We’ve been hard at work creating the new Country Club, and we’ve taken your suggestions and requests into account.  We’re going to be offering more ways to win – and easier ways to win!  We’ve got a ton of great prizes for you to play for, and it’s going to be so much easier to use!

Current members – don’t worry, all your points will move over seamlessly to the new Country Club, so you won’t lose anything, and you won’t have to re-register.  Your same username and password will get you in.

Here are some of the things we are most excited about:

• The Gator 99.5 Country Club is now easier to find – just click on “Country Club” at the top of each page, or visit www.gator995.com/vip.
• Your Country Club points are now visible on every page on the site
• There are more ways than ever to earn points
• Our games are now even easier to play
• Even more prizes, and better prizes!

What’s up for grabs?  How about an iPad 2?  How about $1,000 toward the vacation of your dreams? How about a chance to be a guest DJ on The Gator 99.5 Breakfast Bunch?  How about a Toshiba laptop?  How about $500 IN CASH?

But it’s only available to those who have registered – and guess what – it won’t cost you anything but two minutes of your time to set everything up.  We’ll even toss in 2,500 free points to get you started in playing our games!

We want to thank all of our listeners who are also Country Club members!  Thanks for making our site better, and thanks for listening to Gator 99.5!

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Listen between seven and eight tomorrow morning. When you hear the Breakfast Bunch play “It’s Five O’clock Somewhere” be caller number nine at 433-0499 or 800-807-0499 and you’ll win two tickets to the sold out show. You’ll also get two free buffets at the Seven Clams Buffet and qualify for overnight accommodations. Good luck!

We’ve been hard at work creating the new Country Club, and we’ve taken your suggestions and requests into account.  We’re going to be offering more ways to win – and easier ways to win!  We’ve got a ton of great prizes for you to play for, and it’s going to be so much easier to use!

Current members – don’t worry, all your points will move over seamlessly to the new Country Club, so you won’t lose anything, and you won’t have to re-register.  Your same username and password will get you in.

Here are some of the things we are most excited about:

• The Gator 99.5 Country Club is now easier to find – just click on “Country Club” at the top of each page, or visit www.gator995.com/vip.
• Your Country Club points are now visible on every page on the site
• There are more ways than ever to earn points
• Our games are now even easier to play
• Even more prizes, and better prizes!

What’s up for grabs?  How about an iPad 2?  How about $1,000 toward the vacation of your dreams? How about a chance to be a guest DJ on The Gator 99.5 Breakfast Bunch?  How about a Toshiba laptop?  How about $500 IN CASH?

But it’s only available to those who have registered – and guess what – it won’t cost you anything but two minutes of your time to set everything up.  We’ll even toss in 2,500 free points to get you started in playing our games!

We want to thank all of our listeners who are also Country Club members!  Thanks for making our site better, and thanks for listening to Gator 99.5!

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Chli and I hit the parade route early this morning. You may see someone you know.

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These are just videos of normal folk getting ready for the parades. We shot this on 2/21/12. Enjoy and share!

Everyone was very nice and all invited us back later to eat and hang out.

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We ran into people from as far away as Michigan.

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Everyone was passin’ a good time!

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As of 10 a.m., today, Tuesday, Feb. 21, Gator 99.5 VIP members will have an exclusive chance to purchase tickets to see Rodney Atkins live at the Lake Charles Civic Center’s Rosa Hart Theater  — one day before the general public can get to them! Here’s how:

1.  Log on to your VIP account at vip.gator995.com.  (Or register for a VIP account for free!)

2.  Click on the “Get Points” button at the top of the page.

3.  Then, click on the gray box that says “Special Offers.”

4.  Click on “Rodney Atkins Pre-Sale Bonus Code.”  It will cost you 1 VIP point to obtain the code.

5.  Take that bonus code to this link at Ticketmaster.com.  Get the seats you want, print out your tickets, and enjoy the show on March 23!

DATE:  Friday, March 23, 2012

VENUE:  Lake Charles Civic Center’s Rosa Hart Theater — 900 Lakeshore Drive, Lake Charles, LA, 70601.

PRE-SALE RATES:  Regular tickets will be priced at $35, $30 and $20.  Gator 99.5 VIPs will be able to purchase tickets for $35, $25 and $15.

Tickets are sponsored by The Texas Longhorn Club in Vinton.

