Pictures for your viewing pleasure

I get a lot of news stories in my inbox, but sometimes the story is the picture.  Here are a few of the pictures found floating around in my inbox.

 Emerson Drive chats with GAC’s Suzanne Alexander downtown at the Riverfront before hitting the Daytime Riverfront Stage at CMA Music Fest. (L-R: Emerson Drive’s David Pichette, Suzanne Alexander, Emerson Drive’s Brad Mates,

Danick Dupelle

,

Mike Melancon

and Dale Wallace)

 Stringtown Records’ John Michael Montgomery performed on Sunday evening at the Riverfront Park Daytime Stage at the 2009 CMA Music Festival. Montgomery kept the crowd on their feet with hits like “Be My Baby Tonight,” “Letters From Home,” and “Forever,” his most recent single from his latest album TIME FLIES. (Pictured L-R: Hallmark Direction Company President John Dorris, John Michael Montgomery and Stringtown Records President Shelia Shipley Biddy.)

 Recording artist Laura Bryna performed on the GAC Stage at the Music City Fun Zone at the 2009 CMA Music Festival. Brand new for 2009, this stage offered free entertainment for fans on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. (L-R: WRPG Management’s Roger Sarchet, GAC’s Nan Kelley, Laura Bryna and GAC’s Machelle Myers and Scott Durand)

 Greg Hanna performed at the CMA Global Artist Party, helping kick off the 2009 CMA Music Festival. Hanna’s brand new single, “It’s a Man’s Job” is at Country radio now and is the first single from his upcoming album due out on September 14^th. (L - Robert Reynolds, R- Greg Hanna)

 Jeremy McComb and Bo Bice pose at the Andy Griggs Celebrity Poker Tournament sponsored by Digital Rodeo and bebefiting St. Jude Children’s

Research

Hospital

. Mccomb was seated in Bice’s seat prior to Bice’s arrival so he made sure to edit his name tag to prevent any confusion. In the background, Little Texas’ Duane Propes is most likely holding a sign that says, “I’m too far back for you to read my sign.”

 The Valory Music Co. / Midas Records Emerson Drive performed on Saturday afternoon on the Riverfront Daytime Stage at the 2009 CMA Music Festival. (Pictured L-R: Emerson Drive’s David Pichette, Splash! PR President Vanessa Parker-Davis, William Morris’ Steve Hauser, Emersion Drive’s

Danick Dupelle

and Dale Wallace, William Morris’ Paul Moore, Kathy Armistead and Lane Wilson and Emerson Drive’s

Mike Melancon

and Brad Mates)