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CORIANNE EGAN | The Sun Barbecue on the River director David Boggs talks to barbecue teams at their annual pre-festival meeting. Competition still tight at Barbecue on the River
BY CORIANNE EGAN “Coming in second only makes you want it more. We changed champion crown. [email protected] “Coming in second only he teams at the Barbecue minor things, so it’s still got that burn that we are famous for, but makes you want it more,” Corn- on the River festival are we messed with temperatures and timing. I am really excited to well said. “We changed minor T one big family. They steal things, so it’s still got that burn each other’s mascots; they play see how it is going to work out.” that we are famous for, but we other practical jokes. It’s really messed with temperatures and all about having fun and rais- Shane Cornwell timing. I am really excited to see ing money for charity. That is Smokin’ Hose Grillin’ Team how it is going to work out.” until Saturday morning comes Judging at the competition is around. Saturday is judging day at ing the four-time defending said. “We don’t sit back on our done blindly, with each judge “We are all pals,” Shane Corn- the 17th Annual Barbecue on champions, J-Mack Cookers. haunches and let things come to sampling from a numbered well of the Smokin’ Hose Grillin’ the River. While teams often J-Mack’s signature sweet sauce us. We work to put out the best- plate. Judges then give a score, Team said. “We hang out out- help each other throughout the and perfectly cooked meat has tasting barbecue there is.” which can never be a whole side of the competition. We talk week, or share secrets during won them four grand champion Although J-Mack is the number. all weekend during the competi- the off season, the competitive trophies, but they still treat the four-time defending champion, “We have had champions de- tion. But come Saturday morn- nature in each group comes in competition seriously. last year’s reserve champion, cided by a few tenths of a point,” ing, when we are getting things full force. “Every year, we come out to Smokin’ Hose, has spent the David Boggs, festival director, ready to be judged, things get This year, the name of the that competition ready to win,” year tinkering with its tech- said. “It’s really all about who is very, very quiet.” game seems to be overcom- J-Mack team leader John Ford niques in the quest for the grand hot that day.” The 2011 Barbecue on the River calendar of events
BY CORIANNE EGAN Friday Jetton & 61 South 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. River Discov- the foot of Broadway [email protected] 6 p.m. - Jason Lindsey “Hooked ery Center open to public. Adult 1:30 p.m. MainStage - Blend Thursday 9:30 a.m.-7 p.m. - River Dis- on Science” in the Four Rivers admission $7. Child admission $5. 2 p.m. Main Stage - The $el- cover Center open to public. Covenant Church Hospitality Tent. 11 a.m. Main Stage - Bethel Uni- louts 9:30 a.m.-7 p.m. River Discov- Adult admission $7. Child admis- Check with tent for specific show versity Singers 4 p.m. Main Stage - Awards pre- ery Center open to public. Adult sion $5. times. 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Tours of the sentation admission, $7. Child admission 11 a.m. Festival begins serv- 7:30 p.m. Main Stage - Nathan Seaman’s Church pilot training 5 p.m. Main Stage - Bawn in the $5. ing food Blake Lynn with the Campbell simulator. Mash 11 a.m. Festival begins serv- Noon-11 p.m. - Old Market Brothers 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Jason Lindsey 6 p.m. Main Stage - Scale ing food Days 8 p.m. Main Stage - The Cruis- “Hooked on Science” at Four Riv- Hound 2 p.m.-11 p.m. Old Market 4 p.m. Main Stage - Great ers ers Covenant Church Hospitality 6:30 p.m. Main Stage - 2 Years Days Gatsby Jazz Funk Odsessy tent Wasted 5 p.m. Main Stage: Common 5 p.m. Main Stage - Nathan Saturday Noon, Main Stage - Blend 7:30 p.m. Main Stage - Scale Ground Blake Lynn with the Campbell 12:30 p.m. Main Stage - Sub Hound 7:30 p.m. Main Stage: Monkey Brothers 9 a.m. United Way 5k Run Urban Situation 8:30 p.m. Main Stage - Murr Finger 5:30 p.m. Main Stage - Lew 9 a.m.