Aaron Tippin What's New
Mar-Apr 2001

* *  ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS UPDATE  * *
COUNTRY WEEKLY MAGAZINE
16 APRIL 2001

Aaron has been chosen to be one of the presenters at the 36th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards (ACM), a 3-hour special to be broadcast from Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles, Wednesday, 09 May 2001 (live 8-11pm ET) on the CBS Television Network.

And, don't forget:  Aaron has been nominated for SINGLE RECORD OF THE YEAR (Award to Artist/Producers(s)/Record Company):

"KISS THIS" -- AARON TIPPIN
PRODUCERS:  AARON TIPPIN, B. WATSON and M. BRADLEY
RECORD COMPANY:  LYRIC STREET RECORDS

Country Weekly Article:   Aaron is featured as a part of the Country Weekly article, 'Why Top Stars Are Putting Family First' in the 01 May 2001 issue.  The fact that Aaron has always put his family first is one the things that makes him so special.  Often in our fast-paced society, we forget to take the time to view the world through the eyes of our children.  Aaron takes that time....the result being the look of contentment on a man who has found his purpose.  Included in the article is a great photo of Aaron with Thea, Teddy and Thomas Aaron I know you will not want to miss.

C-YA on the road!!

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NORTH AMERICAN HUNTER UPDATE
06 APRIL 2001

Aaron is featured as a part of the Country Weekly article, 'Country Music's Sexiest Men' in the 17 April 2001 issue.  You get to chose which 'backside' belongs to Aaron.  I know that will not be a difficult choice.  ~Chuckle~
Also, I do not believe this is the Country Weekly article Lyric Street was referencing in their What's New section; I believe there is still a feature article forthcoming.

Per Lyric Street:  Aaron is still to appear in a future issue of North American Hunter.  He is not featured in the Feb/Mar issue, nor the Apr/May issue.  Per Lyric Street, he actually did a recent interview, but there were some delays with the accompanying photos.  Hopefully, he will appear in the Jun/Jul issue.  I will keep you posted.

C-YA on the road!!

* *  AARON ~ MARCH CMT SHOWCASE ARTIST  * *
28 MARCH 2001

Check out the Country Music Television site.  Aaron is scheduled for:

Friday ~ 7pm ET
Saturday ~ 1pm ET
Sunday ~ 7:30pm ET
Tuesday ~ 10am and 10pm ET

I assume this will be a repeat of the October Showcase.  If you missed Aaron in October; hopefully, you will have another chance.  Make sure you set your VCRs.  I know I will.  My cable company, in it's infinite wisdom, decided to drop CMT for the months of September through November.  Great timing, huh?

Also, included on the CMT site are the following original October Showcase fun items:

Trivia Challenge
Scrapbook
Video Jukebox

Make sure you check out this Video Jukebox; these are video clips of Aaron's videos that have appeared on CMT.  Pretty cool.

C-YA on the road!!

* *  UPDATED OFFICIAL AARON TIPPIN SITE  * *
NASHVILLE NORTH USA ~ TAYLORVILLE, IL
CITY AUDITORIUM ~ ROME, GA
27 MARCH 2001

Aaron's Official Site has been updated.  There have been several new tour dates added; hopefully, a venue close to your home.  The new show is dynamite, so you don't want to miss it.  To check the new tour schedule, click on:

Aaron Tippin Tour Schedule.

You can now purchase Aaron Tippin merchandise by mail.  As of now, the merchandise available is from Aaron Tippin Outdoors.  I do know that the new tour merchandise will soon be ready for the road.  I would imagine that as soon as it is available on the road that tour merchandise will also be available through the website.  To check the merchandise available, click on:

Aaron Tippin Merchandise.

Available are:

Aaron Tippin Outdoors T-Shirts
Aaron Tippin Outdoors Sweatshirts
Aaron Tippin Outdoors Caps
Aaron Tippin Outdoors Commenorative Knife.

Nashville North USA, Taylorville, IL  
Needless to say, the shows in Taylorville, IL were dynamite, as always.  Nashville North is one of those venues where Aaron performs nearly every year.  He also has a huge fan club base there; there were about 200 Fan Club members in the last meet n' greet line in 1999.  Consequently, when Aaron hits Taylorville, he and the guys are really primed for a rockin' show.  These shows were no exception.  There were a few changes from the shows I saw in February; Aaron is always fine-tuning and improving his shows as the year progresses.  Hopefully, with the new tour dates added, you will be able to catch a show or two or three.  ~Chuckle.~  You will not be disappointed.

City Auditorium, Rome, GA:  
Unfortunately, I wasn't able to make Aaron's show in Rome, GA.  Apparently, that was a show I shouldn't have missed (One of those pesky work problems ~ Groan).  According to Billy and a couple of fans who are friends of mine, Teddy, complete with guitar, made his debut on stage with his Daddy.  I think that would have been something to see.  Hopefully, Teddy will return for a repeat performance at some future date.  Talent must just run in the family.

