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Oh yes, Kansas the band is coming to Seattle. Not the state in case you were wondering. They are playing at the Emerald Queen Casino. Here is some info from wikipedia:

Kansas is an American progressive rock band which became a popular arena rock group in the 1970s, with hit singles such as “Carry On Wayward Son” and “Dust in the Wind”. They have remained a classic rock radio staple and a popular touring act in North America and Europe.

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If you are looking for a good show, I have one for you. Billy Squier is coming to Seattle for a show. Come to the Emerald Queen Casino for the fun. Here is some info from wikipedia:

William Haislip “Billy” Squier (born on May 12, 1950 in Wellesley, Massachusetts) is an American rock musician. Squier had a string of arena rock hits in the 1980s. He is probably best known for the song “The Stroke” on his 1981 album release Don’t Say No. Other hits include “In the Dark”, “Rock Me Tonite”, “Lonely Is the Night”, “My Kinda Lover”, “Everybody Wants You”, “All Night Long” and “Emotions in Motion”.

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Shake Your Booty is a classic. KC and the Sunshine Band is coming to Seattle for a show at the Emerald Queen Casino. Get you tickets fast. Here is some info from wikipedia:

KC and the Sunshine Band is an American musical group. Founded in 1973, their style has included funk, R&B, and disco. Their most well known songs include the disco hits “That’s the Way (I Like It)”, “(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty”, “I’m Your Boogie Man”, “Keep It Comin’ Love”, “Get Down Tonight”, “Give It Up”, and “Please Don’t Go”. They took their name from Casey’s last name (”KC”) and the “Sunshine Band” from a type of amphetamines

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If you like country music, Clint Black may be the man for you. He is coming to Seattle for a show at the Emerald Queen Casino. Here is some info from wikipedia:

Clint Patrick Black (born February 4, 1962) is a Grammy Award-winning American country music singer-songwriter, record producer, multi-instrumentalist and actor. Signed to RCA Records in 1989, Black made his debut with his Killin’ Time album, which produced four straight Number One singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts.

Although his momentum gradually slowed throughout the 1990s, Black consistently charted hit songs into the 2000s. To date, he has amassed more than thirty singles on the U.S. Billboard country charts (of which twenty two have reached Number One), in addition to releasing nine studio albums and several compilation albums. In 2003, Black founded his own record label, Equity Music Group.

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I think he needs his Mullet back. Billy Ray Cyrus is freakin awesome and he is coming to the Emerald Queen Casino. Here is some info from wikipedia:

Billy Ray Cyrus (born August 25, 1961) is a Grammy Award-nominated American country music singer, songwriter and actor from Flatwoods, Kentucky, best known for his Number One single “Achy Breaky Heart.” Cyrus, a multi-platinum selling recording artist, has scored a total of eight top-ten singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. His most successful album to date is the debut of Some Gave All, which has been certified 9× Multi-Platinum in the United States. The album also has sold more than 20 million copies worldwide. In his career, he has released 29 charted singles, of which 15 charted in the Top 40.

From 2001–04, Cyrus starred in the television show Doc. The show was about a country doctor who moved from Montana to New York City. In late 2005, he also began to co-star in the Disney Channel series Hannah Montana with his daughter Miley Cyrus. The show has been on the air for three seasons.

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Joe Cocker is coming to Seattle for a show. Head out to the Emerald Queen Casino for the fun. Here is some info from wikipedia:

In 1976, Cocker performed “Feelin’ Alright” on Saturday Night Live. John Belushi joined him on stage doing his famous impersonation of Cocker’s stage movements. At the time, Cocker was $800,000 in debt to A&M Records and struggling with alcoholism. Several months later, he met producer Michael Lang, who agreed to manage him on the condition that he stay sober. With a new band, Cocker embarked on a tour of New Zealand, Australia, and South America. He then recorded a new album with session work by Steve Gadd and Chuck Rainey, Luxury You Can Afford. Despite a Fall 1978 US tour to promote the album, it received mixed reviews and only sold around 300,000 copies

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I can take these sissies. If you want to go see a bunch of wimps fight, you might want to get you candy rear end over to the Emerald Queen Casino for the pillow fights. Here is some info from wikipedia:

Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full contact combat sport that allows a wide variety of fighting techniques, from a mixture of martial arts traditions and non-traditions, to be used in competitions. The rules allow the use of striking and grappling techniques, both while standing and on the ground. Such competitions allow martial artists of different backgrounds to compete. The term may also be used, less correctly, to describe hybrid martial arts styles.

