{"id":1831,"date":"2012-05-31T17:41:08","date_gmt":"2012-05-31T22:41:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/?p=1831"},"modified":"2012-06-04T00:24:35","modified_gmt":"2012-06-04T05:24:35","slug":"cooters-drummer-marries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/cooters-drummer-marries\/","title":{"rendered":"Cooters Drummer Marries!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-1833\" title=\"IMG_1964\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMG_1964.jpg?resize=266%2C400\" alt=\"\" width=\"266\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMG_1964.jpg?w=333&amp;ssl=1 333w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMG_1964.jpg?resize=199%2C300&amp;ssl=1 199w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 266px) 100vw, 266px\" \/>Oxford, Miss. (TLV) \u2013 <strong>Michael John Namorato<\/strong>, local musician and drummer of Oxford\u2019s longest running band, <strong>The Cooters<\/strong>, was married to <strong>Rachel Elizabeth Rogers<\/strong> in historic St. Peter\u2019s Episcopal church in downtown Oxford, Mississippi, last Saturday, May 26, 2012, to a packed house of family, friends, and locals.<\/p>\n<p>The Groomsmen included bandmates <strong>Gentry Webb<\/strong> and <strong>Newt Rayburn<\/strong>, as well as <strong>Jeff \u201cHoss\u201d Mitchell<\/strong>, <strong>Patrick McKeage<\/strong>, and <strong>Al Cotten<\/strong>. Michael\u2019s father, <strong>Michael Namorato<\/strong> was the Best Man.<\/p>\n<p>Rachel\u2019s Bridesmaids included <strong>Rachel Namorato Phillips<\/strong>, <strong>Kim Barczak<\/strong>, <strong>Rebecca Garner<\/strong>, <strong>Amanda Crockett<\/strong>, <strong>Rebekah Johnson<\/strong>, and <strong>Nikki Courson<\/strong>. Rachel\u2019s twin sister <strong>Jennifer Rogers<\/strong> was the Maid of Honor.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Joe Bell<\/strong> and <strong>Chris Phillips<\/strong> were the ushers. <strong>Reverend Wilson Webb<\/strong> officiated the wedding.<\/p>\n<p>The Cooters played a rowdy set of songs at the reception, which included covers by <strong>Motley Crue, Jane\u2019s Addiction, Poison, Nirvana, Metallica, Black Sabbath, RUSH, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Kiss,<\/strong> and more.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" title=\"TLV-cover-157-web\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/TLV-cover-157-web.jpg?resize=283%2C160\" alt=\"\" width=\"283\" height=\"160\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nThis article was published in <em>The Local Voice<\/em> #157 (May 31-June 14, 2012)&#8230;<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/LocalVoice-PDFs\/TLV-157-web.pdf\"><strong>Click here to download the PDF of issue #157.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oxford, Miss. 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