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December 19, 2018 www.DesertMessenger.com 13 QIA hosts Ricky Nelson Remembered Corner of Moon Mt. & Cowell • Quartzsite • 928-927-5400 QUARTZSITE'S ONLY YEAR ROUND SALON - MON-FRI Cheyanne, Debbi, Sheryl, Gayle & Linda ARE HERE FOR YOUR OPEN YEAR ROUND! Hair, Nails, and Pedicure Services (928) 927-6382 AMERICAN CUSTOM TIRE INC. Auto - Light Truck - Commercial - AG - Earthmover New, Used and Retread Est. in 1972 Road Service Interstate Batteries Lube, Oil and Filter Blue Building Across from McDonalds on West Main St. ✶ Motorhome Specialists ✶ 23 Hour Commercial Service HOLLYWOOD PETS Pamper your pet in our state-of-the-art fully mobile grooming parlor Mobile Grooming Professionally groomed by Robin Barbour Award winning groomer! 26 years experience! Best Rates in Town! 218-426-5317 NOW OPEN! TYSON RV PARK - 350 W. Main RON & PATTY'S DIECAST Collectibles & Apparel Behind Gem World & Quartzsite Outpost W. MAIN STREET, QUARTZSITE 704-575-6719 NASCAR Come see us at our NEW LOCATION! We have SKY LANTERNS! RECYCLE THIS NEWSPAPER thank you! The Quartzsite Improvement Association (QIA) presents "RICKY NELSON REMEMBERED" on January 25, 2019. There will be two shows: 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. Tickets now available for this unique live multi-media event with reserved seating. "RICKY NELSON REMEMBERED" is a unique multimedia entertain- ment event featuring the live music of Ricky Nelson's hit songs (includ- ing "Hello Mary Lou", "Travelin' Man", "Garden Party") performed by Ricky's own twin sons Matthew & Gunnar and includes never before seen big screen video footage of the NELSON family with interviews from celebrities infl uenced by Ricky Nelson. The show appeals to a wide audience and multiple generations and celebrates the life of America's original 'Teen Idol'. This year 2018 marks the 33rd anniversary of Rick Nelson's passing in a tragic New Year's Eve plane crash. This show stars Matthew and Gunnar Nelson, the identical twin sons of Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Famer Ricky Nelson and grandsons of '50s TV icons Ozzie & Harriet Nelson. When Matthew & Gunnar hit #1 on the Billboard with their rock band NELSON with their self-penned #1 mega hit "(Can't Live Without Your) Love & Affection" it put the Nelson family in the Guin- ness Book of Worlds as the ONLY family in entertainment history with THREE generations of #1 HITMAKERS! With their rock band NELSON, Matthew and Gunnar have fi ve Top 40 Billboard hits, four #1 MTV videos and have sold over 6.5 million albums worldwide! Perhaps the most televised rock star in history, the twins' legendary father Ricky Nelson emerged from the TV series' popularity to establish him as one of the most important rock artists of the '50s and '60s with over 200 million career record sales. Rick Nelson is in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame credited with founding the country rock music genre. The world maintains its fascination with America's First Family of Enter- tainment, the Nelsons. A&E channel's Nelson Family "Biography" episode is still one of the top- rated 'Biography' installments. Matthew & Gunnar embraced this fasci- nation by creating a touring show to celebrate the TV Nelsons and the amazing career of their legendary father, Ricky, for whom LIFE magazine coined the phrase "Teen idol". They share video clips & tell stories about their Hollywood family and per- form their Pop's music live to audi- ences in RICKY NELSON REMEM- BERED while separately touring as "NELSON". A preview of the RICKY NELSON REMEMBERED Show is available on-line at You Tube: https://you- tu.be/hTWe1NRxhd4 The QIA is located at 235 E. Iron- wood, Quartzsite. Offi ce is open 9am-noon Monday thru Friday. Call 928-927-6325 for tickets or more information. www.QiaArizona.org. Matthew and Gunnar Nelson

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