Today Michael Peterson performed on the Riverfront Stage here at the CMA Music Festival. I was able to go backstage with him and was also allowed to go onstage for a few photos. You can see many of them in my online photo album now. Michael performed some old and some new, including 2 songs off his upcoming CD release …
Talking Biodiesel With Joe Jobe
After Joe Jobe, CEO of the National Biodiesel Board did his XM Radio, Dave Nemo Show appearance I got a chance to interview him. He’s really happy to get an opportunity this weekend to work with New Holland and Michael Peterson as they help promote biodiesel here at the CMA Music Festival. Earlier this year the NBB gave New Holland’s …
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It’s Friday afternoon in Nashville and time to relax with a very tasty treat. After a full day of CMA Music Festival related activities and a nice run I thought I’d check out the end of the week emails. There are a number of them that come in from Washington, DC. Like the NAWG Newsletter. In it I learned of …
Joe Jobe Performs on the Dave Nemo XM Radio Show
You may not know that the CEO of the National Biodiesel Board is a musician with a great voice. I think we need to get Joe Jobe here at the CMA Music Festival up on stage. Michael Peterson helped talk Joe into a song while they were live on the Dave Nemo Show on XM Radio (Channel 171) this morning. …
Michael Peterson XM Perfomance on Dave Nemo Show
Michael Peterson not only talked about biodiesel and New Holland and his Celebrity Tractor Race but even played a song as a guest today on the Dave Nemo Show. Michael talked about how much he’s learned working with New Holland over the last year or so and really put into perspective how important it is to develop our own renewable …
Live on the Dave Nemo XM Radio Show
This morning I was an observer as Dave Nemo, who has a show on XM Radio, channel 171 (Open Road) had Michael Peterson and Joe Jobe, CEO of the National Biodiesel Board on as guests. Right after they got started I recorded a short video clip so you can see what it’s like being in Dave’s studio. He works from …
Gene Autry Centennial
Charlotte Autry is a cousin of the ever so famous Gene Autry. She’s here at the CMA Music Festival with a booth next to Michael Peterson’s. I got to meet and talk with her about why she’s here. This is the Centennial celebration of Oklahoma and Gene Autry’s 100th birthday. To commemorate that she’s selling a tribute CD with a …
J Lo and Westmoreland FFA Making Biodiesel
I’d like you to meet Joshua Lo (left) and his grandfather, Dick Richie. Josh is a member of the Westmoreland FFA Chapter. Together they’ve helped create a biodiesel business that’s making their chapter money. Basically they produce biodiesel and sell it locally. Dick says they can’t make it fast enough to satisfy demand. He says the chapter just bought a …
It’s Fan Fair in Full Force
The heat is on here in Nashville at the CMA Music Festival. This is a street scene downtown at about 2nd Ave. and Broadway. Packed with people. I did a little walk around after spending some time at the New Holland booth which is set up in the Sports Zone. Besides the heat today we had a lot of wind …
PERC’ed Up To Go To Washington
I’ve written about the Propane Education & Research Council before but not often. That’s going to change next week as I attend Propane Days, which is sponsored in part by PERC. Propane Days is put on by the National Propane Gas Association to educate policymakers on the benefits of propane. I’ll be there for a couple of days to chronicle …