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"&lt;a href=\"http://www.tmz.com/photos/idol-at-the-viper-room\"&gt;&lt;img vspace=\"4\" hspace=\"4\" border=\"0\" align=\"left\" src=\"http://ll-media.tmz.com/2006/08/28/viper_room_pg-1.jpg\" alt=\"Taylor Hicks at the Viper Room\" id=\"vimage_1\" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;TMZ has already reported that Taylor Hicks, Bucky Covington and Elliott Yamin skipped out on &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.tmz.com/2006/08/28/inside-the-idol-tour-after-party/\"&gt;their \"Idol\" tour after-party&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, full of autograph signing and kodak moments with the kiddies, to obtain some serious music industry cred &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.tmz.com/photos/idol-at-the-viper-room\"&gt;by playing at the notorious Hollywood rock club Viper Room.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Well here's what went down inside. Taylor jammed with the Little Memphis Blues Orchestra, along with members of his own band. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hicks sang, played harmonica and drank shots on stage in front of a sold-out crowd that wasn't interested in hearing any pop music covers or standards. Amen! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Elliott and Bucky also got in on the action to the delight of the packed house which included tons of screaming fans, but unlike &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.tmz.com/2006/08/25/idol-tix-are-idle/\"&gt;their earlier gig at Staples Center&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, none of the 12-year-old variety. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Bucky hung with his wife Crystal, while Elliott was joined by his gorgeous model girlfriend, Jamie.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As far as Taylor, when he wasn't on stage or fending off members of his &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://taylorhicks2006.com/\"&gt;Soul Patrol&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, he would retreat to the confines of the closed-off VIP room.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;\n&lt;div class=\"related\"&gt;\n&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span&gt;Related&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;\n&lt;h4&gt;Articles&lt;/h4&gt;\n&lt;ul&gt;\n    &lt;li&gt;&lt;a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.tmz.com/2006/06/28/taylor-youre-the-man/\"&gt;Taylor, Dude, You're the Dude&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;/ul&gt;\n&lt;ul&gt;\n    &lt;li&gt;&lt;a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.tmz.com/2006/06/28/will-taylor-hicks-bite-the-hand-that-fed-him/\"&gt;Will Taylor Hicks Bite the Hand That Fed Him?&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;/ul&gt;\n&lt;ul&gt;\n    &lt;li&gt;&lt;a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.tmz.com/2006/06/19/hicks-goes-gangsta/\"&gt;Taylor Hicks Goes Gangsta&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;/ul&gt;\n&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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