Hank III

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June Shows...

Thursday June 1st and Friday June 2nd - Jason Boland & the Stragglers. Yep, 2 nights of Jason.
www.thestragglers.com
Thursday June 15th - Scott H. Biram @ the Continental Club. I went ALONE & remained alone all night eventhough my "so-called" friends had promised that they would show up. I met 2 strangers who's names started with J and they bought me a couple of beers since my funds were low...very low. So low in fact that Leroy gave me a couple of beers complimentary of Scott H. Biram. http://www.scottbiram.com/
Saturday June 17th - National recording artist JOHNNY RODRIGUEZ. http://www.thirdcoasttalent.com/Artists/Johnny%20Rodriguez/Johnny%20Rodriguez.htm Again, I went alone to see Johnny in Manvel. www.eddiescountryballroom.com I had a great time, didn't over indulge and felt great the next AM. The age group of the crowd was amazing...anywhere from 2 to 85. I'm not kidding, either!!! Johnny sure is looking old & I'm sure he'd say the same thing about me. lol Does the words Grecian Formula come to mind? http://www.grecian-formula.com
Friday June 23rd - Cooder Graw @ the Firehouse Saloon www.coodergraw.com - Good times had with friends. Also received an invite for the "private party" on the 29th of July. woohoo
Wednesday June 28th - Jesse Dayton @ Puffabelly's with Davin James. www.jessedayton.com www.davinjames.com oh yeah...Sister K & I had a great time...way too many beers, though.

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Officials vow changes after Hank III gets raw at concert

By Angela LauUNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER
June 9, 2006
SOLANA BEACH – An annual fun-filled fiesta quickly turned into a fiasco Sunday when entertainer Hank Williams III spewed profanities from the stage and encouraged slam dancing that sheriff's deputies tried to stop for fear of massive injuries.
Yesterday, city officials were still recovering from the debacle, which happened at the end of the two-day Fiesta del Sol. Although no one was injured or arrested during the 7 p.m. performance, city officials vowed that in the future they would control the festival's entertainment list.
The Solana Beach Chamber of Commerce produces the annual fiesta that features live music, arts and crafts, children's rides and international food.
While the city didn't organize the event, it was held at the Fletcher Cove public parking lot and the organizer had asked the city to sponsor $13,000 of its expenses. The City Council will discuss that request Wednesday.
If the city sticks to its promise of tight scrutiny, future fiestas won't see the likes of Hank III, Deputy City Manager and Public Safety Director David Ott said.
The singer, grandson of legendary country star Hank Williams, is known for his hard-driving songs and off-color language. He was paid $5,000 to perform and was a surprise headliner addition, Ott said.
Those who attended the concert said Hank III veered from his promised country music, playing punk at the end. He directed vulgar hand gestures toward the audience, cursed the city of Solana Beach and used obscenities that were broadcast into the city because the amplifiers at the Fletcher Cove stage faced east toward homes.
Hank III's agent, Jon Pleeter, was unavailable for comment yesterday.
Ott, who was at the event, said Hank III encouraged 40 to 50 fans to form a mosh pit – in which dancers jostle and shove one another – that deputies feared would lead to injuries. About 10 percent of the packed audience of 3,000 to 4,000 people were children, adding to the concern, Ott and organizers said.
When a security guard escorted a fan from the moshing hot spot and deputies confiscated cans of beer from the crowd, Hank III got angry and the crowd got agitated.
One of his singers jumped into the crowd and some in the crowd tried to jump onto the stage.
“There was potential for it to get out of control,” Ott said.
City Councilman Tom Campbell, who heard the profanities from his kitchen, has demanded that the chamber relieve Dan Herzberg, vice president of the chamber, of his duties as chairman of the fiesta.
Herzberg issued a letter of apology on Monday, to city officials and to local newspapers.
“I love music. His grandfather was so much part of our history,” Herzberg said yesterday in a telephone interview. “This was one time for the fiesta to make an impact so our children can hear and see music.
“I talked to his agent. He had assured me he would sing country music,” Herzberg said. “He put on a great show, but he used the 'f' word too much. He was trying to create a frenzy.”
Herzberg said he's also received compliments on Hank III's show. So did FM 94.9, which promoted Fiesta del Sol and plays Hank III's music, said Garett Michaels, the radio station's program director.
Ken Leighton, who booked Hank III and the festival's other performers, said he was deeply sorry.
“There was no excuse for this. I deeply regret this mistake. We tried to do something good,” Leighton said. “I had no idea he would turn into a degenerate.”
Ott said festival organizers never told the city that Hank III would be performing, and only found out eight to 10 days before the show when the Sheriff's Department received a tip that he was going to sing.
Because of the singer's reputation, the city immediately demanded the organizers hire six additional deputies and four more security guards, for a total of 20 law enforcement and security personnel, Ott said.
Deputies decided not to stop the show for fear of starting a riot, but organizers cut it short by 15 minutes, Ott said.
Fiesta del Sol raised $90,000 this year through its sponsors, beer garden and vendors, Herzberg said.
News assistant Amy Carson contributed to this report.
Angela Lau: (760) 476-8240; angela.lau@uniontrib.com

