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MARYSVILLE — When Jerrod Niemann talks about his role as a country music songwriter, to help identify with fans he ironically tells the story of a fictional guy who passionately hates country music.
But one day that guy suddenly finds his life completely upended, he said. Perhaps the guy gets laid off from work. His wife leaves him and takes the kids. Maybe he is driving in his car, alone on the highway, and realizes he hit rock bottom.
Then turns on the radio, Niemann said, and hears a country song he connects to on a deeply personal level. Maybe it’s Johnny Cash or Willie Nelson. And suddenly it all makes sense. He becomes a country music fan for life.
“That’s my job. That’s my reason for playing,” Niemann said.
It’s his duty, he said, to create music people can easily enjoy and relate to.
On a day off from his rigorous touring schedule, Niemann was relaxing at his home in Nashville when he took time to talk about his upcoming show sponsored by Richwood Bank in Marysville for the All Ohio Balloon Fest on Thursday, Aug. 14.
Niemann said he has performed in Ohio “maybe a dozen times” over the past several years.
“I have a lot of great memories of Ohio already,” he said. “Plus, I know it will mean a lot to JR.”
Niemann is referring to fellow band member, JR McCoy.
A 1999 Fairbanks High School graduate, McCoy followed his musical aspirations out of Ohio and ended up in Nashville as a sought after multi-instrumentalist and songwriter.
Niemann said a misunderstanding actually led to his friendship with McCoy.
“I met him through a friend,” he said. “But for some reason, I always thought that he was from Nebraska. So, every time I’d see him I’d ask about some Nebraska sports team that was playing at the time.”
McCoy would humor him, he said, and politely talk about whatever Nebraska team Niemann brought up.
Until one day, he said, McCoy confronted him about it.
“Why do you always ask me about Nebraska?” McCoy said.
“I thought you said you were from Nebraska,” Niemann said.
“No man, I’m from Ohio,” McCoy said.
They had a good laugh about that, Niemann said, and it all worked out for the best. Ohio has better teams to talk about anyway.
“Since then,” Niemann said, “I’ve sort of become an honorary Buckeye. (McCoy) takes me to games. He’s friends with some of the coaches and they set us up on the 50-yard line, right up front.”
To the musically uninitiated, Niemann’s touring scheduled of 200 shows a year is significant.
It’s also interesting to point out that the story he tells of the fictional man who learns to love country music; in many ways is the story of his own life.
As a struggling Nashville musician since 2000, Niemann co-wrote songs that appeared on nearly 10 million albums, sold by artists such as Garth Brooks, Jamey Johnson, Julie Roberts, Blake Shelton and more. But when his record deal turned sour, and a longtime relationship ended, Niemann sank into depression. He ended up losing his motivation as a songwriter. He tolled around a bit lost for a year.
With the support of some friends, Niemann said, he learned to love country music again. With fresh perspective, he set out to find his own voice and renew his dream.
Niemann exploded back onto the country music scene with his 2010 album “Judge Jerrod & the Hung Jury,” which featured the number one hit, “Lover, Lover.a”
“When you are sitting in Nashville trying to make it, you’re just staring at the wall hoping for a break,” he said. “So we’re very thankful to be out there all the time. It’s great staying busy. It’s a crazy business.”
The fun of the current tour, he said, is switching it up between opening for Keith Urban to stadium crowds, and then doing his own shows to smaller theaters. The large crowds give him an opportunity to reach out to new fans, but his own shows allow him to switch gears, pull out some old country standards, and generally embrace all the different styles of music he loves.
In the end, his love of traditional country actually fuels his modern approach to songwriting.
“If you look at all the country music legends, from Willie to Johnny Cash, all these guys stepped out and did their own thing. You realize there is no point in trying to be Willie or Johnny Cash because they already did it,” he said. “You have to exist with the planet. The times have changed.”
Niemann enjoys trying to challenge listeners, pushing his creativity to the limit. He said musicians like Eric Church or Luke Bryan gave country music songwriters “room to stretch,” and go crazy if they wanted to. He feels a greater freedom to pursue the sound he hears in his head.
“My goal is to keep pushing through,” he said.
Niemann now has the luxury of fleshing out all those ideas by recording in his own home studio.
“I’ll grab a 12-pack of beer. And somehow the 12-pack of beer disappears throughout the day and you end up with songs,” he joked.
But ever since hitting the top of the country music charts, Niemann said, he discovered a whole new challenge. Back when he was unsigned and writing songs in Nashville, it was easy to see where the music industry was headed next.
“Once you are in the thick of it, it is so hard to see. It’s definitely tougher when you’re on the inside looking out,” Niemann said.