C-YA on the road!!

* *  COUNTRY WEEKLY MAGAZINE  * *
23 MARCH 2001

I just received the following email from Lyric Street Records regarding the Country Weekly Magazine and the article on Aaron this month.  I will keep you posted on any additional information I receive.

Email from Lyric Street:   "We are so sorry for the misunderstanding. Country Weekly told us they were going to run the article and still haven't. Please keep checking back and we will post it as soon as we know.

Thank you for your support of our artists.

Best regards,
Lyric Street Records"

C-YA on the road!!

* *  ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS PROGRAM  * *
NORTH AMERICAN HUNTER MAGAZINE
10 MARCH 2001

For the first time, you can puchase online The Official Program for the Academy of Country Music (ACM) Awards Show; this is a special collectors edition souvenir program book for the awards show telecast 09 May 2001. Copies are available in both the softbound edition passed out at the awards show and a hardbound coffee table format edition.

Aaron has been nominated for Single Record of The Year; this is his first ever ACM nomination. According to the website, one of the items included in this 208-page program are "Photos in full color of all nominees."  I'm sure Aaron's photo will be wonderful!

To access the online order form (Mail-in and fax orders are also accepted), click on:

Academy of Country Music Awards Program

North American Hunter Magazine:   Apparently, this magazine is only available to North American Hunting Club members; it is not available at your local newstands.  However, per the website for the North American Hunting Club, there is a free 3-month trial membership available.  With this membership, you will receive the North American Hunter magazine.  The next issue is the Apr-May issue; I assume this will be the spring issue Lyric Street referenced.  Per the individual I spoke to, this issue is NOT out, yet.  The individual I spoke to did not know whether Aaron was featured in this upcoming issue.  I'm sorry I don't have more info, but I am not familiar with this magazine.  If you would like to pursue the free 3-month trial membership, click on:

www.naog.com.

For your information, once the trial membership has expired, the membership dues are only $12 a year.  The North American Hunting Club can also be accessed by an 800 number:  (800) 922-4868, 7:30am-6pm, CST.

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GUN GAMES MAGAZINE
05 MARCH 2001

On Saturday, I bought the 20 March 2001 issue of Country Weekly and no article on Aaron.  Hopefully, there will be one in the 03 April 2001 issue.  Also, remember Billy Craven's message on Aaron's Official Site:  There is a place to vote for Aaron in both the 03 April and 17 April issues, as well as the 01 May and 15 May issues for the Country Weekly/TNN Awards show.

If you are still having problems finding the Gun Games magazine, you might want to access their internet site:

www.gungames.com.

I was able to order the magazine by calling the 800 number:  (800) 771-3020.  The February 2001 issue does contain a very nice article on Aaron; I have already received that issue.  Since my family participates in both hunting and firearms sporting events, I did order a subscription to the magazine.

There is also a news link on the Gun Games site regarding Aaron's ACM nomination:

Academy of Country Music Nomination For Single Record Of The Year.

* *  EMAIL FROM COUNTRY MUSIC TELEVISION (CMT)  * *
CMT TOP 20 COUNTDOWN ~ PEOPLE LIKE US VIDEO #20
ACM AWARDS ~ KISS THIS ONE OF FIVE FINAL NOMINEES
SINGLE RECORD OF THE YEAR
28 FEBRUARY 2001

I just received this email from Country Music Television (CMT):

CMT's Top 12 Expands
One of your favorite CMT shows is getting bigger and better! Beginning Friday, March 2, the CMT Top 12 Countdown becomes the CMT Top 20 Countdown, a full two hours of the week's best country videos.

PEOPLE LIKE US is #20 on CMT Top 20 Countdown. Way to go, Aaron. Make sure you continue to request Aaron's video, PEOPLE LIKE US. To request the video, click on:

   www.country.com Request.

To view the current CMT Top 20 Countdown, click on:

  www.country.com Top 20 Countdown.

BIG, BIG NEWS:   The Academy of Country Music (ACM) has just announced their five finalists in each category for the 36th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards. KISS THIS has been nominated for Single Record Of The Year. For this category, the award goes to the Artist/Producer(s)/Record Label. Per the ACM site:

"Kiss This" -- Aaron Tippin
     Producers: Aaron Tippin, B. Watson and M. Bradley
     Record Company: Lyric Street Records

In typical Tippin fashion, Aaron's response to his nomination:  "Thank you," Tippin said. "And who says that God doesn't still perform miracles?"

Way to go, Aaron! Way to go Lyric Street! To view the five final nominees in each category, click on:

  www.acmcountry.com

The 36th Annual Academy of Country Music (ACM) Awards show will be telecast Wednesday, 09 May 2001.

C-YA on the road!!

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