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One of the greatest bands in the world is coming to the Emerald Queen Casino in Seattle. Styx is gracing Seattle for one night. Don’t miss out. Here is some info from wikipedia:

Styx (pronounced: /stɪks/) is an American rock band. Their hit songs have included “Come Sail Away”, “Babe”, “Lady”, “Mr. Roboto”, and “Renegade.” Styx is the first band to have four consecutive albums certified multi-platinum by the RIAA.

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If you are a fan of country, Mark Chesnutt is the man for you. He is playing at the Emerald Queen Casino soon. Here is some info from wikipedia:

Mark Nelson Chesnutt (born September 6, 1963 in Beaumont, Texas) is an American country music singer known for his neotraditionalist country style. Chesnutt recorded his first album, Doing My Country Thing in the late 1980s on an independent record label; his national debut came in 1990 with the single “Too Cold at Home”, the first single from his second album, which was also titled Too Cold at Home.

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I am not sure if I can say his name but I can spell it. Musiq is coming to Seattle for a show at the Emerald Queen Casino. Here is some info from wikipedia:

Taalib Johnson (born September 16, 1977) better known by his stage name Musiq Soulchild or Musiq (IPA: ['mju:sɪk]) is a soul artist whose style blends contemporary R&B, soul, funk, alternative, blues, jazz and hip hop.

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Merle Haggard is coming to Seattle for a show at the Emerald Queen Casino. Come out for the fun. Here is some info from wikipedia:

Merle Ronald Haggard (born April 6, 1937) is an American country music singer, guitarist and songwriter.

Despite serving a prison term in the early 1960s, Merle Haggard has become one of the true giants of country music, as a singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist. Along with Buck Owens, Haggard and his band “The Strangers” helped create the Bakersfield Sound, which is characterized by the unique twang of Fender Telecaster guitars, vocal harmonies, and a rough edge not heard on the more polished Nashville Sound recordings of the same era. By the 1970s, Haggard was aligned with the growing outlaw country movement, and has continued to release successful albums through the 1990s and into the 2000s. His songs display unflinching personal honesty about such universal themes as love, loss, patriotism, regret and redemption.

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This picture of Ashanti is really big. I wonder if she is a giant….. probably not. She is coming to Seattle for a show at the Emerald Queen Casino. Here is some info from wikipedia:

Ashanti Shequoiya Douglas (born October 13, 1980) is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, actress, dancer, and model who rose to fame in the early 2000s. Ashanti is most famous for her eponymous Grammy Award-winning debut album Ashanti which featured the hit song “Foolish”, and sold over 503,000 copies in its first week of release in the U.S. in April 2002. The album set a Soundscan record as the biggest opening week sales for a female artist, outselling debuts by Alicia Keys and Lauryn Hill. In the same week, she became the first female performer to simultaneously hold the top two places on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart with “Foolish”, and “What’s Luv” (with Fat Joe)

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From Mad TV to your own backyard, Frank Caliendo is coming to see you. He is putting on his comedy act soon at the Emerald Queen Casino. Get your laugh on at his show. Here is some info from wikipedia:

Franklin “Frank” Caliendo (born January 19, 1974) is an American comedian known for his impersonations on the FOX Network television series MADtv, and has been the in-house prognosticator for FOX NFL Sunday. Currently, he performs his impersonations on his own show, Frank TV, which airs on TBS. He is particularly well-known for his impressions of United States President George W. Bush and National Football League color commentator John Madden, as well as Charles Barkley, Dr. Phil McGraw and Al Pacino.

