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  • DARIUS RUCKER WINS GRAMMY FOR ‘WAGON WHEEL.’ (AUDIO)

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    Darius Rucker picked up the Grammy Award for Best Country Solo Performance for his No. 1 hit, “Wagon Wheel.” The song is from his latest album, True Believers.

    Audio / Darius Rucker explains how he came up with the idea of recording “Wagon Wheel” for his new album.

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    Darius Rucker (Wagon Wheel) OC: …finished it. :43
    “Somebody had played ‘Wagon Wheel’ for me years ago. It was one of those things that didn’t really…and I didn’t really get it. So, I’m at my daughter’s high school talent show, and I’m sitting in the audience with my family. We were watching my daughter, and the faculty band gets up. It’s just the faculty from her school, and they play ‘Wagon Wheel.’ And I’m sitting in the audience, and they get to the middle of the chorus, and I turned to my wife, and I go, ‘I’ve got to cut this song.’ I’m serious. This all happened in three-and-a-half minutes, four minutes, while they’re playing the song. And so I’m texting Frank Rogers, ‘Do you know this ‘Wagon Wheel’ song?’ He’s like, ‘Yeah. It’s by Old Crow Medicine Show.’ He said, ‘A lot of people have cut it.’ I said, ‘I don’t care! [laughs] I’m cutting it!’ He’s like, ‘Yeah, dude. We’ll try it. We’ll cut it.’ And so…I cut it, and it was great after we finished it.”

     

     

  • SHANIA TWAIN SELLS OUT TWO CALGARY STAMPEDE SHOWS WITHIN MERE MINUTES. (PRESS RELEASE)

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    Calgary (Alberta) January 24, 2014 –There is no doubt about it. Shania Twain is still the one we love. Tickets to Twain’s announced July 9TH concert sold out within mere minutes of the public on-sale time of 10 a.m. this morning. Owing to strong demand, a second concert was announced immediately. Tickets for the July 10th concert went on sale at 10:30 a.m. By shortly after 11 a.m., all of those tickets were also snapped up by fans.

    Twain is staging the two concerts on the Wednesday and Thursday of Stampede 2014, as part of the Virgin Mobile Stampede Concert Series, proudly presented by the Calgary Stampede and Stampede Concerts Inc. Within moments of the first concert selling out, local media were able to share the news of the second concert and on-sale time, helping local fans in their bid for tickets.

    “We knew demand would be strong, but even we have been awed by the volume of Shania Twain fans eager to see her at the Stampede,” says Adam Oppenheim, managing director, Stampede Concerts Inc. “It was a tremendous coup that Shania chose the Stampede as her first Canadian concert in a decade. We’re thrilled that we were able to offer a second concert, making twice as many fans very happy.”

    “We’re looking forward to announcing more stellar concert offerings to everyone soon,” says Oppenheim.

    An amazing and accomplished singer and songwriter, Twain is a phenomenon. With more than 75 million albums sold worldwide, she is the top-selling female country artist of all time; has multi-platinum album sales in 32 countries; has the eighth-biggest selling album of all time in the U.S.; and 18 top 10 songs, eight of which reached number one.

    The Calgary Stampede is July 4-13, 2014. For more information, please visit calgarystampede.com. Stay tuned for more great Virgin Mobile Stampede Concert Series announcements as well as the Coca-Cola Stage and Nashville North line-ups.

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    About the Calgary Stampede
    The Calgary Stampede celebrates the people, the animals, the land, the traditions and the values that make up the unique spirit of the west. The Calgary Stampede contributes to the quality of life in Calgary and southern Alberta through our world-renowned 10-day Stampede, year-round facilities, western events and several youth and agriculture programs. Exemplifying the theme We’re Greatest Together;; we are a volunteer-supported, not-for-profit community organization that preserves and promotes western heritage and values. All revenue is reinvested into Calgary Stampede programs and facilities. 

