Show Low Traffic Delays…

by TommyBoy on June 3, 2016 at 
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Traffic restrictions and detours will be in effect Saturday, June 4, from 7:30 a.m. to 10 a.m., with U.S. 60 (Deuce of Clubs) closed at Whipple Road on the west and State Route 260 (White Mountain Road) on the east.

The eastbound detour will begin at the Deuce of Clubs and Whipple Road intersection, with traffic routed to Whipple Road to Central Avenue and south on Woolford Road to  South White Mountain Road, where the White Mountain Entertainment Show Low 5 movie theaters are located.

Westbound traffic on the Deuce of Clubs will be routed south on South White Mountain Road to Woolford Road and return to the Deuce of Clubs via Whipple Road. The Deuce of Clubs between 3rd Drive (by Ace Hardware) and Old Linden Road (by Sonic) will be closed during this time Saturday for the annual Derby Down the Deuce, one of the events of the three-day Show Low Days (which runs Friday, June 3, through Sunday, June 5).

An additional special event planned for this weekend is the Deuces Wild triathlon. Both Show Low Days and the triathlon attract large numbers of participants, with more bicycles and vehicles on the road than usual. Consequently, there will be some traffic delays so motorists are urged to plan accordingly and be extra-cautious of pedestrians, cyclists and other motor vehicles.

Erin Andrews & NFL Star J.J. Watt to Co-Host CMT Music Awards

by TommyBoy on June 2, 2016 at 
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Fox Sports anchor and Dancing With the Stars co-host Erin Andrews and Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt are teaming up to co-host this year’s CMT Music Awards on June 8. Neither is a stranger to the awards show: Andrews co-hosted last year alongside actress Brittany Snow, while Watt presented and introduced a performance from Zac Brown Band.

Lady Gaga Takes Keith Urban’s Place at Indianapolis 500

by TommyBoy on May 31, 2016 at 
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The gentlemen started their engines, but Keith Urban wasn’t one of them attending Sunday’s (May 29) Indianapolis 500.

A back injury forced him to cancel on his plans to ride with legendary driver Mario Andretti. Urban was going to perform — just ride in the two-seater with Andretti in front of the pace car at the start of the race.

Lady Gaga took Urban’s place to help kick off the 100th running of the Indy 500.

 

MEMORIAL DAY 2016

by TommyBoy on May 29, 2016 at 
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Charlie Daniels Recalls Bob Dylan’s Nashville Skyline

by TommyBoy on May 25, 2016 at 
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Charlie Daniels knows the competition of being a Nashville session musician. Sick days and cancellations can lead to groundbreaking work and that was certainly the case when Daniels got the call to play on Bob Dylan’s 1969 album, Nashville Skyline.

Daniels was still relatively new to Music City and made a living as a go-to studio picker. At the time, producer Bob Johnston originally had another guitar player booked for the 25-session gig.

“The only problem was by the time they got to him, he was already booked for that very first session,” Daniels recalls. “So, Johnston asked me to come fill in for him. And I did. And, of course, I played with all my heart and soul as much as I possibly could.”

By the end of the first session it was evident Daniels had to stay.

“I was packing my gear up to leave,” Daniels says. “Dylan asked Johnston, ‘Where’s he going?’ He said, ‘He’s leaving. I got another guitar player coming in.’ And Dylan said, ‘I don’t want another guitar player. I want him.’ It’s just unbelievable, I don’t know, almost surreal.”

“I didn’t know what to expect,” Daniels adds. “But I found him to be totally and completely different from what I read in the press. He was friendly. He was conversational. He had a sense of humor. He was having fun in the studio. And that album went like clockwork. Everybody was so into it. All the players and Dylan, it just happened. It was so relaxed. … Dylan’s doesn’t like to spend a whole lot of time on a song. If the first take is good, it’s the first take.”