Thanksgiving

I usually get into the holiday seasons earlier than needed. However I love the time of year from the Halloween Season until the Christmas Season is over. Today I started looking for new Thanksgiving Recipes so I get a start on some new dishes to make with dinner this year. I found a few named for Alabama such as Alabama Sweet Potato Pie. Maybe we will have an Alabama themed dinner this year in honor of Taylor. That I am only joking about, I am sure my husband would not eat dinner if that happened.

Heart Full Of Soul Downloadable Audio

I have Taylor’s book Heart Full of Soul and the audio CD of the book. Today I was searching online for downloadable audio books. I didn’t even realize you could download the audio of book online. But I stumbled onto it today. For those of you who have not read Taylor’s book if you like to listen to a book reading then you can now download the audio of Heart Full of Soul and listen to Taylor Hicks reading you his story. Go here to download the Abridged Audiobook Download for $12.50

Taylor Hicks Grease Videos

I stumbled across some videos at YouTube of Taylor singing Beauty School Dropout that I had seen before. Since I missed these I am sure others have. I saw a couple videos but these are up close and great shots. So below you will find a Clip Of Beauty School Drop Out and The Curtain call.

Beauty School Drop Out



Curtain call






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Taylor Starts The Christmas Season Off with Grease

A great start to the Christmas season will start soon for The Soul Patrol. Taylor Hicks is going to be on a national tour with the Grease show and it starts December 2nd in Providence, Rhode Island. I am planning to attend at least the Columbus Ohio show at Palace Theater which starts December 16th to the 21st and I hope to go again for the show in Cincinnati Ohio and the one in Maryland if my Aunt still wants to travel there to see her sister. My husband asked if I wanted some tire chains on my car so no snow, sleet or ice can stop me. Of course I knew better than to say yes. He would think I had lost my mind for sure. But umm maybe it’s a good idea.
To make Christmas even better for The Soul Patrol we could also use a New CD and some TV time. A Christmas song single or CD would be great to. Ok that is too much work to put on someone during the Christmas season everyone including Taylor Hicks deserves a break at Christmas to enjoy the season.

Pet Peeve - Nope Just Pissed Off

I think I am going to start posting my Pet Peeves now and again. Today my Pet Peeve is people who make up rumors just to have something to say. I got a email from a friend (that I haven’t heard from in at least 6 months) saying that I should know that she heard on the radio that Taylor spent the last few months in a drug treatment program and that is why he hadn’t been doing any concerts.

I did not email her back I called her. I asked what station she heard this on. She could not remember. So I said well when did you hear this she replied I don’t know for sure a few days ago. I then asked when he was supposed to have been there she said I’m not sure I think they said he was there for the last 4 months. I said well that is funny. She said why is it funny? I informed her it was funny because if he was in a treatment program then they must have let him out twice a day. She said no they don’t do that. I said well he has been doing Grease on Broadway for the last few months. She hung up and wouldn’t answer when I called back. Guess I caught her in her lie and she couldn’t think of what to say.

I will never understand people who have to make up lies and expect others to believe them.

Taylor Hicks 2006 American Idol Tour –

Taylor Hicks won American Idol Season Five in 2006. I got a Google alert today and USA Today reported that the 2006 tour led by Taylor Hicks brought in $35.2 million and seats were filled at 96.1% capacity. The seasons since have not been as successful. The 2008 American Idol tour, led by David Cook, was more successful than the 2007 tour but neither sold what the 2006 tour did. The 2008 tour pulled in $29.3 million, reports Billboard Boxscore, compared with 2007’s $20.9 million and the 2008 tour seast were filled at 85.4% average rate; in 2007, that figure was 68.4%.
American Idol has been trying to brainwash American viewers to forget about Taylor. Why else would the show not have Taylor in the opening credits and so many other instances in which Simon blatantly found ways to diss Taylor. Maybe now they will show some respect.
I am not saying Taylor is the only reason that the tour did so well. Season Five was filled with many talented people. I am a huge fan of Bucky Covington also and we also like Kellie Pickler. However there can be no denying that Taylor was a HUGE drawl for the tour. It is nice to finally see some reports acknowledging that fact.



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Taylor Hicks in Grease Coming To Ohio

I got a alert today letting me know Taylor Hicks would be in Columbus Ohio December 16-21st. He will be on the road with the Grease tour. I wanted to go to New York and see Taylor as Teen Angel but the cost of such a trip was just not possible. Now I will get to see Taylor as Teen Angel. Grease has always been my favorite musical. I have never seen the play but I cannot wait to see it. Even if Taylor was not in it I would still love to see it, Taylor playing Teen Angel is an added plus for me.

