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Crystal Gayle’s Stolen Bus Recovered And Results For The Gruene With Envy Awards
- According to CountryNation.com, Crystal Gayle’s 45-foot blue Prevost tour bus was stolen last week in Pleasant View, Tennessee, but has been captured by police in Daytona Beach, Florida. Fugitive Christopher Daniel Gay took the bus to travel from Tennessee to Florida where authorities indicated his motive was to see his terminally ill mother. He was seen dropping a prostitute off in an area police were conducting an undercover prostitution sting and was arrested without incident.
“I’m relieved that nobody was hurt,” says Gayle. “I do know that the bus must have been rocking and rolling with a prostitute on board, and we’ll have to do some cleaning with Clorox,” she laughs.
- No official word yet, but Gary Allan’s MySpace suggests that a Greatest Hits album will be out March 6. Visit his MySpace to see the album cover. It has also been announced that he will headline at the Newton County Fair on July 13 in Kentland, Indiana.
- The Grascals and Dierks Bentley will appear on The Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson, on Monday, February 12. They will preform the track “Prodigal Son’s Prayer” from Dierks album, Long Trip Alone.
- Joe Don Rooney from Rascal Flatts and his Playboy wife Tiffany Fallon will be featured on an upcoming ABC special, In Style Celebrity Weddings, on Monday, February 5. They will share their videos and memories from their wedding in Cabo San Lucas. Other celebrity couples on the show include Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, and Marcia Cross and Tom Mahoney.
- The results for the Gruene With Envy Awards, that Brody wrote about this morning, have been posted on Galleywinter.
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