-11 p.m. Old Market Days 1 p.m. Line throwing contest at Vegas All Stars 2C • Thursday, September 22, 2011 • The Paducah Sun Current paducahsun.com The teams of 2011 Barbecue on the River ON The 17th annual Barbe- Edwards, and John Car- into the competition by cue on the River Festival penter. chance but has proven begins tonight. The festi- Charity:St. Paul Lu- itself a winner. Last year, val is full of food and fun, theran Church they took home third but also some pretty cool place for chicken and sec- history and interesting Draper’s BBQ ond place for whole hog. characters. Here is a look Draper’s barbecue is Team Members: at the 42 teams who are based out of a small family James Stovall, Pete competing at the festival restaurant in Bardwell. Jackson, Tom Wimbly, this year, including some The team recently began Paulene Burnett, Theresa SALE home-town favorites and bottling its own sauces, Wagner, and Sheila Car- teams from as far away and have a long list of penter. as California. awards at Barbecue on the Charity: American Red River Cross - Paducah Chapter Circuit cookers Team Members:led by Shane Draper Lenny’s BBQ Basty Boys Charity:Child Watch The 2011 Barbecue on This Memphis-based Children’s Advocacy the River Festival will be team is going into its 10th Center. the Lenny’s BBQ team’s year at Barbecue on the fourth year in the com- NOW River. They are coming Good Ole Boys BBQ petition, but team leader off of a performance that The Good Ole Boys team Lenny Hohlbein says they won them fi rst place in the was at the original Bar- are still a force to be reck- pork shoulders contest, becue on the River, and oned with. Hohlbein said and second place in ribs, has been named grand the team, which is based but their best seller isn’t champion once. They are out of their Fulton restau- a judged item — it’s their especially famous for their rant, is “up with the rest of barbecue nachos. ribs, which often have them” in the competition. Team Members: Ste- crowds lining up around Team Members: ven Gann, Terry Bishop, their booth. Lenny Hohlbein, Debbie and Monica Bishop. Team Members:led Dedmon, Kyler Hohlbein, Charity:Family Service by Dale Perry. Lacey Hohlbein, Lane Society. Charity: Good Ole Boys Hohlbein, Eric Maddox, Scholarship - WKCTC Tim Ewing, and Mable Bar BQ Express Martin. This will be Bar BQ Hardwood Gang Charity: New Life Res- Express’s fi fth year in the The Hardwood Gang toration Center competition. The team, has a pretty interesting which is family based backstory: A man named Martha’s Vineyard & out of their restaurant in Don Smallwood came up Backwoods Barbecue Ledbetter, has won several with the idea to cook in Charity: Martha’s awards for the pork shoul- the competition to aid his Vineyard ders over the years, but church, and passed away they fi nd their barbecue the day before the team’s Porky’s Pit wraps, pulled pork and fi rst year in Barbecue on Porky’s Pit is another cheese on a tortilla, are the River. Eight years team that has been at Bar- their best sellers. later, team leaders Larry becue on the River since Team Members: Rudesill and Gary Walls the beginning, and team Anna Watkins, Daniel are still cooking in his leader Jim Cooper has Walls, Sherry Thorn, honor. Rudesill says the been a barbecuer since Keith Thorn, Jerry Walls. team is pretty proud of he was nine years old. Charity: Children’s their whole hog, which has The family used to have Miracle Network won fi rst place on three a restaurant in Paducah, seperate occasions. Last but now serves barbecue Big D’s Dairyette year, they won third place in Cadiz. They are known Big D’s has been com- in pork shoulders. for their huge porkchops, ing to Barbecue on the Team Members:Larry which they will be selling River for 12 years. They Rudesill and Gary Walls. at their tent. were reserve champions Charity: New Life Ap- Team Members: Jim in 2008, winning fi rst ostolic Tabernacle. Cooper, Gene Cooper, place for pork shoulders Tara Lasley, Eustacio Me- the same year. Along with Happy’s Chili Parlor jia, Franklin Farley. traditional barbecue, they & BBQ Charity: Ballard Me- also sell ham and pork on Although Happy’s morial Project Graduation a stick, which team leader used to be based out Roy Bohannon says is per- of Paducah, members Rib-Tastic BBQ fect for walking with. are now driving almost Last year, Rib-Tastic Team Members:Roy 2,000 miles to compete won second place in both Bohannon, Kevin Record, in Barbecue on the River. the whole hog category Daryl Tilford. Team leader Eugene and pork shoulders cat- Charity:Mid-Continent Thomas Jr. is the son of egory. In its 11th year at Univwwersity Eugene “Happy” Thomas, Barbecue on the River, the who was shot and killed team doesn’t have a fa- Boudin Man BBQ in front of his home in vorite award as they have Based out of Louisiana, 1998. The team is cooking won at least once in each the Boudin Man BBQ in honor of him, and in category. team is making its second honor of