Jessica Simpson was met with an icy reception at her live country music debut, with concert goers booing the star's performance.
The singer announced earlier this year her plans to release a country album - despite originally making a name for herself as a pop star.
But the 28-year-old failed to impress the crowds at the Country Thunder USA Festival in Randall, Wisconsin on Saturday, where she debuted her new material.
She also reportedly sang country covers including Willie Nelson's "On the Road Again" and Shania Twain's "Who's Bed Have Your Boots Been Under?" but revelers reportedly heckled her efforts.
Simpson's first country album, Do You Know?, is slated to hit shelves on September 9.
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Britney Spears' comeback album is facing yet another setback - amid alleged concern from her record bosses the star is too busy with her acting career.
Spears' manager Larry Rudolph confirmed the pop star has been hard at work recording a new album just earlier this week.
In a statement accompanied by a set of photos of him and Spears leaving a recording studio, Rudolph claimed the pair were "very excited about what she's accomplished so far," adding "No album release date has been confirmed yet."
But according to reports, the "Toxic" hitmaker was set-up for the snaps that accompanied Rudolph's words, after her bosses at JIVE feared Spears wasn't taking her music comeback seriously.
A source tells the New York Post, "Britney wants to focus on her TV and movie career right now. Jive and Larry are having trouble getting her to record, so they forced her hand with the statement and photo releases."
Spears' last album, Blackout, was released in October 2007.
Truck Driver Ticketed For Speaking Bad English
Federal law requires commercial truck drivers to be able to speak English to law enforcement officers.
Friday, July 18, 2008
WERC's Neal Vickers: Truck driver fined for 'bad English"
Birmingham, AL (WERC-AM) - A commercial truck driver has been slapped with a maximum fine in Alabama for not speaking proper English to a policeman.
Manuel Castillo had been hauling onions through the state and was stopped by a policeman. By the time it was over he was handed a $500 ticket for speaking English poorly.
Federal law requires commercial truck drivers to be able to speak English to law enforcement officers, and Castillo thought he was able to do that.
Apparently the officer did not agree and now Castillo says he'll just pay the fine rather than return to the state to fight the ticket.
Authorities say last year more than 25,000 tickets were handed out nationwide for such violations. This is expected to become a real issue if the federal government continues to push efforts to allow Mexican drivers to pilot commercial trucks in the United States.
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Drivers Willing To Do 'Anything' for Free Gas
At the Shady Lady Ranch brothel in Beatty, Nevada, clients who spend $300 or more this month will receive $50 gas vouchers.
Friday, July 18, 2008
(Reuters) - Some drivers sick of getting clobbered at the pump seem willing to do just about anything for free fuel, from giving up the right to name their children to stealing from day-care centers to donating blood.
In Orlando, Florida, David Partin pledged to name his son after local radio hosts to win a $100 gas card as part of a contest. Partin will collect the card in December, when his son is born, if he can produce a birth certificate proving the baby is named Dixon Willoughby Partin, after the hosts.
"(His wife said) this is his problem to explain when the child is older," Greg Stevens, WHTQ-FM program director told Reuters.
At the Shady Lady Ranch brothel in Beatty, Nevada, clients who spend $300 or more this month will receive $50 gas vouchers as part of a promotion to beat the summer slump in business.
"It's rocking along. We're doing quite well. June and July historically are not big months," said James Davis, who co-owns the ranch with his wife, Bobbi.
The first $1,000 in gas cards were given out within a week, he added.
In Mesquite, Texas, thieves drained $100 worth of gasoline from buses used by the Higher Ground Church day-care center and have hit four or five other church center fleets in the area.
"It was someone who was desperate," said James Green, the church's pastor. "All he had to do was come and ask us and we would have bought him a tank of gas."
The American Red Cross, meanwhile, is running a summer raffle where blood donors are eligible to win a year's supply of fuel.
At St. Ann's Parish in West Bridgewater, Massachusetts, the Rev. Edward McDonagh has decided to institute a drawing for a $50 gasoline card at weekly mass.
The drawings are symbolic gestures and not intended to boost attendance, he said.
"When Jesus was at the wedding feast of Cana, the groom ran out of wine, he produced the wine for them," he said. "In that spirit, we feel that this might be comparable."
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