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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSomewhere between a dubstep demigod and the world\u2019s largest camp counselor, DJ Diesel works a Fort Worth crowd at Shaq\u2019s Bass All-Stars. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

Tyler Church<\/p>\n

Shaquille O\u2019Neal, better known in the bass world as DJ Diesel or Dubstep Dad, just announced a four-stop Texas Tour<\/a>, and the promo art alone deserves a spot in a museum: Shaq in a cowboy hat<\/a>, swinging a lasso over his head, straddling a tiny wooden hobby horse like it owes him money. The man is 7-foot-1. The horse looks to be roughly the size of his forearm. It\u2019s perfect.<\/p>\n

The Big Aristotle kept the caption simple: \u201cI usually come to Texas once a year for my festival [Shaq\u2019s Bass All-Stars in Fort Worth<\/a>]\u2026 but this year we\u2019re mixing it up and doing a full Texas takeover. See you in September\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s where the bass drops:<\/p>\n

Thursday, Sept. 17: El Paso at 11:11
\nFriday, Sept. 18: San Antonio at 1902
\nSaturday, Sept. 19: Houston at Ductwork
\nSunday, Sept. 20: Dallas at SILO<\/p>\n

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For Shaq, this tour is less a visit and more a return to familiar ground. He grew up in San Antonio, attending Robert G. Cole High School, where he led the team to a preposterous 68-1 record over two years and the 1989 state championship. These days he owns property in the D-FW area<\/a>, hosts his festival and has a handful of Big Chicken locations planted across the state. He\u2019s gone country, and we\u2019re here for it.<\/p>\n

And about that hobby horse \u2014 Shaq has always understood the greatest flex is being in on the joke. Long before his \u201890s genie movie \u201cKazaam\u201d<\/a> (which, honestly, holds up better than you remember), he was rapping, mugging for cameras and letting the \u201cInside the NBA\u201d crew roast him nightly. He roasts himself on his own podcast<\/a>. A man this comfortable being the punchline has clearly made peace with everything, and it makes him impossible not to root for regardless of the endeavor. So, yes, we at the Observer will likely be catching him in Dallas as he brings the bass, the light show and (hopefully) the tiny horse. <\/p>\n

Tickets for Shaq\u2019s show at SILO<\/a> go on sale Wednesday, July 15 at 11 a.m. <\/p>\n

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