From UsWeekly...Jessica Simpson's first country concert was met with mixed reactions.

Audiences booed and clapped as the singer, 28, opened for Sara Evans on Satturday at the Country Thunder USA festival in Randall, Wisconsin.

"I don't know what your perception is of Jessica Simpson or what tabloid you buy, but I just want you to know that I'm just a girl from Texas," Simpson told the crowd. "I'm just like you. I'm doing what I love and dating a boy."

She dedicated the tune "You're My Sunday" to beau Tony Romo, who was in the audience, and performed a slew of covers - including Willie Nelson's "On the Road Again" - as well as her new single "Come On Over."

One concertgoer told the local paper: "I'll have to drink a lot of beer to sit through her concert."

Added another: "She's an embarrassment to country music."

Not all were haters.

One fan told the paper, "I actually like her country songs better. She has a great voice, plus, she's adorable."

Despite the lukewarm buzz, her father Joe recently told Usmagazine.com his daughter - whose album drops September 9 - is ready for country.

"It feels really good," he said of her album. "She is extremely happy."

 ...Eh.  I'm all for the girl finding her place in the music world... but she needs to remember that Country Fans are the most loyal and fickle.  They LOVE them some Carrie Underwood, and it seems like Jessica is trying to step into those shoes.  The song, the look, the boyfriend.  Jessica just needs to keep plugging away at this...proving that this is where she really wants to be.  If she does that, and delivers good music too... she just may have a chance.  Good luck.