| Entertainment Highlights in History | | Posted Wednesday, October 11, 2006 7:04:35 PM by Blog57 Team | | Entertainment highlights during the week of Oct. 15-21: 1951: "I Love Lucy," starring Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, premiered on CBS. 1966: "Hollywood Squares" premiered on NBC. 1967: Smokey Robinson and The Miracles released "I Second That Emotion." 1973: "The Six Million Dollar Man," starring Lee Majors, premiered on ABC. 1977: Fleetwood Mac released "Rumours," one of the best-selling albums of all time. .... | |
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| | | Bruce Springsteen separates from wife | | Posted Monday, August 28, 2006 5:37:39 AM by Blog57 Team | | According to reports, the rocker's marriage to his wife of 15 years, Patti Scialfa, collapsed after he developed a close friendship with a widow he met while organizing a 9/11 charity event.Friends of the singer - known in the music industry as 'The Boss' - claim the couple's relationship has become so bad, Bruce has partially moved into the guest house on his nearby farm.A source said: "Bruce and Patti are separated but everyone has been sworn to secrecy."Rumours of the couple's marriage crisis surfaced after Bruce - who has three children with Patti - was spotted in the company of the flame-haired widow on several occasions.Patti is Bruce's second wife.Their marriage shocked the showbiz world, after the singer famously vowed to never walk down the aisle again after his marriage to first wife Julianne Philips collapsed in 1989.Bruce's spokesman declined to comment.(c) BANG Media International.... | |
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| | | Cockburn s Life a Canadian gem | | Posted Wednesday, August 23, 2006 7:14:52 PM by Blog57 Team | | If you thought Canadian musical imports were limited to Celine Dion and Rush, perhaps you need to look a little further. Since debuting in 1969, Bruce Cockburn (pronounced like co-burn) has produced a wealth of great material that gets little fanfare in the lower forty-eight, but garners its fair share of critical respect and audience dedication. His latest installment, "Life Short Call Now," is another chapter of finely crafted songs that appeals on both the lyrical and musical fronts. Like most of Cockburn's work, the majority of "Life Short" is set to an easy-going tempo that conveys a sense of maturity and highlights his talent as a true storyteller. There's never a shortage of variety on Cockburn's recordings and "Life Short" is no exception. "Mystery" is a timely piece that's very similar to the folk history explored on Springsteen's recent "Seeger Sessions" project.... | |
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| | | MUSIC: BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN IN ITALY, 'BOSS' SOLD OUT | | Posted Wednesday, July 19, 2006 1:13:02 PM by Blog57 Team | | (AGI) - Rome, July 7 - Bruce Springsteen is on his way to Italy and all the tickets for his concerts have already been sold out. The public's response to the beginning of selling of tickets for the first four concerts of the boss's Italian tour was unbelievable, according to organizers. The Ticketone circuit, in 10 hours, has practically sold out all of the tickets at its disposal for the 4 concerts on sale at the moment (Bologna,Turin, Verona and Rome). Between Friday and Saturday sales will begin by way of the other circuits, in particular for Springsteen fans in Rome, and tickets will be found in Feltrinelli Libri e Musica, Messaggerie Musicali, The Ticket Net, Win alla Romanina and other centres specialized in concert ticket sales. (AGI) - 071817 LUG 06 .... | |
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| | | Teenage son of Bruce Springsteen rescued from overturned kayak | | Posted Saturday, July 15, 2006 3:08:06 AM by Blog57 Team | | LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (AP) — Evan Springsteen, the 15-year-old son of Bruce Springsteen and Patti Scialfa, had to be pulled from an Adirondack lake by forest rangers earlier this month after his kayak overturned. The incident occurred July 2, when the family was in Lake Placid, where the couple's daughter Jessica was competing in the resort village's annual horse show. Officials with the state Department of Environmental Conservation said forest rangers on routine patrol spotted an overturned kayak some distance from shore. When they pulled up, they saw a teen in the water. The rangers got the boy .... | |
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