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Monday, July 14, 2008
7:00 pm
NEMO Fairgrounds
$15 Daily Pass
5 Years Old and Under Free
Sponsored by NEMO Fair Association

The hardest workin man in country music is back and ready for action. Though he was still touring heavily, he had not recorded new material for 3 years. After a 3 year break from recording, Aaron Tippin is now ready to share his new music with his devoted fans and catch some new ears along the way too.

Aaron Tippin made his reputation with such hard-core honky tonk performances as "Working Man's PH.D," "Kiss This," "You've Got To Stand For Something," and "There Ain't Nothin Wrong With The Radio".

Tippin performed his first Nashville night club show in 1990. It earned him a recording contract with RCA records. Before ever setting foot on tour, he was afforded the opportunity to join Bob Hope on a USO tour to Saudi Arabia during the Gulf War. After Aaron came home, hits for RCA led to concert dates with such superstars as Brooks & Dunn, Reba McEntire and Hank Williams Jr. Tippin became one of the most memorable country personalities of the 90's. In concert he invariably communicated the heart of a poet, the zeal of an evangelist, the humor of the class clown and the soul of a gladiator.

His hits sounded like no one else-- "My Blue Angel", "That's As Close As I'll Get To Loving You" and "I Wouldn't Have It Any Other Way" formed a body of work that is totally individual and in direct contrast to the sound alike records that characterized the era.

Five of his RCA albums became Gold Records and one went Platinum. Between 1990- 1997, Aaron scored six hits records and created such memorable moments as "Call Of The Wild", "I Got It Honest" and "Whole Lotta Love On The Line". He appeared on the soundtracks of such films as "The Beverly Hillbillies" (1993) and "Fire Down Below" (1997) and became the commercial spokesman for Channel Lock Tools. Success as a songwriter for others also continued as Garth Brooks, Charley Pride and Kenny Chesney recorded Tippin tunes.

On top of being one of the greatest performers and songwriters to hit the country music scene, Aaron also has many other talents. He became a commercial pilot at the age of 17. He owns 4 planes including a 1940's steerman, a cub, super decathlon and a heliocourier.

He is also an avid hunter and looks forward to personal time with his children teaching them how to hunt, fish and enjoy the outdoors. And just when you think his talents end there, you can also add welder, truck driver and wine maker! Yes wine maker.

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Gwen Sebastian grew up in rural North Dakota, riding horses and bringing in the cattle at round up. At the age of 3 she entered her first talent show and has been performing ever since. Whether it was with her mom and dad with their band, Midnight Ride, or out on her own, Gwen never gave up the chance to be heard.

After the urging of several A&R representatives in Nashville, Gwen moved to Nashville. Her first performance there was at the famous Bluebird Cafe where she shared her songwriting talents. Since then, she has become one of the house bands at the world re-knowned Wildhorse Saloon and has opened up for Sugarland, The Oak Ridge Boys, Don Williams, Emerson Drive and Warner Brothers recording artist, Ray Scott. Gwen performs everything from her own originals to covers by Trick Pony to Patsy Cline. Her voice has been compared to such stylists as Dolly Parton, Pam Tillis and Lorrie Morgan. Gwen is not afraid to jump out into the crowd and has been known to somersault across the stage a time or two.

Gwen loves traveling around the country and meeting new fans. She states that, "it's the smiles on people’s faces that keeps me going.”

Visit the 61st Annual NEMO Fair Website
Visit the Aaron Tippin Website
Visit the Gwen Sebastian Website

NEMO Fair Office will be open JUNE 16th to the Fair for entries and Exhibitor Pass
Office Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Exhibitors pass will be $10.00 with an entry

Admissions: Season Passes will be on sale at area businesses in advance of the fair. The Fair Board has determined there will be ABSOLUTELY NO COURTESY OR FREE PASSES issued to any person. The NEMO Fair is not responsible for lost or stolen passes.

Season Passes:
$30.00 if purchased April 15 through May 31, 2008
$35.00 if purchased June 1 through July 14, 2008
$45.00 if purchased at the gate

Daily Pass:
$15.00 for each day of the fair. Sold only at the gate.
Children 5 & Under are Free

When entering the gate you must have a season pass, daily pass or worker's pass. Passes will be punched each day upon arrival. An ink stamp and punched pass is required for re-admission to the fairgrounds. It is the responsibility of the individual to keep the stamp intact.

Advanced Season Pass sales end at 12 midnight on Saturday, July 12. Paid admission runs from 6:00 a.m. on Monday, July 14 through Midnight Saturday, July 19, 2008. Absolutely no refunds on passes.

For advance tickets and information contact:
NEMO Fair, P.O. Box 287
Kirksville, MO 63501-0287

Our one-third off sale at Vintage Grooves is still going strong and there are tons of great CDs.

Vintage Grooves is at 211 E. Jefferson (across the street from the post office). They're open Monday to Friday 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Sale ends Friday, September 5th.

p.s. If you were at the Sissy Wish show last spring stop by and pick up a copy of their latest CD Beauties Never Die (it wasn't available at the show but you can get it now).

August 28, 2008

Keep your eyes on the site counter.

We'll go over 50,000 unique hits some time in the next 24 hours!

Yet more proof that Kirksville does rock.

Update: We hit 50k and busted right by around 7:30 p.m.  Thanks!

August 26, 2008

Vintage Grooves is going all vinyl so we're selling all our already low-priced CDs for 33% off.

Great titles by bands like Sissy Wish, Dungen, Mates of State, Minus the Bear, Frank Bang, Muse, Cursive, The Polyphonic Spree, The Knife, TV On The Radio, and hundreds more.

Vintage Grooves is at 211 E. Jefferson (across the street from the post office). They're open Monday to Friday 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Get 'em while they last and thanks for your support! It's been a blast.

Sale ends Friday, September 5th.

August 24, 2008

Souled American, who graced the DuKum stage in May 2007, is featured in this month's issue of The Believer.

The author, Theodore McDermott, makes his worship of the band clear when he proclaims, "when I listen to music, I listen to Souled American." 

A must-read!

August 15, 2008

Ticky Tackies just posted a bunch of new songs. Click on the name to hear them!

July 23, 2008