Does Bentley Compare To Mickey Mouse?

Kathy Butler is one of the lucky ones. The Indiana Dierks Bentley Congress rep is blessed with being 1 of only 38 people Dierks Bentley follows--on Twitter. She was also lucky enough to win a Meet and Greet for Bentley's July 31 Firekeepers Casino show, July 31 in Battle Creek, Michigan. I asked her what they talked about, here's what she told me:

"I get sooo nervous around D, so everything I wanted to talk to him about just went right out of my head. It's embarrassing--I'm a grown woman, but when I'm next to him I feel like a kid seeing Mickey Mouse. He said he had a "love/hate relationship with Twitter." He loves that he can stay in touch with his fans, but he sometimes goes days without a tweet because he forgets. I told him that we miss him when he doesn't Twitter for a couple of days.

He brought his boots out of retirement because he just cn't get used to the new lace up ones. He doesn't want to break them in on stage. Such in depth conversation, huh?

He joked about naming the new baby (if it's a boy) Jake Jr. and calling him "JJ." We all kind of moaned a little. I wanted to ask him if he was planning on cutting his hair (must be the hair stylist in me). It's getting a little shaggy and mullet like.

He was so awesome, such a cool dude and very gracious. He spoils his fans so much. He didn't have as much time as the last time I saw him in April, he still had to meet the radio winners and some other lucky people.

He had the jeep out. He went for a spin earlier in the day. He really doesn't like shiny new things. I think his jeans had more holes than material and if you look at one of my fav pictures his back pockets are falling off!

He has a reputation for fallin' but he was actually get up from sitting down in this picture:


Anyway, he put on a super great show and I can't wait to go to another."

Thanks, Kathy! So you never told us his answer about cutting his hair?

DB CONGRESS CONTEST WINNER!

Congratulations to Stacy, the winner of our "Vote/Request Dierks and send proof" contest!

DB Congress Michigan rep, Stacy hasn't even had her first Meet and Greet with Dierks Bentley yet. But that doesn't stop her from voting and requesting Dierks music daily! She submitted the three photos below of herself voting on CMT.com, GACTV.com and Yes.com for Up On The Ridge, proving her daily dedication to Dierks! Congrats, Stacy! Your prize pack will be on it's way soon!




Cheryl, DBC rep in Wisconsin, is our Runner Up with some great email exchange with her local Morning Show Co-Host Jenny Clark (AJ), from WYTE-FM Y106.5 after the HODAG Festival:

*From: Cheryl
TO: AJ (Jennifer Clark)
Isn't Dierks wonderful? I think for letting you touch his hair (lucky lady!!) you could help by getting Up On the Ridge into the Top 20 songs this week. What do you say? If you wouldn't mind, please e-mail me back and I will send you a couple pics I got. My new camera is a bit of a lemon, thus not all my pictures turned out and I am now not a happy Hodager! Otherwise had a great time! Hope you and Pat had an awesome time too!

*Jennifer Clark wrote:
Hey Cheryl! It was amazing! Hope you had a great time! We'll try to get Up on the Ridge in the Top 20 songs for you. So fabulous that he opened with it! :)

*On Jul 11, 2010, at 11:41 PM, "Cheryl" wrote:
Hi AJ. Thank you so very very much! So did his hair feel as good as it looks? :)

So keep up the great work, "congrass' (as KY rep Lee Ann would say). Keep calling, emailing, tweeting, texting and facebooking your local DJs! Ask them nicely to please play Up On The Ridge! And always, always thank them when they do!

SHAUNA_IN_MICHIGAN MEETS DIERKS

Shauna is a DBC rep in Michigan so when she found out Dierks was scheduled to perform a show in her home state she was excited. And even more so when she found out she won a Meet & Greet through the fan club. It had been several years since she first met him and she was not sure if he would remember her. During her M&G, Shauna also met fellow Michigan DBC rep, Tracie.

"Tracie and I met. I was asking if she is on the board and I said my name. She is so sweet. Dierks remembered me when I said my name. We talked for a few seconds and got our picture taken. It was the best meet and greet ever. It was better than the first time. As Dierks and I were talking, we kept hugging. He called me a sweetie and asked how I have been. I told him I could not wait to see him perform. He pinched my arm, and later, he grabbed my hand during his set."

July 10 DIERKS TICKETS FOR SALE

Alicia has two extra tickets to the Friday night, July 10 Brad Paisely, Dierks Bentley concert at the DTE Energy Music Theatre in Detroit, Michigan. They were purchaed via BP's fan club, so they are within the first 10 rows. If you are interested, email Alicia at shebelieves@gmail.com.