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Culver's teams up with chip chuckers

Eagle File Photo

Terry Wallschleger, 17-time cow chip throw champion, prepares to launch a cow patty during the 2008 Wisconsin State Cow Chip Throw.
By Jeremiah Tucker, Sauk Prairie Eagle

What do flying cow patties, ButterBurgers and the former frontman of the classic rock band Styx have in common?

They all will be a part of the 35th Wisconsin State Cow Chip Throw.

As part of its celebration of 25 years in business, Culver's will sponsor a concert featuring Dennis DeYoung, the former lead singer of Styx, the opening night of the cow chip throw Sept. 4.

"Basically, what (Culver's) wanted to do was just thank the community," said Marietta Reuter, a member of the cow chip committee. "Craig (Culver) wanted to do something special for the community because it all started here. They were trying to do some sort of event and, looking at the summer calendar, realized it gets kind of busy."

Karen Stoll, who is head of human resources for Culver's and working with the cow chip committee, said Culver's could have thrown its own event but it made more sense to team up with the cow chip throw.

"It's the number one community event in Prairie du Sac," Stoll said.

Cow chip committee member Becky Hilderbrandt told the Prairie du Sac Village Board during its regular meeting Feb. 24 that she expected the opening Friday — normally more of a local event — to be bigger than in the past.

"Culver's is a marketing machine we don't have on the committee," Hilderbrandt said. "Once a month you see some small community festival that's folding up and going away."

DeYoung will perform Styx songs — the band had numerous hits such as "Mr. Roboto" and "Come Sail Away" — and new songs from 8 to 10 p.m. on a stage set up where the cow chip competition normally takes place on Grand Avenue Elementary School property.

"It's meant to be a family-type of event," Reuter said. "It's a free concert, we're just asking no alcohol, no tobacco and no pets -- it's on school ground. We're hoping people will come, have dinner with the vendors and enjoy the concert and just have an enjoyable night on Culver's."

Reuter said the corporate cow chip throw, which normally takes place opening night, is canceled, but will be back next year.

For local organizations and non-profits that sell food and set up booths at the cow chip to raise money, the additional crowds Culver's could draw to the event is good news.

Roxi Maier, the treasurer for the Sauk Prairie Optimist Club, said the fried cheese poppers wagon the club sets up at the cow chip throw is its biggest fundraiser.

"It's a major fundraiser I think for most organizations," Maier said. "It's one of the biggest of the year."

More people, however, means more traffic and parking problems.

Hiderbrandt said the committee was considering having designated parking spots throughout the villages and busing people in.

Prairie du Sac Village Board President Cheryl Sherman said she didn't foresee that being a problem.

Better to throw it then have to catch it

Hey down here on the Gulf Coast, there use to be an annual mullet (not the hair style but the fish) throw down around the Florida/Alabama border. Sounds cheesy, but it was huge. I bet Eric (Abita man) remembers. We actually attended one year. Big enough crowds to hold concerts down on the beach, although I do not recall anybody big coming.

There is just no way to try to put lipstick on this pi…er…cow. I just hope he hasn’t stepped in it too much with this one. And also fervently hoping no one has a stockpile of cow chips on that elementary school playground and starts hurling them at him if he tries to sing “First Time.”

Gonna bury my head in the sand now and hope the flying crap misses me.




Bugsy

chowhall wrote:Culver's teams up with chip chuckers

Eagle File Photo

Terry Wallschleger, 17-time cow chip throw champion, prepares to launch a cow patty during the 2008 Wisconsin State Cow Chip Throw.
By Jeremiah Tucker, Sauk Prairie Eagle

What do flying cow patties, ButterBurgers and the former frontman of the classic rock band Styx have in common?

They all will be a part of the 35th Wisconsin State Cow Chip Throw.

As part of its celebration of 25 years in business, Culver's will sponsor a concert featuring Dennis DeYoung, the former lead singer of Styx, the opening night of the cow chip throw Sept. 4.

"Basically, what (Culver's) wanted to do was just thank the community," said Marietta Reuter, a member of the cow chip committee. "Craig (Culver) wanted to do something special for the community because it all started here. They were trying to do some sort of event and, looking at the summer calendar, realized it gets kind of busy."

