At the beginning of each month we choose 1 fan to be our “Fan of the Month” To be in the running, fill out the following form. All submissions are kept on file until they are chosen so please only submit the form once. (If you have already been fan of the month or know someone else who should be fan of the month, consider nominating a friend at this link: https://blog.hansonstage.com/nominate-a-friend-for-fan-of-the-month/
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This week’s photo was submitted by Judy!
Taylor singing during Hop Jam.
The cover of the Furry Walls single is a beard. A colorful beard.
Who is the “King of Randomness” in the band?
Andddd your Music Monday pick for this week is Neon Trees – Everybody Talks with Taylor on lead! How do you think he’d do?
As you know from Digging Deep for Leadership, each year 12 high school students from across Oklahoma participate in Paleo Expedition – a hands-on two-week paleontological experience in Black Mesa. This year Taylor Hanson and Zane Woods, two of our Board of Visitors members, decided to visit the site to do a little digging of their own! And of course, we were thrilled to have them.
Wait! It gets better. Hanson has chronicled the experience in a four-page story that will appear in the summer edition of Tracks, the museum newsletter. And today, we’re offering you a sneak peek! So relax, pull up a chair and lose yourself in the words of Taylor Hanson.
In the Footsteps of Dinosaurs
After our introduction to the site we were anxious to get to work and be of some service. At the front edge of the quarry was a cluster of earth, which had recently been coated with thick layers of plaster carefully molded around it to protect the fossil during transportation before being examined at the museum.
Now that the team had a couple of extra willing strong backs, Zane and I set out to perform the task of carefully flipping the nearly 300-pound cluster of earth that was half in plaster, in order to finish the preparatory process of chiseling away the remaining sediment for transport.
We set out to perform this simple task with smiles on our face and a not-so-small streak of nervousness – knowing that in a matter of minutes we could be responsible for destroying millions of years of time-protected fossil and a fair bit of labor by our hosts. Thankfully with close instruction and a healthy heave, two science tourists were able to perform the task successfully (and greatly relieved to have done so).
Over the period of the afternoon we took on whatever tasks we could. We joined the team in the detailed and dusty job of excavating one inch at a time the excess soil and clay, each clinging to the bottom of the fossils earthen cluster, and I enjoyed every scuffed knuckle and dust-coated wipe of my brow.
All around me I saw a team of passionate people putting their years of dedicated study and practice into action, carefully unearthing a new part of history. To be among them brush and pick in hand as a total novice getting the chance to share in that discovery was absolutely incredible.
Amazing, right? Now, we know what you’re thinking. Where are the other three pages?! To read the rest of Hanson’s story, pick up a copy of Tracks – available at the end of July in the museum lobby. Or better yet, become a museummember! We’ll even mail it to you. Either way, you won’t want to miss this article. Because whether you’re a lover of paleontology, Oklahoma or Hanson, there’s something for everyone in this rich recollection.
Last week we announced that we will be adding set list voting at three shows on the Australian leg of the ANTHEM World Tour next month. The shows are Sydney Aug 13th, Gold Coast Aug 6th, and Fremantle Aug 15th. The songs that are up for voting run the gamut from standards like Penny & Me to rarely played songs like Cried or Smile, so we have been practicing all week trying to make sure we are on our A game. We will be playing the set list of YOUR CHOOSING so don’t forget to cast your vote! There are always two or three or five things in the works at 3CG, we are working on the new Hanson.net (gathering all the photos and videos and bits and pieces) of course, but there are also song writing sessions going on and music videos being made and live streams being planned. Speaking of live streaming, another thing we don’t want you to miss is the up coming aLive@hnet stream on the 25th of this month. We will be sharing about what is going on behind the scenes at 3CG taking your questions and generally making fools of ourselves on live streaming TV… it is gonna be great! That’s all for now.
Isaac, Taylor and Zac
HANSON has selected several key shows on their upcoming Australian tour to thank their fans by allowing them to choose the set list of songs the band will perform. Choose your favorites HERE!
Join us later this month on July 25th for a Members Only live stream. Get the update on everything HANSON, ask questions and more. To watch the stream, visit the alive@hnet section of hanson.net on Friday July 25th and click on the backstage pass banner.
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We are already thinking about Hanson Day 2015 and how to make it the best Members Only Event yet, and we want to hear more from you about how we can do that. Please take a few minutes to answer our NEW polls in the HANSON Asks section.
Materials for the “Digging To China” Hanson.net exclusive Stop-Motion Video 2014 – Tulsa OK
Zac has been building an in depth stop motion video for the 2014 Hanson.net exclusive song “Digging to China” – get ready for it coming later this summer with the NEW WEB SITE!
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Get ready to feel old: Not only are the Hanson brothers all grown up, but they’re all married and having kids. They’re still making music and working as a team, though. Their latest professional endeavor? Isaac, Zac, and Taylor made their foray into beer-making in 2011 with the debut of Mmmhops pale ale. I’m choosing to believe that this is the universe rewarding me for my relentless and undying love of Hanson. (I once got into a 30-minute argument with someone about why “Mmmbop” is such a great song, which is, let’s be real, 30 minutes longer than anyone should spend arguing about that song.)
MusicFeeds
Hanson, the American pop-rock sibling trio responsible for provoking teen hysteria in the mid 90s, have announced they will be allowing fans the opportunity to have their say on the set list for theirupcoming Australia tour.
The band’s second Sydney concert at the Hi-Fi on August 13th will be one of the select cities to get this rare treat from the pop-rock trio, along with their show at the Gold Coast’s Coolangatta Hotel on August 6th and their final Australian show of the tour at Fremantle Metropolis on August 15th.
Fans will have the opportunity to vote for up to 15 of their favourite Hanson song and will have to make the impossible choice from a list of 39 tracks. The selection includes such gems as Penny And Me, If Only, This Time Around and, yes, MMMBop.
“We have been blown away by the response to the coming tour, so to say thank you we’ve decided to put the set list in the hands of the fans – something we have never done in Australia before”, saidTaylor Hanson.
Speaking to Music Feeds recently, Taylor Hanson explained that it was exactly this kind of industry foresight and connection with fans that’s allowed them to thrive in the internet era.
“That seems crazy to talk about because it wasn’t that long ago, but we were able transition in a smoother way. What allowed us to leave our label once it started turning into a big, corporate mess and start our own was we knew where our fans were, who they were and how to talk to them.”
Setlist voting is take place on the band’s website right now. Hanson’s Australian tour will kick off on Tuesday, 5th August at The Tivoli in Brisbane.
Hanson’s Anthem Tour, Australia & New Zealand 2014
Tuesday, 5th August 2014
The Tivoli, Brisbane (18+ show)
Tix: Via Ticketmaster
Wednesday, 6th August 2014
Coolangatta Hotel, Gold Coast (18+ show)
Tix: Via Oztix
Friday, 8th August 2014
Enmore Theatre, Sydney (All Ages)
Tix: Via Ticketek
Saturday, 9th August 2014 – SOLD OUT
Palais Theatre, Melbourne (All Ages)
Sunday, 10th August 2014
The Hi-Fi, Melbourne (18+ show)
Tix: The Hi-Fi
Tuesday, 12th August 2014
HQ, Adelaide (18+ show)
Tix: Via Oztix
Wednesday, 13th August
The Hi-Fi, Sydney (18+ show)
Tix: The Hi-Fi
Friday, 15th August 2014
Metropolis, Fremantle (18+ show)
Tix: Via Oztix
Sunday, 17th August 2014
Powerstation, Auckland (All Ages)
Tix: Via Ticketmaster