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This morning's Pinehurst, NC Pilot features a brief but intriguing article about Bucky's Idol quest, and the effect it's had on family and community:

Covington began singing about eight years ago when he joined a rock band, his father said. The band played local venues such as the Carolina Grill, where supporters of Covington now meet to watch the show and cheer him on.

Gene Covington watched his son grow better as a rock singer over the years but admitted that he is surprised Bucky made it this far.

"I still wouldn’t have thought he was good enough to be where he is,” Gene Covington said. “I don’t mean it to be mean. ... He just got out there, next thing we know he started clicking them off."

The t-shirts mentioned in the article can be purchased from Broad Street Tees in Rockingham. They're also the only authorized Bucky Covington t-shirts, for reasons you'll see in the note under the descriptions. (Accept no cheesy imitations...) And there's a third, "secret" style, too--Bucky's wife Crystal models a very cool "Sweet Tea & Biscuits" shirt in a WRAL-TV video about her makeover, and the design is available by request. (Via Idolforums, with thanks.)

Speaking of sweet tea, a kind Bucky fan at the Fox boards has posted a recipe for clueless Northerners like yours truly. Sounds pretty tasty to us.

More later!