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REO Speedwagon Makes an Unscheduled Stop To Visit Hanover County Public Schools
REO Speedwagon
Makes an Unscheduled Stop
To Visit Hanover County Public Schools
Iconic rock band, REO Speedwagon, is making an unscheduled visit Hanover High School at 10307 Chamberlayne Road in Mechanicsville, Virginia, on Friday, May 18, 2012. The band discovered that their song "Roll With The Changes" was part of a school district "lip dub" video that was taped at Hanover High last year. More than 1,000 students and staff participated in the video produced to generate excitement to usher in a new school year and the division’s new superintendent. The video was posted on YouTube where thousands of viewers across the world have viewed the unique music video, which was shot as one continuous shot from beginning to end.
This week the video was posted on the official REO Speedwagon website. Kevin Cronin, the frontman and vocalist that has been with the band since 1972, posted "Oh my God...I just watched lip dub of Roll With The Changes from Hanover, Virginia and I literally have tears in my eyes at the finale. This is the coolest thing ever! Thanks to all of the 1000 people who make it happen. You guys are awesome," Cronin said.
Management for the band contacted the school division this week to see if the five-member group could visit the participants where the project took place. The band is scheduled to arrive at Hanover High School for an official tour of the lip dub route at 12:45 p.m. tomorrow. The will also participate in an informal question and answer session during their visit, which will be moderated by the district’s high school journalism students. "It is really exciting that this video, which started as an instructional lesson in camera movement for our Mass Communications students, will end with another educational opportunity for our students." said Stacie Marshall, the lip dub’s director/producer. "It's also just such a thrill to learn that international recording stars liked our little locally produced video." added Trip Wells, the video's Steadicam operator and a producer of the video. Marshall and Wells manage the cable television station for Hanover County Public Schools, TV99, which is staffed primarily by high school student interns, and the two came up with the idea to produce the district-wide lip dub that ultimately featured REO Speedwagon's chart-topping song. "When we saw how well the lessons with the students were going, we thought we could definitely do this. What better way to show our school district's team spirit than to all come together to make a video." said Marshall.
REO Speedwagon began "The Midwest Rock 'N Roll Express" Tour earlier this month with Styx and Ted Nugent. Stops include Bristow, Virginia on Friday, May 18 and Virginia Beach on May 19.
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Hanover County, Virginia -- LIP DUB: ROLL WITH THE CHANGES
CHECK OUT THE NEW SWAG!!! Check out "The Midwest Rock 'n Roll Express" at any of the following stops. Ted Nugent hits the stage at 7:00pm at every stop unless noted otherwise.
More than 1,000 students, teachers, administrators, staff members and business partners representing an amazing community and 25 schools show their team spirit...keep on rolling!!!
Produced by: Stacie Marshall
Steadicam: Trip Wells
On-site production assistance: Linda Dull, Jillian Dull, Michelle Gary, Allison Layne, Austin Lewis, Matthew Segal, Michael Ashby
Pre-production assistance: Jillian Dull, Melissa Semones
Special thanks to the 2010-2011 TV99 Interns!
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Thu 5/17 Charlotte, NC Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Sun 5/18 Bristow,VA Jiffy Lube Live
Sat 5/19 Virginia Beach, VA Farm Bureau Live Amphitheatre
Sun 5/20 Alpharetta, GA Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Tue 6/19 Wichita, KS Hartman Arena
Thu 6/21 Kansas City, MO Starlight Amphitheatre
Fri 6/22 Maryland Heights, MO Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
* Sat 6/23 Ft. Knox, KY Godman Army Airfield (no Ted Nugent)
Sun 6/24 Chicago, IL Charter One Pavilion
Tue 6/26 Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Music Center
Thu 6/28 Detroit, MI DTE Energy Music Theatre
Sat 6/30 Cuyahoga Falls, OH Blossom Music Center
Sun 7/1 Atlantic City, NJ Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa Event Ctr
Tue 7/3 Verona, NY Turning Stone Resort Casino
Thu 7/5 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena
Fri 7/6 Big Flats, NY Summer Stage
Sat 7/7 Gilford, NH Meadowbrook U.S. Cellular Pavilion
Sun 7/8 Bangor, ME Bangor Waterfront Pavilion
5/26 Laughlin, NV Edgewater Casino
6/9 Dubuque, IA American River Festival
6/14 Columbus, OH Huntington Park
6/29 Joliet, IL Joliet Memorial Stadium
7/26 West bend, WI Washington County Fair Park
7/28 London, ON Harris Park (Dundas Street and Talbot Street
7/29 Mt. Pleasant, MI Soaring Eagle Casino Resort
7/31 Thunder Bay, ON Thunder Bay Community Auditorium
8/2 Wausau, WI Wisconsin Valley Fair (Grandstand)
8/3 Davenport, IA Mississippi Valley Fair
8/4 Washington, MO Washington Town & Country Fair
8/6 Indianapolis, IN Indiana State Fairgrounds
8/21 Kennewick, WA Benton Franklin Fair
8/23 Snoqualmie, WA Snoqualmie Casino - Mountain View Plaza
8/25 Lincoln, CA Thunder Valley Resort Casino
8/30 Oshkosh, WI Leach Amphitheater
9/2 Elkhorn, WI Walworth County Fair
9/13 York, PA York Fair
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In Pictures: REO Speedwagon in The Woodlands, TX
As of last week, rock veterans REO Speedwagon -- Kevin Cronin (vocals, guitar), Dave Amato (lead guitar), Bruce Hall (bass), Neal Doughty (keyboards) and Bryan Hitt (drums) -- are on the road with the "Midwest Rock N' Roll Express" tour across parts of North America.
Prior to the outing, Cronin gave a statement to the press, saying, "I am a Midwest boy, born and raised with Midwest values.... In the Midwest we work hard, play hard and rock hard." Fans can catch the tour on Thursday (5/17) at Charlotte, NC's Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre. The 26-city trek, which also features Styx and Ted Nugent, is slated to wrap in early July.
SoundSpike photographer Eric Sauseda was among the guests with permission to take pictures during REO Speedwagon's performance at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in The Woodlands, TX, and here are some of his best shots.
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Hanover County, Virginia 2011 -- LIP DUB: ROLL WITH THE CHANGES
More than 1,000 students, teachers, administrators, staff members and business partners representing an amazing community and 25 schools show their team spirit. . .keep on rolling!!! Produced by: Stacie Marshall Steadicam: Trip Wells On-site production assistance: Linda Dull, Jillian Dull, Michelle Gary, Allison Layne, Austin Lewis, Matthew Segal, Michael Ashby Pre-production assistance: Jillian Dull, Melissa Semones Special thanks to the 2010-2011 TV99 Interns! READ FULL
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Oh my God...I just watched lip dub of Roll With The Changes from Hanover, Virginia
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