I have seen a few people post about how Taylor shouldn’t do this because he won’t be able to release a new CD and tour it until later. It just drives me crazy how people say what he should or shouldn’t do with “HIS” career. Sure I want a new CD and to see Taylor in a concert but it will all come in Taylor’s time. He knows what is best for his career and he is the only one who has the right to decide when, where and what he will do. All we can do as fans is either support his choices or move on. We have no right to tell him how he should handle his career.

The internet is a good thing at times but at other times it can be very bad. Before electronics became so advanced and before the internet we listened to music and we bought CDS when they were in stores but we didn’t know the inner workings and we didn’t know everything going in some careers until an appearance was announced on TV or radio. Now that everything is so far advanced we get so much more information about the celebrities we like and maybe in a way it isn’t such a good thing because we can post what we think all over the met and that celebrity can read what is being said. I don’t know maybe it is just me but I would hate to go on the internet and see my every move monitored and to read that I am making wrong decisions or I change my mind too much or I don’t do what I say. My life and my career is my business and the choices I make are my own. I know how they will benefit me and no one has a right to tell me I am wrong and the same holds true with Taylor Hicks and all celebrities.

Car Wreck and Tays Harp

It has been a long week. Well long since Wednesday. A car turned right in the path of my car and I wrecked me car. Got hurt a little not a lot but still feel crappy. I am feeling crappy now don’t feel much like blogging but I wanted to share with you all how Taylor figured in the wreck well not the wreck. After the wreck. I am just going to copy and paste my blog from MySpace here.
Thursday, September 04, 2008
Car Wreck ... Scary!!!
Current mood: grateful
Yesterday I was going into town to pick up some groceries and I was heading down the hill right past my house. As I got the bottom I saw a car in other lane and right as I got to the driveway area they turned right in the path of my car. It was so close I knew there was no way my brakes were going to stop me in time. I tried to steer away in the the other direction to get away from them but there was just not enough space between us.
The next thing I knew I wa screaming because I knew we were going to crash. Sure enough we did. Thank God I tried to get my car in other lane or we would have hit directly head on. Instead my passenger side landed in the middle of her grill. It knocked me so hard I was flying forwards and sideways thank god my seat belt kept jerking me back in place. My rear view mirror came flying towards me hit me in the head I thought my windshield had came in on me. When My car finally stopped I was so shocked and scared it took a few to register what happened. I tried to get out of my door but my drivers door wouldn’t open so I crawled over to passenger door to get out as I opened the door the woman in the other vehicle was walking to me carrying her little girl about 2.
Than god the child was in a car seat and wasn't hurt. The woman’s air bag busted in her face she had blood pouring from her face. it scared me to death when i saw her. Thank god it just cut her face a little and knocked some teeth loose.
I didn’t go with the squad because I wanted to get the legal stuff done first and get my car home. As the day went on my chest and back started hurting real bad and my arm was numb. Thankfully it is just a badly bruised chest and back from seat belt and being thrown back and forth.
But this morning I woke up with swollen and numb face. i dont recall hitting anything with my face. If it still swollen tomorrow I am going back to doc.
It was the scariest thing I have experienced. I was so scared I was gonna die or have something go through my body. My car is totaled. Looking from outside u think on some new fender hood bumper and it be ok but the frame is twisted that is why driver door wont open even though i was hit in passenger side. My motor mounts are twisted. But I am just thankful no one was badly hurt or killed.
I was driving a Chevy Lumina Euro Sport Coupe. She was driving A ford escape. i think that what its called. Like a big jeep van thing or at least to my little car its huge.
Ok a couple silly little things about the accident well in a way and related to music. Bucky Covingtons CD was in my CD player. When the crash happened I heard it skipping like crazy. Then all the sudden when car stopped the switch wasnt off and the the cd took off playing again and the song was I'll Walk. That kinda of spooked me at the time cause my head hadn't registered completely yet if I was ok so I shut it off, but after I got out and thought about it, how appropriate for that song to play. Thank God I did walk. it could have been so much different. I think this song will have a much different meaning for me now.
Ok another my rear view mirror has lights on it so when it flew off it was dangling by the cords. A guy at the scene helping looked in saw my mirror hanging. And said boy it knocked that mirror right off without breaking windshield. then he said your little harmonica is just dangling there to. ( The little harp we were sent from Taylor Hicks fanclub was hanging from mirror) I said yea that is Taylor Hicks Harmonica.lol he laughed and said well it isnt a good luck charm. i said well yes it is. he said oh do you figure? I said well I aint dead he laughed and said ok I see your point. I took that harp off mirror and put in pocket just incase they towed my car off.
When my husband got there I remembered Bucky’s CD was in player I had him get it out. They may have towed my car but they weren’t getting Bucky’s CD or Tays harp lol Yea I'm silly about that stuff.
And one more so the cop has me sit in cruiser to fill out report. His cell starts to ring and the song was Sweet Home Alabama.
I just had to share those silly little things.
I'll say one thing when something like that happens it makes you realize just how quick something bad can happen. We never know how much we have on earth. I am just thankful God saw fit it wasnt my time. I got to come home and see my babies (well they are 13 and 17) but still I was able to see my babies get off the school bus.
I have to try and get over the fright. i love to drive I always have. Today i tried to go to town in my sons car to get my meds and I had to turn around and come back home. i was shaking like a leaf and scared to death. i made my self later go and get the meds and groceries but it took willpower and saying to myself I can do to be able to. But I still wasn’t trusting myself much. i sure watched driveways all the way there and cars on the other side of the road.

