Debra Madigan
Linda Atkinson
Remember to send your concert reviews into the Fan Club for a chance to win tickets to
the next AJ show in your area. See your membership packet for complete details.
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the hidden phrase was “Havin’ A Good Time With Alan Jackson”
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anote
from the fan club
HEY
Y’ALL
Happy Spring! Didn’t I tell you Good Time was awesome!?
I still haven’t picked a favorite. I think right now my favorite is
“Good Time.” I’m so excited to start hearing it on the radio. I
think it will be the summer’s biggest hit! Thanks for all your
letters and emails about Good Time. Alan truly appreciates
hearing from all of you!
Hope you’ve been able to check out the new website.
We’ve added a new AJ radio on the home page which is
fun to listen to while you’re on the computer. Also we’ve
added a more detailed email list. We’re asking everybody
to sign in and update their info, including city, state, etc.
This will enable us to know who we’re sending emails to
and maybe target certain areas or demographics better.
And as always, we never sell or lend our mailing list (snail
or email) to anybody. We rarely send emails that aren’t
directly related to Alan. But when we do, we’re given the
emails to send.
I was finally able to go through the photos we received for
the 50 States Photo Contest. We received 100s of photos,
which were fun to see. Unfortunately we weren’t able to
use some of them because they were too dark or too far
back. But there were several states that we didn’t receive
any photos! So please dig out your scrapbooks and send
more photos (see page 9 for more info). Once we get all of
them together, this will be a great collection!
We’re looking forward to seeing everybody at CMA Music
Fest this year! Abby will be heading up the booth this year,
as I have a trip planned that I couldn’t reschedule. Be sure to
stop by the booth and say “HI!” I will sure miss seeing
everybody this year. Alan will be performing at LP Field on
Saturday, June 7th. So if you can’t make for the full 4-day
event, hope you can at least make if for his night!
tourschedule
date
city, sate / venue
ticket info
M AY
05/07**
Spokane, WA / Spokane Arena
NOW
05/08**
Portland, OR / Rose Garden
NOW
05/09**
Tacoma, WA / Tacoma Dome
NOW
05/10**
Vancouver, BC Canada / Pacific Coliseum
NOW
05/14**
Albuquerque, NM / Sandia Casino Amphitheater
NOW
5/15**
Tucson, AZ / Ava Amphitheater
NOW
05/16**
San Jacinto, CA / Soboba Casino
NOW
JUNE
6/21
Somerset, WI / Floatrite Ampthitheater
NOW
6/28
Dauphin, MB / Dauphin’s Countryfest
NOW
J U LY
07/25**
Kelseyville, CA / Konocti Field Amphitheater
NOW
7/26
Cost Mesa, CA / Orange Country Fair
NOW
7/27
Paso Robles, CA / California Mid-State Fair
NOW
7/31
Davenport, IA / Mississippi Valley Fair
NOW
For the most current tour schedule,
log onto www.alanjackson.com and click on TOUR.
Be sure to check out the new merchandise we have on
Alan’s website. We’ve gotten a few items to include in this
newsletter, but we have more Good Stuff on the way!
* * S P E C I A L S E AT I N G F O R P L AT I N U M FA N C L U B M E M B E R S AVA I L A B L E .
Hope y’all have a wonderful Spring! Talk to you soon!
Please check your local listings as all dates and times are subject to change. For updates on Alan’s tour schedule,
check out Alan’s website at www.alanjackson.com or send in a Self-Addressed Stamped Envelope to the Fan Club.
Shows are usually confirmed and announced about 4-6 prior to the actual date of the show so check back often.
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