WILL DIERKS SAY GOOD-BYE TO BIG WHITE?

Dierks Bentley and Big White have a lot of leavin' left to do--or do they? Seems it may be time for Dierks to say good-bye to his old friend...er...truck that his dad gave him when he moved to Nashville in 1994. But they've been through a lot together. Let's take a trip down memory lane.

Who could forget the cracked windshield that he super-glued in "Cab Of My Truck," from the Modern Day Drifter album? And what about all those domestic, light and colds that were such an easy reach through the slidin' rear back window. Dierks made a million memories for every 100,000 miles. Get out of my way Cadillac! Big White's coming through!

Remember when that state trooper let him off with just a warnin' and a promise that he'd try to slow her down? He didn't know how much a truck could handle, but the closer that he got, he kept pushin' it!

Remember when Dierks had to spring Big White out of jail?



How about when Sideways became his seventh number one single?



And radio personalities Big D and Bubba are constantly trying to get Dierks to let them "pimp out" Big White. Watch when they go for a ride:



Big White has suffered a few thefts (radio and catalytic converter) and some side mirror damage in January.

"me and big white (my truck) r working on some new side mirror technology to elimanate the blind spot #fb"

Big White takes two people to start the battery, has no locks and needs no key to start it.

Word is his wife Cassidy thinks it's time for Dierks to get that Camero he's always wanted. What do you think, congress?

DOWN IN THE MINE GIVES CHILLS

I ran across a blog by Natalie about her family--son, Dillon and husband, Jon. She had posted the lyrics to "Down In The Mine" and then her thoughts:

That was a song by Dierks Bentley called "Down in the Mine". It is on his newest CD that just released in stores ("Up on the Ridge".) I heard it and immediately gave my full attention. It gave me chills and all kinds of emotions at once..because it is what my husband does. I assumed he wrote it after the Upper Big Branch Mine Disaster but actually it was written prior to that, weird huh? Anyways if you click here (above) you can see him performing it live in Charleston on youtube. It is an awesome song....I wanted to share it with you all.

Click here to watch Dierks keeping it lonesome as he records Down In The Mine in the studio.

VOTE FOR UP ON THE RIDGE ON RATE THE MUSIC AND ENTER TO WIN!

Do you want to help Dierks Bentley's, Up On The Ridge single to move up the charts? Here's your chance to make a difference! UOTR is one of the songs in this week's Rate The Music survey and every vote counts! Just go to ratethemusic.com and login or register (it only take 30 seconds!) and then take the "Country" Survey!

Dierks is about halfway through the 30 or so songs this week.


Make sure you click:

1-"Yes, I am familiar with the song
2- "Like it a lot"
3-"NO, I am not tired of hearing it on the radio!"

Remember to take a picture of yourself voting or a screen shot and email it to me and you will be entered in the DB Congress Contest to win a prize pack!

Our primary campaign right now is to get Up On The Ridge to the Top 20 on Billboard! Let's give it all we've got to give, 'congrass!' Ask your family and friends to vote, too!

Ronna
DB Congress Chair
Ronna@dbcongress.com

BECKY PASSES BENTLEY THE 'B' CUP

Becky is one of only three Dierks Bentley Congress reps in the small state of Delaware, but she has a big heart when it comes to supporting our president (DB)!

"I believe the first song of his that really, really got my attention is "What Was I Thinkin.'" Maybe because my name is Becky (lyrics "Becky was a beauty..."). I love his voice, love the style of his music, and have been to see him three times now. Going to Dierks concerts bring me happiness, joy and just plain good ole fashioned fun. I lose all the stress in my life for [those] few hours and become the me I want to be--free to express myself."

One such concert was on May 12, 2010 at The Theater Of The Living Arts in Philidelphia, Pa. "It was an Up On The Ridge tour perfomance and the music was so great," says Becky. "Not enough words to describe--I was in awe!" "I gave him my "B" coffee cup at my Meet & Greet. I told him I used that cup every morning to relax with my coffee and paper. He seemed surprised that I would want him to have it, but I told him I would love the idea of him making memories with it now. He thanked me so much. What a great guy he is!"


Just seven weeks later, Dierks reached out and held Becky's hand at his House of Blues concert in Atlantic City, NJ on July 5, 2010.


"I had given him a gift for his wife during the meet and greet before the show. I have an online shop, www.beckysrosecottage.com, so I picked out a beautiful vintage rose china clock for Cass. He really appreciated that I would think of his wife. I told him I wanted to thank her for lending out her husband for our entertainment. It cannot be easy for her when he is away so much. I just hope she likes the clock I made for her.

I also told Dierks during the meet and greet that Pride needs to be a single. I have requested it several times but he needs to release it first. He seemed surprised that I was calling radio stations for his songs. Does he not know we take our jobs as his reps seriously?

At the end of the concert he also gave me the play list. I was surprised. It was a little tattered when he took it down, but I still got a kick out of receiving it. Although Senor is not on the list, someone in the audience yelled it out and he sang like one verse of it and was surprised we all knew it because we sang along with him. I think he got a really big kick out of that.

The concert was great. It was one fun night I know that. I had a blast! He really is a very nice, down to earth person who just happens to be a great artist, too."

Take care and God Bless,

~Becky aka beckysrosecottage
DB Congress Rep from Delaware

P.S. I just love the way he signs 'God Bless' on his autographs, too!

Thanks for sharing, Becky!