On the road for real, the Taylor Hicks National Tour leaves Kansas City today and ventures into the wide open spaces on its way west.
It stops in the stark vastness of Western Colorado in Grand Junction, at the Mesa Theatre on Thursday, August 19, for an 8:00 p.m. concert.
I have one vivid memory from many years ago of entering Grand Junction near the end of the day with the setting sun glaring in my eyes. I was amazed to recently find a great description just as I remembered it by the music blogger, Bob Lefsetz, visiting Telluride via Grand Junction:
“We left the megalopolis of Vail just before noon. The Vail Valley is one big advertisement for planning/zoning. But once you're past Eagle, you're in Colorado wilderness, following the river through the canyon to Glenwood Springs. Truly beautiful.
It stops in the stark vastness of Western Colorado in Grand Junction, at the Mesa Theatre on Thursday, August 19, for an 8:00 p.m. concert.
I have one vivid memory from many years ago of entering Grand Junction near the end of the day with the setting sun glaring in my eyes. I was amazed to recently find a great description just as I remembered it by the music blogger, Bob Lefsetz, visiting Telluride via Grand Junction:
“We left the megalopolis of Vail just before noon. The Vail Valley is one big advertisement for planning/zoning. But once you're past Eagle, you're in Colorado wilderness, following the river through the canyon to Glenwood Springs. Truly beautiful.
"And when you pass through the old town with its hot springs (very crowded today), and you don't go up the Roaring Fork Valley to Aspen, you slowly descend into Grand Junction. With bluffs on each side. Hillsides carved by rushing waters or rocks or who knows what millennia ago to reveal sheer cliffs banded in red and white and vertical structures akin to mushrooms that tower in the air like a sci-fi movie.”
Slow the bus down, boys, and enjoy the incredible vistas of this Western country!
August 19~Mesa Theatre, Grand Junction, CO 8:00 p.m.
http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=2805305
Slow the bus down, boys, and enjoy the incredible vistas of this Western country!
August 19~Mesa Theatre, Grand Junction, CO 8:00 p.m.
http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=2805305
From the Colorado mountains to the Colorado River, Taylor, the band, and the bus with air conditioning (the lifeblood of the deserts in August), travel through some of the most stunning scenery in the West in Utah and on to the riverside Nevada gambling mecca of Dan Laughlin.
Even on the river, it is hot in August.
Laughlin is the laid-back stepchild of Las Vegas, only a short drive away. It is infused, though, with the chi-ching and lure of Lady Luck. The Aquarius Casino and Resort is a twin-towered jewel beside the river with the indoor Aquarius Pavilion venue where Taylor will perform and the Outdoor Amphitheatre, not often used in August.
In 2005, just down the road in Las Vegas, a virtually unknown Taylor Hicks auditioned for American Idol. Now he is back in the area with his National Tour on a very large tour bus!
August 21~Aquarius Pavilion, Laughlin, NV, 8:00 p.m.
http://www.aquariuscasinoresort.com/special-offers#TaylorHicks
“The Distance” has new meaning out here in the West.
Thanks, Taylor and band, for making the long trek! And thanks to your bus driver for safe travels.
Stock the bus with plenty of water and enjoy those “West Texas skies” wherever you are. We will enjoy having you all.
See you in Laughlin!!!
~~~
Even on the river, it is hot in August.
Laughlin is the laid-back stepchild of Las Vegas, only a short drive away. It is infused, though, with the chi-ching and lure of Lady Luck. The Aquarius Casino and Resort is a twin-towered jewel beside the river with the indoor Aquarius Pavilion venue where Taylor will perform and the Outdoor Amphitheatre, not often used in August.
In 2005, just down the road in Las Vegas, a virtually unknown Taylor Hicks auditioned for American Idol. Now he is back in the area with his National Tour on a very large tour bus!
August 21~Aquarius Pavilion, Laughlin, NV, 8:00 p.m.
http://www.aquariuscasinoresort.com/special-offers#TaylorHicks
“The Distance” has new meaning out here in the West.
Thanks, Taylor and band, for making the long trek! And thanks to your bus driver for safe travels.
Stock the bus with plenty of water and enjoy those “West Texas skies” wherever you are. We will enjoy having you all.
See you in Laughlin!!!
~~~
If you are anywhere in the West, don’t miss this time to see Taylor Hicks. He may not come this way again soon!
“Takin’ his dreams to the Golden State”~~The tour whomps the West Coast in San Diego, San Luis Obispo, San Francisco, and Coarsegold, CA!
It’s our turn!!!
Taylor Hicks National Tour 2010 ~ NEW BOOKING!