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Brian McKnight is known for his smooth voice, but he can also play nine different instruments. He is performing for one night at the Emerald Queen Casino here in Seattle. Here is some info from wikipedia:

McKnight’s musical career began with a musical childhood, in which he was a member of a Seventh-day Adventist Church choir and a band leader in high school at Sweet Home High School in Amherst, New York. Encouraged by his older brother Claude’s band, Take 6, getting a record deal, McKnight sent out demo tapes and, at the age of 19, signed his first recording deal with Mercury Records subsidiary Wing Records. However, He ended up recording his albums for Mercury, released his first album, Brian McKnight, in 1992. He went on to release three more albums for Mercury records before moving to Motown Records. His final album with Mercury Records, Anytime sold over two million copies and was nominated for a Grammy.

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Known for her strong voice, Pat Benatar grew very popular in the 80’s. She is coming to Seattle to sing at the Emerald Queen Casino for one night. Get your tickets fast. Here is some info from wikipedia:

Although billed as a solo artist, Benatar recorded and toured with a consistent set of band members over most of her career, who contributed greatly to the writing and producing of songs and are recognizable characters on album photos and in many of her music videos.

* Neil “Spyder” Giraldo (incorrectly spelled as “Geraldo” in early liner notes/credits) is the distinctive lead guitarist of the band and has performed on all of Benatar’s albums. (He is also Pat’s second husband.) Neil also sings, plays keyboards and harmonica, and has many writing and producing credits on the Benatar albums. Neil performed with Myron Grombacher in Rick Derringer’s touring band, appearing in a possible bootleg entitled Derringer Live At The Paradise Theater Boston, Massachusetts, July 7, 1978 (UPC 672627400428).
* Myron Grombacher is billed as drummer on nine of Benatar’s albums and has numerous writing credits. Myron is easily recognizable in the music videos, particularly as the mad dentist in Get Nervous.
* Charlie Giordano performed keyboard duties on five albums, and is identifiable by his glasses and distinctive array of berets, blazers and 80s-style ties.
* The original bass guitarist was Roger Capps, replaced on Tropico by Donnie Nossov, and then later by Frank Linx.
* Scott Sheets is credited on rhythm guitar on the first few albums.

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Now I don’t know anything about Bret Michaels. Don’t worry we have Wikipedia to give you a little info. He is coming to Seattle to play at the Emerald Queen.

Michaels formed the band Paris in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania in 1984. The original lineup for Paris was Leighton “Tugger” Zema on lead vocals, Bret Michaels on guitar, Brian Bircher on drums, Jonathan Combs on synthesizer/gong, and Patrick Bircher on bass. All original members, except Michaels, were from Steelton, PA, but they were all replaced by the members of what later became Poison. The band moved to Los Angeles in 1984 to begin touring the clubs there. Poison became one of the biggest heavy metal/Pop metal bands in the world and also recording several hit albums such as the 8 million seller Open up and say …Ahh!.

Bret Michaels recorded his first solo album in 1998 ‘A Letter From Death Row’ a soundtrack to the movie he directed, wrote and starred in.

In 2003 Michaels released the solo album Songs Of Life.

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If you have seen Cheap Trick, then you are cooler then I am. If not, you need too. They are playing at Emerald Queen Casino soon. Here is some info from their wiki:

Cheap Trick is an American rock band from Rockford, Illinois, that gained popularity in the late 1970s. The band members are Rick Nielsen (lead guitar, vocals, main songwriter), Bun E. Carlos (born Brad Carlson) (drums, percussion), Robin Zander (vocals, rhythm guitar), and Tom Petersson (born Thomas Peterson) (bass guitar, vocals). Though they have had only brief flirtations with mainstream success, Cheap Trick has held a substantial following through regular touring and a hard-edged yet blissful pop sound that combines the tunefulness of The Beatles with the speed and energy of punk rock. The band’s biggest hits over the years include “I Want You to Want Me”, “Surrender”, “Dream Police”, “Don’t Be Cruel” (a cover of Elvis’ hit), and “The Flame”. Their most recent release, Rockford, has gained critical acclaim.

