LYNYRD SKYNYRD ANNOUNCES REMAINING 2018 DATES FOR LAST OF THE STREET SURVIVORS FAREWELL TOUR
SET TO PERFORM AT 2018 IHEARTRADIO MUSIC FESTIVAL ON SATURDAY, SEPT. 22
First Year of Rock & Roll Hall of Famers’ Two-Year Farewell Tour Tops Out at 50+ Stops Across the US and Canada
Bad Company, Jamey Johnson, Marshall Tucker Band and More to Join Second Leg of 2018 Dates
Tickets On Sale to General Public Starting Friday, June 15 at LiveNation.com
LOS ANGELES, CA (June 5, 2018) – Earlier this year Southern Rock icons Lynyrd Skynyrd announced that after a career that has spanned more than 40 years and includes a catalog of more than 60 albums with more than 30 million units sold, they would embark on their Last of the Street Survivors Farewell Tour. Produced by Live Nation, the career-concluding two-year farewell tour will have logged over 50 stops by the end of 2018.
The first leg of dates this year kicked off Friday, May 4 in West Palm Beach, FL at the Coral Sky Amphitheatre. The South Florida Insider said of opening night, “…this was a kick-ass rock concert that delivered all the energy, feel, and attitude that you’d ever want and/or need from a rock band.It was lit!”
Tickets for the second leg of 2018 shows go on sale to the general public starting Friday, June 15 at 10:00 a.m. local time at LiveNation.com. The farewell tour will continue to take the band across the country through the remainder of this year and all of next year, giving fans one last unforgettable night of classic American Rock-and-Roll. 2019 tour dates will be announced soon.
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“This farewell tour has already been the perfect end to an incredible run and we are not even halfway through the tour yet! There is still lots of road to go and lots of fans to see one last time,†said Gary Rossington, original and founding member of Lynyrd Skynyrd. Lead vocalist, Johnny Van Zant added, “we are having a blast! Every crowd so far has been incredible. The energy and excitement they have been giving us have been like fuel on a fire. We can’t wait to get out there
each night and burn it up!”
It was also announced today that the Rock and Roll Hall of Famers will perform on Saturday, Sept.22 at this year’s two-day iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas. The band joins a star-studded lineup at T-Mobile Arena that includes Justin Timberlake, Jack White, Carrie Underwood, Mariah Carey, Jason Aldean, Sam Smith, Luke Bryan and more. Fans can visit iHeartRadio.com/Tickets to purchase tickets. For those unable to attend, the 2018 iHeartRadio Music Festival will be broadcast live on iHeartMedia Contemporary Hit Radio (CHR) stations across the country that weekend including the iconic Z100 in New York, KIIS-FM in Los Angeles, Y100 in Miami, KISS FM in Dallas, Chicago and Boston, as well as many more. The CW Network will exclusively live stream the mega-concert via CWTV.com and The CW App and broadcast the two-day, televised special on October 7 and October 8.
Numerous friends including but not limited to: Hank Williams Jr, Bad Company, ZZ Top, Jason Aldean, Kid Rock, Charlie Daniels Band, Cheap Trick, Jamey Johnson Marshall Tucker Band, 38 Special, Blackberry Smoke and Blackfoot, will continue as special guests on the farewell tour. The tour derives its name from their new song, “The Last of the Street Survivors” and the band’s fifth studio album Street Survivors that is certified multi-Platinum by the RIAA and includes the Platinum-certified single, “What’s Your Name.â€
The Last of the Street Survivors Farewell Tour marks a big moment for generations of fans, as Lynyrd Skynyrd has been touring consistently since the 90s. The band, that USA Today called the“whiskey-soaked genre’s most popular and influential crew,†is ready to rock one last time. The farewell tour will take original member Rossington joined by Van Zant, Medlocke, Mark “Sparkyâ€Matejka, Michael Cartellone, Keith Christopher, Peter Keys, Dale Krantz Rossington, Carol Chase and special guest Jim Horn across the country over the next two years.
The Southern Rockers are best known for the RIAA Platinum-certified “Sweet Home Alabama†and self-proclaimed signature song, “Free Bird,†that Rolling Stone said was “easily the most requested live song in existence.†With everlasting hits such as “Simple Man,†“Gimme Three Steps,†“What’s Your Name,†“Call Me The Breeze,†“You Got that Right,†and more, it is easy to see why Rolling Stone named Lynyrd Skynyrd one of its 100 Greatest Bands of All Time.
Stay tuned for future announcements and specific tour line-ups in your markets.
