Country artist Blake Shelton draws in fans with interaction

Sunday, February 6, 2011

Michele Peters of Cape Girardeau stood patiently in line with hundreds of fans waiting to meet country superstar Blake Shelton before his concert Saturday night at the Show Me Center. Holding a sign that read "I survived cancer to get a kiss from Blake" the three-year colon cancer survivor said Shelton and his music helped get her through her illness.

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