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  • KEITH URBAN IS SET TO PREMIERE THE VIDEO FOR ‘COP CAR’ ON MONDAY. (PRESS RELEASE)

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    Four-time Grammy Award winner Keith Urban will debut the new music video for his latest single “Cop Car”, this Monday at 10:00AM EST, on E!.News and on E! Online at www.eonline.com.  Following, at 12:00PM EST the video will be available at http://smarturl.it/CopCarVideo. The single, the 2014 Grammy nominee’s third from his #1 album FUSE, follows “Little Bit Of Everything” and his most recent “We Were Us” featuring Miranda Lambert, both of which hit #1 on the charts.

    “I love the image of this song,” said Urban.  “A guy falling in love with this girl, while they’re both in handcuffs, and she’s going nuts – all in the back of a cop car.”

    Urban is set to perform “Cop Car” on the 56th Annual Grammy Awards to air this Sunday.  Following his performance Urban will head to New York City’s Madison Square Garden, where his “Light The Fuse Tour” will continue.  Live filming for American Idol begins next month.

    FUSE, released last September, debuted atop the Billboard Top 200 All-Genre Album and Country Chart.  It marked the first time that a male country artist debuted at #1 in the United States, Canada and Australia simultaneously.  You can purchase FUSE at http://smarturl.it/FUSEdeluxe. 

     

  • JENNIFER NETTLES DEBUTS ATOP THE COUNTRY ALBUM CHART. (AUDIO)

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    Jennifer Nettles’ That Girl debuted at the top of the Billboard Country Album Chart. The project sold 54,000 copies to land at No. 1 on the country chart and at No. 5 overall. Jennifer said her new solo project was four years in the making, due to a lot of focus and planning on her part. “I approached the desire to do a solo project like I do most anything that feels like a big life change,” says Jennifer. “I approached it with focus and with planning and with logistics. It took a lot of that, you know, because obviously where Sugarland is concerned, we’ve been together for 10 years, and that was in and of itself an incredible machine. There were jobs and people who were depending on what we were doing as a duo, and so I didn’t take it lightly from a logistics perspective what I was going to do. So, consequently that type of planning and consideration allowed me the time artistically to also dig in, and to feel a little bit more free, and to not feel like I had an impending deadline on when I wanted to do this project.”

    Catch Jennifer next week as she makes appearances on The Ellen DeGeneres Show January 27th, CBS’s The Talk on January 28th and The Tonight Show With Jay Leno January 29th.

    Audio / Jennifer Nettles (album approach)

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    AUDIO: Jennifer Nettles says she was very focused when approaching this new solo album.

    Jennifer Nettles (album approach) OC: …my art. :56
    “I approached the desire to do a solo project like I do most anything that feels like a big life change, you know, I approached it with focus and with planning and with logistics. It took a lot of that, you know, because obviously where Sugarland is concerned, we’ve been together for 10 years, and that was in and of itself an incredible machine. There were jobs and people who were depending on what we were doing as a duo, and so I didn’t take it lightly from a logistics perspective what I was going to do, so consequently that type of planning and consideration allowed me the time artistically to also dig in, and to feel a little bit more free, and to not feel like I had an impending deadline on when I wanted to do this project. So, I approached it not only in terms of my work, but also in terms of my art.”

  • KELLEIGH BANNEN RELEASES THE VIDEO FOR ‘FAMOUS!’ (PRESS RELEASE)

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    NASHVILLE, Tenn. – EMI Records’ Kelleigh Bannen released her dynamic new single, “Famous” to country radio this week.  Bannen has paired the song with a vibrant video premiering exclusively on VEVO today, Jan. 23.  View HERE.
     
    “Famous” takes a fresh approach and puts a playful, karmic spin on the familiar “somebody-done-somebody-wrong” country song.  Available now on iTunes.
     
    “What first attracted me to the single was the angle,” explains Bannen.  “You cheated on me, you hurt me – so I’m going to make you famous.  It’s not just revengeful, there’s a little smile and wink to it – and I love that!”
     
