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FEBRUARY 2004/MARCH 2004 VOL. 22 NO. 1 The Wheels Are In Motion For The 2004 George Strait Concert Tour At the beginning of January, the wheels meantime, George and his Ace in the Hole leg of the tour will culminate in Houston, began turning in earnest for the 2004 Band spent several days in San Antonio TX on March 3rd at the Houston Livestock George Strait Concert Tour that will per- rehearsing their show for this year. Show and Rodeo. In between, the George form 31 shows in 27 cities across the They all came together at the Gwinnett Strait 2004 Tour will visit St. Louis, MO; United States and Canada. Center on January 14th for one final day of Ames, IA; Sacramento, CA; Fresno, CA; In early January, Paul Rogers and his rehearsal before the first concert date. In Las Vegas, NV; Oklahoma City, OK; crew put the final touches on the sound and addition, Dierks Bentley and Kellie Coffey Bossier City, LA; Nashville, TN; Jackson- lighting design for the concert tour, which brought their respective bands in for ville, FL; Columbia, SC; Greensboro, NC; will again be performed on the square stage rehearsal. Detroit, MI; Milwaukee, WI; Columbus, in the middle of each area. The only excep- In the meantime, other trucks were headed OH; Biloxi, MS; Memphis, TN and Little tions will be festivals in Eau Claire, WI to south Texas to load up T-Shirts, Rock, AR before taking a 4 month break. and Detroit Lakes, MI, as well as the Sweatshirts, Key Chains, Photos, Calendars The tour resumes on July 15th in Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. All of and various other items to take for sale at Vancouver, BC before performing 5 days in those venues have their own staging the concert venues. After weeks and, in Calgary, AB and Edmonton, AB. It contin- designs. Rogers and his crew have been some cases months, the 2004 George Strait ues on to Cheyenne, WY and Eau Claire, designing the show for months.. On Concert Tour was ready to roll to Duluth, WI before finishing in Detroit Lakes, MN Sunday, January 11th, they loaded their GA for the first show. on August 7th. gear into the Gwinnett Center at Duluth, From the Gwinnett Center in Duluth, GA, At least one more date will be added to GA, near Atlanta, for several days of the tour’s first weekend will move on to the tour in July, but that announcement will rehearsals and lighting design work. In the Tampa and Tallahassee, Florida. The first not be made until early spring. n MOVERSMOVERS MOVERS MOVERS ARE YOU MOVING? DROP US YOUR NEW ADDRESS BY MAIL OR CALL! GSFC • P.O. BOX 2119 • HENDERSONVILLE, TENNESSEE 37077 • (615) 824-7176 (NEW HOURS: MON., WED., THURS. 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM; TUES. & FRI. 8:30 AM - 3:OO PM CENTRAL TIME) STRAIT TALK STRAIT TALK 2004 George Strait Team Roping Classic Nears Anticipation is heating up as the time for Dura-Max diesel dually pickups for the all return from previous years. the 2004 Team Roping Classic gets closer champions. Tractor Supply Company and Tickets for the 2004 GSTRC are on-sale with sponsor additions and ticket sales their DuMor feed line will return and now. They may be purchased on the web- picking up. sponsor the Runner-Up saddles while site at www.gstrc.com or by calling 210- The GSTRC is very happy to welcome Wrangler returns to provide jackets for the 698-0791 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. several new sponsors to the 2004 event 50 teams competing for the championship Monday through Friday. Tickets are $16 and salute all of the sponsors who have on Saturday and, in addition, will present each, including shipping, and may also be returned from the 2003 event. Joining the two custom made leather jackets to the purchased by mail using a check or money fold this year are The San Antonio Champions. order at: Express-News and Bill Miller’s Bar-B-Q H.E.B. Food Stores has returned again to PMB #452 as day sponsors. The San Antonio sponsor the featured Red Wrapped 24165 IH-10 West Express-News will sponsor the first two Challenge Steers. The feature gives ropers Suite 217 go-rounds on Friday, March 19th, while in the final go-rounds the opportunity to San Antonio, TX 78257-1159 Bill Miller’s Bar-B-Q will be the sponsor win an additional $10,000 per round if the Team ropers wanting to enter the 2004 for Saturday’s Final three go-rounds as the best time is awarded on a Red Wrapped GSTRC may pre-register by phone by Top 50 teams from Friday’s event return steer. The challenge is progressive with calling 210-698-9251 between 5 & 10 to compete for the Championship. the first round being worth $10,000 and p.m. on Monday, March 8th and Tuesday, We are also welcoming two other great could be worth up to $40,000 in the final March 9th. Entry fee is $600 per team sponsors to this year’s event. go-round if no one wins either of the pre- with a 3-entry per person limit. It is McCormick’s foods and spices and vious two. important to note that all horses must be Georgia-Pacific’s Brawny Towels have Brake Check also returns this year as the in a San Antonio Rose Palace stall. No also come aboard to be a part of this great sponsor of the entertainment between go- portable stalls allowed. PRCA dress code sporting event. In addition to our new rounds on Saturday. In addition to the pre- is in effect. The roping begins at 10 a.m. sponsors, Cavender Chevrolet of Boerne, viously listed sponsors, Cactus Ropes, on Friday, March 19th and all entry fees TX will return and provide two Chevy Justin Boots, Resistol and Classic Ropes must be paid by 9:45 a.m.n STRAIT TALK Fan Collectable Column February/March 2004 • Mpls. Star Tribune. January 4, 2004. • “Special Collector’s Edition - Legends • Country Weekly. January 6, 2004. P. 13 Arts and Entertainment section, p. F6 of Country Music” Magazine Book (this photo w/labelmates, p. 70 Charts - photo w/mention about WeFest. Mpls, is put out by Country Weekly Magazine). Singles #2 “Cowboys Like Us” and MN. Front cover photo, p. 1 contents, p. 3 Albums “Honkytonkville” #28. • Cowboys & Indians. January 2004. P. 87 mentioned, p. 90 photo and p. 91 full Nashville, TN. quote from George Strait, p. 96 photo, page story with photo. Nashville, TN. • The Sunday News-Herald. P. 7E, 1-4-04. p. 97 #70 under 100 Greatest Country • Calgary Herald. P. A2 photo with article. Top 10’s Country Singles listed at #2. Songs, “Amarillo By Morning.” Calgary, Canada. The following George Strait Fan Club Members submitted to the Collectable Column… And We Thank You! As a GSFC member, you can join in and earn Strait Cash, receive your Strait Talk 1st Class and a Collector’s Card. This is all you need to do - collect magazine or newspaper articles, photos or reviews - send them in and if we use them, your name is added to the list. It’s easy. Remember to enclose the article, where it came from, date, page #, issue and your name and address. Thank You!!! Cecelia Miller - Andover, MN Florence Bieniek - Amsterdam, NY Alexis Gaffney - Gales Creek, OR Debbie Ereckson - Taylor, MI Kathy Joyner - Cachrane, AB, Canada Margaret Eckers - Saint Louis Park, MN Happy Birthday Norma Strait! February 23, 2004 We hope you have a wonderful day! 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