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THE HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL
Trace Adkins: Stronger than ever
By Wendy Pearl
CMA Close Up News
Service
Country Music star Trace
Adkins is a fighter. That’s
not to say he is a first-round,
one-punch wonder. No,
Adkins is a knockdown,
drag-out champ with a good
hook, the stamina, talent
and determination to go the
distance.
Quick on his feet with an
impressive team in his cor
ner, the 6 foot, 6 inches tall
Adkins has defied the odds
and has come out swinging,
this time with a new 11-
track, Capitol Records
Nashville album aptly titled
Cornin’ On Strong.
“I just love that kind of
challenge,” Adkins said. “I
love the fighter when he is
down on the mat, and blood
is pouring out, and he still
gets up and he comes charg
ing back across the ring to
take some more punish
ment. I love that, that men
tality that you are going to
have to kill me to get rid of
me. Just beating me up is
not going to get it done,
because when I heal, I’ll
come back after you and you
are going to have to do it all
over again.
“I just haven’t given up
on the deal. And there have
been times when I’ve consid
ered it and really thought
about, ‘Why am I still doing
this?’ But I am just deter
mined to not, well, ever have
to go back to work,” Adkins
added with a resounding
chuckle.
Warner Robins Little Theatre presents Carnivale Gaia
Special to the HHJ
WARNER ROBINS - If
you are looking for a bit of
Mardi Gras revelry, you
won’t need to travel far to
find it on March 13!
To celebrate its growth
and success, the Warner
Robins Little Theatre is
sponsoring its premiere
Carnivale Gala on Saturday,
March, 13, from 7 p.m. -
10:30 p.m. at the Wellston
Center, 115 Maple St.,
Warner Robins.
Itoo for young talent in WR
Student Art Show
planned
WARNER ROBINS - The
Warner Robins Art
Association will hold the
2004 Student Art Show,
March 4-7, at the Galleria
Mall, Centerville. Middle
School and High School stu
dents in Houston County,
public, private, and home
school, are eligible to enter
this show. Grades 6 through
12 will be judged for first,
second, third, and honorable
(To submit your event for
the Night Life listings, fax
the details to 988-1181, e
mail to hhj@evansnewspa
pers.com or mail to Houston
Home Journal, P.O. Box
1910, Perry, GA 31069.)
Thursday, Feb. 26
• karaoke, Our Place,
2132 U.S. 41 N., Perry
Friday, Feb. 27
• Cold Feat, Shenanigan’s
Cafe, 1291 S. Houston Lake
Road, Warner Robins
• Legacy, Our Place, 2132
U.S. 41 N., Perry
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It’s doubtful Adkins will
be packing his. duffle for a
return trip to the oil fields,
where he cut his teeth as a
roughneck, anytime soon.
This has been an extraordi
nary time for the Louisiana
native, from the 2003 suc
cess of his ode to fatherhood
“Then They Do;” to the No.
1 debut of Adkins’ Greatest
Hits Collection, Volume I in
July; to his induction into
the Grand Ole Opry in
August; and the release of
his first studio album in two
years on Dec. 2.
Cornin’ On Strong fea
tures first single, “Hot
Mama,” (a Top 10 hit and
rising up the charts), writ
ten by Casey Beathard and
Tom Shapiro; the banjo
driven title track, “Cornin’
On Strong,” the revved up
“One of Those Nights,”
“Then Came The Night,”
the pedal-steel hymn about
lost love, and more.
“We’re enjoying some suc
cess, but it just drives me to
want to reach for more and
work harder and take it to
the next level,” he said. “I’m
not ready to rest at all. I
want to keep going to see
how far we can take this
thing. See how far this horse
will run before it just drops
dead.”
Adkins isn’t the sort of
person you picture resting
on his laurels. Even on his
occasional days off he’s
working, resurrecting a 60-
acre defunct daily farm for
fun.
“My philosophy is very
simple,” he said. “It comes
The Warner Robins Little
Theatre has been a part of
this community for over 40
years, presenting numerous
plays in which members of
the community have partici
pated both on stage and
behind. With the tremen
dous growth of Warner
Robins and with the age of
the present building, the
Theatre Board has deter
mined that a new building is
warranted. The cost of the
new Theatre will be $1.2
mention awards. Seniors
only are eligible to apply for
the scholarship award. The
deadline to enter is March
3.
A reception and awards
ceremony will be Sunday,
March 7, 2-4 p.m. Rules and
applications can be picked
up at all middle schools and
high schools, or at the
WRAA Gallery and Gift
Shop located in the Galleria
Mall. For information call
WRAA, 953-7952, or Allan
Carey 953-2052.
