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Tim McGraw keeps his late father Tug McGraw's memory alive by restoring his 46-year-old white Mercedes convertible and teaching his three daughters to drive in it. The car holds sentimental value as it was bought by Tug after winning the World Series in 1969. Tim also cherishes an old family SUV for the memories it holds of driving his kids to various activities. Despite health issues, Tim recently traveled to Copenhagen to support his youngest daughter's performance on tour. He had to cancel a concert due to ongoing back and knee problems but is still scheduled to perform at the Speedway Classic in August.
Ever wonder what you'd do with a sudden big chunk of money? We're seeing that scenario play out with Ella Langley, who's income has risen astronomically in the last few years thanks to her career exploding. The singer purchased a lakefront home in her home state of Alabama, near where her parents live. Langley says the property will serve as a safe space when she needs a break from her "rock star" life in Tennessee. "It just brings me back to who I am at the root of me every time I go back there. And when it comes to writing songs and being in that state of mind, I think it’s important to have a place like that,” she explained. That's not been her only expenditure, however. She splurged on a July 4th Hawaii getaway for her and her sister, and is sinking money back into her career, hoping to add another band-member and her own tour bus.
It's a very "2020s" thing to do; if you have a social media presence, you wipe it clean to get everyone's attention before making a big career move or announcement. Latest to employ that tactic: the Zac Brown Band, who purged their instagram, leaving a solitary post where they wrote, "There’s no way to sum up what the last chapter has meant to us… We’ve played thousands of shows, crossed countless state lines, and seen every kind of weather and welcome you could imagine...From every hand we shook, every sign we saw in the crowd, every voice lifted back to us from the front row to the lawn, we felt your love. And we gave it right back, night after night. This isn’t goodbye. It’s a thank you. A reflection. The next chapter? It’s the biggest one yet. We’ll see you there." While this may seem confusing, it's worth nothing the band will play a gig at the MLB All-Star game in Atlanta next week, and have already mentioned a Las Vegas Sphere run was in the planning stages so...we wait and we wonder. See their Instagram post below...