His passion for music remains intact though. The other day, he said, he was playing a Waylon Jennings cover show with Shooter Jennings and other players, all doing old traditional songs to raise funds for pancreatic cancer research. His family was there. His friends were there. It was truly a good night.
“It’s those moment that I cherish,” he said.
General admission seats remain available via www.Ticketfly.com or www.allohioballoonfest.com, as well as all Richwood Bank locations and the Marysville Journal-Tribune office at 207 N. Main St.
Attendees are asked to bring their lawn chairs, but leave the coolers at home.
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Прочитайте рассказ и выполните задания 12–18. В каждом задании обведите букву A, B, C или D, соответствующую выбранному вами варианту ответа.
Start of college life: how I coped with fear
For the last two years I’ve been working really hard to pass all my exams successfully and to get accepted to college. And yet college seemed to be the scariest thing that I could think of. Whenever I thought about it, my stomach would immediately begin to spin in circles. Although I was ready to go off and be by myself and meet new people, I was scared to death at the same time. I pictured hard classes that I wouldn’t be able to keep up with, people that wouldn’t like me, long hikes to get to my classes, and horrible food. I couldn’t imagine leaving the security of my own room, my own stuff where I want it, my friends that I’ve spent practically my whole life with, my family who put up with all my little quirks.
Everyone else that I talked to, however, didn’t seem to have this problem. They all were thrilled at the thought of being on their own and not having to worry about their parents telling them what to do or not to do all the time. And, sure, the thought was extremely exciting to me as well, but how would I survive without my family and friends and the things that had taken me eighteen years to get used to?
The summer before I came to college was probably the most fun my friends and I ever had. We all knew that in September things would never be the same again and we had to make the most of it while we still could. As the end of August rolled around we knew that it was time to say goodbye and be on our way to our own independence. I packed up the memories of the last eighteen years of my life into about five suitcases and was ready to go. I still didn’t feel like I was just as mature as my older college friends and I thought that I still looked like I was twelve years old.
We finally made it to the doors and began unloading my clothes and the eight million bags of food that my mom had packed for me. I still was unsure about sharing my room and not being able to have the privacy that I had back home. I was worried that the little habits that I had might annoy my roommate and that my roommate might have just as many annoying little habits that I might not be able to handle as well.
After I had all my things unpacked and put exactly where I wanted, my roommate and I decided to go around our hall and see whom we would be living with for the next two semesters. As we went around to different rooms and met different people my nervousness seemed to diminish. I began to realize that not everyone here knew everyone else and most were just as anxious and nervous about being here as I was. It worked. I started to feel better and was actually kind of excited about living here all by myself.
I still miss the security of living at home (and I wonder who would blame me for this feeling) and, most of all, home-cooked meals that are nonexistent here and the friends that I grew up with. But I know that we’ve all changed and those memories are just that – memories, no matter how pleasant they might be. And when times get too tough, my mom is just a phone call away. But I’m not too quick to call her and have her solve my problems. I’ve learned that I can usually work things out by myself. I’m glad that I’ve gone through these changes in myself and it makes me realize that I don’t need to fear change, that it’s just a part of life that everyone has to go through sometime.
12. How did the author feel about the beginning of her college life?
D) Ready for new life.
13. The main problem for the author was that …
A) her parents wouldn’t help her with advice.
B) nobody seemed to understand her feelings.
C) she would miss her family and friends a lot.
D) she was not ready for the classes.
14. Why was the summer before college such a fun time for the author?
A) Her old friends were very funny.
B) She made fun of her friends’ fears.
C) She and her friends made a point of enjoying each other’s company.
D) She was feeling like a very young child.
15. The author was worried about having to …
A) eat too much food.
B) live with a stranger.
C) phone her mother too often.
D) change her habits.
16. Upon arrival on campus the author found out that …
A) she did not have enough place for all her things.
B) her roommate was a very nice person.
C) she knew most of the people there.
D) other students felt a similar way.
17. What does the word ‘nonexistent’ refer to in the last paragraph?
B) Home meals.
C) College security.
D) Old friends.
18. How has becoming a college student changed the author?
A) She has got used to eating out.
B) She has learned how to make new friends.
C) She has become more attached to her mother.
D) She has become more independent.

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New Delhi: In another dramatic turn of events, the Donald Trump administration on Wednesday ordered suspension of all flights by Chinese airlines to and from the country soon after Beijing prevented American carriers to resume services to China. Also Read - Trump Administration Rescinds Controversial International Students Visa Policy After US Institutions Take Legal Action
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The move from the Trump administration penalises China after it failed to comply with the existing agreement between the two countries on flights.
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