The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, June 19, 2003, Image 3

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Page 3 • Thursday, June 19, 2003
CCR remembers local hospitality after wreck
The Boys from Oklahoma claim
College Station as second home
By Dallas Shipp
THE BATTALION
Cross Canadian Ragweed: Grady Cross, rhythm guitar; Cody Canada, lead vocals and lead guitar; Jeremy Plato, bass guitar and
vocals; Randy Ragsdale, drums.
For Cross Canadian Ragweed, play
ing in College Station is not just about
the “big, rowdy crowd” that comes out
toils show. After Ag Kickoff in 2001,
the band developed a bond with the
people in College Station, and makes
sure to thank them every
time the band comes
hack.
On Sept. 16, 2001,
the guys were just finish
ing up when a police
officer approached and
told them that the mother
and sister of drummer
Randy Ragsdale were
involved in a car acci
dent on their way back to
Dallas, between College
Station and
Madisonville.
Ragsdale’s 9-year-old
sisterMandi was killed at the scene and
his mother was taken to the hospital in
College Station with numerous broken
hones.
When Randy arrived at the hospital,
he didn’t know what to do or say when
he saw a. mob of people there, offering
whatever help they could.
“I was just speechless,” Ragsdale
said. “I was glad they were there. I
couldn’t believe that many people came
and stayed that long and supported us,
not as fans, just as friends.”
Lead singer Cody Canada said he’ll
never forget the way they were treated
during the tragic turn of events.
“Ever since that night, we’ve had a
really special bond with College
Station,” Canada said. “People fed us,
brought us coffee and offered us their
homes and their cars, whatever we
needed. It would be really hard to for
get something like that.”
Ragsdale said he definitely has a
strong connection to College Station.
“It’s almost like a second home to
me,” he said. “While all that was going
on, they made us feel as good as anyone
could have made us feel
at the time.”
Fans in College
Station weren’t the only
people that helped the
band out that night.
Fellow Texas Country
recording artist Pat
Green sent Ragsdale
some money to help
with the costs of his lit
tle sister’s funeral and
offered his bus and a
driver to take the group
back to Oklahoma for
the services.
“That really meant a lot to me,”
Ragsdale said. “I really didn’t know
(Green) that well — except for his
music until then — and for him to lend
a hand and say ‘Sorry to hear what
you’re going through, what can i do to
help?’ was incredible.”
The band put a chrome cross at the
scene of the accident on Highway 21,
and has thanked people at previous
concerts in College Station for putting
purple flowers at its base.
The group’s latest album was named
‘Purple’ in memory of Mandi Ragsdale,
because it was her favorite color.
Senior biomedical sciences major
Michelle Marino said she loves the
album and can’t wait to see the show
Thursday night.
“‘Purple’ is a great CD,” she said.
“Cody Canada is a great songwriter. I
have traveled hours to see their shows,
especially when it is a small one. I like
to be in the action right by the stage,
singing the songs and drinking a beer.”
Ragsdale said that it’s not just the
memories that make College Station
special.
“The people are always fun, it’s
always a big, rowdy crowd,” Ragsdale
said. “Past the camaraderie of everyone
being cool, it’s just a really fun town to
play. It’s more energetic than most
places; you know when you’re playing
in College Station.”
This weekend the band will headline
its first festival at Sandblast in Austin,
hosted by Carlos ‘N’ Charlies on Lake
Travis.
“We always talked about putting
together our own (festival) show,”
Canada said. “We’ve done several of Pat
(Green’s) things and we really wanted to
do something on our own and have
something we could call ours.”
In September, the band, along with 29
other artists from Oklahoma and Texas,
will record a live tribute album in New
Braunfels for the late Waylon Jennings,
who died of diabetes last year.
“When (Jennings) passed, we decided
we wanted to put together a tribute
album,” Canada said. “(But) we were
touring so much and our buddies were
touring so much that Shannon decided
we should do a double live album.”
All CD sales and proceeds from the
concert will go toward diabetes research.
Ever since that
night we've had a
really special bond
with College
Station.
— Cody Canada
Cross Canadian Ragweed
lead singer
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