PRSRT STD US POSTAGE PAID NASHVILLE, TN PERMIT 768 REAL WORLD NEWS Gold Star Member Of alan jackson The Official Newsletter of the Alan Jackson Platinum Fan Club REAL WORLD NEWS alanjackson Fan Club P.O. Box 121945 Nashville, TN 37212-1945 615-321-5219 IS IT RENEWAL TIME? On this page above your name you will find your membership number & expiration date. If your membership has expired please send in your renewal request right away to avoid being deleted from our database. Please call the fan club office if you have any questions, (615) 321-5219. Receiving duplicate newsletters? Please help us control waste just mail or fax us all the back covers of your duplicate newsletters. Thanks for you help.
SPRING 2007 ISSUE 69 Alan Jackson Fan Club P.O. Box 121945 Nashville, TN 37212-1945 (615) 321-5219 - Office Line (615) 321-5221 - Merchandise Line (615) 321-2112 - Fax Number ajfc@alanjackson.com - E-mail address www.alanjackson.com Real World News is the official publication of the ALAN JACKSON Fan Club. Newsletters are mailed out in February, May, August and November. Platinum Fan Club Membership includes: Real World News Newsletter Merchandise Discounts Alan s Biography and Fact Sheet 8x10 Exclusive Color Photo Official Membership Card Preferred Concert Seating (subject to availability) Annual Dues: $20 USA / $25 Canada $30 International Free* Fan Club Membership Includes: Real World News Newsletter Annual Dues: Free* in the USA *A $10.00 fee (US Funds) will apply to cover postage and handling for all members outside the United States. Please check your address label for your expiration date. We do not send out renewal reminders. You will have a three month grace period in which to renew your membership. a woman s love you can make it a #1 video! Follow these few easy steps and YOU will ensure Alan s video A Woman s Love makes it to number 1 on both CMT s Top 20 Countdown and GAC s Top 20 Country Countdown. The more we stream it, the more we see it on CMT! The best way to show CMT you love Alan s new video is to watch A Woman s Love on CMT Loaded (on cmt.com)! Make sure to also spread the word to other AJ fans. Make sure to check out Alan s CMT Artist page! CMT also has a digital TV station, CMT Pure Country, with a fan voted countdown. On Pure 12-Pack Countdown, you can put Alan at the top by simply voting at cmtpure.com. Then tune-in to watch both shows! Check your local listings for time and channel. country powerhouses team up for most dynamic tour of the year It s the ultimate country powerhouse pairing as superstars Alan Jackson and Brooks & Dunn announce their 2007 co-headlining tour, spanning over 30 coast-to-coast dates from May through October, with the excitement kicking off May 10 in Virginia Beach, VA. For more than 15 years, these two GRAMMY-winning acts have laid the foundation for today s country music collectively scoring more than 50 #1 singles, with album sales approaching 80 million units. This year s tour delivers an incredible combination for the fans, teaming two of country music s most acclaimed and popular entertainers. Alan s brand new show will be a must see for fans of all ages! You ll definitely not want to miss this show, coming to a city near you! And be sure to take advantage of the Platinum Fan Club s Preferred Seating for your great seats (see membership packet for more details). For a complete list of tour dates, log on to www.alanjackson.com and click on TOUR. When writing to Alan or the Fan Club, please remember to include a Self-Address Stamped Envelope (SASE) for a quick response. CINDY HART President ABBY BUSICK Administrative Assistant We reserve the right to refuse or deny privileges to anyone at our sole discretion. 2007 Alan Jackson Materials may not be reproduced without written permission. To vote for GAC s Top 20 Country Countdown, go to gactv.com and click on A Woman s Love. Remember you can vote once per day! Then tune in to watch that week s winners every Friday night. Check your local listings for time and channel. LET YOUR VOICES BE HEARD! And be sure to call you favorite local country station to request it, too! 2 3