    The visually stunning video, directed by London Alley’s Hannah Lux Davis (Lil Wayne, Ciara) and shot in Palmdale, Calif., showcases Bannen as the feisty heroine in the story alongside powerful performance footage from the up-and-coming star.  View behind the scenes footage HERE.
     
    “Famous,” written by Sara Haze, Gordie Sampson and Troy Verges, is the first single off Bannen’s forthcoming album.  Bannen teamed with producers Jedd Hughes and Jason Lehning to help achieve her unique blend of country music story-telling delivered with an edge.
     
    For more information, visit www.KelleighBannen.com.

  • ALAN JACKSON HAS THE BEST-SELLING BLUEGRASS ALBUM…STILL! (PRESS RELEASE)

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    NASHVILLE, Tenn.  (January 22, 2014)  Country music superstar Alan Jackson’s first bluegrass album –The Bluegrass Album – has been the bestselling bluegrass album for four months, since its release on Sept. 24, 2013, as it continues at the top of Billboard’s Bluegrass Album Sales Chart. 
    The album has generated much acclaim from a diverse group of music critics, such as Rolling Stone recognizing that “…The Bluegrass Album is a labor of love, not a vanity project for the singer.” While American Songwriter calls it “…an album that reaffirms Alan Jackson as one of our best living traditional songwriters.” And Bluegrass Today remarks, “You can feel his passion…his approach to bluegrass is filled with humility.”The Wall Street Journal calls The Bluegrass Album “…one of this year’s strongest country albums of any sort…” and Billboard says, “He does the genre proud…the highlights are the self-penned originals.”
    Jackson’s video for “Blue Ridge Mountain Song,” from The Bluegrass Album, has once again taken over the #1 spot on GAC’s Top 20 Country Countdown, voted by fans.  The video features Jackson’s daughter, Ali, making her solo acting debut, but not her first music video – she also appeared alongside sisters Mattie and Dani, in Jackson’s 1992 video, “Drive (For Daddy Gene).”  Jackson has enjoyed including family in some of his music videos over the years, making them more personal for his fans.  His oldest daughter Mattie wrote the treatment for the 2010 “It’s Just That Way” music video and his wife Denise is in the nostalgic “Remember When” video of 1993.  The video for “Blue Ridge Mountain Song” can be viewed at http://vevo.ly/44Id6w.

    Jackson returns to the road this week, performing hits that have made him a country  music staple for more than 20 years.  Upcoming weeks will find him in Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Mississippi and Alabama – a complete list of tour dates can be found at www.alanjackson.com.

    About Alan Jackson
    Alan Jackson is one of the most successful and respected singer-songwriters in music.  He is in the elite company of Paul McCartney and John Lennon among songwriters who’ve written more than 20 songs that they’ve recorded and taken to the top of the charts.  Jackson is one of the 10 best-selling artists since the inception of SoundScan, ranking alongside the likes of Eminem and Metallica.
    Jackson has sold nearly 60 million albums worldwide, topped the country singles charts 35 times, and scored more than 50 Top-10 hits.  He has written or co-written 24 of his 35 #1 hit singles.  Jackson is an 18-time ACM Award winner, a 16-time CMA Award recipient, and a two-time Grammy-winning artist whose songwriting has earned him the prestigious ASCAP Founders Award and an induction into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame as a 2011 Songwriter/Artist inductee.

     

  • LUKE BRYAN WILL PERFORM AT DAYTONA 500! (PRESS RELEASE)

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    Nashville, Tenn., (January 22, 2014)  – The reigning Academy of Country Music Entertainer of the Year Luke Bryan will electrify the crowd during the DAYTONA 500 Budweiser Pre-Race Show, the prelude to the start of the “The Great American Race” at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday, Feb. 23rd (1 p.m. – FOX, FOX Deportes, MRN Radio and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).

