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Cinco De-WHAT-O? Find Out What Cinco de Mayo Really Celebrates

Ken Dillon — Fri, 03 May 2013 16:43:59 +0000

So the weekend is here and you and your friends are all going to go out and celebrate Cinco de Mayo, right? Of COURSE! It's what everyone does on Cinco de Mayo weekends. Pub crawls, ordering your favorite drink by the name "cervesa" just to be cool, cramming down the chips and salsa. Fun word to say, isn't it? "Sallllsaaaa."

But why are you celebrating it? Why, especially, are you celebrating it if you have absolutely no "South of the Border" blood in you at all? Would you celebrate Buddha's Birthday as they do in Korea each May 17? Let me guess: ONLY if there were partying and drinking involved, right?

Law Enforcement Launches DUI Holiday Campaign Across Missouri

Sam Schleicher — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 16:58:20 +0000

During this busy holiday season, the Missouri Coalition for Roadway Safety is reminding motorists to designate a driver or call a cab and avoid driving impaired. According to the Pettis County Sheriff’s Office, law enforcement is on the lookout for impaired drivers, with targeted enforcement efforts Dec

Randy Travis Gives Up Drinking

Sterling Whitaker — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 19:40:04 +0000

After a series of embarrassing public incidents involving alcohol, country star Randy Travis has given up drinking. His lawyer, Larry Friedman, tells TMZ that the troubled singer has “eliminated alcohol from his daily life.” The 53-year-old singer of such classics as ‘Forever and Ever, Amen’ and ‘On the Other Hand’ has a decades-long history of [...]

Farm Boy Easton Corbin Calls Merle Haggard His Dream Drinking Buddy

Alanna Conaway — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 19:20:36 +0000

There’s a reason Easton Corbin is so convincing as a new, traditional country artist. He’s lived the life of a country boy. The ‘A Little More Country Than That’ singer recently talked about growing up on his grandparents’ farm. “It’s so peaceful out in the country, and it’s great to just be around the animals,” [...]

Dozens of Country Fans Charged With Underage Drinking at Rascal Flatts Show

Megan Pacella — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 19:00:37 +0000

Country music fans in Darien Lake, N.Y. don’t have a very good track record for behaving appropriately at concerts — especially those who attend Rascal Flatts shows. On Saturday night (June 30), 59 fans were charged with underage possession of alcohol and intent to consume during the Flatts concert at the Darien Lake Performing Arts Center.