Because the month of September neared its finish, Tim Montana gathered collectively a few of his closest pals for his annual fundraiser, this 12 months benefiting Particular Ops Xcursion, a corporation that serves energetic obligation particular operations forces.
The 2025 American Thread Sporting Clays Shoot raised greater than $307,000 for the group and kicked off on the evening of Monday, Sept. 29, at Metropolis Vineyard Nashville the place Montana placed on an unforgettable live performance. Joined by his good buddy and co-owner of Smart River Membership, Billy Gibbons, Montana welcomed many others to the stage, together with Jackyl‘s Jesse James Dupree, Gavin DeGraw, Craig Morgan and lots of others.
The next day, Montana introduced lots of of individuals collectively for a clay taking pictures competitors. Along with the competitors itself, varied army branches have been represented by parachute and helicopter landings and different demonstrations.
In a press release launched after the shoot, Montana stated, “Yearly this occasion will get greater and higher…I am already trying ahead to subsequent 12 months’s occasion and bringing people much more of these ‘only-in-Nashville’ moments.”
When Loudwire Nights’ Chuck Armstrong caught up with Montana on the Full Throttle Saloon at this 12 months’s Sturgis motorbike rally, he was trying ahead to the fundraiser.
“We’re all volunteer, we donate 100-percent of the proceeds again to veterans, energetic obligation,” he defined.
“We have put eight Gold Star Youngsters by faculty. I get wound up on this charity factor. I will find yourself homeless, but it surely feels good.”
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Throughout the live performance at Metropolis Vineyard Nashville, Gibbons and Dupree had an incredible second as they shared a narrative about taking part in collectively previously, which led the ZZ High legend to inform the gang how Dupree as soon as gave him a chainsaw.
“He thinks that I’ve forgotten about it,” Gibbons stated onstage.
“My beautiful bride is an enormous fan. I stated, ‘You realize Jesse?’ She goes, ‘Effectively, after all I do. You employ that chainsaw to chop down the timber in our yard.'”
Dupree then shared considered one of his favourite recollections with Gibbons: “I got here dwelling and Billy unrolled a complete roll of fax paper in my workplace and it was nothing however voodoo potions and recipes.”
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After that, Gibbons, Dupree and Montana tore right into a rendition of “La Grange,” which you’ll watch within the video under:
Scott Graves, founding father of Particular Ops Xcursion, shared his thanks for this 12 months’s American Thread Sporting Clays Shoot as he stated, “We’re extremely grateful for all of Tim’s efforts to drag this monumental occasion collectively and everybody who stands behind our mission in offering help and aid for individuals who have sacrificed a lot for us.”
You’ll be able to study extra in regards to the annual occasion at AmericanThreadShoot.com.
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