Dwight cenhower imes Fan Club Newsletter

Vol.1 Issue 3 Winter 2006 ALL CONTENTS © COPYRIGHTED Dwight bids farewell to hometown By JENNIFER HUGHES Icenhower Times When Dwight decided to move to Florida, he knew he had to say farewell. But Dwight knew that his farewell had to give back. So he decided to bring Las Vegas to Meigs County. In what he said was the biggest show of his career, Dwight put his plan in motion enlisting several helpers to get the show rolling. “This show took a lot of work from everyone involved. We perhaps have never put this much time into a show... but it did pay off. It took hours upon hours of planning, meeting hanging flyers, promoting... and to everyone who helped ... I thank you so much,” said Dwight. Photo by Jennifer Hughes for the Icenhower Times Planning for the show began in late October and by Over 1,000 fans filled the Meigs High School Gymnasium on Dec. 11, 2005 to see November, Dwight had Dwight’s biggest performance of his career. The school is where Dwight graduated from See Farewell, Page 4 and the stage is the where he first performed his “Tribute to the King” during a high school variety show. Dwight is pictured handing his scarves to fans. Isle of Capri Contest:What a performance! By JENNIFER HUGHES Competing with contestants Icenhower Times throughout the country, Dwight brought his very best to the stage. “I Despite a stirring rendition of made it a point to look my very best, "Unchained Melody” something pick the right songs, and to try to plan Dwight rarely performs, the judges of something original.... sometimes it is the Isle of Capri ETA Contest Finals best to do something the judges don’t awarded Dwight the third place title. see everyday,” said Dwight of his per- In November, Dwight won first formance. place at the Isle of Capri Contest in When asked how a winner is cho- Marquette, Iowa. Through that con- sen, Dwight said it varies between test, Dwight then automatically got a contests. “It really varies from contest berth in the finals. “You have to win to contest.... but this one was judged first in one of the prequalifying on four categories: voice, moves, stage rounds. There are ten different pre- presence, and audience interaction.” qualifying contest throughout the year,” explained Dwight. See Contest, Page 6 4 Icenhower Times Winter 2006 ALL CONTENTS © COPYRIGHTED

Farewell... fans, Dwight and Loos, with the help of Meagan and Continued from front Kayla, tossed mini teddy appeared on a couple of radio bears into the crowd. shows and had been inter- At one portion of the show viewed by a couple of news- the curtains opened to papers on his pending move Dwight in a white suit, with and Farewell Concert. The the burgundy scarf around publicity resulted in a sell out his neck. True to the crowd with over 1,100 people Comeback special, Dwight in attendance. sang to memorable “If I Can As the lights came up at the Dream” and the curtains show and the Reflections closed. “Oh my gosh! Look at Show Band of Tennessee that! Wow!“ were words began their first number, the heard in crowd when Dwight fans were on the edge of their sang the number. It was the seats, waiting for Dwight to first time Dwight had worn take the stage. Dwight has the suit on stage. performed with the “I have done this perform- Reflections Show Band at the ance many times, but not in former Lou Vuto’s Reflections the authentic white suit. I Theater in Gatlinburg, Tenn. really loved doing this song With special guest John because it was Elvis at his Loos, the show began with best,” said Dwight. “He only Elvis Presley’s beginning in did one song in the suit and it 1956, featured both Loos and is funny to me that it is one of Dwight in the ‘68 Comeback the most memorable perform- Special. Dwight performed ances that he did. That part of the sit down portion with the the show was probably my band. The show had some favorite. When I sing that Christmas songs implement- See Farewell, Page 5 ed into it. To the surprise to

Icenhower Times Photos by Jennifer Hughes 5 Icenhower Times Winter 2006 ALL CONTENTS © COPYRIGHTED Farewell... Continued from page 4 song I always think of Elvis and all of the feelings and emotion that he put into the song" If I can dream" It is hard not to do the same.” For the grand finale, Dwight unveiled another new cos- tume. One of Elvis’ most remembered jumpsuit. The “Aloha jumpsuit” Dwight had not even sang a note and got a standing ovation from the crowd. “When I stepped out on stage in the Aloha jumpsuit you would have though that I was the real deal! I have never seen so many camera flashes in all my life. I am still seeing yellow dots,” said Dwight of the crowd’s reac- tion. “I received many, many complements that night from the fans.” Reminiscing back to the show, Dwight said that the experi- ence was “unreal” to him. “The Farewell concert to me was an unreal experience from beginning to end. It was everything that I hoped it would be and more...... a lot more .... like 2 hours more! Just kidding. I loved every minute of it,” said Dwight. “I would have to say that it ( the Farewell Concert) above all things I have done will be the most memorable...... and I thank all the workers, fans and just everyone who was there that night for making it happen.” When asked if the though would have been as big of a pro- duction that it was Dwight said, “ It was so crazy... I mean I knew it was going to be big but it really didn’t hit me until I stepped out onto the stage and everyone went crazy. It meant so much to me that all of my fans came out to support me at the biggest show of my career. It was a wonderful feeling..... it kinda made me realize what Elvis felt every time he stepped on stage.” After a few trips back and forth between Ohio and Florida for the move, Dwight and Meagan are now settling into their new home. “We really love it here. We have had many won- derful experiences so far and many more to come. I have been working on getting shows here in Florida and it is going well,” Said Dwight. “No I am not a ticket taker a Disney and I am not a fruit stand operator either. I will continue to perform my trib- ute show as long as the fans support me in it,” Dwight said. As part of the event, the show was video taped by docu- mentary film maker John Paget. According to Dwight, many fans have ordered videos and added that the videos are still on sale. “There was a problem with editing, but we should be get- ting the video soon and sending it out. Please bear with us. We hope to have this out to you soon.” For more pictures and to see them in color visit www.dwighticen- howerfanclub.com Attention Fans Although we would like to continue to send copies of this newsletter to all fans.... We have been updating our members list and if you have not renewed in the past year, you will no longer receive this newsletter. The cost of printing and postage is just to great to continue the practice. If you would like to receive this newsletter and all the benefits of a Dwight Icenhower Fan Club member, it is important that you complete a membership application. All dues go to the programming and production of this newsletter and the fan club. Without mem- ber support, we cannot continue to function as a club. For questions contact Sharon at a show, by telephone, by mail or email. She will be happy to assist you. Or go to www.dwighticenhowerfanclub.com to get an application.