Turns out my face is swollen because of the dye used in the cat scan it is allergic reaction. Also turns out my lungs and heart are inflamed. They have me on steroids pain pills and inflammation meds 2 of them.



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Shinedowns Sound of Madness

As fans of Taylor Hicks we know how happy we are that Taylor was American Idol. Most of us had no clue who Taylor was and if it was not for AI we would have never gotten to enjoy Taylor. Because of that I have started paying attention to music much different than I did before Taylor. I now listen to friends when they say to check out someone and I go to websites and myspace pages a lot of different artists. I have discovered a lot more music that I enjoy that otherwise I would have never heard.

A friend alerted me to some new music by Shinedown. I went to the site and checked them out. Some of you may also be interested in the music by them. The Sound of Madness is the group’s third album. Their first album in 2003 “Leave a Whisper” went platinum and their second “Us and Them”went Gold. The rockers say this is their boldest effort yet.

The song Devour is a political song inspired the groups visit to Iraq and the writer Smiths feelings towards ending George W. Bush’s presidency. Got to Shinedowns website to see shinedown photos and find shinedown concerts near you.

Things that Tick me off

I am the type of person that tries to ignore blogs and websites that speak badly of Taylor. Most times it is simply someone who does not like Taylor and instead of just not liking him they have to jump on everything that is printed about Taylor and give there unwanted and uneducated two cents.

Today I got a google alert and once again you could tell some blogger looking for a way to get their page seen by the masses uses Taylor’s name and his fans to do this. The title If She would have been on sooner Taylor Hicks would have never won.

I guess this guy is not only a blogger about politics he is also psychic. Not very smart either. Taylor won because we the viewing public voted him to win. The judges did not make him win. Taylor’s talent and fan base did. The “she” he is talking about is Kara DioGuardi, the newly-installed fourth judge on "American Idol. However in a Interview with Kara she said "What makes an artist is somebody who's unique," she said. "That when their song comes on the radio, I know exactly who it is. ... It's not about vocal acrobatics." Oh yea she co-wrote "Give Me Tonight" for Taylors debut CD.

So let’s see she likes a unique voice. Umm yep Taylor has that. When he is singing whether TV, radio, CD or on my PC , my kids know the voice right away. So do most people. Course he also has some vocal aerobics.

So today my post is about things that tick me off. This includes people who speak when not spoken to or when they don’t know what the hell they are talking about.




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Taylor Hicks, Surround Sound, Big Screen

We recently purchased a home theater system. It is cool. The surround sound is awesome. It sounds just like you are seating in a theater. So I decided that I will have a Taylor Hicks viewing party this weekend. A couple of our family members that are always on me over Taylor (they haven’t even heard him) are coming over and I have several of Taylor's videos on DVDs that I made. Hopefully they will walk away fans. If not I give up, I guess they just don’t know good music.

I hope they enjoy my home theater seating. Love seat, couch, recliner and some kitchen chairs. I didn’t promise them a rose garden only good music.

Virtual Taylor Hicks Tour

I don’t know about the rest of you but when I am bored I like to just type random things into search engines and see what comes up. I have taken virtual tours online of museums, vacation destinations and much more. So today I decided to type in “take a virtual tour of Taylor Hicks.” Yea I know silly but oh well. So anyway what came up wasn’t virtual Taylor Hicks tours of course. But I found a link that did relate to me in a way. Here is what u will see with those keywords. http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=take+a+virtual+tour+of+taylor+hicks&fr=yfp-t-501&toggle=1&cop=mss&ei=UTF-8

How it related back to me is by clicking on the link Take a virtual tour to the unique colonial town of Santa Domingo Dominic Republic. It is a link that goes to Associated Content where I also write at. What was interesting to me was the links under other useful results. My article “Taylor Hicks Tour Experience Part 1” is listed there. That link isn’t useful to someone interested in Santa Domingo but it is cool that all those who see the video will also see a link to a Taylor Hicks article. Hey there is all kinds of ways to get new fans.