Karen Stoll, who is head of human resources for Culver's and working with the cow chip committee, said Culver's could have thrown its own event but it made more sense to team up with the cow chip throw.

"It's the number one community event in Prairie du Sac," Stoll said.

Cow chip committee member Becky Hilderbrandt told the Prairie du Sac Village Board during its regular meeting Feb. 24 that she expected the opening Friday — normally more of a local event — to be bigger than in the past.

"Culver's is a marketing machine we don't have on the committee," Hilderbrandt said. "Once a month you see some small community festival that's folding up and going away."

DeYoung will perform Styx songs — the band had numerous hits such as "Mr. Roboto" and "Come Sail Away" — and new songs from 8 to 10 p.m. on a stage set up where the cow chip competition normally takes place on Grand Avenue Elementary School property.

"It's meant to be a family-type of event," Reuter said. "It's a free concert, we're just asking no alcohol, no tobacco and no pets -- it's on school ground. We're hoping people will come, have dinner with the vendors and enjoy the concert and just have an enjoyable night on Culver's."

Reuter said the corporate cow chip throw, which normally takes place opening night, is canceled, but will be back next year.

For local organizations and non-profits that sell food and set up booths at the cow chip to raise money, the additional crowds Culver's could draw to the event is good news.

Roxi Maier, the treasurer for the Sauk Prairie Optimist Club, said the fried cheese poppers wagon the club sets up at the cow chip throw is its biggest fundraiser.

"It's a major fundraiser I think for most organizations," Maier said. "It's one of the biggest of the year."

More people, however, means more traffic and parking problems.

Hiderbrandt said the committee was considering having designated parking spots throughout the villages and busing people in.

Prairie du Sac Village Board President Cheryl Sherman said she didn't foresee that being a problem.

I love Culvers
Best Burgers on the planet
Its a fundraiser
Big deal
Im surprised anyone even wrote anything about it in a newspaper.

And Styx is on another major summer tour sponsored by VH1 and Harmonix

http://www.wiscowchip.com/events.htm

LordofDaRing wrote:Better to throw it then have to catch it

Hey down here on the Gulf Coast, there use to be an annual mullet (not the hair style but the fish) throw down around the Florida/Alabama border. Sounds cheesy, but it was huge. I bet Eric (Abita man) remembers. We actually attended one year. Big enough crowds to hold concerts down on the beach, although I do not recall anybody big coming.

They still have the Mullet toss at the Flora Bama. It's not the type of thing where there are big concerts but Buffet has attended more than one Mullet toss according to urban legend.

Both sides have done things like this. Come on ... let's be fair here. A lot of these festivals do have fairly large crowds. It's not like Dennis is going to be singing to the cows!

Yes, it's Styx/REO/38 Special playing the sheds, but I wouldn't be ringing the bells in the sense that it's not 1996 and 1997 all over again where Styx is headlining a 2 or so hour set with a single (and much shorter i.e. 45 minute) opening act. It's three "classic" bands arguably past their prime (but still rockin' and good) doing something that separately they couldn't do. Without a bill, Styx plays the same types and sizes of venues Dennis does.

At the end of the day, business is business. Both Dennis and Styx are getting paid to show up and play regardless of the venue or bill (solo or with other acts).

So true Allen, the fact that Styx is out there with two other bands on the same venue speaks to what you are saying.

StyxCollector wrote:Both sides have done things like this. Come on ... let's be fair here. A lot of these festivals do have fairly large crowds. It's not like Dennis is going to be singing to the cows!

Yes, it's Styx/REO/38 Special playing the sheds, but I wouldn't be ringing the bells in the sense that it's not 1996 and 1997 all over again where Styx is headlining a 2 or so hour set with a single (and much shorter i.e. 45 minute) opening act. It's three "classic" bands arguably past their prime (but still rockin' and good) doing something that separately they couldn't do. Without a bill, Styx plays the same types and sizes of venues Dennis does.

