While appearing on The Late Late Show with James Corden on Tuesday night (4/18), Shania Twain revealed that she had once peed herself right before one of her high school band performances. Twain made the candid revelation when she was asked about her battle with stage fright, which she’s struggled with for several years. In the interview, Shania also revealed her ingenious way of keeping the accident a secret by spilling a glass of water on the floor next to her. The interview can be seen here.
Luke Combs may have a Top 5 single on the charts with “Hurricane” right now, but it’s his soulful cover of Keith Urban’s “Blue Ain’t Your Color” that’s been turning heads this week. Luke recently shared his rendition of Urban’s latest chart-topper on Facebook, with his video garnering more than 650,000 views in less than 24 hours. The video can be seen here.
On this day in 2011, Miranda Lambert won the ACM awards Female Vocalist of the Year and Album of the Year for Platinum. Lambert also won Song of the Year for “Automatic”.
Ottumwa, IA: Bridge View Center is proud to announce the return of Circus Pages Circus on Sunday, May 7th for two shows at 1:00 PM and 4:00 PM.
Circus Pages, produced by Jose Pages for over 25 years, has successfully drawn from the generations of performing Pages to create a mesmerizing show for all ages. Originating in Cuba in the 1960’s, the world renowned Pages family has progressed from its initial talent on the flying trapeze to its current array of international animal trainers, daredevils, aerialist, acrobats, and clowns.
As one of the most respected names in the circus entertainment, Circus Pages has appeared throughout the United States and Canada in conjunction with numerous community sponsors, civic organizations, schools and non-profit organizations.
Circus Pages is proud to uphold the continued tradition of wholesome family entertainment that has linked generation after generation of Americans and Canadians together with a smile.
The show owns animals that enjoy starring in the circus ring which includes elephants, rare white tigers, camels, acrobatic dogs, liberty ponies, horses and rare white lions. These animals highlight the fabulous aerial, juggling, and clown acts that complete the family experience. A crowd favorite, Earhart Globe of Death will be back with adrenaline rushing motorcycle mayhem. Camel and pony rides will be available before the show. Elephant rides will be offered during intermission.
Tickets On Sale: Wednesday, April 19 at 9:00 am
Ticket Prices: Adults $19.00
Children 14 & under $4.00; Under 2 is Free
(2) Kids get in free with (1) paying adult with coupon
Tickets can be purchased at the Bridge View Center Ticket Office, online at www.ticketmaster.com or by calling Ticketmaster at 800-745-3000. For more information visit www.bridgeviewcenter.com or call (641) 684-7000
With lyrics like “You better respect your Mama,” mothers everywhere would be proud of their sons singing Tim McGraw and Faith Hill’s new duet, “Speak to a Girl.” And that list of proud mamas now includes McGraw’s sister, who recently filmed her son singing the tune. Tim then shared the video of his nephew belting out the tune on Instagram, along with the caption, “My sister caught my nephew singing along #SpeakToAGirl.”
The Iowa House early this morning unanimously approved SF 445 after adding important sentencing reform provisions that FAMM and other advocates have promoted. The bill now moves to the Senate, where it is expected to pass, and then to Gov. Terry Branstad for his signature.
If signed into law, SF 445 would eliminate the mandatory minimum sentences for the lowest-level, Class C drug felonies and make about 200 people currently serving those sentences eligible for parole starting July 1, 2017. The bill would allow judges to reconsider sentences for Class C and D felonies anytime within a person’s first year in prison. Finally, it would reform the state’s out-of-date disparity between crack and powder cocaine sentences, reducing it from 10:1 to 2.5:1.
“This bill is a modest step, but it is a step in the right direction,” said FAMM president Kevin Ring. “Eliminating mandatory minimum sentences for low-level offenders and narrowing the indefensible disparity between crack and powder cocaine sentences will allow Iowa’s leaders to better allocate anti-crime resources. We strongly urge Gov. Branstad to sign this commonsense legislation.”
SF 445 enjoys the support of the Iowa Department of Corrections, Attorney General Tom Miller, as well as numerous conservative organizations like the Faith and Freedom Coalition, Americans for Tax Reform, FreedomWorks, and the American Conservative Union.
In 2016, Branstad signed into law a more limited sentencing reform bill, which FAMM also supported. That reform cut in half the time certain prisoners serving mandatory minimum sentences must serve before becoming eligible for parole.
Ring said FAMM appreciated the broad and consistent bipartisan support that sentencing reform has received in the Iowa House, led by reform champions Rep. Zach Nunn (R, District 30), Rep. Rick Olson (D, District 31), Rep. Ashley Hinson (R, District 67), and House Majority Leader Chris Hagenow (R, District 43).
Full information about FAMM’s work in Iowa is available here.
Faith Hill took to social media yesterday (4/18) to share a special fan encounter that took place during the opening weekend of her “Soul2Soul Tour” with Tim McGraw. In a video posted on Twitter, Faith introduced the world to a young fan named Rosie, whom she met ahead of their April 9 “Soul2Soul Tour” stop in Tupelo, Mississippi. During their meeting, Hill asked Rosie which song she wanted to sing, and the girl didn’t hesitate to say, “Mississippi Girl.” The two then sang chorus of Hill’s 2005 hit without missing a beat.
On this day in 2011, Darius Rucker was #1 on the Billboard’s Hot Country Singles chart and the Mediabase chart with “This”. The song going number one marked Rucker’s fifth time hitting the top of the country charts.
The song was released as the second single from his album Charleston, SC 1966.
Jason Aldean’s single, “Any Ol Barstool,” sits atop the country airplay charts this week, giving Aldean his 19th career #1 song. The song is the third consecutive chart-topper off Jason’s seventh studio album, They Don’t Know, following his hits “Lights Come On” and “A Little More Summertime.” Jason reacted to the exciting news, saying, “‘Any Ol Barstool’ brought that classic Country vibe I grew up on, so it’s pretty cool to me that my fans and Country radio took it to number one.”
Oskaloosa–Jeysen Delgado (Jr., Harbor City, Calif., Kinesiology) got around the bases a lot last weekend and for his efforts he was named Heart of America Athletic Conference Baseball Player of the Week Monday.
Delgado picked up his second weekly award by dominating Peru State pitching during the four-game set. He hit .667 (10-for-15) with three doubles and four home runs. The junior, who also walked twice and stole two bases, tallied seven RBIs and 11 runs scored.
He managed at least three hits on three occasions and highlighted his week by going 3-for-3 with two home runs, a double, a walk, a stolen base, four RBIs, and four runs in Saturday’s opener.
For the year, Delgado is hitting .409 (54-for-132) with 10 doubles, two triples, and six home runs (.652 slugging percentage). He has scored 48 times and has driven in 25 RBIs. The junior has drawn 26 walks and has been hit-by-pitch 13 times for a .541 on-base clip. He has also stolen 23 bases out of 24 attempts.
Delgado currently owns a four-game hitting streak and has hit safely in 18 of his last 20 games. Incredibly, of the 41 games in which he has played this spring, Delgado has reached base in some manner in all but one.
The award is the third of the year for the program.
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