It finally happened — Jake Pavelka was eliminated from Dancing with the Stars. This is the time in the show when the average dancers begin to go home and Jake is the poster child for that group. He’s made enough progress to show you he could eventually do really well, but not enough to put him in the pack with the Evan Lysaceks and Nicole Scherzingers.
Aside from the dancing competition, this is a personality competition and Jake didn’t shine in that department. Take Niecy Nash — she’s funny, cute and fully embraces her “jiggly parts” — how could you not vote for her? Her dancing is not fabulous, but her personality makes up for it. Jake on the other hand, comes off intense and tightly wound.
His perfectionism made me tense every time he performed. I think he began to realize this, but viewers once again needed more than hints of transformation.
Now that the DWTS book is closed, I wonder he’s headed? I would guess a breakup with Vienna (that she initiates) and a cable TV reality show. He’s run out of ABC reality TV shows to participate in (or I guarantee you he’d try) and I don’t think CBS will have him.
That leaves cable. Whatever happens, I think Jake’s going to try and make a career in television and we’ll be seeing more of him.
Legendary rockers Styx and Kevin Cronin, lead singer of REO Speedwagon, will team up to co-headline the “Brotherhood of Rock” tour in 2025, which will include a stop at The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in The Woodlands on Friday, June 6.
The large, 40-city tour will take place over three months, starting in Greenville, South Carolina on May 28, and wrapping up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on August 24.
In addition to Houston, the tour will go to Austin on June 4 and Dallas on August 1. It will include special guest Don Felder, former lead guitarist for the Eagles, at all dates.
Fans can expect some of the greatest rock anthems of all time, including “Renegade,” “Keep On Loving You,” “Come Sail Away,” “Can't Fight This Feeling,” and “Hotel California.”
Styx and Cronin (as part of REO Speedwagon) first toured together in 2000 and in 2001 after the 9/11 attacks, coming together to form the Rock to the Rescue 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. This will mark their sixth time joining forces on the road.
2022 was the 50th anniversary of Styx's self-titled debut album, but they have yet to slow down. The band released their 17th album, Crash of the Crown, in 2021. Of course, not everyone is a fan, as this classic clip from The Simpsons illustrates.
REO Speedwagon's recording days appear to be done, with their last album coming out in 2009, but the main group of five has been together since 1989. On this tour, Cronin will be joined by REO's lead guitarist Dave Amato and drummer Bryan Hitt.
General tickets for the tour will go on sale starting on Friday, December 13 at 10 am at LiveNation.com.
Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets in the U.S. beginning on December 9 at 10 am through the Citi Entertainment program.
Styx and Kevin Cronin will be offering VIP packages via their own exclusive pre-sales beginning on Tuesday, December 10 at 10 am, as well as at LiveNation.com.