Last of the Street Survivors Farewell Tour
Just Announced 2018 Second Leg Dates
Saturday, September 22 – T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, NV+*
Friday, September 28 – Walmart Arkansas Music Pavilion, Rogers, AR*
Saturday, September 29 – Intrust Bank Arena, Wichita, KS*
Friday, October 05 – Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, MN*
Saturday, October 06 – Pinnacle Bank Arena, Lincoln, NE*
Friday, October 12 – Denny Sanford PREMIER Center, Sioux Falls, SD*
Saturday, October 13 – US Cellular Center, Cedar Rapids, IA*
Friday, October 19 – Resch Center, Green Bay, WI*
Saturday, October 20 – Huntington Center, Toledo, OH*
Friday, October 26 – Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, TN*
Saturday, October 27 – The Ford Center, Evansvill, IN*
Friday, November 02 – Sprint Center, Kansas City, MO*
Saturday, November 03 – Peoria Civic Center, Peoria, IL*
Friday, November 09 – Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, MI*
Saturday, November 10 – KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, KY*
Friday, November 16 – Royal Farms Arena, Baltimore, MD*
Saturday, November 17 – Big Sandy Superstore Arena, Huntington, WV*
Friday, November 30 – Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza, Wilkes-Barre Township, PA* Saturday, December 01 – Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, NJ*
Friday, December 07 – Raising Cane’s River Center, Baton Rouge, LA*
Saturday, December 08 – Mississippi Coast Coliseum, Biloxi, MS*
Last of the Street Survivors Farewell Tour presented by SiriusXM Upcoming Previously Announced 2018 Dates
Friday, June 22 – PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel, New Jersey
Saturday, June 23 – Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theatre, Wantagh, New York Friday, June 29 – Coastal Credit Union Music Park, Raleigh, North Carolina Saturday, June 30 – PNC Music Pavilion, Charlotte, North Carolina
Friday, July 6 – Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater, Virginia Beach, Virginia Saturday, July 7 – Jiffy Lube Live, Bristow, Virginia
Friday, July 13 – Darien Lake Amphitheater, Darien, New York
Saturday, July 14 – Xfinity Theatre, Hartford, Connecticut
Friday, July 20 – Xfinity Center, Mansfield, Massachusetts
Saturday, July 21 – Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, Bethel, New York
Friday, July 27 – Blossom Music Center, Cleveland, Ohio
Saturday, July 28 – Hersheypark Stadium, Hershey, Pennsylvania
Friday, August 3 – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre, Tinley Park, Illinois
Saturday, August 4 – Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center, Noblesville, Indiana Friday, August 10 – DTE Energy Music Theatre, Detroit, Michigan
Saturday, August 11 – Budweiser Stage, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Friday, August 17 – Riverbend Music Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
Saturday, August 18 – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre, St. Louis, Missouri
Friday, August 24 – Lakeview Amphitheatre, Syracuse, New York
Saturday, August 25 – KeyBank Pavilion, Burgettstown, Pennsylvania
Friday, August 31 – Oak Mountain Amphitheatre, Pelham, AL
Saturday, September 1 – Cellairis Amphitheatre at Lakewood, Atlanta, Georgia Sunday, September 2 – EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida*
+Part of the iHeartRadio Music Festival *Not presented by SiriusXM
VIP Packages will be available for all dates. Details available at lynyrdskynyrd.com
About Lynyrd Skynyrd
Original members Ronnie Van Zant, Bob Burns, Allen Collins, Gary Rossington, and Larry Junstrom formed the band in 1964, originally known as My Backyard, the band changed to its famous name in the early 1970s, and became popular in the Jacksonville, FL area, where the original members were from. They signed with Sounds of the South Records in 1972, and released their self-titled disc the following year. The album that featured “Free Bird,†arguably the most- recognized single in the Southern Rock genre, has sold more than 2 million units since its release. Later down the road the band recorded iconic tracks “Sweet Home Alabama†and “What’s Your Name.â€
The band’s story took a tragic turn in October 1977 when a plane crash took the lives of Van Zant,Steve Gaines, backup singer Cassie Gaines, and several of their road crew. The band took a decade-long hiatus before reuniting for a tour and live album, Southern by the Grace of God. Since then, the band has toured and recorded extensively, with their most recent release being Last Of ADyin’ Breed. The band’s current line-up includes original member Rossington, Johnny Van Zant,Rickey Medlocke, Mark “Sparky†Matejka, Michael Cartellone, Keith Christopher, Peter Keys, DaleKrantz Rossington and Carol Chase. The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006.
