Hey there, internet peoples –
So. I was just thinking. It’s been absolutely gorgeous here in Alabama today, and I am of the firm belief that springtime begs for great music to go with it.
Which made me think of my family’s favorite new musical treasure.
And I thought some of you might like to win one.
I mean, you can’t actually win Dave Barnes.
His family would probably object to that. Since I’m assuming that they enjoy having him around and all.
Anyway, I thought it might be fun to give away five copies of his latest CD, Stories To Tell. Why five? I have no idea. It just sounds right, I guess. It certainly sounds better than giving away four CDs. Four just sounds so, I don’t know, even.
I’ll leave this post open for 24 hours, and when the 24 hours is over. I’ll draw for five (NOT FOUR!) winners.
If you’d like to enter to win, just leave a comment. I don’t even have a prompt or anything. Just say hey. Or tell me your middle name. Or tell me what your parents almost named you but didn’t (I was almost an Isabel, by the way).
Happy Spring, everybody!
p.s. Nobody is sponsoring this giveaway.
p.p.s. Nobody asked me to do this giveaway.
p.p.p.s. Sometimes it’s just fun to share something you love.
p.p.p.p.s. I wish I could also share some fried chicken.
This giveaway is now closed. I’ll notify winners by Wednesday night at the latest!
Oh, I’d love to win this. And my middle name is Elizabeth, btw…
P.S. Fried chicken!!!
I like fried chicken, too!
Looooooove Dave. And love you for being a fun giver-awayer. :-) You are the best and if I DON’T win this CD, the first thing I am going to do is go buy it. :-) Thanks, swet Sophie!
I’d have been Alexander if I’d been a boy … my other name option was Claudia (mom’s German) … and Conny is actually NOT even my REAL name!!!! :) So much disclosure in one comment!! LOL
hi i want to win..ps did you see hunger games?
My middle name is Rolyn… Ro from Robert, my dad and Lyn from Lynda, my mom! They were combining names long before celebrities!
I’d love to win the CD. I was almost Pamela…
Middle name: Joanne
First name is REALLY: Cecelia
My mother wanted to name me Julie, but that was the name of my father’s family’s milk cow when he was growing up.
If I’d been a boy: John Alan
Love that Dave Barnes!
The middle name’s Elizabeth. :)
I just wanted to point out that your parents were way ahead of their time with their baby name ideas! I’m sure you know that both Sophie and Isabel are among the most popular baby names these days. Trendsetters, those two!
P.S. Dave Barnes is awesome, and YAY for spring! (But I would like very much if it could transition straight into autumn in a few weeks once the temperatures reach 90+. Spring in Houston I love; summer, not so much.)
If I had been born a boy, my parents were going to name me Christopher Owen…and call me cos…thank goodness I was a little girl!
My parents almost named me Daniel, which would be slightly problematic since I am, you know, a girl and all…
My husband has asked me not to read your blog in bed because I can’t control my laughter….out LOUD…even a snort or two! You are a hoot ‘n a half!!! Thanks for keeping me young by keeping me laughing!
I have really enjoyed your music suggestion. We found Ben Rector because of you. The Beat is one of our favorite songs. Dave Barnes is in heavy rotation too…we would love the new one!
Hey! Love that you said Hey. Did you know Auburn has a “Hey Day”, at leat they did when I went there. We just said “Hey” to everyone we saw that day. Lots of fun! Anyway I love Dave Barnes and would love to win his newest CD!
My middle name is Sue. My mom wanted Dawn. My dad said it was too hard to spell. True.
When I was born, the nurse came to my mom’s room to do the birth certificate form. When she asked how to spell my name, my mom pointed to the lotion on the table next to her. True.
My brother was convinced I would be a boy, and he wanted to name me Bobby. He was disappointed.
While looking into my family history recently, I discovered that my great-great grandmother was named Cinderella. That just delights me to no end!
Hey, my middle name is Anne. My parents were going to name me Heidi. But my aunt pointed out, that with our last name starting with O, I would probaby get called Heidi-ho. Thank you Aunt Ginny!
I was almost a Stephen Darrell. But since I wound up being a girl, my sister (!) named me Jana Renea (pronounced Renae). Now if I could just figure out what to name our 4th baby…
Middle name is Carol.
I was almost Janna gay! Barf!
Thanks for the opportunity to expand our musical horizons!
I just took dinner to a guy recovering from shoulder surgery…and his name is Dave Barnes! Definitely not the same guy,, though he did have a drum set in his apartment. This one is an Army spouse who looks exactly like one of the McKenzie Brothers (eh?)
