NEWS IN BRIEF Dierks Bentley's Motorcycle Ride Helps Children's Hospital Mon. October 01.2007 6:29 PM EDT
Dierks Bentley and several of his celebrity friends gathered Sunday (Sept. 30) at the Cool Springs Harley-Davidson dealership in Franklin, Tenn., for his second annual Miles & Music for Kids motorcycle ride benefiting the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt. Bentley, Little Big Town, Halfway to Hazard, singer-songwriter Ray Scott, Trick Pony's Ira Dean and Muzik Mafia members Two Foot Fred and James Otto rode with hundreds of other bikers along the Natchez Trace for the second annual benefit which ended with an evening concert at the Loveless Café near Nashville. View photos from Dierks Bentley's concert. Clay Walker Marries Model Jessica Craig Mon. October 01.2007 6:29 PM EDT Clay Walker married model Jessica Craig during a private ceremony Saturday (Sept. 29) at the Audubon Zoo in New Orleans. Tracy Lawrence performed at the wedding, and two of Lawrence's band members, Landon Taylor and Ken Smith, served as groomsmen. "This is one of the happiest days of my life," Walker said. "I am married to a beautiful girl, my daughters are with me and I am with friends. What more could a guy ask for?" The couple will spend the next three weeks in Europe and Hawaii. Walker's divorce from his first wife, Lori, was finalized in 2006. Uncle Kracker Pleads Guilty to Misdemeanor Assault Mon. October 01.2007 6:29 PM EDT Uncle Kracker has been fined $1,500 and sentenced to 12 months of probation after pleading guilty to assaulting a woman at a Raleigh, N.C., nightclub last month. The singer and rapper, whose real name is Matthew Shafer, appeared in a Raleigh courtroom on Friday (Sept. 28) to enter the plea to the misdemeanor assault charge. He was arrested on Aug. 17 after appearing at an outdoor concert. Prosecutors said the entertainer had been drinking heavily when he visited the club and stumbled down a staircase into the woman, who alleged he groped her buttocks and her vaginal area. He was released on $75,000 bond after the charge was reduced from a felony charge of second-degree forcible sex. His attorney, James Crouch, said the incident "was blown completely out of proportion, partly due to who he is." The attorney added, "He maintains that he didn't do anything intentional. He wants some closure for him and his family. He regrets the entire situation." Keith Urban Involved in Motorcycle Accident Mon. October 01.2007 10:35 AM EDT Keith Urban escaped injury Monday (Oct. 1) while driving his motorcycle near his home near Sydney, Australia. Urban thought he was being followed by a photographer on another motorcycle when he was forced to drop his motorcycle and skid along a concrete gutter, according to Australian media reports. In a statement released by his publicist, Urban said, "Today's incident was the result of one person's desire to do his job and my desire to maintain my privacy. Some have already attempted to inflate the facts, but the reality is this: While out riding to an AA meeting, a time when my privacy is especially important to me, I felt myself being pursued. I sped up, and in an effort to elude an oncoming car which was making an illegal U-turn, saw no choice but to drop my bike. In actual fact, my pursuer came to my assistance, without taking photos, and helped me from the road. I returned home, got my car and continued on my way." Josh Turner to Become Opry Member Mon. October 01.2007 11:20 AM EDT Josh Turner will be inducted as the Grand Ole Opry's newest member during ceremonies on Oct. 27 in Nashville. Opry member Roy Clark extended the invitation Saturday night (Sept. 29), and Vince Gill will host Turner's formal induction as a member of the long-running radio show. "I made my Opry debut back in 2001," Turner told Clark. "I never knew this could happen so early. And if this is an invitation, I say yes!" Turner gained national acclaim with the release of his platinum debut album, Long Black Train. His second album, Your Man, received double-platinum certification and contained two multi-week No. 1 singles, "Would You Go With Me" and the title track. His new album, Everything Is Fine, will be released on Oct. 30. Kay --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Access the Recipes And More list archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/recipesandmore%40googlegroups.com/ Visit the group home page at: http://groups.google.com/group/RecipesAndMore -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
