Spelling It Out

Kalon McMahon gets gushy for Lindzi after F-bomb rant, swears love makes himtrue Bachelor Pad winner

While leaving the Bachelor mansion, McMahon jumps out of his limo to join LindziCox in hers for what is sure to be the most touchign moment of the season.
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Things we're looking good for McMahon and Cox after losing a chance for immunityduring the spelling bee challenge.
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Months after taping for the show ended, the couple is still very much an item,with frequent Instagram pics like this one from Aug. 19.
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Kalon has been helping to promote Givebones, an organization that sells collarsto raise funds for homeless dogs.
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Houston lost its final Bachelor Pad contestant Monday night, as Kalon Joseph Reid McMahon joined girlfriend Lindzi Cox on that painful limo ride away from the Bachelor château . . . and it all started with a spelling bee.

At the start of the episode, host Chris Harrison announced that players would couple up for the next few challenges, including a spelling competition judged by a team of preteen wordsmiths.

Already an item for about five weeks, Kalon and Lindzi felt more than confident that their blossoming on-air relationship had forged a tight partnership. Plus, anyone can spell words like "ceremony" and "heart," right? Even if Harrison makes team members alternate letters as they're spelling.

"I'm actually really excited that its a spelling bee," Kalon said, in a bit of Bachelor Pad fore shadowing. "Finally I feel that Lindzi and I may have an advantage."

"I'm actually really excited that it's a spelling bee," Kalon said. "Finally, I feel that Lindzi and I may have an advantage."

In a dressing room interview before the contest, McMahon put on his glasses and announced, "School is in session."

But the wax on the wings of Team K+L began to melt with J-E-W-L-R-Y and C-E-R-O-M-O-N-Y. Before long, they were watching the conniving Chris Bukowski and Sarah Newlon — whom the other contestants were hoping to eliminate next — secure immunity after Jaclyn and Ed spelled "cockamamie" C-O-C-K-A-M-A-Y.

“Ed’s been fucking Jaclyn this whole time, but he really fucked us here,” McMahon said in a rant that had ABC's censors hitting the bleep button. "It's certainly discouraging to have to face this inevitable rose ceremony now.

"The group that's left? We're all friends. We were all initially part of the same alliance. There's no way for this to go well for everyone."

As Chris and Sarah enjoyed an intimate date at a nearby ranch Blakeley, Rachel and Jaclyn pinkie-swear to vote Kalon and Lindzi off the show, sealing the happy couple's fate.

The post-ceremony departure

Always ready for some well-timed drama, reality bad boy Kalon McMahon made sure to leave the Bachelor Pad in style, jumping out of his limousine to join Lindzi in hers.

"I haven't had feelings like this, honestly, ever," he explained to the limo cameraman.

"It's a completely kind of different emotion and attraction than I've ever experienced before," Kalon explained. "And I never thought I would find that here."

"It's a completely kind of different emotion and attraction than I've ever experienced before. And I never thought I would find that here. A lot of them might think we're leaving here with nothing, but as I look at the group we're walking away from, I have to firmly believe that we're the biggest winners of Bachelor Pad."

Coming onto the show, Lindzi said she had little interest in finding romance. "But after these crazy weeks," she said, turning to McMahon. "I can honestly say I'm falling in love with you now."

“All I know is how I feel about you," he said in closing. "And I can’t imagine anyone loving anyone more than I do you.” [Cue music and end scene.]

Take that, Emily Maynard.

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Concert News

The Doobie Brothers and Santana team up for 2026 tour coming to Houston

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Santana's co-headlining tour with the Doobie Brothers comes to American Airlines Center in Dallas on August 22, 2026.

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame artists Santana and The Doobie Brothers will come together again on the Oneness Tour in 2026, which will include a stop at The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in The Woodlands on Friday, August 21.

The 28-city U.S. and Canada tour will start on June 13 in Tinsley Park, Illinois, with dates running through the summer.

A Texas run will come late in the tour, with the two classic rock acts also playing in El Paso on August 16, Austin on August 18, and Dallas on August 22.

Santana is also scheduled to play a solo show on March 29 in San Antonio.

Santana and The Doobie Brothers share a history of touring together, most notably in 2019, when The Doobie Brothers supported Santana on the Supernatural Now tour, which had dates in Austin and Dallas.

The tour, which takes its name from Carlos Santana's 1979 solo album, will feature the band Santana playing hits from their more than five decade career, dating back to 1969.

Their remarkable career saw them earn No. 1 albums in the early 1970s, and then again in the late 1990s and early 2000s, demonstrating their longevity and enduring popularity.

The Doobie Brothers have had an equally long career, releasing their debut album in 1971. And unlike some acts, they're still putting out new music. They released Walk This Road in 2025, their 16th album overall and their second of the 2020s.

It's also notable as the first-ever Doobie Brothers studio album to feature Michael McDonald, Patrick Simmons, Tom Johnston, and John McFee together, with songwriting by all three Songwriters Hall of Fame inductees.

Tickets for the tour will first be available starting with a Citi presale on Tuesday, February 17 at 10 am, followed by an artist presale beginning on Tuesday, February 17 at 2 pm.

Additional presales will run throughout the week ahead of the general on-sale beginning on Friday, February 20 at 10 am at Santana.com.

SANTANA & THE DOOBIE BROTHERS 2026 TOUR DATES

Sat, Jun 13 – Tinley Park, IL – Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre
Mon, Jun 15 – Grand Rapids, MI – Acrisure Amphitheater
Wed, Jun 17 – Cincinnati, OH – Riverbend Music Center
Thu, Jun 18 – Clarkston, MI – Pine Knob Music Theatre
Sat, Jun 20 – St. Louis, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheater
Sun, Jun 21 – Noblesville, IN – Ruoff Music Center
Wed, Jun 24 – Bristow, VA – Jiffy Lube Live
Fri, Jun 26 – Hershey, PA – Hersheypark Stadium
Sat, Jun 27 – Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center
Mon, Jun 29 – Mansfield, MA – Xfinity Center
Wed, Jul 1 – Saratoga Springs, NY – Saratoga Performing Arts Center
Thu, Jul 2 – Wantagh, NY – Northwell at Jones Beach Theater
Sat, Jul 4 – Bethel, NY – Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
Sun, Jul 5 – Toronto, ON – RBC Amphitheatre
Wed, Jul 8 – Charlotte, NC – Truliant Amphitheater
Thu, Jul 9 – Alpharetta, GA – Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
Thu, Aug 6 – Auburn, WA – White River Amphitheatre
Sat, Aug 8 – Wheatland, CA – Toyota Amphitheatre
Sun, Aug 9 – Mountain View, CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre
Tue, Aug 11 – Chula Vista, CA – North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
Thu, Aug 13 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Bowl
Fri, Aug 14 – Phoenix, AZ – Mortgage Matchup Center
Sun, Aug 16 – El Paso, TX – UTEP Don Haskins Center
Tue, Aug 18 – Austin, TX – Moody Center
Fri, Aug 21 – The Woodlands, TX – The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Sat, Aug 22 – Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center
Wed, Aug 26 – Kansas City, MO – Morton Amphitheater
Thu, Aug 27 – Shakopee, MN – Mystic Lake Amphitheater

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