love of THIS it s all about him: finding the love of my life JULY, Thomas Nelson publishers will release It s All About Him: Finding The Love Of My Life, an in-depth look into the lives of Alan and Denise Jackson. Written by Denise Jackson, with co-writer Ellen Vaughn, this inspirational book gives the reader an all-access look into one of country music s most famous couples: their love story, struggles, dreams, success, the near-failure of their marriage, and Denise s rediscovery of her faith and how that has dramatically shaped their lives. The book includes a bonus CD that features two songs recorded by Alan Jackson especially for his wife s project. With a foreword written by Alan Jackson, It s All About Him resonates with Denise s eloquently honest voice as she shares the charming story of the teen couple s meeting in small-town Georgia, and their marriage when she was just 19. The book goes on to follow the Jacksons move to Nashville to pursue their dreams, the struggles they faced early on, the birth of three daughters, and the seventeen year string of successes that followed the first hit song. Readers will learn how celebrity brought intense attention and incredible pressures on the Jacksons relationship, following closely and poignantly through their separation and Denise s rekindling her personal faith in God, which brought the couple back together and changed their lives forever. Herein lies the heart of It's All About Him: that through faith, all things are possible. As Denise Jackson writes, If we turn everything over to God, He does for us what we could not do for ourselves. And whatever happens, He is writing our life story. If we yield to His control, we can have peace as our story unfolds. We can have confidence and a sweet sense of anticipation that all will be well in the end, when we re enjoying His pleasures forever. my life 4 5
1 Platinum Fan Club member Carol Cox was so excited when she got her Life-size AJ Standup autographed that she took it into her office to show off. She sent us this photo of her showing posing with AJ outside her office!! She said she had traffic stopping on this one!! 2 Fan Club member Gail Barter was sooo excited when she won back stage passes just before Alan s show in LA. It was truly a well deserved dream come true!! 3 Who wouldn t want Alan Jackson for Christmas?? Platinum Member Joyce Prendergast got a great surprise when she went to her son s house for Christmas and saw her Lifesize Standup of Alan!! 4 Platinum Fan Club member Kristy Leaman had the honor of meeting Alan backstage at the Detroit, MI show. Kristy says It was the most exciting day of my life 5 Rose Christine is a Platinum Fan Club member and sent us this awesome photo! This is a photo of her senior water exercise class. On this day they are exercising to Precious Memories!! The perfect album for any occasion! napshots 1 6 6 Chelsea Bryant, a 5th grader, created this presentation on Georgia and her favorite famous person from George Alan Jackson. At her presentation she displayed her cowboy hat, AJ t-shirt, guitar pick and even played AJ s Greatest Hits Collection! Needless to say she got an A!!!! 2 3 4 5 8 7 Robert McLaughlin recently became a member of the Platinum Fan Club! His mother sent in this photo of him at the last AJ concert. Looks like he s got his hat on and is ready for the big show! 8 Platinum Fan Club member Debra Venable sent in this photo that we love!! She says her cat Cash has made himself the king of my heart...it appears that Cash has made Alan the king of his heart! 9 Sharon Manning, a Platinum Fan Club member, sent in this photo of her grandson AJ (for Ayden Joseph) all decked out in his AJ t-shirt! Sharon s AJ attended his first Alan Jackson concert at the Grand Ole Opry this past March! Sharon also has another AJ connection. Her son is also an AJ Andrew John! 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. 7 9 6 7
congratulations alan! Precious Memories won Country Album of the Year at the 38th Annual Dove Awards, held at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville. The GMA Dove Awards is gospel music s biggest night of the year, where top artists from every style of gospel music come together for a night of music and celebration as the GMA bestows gospel music s highest honor the Dove Award. tune in memorial day weekend! This Memorial weekend, you ll be able to hear your favorite country artist (ALAN) talk about some of his favorite songs. Be sure to tune into your favorite local country station for this AMAZING radio event complete with brand new commentary directly from AJ! For more information regarding this radio special, log onto www.alanjackson.com country s comin to town! Alan s performing at CMA Music Fest this year on Thursday June 7th! If you haven t already gotten your passes, you won t want to miss the Thursday night show which includes Alan s tour mates Brooks and Dunn. CMA Music Fest runs June 7 thru 10 in the heart of downtown Nashville. Be sure to stop by the Fan Fair Exhibit Hall to say hi to your favorite Fan Club staff (that would be Cindy and Abby). We re planning some fun games at the booth this year! You can purchase tickets for CMA Music Fest, by calling 1-800-CMA-Fest or logging onto www.cmafest.com. 9