their restaurant, Team Members: appearance at the festival. which has been a part of Jimmy Travelstead and They won for chicken and the family since 1929. Sarah Travelstead. shoulders in 2009 but Team Members: Eu- Charity: James Cobb didn’t make the trip in gene Thomas Medical Fund. 2010. Team leader R.D. Charity: Harrison Quebodeaux says the team Street Baptist Church Smoke Shack comes up to Paducah This is the Ohio-based because the festival is a lot J-Mack Cookers team is coming to the of fun, and they enjoy the J-Mack Cookers is festival for the fi rst time, family atmosphere. the four-time defending although they have done Team champion, but don’t think competitions in the area. Members:Sheldon that the team is resting on Their Cleveland-area res- Detroussord, Chip Stien- tits laurels. Team leader taurant has catered to the Carson Center bing, Hank Santos, David John Ford said that the area’s professional sports McMumar, and R.D. competition at Barbecue teams and is famous for Quebodeaux. on the River is as open as their charcoal-smoked Charity:Kids First could be, and it all de- ribs. Along with tradition- 270.450.4444 pends who is hot at the al barbecue, The Smoke Buzzard Brothers moment of judging. Last Shack will be selling a ,FOUVDLZ"WF 1BEVDBI ,FOUVDLZtXXXUIFDBSTPODFOUFSPSH BBQ year, they won top honors pulled pork sundae — The Buzzard Broth- for their pork shoulders, beans and coleslaw topped sponsors media sponsors ers have been cooking at second place for chicken with barbecue pork and Barbecue on the Rivers and third place for their sauce. since its inception. Most whole hog. Team Members: of their founding mem- Team Members: Lamarr Marshall, Carolyn bers are retired and team John Ford, Melinda Ford, Marshall, Mike Arm- leader Louis Kirchhoff Christie Houser, Kather- strong, Preston Marshall, says they have brought ine Tapscott, Jay Tapscott, Kolin Marshall, and Kyle on some new, younger and Todd Hapscott. Marshall. members this year to help Charity: Carlisle Charity: Barbecue on them through the week- County Rescue Squad the River end. The two-time grand champions sell 3.25 tons Larry Darrell and Smokin’ Hose Gril- FOX 23 of barbecue each year. Darrell lin’ Team Team Members:Louis As fi ve-time grand The Smokin’ Hose team Kirchhoff, David Reed, champions, Larry Darrell was last year’s reserve The Kentucky Arts Council, the state Richard Flowers, John and Darrell knows what it champion, and won fi rst arts agency, supports The Carson Center with state tax dollars and Rottering, Rich Allhouse, takes to make great barbe- place awards for their federal funding from the National KBSI Bernie Bass, Russ Og- cue. The team, which has chicken and their ribs. den, Nathan Brown, Bark been at the festival since Team member Shane Brown, Josh Ryan, John it was started, happened Please see TEAMS | 3C paducahsun.com Current The Paducah Sun • Thursday, September 22, 2011 • 3C Bring on the barbecue
I am ready. Smoke Shack, a team out of I’ve heard eight Ohio, is even bringing in its months’ worth of mur- pork sundae — beans, cole- murs, eight months’ slaw and pork smothered worth of promises that in barbecue sauce. this will be the best week- I have never been more end of my reporting year. ready in my entire life. Everyone, from police of- I want to see giant pigs fi cers to commissioners, dressed to the max then barbecue teams to indig- Corianne Egan sampled by the bold judg- enous artists have told ing panel. I want my fi rst me to prepare. want to be so full on Sat- Memphis-style half rack of And it is fi nally here. urday evening that I don’t ribs. I can’t wait to taste the The 17th annual Barbe- want to look another pig in chili served at the Happy’s cue on the River festival the face until after the holi- Chili table. starts tonight. Three full days. Since I moved to days of barbecue cre- Reporting on it has made Paducah, nothing has got- ations, complete with a it so much worse. I hear ten as much play at the