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Smokey is coming to the Emerald Queen Casino in Seattle soon. I really don’t know anything about him, but here is some info from his wiki:

William “Smokey” Robinson, Jr. (born February 19, 1940) is an R&B and soul singer and songwriter. Robinson is noted for being one of the primary figures associated with the Motown record label, second only to the company’s founder, Berry Gordy. As both a member of Motown group The Miracles and a solo artist, Robinson recorded thirty-seven Top 40 hits for Motown between 1960 and 1987, and also served as the company’s Vice President from 1961 to 1988.

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This picture says,”I am sexy, come listen to me sing.” I am kind of creeped out knowing that a picture is saying that to me. Kenny Loggins is coming to Seattle and he is performing at the Emerald Queen Casino. Here is some info from his wiki:

Loggins was born in Everett, Washington and raised in Alhambra, California. The early 70s found him in the band “Gator Creek” with Mike Deasy. An early version of “Danny’s Song” (later recorded by Loggins and Messina) was included on this effort on Mercury Records. Two covers are featured as well, Jackson Browne’s “These Days” and “Don’t Try to Lay no Boogie Woogie on the King of Rock and Roll” which was made famous by Long John Baldry.

Loggins continued his career in the 1970s. After attracting the attention of fellow singer-songwriter Jim Messina, the two began a duo career as Loggins and Messina. It lasted until 1976. In 1977, Loggins went on to produce his first solo album, Celebrate Me Home, which included the hit “I Believe In Love”. Nightwatch, a popular album released in 1978, included the hit “Whenever I Call You Friend”, a duet with Stevie Nicks of Fleetwood Mac. He followed this in 1979 with Keep the Fire, whose “This Is It” would be sampled by hip hop rapper Papoose for his 2005 track Cherrades. In 1982 he recorded the album “High Adventure” where he collaborated with Michael McDonald on “Heart to Heart” and also with Journey lead singer Steve Perry to record “Don’t Fight It”, both Billboard Top 20 hits that year.

Loggins also wrote the song “What a Fool Believes” with Michael McDonald of the Doobie Brothers. Furthermore, he penned “Danny’s Song” and “A Love Song” for Anne Murray in the early 70’s.

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Being a young wiper snapper, I don’t know who Frankie Villi is, but if you do get your tickets. He is performing at the Emerald Queen Casino. Here is some info from his wiki:

Frankie Valli (born May 3, 1934 in the First Ward of Newark, New Jersey as Francis Stephen Castelluccio) is best known as the lead singer of The Four Seasons, a music act of the 1960s, which continued from then to the 1970s disco scene to the present day.

Valli scored over 25 Top-40 hits with The Four Seasons, a handful of Top-40 hits dubbed as a solo act in the late 1960s, one dubbed as “The Wonder Who?” in 1965 and again in the mid to late 1970s. Together they made the hit single December, 1963 (Oh What a Night) that can still be heard on the radio today. His best known “solo” single is Can’t Take My Eyes Off You which reached number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1967′ ‘Are you ready now’ became a surprise hit in the UK as part of the Northern Soul scene and hit no11 on the UK pop charts in 1971. Valli scored big again in 1975 when ‘My Eyes Adored you’ hit no 1 on Billboards Hot 100. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame along with The Four Seasons in 1990.

Valli started his singing career in 1952. He cut his first single in 1953 as “Frankie Valley,” a name he adopted from Jean Valley, his favorite female singer. In the mid-1950s he split up with the Travellers and joined The Variety Trio, which consisted of Tommy DeVito, twin brother Nick, and Hank Majewski. They redubbed themselves the Variatones, and later, “The Four Lovers” and had a top 40 hit with “Apple of My Eye” in 1956. After a few more name changes, the group was renamed “The Four Seasons” in 1960. About the same time, Valli “re-Italianized” his name to its current form. Nick DeVito and Majewski left the group in 1960 or 1961 and were replaced by Bob Gaudio and Nick Massi. Nick Massi was replaced in 1965 by Charlie Calello, the group’s arranger, and then shortly after Charlie was replaced by Joe Long. As the lead singer of the Four Seasons, he had a string of hits beginning with #1 hit “Sherry” in 1962. Valli has been the lead singer from then until the present time, occasionally releasing singles under his own name, notably the theme song from the film version of Grease, (written by Barry Gibb), which was a #1 hit. In 1976, Valli covered the Beatles song “A Day in the Life” for the ephemeral musical documentary All This and World War II.

