| Jerry Lee Lewis, Last Man Standing | | Posted Friday, December 01, 2006 1:09:36 PM by Blog57 Team | | What can you do with Jerry Lee Lewis? It seems unlikely it's the first time this question has been raised. You imagine it was asked when he married his 13-year-old cousin in 1958, or when he shot his bass player in the chest, or when he arrived at Graceland with a loaded gun and announced he'd come to kill Elvis, or a year later when, informed of the King's death, he remarked: "I'm glad. Just another one outta the way. What the shit did Elvis do except take dope I couldn't git a-hold of?" .... | |
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| | | Entering Orbison's orbit | | Posted Monday, November 06, 2006 7:20:02 PM by Blog57 Team | | Anything you want, you got it, Roy Orbison fans. In honor of the legendary singer-songwriter, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum has a slate of special events lined up for the week ahead. Unless otherwise noted, admission is free with a reservation. Call 216-515-8426 or e-mail education@rockhall.org. Monday The concert film "Black & White Night" and rare television clips of Orbison screen at 7 p.m. at the Rock Hall, 1 Key Plaza, Cleveland. Tuesday Bill Dees, co-writer of "Oh, Pretty Woman" and other Orbison songs, tells all at 7 p.m. at the Rock Hall. Wednesday A panel discusses "Orbison From Every Angle" at 7 p.m. at the Rock Hall; speakers TBA. Thursday Joe Melson, co-writer of such Orbison hits as "Only the Lonely," "Crying" and "Blue Bayou," reminisces at 7 p.m.... | |
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| | | When it comes to climax, honesty is the best policy | | Posted Tuesday, September 26, 2006 7:04:12 AM by Blog57 Team | | In the modern, gobby, blogging world, every ostensibly obvious fact is up for debate. You and I ? observers who are serene, wise-eyed, and possibly unfairly attractive ? know full well that public transport, Kettle crisps and the collected works of the Bee Gees are undoubtedly good things. Dairy Lea Lunchables, the total collapse of Western Civilisation and Kate Thornton, on the other hand, are clearly quite bad. But however obvious these things are to us, there are many who could waste your time arguing the opposite. Indeed, I would wager that they probably have, and will continue to do so, until ? by now slightly peevish at how truculent and wrong-headed the rest of humanity is ? you die. .... | |
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| | | ACROSS THE BLUE WATER AREA | | Posted Sunday, August 13, 2006 9:05:03 AM by Blog57 Team | | The Blue Water Area Humane Society will have its first Meow Madness Bowling fund-raiser at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 19 in Blue Water Bowl, 2419 Lapeer Road. Check-in is at 7 p.m. The entry fee is $20 and includes shoe rental. There also will be door prizes and a raffle. For details, call (810) 984-3535.PORT HURON TWP.: Fire department makes 70 runs during July The township fire department responded to more than 70 incidents in July, according to its monthly report. The department responded to 48 medical emergencies; seven medical/fire alarms; five injury accidents; three structure fires; two car fires; one trash-bin fire; four calls of downed wires; one burning complaint; and one odor investigation. The department also issued one weather warning.RICHMOND: September sock hop features impersonators .... | |
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| | | State briefs: Judge dismisses meth charges against 30 | | Posted Tuesday, August 08, 2006 7:03:09 AM by Blog57 Team | | A Marion County judge dismissed methamphetamine charges against 30 people, saying prosecutors could not use multiple purchases of a key ingredient in manufacturing the illegal drug to build their case. State law bars single purchases of more than 9 grams of pseudoephedrine an over-the-counter cold medicine that is used to make meth during any 30-day period. .... | |
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| | | Let the e-Sun shine in | | Posted Tuesday, July 04, 2006 1:03:37 PM by Blog57 Team | | Experts at digital music retailer eMusic are downloading 19 newly discovered recordings of Sun Records artists Charlie Rich, Rosco Gordon and Bill Justis. The recordings were discovered in batches of material sent to eMusic last year by Sun Records in Nashville. Sun and eMusic formed a partnership last year with eMusic as online distributor of classic Sun recordings. Former eMusic officer Scott Ambrose Reilly said he was looking for material from Sun. "'I just picked an artist and said send me everything you can on that artist.'" .... | |
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| | | McConaughey-Parker romantic comedy comes to DVD/video | | Posted Friday, June 30, 2006 3:05:11 AM by Blog57 Team | | A Matthew McConaughey-Sarah Jessica Parker romantic comedy and writer, director, star Tyler Perry's latest comedy hits DVD and video this week. • "Failure to Launch" -- Matthew McConaughey and Sarah Jessica Parker delivered a solid hit with this predictable romantic comedy about a grown-up guy still living with his parents. McConaughey stars as a laid-back boat salesman who's 35 but won't leave the nest, his parents (Kathy Bates and Terry Bradshaw) hiring an "interventionist" (Parker) to play siren and lure their boy into moving out on his own. The DVD has five featurettes, including one rather self-importantly titled "The Failure to Launch Phenomenon," featuring interviews with real-life adults still living with the folks. DVD, $29.99.... | |
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