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Again...lots of music, lots I missed...

I started looking at last months calendar and I honestly can't remember who I went to see and who I didn't...I can remember going to Austin, though.
Did I go and see JB Beverely and the Wayward Drifters www.waywarddrifters.com with the U-Joints on the 6th of May? No, I didn't. Now this I remember missing because I've only met JB once in Austin and they're from the Washington DC area.
Did I go and see Jarrod Birmingham www.jarrodbirmingham.com on the 7th of May? Nope...I sat at home again.
May 13th...Sister K and I went to the Armadillo Palace to see the Mike Mancy Band. www.mikemancy.com Now this, I have a vague recollection of...I had been power drinking all day long at the Art Car Parade and then we decided that we were going out. My dress attire was a total fiasco...this I remember.
May 20th...I went to Austin to see Dale Watson!!! www.dalewatson.com I had such a great time meeting new people and dancing my ass off. The place was packed and I got in free since I knew the girl working the door, Headcase Heidi. I also knew a bartender and waitress there...Redneck Girl and Becky. The beer was flowing and the entire place was hopping that night. I don't know how many times I danced but by the end of the night, I was most definitely ready to go home and sleep for a few hours.
May 24th...Sister K and I went out to see Davin James www.davinjames.com and Matt Hillyer of Eleven Hundred Springs www.elevenhundredsprings.com at Puffabelly's and drank way too much beer and had more fun than the law allows.
That is all (I think) for the month of May. Remember, don't drink and drive but most importantly:

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Comment: Wrong Country

Kenny Chesney. Rascal Flatts. Toby Keith. Is it any wonder that these are the nominees for Entertainer of the Year at the May 23 Academy of Country Music awards?
It shouldn't be. These are the artists, along with the Gretchen Wilsons and the Big and Riches, who are constantly played on radio. It's a world sanitized, vanilla and mainstream. The Academy, as usual, has ignored tons of great music from last year that is country music by virtue of soul, sound and spirit:
Album of the Year
Stephen Bruton, From the Five. The former Kristofferson and Raitt sideman from Texas knows how to play guitar (think of Chuck Berry playing slide guitar with Mark Knopfler's phrasing and The Band-era soul) and write beautiful songs. Listen to "Put Me Out of Your Misery."
Cross Canadian Ragweed, Garage. This roots-rock band from Oklahoma owes just as much to The Eagles and John Cougar Mellencamp as to R.E.M or the Black Crowes. And their music is as catchy as the best tunes those four have ever put out.
Top Male Vocalist
Delbert McClinton, Cost of Living. Bar none, there wasn't a better singer belting out country and western and roadhouse blues and soul music than McClinton. "Kiss Her Once For Me" will make you tear up for all the right reasons.
Top Vocal Group
BR5-49, Dog Days. I still can't figure out why the rest of the world hasn't caught on to these guys. Country hillbilly swing at its most exciting, BR5-49 is everything country music should be in the future because they know and respect the past.
Steven Ward

I'm glad that someone feels the same way that I do about Nashvegas...too much crap there.