Toby Keith New Year's Eve; Bobby Bare at Fontanel

Photo: Jeff Gleason

Toby Keith made a surprise visit to his I Love This Bar & Grill at Mesa Riverview in Arizona for New Years Eve where he performed a handful of songs to ring in the New Year including “Whiskey Girl,” “I Love This Bar,” “Courtesy Of The Red, White And Blue (The Angry American)” as well as “Cocaine” (Eric Clapton, JJ Cale cover). Toby was in town to attend the Fiesta Bowl in Glendale, AZ the next day.

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(L-R): Marc Oswald, Fontanel co-owner; Bobby Bare; Dale Morris, Fontanel co-owner; and Gary Shiebler.

On Thursday Dec. 16, fishing, food and music fans packed the Farm House Restaurant at Fontanel for the kick-off of the inaugural Thursday Night Fishing Club Music Series. Organizer and leader Gary Shiebler mixed his original fishing songs in with a variety of rock and country classics. Between songs, lucky audience members won free fishing rods, reels, baits and tackle and passes to tour the Fontanel Mansion. Country music legend Bobby Bare made a rare Nashville appearance at the event taking requests for some of his biggest hits. The Thursday Night Fishing Club Music Series will resume as a bi-weekly event at the Farm House Restaurant at Fontanel in mid-January, and announcements will be made soon regarding special guests.