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Shey is an experienced blogger, social media expert and traveler. She studied journalism at Oklahoma State University before working as a full-time reporter for Houston Community Newspapers in 2005. She lived in South Korea for three years, where she worked as a freelancer.

2011 Stories by Brittanie Shey

• Gabrielle Giffords and TIRR: Country Legend Mickey Gilley Spent Eight Months at Hospital

  published Jan 28, 2011

  Monday, in Rocks Off's review of Jerry Lee Lewis's show in Winnie, Texas, we mentioned that Mickey Gilley, legendary 74-year-old country pianist and proprietor of probably the most famous honky-tonk i... More >>

• Mickey Gilley Talks Rehabbing From '09 Spinal Injury

  published Jan 28, 2011

  Monday, in Rocks Off's our review of Jerry Lee Lewis's show in Winnie, Texas, we mentioned that Mickey Gilley, legendary country pianist and proprietor of probably the most famous honky-tonk in the un... More >>

• Your Gathering at Memorial Park Might Require a Permit. Or It Might Not.

  published Jan 27, 2011

  Hermann Park photo by Flickr user darkhairedgirl If you and a group of friends are planning on training for April's MS150 ride by barraging the picnic loop at Memorial Park, be prepared to show police... More >>

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  Friday Night: Jerry Lee Lewis At Nutty Jerry's

  published Jan 24, 2011

  Ed. Note: A reader wrote in Wednesday informing us that the reason Mickey Gilley required assistance moving at Friday's show is because he fell down some stairs in a 2009 accident. After several month... More >>

• January 15-21: The Week in Photos

  published Jan 21, 2011

  Each week, we take a dip into the Houston Press Flickr pool and see what our talented photographers have been up to. Be sure to post your pics to our photo group. You never know which images we might ... More >>

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  Video: HGO's "Humanette" Designer James Wojtal Is a Master Manipulator

  published Jan 18, 2011

  The first thing I noticed after meeting puppet designer James Wojtal was the pair of life-sized pink legs sticking out of the box he was carrying. That was not what I expected to see. That's not to s... More >>

• The Houston Ship Channel Never Looked So Beautiful

  published Jan 18, 2011

  Hat tip to Mr. Kimberly over at Neon Poisoning for tipping us off to the excellent photo stream of Louis Vest, OneEighteen on Flickr, who occasionally uploads amazing videos of the humdrum busin... More >>

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  Chanel Dizzle: Much More Than Just A "Barre Baby"

  published Jan 14, 2011

  Rocks Off was pretty much blown away by that video of angelic-looking YouTube user ChanelDizzle singing the dirty hits of members of the Screwed Up Click, which we posted about last week. So we decide... More >>

• January 8-14: The Week in Photos

  published Jan 14, 2011

  Each week, we take a dip into the Houston Press Flickr pool and see what our talented photographers have been up to. Be sure to post your pics to our photo group. You never know which images we might ... More >>

• Frustrated NASA Fan Takes Job Into His Own Commercial-Making Hands

  published Jan 11, 2011

  Check out the gorgeous NASA video promo above. Gives you warm, fuzzy feelings about the space program, doesn't itr The only problemr The video isn't actually from NASA. It was created by YouTube us... More >>

• January 1-7: The Week in Photos

  published Jan 07, 2011

  Each week, we take a dip into the Houston Press Flickr pool and see what our talented photographers have been up to. This week: to everything, turn turn turn. Be sure to post your pics to our photo gr... More >>