Evansville District Wins First Place in Annual Shooting Competition
Ever since 1946, the  Indiana State Police has held a firearms match every year and state troopers compete to outscore each other in a handgun target shooting competition. This year’s contest, which was held last Friday, June 1, was at the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy in Plainfield, IN. The competition consisted of 16 four-person teams from each of the Indiana State Police Posts, Indiana State Police General Headquarters and officers from the Indiana State Police Capitol Police Section. The four member team from the Evansville Post finished in first place.
The troopers who represented the Indiana State Police Evansville Post were as follows:
- Sergeant George Smith
- Sergeant Russ Werkmeister
- Senior Trooper/Detective Wes Kuykendall
- Senior Trooper Korey Mauck
The competition consists of three courses of fire utilizing a bulls-eye target at 25 yards. The shooters stand and shoot their issued 45 caliber Sig Sauer semiautomatic handguns one handed. The first course of fire is the “slow fire†course of 10 rounds in five minutes. The second course of fire is the “timed fire†course consisting of two strings of five rounds in 20 seconds. The final course of fire is the “rapid fire†course which consists of two strings of five rounds in 10 seconds, each for a total of 30 rounds. All competitors shoot the course twice.
Photo: Pictured (L to R) Senior Trooper/Detective Wes Kuykendall, Sergeant Russ Werkmeister, Sergeant George Smith and Senior Trooper Korey Mauck
Midnight Madness At Ellis Park Every Friday and Saturday in June
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7th Circuit Affirms Ruling For Maker In IUD Liability Case
Katie Stancombe for www.theindianalawyer.com
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against a woman suing a company for product liability after a piece of her implanted birth control device broke during its removal and was left inside her uterus.
Cheryl Dalton sued Teva North America, the manufacturer of the ParaGard Intrauterine Device (IUD), on three product liability claims — strict liability, strict product liability failure to warn and manufacturer’s defect.
The IUD was only partially removed by Dalton’s doctor, as a piece had broken off either before or during removal. Dalton’s doctor advised her that removing the remaining portion of the IUD would require a hysterectomy.
Dalton sued Teva in federal court and was given until November 18 by the district court to disclose expert witnesses and evidence, but she did not do so. She argued that the causation issue was so straightforward that expert testimony was unnecessary.
Dalton contended that “proximate cause is obvious†because it involves “uncomplicated facts that lead to only on[e] conclusion.†In Dalton’s view, a juror could look at a broken IUD and plainly see that some error of Teva’s caused the break. But the district court held that her speculation was insufficient to sustain a products liability action under the Indiana law.
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals agreed and affirmed the district court’s grant of summary judgment to the IUD maker Monday in Cheryl Dalton v. Teva North America, et al. 17-1990.
“Maybe the IUD was damaged after coming into the possession of the physician, maybe human error resulted in damage or some other problem during implantation or removal, or maybe there’s another explanation entirely,†Circuit Judge Amy Coney Barrett wrote.
Dalton provided no explanation for how a lay juror faced with a broken IUD could identify the cause of the break, Barrett wrote. The panel noted the Indiana Products Liability Act insists upon expert testimony when an issue “is not within the understanding of a lay person.â€
Restoration Project At Attorney General’s Statehouse Office Includes Restorative Opportunity For Prison Inmates
Attorney General Curtis Hill announced today that workers — including inmates of the Indiana Department of Correction (IDOC) — have concluded restoration and repair work begun last year to preserve historic features of the Attorney General’s Office in the Indiana Statehouse. The project included restorative painting, refurbished woodwork, doors, doorframes and lighting. In addition to historic preservation, the project also included updated electrical wiring and furnishings, among other items.
“We respect the historic value of this space,†Attorney General Hill said. “We are committed to maintaining this space, and we are pleased that the completed restoration will provide decades of use on behalf of Hoosiers.â€
This work occurred amid many other recent renovations and upgrades needed at the Indiana Statehouse and its campus. An ongoing project to repair the roofline and stairs surrounding the Statehouse was estimated to cost $1.8 million. In 2016, the state spent more than $6 million to reconfigure outdoor landscaping west of the Statehouse between the North and South Government Centers, creating the Bicentennial Plaza.
In planning the restoration of the Attorney General’s Office (SH 219), Attorney General Hill and his staff worked to contain costs as much as possible. Ultimately, the total cost of the project was approximately $335,000.
A vital cost-saving measure involved the work of approximately a dozen inmates through a program offered by the IDOC that aims to teach and supervise practical wood craftsman skills to qualifying offenders. The new heavy oak doors, for example, were crafted by inmates at the Pendleton Correctional Facility. In addition to saving money, the partnership played a role in the ongoing rehabilitation of offenders paying their debt to society.