Now-a-days anywhere we drive to we need auto insurance. So umm when going on a virtual tour should we have auto insurance online. Hey sorry it is one of those days.

What do the Olympics and Tim Morehouse have to do with Taylor Hicks... Not Much... BUT....

I don’t follow the Olympics. I never have been interested in sports. However, I just remembered about a Tim Morehouse who had blogged about meeting Taylor Hicks at The July 4th celebration A Capital Fourth. He blogged about how nice Taylor was. I decided to check up on Tim and see how he is doing in the Olympics; I wanted to see if he won any trophies. Yea now I know they win medals, I told you I don’t know anything about the Olympics. So anyway here is what I found.

The 2008 USA Olympic fencing Team, US Men's Saber Team consisting of Tim Morehouse, Jason Rogers, Keith Smart and James Williams finished with the silver medal after a dramatic series of extremely close 45-44 bouts propelled Team USA to the championship bout. The US lost to France 45-37 in the championship bout, but this was still the first American medal in men's fencing since the 1984 Olympics.
Congrats Tim!!

Taylor Hicks Early Works Remastered

It hit Target stores today. Taylor Hicks newest CD is his Early Works. It is a Target exclusive. Fans of Taylor Hicks are already familiar with the songs on his newest CD has they are from his pre-idol CDS, In Your Time and Under the Radar. The songs have been re-mastered and reports from those who have the CD already is that the songs are crisp and clear and the music is softer making Taylor’s voice much more clear. That is a good thing.

Other news is the album is from Taylor’s independent label, Modern Whomp Records it was distributed through the Welk Music Group.

Songs on the CD include “Soul Thing,” “The Fall,” “Hold On to Your Love,” “The Deal,” “Heart and Soul,” “In Your Time,” “West Texas Sky,” “Somehow,” “Tighten Up,” “Son of a Carpenter,” “My Friend” and “Georgia. Georgia is a cover of a beautiful Ray Charles and Taylor’s version is just as beautiful. I love all the songs on the previous CDs and cannot wait to get my copy of the re-mastered music. Just my luck that my area does not have a Target close. Maybe this weekend I can find a Target.
By the way, a FYI, Early Works is on sale this week for $9.98 so go out and get yours today.



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Concerts, Fans, Luke Bryan, Taylor Hicks, Bucky Covington

I went to a Luke Bryan concert last night and I also had a meet and greet. It was a pleasure to meet Luke. He is a real sweetheart. I talked my sister and her hubby into going even though the only thing knew about Luke is they had heard the song All My Friends Say. They left complete fans and stood in line after the show to get his autograph.

Last summer I got my sister in law and niece into Bucky Covington and this summer my brother climbed on board the Bucky train. I have managed to meet Bucky twice and Luke once so far and get them some new fans along the way.

One thing I have found out is attending the concerts works best to get people to check someone out that you recommend better than just telling them about a song. Each person that I have gotten to finally give Luke and Bucky a chance is solely because I talked them into going to a concert and they walked away fans.

All my friends and family still argue with me about Taylor Hicks. I know if on his next tour he comes near enough to get them to attend a show they will become fans of his as well. I have yet to meet Taylor. I attended a show April 2007 but I did not go back to the bus to meet him. I chickened out I guess. I still regret not doing it but if I make it to another show I will wait as long as it takes to meet Taylor. I have so enjoyed my meet and greets with Bucky and Luke and cannot wait to meet Taylor. It will happen some day.

For now my stereo cabinet is starting to hold a nice collection of autographed CDS from Bucky Covington, Luke Bryan, Kellie Pickler, Chubby Checker and Judd Starr. I can’t wait to add Taylor’s top the collection. Some say go on e-bay and buy one. I will wait until the day I can have Taylor sign it with me there watching. By then thought I’ll have quite a few to get signed. I have the Do I Make You Proud CD and 45 record, Taylor Hicks debut CD, Heart Full of Soul Book and will be adding the Early Works CD and his new album due out this fall. I do have a autographed poster that was mailed to me after I interviewed him though.

