In the country world of out door concerts it is.
And horrifies the older generation
who become apoplectic in their aprobrium.

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Definitely a disgrace to country music.

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I just don't know where he would ever learn how to behave like that on stage.
If his dad were to ever do something like that, say show up wasted to a concert in say, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Start to sing a line of a song then all of a sudden start cursing at the audience and flipping off the officials and security.
If something like that were to ever happen you'd think the concert promoters would seized his private jet until everyone at the show was reimbursement.

What if Hank III's grandad, the one and only Hank Williams, were to show up late to gigs drunk and insult management and audience members. Why if something like that were to ever happen back in the '50s then the Grand Ole Opry would have fired him on the spot.

So where does this kid learn to behave like that????

[This message was edited by Alvin Blaine on 11 June 2006 at 12:54 AM.]

Yesterday, city officials were still recovering from the debacle, which happened at the end of the two-day Fiesta del Sol. Although no one was injured or arrested during the 7 p.m. performance, city officials vowed that in the future they would control the festival's entertainment list.

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The Solana Beach Chamber of Commerce produces the annual fiesta that features live music, arts and crafts, children's rides and international food.
While the city didn't organize the event, it was held at the Fletcher Cove public parking lot and the organizer had asked the city to sponsor $13,000 of its expenses. The City Council will discuss that request Wednesday.

If the city sticks to its promise of tight scrutiny, future fiestas won't see the likes of Hank III, Deputy City Manager and Public Safety Director David Ott said.

The singer, grandson of legendary country star Hank Williams, is known for his hard-driving songs and off-color language. He was paid $5,000 to perform and was a surprise headliner addition, Ott said.

Those who attended the concert said Hank III veered from his promised country music, playing punk at the end. He directed vulgar hand gestures toward the audience, cursed the city of Solana Beach and used obscenities that were broadcast into the city because the amplifiers at the Fletcher Cove stage faced east toward homes.

Hank III's agent, Jon Pleeter, was unavailable for comment yesterday.

Ott, who was at the event, said Hank III encouraged 40 to 50 fans to form a mosh pit – in which dancers jostle and shove one another – that deputies feared would lead to injuries. About 10 percent of the packed audience of 3,000 to 4,000 people were children, adding to the concern, Ott and organizers said.

When a security guard escorted a fan from the moshing hot spot and deputies confiscated cans of beer from the crowd, Hank III got angry and the crowd got agitated.

One of his singers jumped into the crowd and some in the crowd tried to jump onto the stage.

“There was potential for it to get out of control,” Ott said.

City Councilman Tom Campbell, who heard the profanities from his kitchen, has demanded that the chamber relieve Dan Herzberg, vice president of the chamber, of his duties as chairman of the fiesta.

Herzberg issued a letter of apology on Monday, to city officials and to local newspapers.

“I love music. His grandfather was so much part of our history,” Herzberg said yesterday in a telephone interview. “This was one time for the fiesta to make an impact so our children can hear and see music.

“I talked to his agent. He had assured me he would sing country music,” Herzberg said. “He put on a great show, but he used the 'f' word too much. He was trying to create a frenzy.”

Herzberg said he's also received compliments on Hank III's show. So did FM 94.9, which promoted Fiesta del Sol and plays Hank III's music, said Garett Michaels, the radio station's program director.

Ken Leighton, who booked Hank III and the festival's other performers, said he was deeply sorry.

“There was no excuse for this. I deeply regret this mistake. We tried to do something good,” Leighton said. “I had no idea he would turn into a degenerate.”

Ott said festival organizers never told the city that Hank III would be performing, and only found out eight to 10 days before the show when the Sheriff's Department received a tip that he was going to sing.

Because of the singer's reputation, the city immediately demanded the organizers hire six additional deputies and four more security guards, for a total of 20 law enforcement and security personnel, Ott said.

Deputies decided not to stop the show for fear of starting a riot, but organizers cut it short by 15 minutes, Ott said.

Fiesta del Sol raised $90,000 this year through its sponsors, beer garden and vendors, Herzberg said.

News assistant Amy Carson contributed to this report.

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who become apoplectic in their aprobrium.

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Stop speakin' all them Thai words....this is America!

[This message was edited by HowardR on 11 June 2006 at 02:20 PM.]

Bless your heart,
( ok, edited for spelling)

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[This message was edited by Larry Robbins on 12 June 2006 at 04:23 PM.]

To the best of my recollection:
"People ask me Hank, why do you drink?
Hank, why do you roll smoke?
Why must you live like the songs that you wrote.
Stop and think it over. Put yourself in my unique position...If I get stoned and sing all night long it's a Family Tradition"

I am a mega fan of Hank Sr. (it was Don Helms playing on my old vinyl that inspired me to pick up the steel),AND

This is truly disrespectful, ungrateful, and unforgivable behavior by lil' tricephus,

BUT

I don't think Hank Sr. was an angel...He did die in the back seat of a chauffered vehicle en route to a gig as a result of alchohol and heavy barbituates, I believe.
If that's not setting a "rock-star-lifestyle" precedent for your progeny, then what is?

Well, I hope I've rustled some feathers with my comments, cause this is a fun topic.

p.s. HowardR...lest you accuse me of obfuscation, I will benevolently proffer an elucidation concerning the afforementioned suspect vocabulary:
Progeny: a descendant or offspring

show with Hank III and the Dixie Twits?

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I wonder if anybody has considered a package show with Hank III and the Dixie Twits?

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UH-OH,I can almost hear the key being inserted into the lock right now!

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Anyone who would say Hank Sr. was as bad as Hank Jr. or Hank 111 is grossly mis-informed.

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Are you talking about music or lifestyle?