Category Archives: Special Events

John Lennon’s 70th celebrated in NY’s Central Park

By doris | Published: October 10, 2010

Full Story at news.Yahoo.com NEW YORK – A crush of fans circled a flower-graced mosaic in Central Park’s Strawberry Fields and sang lyrics from “Imagine” on Saturday to honor Beatles legend John Lennon on his 70th birthday. On the day when the Liverpool Lad would have become a septuagenarian, thousands of fans from around the [...]

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Oprah Winfrey sending audience of 300 to Australia

By doris | Published: September 14, 2010

Full Story at news.Yahoo.com CHICAGO – They shrieked, they gasped, they cried, they hugged — and that was before Oprah Winfrey’s studio audience got a trip to Australia. Winfrey kicked off her 25th and final season of “The Oprah Winfrey Show” on Monday with promised surprises. After teasing the 300 audience members with a suggestion [...]

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Mexico’s newest icon: 22-year-old Miss Universe

By doris | Published: August 24, 2010

Full Story atnews Yahoo.com LAS VEGAS – From flags to Facebook, 22-year-old Jimena Navarrete has quickly made it clear what she plans to promote as the world’s newest Miss Universe — her home country of Mexico. “I want the whole world to know about my country and my people,” the Guadalajara native said after beating [...]

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Ohio town changes name in honor of Dee Snider

By doris | Published: August 13, 2010

Full Story at Marquee.Blog.CNN.com Obviously, it must rock to live in this town. On August 21, Cridersville, Ohio, will be renamed Snidersville, Ohio, in honor of metal legend Dee Snider. The 55-year-old musician, who hosts the nationally-syndicated House of Hair radio show, requested that the town switch up its name after a listener from Cridersville [...]

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Beach Boys consider 50th anniversary reunion

By doris | Published: July 22, 2010

Full Story at TODAY.msnbc.msn.com According to Al Jardine, the Beach Boys are going to reunite for at least one concert next year to celebrate the group’s 50th anniversary. Jardine tells Rolling Stone the lineup will include himself, Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Bruce Johnston and possibly even early guitarist David Marks. “We’re definitely doing at least [...]

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Olivia Newton-John tops list of sexiest songs

By doris | Published: February 15, 2010

Full Story at msnbc.com NEW YORK – Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Billboard has ranked the 50 sexiest songs by popularity — and Barry White didn’t even make the list. Instead, it’s Olivia Newton-John who is tops — her hit “Physical” is No. 1, followed by Rod Stewart’s “Tonight’s the Night (Gonna Be Alright).” [...]

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Celebrities unite to help Haiti in telethon

By doris | Published: January 23, 2010

Full Story at msnbc.com NEW YORK – Grim-faced celebrities and musicians with mournful tunes set the tone for the all-star, international “Hope for Haiti Now” telethon, which featured two hours of desperate pleas for an even more-desperate nation. But it ended on a hopeful note, with a buoyant call for Haiti’s revival by native son, [...]

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Boyle’s wardrobe malfunction is no dream

By doris | Published: October 26, 2009

Full Story at msnbc.com This isn’t a dream for Susan Boyle — she really did have a wardrobe malfunction at an Oct. 22 soccer match. It was nothing on the level of Janet Jackson’s 2004 Super Bowl malfunction, however. The Scottish singer’s pants appeared slightly undone as she waved a scarf over her head in [...]

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Still relevant after decades, the Beatles set to rock 9/9/09

By doris | Published: September 5, 2009

Full Story at CNN.com The repetitive refrain from one of The Beatles’ most mind-bending journeys into psychedelia — “Revolution 9,” the audio pastiche from “The White Album” — is now serving as the backbeat of a big day for the biggest band in rock ‘n’ roll history. On Wednesday — 9/9/09 — remastered versions of [...]

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Jay-Z announces 9/11 charity concert

By doris | Published: September 1, 2009

Full Story at CNN.com So, this year the hip-hop artist will hold a charity concert at Madison Square Garden in New York on the anniversary of the attacks. He announced the show, named “Answer the Call,” at a press conference with government officials Monday morning at the Midtown New York venue. Standing next to officials, [...]

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