Earn Money in Spare Time

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I have also been able to interview so well known musicians such as Taylor Hicks, Luke Bryan, Trace Adkins, Bucky Covington and many more. I love writing for Associated Content. The extra money coming in helps our household so much. The interviews I have been able to do mean the world to me.

So if you enjoy writing or just want to share your opinions, insights and knowledge then check them out today. This is one of the best times to join as Associated Content is offering a bonus for all new sign ups. You will also receive a $10 bonus for publishing five pieces of content by September 30th. Please go here now to sign up and start earning.

The Land Report.com Taylor Hicks Article

The Land Report.com has a great article about Taylor and the property he bought at the Oaks. They report that though Taylor has this beautiful piece of land having time to enjoy it is another thing altogether. This is great news though because it means Taylor is getting lots of work. Which we all know currently is has Teen Angel in Broadway’s production of Grease.
Here is an excerpt from the article. “On the shores of Alabama’s largest lake, American Idol winner Taylor Hicks has found the perfect piece of property. Now all he needs is the time to enjoy it.
Taylor Hicks has got a problem. It’s got nothing to do with the task at hand—his New York stage debut as “Teen Angel” in the current revival of Grease on Broadway at the Brooks
Atkinson Theatre—and everything to do with his jam-packed schedule.”
Jam-packed schedule I like the sound of that. I am very anxious for Taylors new CD to be ready for release. We need some more great music.



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See Taylor Hicks Hand Jive in Grease

Derek Keeling and Ashley Spencer joined the Grease cast on Broadway in the lead roles of Danny and Sandy. Broadway World.com has a nice video interviewing Derek. But for all Taylor Hicks fans the best part is the video also shows Taylor with the cast in the curtain call. You get to see and hear Taylor Sing the beginning of Grease Is the Word and do the hand jive.

One side note about the Grease show is the wardrobe the cast wears. I have always been a big fan of the poodle skirts and leather jackets. The swimwear of that time was not a style I liked but the guys sure good in leather jackets and jeans. Taylor looks very handsome in the suit he wears for his Grease stint.

Olympics and Taylor Hicks

Today while traveling through the World Wide Web searching for Taylor Hicks news I stumbled across a great find. Tim Morehouse who was on the PBS special a Capital Fourth and is in the Summer Olympics in fencing. Posted about meeting Taylor and how nice he was. After this post of course Tim found out how much the SP appreciates those who have something nice to say about Taylor. He left this post.

The Olympic Twilight Zone: Taylor Hicks and the Soul Patrol!

My life right now is definitely fun, but also surreal, interesting and sometimes bizarre! Things happen leading up to the games that are totally unique. After my July 4 appearance on PBS I published a blog entry on my site as well as my USA Today blog and in it I had a line about meeting one of the American Idols, Taylor Hicks. I wrote that he was a nice guy and some Taylor Hicks fans found it and got really excited and it ended up on several fan forums. Within a day, the hits to my website and blog quadrupled and I have gotten tons of emails wishing me luck from his Soul Patrol! He must have the most loyal fans in the world, and I'm honored that I'll have the Soul Patrol pulling for me in Beijing! Perhaps a new name: Soul and Sword Patrol¨ anyone?

Thank you to all of them for outpouring of support! I hope I can do you all proud! No other Olympian can boast a fan base as unique as mine, from Teach For America to Taylor Hicks fans! Wow! Check out his blog http://timmorehouse.wordpress.com/2008/07/09/pan-american-championships-and-more/





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Catching Up

I have been out of the loop this last week in regards to news about Taylor Hicks. I know some others out they might know everything that has been happening so the next few posts may be old news to those who have been keeping track this week but I am sure many will be reading this stuff for the first time. http://www.vh1.com/news/articles/1590637/20080709/hicks__taylor.jhtml
Taylor was recently interviewed by MTV News. The best part for me from the article is
"I don't have a name for the album yet, but I do know that it's some of the best music that I've ever written, and from an artistic standpoint, this album, being in my control, has allowed me to really breathe as a songwriter," he said. "As an artist, you kind of understand the times and what your surroundings are and write from them. So there are some political undertones on the album. It's a serious time for us."

Hicks said he's not worried about the future, because he knows he has what it takes to sustain a career in music. "It would be scary if I didn't really believe that I was supposed to do this," he said. "For me, as a kid, I knew I was supposed to entertain and perform for folks. When you have that self-belief and inner-determination, you understand there are peaks and valleys in this business, and you just keep working at it. You show up to work, whether it's 25 people at a Steak & Ale, or Wembley Stadium and there's 500,000 people. If you keep working, and you're good to people, you'll be blessed."
I cannot wait for the next album I will be getting it as soon as it comes available.


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