Hicks to go from ‘Idol’ to ‘Angel’
Are you psyched for the finale of “American Idol?”
It’s required viewing at my house, but I have to say that the David Cook vs. David Archuleta matchup isn’t as exciting to me as some of the past years.
When I was in Opelika, Ala. The year that Taylor Hicks won it all was a big deal for us. Hicks had gone to Auburn and played in area clubs all the time. He was friends with our ad director Wynn Christian so it was like we had a vested interest.
I have to admit that I even voted that year, just to keep the story alive. We sold more papers of days when Idol was on the front page that year.
It was a lot of fun.
What has happened to Hicks anyway?
It looks like he’s headed to Broadway.
He will begin playing his role of Teen Angel in “Grease” June 6 and is working on his second CD. From “Idol” to “Angel.”
Check out this story on Hicks on cnn.com.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Music/05/16/people.taylorhicks.ap/index.html
When Bill Clinton stopped in Culpeper earlier this spring, it was great to see him interact with people on the street.
The former president lives a rock star’s life, without the endless sound checks and responsibilities that he shouldered when he was in the White House. He talked to everyone who approached him and looked them all in the eye and seemed to hand on every word. He still draws a crowd in a hurry.
I read a great story about Bill’s visit to a small Kentucky town. You have to read Kenn Johnson’s first-hand account of Bill’s visit to his house – and to Johnson’s basement toilet. He wrote it for the Lexington Herald Leader. It’s classic.
Mitch Sneed is the publisher of the Culpeper Star-Exponent. A Georgia native, Sneed has been working for newspapers in the South since he was 15 years old. Culpeper is Sneed's first publisher's job coming to the area from Opelika, Alabama where he served as editor of Media General's Opelika-Auburn News. 