At the end of the day, business is business. Both Dennis and Styx are getting paid to show up and play regardless of the venue or bill (solo or with other acts).

That's not the argument. Froy has on numerous times taken pot shots at crowds Styx draws currently and downplays which venues they play. His argument is that Dennis is more selective and plays fewer more classy venues if you will.
If I was near there, I'd go see Dennis and watched where I stepped.

StyxCollector wrote:Both sides have done things like this. Come on ... let's be fair here. A lot of these festivals do have fairly large crowds. It's not like Dennis is going to be singing to the cows!

Yes, it's Styx/REO/38 Special playing the sheds, but I wouldn't be ringing the bells in the sense that it's not 1996 and 1997 all over again where Styx is headlining a 2 or so hour set with a single (and much shorter i.e. 45 minute) opening act. It's three "classic" bands arguably past their prime (but still rockin' and good) doing something that separately they couldn't do. Without a bill, Styx plays the same types and sizes of venues Dennis does.

At the end of the day, business is business. Both Dennis and Styx are getting paid to show up and play regardless of the venue or bill (solo or with other acts).

Why has DDY not done one of these tours with other acts?

He has played dates with other artists: Allen Parsons, Glen Burtnik, Roger Hodson (Supertramp), and how bout those dates in Germany on the Night at the Proms with numerous artists.

LordofDaRing wrote:He has played dates with other artists: Allen Parsons, Glen Burtnik, Roger Hodson (Supertramp), and how bout those dates in Germany on the Night at the Proms with numerous artists.

He also had a show with Night Ranger in FL a while back.

ChicagoSTYX wrote:Why has DDY not done one of these tours with other acts?

Why does it matter? He hasn't done a "big bill" tour with 1 or 2 other artists; he's going it for the most part alone. I won't speak for him and his intentions (but he does address it in my interview to a degree), but I think his goals for going on the road are slightly different. I think he kinda likes doing it on the weekends only for the most part. He still does a lot of dates per year that way. Doing a 6 - 8 week tour is a whole different shebang.

I'm sure if he really wanted to, he could get on a package bill. I don't see it as a bad thing that he does his own thing, much like it's also a smart business decision for Styx to do a package bill to play bigger venues they couldn't otherwise sell on their own.

StyxCollector wrote:

ChicagoSTYX wrote:Why has DDY not done one of these tours with other acts?

Why does it matter? He hasn't done a "big bill" tour with 1 or 2 other artists; he's going it for the most part alone. I won't speak for him and his intentions (but he does address it in my interview to a degree), but I think his goals for going on the road are slightly different. I think he kinda likes doing it on the weekends only for the most part. He still does a lot of dates per year that way. Doing a 6 - 8 week tour is a whole different shebang.

I'm sure if he really wanted to, he could get on a package bill. I don't see it as a bad thing that he does his own thing, much like it's also a smart business decision for Styx to do a package bill to play bigger venues they couldn't otherwise sell on their own.

That makes sense. I look forward to reading the interview. I also think DDY does not employ a crew full time where I believe Styx does. I could be wrong but don’t most of the members of DDY’s band have regular day jobs like the rest of us?

chowhall wrote:Culver's teams up with chip chuckers

Eagle File Photo

Terry Wallschleger, 17-time cow chip throw champion, prepares to launch a cow patty during the 2008 Wisconsin State Cow Chip Throw.
By Jeremiah Tucker, Sauk Prairie Eagle

What do flying cow patties, ButterBurgers and the former frontman of the classic rock band Styx have in common?

They all will be a part of the 35th Wisconsin State Cow Chip Throw.

As part of its celebration of 25 years in business, Culver's will sponsor a concert featuring Dennis DeYoung, the former lead singer of Styx, the opening night of the cow chip throw Sept. 4.

"Basically, what (Culver's) wanted to do was just thank the community," said Marietta Reuter, a member of the cow chip committee. "Craig (Culver) wanted to do something special for the community because it all started here. They were trying to do some sort of event and, looking at the summer calendar, realized it gets kind of busy."

Karen Stoll, who is head of human resources for Culver's and working with the cow chip committee, said Culver's could have thrown its own event but it made more sense to team up with the cow chip throw.

