Ride With Bob brings Ray Benson to Bob Wills legacy
Grammy winning band leader Ray Benson finally gets the long awaited talk with Bob Wills, the King of Western Swing, in a two act musical Ride With Bob opening in San Antonio and heading to Washington. The show honors Wills on his 100th birth anniversary and features Asleep at the Wheel member Jason Roberts as young Wills and Marco Perella as older Wills, with direction by CK McFarland. Benson recalls now crying on stage at the show’s Austin debut as he imagines the conversation never happened. The production blends Wills career with his personal life and features classics like San Antonio Rose and Faded Love as the Spirit of Bob visits the band bus. Benson, 55, credits Wills for shaping rock n roll roots and says the project is a Hollywood style story with strong music. He remains driven by the unfulfilled wish to hear Wills affirm his own leadership and vision.
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Ray Benson
Bob Wills
Wills
Benson
Bob
San Antonio
Kennedy Center
Washington
Asleep At the Wheel
Austin
Fiddler
Jason Roberts
Marco Perella
CK McFarland
Anne Rapp
Cookie
Fortune
Dr. T
Sarah Byrd
Wheel
Texas eyes lure for retirees with certified communities
Texas launches a campaign to attract retirees by naming cities as certified retirement communities. Cities pay 25 cents per resident or 5000 if under 20000, in return the state promotes them nationwide to draw seniors. Bruce Partain says Nacogdoches hopes the program shifts attention from under the radar. Texas ranks sixth among retirement destinations as boomers near retirement, with Wood overseeing the effort and a statewide travel push planned.
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Texas
State Agriculture Department
Nacogdoches
Bruce Partain
Chamber of Commerce
Gene Warren
Phoenix
Charles F. Longino
Florida
Arizona
Nevada
Carolinas
Longino
America
Robert Wood
Mississippi
Wood
Agriculture
Susan Combs
Tags ID kids in hurricane emergency plan
Galveston has received 6 500 shoe ID tags from Who's Shoes ID to help identify students if families are separated during hurricanes. Founder Mary Lynn Fernau notes Katrina showed many children were left unprotected while adults and pets had ID. The district will distribute tags at elementary award events, with Velcro attachment and a form for parent contact details.
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Galveston
Mary Lynn Fernau
Who's Shoes ID
Gulf Coast
Fernau
Galveston Independent School
Local doctor serves on state medical council and tolls on ethics
Dr Rao emphasizes four yearly council meetings in Austin and his work with the Texas Medical Association to curb Internet prescribing and push medical liability reform. He notes his role aiding District 2 physicians, advising local medical societies, and interpreting bylaws while representing West Texas. Duking Energy Field Services seeks approval to build a 32 mile sour gas pipeline from Crane County to Ector County, with a 7753 foot influence, requiring protest by July 2, 2006.
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Ector County
West Texas
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Midland
Texas Railroad Commission
Crane County
Public School Land Survey
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Ector
Duke Energy Field Services
David Stone
David McAtee
North Grant
Room
Office of General Counsel
Railroad Commission of Texas
P.O. Box
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