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That picture would be coming down quick. If you know anything about Dale Earnhardt Jr., then you probably know he and his wife, Amy, are big country music fans. Amy even surprised Dale Jr. with a Dwight Yoakam concert after his NASCAR Hall of Fame induction a couple years back. Amy, who’s a native Texan herself, is also huge fan of George Strait. And he’s told the story on his podcast The Dale Jr. Download before, but he met Strait by […]

The post “We Missed The King”: Amy Earnhardt Shares Her Side of Dale Jr.’s Infamous George Strait Encounter first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Yeah… walking through the water like that isn’t supposed to look that easy. Imagine going out on the porch of your lake house, sipping on a cup of coffee and watching a couple of moose go for a jog in the lake. As crazy as that sounds (and how nice it would be to own a house on the lake, right?), that’s pretty much exactly what played out in this video out of Anchorage, Alaska. A man by the name […]

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Gotta be tough to have your record broken with…Jell-O shots. The College World Series is underway in Omaha, Nebraska, which means all eyes are on… the Rocco’s Jell-O shot challenge. If you’re not familiar, the annual challenge is hosted by a restaurant called Rocco’s Pizza and Cantina for fans in town for the College World Series. Fans support their school by buying Jell-O shots, and a tally is kept to see which school’s fans can buy the most Jell-O shots […]

The post Merle Haggard Once Held The Record For The Largest Round Of Shots Ever Bought – Until It Was Broken By Jell-O Shots At The College World Series first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

A California couple suffered significant injuries after a black bear attacked them outside their home while they tried to protect their dog.

The post California Couple Fight Off Black Bear with Water Bottle and a Hatchet appeared first on Wide Open Country.

Following a fruitful stint in Hollywood, which included a role in the live-action Transformers series and several notable voice-acting roles, Josh Duhamel says he finds peace within his “doomsday cabin” in Minnesota. “What I think I love the most about it is I just get out there, and my heart rate drops about 25 percent,” […]

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The rock band shared on social media today that it is playing the final show of its latest tour, which kicked off last June. 

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If you have ever heard sport talk radio in Boston, you know it is practically a contact sport in itself. It’s rowdy, raucous, and rich in humor and pungent opinions. Its acknowledged founding father, Eddie Andelman, who has been dubbed “the godfather of sports radio,” has died at the age of 89. He was famous, […]

The post “The Godfather of Sports Radio” Dies at 89: RIP Eddie Andelman appeared first on Wide Open Country.

A multi-state outbreak of infant botulism has been linked to a brand of organic infant formula, leading the FDA to issue an urgent recall.

The post Recalled Baby Formula Linked to Botulism Cases appeared first on Wide Open Country.

The singer just announced that he is married, but he did not reveal to whom or where or when the ceremony took place.

The post Country Singer Married in Private Ceremony appeared first on Wide Open Country.

Taylor Swift is a big fan of Yellowstone? The flagship series that really got the shows of the Taylor Sheridan Universe rolling has been off the air for almost two years now. Its spinoffs – like Marshals and Dutton Ranch – are keeping the story alive in many ways, but it’ll always be hard to match up with that five season run that Yellowstone went on from 2018 to 2024. Simply put, it’s some of the best television ever created. […]

The post “The One Constant In Life”: Taylor Swift Quotes ‘Yellowstone’ Patriarch, John Dutton, In Her Songwriters Hall Of Fame Speech first appeared on Whiskey Riff.