live at texas stadium concert giveaway sweepstakes from the front row 1 ANITA HINKLE, 1 Birmingham, AL Thank you so much for the seats to the Birmingham show!! We had such a great time!! 2 2 DENISE LEEFLANG, West Valley City, UT Thank you sooooo very much for the front row tickets to Alan s Concert on 9/9/06. I had a blast!!! This was a dream come ture!! Mega-stars Alan Jackson, George Strait and Jimmy Buffett joined together for the first time ever in May 2004 at Texas Stadium in Dallas. This concert of the year turned into a party that Parrotheads, Cowboys and the Lone Star State will never forget. 3 3 GERALD & LINDA WOODS, Detroit, MI What a surprise to receive front row tickets to the 9/23 show!!! Thanks for a wonderful evening of great music!! You re the best!! Now these music icons are giving you a change to win a Fly-Away-Trip to see them live at one of three concerts. Whether you re a fan of all three or just Alan, you can enter for your chance to see one of the three live in concert! ENTER NOW through June 20, 2007 www.liveattexasstadium.com/sweepstakes 4 4 NANCY HERBERT, Primm, NV What can I say? Thank you so very much for the front row seats. WOW!! It was heaven. My sister Debbie Kruse went with me and took the photos she loved the show! Sweepstakes sponsor: MCA Nashville. Alan Jackson Fan Club is not a sponsor of the sweepstakes. 10 11
photo by Joanie Creson fan review STANDING IN THE SPOTLIGHT ALAN JACKSON by Joanie Creson Country Music star Alan Jackson gave a dynamic performance at the New Orleans Arena on Nov. 4. The artist, known for such mega-hits as Chattahoochee, Who s Cheatin Who, and Don t Rock the Jukebox, was decked out in western wear, from his hat down to his boots. Jackson focused on his number one hits in this fun-filled 90-minute performance. He opened the show with his signature Gone Country, while audience members sang along and danced in the aisles, as they did for the majority of the show. Jackson performs while music videos appear on huge screens in the back of the stage. He water-skis while wearing cowboy boots in the Chattahoochee video. It s Five O clock Somewhere, a duet with musician Jimmy Buffett, is a real crowd pleaser with audiences. Jackson and his wife, Denise, slow-dance to Remember When and Jackson s three daughters appear with him in the Drive video. Jackson gives us a taste of his latest album, as he sings the title track Like Red on a Rose. Scenes in and around New Orleans appear on the screens when Jackson performs the song Where I Come From. Much to fans delight, live cameras pan across the audience as everyone waves at themselves up on the screen. Jackson sings his Little Bitty tune as cameras capture close-ups of little fans in attendance with their parents. The evening turned somber as Jackson performed Where Were You When the World Stopped Turning, a touching song about the 9/11 terrorist attacks on America. Audience members held up cigarette lighters as Jackson sang this. In Nov. 2001, after an awards show premiere, the song was rush-released. It sky-rocketed to the top of the country charts shortly after. As one of the most popular country singers of the 90s, Jackson s music appeals to listeners of all ages. At the concert in New Orleans, fans ranged in age from approximately four to seventy-four. Jackson penned many of his own hits, including Midnight in Montgomery, Livin on Love, and Chasin That Neon Rainbow. He co-wrote several songs with Randy Travis, which include the Travis hit, Better Class of Losers, and Jackson s jazzy She s Got the Rhythm and I ve Got the Blues. Jackson never strays away from his traditional country roots. Two of his musical influences are George Jones and Merle Haggard. Jackson grew up singing gospel music in church. In February he released an album called Precious Memories, a collection of 15 hymns. The project was originally planned as a Christmas gift for his mother. At the end of the show, fans cheered loudly enough to get Jackson back out on stage for an encore. In the middle of performing Mercury Blues, Jackson signed autographs as he strutted his way from one end of the stage to the other. 