a very nice song to remember him by on patty loveless's album "long stretch of lonesome" is "you don't seem to miss me". give a listen...

hi, sorry to hear of alan's beloved friend passing. i know george thought the world of alan and his music. you could tell by the look on george's face anytime they were together, onstage or off. rest in peace.

hi, for all the newer alan jackson fans that might not have been listening back then, in 1991 george invited a handful of artists to cut an album of some of his favorite songs. he picked alan for the ballad " a good year for the roses ". its a beautiful song and alan really put his special touch on it. i love digging out the cassette tape haha, and playing it now and then. a song every alan jackson fan should hear. im not sure of the availibility of it in 2013, but if you get a chance to listen im sure you wont be disappointed...rickm.

i understand your frustration about not getting a chance to meet alan. ive been a dedicated fan for over 18 years. i was fortunate to meet him early in his career in a total different type of setting then the way meet n greets are now. hes a superstar, the king of country, imagine how fastpaced his life must be now? i would like to meet him again, and ill admit i get frustrated too when i see fans in the real world news winning meet n greets that have not been a dedicated fan like myself for so many years. it doesnt work that way. i have an enlarged reproduction of his autograph on the tailgate of my chevy pick-up..!!! i wish you the best of luck meeting alan. rickm.

hi, this morning was a beautiful bright sunny day, just like it was 11 years ago today. remembering that day still hits hard being a resident of new york state. the local news station has been showing the portraits of all the local lives lost in my area. its tough to watch. it still gives me mixed feelings of anger and sorrow...rickm.

hi, i really like the words to this song on the freight train cd. most of us are blue collar folk, and thats what country music is all about. and the last two words of the song "and woman". cant forget about our workin girls....rickm.

thanks BHR, i understand now how it works. i am disapointed in myself, however i am also disapointed in the confusing way they word when you can purchase tickets. im sure im not the only one who made the same mistake as me. at least next time, i wont forget this mishap. entering my credit card # was not a problem. thanks again. rickm.

hi, its been a while but in the past ive gotten awsome fan club seats to a few of alans shows. last week i noticed alan was going to be in binghamton n.y. oct. 18 th. its a thursday night and the venue is a 3 hour drive from home. ive driven alot farther then that to see alan, but i had awsome seats. i discussed it with my girlfreind and decided i was going to stay up till 1a.m (eastern time) to try to get 2 good seats to the show. it clearly stated tickets go on sale aug. 24 th. at midnight (central time). earlier that night i wanted to familiarize myself with the pages on the website to purchase preferred seating tickets. the alan jackson store displayed 2 seats for me to purchase in my cart with a sale price and led me to every step of getting tickets and was asking me for my credit card number. this confused the hell out of me. it was nowhere near midnight (central time). i got so disgusted i logged out and canceled my thoughts of getting 2 good seats to the show.  why did that happen? 

hi, ive got quite a collection of alan tee shirts and caps through the years. im kinda disapointed that im finding the current tee shirts and hats have origin tags on them from china, cambodia, and even vietnam. my older clothing all have familiar american names like "hanes beefy tees" and "fruit of the loom". i understand that cost is a big factor nowdays, but the quality in american products is better. i would gladly pay more for an american made alan tee. i think alan would agree. rickm....

i missed the show but i hear you. theres alot of that kinda music that is not traditional country. at least we got alan and the strayhorns.

hi, i just renewed my membership on the fan club website for the first time instead of mailing it in like ive been doing for the last 18 years. im being identified by my user name rickm. what happened to platinum member PL-724 ? i take pride in my platinum membership number. what gives?....

just got mine too, cant wait to hear some new stuff from alan...rickm.

thanks for the instructions, im gonna start with getting pictures on my computer. rickm

hey, i really like the posts i read with your favorite pictures of alan and the nice graphics. how do you do that? im not a computer know all. rickm.

wow, its been a long time since i tuned my tv to tnn. i liked those shows also. sounds good. rickm.