Archive for January 29th, 2009

The Opera House shakes up Thomaston U.S.A

by: admin January 29, 2009

Decked out in blue suede shoes, flaunting sideburns and a guitar, roustabout Chad, who bears a striking likeness to Elvis Presley, comes into town on a motorcycle that sputters and spurts and needs the attention of an ace mechanic.
Grease monkey Natalie is just the one to fix that bike in the Thomaston Opera House production [...]

‘Young’ Elvis wows ‘em at Saginaw competition

by: admin January 29, 2009

Jake A. Slater entered his first Elvis tribute artist competition ever and walked away with the first-place prize in the early years category — beating out nine other well-seasoned early years contestants and winning screams of support from audience members wowed by his uncanny resemblance to the wiggling Presley.
”In a year or two he’ll be [...]

On the road again

by: admin January 29, 2009

There are a handful of givens at a Willie Nelson concert. The first is that he is going to amble on stage clasping the world-weary, well-worn acoustic guitar that he affectionately calls Trigger. The second is that when Nelson and his cohorts ease their way into the evening, they are going to do so with [...]

The day the music died

by: admin January 29, 2009

If you were hoping to get a ticket to the 50th annual Winter Dance Party this weekend, you can forget it.
They’re all sold out.
It was Feb. 2, 1959, when Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. ‘Big Bopper” Richardson played their last concert at The Surf Ballroom at Clear Lake near Mason City. The next day [...]

Billy Elvis in charity fundraising gig

by: admin January 29, 2009

IT’S now or never for an Elvis charity Valentine’s night being held in Daventry.
Billy Elvis, a professional tribute act, will be performing at Ford Sports and Social Club in Royal Oak Way North on Friday, February 13, to help raise money for the British Heart Foundation.
Karen and Stuart Hillier, from Daventry, are behind the fundraising [...]