Catching a Dixie Chicks boa

Originally published in the Warrnambool Standard Friday November 19th 1999

"Up there Schack"
3way-fm country music presenter Michael Schack scrambled over a pack of screaming audience members to take possession of a raunchy piece of memorabilia at the recent Dixie Chicks concert in Melbourne. The Texas-based country pop group performed to a sell out crowd at the Palais on Saturday night, with Mr. Schack, his wife Helen and two children securing front of house seats. At the end of the night, the group members, Emily, Natalie and Mardi, threw their feather boas into the crowd - with Mr. Schack taking a speckie off a fellow patrons back to clutch the sought-after souvenir. But his wife Helen did did not score as well. "..She got hit in the face from an over enthusiastic patron in the melee for the boa", Mr. Schack said. Fortunately "there were no bruises". Mr. Schack said the boa was one of his prized country music souvenirs. Needless to say the Dixie Chicks are set to enjoy an increase in air time on 3WAY-FM in future.