07/19/00 courtesy of "Abbey" abluvmus@earthlink.net from countryqueens@egroups.com
THE SHOW MUST GO ON
FOR MARTINA
The old adage, "the show
must go on" rang true for Martina McBride over the weekend when she played
"Jamboree In The Hills" in Wheeling, West Virginia. Three songs into her set, a
thunderstorm stopped the show. She returned to the stage ten minutes later to perform, but
the storm raged on. The crowd covered themselves in tarps, plastic bags, umbrellas, or
they just stood in the rain. Half way into her hit "Love's The Only House,"
lightning stopped the show again. After a 15 minute break, Martina performed an
appropriate song for the moment, the classic "I Can See Clearly Now." (T-100)
07/11/00 courtesy of
"Abbey" abluvmus@earthlink.net from countryqueens@egroups.com
MARTINA STAYS GROUNDED
The life of a country music
star can be crazy at times. Maintaining a normal
life of being a mom and wife may seem out of reach for someone who is constantly touring
the country, making records and attending award shows.
Being normal is not so far out of reach for Martina McBride. "We are just kind of
normal regular people," says Martina. "We love just doing normal
things." Those "normal" things include staying home to rent movies, going
out to dinner with the girls and the occasional trip to Wal-Mart. "I put Emma and
Delaney in the cart and we go and look at everything you look at when you're at Wal-Mart
or Target," says Martina. "That's part of being together as a family." When
school starts in a few months, Martina will stop touring to stay home and be there for
Delaney when she comes home each day from school. Martina plans to get back on the road
during her little girl's Christmas vacation. (T-100) |
