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http://YouTubeDownloaderFree.com • Welcome back to the final day of rehearsals for the Academy of Country Music Awards! The one and only Randy Travis has been added as a presenter, and weve got a lot of ground to cover, so lets not dally! In todays post: Kenny Chesney, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Brooks Dunn, a press conference with Sugarland, and a quick chat with Darius Rucker. Onward! • 9:40 a.m. Bright and early (for Vegas) Saturday morning here in the MGM Green Giant Arena, and theyre doing a look-see with the women who will be handing out the ACM statuettes on Sunday night. The two ladies stand on the stage in their evening gowns, and we look at them, and we see. • 9:45 a.m. Hes been off the road all year and he Aint Back Yet: Kenny Chesney is on the scene to rehearse the single from his 3D movie — which I get to see tonight, so check back here for details on the star-studded premiere tomorrow (UPDATE: Click here to see Whitney Pastoreks Kenny Chesney in 3-D premiere On the Scene report) — and the uptempo, horn-driven number is almost better than the cup of coffee Ive not yet had time to go and get. (I am dying inside.) As the riffy song rolls along, Kenny takes a wide stance at the microphone and really gets into it. His voice sounds great. I wonder if he misses performing yet. You know, in between siestas on his yacht in the islands. That song, Aint Back Yet, which is from the movie [it plays over the closing credits], I think it really reflects our live show a lot, Chesney told me. Been looking for one of those for a couple years, just to add to it. • 10:03 a.m. And were already moving on. Damn, Chesneys not messing around. • 10:37 a.m. After I stand in an endless Starbucks line to get the triple grande soy latte that is going to keep me from stabbing someone this morning, I return to find Darius Rucker on stage playing Forever Road. With its pendulous bass line, its one of the most identifiably country songs Ive heard on the rehearsal stage this week. This happened at the CMAs, too: Darius was the first to break out the banjo. Never thought the guy transitioning from a pop career would be among the genres most (relatively) consistent standard bearers, but I respect him for it. • 10:47 a.m. Am fairly certain Darius and his band are playing live and not to track. Impressive. • 10:50 a.m. Darius will also be using the ACMs sneezy pyro, in 5 4 3. achoo! Then they test a second effect — in which I think his drummer just exploded!!! My god!!! • 10:51 a.m. Oh wait, no, just a big flashpot behind the drummer. Okay. • 10:56 a.m. A full run of Forever Road with pyro has begun. It starts as a normal-looking band of men on stage (including one person miming what looks like a mandolin), playing a pleasant and straightforward song. And then sparks fly! Why? WHY? Why are there sparks? They went off right around the I never meant to make you cry line. Maybe if you stopped shooting off pyro, we wouldnt cry! Somebody hold me! • 10:59 a.m. The miming instrument man steps out to take an invisible solo. When I talk to Darius later (wormhole!) he will tell me the man was indeed miming a mandolin. I declare myself the winner of Rehearsal Charades. • 11:00 a.m. The booming flashpot behind the drummer goes off at the very end of the song. Again, I do not know why we are blowing up the Forever Road. Is this a comment on the existential inevitability of destruction despite our prayers for eternal life? Is it a valuable reminder that nothing in this life is certain, that we must live each moment to the fullest before it disappears in a flash of loud light? Does Darius just hate his drummer? Im going to go find him and ask. • 11:20 a.m. I find Darius, and ask him to explain the thematic context for the pyro in his performance. He laughs. Im gonna have to study on that, he says. That was the first time I saw the pyro, so Im going to go look at it, and Im going to write a thesis on it, and fax it to you. I suggest he present me his thesis on the red carpet tomorrow. He agrees. (Cliffhanger!) I also mention that for the last several country awards shows, his songs have been some of the more traditionally country-leaning tunes. He nods. When I started this, one of the things I said was, whether you liked my record or not, I wanted you to have to say it was country, he says. I mean, thats a straight bluegrass song we played today. I love that stuff.

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