Ticket links
August 19~Mesa Theatre, Grand Junction, CO 8:00 p.m.
http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=2805305
August 21~Aquarius Pavilion, Laughlin, NV, 8:00 p.m.
http://www.aquariuscasinoresort.com/special-offers#TaylorHicks
August 22~Anthology Supper Club, San Diego, CA 7:30 p.m.
http://www.anthologysd.com/tickets.html?date=2010/08/22&showname=Taylor%20Hicks&Show=1&time=7:30PM
August 24~Downtown Brewing Company, San Luis Obispo, CA 7:00
http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=2639105
August 25~The Rrazz Room at Hotel Nikko, San Francisco, CA, 7:30 p.m.
http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=2489715
August 26~Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino, Coarsegold, CA
http://www.chukchansigold.com/PromotionsEvents/Concerts/
August 28~ Armed Forces Appreciation Day, American Idols for our American Heroes, “Bull Rigdon” Fairgrounds, Fort Walton, FL
Contact information: 850-244-8191.
September 15~Infinity Music Hall, Norfolk, CT, 8:00 p.m.
http://www.infinityhall.com/events/taylor-hicks
September 16~Tarrytown Music Hall, Tarrytown, NY 8:00 p.m. NEW BOOKING-Unconfirmed at taylorhicks.com Tickets on sale 8/20/10
http://tickets.tarrytownmusichall.org/eventperformances.asp?evt=1020&c=39&pg
September 18~Paramount Theatre, Rutland, VT, 8:00 p.m.
http://www.paramountvt.org/shows_details.php?show_id=80
September 26~SOS Children’s Villages Concert w/Matt Cusson, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, PA, 8:00 p.m.
http://www.kimmelcenter.org/events/index.php?id=3814
October 9 – 10 ~Epcot Center “Eat to the Beat Concert Series, Orlando, FL, 5:15, 6:30, 7:45 p.m.
http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2010/04/eat-to-the-beat-concert-series-lineup-at-epcot-international-food-wine-festival/
~~~
Quote: http://lefsetz.com/wordpress/index.php/archives/2010/08/09/telluride/
Photo credit to L.H. via TaylorHicksNews on twitpic: Taylor Hicks and Sam Gunderson at Knuckleheads, Kansas City, MO, August 14.
“Takin’ his dreams to the Golden State”~~The tour whomps the West Coast in San Diego, San Luis Obispo, San Francisco, and Coarsegold, CA!
It’s our turn!!!
Taylor Hicks National Tour 2010 ~ NEW BOOKING!
Ticket links
August 19~Mesa Theatre, Grand Junction, CO 8:00 p.m.
http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=2805305
August 21~Aquarius Pavilion, Laughlin, NV, 8:00 p.m.
http://www.aquariuscasinoresort.com/special-offers#TaylorHicks
August 22~Anthology Supper Club, San Diego, CA 7:30 p.m.
http://www.anthologysd.com/tickets.html?date=2010/08/22&showname=Taylor%20Hicks&Show=1&time=7:30PM
August 24~Downtown Brewing Company, San Luis Obispo, CA 7:00
http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=2639105
August 25~The Rrazz Room at Hotel Nikko, San Francisco, CA, 7:30 p.m.
http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=2489715
August 26~Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino, Coarsegold, CA
http://www.chukchansigold.com/PromotionsEvents/Concerts/
August 28~ Armed Forces Appreciation Day, American Idols for our American Heroes, “Bull Rigdon” Fairgrounds, Fort Walton, FL
Contact information: 850-244-8191.
September 15~Infinity Music Hall, Norfolk, CT, 8:00 p.m.
http://www.infinityhall.com/events/taylor-hicks
September 16~Tarrytown Music Hall, Tarrytown, NY 8:00 p.m. NEW BOOKING-Unconfirmed at taylorhicks.com Tickets on sale 8/20/10
http://tickets.tarrytownmusichall.org/eventperformances.asp?evt=1020&c=39&pg
September 18~Paramount Theatre, Rutland, VT, 8:00 p.m.
http://www.paramountvt.org/shows_details.php?show_id=80
September 26~SOS Children’s Villages Concert w/Matt Cusson, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, PA, 8:00 p.m.
http://www.kimmelcenter.org/events/index.php?id=3814
October 9 – 10 ~Epcot Center “Eat to the Beat Concert Series, Orlando, FL, 5:15, 6:30, 7:45 p.m.
http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2010/04/eat-to-the-beat-concert-series-lineup-at-epcot-international-food-wine-festival/
~~~
Quote: http://lefsetz.com/wordpress/index.php/archives/2010/08/09/telluride/
Photo credit to L.H. via TaylorHicksNews on twitpic: Taylor Hicks and Sam Gunderson at Knuckleheads, Kansas City, MO, August 14.
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1 comment:
It sounds like a very scenic trip that Taylor and his band are taking. Might be worthy of some "twitpics" by Taylor. Amazing how life often brings us "full circle". This time, though, circumstances have changed and Taylor is no longer "virtually unknown" and his circumstances have definitely changed.
I hope you enjoy the concert. Thanks for the interesting blog.
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