Grab your ear plugs and meet us at the Lake Charles Civic Center this Friday and Saturday for the AMP Tour Thunderslam Monster Truck, FMX and Motorcycle Demolition Derby. The gates will open at six both nights with a pit Party from 6:10-7:00 each night. Showtime is 7:30 each night.

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So you may be a little cloudy Wednesday morning. Make sure you are listening to the Gator 99.5 Breakfast bunch where you’ll have two chances to win tickets to the sold out Alan Jackson concert on the 25th at the Casino Coushatta Resort. We’ll give away a pair of tickets in the seven o’clock hour to the ninth caller when you hear “Chattahoochee”.

Then we’ll give away a pair of tickets to the ninth caller in the eight o’clock hour when we play “:Don’t Rock The Jukebox”. Good luck!

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Make sure to watch American Idol on Fox 29 this Wednesday and Thursday nights. Watch for the secret code word. Then listen to the Gator 99.5 Breakfast Bunch the next morning at 7:35. Call in with the correct code word …. be the correct caller and you qualify. We will draw a winner from all qualifiers to win the trip to the American Idol Finale. You win free air fare, hotel and tickets to the big show. You might even make it on national TV. Good luck!

Listening to Alan jackson music is always great and hearing it live is even better! The Alan Jackson concert at Coushatta Casino Resort is sold out but Gator 99.5 has your free tickets

The Alan Jackson show at the Casino Coushatta Resort on the 25th is sold out! We have the only tickets remaining and you can win them! But wait ….there’s more!

Each winner also gets two free Dinners at the Seven Clans Buffet and one winner will be drawn for a free overnight stay at the Coushatta Grand Inn. It should be a great show and we want you to be there!

It all starts right here at gator995.com. Each afternoon at five (starting this Friday) we will post the Alan Jackson song of the day. You then listen to Gator 99.5 and the Breakfast Bunch between seven and eight the next morning for that song. When you hear the song be caller number nine and you’ll win a pair of Alan Jackson concert ticket plus two free buffets at the Seven Clams Buffet. All ticket winners will qualify for a free overnight stay at the Coushatta Grand Inn. Good luck!

Here is one of Alan’s biggest hits and one we’ll never forget!

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Gator 99.5 is bringing a national country music artist to Lake Charles! On Friday, March 23, Gator 99.5 will present Rodney Atkins at the Lake Charles Civic Center’s Rosa Hart Theater.  And if you’re a Gator 99.5 VIP, you’ll have a chance to get tickets before anyone else — at discount prices!

Tickets go on sale to the general public on Wednesday, February 22, at 10 a.m., and will be available at www.ticketmaster.com and all Lake Charles Ticketmaster ticket outlets starting at just $20…BUT, Gator 99.5 VIP’s will have a special chance to buy tickets in advance starting this Tuesday.  Listen to Gator 99.5 and keep visiting Gator995.com for details on how VIP’s can get their tickets before they go on sale to the public.

Tickets will start at $20 and range up to $35.

Atkins has landed an impressive six songs at the top of the Country music charts, including the most recent platinum-selling chart-topper, “Take A Back Road,” and has over five million single sales in the past five years alone. In 2007, Rodney was named ACM’s Top New Male Vocalist while also garnering back-to-back recognition with Billboard‘s Most Played Song of the Year Award for “If You’re Going Through Hell” (2006) and “Watching You” (2007).

Southwest Louisiana has also been asking for more Texas Country, and Gator 99.5 has listened.  That’s why we’ll kick off the Rodney Atkins show with a major Texas Country opening act…

We’re proud to present country music artist Aaron Watson as the opener of the show.  Both acts will take the stage at the Rosa Hart Theater.  Known as ‘The Honky Tonk Kid’, Aaron Watson’s latest album, The Road & The Rodeo, released in 2010, gave country music the songs “Walls” and “Best for Last” — both country hits for Texas Radio.  Watson is currently recording his eleventh album, due to hit shelves soon.

Dale would be dancing too but he is suffering from back problems. I must add that you have to be a real cowboy to wear Crocs. LOL

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It’s Mardi Gras time. I thought you might enjoy these. Share this post with your friends from other parts of the country so they can have a taste!

Our Favorite marching song!

We gotta get some Professor Longhair in here!

And how about some Dr. John?

We can’t forget The Meters!

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Then listen for that Alan Jackson song Monday morning with the Breakfast Bunch between seven and eight. Be caller number nine and you will win tickets to the sold out Alan Jackson concert on the 25th at the Casino Coushatta Resort.

