NEWS IN BRIEF Kid Rock Charged in Atlanta Brawl Mon. October 22.2007 6:12 PM EDT
Kid Rock and five members of his entourage are free on $1,000 bond each after being charged with simple battery following a Sunday morning (Oct. 21) fight at a Waffle House restaurant in Atlanta. Rock had completed a sold-out show at the Tabernacle, an Atlanta concert venue, on Saturday night when his bus stopped at the restaurant around 5 a.m. Sunday. According to police, the altercation began after one of the restaurant's customers, 39-year-old Harlen DeJon Akins, recognized a woman in Kid Rock's entourage and exchanged words with her. A fight began inside the restaurant and escalated when it moved to the parking lot. Kid Rock and his crew left the scene on their tour bus which was stopped by police a short distance from the restaurant. Rock and his five companions were arrested on misdemeanor charges. Police said Akins faces a felony charge of criminal damage to property for allegedly breaking one of the restaurant's windows when he punched it during the fight. It was designated a felony because the window was valued at more than $500. Kid Rock's tour continues Tuesday (Oct. 23) in Phoenix. California Wildfires Threaten Tanya Tucker's Home Mon. October 22.2007 6:12 PM EDT Tanya Tucker's residence is one of approximately 500 homes evacuated in Malibu, Calif., as a result of wildfires that have destroyed more than 2,400 acres in the area. Tucker, who was in Las Vegas at the time, said her 18-year-old daughter Presley took their four dogs with her when she left the house Sunday morning (Oct. 21). So far, approximately 1,500 Malibu residents have been evacuated because of the fires which have already destroyed five homes and damaged nine others in the area. Throughout Southern California, at least 250,000 people have been forced to flee their homes because of the wildfires that have destroyed some 200,000 acres. Shortly after Tucker's daughter left their home, fire helicopters began dropping water on the neighborhood to deter the blaze. "All my stage clothing -- boots, belts and wardrobe -- is in that house," Tucker said. "I have so much memorabilia since I just moved from Nashville to Malibu." Tucker relocated to Malibu in July. Rhonda Vincent's New Album Arrives in January Mon. October 22.2007 6:12 PM EDT Rhonda Vincent will begin the new year with the Jan. 8 release of her new album, Good Thing Going. Vincent wrote or co-wrote five of the 12 songs on the album she produced with her brother, Darrin Vincent. The project includes guest appearances by members of her touring band, the Rage, along with Jesse McReynolds of Jim & Jesse, Russell Moore of IIIrd Tyme Out, Bryan Sutton, Becky Issacs, Kathy Chiavola and record producer-studio musician James Stroud. Porter Wagoner Battling Lung Cancer Sun. October 21.2007 5:07 PM EDT Grand Ole Opry member Porter Wagoner, 80, has been diagnosed with lung cancer, an Opry spokesperson confirmed Sunday afternoon (Oct. 21). Although the nature of his illness had not been previously disclosed, Wagoner has been listed in serious condition since being admitted to a Nashville-area hospital on Monday (Oct. 15). In May, he celebrated his 50th anniversary as an Opry member during a special segment of the show hosted by Marty Stuart and featuring guest appearances by Patty Loveless and Wagoner's longtime duet partner, Dolly Parton. Wagoner was inducted into Country Music Hall of Fame in 2002. Sammy Kershaw Defeated in Louisiana Election Sun. October 21.2007 5:35 PM EDT Country music singer Sammy Kershaw was defeated Saturday (Oct. 20) in his bid to become Louisiana's lieutenant governor. Incumbent Lt. Gov. Mitch Landrieu, a Democrat, received 701,777 votes -- 57 percent -- to win re-election without requiring a runoff in November. Kershaw, a Republican, received 375,964 votes -- 30 percent -- to finish second in the field of five candidates. Republican candidate Gary J. Beard was in third place with 11 percent of the vote. Kershaw, born in Abbeville, La., has maintained residency in Louisiana for several years. He is married to singer Lorrie Morgan. Kay --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Access the Recipes And More list archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/recipesandmore%40googlegroups.com/ Visit the group home page at: http://groups.google.com/group/RecipesAndMore -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