“I truly appreciate the vision of IDOC Commissioner Rob Carter,†Attorney General Hill said. “He cares deeply about implementing ways for inmates to improve themselves and forge brighter futures despite past mistakes. All of society benefits when we reduce recidivism by enabling inmates to leave prison more prepared to pursue productive paths.â€
Brian, an inmate from the Edinburgh Correctional Facility brought to the Statehouse to work on the project, spent hours on the office’s historic and ornate woodwork. He performed such tasks as removing old stain, sanding and re-staining.
“It gives you more experience on more job skills,†the inmate said. “This is something I had never done before. So you never know, when you’re back out in society, you might be able to use it. . . . It makes you feel better about yourself being able to get out and do something that is positive for the community.â€
The current Indiana Statehouse, completed in 1888, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. On the building’s 100th anniversary in 1988, Gov. Robert D. Orr’s administration spearheaded an $11 million renovation throughout the entire building. The Attorney General’s Statehouse Office, however, received no attention at that time, and little since.
The condition of the office was poor when the current administration arrived in January 2017. Going back decades, the space had been “cannibalized†with historic doors and other original fixtures having been removed and not replaced. Damage to the walls and flooring was extensive, and the electrical wiring needed to be updated and repaired.
Last year, Attorney General Hill directed his staff to use resources recovered through the Consumer Settlement Fund to perform needed restoration work, repair the damage and bring SH 219 up to the standards reflected throughout the rest of the Statehouse. Throughout construction, Attorney General Hill and his staff prioritized wise stewardship of resources.
Among many obvious necessities was the updating of lighting in the office and the replacement of the original seven chandeliers that had been missing for decades. Rather than purchase new fixtures, the Attorney General’s staff found seven used chandeliers from Jonathan Byrd’s Cafeteria as that business vacated its former Johnson County premises.
“Although the settlement funds used for this project do not come directly from the taxpayers, we feel the same obligation to exercise frugality and wisdom in the way we utilize them,†Attorney General Hill said.
Along the way, General Hill and the staff made interesting discoveries during the restoration work – finding impressive wood and marble flooring, for example, hiding beneath layers of carpet, padding and adhesive. These historic flooring surfaces have now been restored and are now fully visible to the public.
USI Softball Coaches Earn Regional Honor
University of Southern Indiana Softball Head Coach Sue Kunkle and Assistant Coaches MacKenzi Dorsam and Lexi Reese have been collectively named the Midwest Region Coaching Staff of the Year by the National Fastpitch Coaches’ Association in an announcement Monday. This is the second straight year that Kunkle’s staff has been honored with the award.
Led by Kunkle, the Screaming Eagles captured the program’s first-ever NCAA Division II National Championship, its second straight Midwest Region title, and its first Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament championship since 1998. The national title also was the fourth team title in school history and the first by a women’s sport.
USI finished the year with a 41-23 overall record and a 15-13 mark in GLVC play during the 2018 season. The Eagles reached the 40-win plateau for the third time in program history and posted a 14-1 record in the postseason, including a 5-0 mark at the NCAA II Softball Championship.
Kunkle, in her 17th year at the helm of the USI Softball program, became the first coach in school history to amass 500 career wins at USI. The two-time GLVC Coach of the Year saw her career record at USI improve to 513-361-1 (.587).
Under Kunkle, USI has qualified for the last four NCAA II Tournaments and five of the last six.
Dorsam concluded her third year with the Eagles’ coaching staff and second as the Eagles’ top assistant after serving as a graduate assistant in 2016. She was the GLVC Player of the Year in her final season with the Eagles’ in 2015.
Reese finished her first season as a graduate assistant on the Eagles’ coaching staff after stellar three-year playing career as the Eagles’ shortstop. She was an All-GLVC honoree and a three-time Academic All-GLVC honoree during her playing career with the Eagles.
IS IT TRUE JUNE 5, 2018
We hope that today’s “IS IT TRUEâ€Â will provoke honest and open dialogue concerning issues that we, as responsible citizens of this community, need to address in a rational and responsible way?
IS IT TRUE that we all knew it was coming someday for some reason but Evansville’s First Lady Carol McClintock made her opinion known on the controversial noise ordinance that is aimed directly at KC’s Marina Pointe next to the LST?…it seems as though that the Shadow Mayor McClintock is being disturbed by live bands and garbage trucks from her downtown loft apartment to the point that she can’t sleep through the night?…in an e-mail sent to select members of the Evansville City Council First Lady McClintock seemly feels that “live bands are the culprit†and that “dumpsters are a menace” that wakes her up at 4:30 am?…being a long time political operative Ms. McClintock is well versed in the art of getting her way with elected officials so we expect we have not heard the last of the dumpster and musician menace in downtown Evansville?
