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About Smoke signals. (Grand Ronde, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (April 1, 2001)
1 R. CULL. 78 .06 S66 ! April 1, '2C31 APRIL 1, 2001 CHASTA UMPQUA MOLALLA ". KALAPUYA ROGUE RIVER LIMZru 503-879-5211 1-800-422-0232 A Publication of the Grand Ronde Tribe www.grandronde.org urn.-: CO Legendary blues man comes to Grand Ronde, brings Lucille. ( 4 f J W M i fi B.B. King Does Spirit Mountain I jjM&e gWa King Of Hearts The King Of the Blues B.B. King stopped in Grand Ronde to play at the Tribe's Spirit Mountain Casino as part of his 2001 North American Tour. King (above with Lucille) strutted onto the stage and showed off his legendary guitar playing skills to the loud, sold out crowd. King has been performing for over 50 years and still travels the world to standing room only shows. Rumors of his retirement are untrue said King. "You're not dead until you die! I'm still trying to learn." 66 By Brent Merrill When you are in the pres ence of a leg end, you just stand in awe. When that legend treats you with kind ness, you are humbled. Legendary blues gui tarist B.B. King stopped in Grand Ronde on his 2001 North American Tour and showed off his equally famous guitar Lucille. King is in the middle of a coast-to-coast tour that will take him from Los Angeles to Hawaii to Alaska through the Midwest and then to the east coast. His only stop in Oregon led him to the Tribe's Spirit Mountain Casino and a boisterous crowd that had been sold out for more than a month in advance of the show. King took time to visit with Smoke Signals be fore the show and shared stories of his youth and his penchant for learning. After the visit, King I've got a bad case of love... I've got a bad case of love... I've got a bad case of love; my heart is filled with misery. Since you've teen gone nothin' ever goes right. I got a bad case of love." B.B. King strutted his 75-year-old stuff on the stage with his eight-piece band. Other than using a chair during his perfor mance, the legend ap peared ageless. His gui tar acumen unfazed by age and his voice only showing feint signs of change. His presence on stage was larger than life and he made faces and played to the crowd like a child at a birthday party. Before the show, King was thoughtful and re flective in his sharing of stories that shaped his life. His demeanor alternated between animated and excited to laid-back and relaxed. He took his slippers off and offered coffee in the back of his tour bus. He showed off his newly purchased music lessons on CD ROM and talked about his love of flying. continued on page 8-9 Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon 9615 Grand Ronde Road Grand Ronde, Oregon 97347 Address Service Requested Serials Dept. - Kni9ht Library 1293 UNIVERSITY. OF OREGON EUGENE OR 37403-1205 PRESORTED FIRST-CLASS MAIL U.S. POSTAGE PAID SALEM, OR PERMIT NO. 178 University of Oregon Library Received on: 04-03-01 Sioke signals it I ), - '17 rJ'l? 'JO, 1 it V H'v . If? J- J i ja ,1. I J! J1' ' ' 1 ' , ..1. "..'...,'." ... . . ,.'....:. .'..... '. ... . .. :v. ..; .. Car Crashes into Ditch, Burns This motor vehicle accident occurred on Tuesday, March 13 at 7:25 a.m. at milepost 19 on Highway 18 near Grand Ronde. The vehicle was eastbound when the driver apparently fell asleep at the wheel. A fire started after the wreck and spread to nearby brush. Members of the Willamina Fire Department put out the fire. First year firefighters Jeremy Chapin4and James Smith (pictured here putting out the remainder of the flames from the wreck) got some training in. "I got there right after it happened and flames were shooting out from under the hood," said Vickie Merrill. "The flames were shooting way up in the air. There were two girls on the side of the road; one of them was wrapped in a blanket. They were upset and crying. One other car had stopped and it looked like a neighbor was there and calling for help on her cell phone." According to the Oregon State Police Department, the girls involved in the crash are fine.
