Thursday, May 6, 2010

Here & There Column 5-4-10


Thunder 102's Big Weekend

Thunder Country's big weekend is upon us and Thunderheads and all area folks will have the opportunity to see the first Miss Teen, Miss and Mrs. Thunder Country International Pageant Friday evening May 7 at the Villa Roma Resort and on Saturday evening May 8 Thunder Bash will take place at the Monticello Casino & Raceway.
The Friday Pageant age groups is Teen (13-18), Miss (19-29 single with no children) and Mrs. 21-56 currently married and residing with spouse).
Competition events include a private interview-business attire, western wear and attire must be modern cowgirl attire, evening wear with evening gown attire and on-stage interview.
All contestants agreed to becoming a Thunderhead.
Tickets for the show starting at 7:30 is $5 but anyone showing a Thunder Bash ticket at the door will receive free entry to the pageant.
A wonderful Pageant evening can be expected at the Villa Roma Resort.
Recording artist Jimmy Wayne headlines the Saturday 7 p.m. Thunder Bash at the Raceway. Also appearing are the Iron Cowboy and Somerville and Alyssa Startup.
Thunder Bash is free but you need a ticket to get in and they are available at many area merchants.
Jimmy Wayne is an American country music singer and songwriter. He released his self-titled debut album in 2003 on the Dream Works Records label. Four singles were released from it, including, "Stay Gone" and I Love You This Much", which both reaching the Top Ten on the Billboard country charts.
A second album, "Do You Believe Me Now" was released in August 2008 via Bog Machine Records subsidiary Valory Music Group, and its title track became his first Number One hit in late 2008.
As a teenager finishing high school, Jimmy worked as a guard at the Gaston Correctional Facility where he took songwriting advise from an inmate. He earned an associates degree in criminal justice at a community college, worked as a corrections officer for 4 years before moving to Nashville to pursue his musical interests.
In Nashville Wayne worked as a songwriter for Acuff-Rose Music, collaborating with Dean Dillon, Sanger D. Shafer and others while practicing his guitar and songwriting skills.
In September 2009, Wayne release a cover version of Hall & Oates' 1976 single "Sara Smile." with backing vocals from Hall & Oates.
In mid 2009 he joined Brad Paisley an Dierks Bentley on the American Saturday Night tour.
Country music fans are in for a real treat with the 2010 Thunder Bash.


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