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Now, Rodney Carrington has skills in many areas. He is a stand-up comic and a country musician. That is pretty good if you ask me. He is performing at the Emerald Queen Casino soon. Here is some info from his wiki:

Rodney Carrington (October 19, 1968 in Longview, Texas) is an American stand-up comic and comic country musician.

He was the star of the ABC television sitcom Rodney. Rodney Carrington is a frequent guest on the Bob and Tom show. Some may know him for his song featured on the Bob & Tom show called “Titties and Beer”, and “When My Wife Met My Girlfriend”. His numerous albums and stand-up performances are often formatted for adult content.

His comedy albums have all sold hundreds of thousands of copies. Even though Rodney had a television series, he still tours, selling out comedy clubs and performance halls across the country. He currently lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma with his wife and three sons.

Rodney released his 7th album King of the Mountains, on April 3, 2007

Carrington’s first Comedy Central special aired on April 14, 2007.

On May 1, 2007 Carrington released his first DVD entitled “Rodney Carrington: Live at the Majestic”.

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This guy is know by a lot of names (see below). Ted Nugent is coming to play at the Emerald Queen Casino here in Seattle. Here is some info from wiki:

Theodore “Ted” Nugent (born December 13, 1948) (a.k.a. The Nuge, Uncle Ted, Terrible Ted, Sweaty Teddy, Deadly Tedly, Great Gonzos, The Atrocious Theodocious and The Motor City Madman) is a hard rock guitarist from Detroit, Michigan. He originally gained fame as the frontman of the Amboy Dukes. He is noted for his support of conservative political views and his vocal pro-hunting & second amendment activism.

Both as a solo artist and with the Amboy Dukes, Nugent has amassed a sizable list of well known songs which include “Journey To The Center Of The Mind”, “Stranglehold”, “Free For All”, “Dog Eat Dog”, “Wang Dang Sweet Poontang”, “Fred Bear”, “Cat Scratch Fever”, “Motor City Madhouse”, “Paralyzed”, “Great White Buffalo”, and “Wango Tango”.

Nugent gained acclaim for his raucous, intense live music, and still performs live.

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The only song I know about Billy Ocean is, “Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car”. I have been singing that song in my head for the last few months. He is performing at the Emerald Queen Casino soon so get your tickets. Here is some info from wiki:

He was born in Fyzabad, Trinidad and Tobago to Grenadian parents, and moved to England with his family at the age of eight. In his teenage years, he sang regularly in London clubs. He released his first single in 1972 on Spark Records as Les Charles.

By 1976 he had adopted the name Billy Ocean and recorded his debut album, Billy Ocean, with the first single, “Love Really Hurts Without You,” charting at number 2 in the UK and number 22 in the U.S. More hits followed, including as “L.O.D. (Love On Delivery)”. He also wrote songs for other artists such as LaToya Jackson. In 1982 he hit the U.S. Rhythm and Blues Chart with “Nights (Feel Like Getting Down).”

Ocean’s period of greatest success began with Suddenly in 1984 and its main single “Caribbean Queen”. The song’s title and lyrics were changed for different regions, such that the song is also known as “African Queen” or “European Queen”. The album’s title track also became a hit. His 1986 album Love Zone also sold very well. It included the hit singles “When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going” (the theme from the film The Jewel of the Nile, this was a number one hit in the UK and a number two in the U.S.; and “There’ll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)” (a U.S. number one, and also a major UK hit).

Ocean’s next album, Tear Down These Walls (1988) featured another number one single, “Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car”.

His later albums, such as Time to Move On, Love is For Ever (also known as L.I.F.E.) and Showdown, failed to spawn hits, but his 1989 Greatest Hits collection has been a steady seller over the years.