    Bryan will perform several of his hits on pit road of the “World Center of Racing” prior to the start of the 56th annual DAYTONA 500 – the prestigious season-opening event to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. All race fans that purchase a Pre-Race/Sprint FANZONE access pass for the DAYTONA 500 can enjoy Bryan’s DAYTONA 500 Budweiser Pre-Race Show up close as well as driver introductions.

    “We’re thrilled to have a talented artist such as Luke Bryan perform prior to the start of the Daytona 500,” Daytona International Speedway President Joie Chitwood III said. “We’re expecting Luke to put on an exhilarating show that will energize our race fans as we kick off the new NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season.”

    Bryan’s recently released fourth studio album “Crash My Party” has produced hit singles such as “Crash My Party,” “Drink a Beer” and “That’s My Kind of Night” and has sold over one million copies. In 2013, Bryan was named Academy of Country Music Awards’ Entertainer of the Year and earned American Music Awards Favorite Country Male Artist.

    Luke Bryan joins a long list of star-studded performers in the DAYTONA 500 Budweiser Pre-Race Show including Zac Brown Band, Lenny Kravitz, Brad Paisley, Tim McGraw, Keith Urban and Bon Jovi.

    In addition to his concert, a special ticket package designed around Luke Bryan has been created that includes a DAYTONA 500 grandstand ticket, Pre-Race/Sprint FANZONE access and VIP area access to Luke Bryan’s performance.  Packages start at $164. Fans that already have race tickets can add Pre-Race/Sprint FANZONE access along with VIP area access for $99.

    For more information on tickets for the 56th annual DAYTONA 500 and Sprint FANZONE/Pre-Race access, race fans can go online at http://www.daytonainternationalspeedway.com or call 1-800-PITSHOP.

    Fans can follow NASCAR on Twitter (@NASCAR) and stay up to speed on the latest news by using hashtags #NASCAR, #DAYTONA500 and #ROADTODAYTONA.  Stay connected with Daytona International Speedway on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest for the latest news all season long.  Fans can also follow the latest on DAYTONA Rising, the $400 million frontstretch renovation at the “World Center of Racing” by using #DAYTONARising on Twitter or visiting www.daytonarising.com

    For more information on Luke Bryan, please visit www.lukebryan.com.

     

  • LUKE BRYAN KICKS OFF TOUR WITH SOLD-OUT SHOWS. (PRESS RELEASE)

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        Nashville – (January 21, 2014) – The reigning Academy of Country Music’s Entertainer of the Year and 2014 ACM Awards Show co-host Luke Bryan kicked-off his “That’s My Kind of Night Tour” over the weekend with shows that sold out in minutes in Columbus, Ohio and Knoxville, Tennessee.  The tour heads north this weekend with a double play in Uncasville, Connecticut on Thursday and Friday and the first of two sold-out shows at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Saturday.  The second sold-out date in New York City will play on September 12.
     
    Luke’s current single, “Drink A Beer,” has climbed into the Top 5 this week. This is his third release from the Platinum certified Crash My Party album.
     
    Bryan wrapped 2013 having sold-out all dates on his “Dirt Road Diaries Tour,” performing for 1.3 million fans.  All nineteen shows on the first leg dates of his 2014 “That’s My Kind of Night Tour” have sold-out as well.  
     
    Live Nation is the national tour promoter for the “That’s My Kind of Night Tour.”  Miller Lite, Texaco and Cabela’s, the World’s Foremost Outfitter of hunting, fishing and outdoor gear, are sponsors of the tour. Cabela’s CLUB Visa Members will have access to presale tickets and preferred seats in select markets. Complete details are available at www.cabelas.com/lukebryan.  
     
    Citi is the official credit card of the “That’s My Kind of Night Tour” with Citi cardmembers having access to presale tickets through Citi’s Private Pass Program.  For complete presale details visit www.citiprivatepass.com.  
      
    2014 “That’s My Kind of Night Tour” – First Leg- all shows are sold-out!