IS IT TRUE that the City of Evansville was the scene of a couple of deaths by gun over the weekend that will most likely not be classified as homicides?…the first was one of those shooting was seemly because of extremely poor judgement?…the shooter, in this case, was alledgely stupid enough to fire a gun inside an apartment that has frame and drywall separating one unit from another?…when all was said and done this shot entered the body of an innocent person in another apartment who was innocently sleeping in the next apartment?…it’s possible that the shooter will be charged with something less than 1st degree murder but will be charge with a crime that killed another human being?
IS IT TRUE in another incident in broad daylight in the 1700 block of Coker Avenue, a home was broken into by a would be burglar who ended up being shot by the resident?…the shooter, in this case, is believed to be legally protected due to the fact that the shooting was allegedly done in self-defense?…this is where things get weird?…the shooter was then found to have some 8 ounces of cannabis in his possession outside in his van?…what followed is that the victim of the would be burglar ended up being charged with possession of marijuana which in the State of Indiana is a crime on the same level has being a narcotics dealer?…one thing is clear and that is if the shooter had not become the victim of a would be burglar that he would not have been charged with possession of marijuana with intent to sell?…while eight ounces is on the high (no pun intended) side of what one may keep for personal use or medicinal purposes, it is also not enough to be considered a member of a drug cartel?…it is sort of ridiculous to consider that this man may be incarcerated for first being the victim of a burglar?…perhaps the time is now for Attorney General Jeff Sessions considers to decriminalize cannabis so the taxpayers don’t spend $50,000 per year of taxpayer dollars to incarcerate a harmless person?
IS IT TRUE that it has been reported that the management group that is in charge of the McCurdy apartments in Downtown Evansville faces a $750,000 plus water/sewer bill? …the bill happened as a result of The Kunkel Group’s installation of an open-loop geothermal system to heat and cool the recently embattled Riverfront building?… the City of Evansville estimates, the McCurdy sends 12 million gallons of water to the treatment plant per month, which amounts to 3 percent of the East Side treatment facility’s capacity?… This exorbitant cost has the potential to be the death knell of the McCurdy as it amounts to $150,000 per month which equates to over $1,500 per apartment per month?… The Kunkel Group is thought to have invested an estimated $10 million into redeveloping the historic building, which faces the Ohio River?…we are concerned for the future of renewable energy in Evansville, In as the rent for these apartments to sustain the operational cash flow will have to be between $2,500 and $3,000 per month for the operator to have any incentive to do anything but dump the McCurdy back onto the market at which time it will most likely sit there unoccupied for another 9 years or more?
IS IT TRUE that the real backbone of the Vanderburgh/Evansville Convention and Vistors Bureau are Ashley Vezzoso-Schaefer the Director of Sales; Brooke Harmening the Sales Manager; Lexi Reese the Housing Bureau & Convention Services Coordinator and Lori Samples the Director of Marketing and Communications?  …we commend them for doing an outstanding job in promoting tourism for our area?
IS IT TRUE we been told that several qualified Evansville Lawyers who happen to be Democrats are very interested in becoming the next attorney for the Evansville City Council this coming year?  …the Democrats have a 5 to 4 advantage on City Council and should be able to determine who becomes the next Evansville City Council attorney?…we are told that residency and party affiliation will be the deciding factors that decide who will be appointed the next City Council attorney for the 2019 budget year?
IS IT TRUEÂ we are being told that Burdette Park Director, Jerry Grannon, is doing well in his new position? …under Mr. Grannon leadership Burdette Park saw the highest attendance in over ten years and this coming summer should prove to be a “Block Buster” for Burdette Park?
IS IT TRUE that former Burdette Park Director, Jacob Murphy, is doing a good job as the new Director of the Weights and Measures Department? ….Jacob served two years at Burdette Park and was transferred to Weights and Measures earlier last year? Â …we hear that Mr. Murphy is extremely happy in his new position?
IS IT TRUE one way that members of the Evansville City Council can ensure that financial reports provided to them by the City Controller are accurate is for the Controller to be elected by the citizens of Evansville?
Todays “Readers Poll†question is: DO you feel that the EPD should turn the results of the Forensic Audit of ECHO HOUSING over to the Vanderburgh County Prosecutor office for possible criminal indictments?
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