20 years ago, Raleigh opened a new home for entertainment in the Triangle, dubbed the Entertainment and Sports Arena (E.S.A.) before becoming the RBC Center and, now, PNC Arena. I've experienced so many amazing things at the E.S.A. throughout the past 20 years and narrowed it down to my top five. Needless to say, it [...]
Photo: Chris White 1. Five More Minutes Have you ever wanted five more minutes? Maybe to sleep, or to finish up a project. Maybe to spend with someone that's no longer here. Scotty McCreery performed a new song he'd been working on at his book signing in Garner a couple months ago. The song was [...]
Photo: Chris White 1. Scotty's Book Tour Stops in Garner Season 10 American Idol champ - and Garner, N.C. native - Scotty McCreery made a stop in his hometown last Saturday afternoon in support of his new book, Go Big or Go Home: The Journey Toward the Dream. Garner was Scotty's final stop on a multi-city [...]
Photo: Chris White 1. Castle The hits just keep on coming for me. I'm to the point of thinking, what else is going to get taken away from me this year? I've already lost so much and now I can add Castle, included with The Wonder Years, Boy Meets World and Saved By the Bell as [...]
Me with the Season 12 finalists during the "American Idol" Live Tour. I woke up Monday morning, looked at Facebook, and learned the news: FOX had decided to cancel its long-running competition show, "American Idol" - ending the show in 2016 after its 15th season. I didn't know how to react at first. I was [...]
As you know, I went to Garner yesterday for Scotty McCreery's homecoming. I was overwhelmed by how many people support this guy. I would say the size of Garner (about 30,000) doubled in just one day at that celebration! It was almost a fair-like atmoshphere with food, games, and music. They even had deep fried candy bars [...]