My mom wanted to name me Diane.
I discovered that my first name has actually no history before it was invented for the book Peter Pan.
Would you have liked Isabel better? I think Sophie is charming and suits you.
Hey!
Hey Dave :)
Thanks for the chance to win!
Hey!
No middle name…weird I know!
Dave is so funny in person. He came and performed at my university and signed a cd. I would really enjoy this one too :)
I just got a new laptop and I can’t figure out how to get my iTunes from my old computer onto my new one. So I’ve been listening to the same couple of songs over and over (and over again!) and it would be cool to get something new. BTW, Sophie is a beautiful name. And so is Isabel!
I was almost a Whitney. Til my mama told her cousin (who was also pregnant) what my name was gonna be. Then the cousin had her baby first and named her Whitney. That ticked my mama off. Then I got named after her favorite radio personality’s (I guess that would be a D.J. back in those days) daughter. Then the hospital wouldn’t let her go home unless I had a middle name. That ticked my mama off. Then she just gave me her name as my middle. That’s the story of my name :)
I’ve recently found this musical genius you call Dave Barnes, and with that newly found treasure I may have become a fan. I’ve not yet bought this CD, but based on your love for it, I probably should.
Love him!!
Me please also loving William Levy on DWTS, never heard of him before last week
I love Dave Barnes, and I hold you personally responsible!! You are, after all, the one who put me onto him a few years (and 2 CD’s) ago. Thank you for that!!
It has been beautiful in AL lately!
Happy Spring to you, too, BooMama!
I would have been Daniel Blair had I been a boy. And the weather in Michigan has been awesome the last week. Back to freezing temps this morning, but I’m not complaining. Best. winter. ever!
I am the 7th generation of having Frances in their name. It is my middle name and my daughter’s middle name.
Hope I’m not too late :)
I could’ve been
Eleanor Arlene
I keep hearing about Dave Barnes- I would love to win this CD! My name was supposed to be Marcy, but when my mom looked at me after I was born she changed her mind and went with Kimberly. I am happy to be a Kim/Kimberly : )
I wish you could share some fried chicken too! It’s one of the things I miss most. And it’s one of the things my southern mama couldn’t teach me how to make. Seeing as how she was a TERRIBLE cook. hahaha Except when it came to banana pudding, chocolate pie and peanut butter fudge. The woman knew how to make a good dessert! But anyway, back to the reason for this comment: Would LOVE to win one of the CDs!!!
And if you figure out a way to send some fried chicken along with, that would be just honky dory!
Or at least a good recipe :)
Happy Spring! And my middle name isn’t Ann….it’s Marie! :)
…and now I’m craving fried chicken.
I Love spontaneous giveaways! I’ve not listened to Dave Barnes, but I imagine that I’d enjoy his CD if I won it! I’ve heard a lot of good things about it already!
yesterday was a rough one. if the 24 hours aren’t expired, i’d love to celebrate a new day with some music from mr. barnes.
thanks for the giveaway!
Awesome! I’ve heard great things about this CD! I was almost Amy and Andrew if I was a boy.
oh I love Dave Barnes :-)
I think I would have been a Peter had I been a boy. However, now when I mention that to my mom, she acts like she has no idea what I’m talking about. But I’m pretty sure that, at one time, she told me that Peter was their preferred boy name.
I would love his cd! I’m not sure what my other name options were but my middle name is Michelle.
Have you tried the Chipole Cheddar pretzel chips? They have a little kick that is so delicious when you eat them with cream cheese. As they say in Georgia…”it’ll make you slap your mama!”
Have a great day!
My mom wanted to name me Molly, which would have made me Molly Martin. My dad, however, thinks alliterative names make you sound like a stripper. So I’m Leslie.
(thanks for the giveaway! love me some Dave and I don’t have this one yet!)
Good morning! Thanks for giving this away! :o)
I would love to try some new music! Thanks!
Hey!
It’s Marie and I was almost an Alexandria.
Would love to win a Dave Barnes CD!
Yes, my real name is Tammie Fay and guess what? I’m a pastor’s wife….PTL!
i can’t cook fried chicken for the life of me so fried chicken would be good. My middle name is Nell.
My husband wanted to name our son LEIF……. thank goodness the pregnancy hormones prevailed!
I was almost a Meredith or a Susan.
Hope I win.
I’m horrible at buying new music. I’ve heard a few of Dave’s songs. Maybe I’ll have to finally purchase a new cd :)
Almost a Tammy. And they don’t remember why they changed their minds.