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For one night only, Paul Anka is coming to Seattle. He is performing at the Emerald Queen Casino. He was elected to the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 1980. If you can’t find the tickets you want to this show at the box office here are the places to shop for after market tickets:
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Once a member of Bad Company, Free, The Firm, and The Law; Paul Rodgers has made quite a name for himself. For one night he is coming to the Emerald Queen Casino to rock your world. Tickets are sure to go quick so get yours now. If you can’t find the tickets you want to this show at the box office here are the places to shop for after market tickets:
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Ron White,the Grammy Award nominated American stand-up comedian, is coming to the Emerald Queen Casino soon. He has been doing comedy for over 15 years, so if you like to laugh come out and have a good time. If you can’t find the tickets you want to this show at the box office here are the vendors to shop for after market tickets:
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Blue Oyster Cult formed back in 1967 is still playing today. Best known for there 1976 song “(Don’t Fear) The Reaper” or known as the cow bell song (listen closely and you can hear a cow bell playing in the background). Go to the Emerald Queen Casino and watch a rock legend live. If you can’t find the tickets you want to this show at the box office here are the places to shop for after market tickets:
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Randy Travis is coming into town soon for a single night at the Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma. Randy Travis still has a big following so this show is likely to officially sell out early but never fear — if you can’t find the tickets you want to this show at the box office here are the places to shop for after market tickets:
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70’s rock icons Foreigner on on tour this year and have a show scheduled in Tacoma soon. Most of the members have reportedly changed since the glory days but the songs remain the same. If you can’t find the tickets you want to this show at the box office here are the places to shop for after market tickets:
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Legendary funk/soul group The Commodores has a show scheduled soon at the Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma. No, Lionel Ritchie won’t be with them this time around but rumor has it they still put on a good show. If you can’t find the tickets you want to this show at the box office here are the places to shop for after market tickets:
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“I’m all out of love, I’m so lost without you…” Cheesy as that song was, Air Supply was undeniably huge in the 80s. Now the problem may be that you’re all out of luck finding tickets to their upcoming show at the Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma. But never fear — if you can’t find the tickets you want to this show at the box office here are the places to shop for after market tickets:
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Legendary warbler Dionne Warwick has a concert scheduled soon at the Emerald Queen Casino in Pierce County. I’m sure she’ll be busting our all of the hits. This ought to be a pretty popular show. If you can’t find the tickets you want to this show at the box office here are the places to shop for after market tickets:
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Hey, what screams “Christmas” more than a ballet about a girl who gets magically shrunken and then fights a evil rat king? (Or maybe he is just a mouse king… at any rate, he’s the bad guy.) Apparently not much. And once again there is a top-flight production of the Nutcracker playing this December in Seattle. The music is as beautiful as ever and the dancing makes for a lovely experience every year. Here is a little trivia on the Nutcracker from the wiki:

The Nutcracker (Russian: Щелкунчик, English: Shchelkunchik), Op. 71, is a fairy-ballet in two acts, three tableaux, by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, composed in 1891–1892, and based on The Nutcracker and the Mouse King (German: Nußknacker und Mausekönig), a story by E. T. A. Hoffmann (1816). Alexandre Dumas’ adaptation of the story was set to music by Tchaikovsky (after the libretto of Marius Petipa) and has become the most popular ballet performed around Christmas time. It is appealing to children and adults alike and has been a standard yearly feature of theatres in many cities. A selection of eight of the more popular numbers from the ballet was made by the composer, forming The Nutcracker Suite, designed for concert performance. The titles of the ballet (simply The Nutcracker) and the suite (The Nutcracker Suite) are frequently confused.

Tchaikovsky composed the ballet in 1891–1892, but he was unsatisfied with it and considered it to be one of his less successful pieces.

The first performance of the ballet was held as a double premiere together with Tchaikovsky’s last opera Iolanta on December 6/18, 1892, at the Mariinsky Theatre in St Petersburg, Russia. The ballet was conducted by Riccardo Drigo and choreographed by Lev Ivanov. However, this performance had just limited success.

The current popularity of The Nutcracker is due in part to Willam Christensen, former Ballet master of the San Francisco Ballet, who imported the work to the United States in 1944. The success of the ballet and George Balanchine’s choreography for his own 1954 version created a winter tradition of Nutcracker performances in the United States.

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Happy mouse (king) hunting.