Riverboat Days adds favorites into 2008 plans

[styxfanNH]

Riverboat Days adds favorites into 2008 plans

CLINTON — The Clinton RBD Board is announcing many changes to the 2008 Festival, with the board encouraging community members to set aside time to attend this year’s festival.

Riverboat Days will be from Thursday, July 3, to Saturday, July 5. Past festival-goer favorites such as mud volleyball, tractor pulls and the demolition derby will be back.

The board also is pleased to announce the reunion of the RBD Festival with the Clinton Jaycee’s Carnival. The carnival will once again be found on the festival grounds.

New events for 2008 include ultimate fighting at Alliant Energy Field, mini-tractor pulls and other ground acts. For more information, go to www.riverboatdays.org for ticket and contact information. Volunteers will be needed to assist with the addition of the dirt activities. If interested, call 242-7052.

Also, Clinton Riverboat Days Main Stage Entertainment will kick off Thursday, July 3, with Dennis DeYoung and the Music of STYX.

Dennis DeYoung is a founding member of the rock group Styx. The Chicago-based band originated in 1962 when 14-year-old DeYoung and brothers John and Chuck Panozzo joined Dennis in the basement of his childhood home to form one of America’s most successful and enduring bands.

Styx has sold more than 35 million albums worldwide and DeYoung has written eight of their nine top ten singles. Styx was the only band to ever record four consecutive triple platinum albums. For over four decades, DeYoung has been a singer, songwriter, keyboardist and record producer.

He wrote and sang several classics including: “Lady,” “Come Sail Away,” “Best of Times,” “Mr. Roboto,” “Show Me the Way,” “Desert Moon,” “Don’t Let It End” and the 1979 Peoples Choice Award winner, “Babe.” His singing talents have made his voice one of the most recognizable in the world.

DeYoung has recorded seven solo albums including “Desert Moon,” whose title track achieved Top Ten status. DeYoung continues to tour with his rock band around the world. For more information, go to www.riverboatdays.org, or www.dennisdeyoung.com and search for Dennis DeYoung.

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THis is Clinton Iowa

[gr8dane]

Awwriite.
Dennis just one-ups Styx again.
I love mudvolley and mini tractors.