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Blame it on the lain if you will, but the small, dis
interested crowd cast a cloud on an excellent perfor
mance by Roger Creager at Hurricane Hardy’s Friday
night.
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with buddies.
Creager performed enthusiastically, even though
audience participation was lacking.
Joined by a six-piece band, he rocked through a
long list of songs from Creager's albums I Got the
Guns and Having Fun All Wrong and covered tunes
from all genres of popular music.
“The Everclear Song,” “I’m Proud to be an Okie
from Muskogee” and “Moving On” got the crowd
singing and moving on the dance floor. The audience
yelled along and performed dance moves they
learned in junior high during a cover of Vanilla
Ice’s early ’90s hit, “Ice, Ice Baby.”
Singing is a family affair for the Crea-
gers. Roger Creager was joined on stage
by his younger brother Randy Crea-
k ger Friday night.
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Roll” and “Please Come
to Boston” together.
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Randy Creager said the brothers perform together
at least twice a year.
“Mom makes us sing together at Christmas and
other family functions,” Randy Creager said. “1 really
enjoy being onstage with my brother.”
Sibling rivalry encouraged Randy to begin a
singing career of his own.
“Roger was in a talent show in his early 20s, and
the whole family went to watch him,” Randy Creager
said. "When we got there, I decided to sign up. Roger
got first place and I got third.”
Both brothers are A&M grads. Randy Creager was
a singing cadet and Roger Creager was in the fight in’
Texas Aggie band. s
Roger Creager’s father, William Creager, said he
attends many of Roger's performances and con
tributes vocals on the song “Rancho Grande.”
William Creager said he supports his sons and
their musical careers.
“My responsibility to Roger was to encourage his
education,” William Creager said. “After that, I en
couraged him to go ahead and do what he wanted.
He’s doing well, and I enjoy the music.”
Roger Creager said he enjoys coming to College
Station and performing in front of a friendly crowd in
his adopted hometown.
"There’s just something about coming home
again,” Roger Creager said. “1 love Aggies. The per
formances are fun because 1 don’t hold back.”
Roger Creager said he was excited to perform at
the Wormy Dog Saloon in Stillwater, Okla., Saturday
night as part of the activities for the A&M-OSU foot
ball weekend.
Roger Creager said his favorite memory of being
an Aggie was when he finally got his Aggie ring.
“Il took a lot of time and dedication to do
it,” Roger Creager said.
The two brothers received their rings
on the same day, even though Roger
Creager is class of ’93 and Randy is
class of ’98. Roger Creager had a
show at Shadow Canyon that night,
and Randy Creager said the two
jJ I brothers dunked their rings onstage.
| The opening acts, although enthu-
|l| | 1 siastic, played to a sparse and some
what disinterested crowd.
1 | During Slyletter’s performance.
I I the group played to an audience that’
J || I barely filled one-fourth of the up-
I stairs dance floor. The band danced
* I more than the audience did.
It was difficult for the crowd not
to be distracted by ESPN on the big-
screen televisions next to the stage.
In fact, a large portion of the crowd
1 was paying more attention to
| ’ Sportscenter and Tiger Woods than
the music.
The two-step music played be-
i tween sets drew a fair amount of
people to the dance floor.
Before Roger Creager took the
stage, country comedian Doug
Moreland attempted to entertain
the audience.
With a Bud Light in his hol
ster, Moreland combined mun
dane chords with vulgar, elemen
tary prose in an attempt at humor.
I His Texas accent and mannerisms
seemed forced and exaggerated.
Maybe it was Moreland, maybe it
was the person doubled-over
laughing at him, but something
about that set supported the theo
ry that beer kills brain ceils.
The Harry's sound system was
not effective for the concert. The
lack of sound made distinguish
ing bass and lyrics difficult.
He's not a magician
But he CAN make
a violin sing!
Acclaimed on five continents for his
extraordinary virtuosity, profound artistry
and charismatic stage presence, you'll be
captivated by violinist, Daniel Heifetz, and
the Classical Band. Combining his passion
for violin witfi his love for teaching, Heifetz
uses the stage (and even the aisles) as a
classroom for inspiring arts
patrons of all ages.
Friday, November 10, 2000
7:30 PM at Rudder Theatre
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