    1-23        Uncasville, CT                      Mohegan Sun Arena

    1-24        Uncasville, CT                      Mohegan Sun Arena

    1-25        New York City, NY             Madison Square Garden

    1-30        Lubbock, TX                        United Spirit Arena

    1-31        Oklahoma City, OK            Chesapeake Energy Arena

    2-6          Moline, IL                             iWireless Center

    2-7          Cedar Falls, IA                     UNI-Dome

    2-8          Omaha, NE                           CenturyLink Center

    2-13        Greensboro, NC                   Greensboro Coliseum Complex

    2-14        Wilkes Barre, PA                  Mohegan Sun Arena

    2-15        Atlantic City, NJ                  Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall

    2-21        Lexington, KY                       Rupp Arena

    2-28        Fargo, ND                             Fargodome

    3-1          Bismarck, ND                       Bismarck Civic Center Arena

    3-2          St. Paul, MN                         Xcel Energy Center

    3-7          Memphis, TN                       FedEx Forum

    3-8          Bossier City, LA                   CenturyLink Center

     

    2014 “That’s My Kind of Night Tour”- Second Leg

    3-17        Houston, TX                         Houston Rodeo**

    4-13        Ft. Lauderdale, FL               Tortuga Music Festival**

    4-27        Indio, CA                              Stagecoach**

    5-3          Vancouver, BC                    Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena

    5-4          Kelowna, BC                        Prospera Place

    5-6          Dawson Creek, BC              Encana Event Centre

    5-9          Calgary, AB                          Scotiabank Saddledome

    5-10        Edmonton, AB                     Rexall Place

    5-24        Baton Rouge, LA                Bayou Country Superfest**

    5-29        Charlotte, NC                       PNC Music Pavilion

    5-30        Washington, D.C.                Jiffy Lube Live

    5-31        Washington, D.C.                Jiffy Lube Live

    6-1          Holmdel, NJ                          PNC Bank Arts Center

    6-6          Virginia Beach, VA             Farm Bureau Live

    6-7          Raleigh, NC                          Walnut Creek Amphitheatre

    6-8          Raleigh, NC                          Walnut Creek Amphitheatre

    6-12        St. Louis, MO                       Verizon Wireless Amphitheater

    6-13        St. Louis, MO                       Verizon Wireless Amphitheater

    6-15        Jacksonville, FL                   Florida Country Superfest**

    6-19        Detroit, MI                            DTE Energy Music Theatre

    6-21        Pittsburgh, PA                   Heinz Field  (Dierks Bentley special guest)                

    6-24        Oshkosh, WI                         Country USA**

    6-27        Manhattan, KS                    Country Stampede**

    7-11        Craven, SK                           Craven Country Jamboree**

    7-12        Fort Loramie, OH                Country Concert at Hickory Hill Lakes**

    7-18        Monticello, IA                      Great Jones County Fair**

    7-19        Eau Claire, WI                     Country Jam USA**

    7-24        Birmingham, AL                  Oak Mountain Amphitheatre

    7-25        Atlanta, GA                          Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood

    7-26        Atlanta, GA                          Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood

    8-2          Bowmanville, ON                Boots and Hearts Music Festival**

    8-15        Philadelphia, PA                Lincoln Financial Field

    8-16        Darien Center, NY               Darien Lake Performing Arts Center

    8-17        Saratoga Springs, NY          Saratoga Performing Arts Center

    8-21        Cleveland, OH                     Blossom Music Center

    8-22        Cleveland, OH                     Blossom Music Center

    8-23        Cincinnati, OH                     Riverbend Music Center

    8-24        Cincinnati, OH                     Riverbend Music Center

    8-29        Indianapolis, IN                   Klipsch Music Center

    8-30        Indianapolis, IN                   Klipsch Music Center

    8-31        Chicago, IL                          Soldier Field      (Dierks Bentley special guest) 

    9-11        Manchester, NH                  Verizon Wireless Arena

    9-12        New York City, NY             Madison Square Garden *sold-out

    9-13        Hartford, CT                        XFINITY Theater

    9-18        San Antonio, TX                  AT&T Center

    9-19        Houston, TX                         Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion

    9-20        Dallas, TX                             Gexa Energy Pavilion

    9-26        Tampa, FL                            MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre

    9-27        West Palm Beach, FL         Cruzan Amphitheatre

    10-16     Sacramento, CA                  Sacramento Valley Amphitheatre

    10-17     Concord, CA                        Sleep Train Pavilion at Concord

    10-18     Mountain View, CA            Shoreline Amphitheatre

    10-23     Phoenix, AZ                          Ak-Chin Pavilion

    10-24     San Diego, CA                      Sleep Train Amphitheatre

    10-25     Los Angeles, CA                  Hollywood Bowl

     **Festival dates (not “That’s My Kind of  Night Tour” date / line up)
    For up to date information on Luke, the tour and tickets go to www.lukebryan.com orwww.livenation.com.

     

  • DARIUS RUCKER STARTS 2014 WITH A BANG. (PRESS RELEASE & LINERS)

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    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Jan. 20, 2014) – Country superstar Darius Rucker is starting the new year off right, earning a GRAMMY nod for Best Country Solo Performance on his No. 1 megahit “Wagon Wheel” and selling out stops in Enid, Okla. and Verona, N.Y. for his 2014 True Believers Tour. The tour, which features Eli Young Band and special guest David Nail, officially kicks off January 29th at State Farm Center in Champaign, Ill. and runs through March 9, 2014.

    The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette calls Rucker’s live show “a killer set,” and The Morning Call hails him as “the best male performer in country music right now.”

    Dates for the 2014 True Believers Tour are as follows:
    Jan. 29 | Champaign, Ill. | State Farm Center 

    Jan. 30 | Ft. Wayne, Ind. | Allen County War Memorial Coliseum

    Jan. 31 | Ypsilanti, Mich. | The Convocation Center

    Feb. 13 | Hershey, Pa. | Giant Center

    Feb. 14 | Albany, N.Y. | Times Union Center

    Feb. 15 | Verona, N. Y. | Turning Stone Resort & Casino Event Center

    Feb. 20 | Charleston, S. C. | North Charleston Coliseum & Performing Arts Center

    Feb. 21 | Columbia, S. C. | Colonial Life Arena

    Feb. 22 | Asheville, N. C. | US Cellular Center*

    Feb. 27 | Erie, Pa. | Erie Insurance Arena

    Feb. 28 | Youngstown, Ohio | Covelli Centre

    March 1 | Roanoke, VA. | Roanoke Civic Center

    March 7 | Enid, Okla. | Enid Event Center and Convention Hall

    March 8 | Salina, Kan.  | Salina Bicentennial Center

    March 9 | Loveland, Colo. | Budweiser Events Center

    *Eli Young Band will not be performing on this date

    For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit DariusRucker.com

     

     

     

  • ERIC PASLAY’S FRIDAY NIGHT IS A FEELING OF BEING IN LOVE. (AUDIO)

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    Eric Paslay is poised to take over the top spot on the country charts with his current single, “Friday Night,” and the Texas native says “Friday Night” is more than just a day of the week.

    “It’s not just a Friday Night,” says Eric. “It’s that feeling that you want to go back to and re-live and learns what it feels like to be there and learn how to be with that person that you love and that they’re your Friday Night, and you want to try to beat last Friday Night again and again with ‘em.”

    Eric, who will head out on the road with Brantley Gilbert and Thomas Rhett beginning in March, will arrive in stores with his self-titled album February 4th.

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    AUDIO: Eric Paslay explains “Friday Night” is more than just a day of the week.

    Eric Paslay (Friday Night is a feeling) OC: …with ‘em. :14
    “What a Friday Night is – it’s not just a Friday Night. It’s that feeling that you want to go back to and re-live and learns what it feels like to be there and learn how to be with that person that you love and that they’re your Friday Night, and you want to try to beat last Friday Night again and again with ‘em.”