One of the coolest things of country music is knowing that the person behind the mic singing to you is just a normal down-to-earth guy or gal that happens to love country music just as much as you do. This proves itself out every day when people meet those that fill up the airwaves. But it stuck out when this came out across the Associated Press wire this week:"Aaron Tippin can add firefighting to his resume now. He and his wife were eating lunch at a restaurant near their home in Liberty, Tennessee, this week, when a call came over the scanner about a fire near their house. Tippin immediately rushed to the scene. He piloted a dozer to dig fire trenches and assisted local fire squads. It took crews several hours to fight the blaze, rescue livestock and secure Tippin's property. When it was all over, Tippin breathed a sigh of relief and joked, "Tell George Strait to move over, there's a new 'Fireman' in town.""
Somehow I can't see Usher piloting a bulldozer behind rural volunteer firefighters. I'm sensing that Fergie's not neccessarily going to run out and get her Manolo's blackened trying to put out fires. This is true neighbor helping neighbor. It's really part of the fabric of the country music culture.
As for Tippin, he's been busy promoting his upcoming album, called In Overdrive. The CD full of trucking songs and it will be released soon according to his website.
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