Well, my daddy wanted to name me Renee’. But my mother wouldn’t hear of it, because that was the name of a girl he had previously dated. Although, they gave it to me for my middle name. Weird!!!
My middle name is Krista :)
My parents almost named me Maggie and I would love this CD!
1. My mom wanted to name me Sara Lee because nobody doesn’t like Sara Lee.
2. My middle name is Louise. Hate it.
My middle name is Ruth.
Hey! My middle name is Marie….I know, boring! =)
I think this is a great giveaway. You could express me a piece of fried chicken also, wing please!
Heeeeey, hope I win! thanks for the giveaway!
meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! I want to Winn. I mean, I am a “Winn” so I’d like to win. Just seems right. ;)
In other news, someone forward a wonderful “You know you’re from the South if…” and I got a good chuckle from it. Would it be useful to forward on?
Hope your adjustment back from Spring break has been as painless as possible!!
love,
rach
The timing couldn’t be more perfect!!! I so hope I win. I am loving these songs! By the way, thanks Sophie (a.k.a. Isabel), now I am craving fried chicken. Is 9:00 a.m. too early for fried chicken?
Thanks for spreading sunshine in song!
DeNeal
oh, i’d love to share some fried chicken with you :) i’d also love to win this cd! i almost bought it the other day when my daughter was listening to his christmas cd….yes, it was march…..but we love his voice!
HEY! Would love to win but I already bought Stories to Tell on itunes when it first came out. I LOVE IT. I listen to it almost non stop! Congrats to whoever wins, it’s an awesome giveaway!
Would love a new cd to listen to! If I had been a boy, I was always going to be an “Alan.”
Oh, I’m a fan of Dave Barnes! His Christmas album is one of my favorites. Thanks for the opportunity to win his latest, Sophie!
I was almost an Ashley! (But Lauren fits me much better)
My parents didn’t “almost” name me anything – they had only picked out boy names. In fact, they had not even picked out a girl name when they were on their way to the hospital when my mama was in labor! Since we lived in the metro Atlanta area at the time, Marta buses were a common sight. About the time my mama questioned my daddy about a name “on the off chance this is a girl”, a bus with the destination “Kimberly Ave” passed by. And there you go folks, “Welcome to the world Kimberly Ann.”
I was almost named Dorothy Elizabeth (after my grandmothers), and was going to be called “Dottie”, but thankfully, I got the name Wendy Leigh instead. My uncle was supposed to be a girl and was going to be named Wendy Leigh, but he surprised everyone. His name is Joey Lee.
p.s. I love Dave Barnes.
p.p.s. I also love fried chicken.
My middle name is Cheryl, but that didn’t matter to my Granddaddy. He called me Nancy Jane, except he prounced it Naintsee Jaayne. I’m sure he would have loved your friend chicken.
Great music! I was almost Douglas James. I would have been called D.J. Thankful I’m Beth instead!
I. LOVE. DAVE BARNES!!!!!
I would love to win this CD! I would have been named Christopher if I had been a boy.
I want one!
I have never had a Dave Barnes cd. This would be nice!
Middle name Anne and if I was going to be a boy, I would have been named Eric. Blegh. Thanks for the giveaway!
I absolutely LOVE Dave Barnes! AND you introduced us, by the way :)
According to the doctor, I was to be twin boys: Jack (after my paternal grandfather) and Jonathan (after my dad), but SURPRISE! I was a girl, Jaclyn Renee (still after my wonderful grandfather). And also, I love Dave Barnes. Thanks for the giveaway. :)
Yay! I’ve been a Dave Barnes fan for years! I would love his new CD.
My mom toyed with the name Georgina Edwina – for my father George Edward! However… she knew a lady named Georgina that she didn’t like so… I was named Lynn because my sister’s name was Lisa and mom like the sound of Lisa and Lynn together!
Just recently heard Dave’s music and fell in love!
Kim Johnson
My middle name is Kimberley. See the little “e” right before the “y”? That extra little letter has cause me much grief over the years.
Happy Spring! Thanks for the giveaway!
Middle name: Lee. My first name was suppose to be Keith. But alas, I was not born a boy!
oh dear, i really wanted to win Dave Barnes. that guy’s hilar! I’ll settle for a CD though!
Would love to win this CD. Just listened to a few of his songs on his website and I really love his sound!
My middle name is Marie after my aunt. Now, I have a niece and great niece named after me!
I would love to win this!
Oh I hope I win!
My middle name is Elizabeth, and I would love to win some new music, my iPod is getting a bit stale. Thanks for the chance to win!
I love Dave Barnes!!