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Officials vow changes after Hank III gets raw at concert
San Diego Union Tribune ^ | June 9, 2006 | Angela Lau

Posted on 06/10/2006 12:55:29 PM PDT by OKIEDOC

SOLANA BEACH – An annual fun-filled fiesta quickly turned into a fiasco Sunday when entertainer Hank Williams III spewed profanities from the stage and encouraged slam dancing that sheriff's deputies tried to stop for fear of massive injuries.

Yesterday, city officials were still recovering from the debacle, which happened at the end of the two-day Fiesta del Sol.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.”

(Excerpt) Read more at signonsandiego.com ...


TOPICS: Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: children; concert; fwords; hankjuniorsson; moshpit; riot; rowdy; vulgar
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I don't understand why some singers feel it necessary to hurl a constant string of vulgarities during their performance.
1 posted on 06/10/2006 12:55:35 PM PDT by OKIEDOC
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To: OKIEDOC

Hank why do you drank, why do you get stoned?

It's a family tradition!


2 posted on 06/10/2006 12:56:50 PM PDT by saganite (Billions and billions and billions-------and that's just the NASA budget!)
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To: OKIEDOC

He would probably say "It's a family tradition"


3 posted on 06/10/2006 12:58:34 PM PDT by CindyDawg
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To: saganite

Sorry.:')


4 posted on 06/10/2006 12:58:54 PM PDT by CindyDawg
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To: saganite

Why do you roll smokes? Why do you act out the songs that you wrote?


5 posted on 06/10/2006 1:00:07 PM PDT by CindyDawg
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To: OKIEDOC
"'Hank, Why do you drink? Hank, Why do you roll smoke ..."
Just because, I reckon.
6 posted on 06/10/2006 1:00:24 PM PDT by ARealMothersSonForever (Political troglodyte with a partisan axe to grind)
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To: OKIEDOC

C/W doesn't have pits. We have dance floors. I wonder if the cops knew the difference?


7 posted on 06/10/2006 1:01:44 PM PDT by CindyDawg
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To: OKIEDOC

Isn't HW III going to be at both of Hannity's Freedom Concerts, in a few weeks? I wonder if he'll pull this crap, or if Sean can keep him sober and straight until it's over...

What an embarassment!


8 posted on 06/10/2006 1:03:32 PM PDT by butternut_squash_bisque (The recipe's at my FR HomePage. Try it!)
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He was paid $5,000 to perform and was a surprise headliner addition, Ott said.

Only 5k, I thought he was a big star.


9 posted on 06/10/2006 1:04:10 PM PDT by Biblebelter
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To: Sean Hannity

At Hannity's upcoming freedom concert? Should be a blast huh!


10 posted on 06/10/2006 1:04:25 PM PDT by listenhillary (Only the stupidest of animals fouls it's own nest - Democrats provide a fine example of this)
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To: ARealMothersSonForever

Why would they schedule a guy that sings a song about the "F" word? I don't understand how they booked him so cheap either. Our local radio station is giving tickets to a hanger party with him. Note to myself..If I win, leave the kids at home, just in case, even though I haven't seen him do this before..


11 posted on 06/10/2006 1:05:00 PM PDT by CindyDawg
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To: OKIEDOC

He's trying to give his low-level celebrity a shot in the arm. It shows no class. But I'm not surprised.


12 posted on 06/10/2006 1:05:51 PM PDT by az_jdhayworth_fan
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To: ARealMothersSonForever

What on the name of Roy Acuff has happened to country music?


13 posted on 06/10/2006 1:06:36 PM PDT by RedRover
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“He put on a great show, but he used the 'f' word too much.

Must not be familiar with (C)rap music.

14 posted on 06/10/2006 1:06:43 PM PDT by Tall_Texan (I wish a political party would come along that thinks like I do.)
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To: butternut_squash_bisque

No. It's his father, HANK WILLIAMS, JR., who's doing the Hannity concert.


15 posted on 06/10/2006 1:06:48 PM PDT by PzLdr ("The Emperor is not as forgiving as I am" - Darth Vader)
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To: saganite

Close..but no cigar!... http://www.2famouslyrics.com/h/hank-williams-jr/family-tradition.html


16 posted on 06/10/2006 1:08:19 PM PDT by M-cubed (Why is "Greshams Law" a law?)
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To: M-cubed

Hey, who's keepin' score!


17 posted on 06/10/2006 1:09:49 PM PDT by saganite (Billions and billions and billions-------and that's just the NASA budget!)
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To: PzLdr
Oops. I wasn't paying attention either. I thought we were talking about Hank Jr. He talks tough but this just didn't sound like him. The kid looks like a rocker if he is who I'm thinking about. He's the one Hank Jr was singing the "F" song with so I guess the kid has a bad mouth.
18 posted on 06/10/2006 1:11:22 PM PDT by CindyDawg
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To: OKIEDOC

Because they think it's cool. Because they cannot stand the idea that they aren't the coolest thing alive. Something like that.
susie


19 posted on 06/10/2006 1:12:18 PM PDT by brytlea (amnesty--an act of clemency by an authority by which pardon is granted esp. to a group of individual)
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I don't understand why some singers feel it necessary to hurl a constant string of vulgarities during their performance.

I agree. I can't understand either why crowds applaud vulgar stand-up comedians.

20 posted on 06/10/2006 1:14:34 PM PDT by OmahaFields
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