HOUSTON NIGHT LIFE
• Yester Daze (rock), The
Ville Cafe, 2607 Moody
Road, Warner Robins
Saturday, Feb. 28
• Legacy, Our Place, 2132
U.S. 41 N., Perry
• TBA, Shenanigan’s
Caf6, 1291 S. Houston Lake
Road, Warner Robins
• Yester Daze (rock), The
Ville Cafe, 2607 Moody
Road, Warner Robins
Wednesday, March 3
• karaoke, The Ville Caf6,
2607 Moody Road, Warner
Robins
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from the oil fields, a rough
neck work ethic, that you go
out on the rig and you put in
12 hours and at the end of
the day you are fatigued to
the point where you cannot
move and you have the sat
isfaction of knowing that
you did a good job that day,
you earned your money. But
you also know that you are
going to hit the rack and get
seven or eight hours of sleep
and it doesn’t matter how
hard you worked, or how
good a job you did, you have
to get up and do it again
tomorrow.”
Despite selling Gold
(500,000 copies), Adkins has
yet to listen to his Greatest
Hits Collection, Volume 1
album. “I know all the
songs,” he said jokingly.
“I’m not a fan of me. You
know, I don’t impress me,
whatsoever. It’s that old
thing of wanting what you
can’t have. Well, I wish I was
a tenor singer. Tenor singers
impress me. High notes
impress me, low notes don’t
and that’s what I got.”
Well, somebody must like
baritones. Adkins has sold
more than 3 million albums
since he launched his career
in 1996 with Dreamin’ Out
Loud and has enjoyed a
string of hits including “Big
Time,” “(This Ain’t) No
Thinkin’ Thing,” “The Rest
of Mine,” “There’s a Girl in
Texas,” “I’m Tryin’” and his
smash of 2003 “Then They
Do.”
“When I went in to record
‘Then they Do’, I thought it
million. This amount will
provide a turnkey operation,
which includes the seating,
sound systems, lighting sys
tems, curtains, and expand
ed parking lot.
A red carpet at the door
will lead to the festive affair,
where, according to WRLT
spokesperson Cathy Collins,
guests “will be entertained
by the area’s most talented
performers as they feast on
delectable hors d’oeuvres,
wines, cheeses, gourmet cof-
Children's talent
showcase
WARNER ROBINS - The
Warner Robins Children’s
Theatre Talent Showcase
will be held on March 13 at
7 p.m. This event is for chil
dren and teens, ages 6
through 16, and there is a
sls entry fee. Prizes will be
awarded. For more informa
tion, call 987-2601 or pick
up an application at any
Houston County public
library.
• rock and roll with Rick
Frank, Our Place, 2132 U.S.
41 N., Perry
Thursday, March 4
• karaoke, The Ville Cafe,
2607 Moody Road, Warner
Robins
Friday, March 5
• Skeeters, The Ville Cafe,
2607 Moody Road, Warner
Robins
Saturday, March 6
• Skeeters, The Ville Cafe,
2607 Moody Road, Warner
Robins
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would probably be a song
that would relate to a lot of
people, and might have
some commercial success,
but really I was thinking
even if it doesn’t, I’ve got to
record this song so that
someday, when I’m not
around, my kids can listen
to it and know that maybe I
wasn’t at home 200 days a
year, but they were still the
most important thing in my
life.”
The material is as deep
and thought provoking as
the performer. Adkins
touches on adult themes
including sex, suicide, addic
tion and loneliness. “The
music is for adults. It might
ought to come with a sticker
on the front of it,” he said.
“I don’t make records that
you should sit around and
listen to with your kids.”
He started recording the
album in December 2002,
which was about the same
time he entered himself in
an alcohol rehabilitation
program. “I was going
through a period of some
deep introspection, soul
searching, and I think what
happened is that I discov
ered that the way I am and
who I am is not bad. I am
comfortable with it. I’m not
ashamed of it. I had to quit
drinking, but I think every
thing else is pretty much
OK.
“It gave me the confi
dence on this album to do
some pretty adult stuff and
deal with pretty adult sub
ject matter.”
Retrospection doesn’t
fees and scrumptious
desserts.”
Carnivale Gala will fea
ture a silent auction and live
auction where bidders will
have the opportunity to
acquire a variety of unique
and extravagant items.
Auctioneer Nancy Killen
and The Warner Robins
Little Theatre promise an
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come easy for Adkins.
Accolades and awards don’t
penetrate very far when you
are focused on the next
prize.
“It’s hard for me to be ret
rospective, to look back on
it, what it all means,” he
said. “As far as what I’ve
learned, it is that the hard
work will pay off if you stick
evening full of surprises,
non-stop entertainment and
fun!
Tickets are on sale at The
Antique Mall located at
International Plaza in
Warner Robins. Ticket
prices are $25 per person
and $45 per couple. Cash,
check and all credit cards
will be accepted at the Gala
This type of treatment Is painless and can
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We believe that another important aspect
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Call (478) 751-0290 to learn more about
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TRACE ADKINS
with it and just don’t give
up. That’s been a hard thing
for me to learn in the music
business. I didn’t have any
patience when I got into the
music business and I still
don’t have a wealth of it, but
I have a lot more than I had
when I came in.”
On the Web: www.tracead
kins.com
to make purchases easy and
convenient. Proceeds from
the Carnivale Gala will ben
efit the Warner Robins
Little Theatre New Building
Fund.
Guests are asked to come
dressed in Carnivale
Costume or cocktail attire.
Beads and masks will be
given at the door.
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