"Hotter Than a Red Hot Chili Pepper" Part Deux

I told you I would come back to it, finally had a chance to hunt down some photos today and am going to share who *I* think JMC looks maybe just a little bit like - and they aren't peppers.

Exhibit A - the late but great Heath Ledger. Heath's cheekbones and strong jawline led him to look just a little like Jason Michael Carroll. His only child was also the apple of his eye, not unlike JMC and his children. I borrowed an internet picture to compare....

Exhibit B - And then the other one that comes to mind - I am not going to give it away, but he is on a television show, and probably as frequently on a related website. He has the long blond locks, the firm jawline, all the makings once again. Feel free to give me your guesses as to who he is, I will let you know if you are right. Hit me up below at "comments" and we can touch base.

Wow - triplets perhaps? Is it just me, or is there a resemblance? Sorry about exhibit 2 and there being no shirt - I promise if I can get my hands on a JMC shirtless pic and owner permission, I will put it here as a way of apology . In fact if you would like any of your pics highlighted here - shoot me a comment and we can get that together. Full photo credits given, and if we get enough response we can have a guest submitted photo in each blog entry.

Enough for now - Happy Thursday, the weekend is almost here - and what does that mean??? It means tomorrow I have my Jason concert, wahoo! Full recap will be posted here, along with show pics.

Answer to the mystery man: Max Hodges, TMZ Staffer

Happy Dance!

So I have been clicking my ruby slippers together for oooo - 10 months now (while merrily chanting "There's no place like home. There's no place like home. There's no place like home.) Finally today the powers that be have shined down and granted myself and a bazillion other Jason Michael Carroll fans a place to call HOME.

I have been hearing buzzing about Jason's official website being revamped since March and have been persistently checking the site ever since waiting for the day. I have to admit I was beginning to think it wasn't going to happen. But now, after 7 long months of waiting the day has finally arrived. Jason has moved from web host Echo to Sony BMG and I loooove the new digs.

It was well worth the wait, and I am thrilled to see so many old friends (and new) flocking there after being gone so long. There are new forums, photo gallery's, extra things (wallpaper!) and lots of other bells and whistles. If you have not been there to check out the new decor, head on over. Your old log in info will still work (if you can remember it). Stop by the boards and give a shout out to everyone. I have also started a thread there about doing a Christmas card exchange among JMC fans - if you are interested in both sending cards to JMC fans AND receiving a bunch of them, let me know either on the JMC boards or by posting a comment (down yonder below this).

Wondering where JMC's official site is? Check the link list ------->> (it is the top one)

Thanks for swinging by, now head on over and take a look. Special thanks to JMC and his management and label for getting this up and running for us, I know the fans thank YOU!

Say it like you mean it!

Fantastic review from Sat, Oct 11's show in Palm Beach. The staff journalist bid a fond farewell to both Martina McBride's "Waking Up Laughing" tour and to Cruzan Amphitheatre's 2008 Country Mega-Ticket. She gave rave reviews, and gave a special shout out to Jason.

Excerpt written by Janis Fontaine, Palm Beach Post
"Jason Michael Carroll followed, performing all three of his chart hits in his quick: Living Our Love Song, I Can Sleep When I'm Dead and the painful ballad Alyssa Lies. Carroll's got tons of energy and quite possibly the best hair in the business. His vocals, especially at the lower range, seem to penetrate right to your heart. " Click for the rest of the article The end of a tour and a ticket

The Virginia Pilot is also sending out high praise from the October 5 show at Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach Amphitheater.

Frank Roberts writes:
"The songs of Jason Michael Carroll and Jack Ingram were excellent. They are two different types of entertainers, both with good, strong voices.

Carroll gets automatic cheers for his attitude as he sings about small-town America and faith. Ingram, on the other hand, is an energetic nutcase – and that is being said in kindness." Click for the rest of the review Review: McBride powerfully closes out amphitheater season | HamptonRoads.com | PilotOnline.com

Me - 3 days and counting til my brush with quite possibly the best hair in the business. Should be a rocking show with Jason, Trace Adkins and Craig Morgan on the tab. Hmm, Trace has really nice hair too...I wonder if maybe Craig would consider growing his out?

Have a great week!

Hot as a Chili Pepper?

Found a great article Hot as a chili pepper, Carroll to play Midnight Rodeo | Ocala.com | Star-Banner | Ocala, FL

Take a peek, it is a great bit on Jason Michael Carroll and reveals just a wee bit of insight on the hair. Once Jason left the military - he let it grow - and grow - and grow some more. In Jason's own words “It kept growing and growing, and I started to look like Anthony Kiedis of the Red Hot Chili Peppers,” he said laughing.

Anthony Kiedis? Hmmm - well that got me out on a google search. I am familiar with Anthony Kiedis vaguely, but I never once looked at JMC and said... OMG! He looks just like that guy from the Red Hot Chili Peppers! I did however happen across a photo that gives some resemblance.

Courtesy of Rolling Stone's cover on April 7, 1994.

So alright, it looks a bit like JMC...
kind of - well, just a little bit - umm...they both have hair! Ok, they are both toting 6-pack abs, and they both do the head- banging during the concert (love that! Show off those long locks!) But aside from that, I can think of a few other people who bear a slightly stronger resemblance.

Will try and find pics and get them posted in the upcoming days. Have a great weekend!

And now for something completely different...

Got to see Trace Adkins awesome new video for Muddy Waters and wanted to share it. I love it and it is great seeing he and Stephen Baldwin working together again. Enjoy!

13 Days and Counting

It is almost show time! Another 13 days and I will be seated in relative comfort at Milwaukee's Bradley Center enjoying a Jason Michael Carroll concert, with Trace Adkins and Craig Morgan thrown in. I have never seen Craig, so that should be an experience. Trace I have seen hmm - over 10 times would be safe, but it has been over the past 10 years. Trace puts on a heck of a show, and nothing will make me happier than seeing two deep voiced growly artists with long blond locks taking the stage.

I have "fantasy" concerts that I would love to see - Trace, Jason - and Josh Turner to finish it off would be a baritone trifecta. Recent experiences tell me that I need to expand that to include Joe Nichols and Jake Owen. Gosh that would be a fantastic show though - speakers shaking with the bass lines. The ground rumbling, and thousands of fans hanging on each song. I would need to be an outdoor venue, the ground doesn't rumble much at indoor venues. Under the stars is where it's at for great shows and to let those deep voices shine.

Keeping with the "bringing you a show at home" I am including another video clip today courtesy of YouTube and acavanaugh1 - Stray

Where I'm From

Just a matter of time now - maybe even days, or weeks - probably not months. Jason Michael Carroll's next single set for release is "Where I'm From" which I am looking forward to. If I could score an "all JMC all the time" radio station, I would do it - though playing his CD over and over is pretty close! No updates to the schedule, but Jason's official homepage has updated theirs and it matches the one here, yippee! Me - I am just hanging on for October 17th - much closer than it was just a day ago when it was "not until next month". Now it is just a couple weeks away and I am so set for a good JMC fix I can't even begin to tell you!

I am going to try and highlight a youtube video of Jason performing a variety of songs over the month so that even if you are not looking forward to a concert in a week or two, you can watch them and while it isn't quite as good as being there, it is darn close. Today I bring you "Where I'm From" - such a beautiful song and I can't wait to hear it on the radio and then on the CD.