12th Annual Open Motorcycle Rally in Hot Springs, Arkansas

USPA NEWS - Whether you love to collect them, love to ride ride them, or just love looking at them. When it comes to motorcyles, Hot Springs, Arkansas was the place to be September 7th-9th. Wild Boar Promotions, Inc. announced the 12th Annual Hot Springs Open Motorcycle Rally. Two poker runs, bike events, a parade, kid events, two concerts, tons of vendors, and bikes!...bikes!..and more bikes! Thousands gathered from all over the country to enjoy everything motorcyle during the three day event. Not to mentiion Kellie Pickler and Three Dog Night concerts on Friday and Saturday night. Close to 5000 had registered and it was expexted to be doubled that amount by the end.

Friday Performance:  KELLIE PICKLER grew up immersed in country music in the small town of Albemarle, North Carolina with the words of Tammy Wynette, Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn, and Dolly Parton shaping her musical footing. At the age of 19, she first gained fame as a contestant on the fifth season of “American Idol.“ She has gone on to release four critically acclaimed albums, including her Gold-certified debut Small Town Girl as well as 100 Proof, which Rolling Stone named the Best Country Album of 2011. Among her best known hits are the Gold-certified “Red High Heels,“ “I Wonder,“ “Best Days of Your Life,“ “Don´t You Know You´re Beautiful,“ “Things That Never Cross a Man´s Mind,“ “Didn´t You Know How Much I Loved You,“ and “No Cure for Crazy.“

Saturday Performance:  Legendary music icons, THREE DOG NIGHT, celebrating nearly 5 decades, claims some of the most astonishing statistics in popular music. In the years 1969 through 1974, no other group achieved more top 10 hits, moved more records or sold more concert tickets than THREE DOG NIGHT. Their hits wind through the fabric of pop culture today, whether on the radio where they are heard day in and day out, in TV commercials or in major motion pictures -- songs like “Mama Told Me (Not To Come)“, “Joy to the World“, “Black and White“, “Shambala“ and “One“ serve to heighten our emotions and crystallize THREE DOG NIGHT´s continuing popularity.