"It's the number one community event in Prairie du Sac," Stoll said.

Cow chip committee member Becky Hilderbrandt told the Prairie du Sac Village Board during its regular meeting Feb. 24 that she expected the opening Friday — normally more of a local event — to be bigger than in the past.

"Culver's is a marketing machine we don't have on the committee," Hilderbrandt said. "Once a month you see some small community festival that's folding up and going away."

DeYoung will perform Styx songs — the band had numerous hits such as "Mr. Roboto" and "Come Sail Away" — and new songs from 8 to 10 p.m. on a stage set up where the cow chip competition normally takes place on Grand Avenue Elementary School property.

"It's meant to be a family-type of event," Reuter said. "It's a free concert, we're just asking no alcohol, no tobacco and no pets -- it's on school ground. We're hoping people will come, have dinner with the vendors and enjoy the concert and just have an enjoyable night on Culver's."

Reuter said the corporate cow chip throw, which normally takes place opening night, is canceled, but will be back next year.

For local organizations and non-profits that sell food and set up booths at the cow chip to raise money, the additional crowds Culver's could draw to the event is good news.

Roxi Maier, the treasurer for the Sauk Prairie Optimist Club, said the fried cheese poppers wagon the club sets up at the cow chip throw is its biggest fundraiser.

"It's a major fundraiser I think for most organizations," Maier said. "It's one of the biggest of the year."

More people, however, means more traffic and parking problems.

Hiderbrandt said the committee was considering having designated parking spots throughout the villages and busing people in.

Prairie du Sac Village Board President Cheryl Sherman said she didn't foresee that being a problem.

I call them as I see them, and this is even more pathetic than teaming up with REO Speedwagon for a single....

ChicagoSTYX wrote:

StyxCollector wrote:Both sides have done things like this. Come on ... let's be fair here. A lot of these festivals do have fairly large crowds. It's not like Dennis is going to be singing to the cows!

Yes, it's Styx/REO/38 Special playing the sheds, but I wouldn't be ringing the bells in the sense that it's not 1996 and 1997 all over again where Styx is headlining a 2 or so hour set with a single (and much shorter i.e. 45 minute) opening act. It's three "classic" bands arguably past their prime (but still rockin' and good) doing something that separately they couldn't do. Without a bill, Styx plays the same types and sizes of venues Dennis does.

At the end of the day, business is business. Both Dennis and Styx are getting paid to show up and play regardless of the venue or bill (solo or with other acts).

Why has DDY not done one of these tours with other acts?

Because its a fukin joke thats why

REO and 38 Special thats total garbage

chowhall wrote:Culver's teams up with chip chuckers

Eagle File Photo

Terry Wallschleger, 17-time cow chip throw champion, prepares to launch a cow patty during the 2008 Wisconsin State Cow Chip Throw.
By Jeremiah Tucker, Sauk Prairie Eagle

What do flying cow patties, ButterBurgers and the former frontman of the classic rock band Styx have in common?

They all will be a part of the 35th Wisconsin State Cow Chip Throw.

As part of its celebration of 25 years in business, Culver's will sponsor a concert featuring Dennis DeYoung, the former lead singer of Styx, the opening night of the cow chip throw Sept. 4.

"Basically, what (Culver's) wanted to do was just thank the community," said Marietta Reuter, a member of the cow chip committee. "Craig (Culver) wanted to do something special for the community because it all started here. They were trying to do some sort of event and, looking at the summer calendar, realized it gets kind of busy."

Karen Stoll, who is head of human resources for Culver's and working with the cow chip committee, said Culver's could have thrown its own event but it made more sense to team up with the cow chip throw.

"It's the number one community event in Prairie du Sac," Stoll said.

Cow chip committee member Becky Hilderbrandt told the Prairie du Sac Village Board during its regular meeting Feb. 24 that she expected the opening Friday — normally more of a local event — to be bigger than in the past.

"Culver's is a marketing machine we don't have on the committee," Hilderbrandt said. "Once a month you see some small community festival that's folding up and going away."

