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T he sixth annual Ag Kickoff treats
Aggies to everything needed for a
good time: someone old, someone
new, a rapper from Garland and a few
surprises, too.
Texas country music, ranging from
the classic songs of Jerry Jeff Walker to
the catchy party tunes of Pat Green, will
take over after Vanilla Ice warms things
up tonight at Wolf Pen Creek Am
phitheater.
The amphitheater will be filled with
several thousand students and fans
gathered together to start the night off
with food, drink and good live music.
The Ag Kickoff is billed as “the
biggest pre-party of the year,” and the
three headliners are all aiming to keep
the claim accurate.
The first Kickoff, held in September
1993, featured Walker and Robert Earl
Keen in the first concert event of its kind
at Wolf Pen Creek.
After a sold-out show at the Texas
Hall of Fame last year, Vanilla Ice is back
and preparing to take the stage in Col
lege Station again. Presumably the stage
will be lit up and chumps will be waxed
like a candle.
This will be Vanilla’s last show as the
old-school rapper loved by the 20 mil
lion anonymous owners of To The Ex
treme.
When he reappears, The Iceman
promises a different, more aggressive
format to go with his forthcoming Uni
versal album (featuring collaborations
with KoRn, The Bloodhound Gang and
Lenny Kravitz).
In an interview with The Onion ear
lier this year. Ice commented on the
style of his current show.
“As far as my music goes, my music’s
still hardcore—you know, the new mu
sic, at least, is pretty hard-edged. It’s go
ing to be a shock for people to see me
like this, because it’s definitely a swing
to a different side of what you’d expect.
Definitely,” Ice said.
Ice said he still enjoys performing his
most notable song.
“I enjoy playing it still, you know?
It’s my number-one hit,” Ice said.
Whatever the changes. Ice will give
several thousand happy Ags the chance
to garble the words to “Ice, Ice Baby” at
full volume.
Also appearing at the Kickoff is Green’s
enthusiastic style of Texas country.
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Schaberg said the singer is gaining
fans across the state, and he feels Green
is close to making it big.
“Pat Green has a new live CD that
just came out in the last couple of days,”
Schaberg said. “I think this album is re
ally going to be an eye opener for a lot
of people on Pat. This is one of the
strongest live CDs I’ve ever heard.”
Schaberg said half of Green’s new al
bum, Here We Go was recorded locally
at Shadow Canyon, and the other half at
Gruene Hall in Stillwater.
After a five-year absence. Walker is
once again a part of the Kickoff.
Mark Schaberg, the event promoter,
said he is excited about Walker’s return
to the bill.
“Jerry Jeff Walker is, of course, noth
ing less than an icon,” Schaberg said.
Walker will take the stage as the clos
ing act of the Kickoff and finish the
show in time for the audience to make
it to the first Midnight Yell of the season.
The Kickoff will give Aggies one
more chance to see Green in a small set
ting close to home.
Old school rap and country will share
the stage tonight in College Station. Tick
ets will be available at the gate, and
doors open at 6 p.m.
Ticket sales for the Aggie Kickoff ben
efit the A&M Bonfire Committee.
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