Trace Adkins and Kristin Chenoweth were hosts at the MGM Grand Monday evening Dec. 5, 2011.Fans voted and determined the winners of the American Country Awards 2011.New Artist of the Year, Scotty McCreery talked about balancing going to college and his new music success while his Mother was celebrating her birthday at the Awards night.Toby Keith received the award of Artist of the Decade and closed singing “Red Solo Cup.”The audience all received a red mug that they held high during the performance.
Roy Clark still has the boyish look when he gives a big jovial grin as he shows that his guitar picking is still intact and ready to take on any challenge from younger members of his band.The audience responded energetically the whole evening to let Clark know they loved him.Clark played a wide range of music ranging from the theme song of Doctor Zhivago to a closing with a stomping Orange Blossom Special.
The combination came together Saturday night at the North Dakota State Fairgrounds in Minot with the Black Eyed Peas and Josh Duhamel. Over 16,000 fans were ready to relax and enjoy the moment that that they worked so hard for after fighting a historic flood.
Monster Ball was performed to a sold out crowd at Madison Square Garden.Lady Gaga is a master of creativity and was not afraid to push the boundaries.Gaga showed her strength on all different levels from performance to unique sets that embraced her story.
Fargo Theater was filled with fans welcoming back a well known guitarist that was as comfortable playing a 12 string guitar as he was with a 6 string guitar.Leo Kottke showed his relaxed style of telling stories as he played on the guitar and then moved into a rhythmic style that he has a signature to.The cross over between Folk, classical and jazz carried patterns that were very energetic with his finger picking style and modulating tones.
The 136th Westminster Kennel Club’s six new breeds were proudly escorted by their owners across 7th Avenue and 31st to a press conference.‘Hickory’ 2011 Best in Show Champion and David Frei, the Director of Communications for the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show lead the six new breeds safely across to New York’s Affinia Hotel to meet with the media.New this year is Mexico’s hairless Xoloitzcuintli, American English Coonhound, Cesky Terrier, Finnish Lapphund, Entlebucher Mountain Don and Norwegian Lundehund.Cindy Vogels of Greenwood Village, Colorado will be Best in Show Judge for 2012.
Kevin Love and the Timberwolves have reached a compromise contract this morning. The All-Star forward will get a four-year contract extension that will enable him to become a free agent after three seasons if he chooses. That would be the summer of 2015. Or the Wolves could extend this new contract two more years at that point, if both sides agree. So, in essence, this contract would be a six-year deal if that happens. The four-year contract will be worth almost $61 million. Love tweeted at noon: To #twolves fans: I'll be in Minnesota for 4 more years! Excited to see you when I get back to Minneapolis.
Miss Wisconsin Laura Kaeppeler was crowned Miss America 2012 Saturday night in Las Vegas at Planet Hollywood.Miss America pageant was celebrating the 91st anniversary with a filled to capacity of over 7,000 people.Over 13,000 contestants competed for the coveted 53 spots in the Miss America 2012 pageant.The evening was filled with competition for evening gown, talent, swim suit and questions.Kaeppeler received a $50,000 scholarship plus an exciting 2012 of traveling representing the Miss America organization.Kaeppeler performed an operatic piece for her talent portion and answered her question with poise and confidence.Kaeppeler is only the second Miss Wisconsin to win Miss America.
"All My Children" veteran Susan Lucci is returning to the world of soap operas. But this time, the stories will be real. Lucci will host and narrate "Deadly Affairs," a new prime-time series airing on Investigation Discovery. The show will explore true stories of romance gone wrong and the crimes of passion that resulted, the network announced Thursday. "They are deceptive love relationships, love triangles and betrayal that have deadly consequences," Lucci said. "And they end in tragedy. "Every day you hear these stories and you think, `Oh, my goodness!' Then they disappear. You don't know what happened next, and you don't know why they happened. I'm hoping that, in exploring them, we'll shed some light on human nature." Lucci won lasting fame as devious, often-wed Erica Kane throughout the run of daytime drama "All My Children," which aired from 1970 until ABC canceled it last September.