DeYoung will perform Styx songs — the band had numerous hits such as "Mr. Roboto" and "Come Sail Away" — and new songs from 8 to 10 p.m. on a stage set up where the cow chip competition normally takes place on Grand Avenue Elementary School property.

"It's meant to be a family-type of event," Reuter said. "It's a free concert, we're just asking no alcohol, no tobacco and no pets -- it's on school ground. We're hoping people will come, have dinner with the vendors and enjoy the concert and just have an enjoyable night on Culver's."

Reuter said the corporate cow chip throw, which normally takes place opening night, is canceled, but will be back next year.

For local organizations and non-profits that sell food and set up booths at the cow chip to raise money, the additional crowds Culver's could draw to the event is good news.

Roxi Maier, the treasurer for the Sauk Prairie Optimist Club, said the fried cheese poppers wagon the club sets up at the cow chip throw is its biggest fundraiser.

"It's a major fundraiser I think for most organizations," Maier said. "It's one of the biggest of the year."

More people, however, means more traffic and parking problems.

Hiderbrandt said the committee was considering having designated parking spots throughout the villages and busing people in.

Prairie du Sac Village Board President Cheryl Sherman said she didn't foresee that being a problem.

Where did you find this may I ask?

chowhall wrote:

StyxCollector wrote:Both sides have done things like this. Come on ... let's be fair here. A lot of these festivals do have fairly large crowds. It's not like Dennis is going to be singing to the cows!

Yes, it's Styx/REO/38 Special playing the sheds, but I wouldn't be ringing the bells in the sense that it's not 1996 and 1997 all over again where Styx is headlining a 2 or so hour set with a single (and much shorter i.e. 45 minute) opening act. It's three "classic" bands arguably past their prime (but still rockin' and good) doing something that separately they couldn't do. Without a bill, Styx plays the same types and sizes of venues Dennis does.

At the end of the day, business is business. Both Dennis and Styx are getting paid to show up and play regardless of the venue or bill (solo or with other acts).

That's not the argument. Froy has on numerous times taken pot shots at crowds Styx draws currently and downplays which venues they play. His argument is that Dennis is more selective and plays fewer more classy venues if you will.
If I was near there, I'd go see Dennis and watched where I stepped.

Dennis is playing local shows
He's not on a concert tour.
Big difference.

ChicagoSTYX wrote:And Styx is on another major summer tour sponsored by VH1 and Harmonix

Get your tix today
13 bucks gets you in

chowhall wrote:Culver's teams up with chip chuckers

Eagle File Photo

Terry Wallschleger, 17-time cow chip throw champion, prepares to launch a cow patty during the 2008 Wisconsin State Cow Chip Throw.
By Jeremiah Tucker, Sauk Prairie Eagle

What do flying cow patties, ButterBurgers and the former frontman of the classic rock band Styx have in common?

They all will be a part of the 35th Wisconsin State Cow Chip Throw.

As part of its celebration of 25 years in business, Culver's will sponsor a concert featuring Dennis DeYoung, the former lead singer of Styx, the opening night of the cow chip throw Sept. 4.

"Basically, what (Culver's) wanted to do was just thank the community," said Marietta Reuter, a member of the cow chip committee. "Craig (Culver) wanted to do something special for the community because it all started here. They were trying to do some sort of event and, looking at the summer calendar, realized it gets kind of busy."

Karen Stoll, who is head of human resources for Culver's and working with the cow chip committee, said Culver's could have thrown its own event but it made more sense to team up with the cow chip throw.

"It's the number one community event in Prairie du Sac," Stoll said.

Cow chip committee member Becky Hilderbrandt told the Prairie du Sac Village Board during its regular meeting Feb. 24 that she expected the opening Friday — normally more of a local event — to be bigger than in the past.

"Culver's is a marketing machine we don't have on the committee," Hilderbrandt said. "Once a month you see some small community festival that's folding up and going away."

DeYoung will perform Styx songs — the band had numerous hits such as "Mr. Roboto" and "Come Sail Away" — and new songs from 8 to 10 p.m. on a stage set up where the cow chip competition normally takes place on Grand Avenue Elementary School property.

