January 4, 1999

country.com

Tonight at 7pm/et those wacky CMT Hit Trip kids will be here chattin' it up, so send in your questions now!

country.com Want to know what it's like to work with Leann Rimes, Bryan White, and Deana Carter? Send in your questions for the CMT Hit Trip kids now ... the chat will begin in about five minutes, once we get them settled down!!

country.com Kenda, Jeff and Heather are ready to take your questions now ... let the fun begin!

AsYLuM274
hey guys, how are ya? i love the show!!! i have a ? for ya. if each of u could pick one star to have on Hit Trip, who would they be? i know mine would be BRYAN WHITE!! :) keep up the great work!!! --Billie

Heather: Loretta Lynn, she's my total favorite.

Jeff: James Taylor. He is by far one of my favorite musical heroes.

Kenda: Well, Heather took my answer ... Shania Twain, because my dad loves her, and he would want her autograph.

Chesnee
First off, I LOVE Hit Trip! My question is for Kends. Is that you in Sammy Kershaw's "Meant To Be," and "Love Of My Life" videos? I'm pretty sure it is, but not certain. Thanks!

Kenda: Yes!!!

ephud
Are any of you married or have any children? --Rachel

Heather: Yes, I am married. My anniversary is coming up, the day we are filming in Maui. Feb 10 is my anniversary, and no kids.

Kenda: Yes, I've been married four and a half years. I have two kids -- NOT with Sammy Kershaw (smile) -- and their ages are 3 1/2 and 2.

Jeff: My answer's short. No, none of the above.

CowboyKCL
Hi, My name is Kevin and I am 20. I am wondering what are the ups and downs of doing a trip like this for you guys. Are any of you in college or trying to finish it up?

Jeff: The schedule, early mornings and late nights kind of wear on your body, but it's well worth it.

Heather: The ups is just that it's fun, we've all been friends for years, so we get to hang out together and do things you wouldn't normally do. We are all best friends, so the best part is being together.

Kenda: The ups would be, it's a great time to just hang out with Heather and Jeff. Jeff kind of brings Heather and I out of our little girl world. We get to share a room and have a slumber party every night. The downer is that Jeff and Heather like to make fun of me a lot.

Cutiepi119
Who was the funniest country singer you have interviewed??? and have you ever met Faith Hill?

Kenda: Neal McCoy was fun; Dolly Parton. No we haven't met Faith Hill yet.

Julfgar
Where did you all or y'all get discovered? You guys do a great job! Kenda, I think you're awesome.

Heather: It's pretty much the same story for all of us. We went through the audition process and kind of put in a good word for all of us.

country.com The new Hit Trip season begins tomorrow on CMT. Do you have a question for Kenda, Jeff or Heather? Send it in!

Redveedub
I just wanna ask Kenda -- will you marry me?

Kenda: No.

Moonlight_Knight
Are you doing anything special in Maui for the anniversary?

Heather: I will be on the telephone having a nice lengthy conversation with lots of 'I miss yous' with my husband.

dmartrain
Hey Guys! I was wondering when all of y'all's birthdays are, and are y'all going to have new comer Andy Griggs on the show anytime soon?

Jeff: Andy Griggs is not scheduled so far. My birthday's in June, and we celebrated it on the show last season.

Kenda: My birthday's June 12, so Heather and Jeff had better be planning something great; and my age is of no importance to you (smile).

Heather: My birthday is December 15, and we celebrated it on the show at a Dude Ranch in San Antone. I was very surprised.

brasspole
What's in the future for your show?

Kenda: LeAnn Rimes starts tomorrow.

country.com You can join Jeff, Kenda, and Heather in the new season of CMT's Hit Trip, starting with a trip to Las Vegas to see LeAnn Rimes!

DCFreak09
If you could only bring 3 cd's with you to a deserted island, which three cd's would you bring?

Heather: I'd bring a group called Crowded House, Third Eye Blind and Toad The Wet Sprockets. I also really like Junior Brown's stuff, he's really cool.

Kenda: I'd bring The Dixie Chicks, John Mellencamp and Faith Hill.

Jeff: I'd bring James Taylor, Shawn Colvin and Lenny Kravitz.

country.com Check out country.com for the complete Hit Trip schedule, including trips to Las Vegas, Maui and the Bahamas! You can join them on CMT!

couger316
How do you like being a tv star?

Kenda: I didn't know I was a TV star, but I do like being on Hit Trip. We have a blast!!!

Heather: I think it's really fun getting to do the stuff we get to do and doing the stuff we get to do. It's fun meeting the people on the shows.

Jeff: I also didn't know I was a star, but it's a lot of fun doing the show and meeting the people we get to meet, and the places we get to go are unbelievable.

DUNKIE123
Jeff, what is the greatest advantage of working with just two girls, you being the only male?

Jeff: They're great KISSERS (just kidding). I wouldn't know, but their husbands tell me that. The serious answer would be -- it's great to be noticed everywhere we go because of them.

Alan
Hi there, what is you guys' most favorite country singer?

Jeff: I love the Dixie Chicks.

Heather: My favorite group is definitely the Dixie Chicks; I love Junior Brown and BR5-49 and Faith Hill.

Kenda: My favorite singers are Bryan White, Deanna Carter and Garth Brooks.

havey
Will you be making it to Hot'lanta for a show?
country.com Yes, stay tuned this season for drama in Atlanta with Billy Ray Cyrus and Allison Moorer.

Jamie
Did any of you guys ever want to become singers?

Kenda: I would love to sing, but the problem is, I can't.

Jeff: Actually, I'd like to sing someday, but it would just have to be the right timing and opportunity.

Heather: I love to sing, I've never really wanted to do it in a professional capacity though. Also, I'm definitely not good enough to do it on a professional level.

Kristi07
Do all of you help in the picking of guests and places??

Kenda: Yes, everything that we do on the show is my idea. I will take full credit for all of the wonderful segments. Of course, I'm just kidding you guys. We are involved in the creative process of the show.

CAPT BUZZ
I get the idea you guys grew up together ... how did the show come together for you guys?

Heather: We've known each other for four or five years. Jeff is good friends with my and Kenda's husband. We told each other about the show, and we feel very blessed that we were able to be chosen to work together. It's one of those things that doesn't happen very often.

Jeff: Although we've been friends for awhile, we auditioned separately and were randomly picked ... we were fortunate that we had all known each other.

Kenda: Because we are all friends, I think that it adds to the chemistry that we have together onscreen. It's not put on, we really love each other and have a ball.

country.com Thanks for joining Jeff, Kenda and Heather tonight! You can see them tomorrow when the new season of Hit Trip begins on CMT, with Leann Rimes in Las Vegas! Check out the entire show schedule right here on country.com!

Heather: Thank you for taking interest in the show and what we're doing. We feel very honored that you guys want to talk to us about what we're doing. We hope you'll take an interest in the next season. If we're in your hometown, we'd love to meet you in person.

Kenda: Thanks to everyone who took time to log onto the chat tonight. We enjoyed your questions and WATCH OUT, you never know when the Hit Trip hosts will try to grab you to be on CMT!!!

Jeff: Thanks for hanging out with us tonight. You guys probably feel like you know us, being able to watch us each week, but this was nice getting to know you tonight. So, be sure you come and say 'hey' if you see us in your neck of the woods, because we do the show for YOU!

 

 

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