SUN FILES festival atmosphere and each team describe its spe- Barbecue on the River more barbecue than I can cialty, then explain how the festival. People here put even fathom. And, ladies teams slowly smoke their their lives on hold to cre- TEAMS: 2011 Barbeque on the River and gentlemen, I am here pork butts and shoulders. ate a winning product here. to say one thing: Bring it My mouth watered with ev- They are proud of their bar- CONTINUED FROM 2C Randall Myer, Michael Heath Football on. ery sentence. becue, and I am proud to be Mount and Rodney Gor- Boosters Bring on the strange There has been talk of eating it. Cornwell says their bar- don. Charity: Heath Football couplings, fried every- pork on a stick, slow-roast- becue has a “little bit of a Charity: Masonic Boosters things, and food on a ed barbecue corn on the Contact Corianne Egan, a burn.” This year, Cornwell Charities stick. Let me have some cob, and deliciously drip- Paducah Sun staff writer says they have tinkered Highway Ribbery of that fried Kool-Aid. I ping barbecue nachos. The at 270-575-8652. slightly and perfected Certifi ed Holy Charity: Reidland Day their technique, some- Smoke Care thing the team hopes will Charity: Pathway Bap- earn it top honors. tist Church KACo Kookers Team Members: Charity: Kentucky Blaire Rudd and Shane Cookies Grill Sheriff’s Boys & Girls Cornwell. This team showed up for Ranch Charity: Cunningham its fi rst year with a 300-gal- Volunteer Fire Depart- lon fuel tank to raise money Kiwanis Club of ment for the charity. Fast forward Paducah nine years, and Cookies First in chicken and Smokey D’s Family Grill has become a team to third in pork shoulders. Restaurant pay attention to. They were Charity: St. Nicholas This is Smokey D’s eigth second in ribs last year, and Free Clinic & Paducah year in the competition, their shoe-string potato Scholarship Endowment although the team started straws are one of the most as a backyard cooker popular at the festival. Kooking with Kappas before they opened a res- Team Members: Jamie The Kappas came in taurant in La Center. They Beal, Neil Hogancamp, Da- third in ribs last year. serve traditional barbe- vid Davis, Randy Williams. Charity: Curtis Hixon cue, highlighted by their Charity: Reidland Area - Charles Thomas Scholar- chicken and shoulders. Upward ship Team Members: Da- vid Smith, Justin Smith, Cookin’ Pigs Liberty Bell BBQ Blake Walden, Benji As the name cleverly Charity: American Thresher and Nathan implies, Cookin’ Pigs is Lung Association Hardaman. the offi cial barbecue team Charity: Paducah of the Fraternal Order of NAACP SUN FILES Gymnastics Academ Police. While they are with Charity: NAACP Whalers “Cue” law enforcement as day Paducah Branch This team has been jobs, the team has become there since the begin- one of the heavyweight Ole’ Kountry BBQ ning, and is based out of backyard teams in recent Charity: Community Tired of your bank charging you for Whaler’s Catch. They have years. They won second Kitchen of Four Rivers won down at the festival place in chicken in 2010, Church plenty of times, and are and are a year removed proud of all of their tradi- from their fi rst-place Ozean’s Ribs tional barbecue. showing in the whole hog Charity: Burks Chapel EVERYTHING? Charity: American category. Brotherhood Cancer Society Team Members: Will Gilbert, Brian Kopischke, Precision Machine BACKYARD Don English, Harold Setzer, Inc. COOKERS Jerry Byer, Danny Simms Charity: Boy’s Club Experience FREEdom! and Chad Shaw. Balkis Temple #157 Charity: Fraternal Or- River City Rib Tick- Charity: Oscar Cross der of Police lers Boys & Girls Club Charity: Laurel Foun- Hardwood Cafe dation Big Daddy’s BBQ The Hardwood Cafe Banterra Bank offers: Last year the team took team has raised more than Tommy Q’s BBQ home second place among $90,000 for the American Last year, the team in the pork shoulders Cancer Society in its fi ve- fi nished fi rst among back- category. year stint at the festival, yard cookers in the pork FREE Checking Charity: Waldo Baptist but they although they do shoulders category. Look Church Youth Group things for their charity they for them to defend their are no joke on the grill, title this year. FREE Visa Debit Card Big Moe’s BBQ either. Last year, they fi n- Charity: Paducah Bowl- Charity: Marshall ished third in chicken, fi rst ing Association. County Hospital Relay for in ribs, and fi rst in whole Life Team hog. Washington Street FREE Online Banking Brothers Barbecue Team Members: Community Develope- Brother’s Barbecue is in Chris Hargrove, Nathan- ment Corporation it simply for the fun, team iel Hargrove, Jeff Story, Charity: Tool Time FREE Online Billpay leader Mark Cope said. Denise Story, Clay Story, Tuesday’s They have won awards for Larry Robinson, Faye their chicken, but one of Robinson, Tommy Johns, **All information is their best-kept secrets is Dickie Johns, James Haley, provided by the teams. FREE Mobile (cellphone) Banking their barbecue corn, which Tammy Haley, Susie Story is grilled and seasoned to and Dom Lampley. perfection. Charity: Friends & Kin Does This Look Team Members: Relay for Life FREE Online Statements Mark Cope, Chuck Byerly, Familar?