"It's meant to be a family-type of event," Reuter said. "It's a free concert, we're just asking no alcohol, no tobacco and no pets -- it's on school ground. We're hoping people will come, have dinner with the vendors and enjoy the concert and just have an enjoyable night on Culver's."

Reuter said the corporate cow chip throw, which normally takes place opening night, is canceled, but will be back next year.

For local organizations and non-profits that sell food and set up booths at the cow chip to raise money, the additional crowds Culver's could draw to the event is good news.

Roxi Maier, the treasurer for the Sauk Prairie Optimist Club, said the fried cheese poppers wagon the club sets up at the cow chip throw is its biggest fundraiser.

"It's a major fundraiser I think for most organizations," Maier said. "It's one of the biggest of the year."

More people, however, means more traffic and parking problems.

Hiderbrandt said the committee was considering having designated parking spots throughout the villages and busing people in.

Prairie du Sac Village Board President Cheryl Sherman said she didn't foresee that being a problem.

You find this in The Sauk County Eagle?
Boy are you searchin for trouble
Thats about 500 papers

StyxCollector wrote:Both sides have done things like this. Come on ... let's be fair here. A lot of these festivals do have fairly large crowds. It's not like Dennis is going to be singing to the cows!

Yes, it's Styx/REO/38 Special playing the sheds, but I wouldn't be ringing the bells in the sense that it's not 1996 and 1997 all over again where Styx is headlining a 2 or so hour set with a single (and much shorter i.e. 45 minute) opening act. It's three "classic" bands arguably past their prime (but still rockin' and good) doing something that separately they couldn't do. Without a bill, Styx plays the same types and sizes of venues Dennis does.

At the end of the day, business is business. Both Dennis and Styx are getting paid to show up and play regardless of the venue or bill (solo or with other acts).

I don't think that is the point here. Let me preface by saying if this were anywhere close to me, I would be there. Any opportunity to hear Dennis sing and play are fine by me. I will also admit to the mitigating circumstances here (charity event, good cause, family friendly, not to mention money in the bank....or wherever.)

As a true blue DDY fan I am having a problem with this particular situation. The headline alone is cringe-inducing. I just don't like to see him playing events that lend themselves to ridicule. I don't think he needs that, but, I will freely admit there may be a number of factors involved with this particular concert that are unknown.

And yes, he has played numerous festivals, food tasting events, parking lot venues, etc. etc. I see NOTHING wrong with any of those for a performer. Not to mention that he has drawn some really sizable audiences for those performances, on his own.

This one however..................


Bugsy

froy wrote:

ChicagoSTYX wrote:And Styx is on another major summer tour sponsored by VH1 and Harmonix

Get your tix today
13 bucks gets you in

Or you can see DDY for free......

froy wrote:Where did you find this may I ask?

It just showed up in a yahoo search that runs contiually. But I think that was the paper you quoted.

ChicagoSTYX wrote:

froy wrote:

ChicagoSTYX wrote:And Styx is on another major summer tour sponsored by VH1 and Harmonix

Get your tix today
13 bucks gets you in

Or you can see DDY for free......

But remember that DDY's probably getting paid a crapload of money to do it. OY! I made a funny!

(although the intent was serious ... DDY ain't showing up for lowball money; there may not be admission, but these things can pay pretty well from what I gather)

There is always 3 or 4 of these events with a name that makes you laugh or cringe. THis is just one of them. Toad Suck Daze anyone....

StyxCollector wrote:
But remember that DDY's probably getting paid a crapload of money to do it. OY! I made a funny!

See! It is hard not to do!

There is always 3 or 4 of these events with a name that makes you laugh or cringe. THis is just one of them. Toad Suck Daze anyone....

Ahhh. The good ol' days. Or should I say, daze?


Bugsy

styxfanNH wrote:There is always 3 or 4 of these events with a name that makes you laugh or cringe. THis is just one of them. Toad Suck Daze anyone....

Wow, Dennis at Toad Suck Daze was freaking awesome, I gotta tell you.


I hope all is well.


Sterling