Dre\’s Ramblings


In lieu of the Ramble…
May 12, 2006, 2:35 pm
Filed under: American Idol: Season 5, Birmingham, AL, people, Photographs, Random shots, Taylor Hicks, The Rambles

Rather than try to attempt to post the Ramble today, it will appear late tomorrow evening.

Tomorrow’s topic: Music in the Magic City

In it’s place, we invite you to view some additional pictures of Taylor Hicks. I also suggest you check out Wade’s post about the rise of things to do for the burgeoning young professional class in Birmingham.

And check out the first set of pictures from the parade.

And if you have time, please visit my Relay for Life page and consider supporting me for this year’s activities in Leeds/Moody next weekend.

Cheers.

N.B. Don’t forget to be thinking about those runners participating in the 1st Annual Zoo Run at the Birmingham Zoo this evening beginning at 6. You can’t sign up to run, but you can support those taking part.

Hicks singing in front of Birmingham City Hall

Taylor Hicks performing in front of Birmingham City Hall after taking part in a parade organized in his honor on Friday afternoon.

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The crowd in and around Birmingham City Hall as Taylor Hicks arrives (he is at the bottom right of the image).

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Random shots: Pictures from the Taylor Hicks’ return home!
May 12, 2006, 1:10 pm
Filed under: American Idol: Season 5, Birmingham, AL, people, Random shots, Taylor Hicks

Taylor wavest to fans at 20th and 2nd Avenue North

UPDATE! 5.24.2006 – 9:15 p.m. – Visit http://dresramblings.smugmug.com to view pictures from the American Idol: Season 5 finale viewing party at WorkPlay Theatre benefitting The Studio By The Tracks!

Considering that nothing I write today will be able to compete with the triumphant return of Birmingham’s Taylor Hicks home as he prepares for the semifinals of American Idol, I figured it only made sense that this week’s shots (and there are a few) should focus on one of the most sincere individuals I’ve seen in my time here. The following are shots from the parade held for Hicks this afternoon along the Birmingham Green (20th Street, North) downtown.

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Hicks signing autographs near the intersecton of 20th Street and 2nd Avenue North during a parade held this afternoon in his honor.

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Taylor Hicks thanking those fans that came out in support as he arrived in front of Birmingham City Hall earlier this afternoon.

I have a few more that I will upload to my Flickr account later on this afternoon. We’ll see if we can’t get some more images later on today. Curtis Palmer is planning to take some images at Taylor’s Galleria performance and there’s always Art on the Rocks tonight!

Cheers.

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