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BY BEN FRITZ The challenge for Lion- When Lionsgate acquired McClatchy-Tribune News Service sgate executives is to get the fi lm rights in March LOS ANGELES — In “The investors excited about that 2009, beating competi- Hunger Games,” 24 teen- potential without creating tors including Summit, agers fi ght to the death in a so much hype that anything Warner Bros. and Spyglass tournament whose slogan less than a blockbuster per- Entertainment, the fi rst is “May the odds be ever in formance would disappoint. “Hunger Games” book had your favor.” “‘Hunger Games’ is not a sold fewer than 500,000 Executives at Lionsgate make-or-break opportunity copies. It was regarded as Entertainment are hoping for the company, and yet a movie that would appeal those words will ring true it’s a really important one strictly to young adults, a for them as they gamble on that we cannot screw up,” view that changed when the most anticipated literary said Joe Drake, president of the second and third books adaptation to hit Hollywood Lionsgate’s motion picture were released and “Hunger since “Twilight” and “Harry group. Games” became a broader Potter.” The fi rst of four For the last two years, Li- literary phenomenon with planned “Hunger Games” onsgate’s business has been sales to date of more than 12 fi lms, based on Suzanne overshadowed in the minds million copies. As a result, Collins’ bestselling trilogy, of many investors by corpo- the movie’s box-offi ce recently wrapped produc- rate raider Carl Icahn, who potential — and its budget tion in North Carolina and was bent on seizing control — increased. will hit theaters March 23. of the company and ousting “With the books grow- A successful “Hunger Chief Executive Jon Fel- ing in popularity, we knew McClathcy-Tribune News Service Games” franchise could theimer and Vice Chairman more people would come in Joe Drake, president and co-chief operating officer of Lionsgate, stands in his office transform the studio, much Michael Burns. The costly with a certain set of expecta- in Santa Monica, Calif., on Sept. 6. ‘Hunger Games’ could be a game changer for Li- onsgate. as “Twilight” did rival feud ended in August when tions,” said producer Nina Summit Entertainment, by Icahn, the studio’s largest Jacobson, who sold the fi lm providing reliable income shareholder, agreed to end rights to Lionsgate. “That remake “Conan the Barbar- sgate’s top fi lm executive, onsgate is continuing to for years from box-offi ce, his crusade in exchange for didn’t change the movie ian” and last weekend’s whose $2-million-a-year make low-budget action DVD and digital sales as both sides dropping their we wanted to make, but it mixed martial arts drama job may hinge on that com- and horror movies and to well as television licensing litigation. meant we had to deliver on “Warrior.” ing true. co-fi nance fi lms with other and merchandise. Due in part to uncertainty the right scale.” Its one movie in the Among the 50-year-old’s studios through its subsid- But launching such a around Icahn and the fact Lionsgate ended up last three years to merit a upcoming bets are this iary Mandate Pictures. movie series won’t come that the company hasn’t spending more than $80 sequel was 2009’s aging month’s “Abduction,” for If Lionsgate can turn cheap. With a budget of been profi table for the last million, after tax credits, action hero hit “The Ex- which the studio paid Tay- around its movie fortunes nearly $100 million, the fi rst four fi scal years, Lionsgate to produce the movie. The pendables,” which will get a lor Lautner around $5 mil- and successfully launch a fi lm alone is the costliest shares have traded below studio has made more follow-up next summer. lion in hopes of turning him “Hunger Games” franchise, production ever for Lions- $8 since 2008 — well than half that amount back But Drake, who has the from a “Twilight” heart- it will become a more pow- gate, which is best known under a high of $12 the through sales to foreign next two years of releases throb into an action star; an erful player in Hollywood for low-budget genre fare year before. But Hudson distributors, a move that largely planned, believes a ensemble romantic comedy and valuable company on such as “Saw” and Tyler Square Research analyst mitigates risk but also low- turnaround is near. based on pregnant parent Wall Street. Perry’s “Madea” fi lms along Marla Backer said once ers potential rewards if the “I think we now have a classic “What to Expect “As a publicly traded with the occasional prestige Icahn’s shares have all been box offi ce is huge overseas. slate that represents us still When You’re Expecting”; a company, all our cards are movie like “Precious.” The sold, which is expected by The company has a grow- owning what we did in the remake of “Dirty Dancing”; on the table, and that has studio’s movie business is in October, growing buzz for ing television division that past along with titles that and “Last Stand,” Arnold