The bad real estate market is great for buyers. Just ask Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood. They just added to their collection of homes with a residence in Malibu, California. The 3,700 square foot, three bedroom, three and a half bathroom house has been on the market for $5.5 million dollars, but the Brooks family got it for under $5 million. I haven’t been able to dig up a picture of the new beach house, but the picture above is their home they had built in Oklahoma. They also own a home in Nashville.

    I’m don’t have all the details, but Keith Anderson’s mom, Janice, passed away early Monday morning after a lengthy illness. If you’d like to send Keith a note and pass along your condolences, send your emails to condolences@keithanderson.com 

I also received this email thru the record label from one of Keith’s brothers:

 Message from Keith’s brother ‘Bubb’:

 I’d like to thank you all for the many prayers and support that you’ve given the family over the last year.

Mom passed away Monday morning at 1:30 am.  Many people have asked about making contributions to a charity in Mom’s name. Mom and Dad were very active foster parents and the family has asked that any donations be made to:

Ottawa County D.H.S

Foster Child Fund

2114 Denver Harner Dr.

Miami, Oklahoma 74354

918-541-2400

Many of you have asked where to send cards and letters. We have set up a PO Box for Dad. The address is:

PO Box 36

North Miami, Oklahoma 74358

You can still send Keith cards through his management company. Thank you for keeping us in your thoughts and prayers during this difficult time.

Bubb (One of Keith’s brothers)

      I hit the Brad Paisley show Friday night at Darien Lake. As expected, Brad was amazing. Every time I see the guy his shows get better. I won’t say I was surprised how good Jewel was. She’s a seasoned pro with a pretty major pop career under her belt. She stopped by my live broadcast and did an interview. You can check it out in the “celebrity podcast” section of my blog located on the right side of this page. I will say I was surprised at the crowds reaction to her. From what I witnessed, the fans have welcomed her with open arms to the world of country music. She did her new country stuff, but when she did her older pop hits, the place went nuts. At one point she held out the mic to let the crowd sing, and they did. Loudly.

     I got the chance to hang out with Jewel for a few minutes before the show. She was very down to Earth. Sweet. Friendly. She invited my girlfriend Val and me onto her bus and showed us the video for her next single “I do.” I have to say, this was a pretty rare event for me. Usually it’s a quick hello at a meet and greet, then off you go. We talked about music, her ranch (2,300 acres) her cute little dog, and bull riding. When you live with a world class rodeo champ, conversation tends to go in his direction. She was totally cool with that. I’m guessing at some point artists probably get tired of talking about themselves and it was a nice change of pace for her. If you were at the show, I’d love to hear what you thought of Jewel, Brad, Chuck Wicks & Julieann Hough.