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That's kind of what scared me m "It's as honest and emotional and rootsy as music can get," said Dave Griffin, a co-host of the tribute "Last year, the police showed up at 2:15 a Ga "He was influenced by the same things we were growing up in Waycross," Herrin said â€â€?â€â€?â€â€? On the Net: Gram Parsons Tribute, http://www "It was hard-core country with rock attitude That was the end of Parsons' stay in Waycross, but it wasn't the end of Waycross' influence on him com/brh/guitarpull html The town has not forgotten its native son wayxcable He joined the Byrds in 1968 and persuaded them to create "Sweetheart of the Rodeo," an album now considered the first country-rock record (AP) â€â€? Gram Parsons, the father of country-rock, left his hometown of Waycross in 1958 when he was 12 years old Parsons, whose birth name was Cecil Ingram Connor, died at age 26 in 1973 when he did what Griffin calls "the Elvis thing," a fatal combination of drugs and alcohol "We had 200 to 250 people through the night " The Gram Parsons Guitar Pull and Tribute will feature music by Griffin and Billy Ray Herrin, who play together in Hickory Wind, a band named after a Parsons song Town Holds Gram Parsons Festival Nov 29, 3:13 PM EST %meta(topic:01011000;apâ€â€?topic:general entertainment;subtopic:music;%) WAYCROSS, Ga Hickory Wind, the Brooklyn Cowboys with Walter Egan and Lona Heins will perform at the Waycross festival Heins was nominated for a Grammy last year for her work on "The Last Whippoorwill," a song on the Gram Parsons Notebook CD released in 2000 Of course, it was longer and louder than it had ever been," he said His father accompanied the family to the train depot and then went home to shoot himself Two admirers are hosting their fifth annual tribute to the musician Saturday at Little Knights, a Waycross nightclub " Parsons' career started with the Byrds and the Flying Burrito Brothers This is the first year the festival has been moved from Griffin's backyard He later recorded solo albums and influenced bands from the Rolling Stones to Elvis Costello "I don't hear Bush and (Vice President Dick) Cheney saying that this is incorrect "It's a problem only if a lot of people see it "It raised a lot of questions " Former Iowa Republican Chairman Michael Mahaffey said the movie's impact could be dulled over time " Based on a record-breaking gross of $94 million through last weekend, theaters already have sold an estimated 12 million tickets to "Fahrenheit 9/11 "You want to respect the president," Sheesley said Four weeks and $94 million later, the film is still pulling in moviegoers at 2,000 theaters around the country, making Republicans nervous as it settles into the American mainstream Independents and GOP-leaning voters are likely to be found sitting beside those set to revel in its depiction of a clueless president with questionable ties to the oil industry Drawn in part by the buzz surrounding the film, people packed the theaters and formed long lines for tickets "It was one-sided "We didn't even stay to see the whole thing," Campbell said " A Gallup survey conducted July 8-11 said 8 percent of American adults had seen the film at that time, but that 18 percent still planned to see it at a theater and another 30 percent plan to see it on video â€â€?â€â€?â€â€? Associated Press writer Jennifer Holland in Columbia, S , contributed to this report â€â€?â€â€?â€â€? On the Net: Gallup survey: http://www I just vote for whoever is right for the job," the University of South Carolina student said , watching the movie last week at the Columbiana Grande tipped 26-year-old David Wood's support more to the left " In GOP-strong Columbia, S C "I'm not sure if it moves voters," GOP consultant Scott Reed said, "but if it moves 3 or 4 percent it's been a success "I guess that I think it makes me want to pursue how much of it is accurate and not just get carried away with one film," she said com Michael Moore official Web site: http://www " Retired college professor Dennis O'Brien, a Bush voter in 2000 and a movie buff who has seen other Moore films, said "Fahrenheit 9/11" hasn't changed his view of Bush but may well serve a larger purpose by sparking debate For Scott Campbell, 19, the movie reinforced his apathy toward politics " Bush's leadership in the wake of the Sept "Conventional wisdom will change completely every four or five weeks Two hours later, he left with conflicted emotions "Moore forces you to think about the role of oil in the politics of American life," O'Brien said gallup 'Fahrenheit 9/11' Making GOP Nervous Jul 22, 7:59 AM EST Republicans initially dismissed "Fahrenheit 9/11" as a cinematic screed that would play mostly to inveterate Bush bashers The Gallup survey found that nearly half of the Republicans and independents who expect to see the film said they were likely to view it on video C 11, 2001, terrorist attacks had impressed retired teacher Lavone Mann, another Des Moines moviegoer After watching the film, Mann wanted to know more about its claims "I think most people don't bother to really research, and all they need is something popular to sway them When he sat down to watch the film at the Varsity Theater in Des Moines last weekend, Rob Sheesley didn't harbor anti-Bush feelings Within a week, it was appearing in chain-owned theaters along with "Spider-Man 2," "The Notebook" and other big summer attractions "It's July," he said " Others at the screening in Columbia were put off by what they saw as the film's biased approach to examining Bush and the reasons he took the country to war "Fahrenheit 9/11" opened in June mainly in locally owned arts theaters that specialize in obscure films and tiny audiences michaelmoore "If you are a naive, uncommitted voter and wander into a theater, you aren't going to come away with a good impression of the president," Republican operative Joe Gaylord said "This goes back a long way " Two senior Republicans closely tied to the White House said the movie from director Michael Moore is seen as a political headache because it has reached beyond the Democratic base " Still, "Fahrenheit 9/11" is likely to gain an even wider audience when it's released on home video in the weeks before Election Day com "I don't consider myself a Republican or a Democrat More than a third of Republicans and nearly two-thirds of independents told Gallup they had seen or expected to see the film at theaters or on video "In all honesty, in a very close election, who knows what will sway the public?" Mahaffey said The musical, based on Roman Polanski's campy 1967 horror film, "The Fearless Vampire Killers," arrived with a large advance sale, but frittered away much of it during an extended preview period while its authors worked on perfecting the show The lavish Broadway musical starring Michael Crawford will closed after only 56 performances and a loss estimated at more than $12 million "Vampires," which has a score by Jim Steinman and a book by David Ives, Steinman and Michael Kunze, was Crawford's return to Broadway after he had scored a huge personal triumph in "The Phantom of Opera," in 1988 9 at the Minskoff Theatre, but box-office sales never recovered Last week, "Vampires" grossed $459,784, which is below its break-even point; the show filled less than 60 percent of its seats, many of them sold at discount prices The company recently filmed a television commercial costing $300,000 in an effort to combat the negative reviews that greeted the show when it opened Dec 'Dance of the Vampires' to Close Jan 14, 8:00 PM EST "Dance of the Vampires" gets a stake in its heart Jan 25 In fact, the musical played more previews â€â€? 61 â€â€? than it did actual performances |
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