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. FRONT ROW WINNERS VIRGINIA BEACH. VA CHARLOTTE, NC RALEIGH, NC COLUMBUS, OH CINCINNATI, OH Karen Moon Foy Caulder Annie Walker Faye Burchett Peggy Grisson Ruth Parrish Jodina Barton Ruth Ann Rudowski Nancy Kaefer Laura Clifford platinum fan club AUTOGRAPHED ITEM WINNERS Richard Munoz, New York Barry Britton, North Carolina Don Ryles, Missouri Christopher Steinhilber, New York Frankie Sines, West Virginia ST. LOUIS, MO CHICAGO, IL KANSAS CITY, MO HARTFORD, CT WASHINGTON, DC Ruth Renick Danette Duckworth Dyan McCardle Marilyn Freese Diana Rickey Doris Kinkead Cheryl Maddaluno Joan Gallagher Terry Miller Joyce Boswell Trena Bolyard, Wisconsin William Collings, Massachusetts Leona Arcand, Canada Kerrie Wilson, Australia Diana Hirschey, Idaho Due to security and time constraints at the shows, we are discontinuing the quarterly drawing for backstage passes. 12 13
anote from the fan club HEY I have to apologize because I m late getting the newsletter out this quarter. Abby and I have just been really busy since the beginning of the year. So many exciting things are going on so far this year, like touring with Brooks and Dunn. It s like getting two shows for the price of one! You can t ask for a better Y ALL country concert ticket. Everybody on the production crew has been busy gearing up for an exciting show. From what I m hearing it s an entirely new show!! I can t wait to see it! We re also really excited about Denise s book coming out this summer. We ve had lots of requests for the Fan Club to see the book through the website. We are working on the details as we speak and I think we are going to be able to have a special pre-sale, like we do with Alan s CDs. So stay tuned to the website for more details. I hope you ve gotten a chance to hear LIVE at Texas Stadium with Alan, George Strait and Jimmy Buffett. Its Alan s first ever live album, which includes his very popular bluegrass version of the Eagles hit, Seven Bridges Road. All the songs are great and if you close your eyes you feel like you re at a live concert. It even makes me wish I would have gone to that show! I m not sure how many of you tried to contact us the first week of April, but the Fan Club office was closed. Abby and I, along with some other gals from the business office, were treated to an amazing trip to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, courtesy of Alan and Denise. We got to go deep sea fishing a couple of times, although we didn t catch any marlins or sailfish. We went shopping and laid out by the pool basically had a few days of fun in the sun. I wanted to share some pictures of our wonderful trip. Well I better wrap this up and get it to the printer since I m running behind. I hope you all have a safe and wonderful summer! Hope to see y all this summer at the Fan Fair (a.k.a CMA Music Fest)! All the best, tourschedule date city, sate / venue ticket info MAY 05/10** Virginia Beach, VA/Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre livenation.com 05/11** Charlotte, NC/Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre livenation.com 05/12** Raleigh, NC/Walnut Creek Amphitheatre livenation.com 05/19** Columbus, OH/Germain Amphitheatre livenation.com 05/20** Cincinnati, OH/Riverbend Amphitheatre livenation.com JUNE 06/01** St Louis, MO/Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre livenation.com 06/02** Chicago, IL/First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre livenation.com 06/03** Kansas City, MO/Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre livenation.com 06/07 Nashville, TN/CMA Music Fest cmafest.com 06/08** Hartford, CT/New England Dodge Music Center livenation.com 06/09** Verona, NY /Turning Stone Casino turningstone.com 06/10** Washington, DC/Nissan Pavilion livenation.com 06/24 Oshkosh, WI /Country USA usaoshkosh.com AUGUST 08/24** Little Rock, AR /Alltel Arena Onsale Date TBA 08/25** Birmingham, AL /BJCC Arena Onsale DateTBA 08/26** Atlanta, GA /HiFi Buys Amphitheatre Onsale Date TBA BOLD = with Brooks & Dunn For additional dates, log onto www.alanjackson.com and click on TOUR P.S. Beginning June 1, 2007, the Platinum Fan Club password will change to BLUEBIRD. **SPECIAL SEATING FOR PLATINUM FAN CLUB MEMBERS AVAILABLE. 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. 14 15