As I was working on my own story about the Tim McBrawl incident, I missed an interview with a guy named Marcus who called the Fitz in the Morning show on KKWF- FM (The Wolf, 100.7) claiming to be that drunk dude that Tim McGraw nearly punched in the melon. Contrary to a statement that McGraw's publicist issued, saying the singer spotted a man attacking a female fan up front, Marcus claimed he was the one getting roughed up.

“I was just walkin’ forward," he said. "Next thing you know, people were shovin’ me around. If I did pull someone’s hair it wasn’t intentional.”

Marcus said he was trying to pick up his hat, and the next thing he knew he thought he was being invited up onstage. He claimed to be surprised when the country star cocked his fist, ready to put a smack down.

"I don't know what I would have done if he punched me," he said.

Then the Fritz in the Morning crew jokingly asked Marcus if he was feeling a little whiplash or if he’d suffered emotional distress – you know, any excuse to a celebrity for a mountain of money.

"My back is hurtin' a little bit," Marcus replied, sounding like he was kidding.

The Wolf has audio from the interview posted on their front page this morning.

In contrast, there’s the KOMO-TV report some of you may have seen. The Seattle station interviewed a pair of fans who claimed to have met the rowdy offender outside of White River and taken a picture with him. The guy was stinking drunk, one fan told KOMO, and talked about fighting Tim McGraw would have been fun and worth going to jail.

I hadn't heard the Marcus interview this morning when I woke up at the crack of dawn to be interviewed by The Farm, a radio station in Tennessee. (Stupid time zones! More coffee, please.) Their morning crew asked me if the fan had issued his own statement or talked about suing McGraw. I didn't have the foggiest, and just hoped I didn't sound like a dork on the ol' radio machine. I'll see what I can find out.