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You’ll find  a history of Lake Charles Krewes here. For parade routes and details click here. We have some great Krewe names here like Contraband, Lunatiques, Gens Contents, Chaos and more. We are waiting for someone to form the Krewe of Gator. I found this video of the Krewe of Krewes parade on you tube. You may see someone you know. We will be out along the parade route Tuesday making videos for this site and saying hello. We will be looking for the best parade route cooks. If you are cooking along the route send us a e-mail and let us know so we can feature you and your krewe.

It involves horses, chickens, masked riders, backroads, and burlap.

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The traditional Mardi Gras celebration called le Courir de Mardi Gras a Cheval (the Mardi Gras run on horseback). The men ride the rural the countryside stopping at farm houses asking for donations of chickens, rice, onions, or any other  donattions for the gumbo that night.In order to get these donations the riders must dance and if a chicken is donated they must catch it.

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The Capitaine is the man in charge of the run and he maintains control over the Mardi Gras. He issues instructions to the riders as they make their way on the run. When they arrive at a farm house, he obtains permission to enter private property, after which the riders may charge toward the house,

After the run ends the women begin cooking the gumbo, there is eating and more dancing and it all comes to an end at midnight because Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the Lenten Season.

This is the Mardi Gras I know.

Horace Trahan & Travis Matte playing at the Cassanova Lounge in Mamou in 1996.

So get ready to dance and have the best Mardi Gras Ever Monday Night with Keith Frank! “The Zydeco Boss” jammed for 4 1/2 hours straight last year! Get you tickets early because this will be the BIGGEST MARDI GRAS Party you have ever seen!!!

Doors open at 6pm and Keith Frank will get started at 8:30pm. Tickets are $10 in advance and $12 at the door. Must be 18 or older to enter.

Advance tickets can be purchased at Townsquare Media at 900 North Lakeshore Drive or at Yesterday’s Night Club at 5313 Common Street or Meaux’s Western Wear, 3911 Common Street in Lake Charles

For More info about this HUGE Mardi Gras Party, you can call Town Square Media at 337-433-1641

Tickets for the Lundi Gras Party Monday Monday Feb. 20th with Keith Frank are now on Sale!!!

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First Chili starts cleaning a little. he does not realize that the broom is for the floor.

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Then Dale rides the bronkin’ broom bareback

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Then Chili told me to knock some sense into Dale

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Then the boss came in and took the

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Just click here to sign up. You win air fare to the city you pick, hotel accomidations, tickets to the concert and you get to meet Kenny!

Red duct tape (about 3-4 ft. per rose)
Green duct tape (about 2-3 ft per rose)
Red marker
Green marker
Floral wire (or other stiff wire) (about 10 ft)

You get the picture
Now get to work.

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For more floral…”But Honey look what I made ya.” ideas visit Instructables.com

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Kenny Rogers filed a federal lawsuit Monday (Feb. 13) against his label Capitol Records, claiming the label owes him money for digital music sales. He’s also claiming he is owed $400,000 from Capitol that he has yet to receive because of a number of accounting errors. According to the suit, the second part of the claim has been an ongoing battle since 2007.

As far as the digital music sales portion goes, Rogers alleges that the label was deliberate in leading him and other artists astray in details about what they were owed from the sale of their songs online, and he says he’s been being underpaid for more than 30 years now. The claim has become more of a common one in the industry since digital sales entered the picture.

The main discrepancy lies between the sale of music and the licensing of music. When an artist’s song is licensed for distribution, that artist shares a 50/50 split of the profit with the record label. When music is sold, however, the label is able to keep a larger portion of the profit. Eminem and Peter Frampton have filed similar suits in the past, and both succeeded in winning, with the courts establishing that music sold online is considered a licensing rather than a sale.

Though Rogers has not made clear the dollar amount he is hoping to recoup in this legal battle, he is putting his foot down and demanding that he receive the money he feels is rightly his. Richard Busch, a Nashville-based attorney who has been involved in bringing these lawsuits forward, told the Tennesseean that more are forthcoming. “We are being regularly contacted by artists who are raising this issue with us, and we are evaluating their contracts on a case-by-case basis,” he said. And as this occurs, major labels are going to have to continue to figure out how to navigate the ever-changing waters of the digital age.

Source: TasteofCountry.com