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No air date is set for the sh o w , title d " K e s h ia an d Kaseem." D i M arco "A m erican Idol" p ro d u cers a n n o u n c e d th e d a t e s o n T h u rsd ay fo r the U .S . "Idol" su m m er to u r w ith the to p 10 co n testan ts from the cu rren t se a so n . T he to u r k ick s o ff in P o rt­ la n d o n J u ly 5 a n d c r i s s ­ c ro sse s the co u n try fo r tw o m o n th s b e f o r e e n d in g in M anchester, N. H. on Sept. 15. T ick ets fo r the tour, fe a tu r­ ing A d am L am b ert, A lliso n Iraheta, A noop D esai, D anny Gokey, Kris Allen, Lil Rounds, M a tt G ir a u d , M e g a n Jo y , M ic h a e l S a r v e r a n d S c o tt M acIntyre, go on sale on M ay 9 and details can be found on am ericanidol .com Idol to Star in VH 1 Series K e sh ia Knight Pulliam Form er "A m erican Idol" star Fantasia Barrino will return to r e a lity te le v is io n in a new LV’s Twelve 22 Bar & Lounge SPINA,COLUMN An ongoing senes of questions and answers about America's natural healing profession Dr. Billy R. Flowers Partió: Chiropractic VS. Morning Stiffness: A deadly blow to the agony of awaking. vous system. As the nervous system gets well, you will notice that the spine begins to lose the rigid stiff feeling that it had. M uscles can begin to relax be­ cause they d on ’t have to work to make the body bend and m ove. W hen the n erves are fin a lly as h e a lth y as th ey should be, the body w ill re ­ flect that by being flexible and by F rank ‘Rudy’ Gets Reality Show ‘Id o l’ Tour C om ing THE : I used to be so stiff in the m orning I could scarcely tie my shoes. W orst o f all I was only 37 years old. Now that's all changed since com ing to your office. I'm etcm ally grate­ ful to you and Chiropractic. I just d o n 't see how it w orks so well, particularly with-out medi­ cation. : W e very much appreci ate your kind com pli­ ment. Itis true that many o f our patients do rest better at night and w ake up feeling more re­ laxed and refreshed. C hiro­ practic w orks by taking the stress and irritation off the ner- photo w ell rested. If you have had p ro b lem s w ith m uscle stiff­ ness, tro u b le restin g or if w aking up gives you the feel­ ing that y o u ’ve been through W orld W ar II, it's a great tim e to w ake up to the feeling o f C h iro p ractic! C all today for an appointm ent. Isn ’t it tim e you stepped up to C h i­ ro p ra ctic? 3530 N Vancouver Ave 503-281-2936 The Little Big Spot Sun, Live M usic Randy Starr and The Player-Jam Session 7:00-12:00Funk & Soul M on. Live M usic Tw elve 22 A ll-Stars Band 8 :0 0 -12:00 O pen Mie, Singers, poets, M usicians, G uests Tucs, Reagge Night 8 - 12:30 G uest D J's and Bands W eds. Ladies Night- Tw elve 22 All-Stars Band G uest DJ Rehearsal 5:OO-7:OOLive T h u rs . J a z z B and - com ing Soon-H appy Hour 6-9 F ri-Starting April 10 - Kings o f O l-Skool. D ress Code Enforced. D J ’s: Ken Berry, Larry Bell & Mike. $5 cover Flowers' Chiropractic Office 2124 N.E. Hancock Street, Saturday - G uest D J Portland Oregon 97212 Day tim e Sports on Fla, Screen P h o n e : ( 5 0 3 ) 2 8 7 -5 5 0 4 G reat appretizers • D inner Specials F antasia Barrino unscripted series on V H 1. The nine-time Grammy nomi­ nee has received a series co m ­ m itm ent from the network for a show, as yet untitled, that will premiere in early 2010. T he p roject w ill ch ro n icle F antasia's life as a recording artist and young single mother. The North C arolinian rose to fame as the w inner o f the third season o f "Idol" and has gone on to a successful career as a recording artist. Her autobiog­ raphy, "Life Is Not a Fairy Tale," led to a Lifetime movie in which she played herself.