its challenges,” Drake said. need of a jump-start, hav- “Hunger Games” could produces “Mad Men” and carry the potential to be Schwarzenegger’s fi rst post- “But I’m optimistic. I feel ing weathered a number of change that. three sitcoms from Tyler next-generation brands for gubernatorial starring role. very good about where we fl ops since last year. The movie’s young cast, Perry, as well as increasing our company,” said Lion- At the same time, Li- sit.” “There are three things on led by “Winter’s Bone” digital revenue, but its mo- Lionsgate investors’ minds Oscar nominee Jennifer tion picture business is in a for the next year: ‘Hunger Lawrence, has twice graced challenging spot. Games,’ ‘Hunger Games’ the cover of Entertainment Its once-reliable “Saw” and ‘Hunger Games,’” said Weekly, and a teaser trailer series ended its seven- analyst James Marsh of premiered at the MTV year annual run last year, Piper Jaffray, who predicted Video Music Awards. and although Perry’s the four movies would The studio has discussed pictures continue to reach generate more than $475 “Hunger Games” on its his devoted audience, million in profi ts over six last fi ve quarterly earnings the fi lmmaker keeps half years. calls with investors and the profi ts. 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HALL genres, such as jazz, pop, going to be a continual “Pants on the Ground.” elist Antonio “L.A.” Reid performed his song “Pants Associated Press folk, bluegrass and world reservoir of folks coming On “The X Factor,” a didn’t mince words, calling on the Ground” to protest NASHVILLE, Tenn. — music, and local music into the music business.” singer dropped his pants the display disgusting, the trend of saggy, low- Nashville city and business venues in Nashville will Register said they will to the ground and sent upsetting and offensive. riding pants. leaders want to keep the give students a chance to provide new training for Paula Abdul running for “Get him out of the Like “Idol,” ‘‘X Factor” music playing in public perform publicly. the system’s current music cover. building, please,” Reid is based on a British series schools in Music City USA A new music director instructors, who were The man auditioned concluded. and showcases singers through a new curriculum for the school system will involved in the planning for Fox’s new talent After the man was ranging from the talented that will incorporate new be hired in the fi rst year process of the program. contest by performing shooed offstage and Abdul — a 13-year-old with a big musical genres and produc- with new classes start- As many school systems his original song “I’m a returned, series creator voice among them, ac- tion technology into the ing in 2012. Dean said struggle to penny-pinch Stud,” pulling his pants and judge Simon Cowell cording to the “X Factor” classroom. they raised more than in a down economy while down and dancing on- chided her for desert- preview — to the absurd. Mayor Karl Dean and $500,000 in private also meeting higher aca- stage in front of an audi- ing her colleagues. She Unlike “Idol,” ‘‘X Factor” Jesse Register, director donations that will go to demic standards in areas ence that responded with responded that she didn’t allows groups, a wider age of Metro Nashville Public fund the fi rst year of the like math, science and boos. In a clip shown at want to look at a “hairy range of singers and will Schools, announced the program. Dean said for the reading, Register said re- a preview Wednesday ass.” assign judges to mentor “Music Makes Us” program program to be successful search shows music educa- night, a graphic of the “X Factor,” which de- contestants. on Friday on the stage of the city will have to put in tion enhances learning. show’s stylized “X’’ was buted Wednesday on Fox Much is riding on the the historic Ryman Audi- public funds, too, but he “We can’t just focus on superimposed over his and continues with its pre- show: Fox is making it torium. The program will said he didn’t know yet achievement tests and crotch. miere episode at 7 tonight. its centerpiece fall entry; be funded in the fi rst year how much. standardized tests,” he The man, identifi ed as The series is intended as Cowell left a comfortable by charitable donations The schools in Nashville said. “This is a way for Geo, may have thought a fall companion to the spot at “American Idol” coming from well-known already benefi t from mil- young people to get con- underwear was optional. network’s perennial spring to bring his “X Factor” to arts philanthropist Martha lions raised by the Country nected to education, to see A grimacing Abdul got hit, “American Idol.” A America; and the win- Ingram, Mike Curb of Curb Music Association for the relevance in educa- up and retreated back- brief shot of the contes- ner gets $5 million and a Records and the Gibson new instruments. Guitar tion particularly in our stage. Fellow judge Ni- tant, standing pantless, record deal. 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