A major union threatened Thursday to stop the beating heart of Nigeria's economy - crude oil production - as part of a nationwide strike and protests gripping Africa's most populous nation. World oil prices climbed on the news. Nigeria is the fifth-largest oil exporter to the U.S., and a shutdown would force American refineries to replace 630,000 barrels per day of crude. The union's ability to enforce a shutdown, beginning Sunday, across the swamps of Nigeria's southern delta to its massive offshore oil fields, remains in question. But the threat of a strike caused jitters on global oil markets as traders worldwide worried about supply. Nigeria has been paralyzed by a strike that began Monday after President Goodluck Jonathan's government abandoned subsidies that kept gasoline prices low. Overnight, prices at the pump more than doubled, from $1.70 per gallon (45 cents per liter) to at least $3.50 per gallon (94 cents per liter). The costs of food and transportation also doubled in a nation where most people live on less than $2 a day.
Pentagon leaders scrambled Thursday to contain damage from an Internet video purporting to show four Marines urinating on Taliban corpses - an act that appears to violate international laws of warfare and further strains U.S.-Afghan relations. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta called Afghan President Hamid Karzai to offer assurances of a full investigation and the top Marine general promised an internal probe as well as a criminal one. Investigators moved quickly to identify and interview at least two of the four Marines. They were members of a battalion that fought for seven months in former Taliban strongholds in southern Afghanistan. Their unit, the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marines, returned from Helmand province to its home base at Camp Lejeune, N.C., last September. Marine officials said that a battalion officer confirmed to investigators on Thursday, based on his examination of the video, that the four men depicted urinating had been members of the battalion. Two have since moved on to other units.
THE WORLD COMES TO NEW YORK FOR THE WESTMINSTER KENNEL CLUB ALL BREED DOG SHOW
Rhodesian Ridgebacks (40), French Bulldogs (39), Labradors (38) lead the way;
Most entries come from New York (204), California (187) and Pennsylvania (167)
As has happened every year since 1877, entries from all over America and the rest of the world are once again heading to New York City for the world’s most famous dog show, the Westminster Kennel Club All Breed Dog Show at Madison Square Garden on February 13-14, 2012.
With this, its 136th Annual Show, Westminster extends its reign as America’s second longest continuously held sporting event, behind only the Kentucky Derby.
Preliminary figures, subject to final audit, show that a total of 2,077 dogs and 105 Junior Showmanship entries, representing all of the 185 breeds and varieties eligible, are entered at the Garden. (The Westminster entry limit for 2012 was lowered to 2,000 dogs due to the renovation work being done at the Garden, comparing with the past limit of 2,500 dogs.)
A Record breaking crowd of over 1.5 million celebrated bringing in 2012 with a beautiful balming temperature of 49 degrees.Mayor Bloomberg and Lady Gaga pushed the button for the ball dropping at Times Square.Cross Roads of the World was lined with people wearing party hats and 2012 New Year's Eve glasses swaying balloons to the music.Some of the entertainers were Justin Bieber, Carlos Santana, Cee-Lo and Dick Clark introducing Lady Gaga with Mayor Bloomberg.2011-2012 New Years Eve Times Square was co-hosted by Ryan Seacrest as he has done since 2005 since Dick Clark has limited his appearances after health problems.
Fifth Avenue Holiday Windows attracted thousands of shoppers to view.Designers at Saks Fifth Avenue, Barneys and Bergdorf Goodman are just a few of the stores that have spent countless hours covering every detail to make each holiday window memorable.
Saks had 12 windows designed with a lady riding a high riding bicycle, fiat and dresses from designers Alexander McQueen and Stella McCartney.Barneys 2011 Holiday Windows joined with Lady Gaga and the GAGA Workshop for designing.
