Archive for August, 2008
Tradition a welcome addition
Thank goodness no one has explained the law of diminishing returns to the Bernardi family. Even those of us who rarely make it to Toluca – let alone at dinnertime – know the legend of Mona’s and Capponi’s popular Italian-American fare. Fans of those restaurants cheered when Bernardi’s opened in Washington in 2001, offering the [...]
Raspy Neil Diamond disappoints Ohio concertgoers
Disappointed Neil Diamond fans will get a refund after attending a concert at Ohio State University in which the 67-year-old singer’s voice sounded raspy. Some fans left the Monday concert early and others said Diamond completed the concert without mentioning anything to the audience about his voice. A statement from Diamond, the singer of such [...]
The Wonderful Rip Off: A Short, and Sadly Disappointing, Story about Martini’s on Water
There’s nothing quite like playing a great show only to come to that special time where you see some monetary reward for your hard work and be informed that you’re not going to be paid the agreed upon amount. No this can’t be right? Call your boss. My boss said he’s not approved to do [...]
Man rams car into Playboy Mansion gates — twice
One man appears determined to crash the party at the Playboy Mansion. Los Angeles police say a Ventura County man rammed his vehicle into the gates at Hugh Hefner’s legendary home twice in the past week. Detectives believe both incidents involve an “ongoing dispute,” Lt. John Romero told the Los Angeles Times, without offering details. [...]
Joe Couri, The rock and roll doctor
I’ll be appearing at the Riverfront market Downtown on Sept 6th, 9-12 AM and on Sept 13th at Glen Oak Amphithatatre, as one of the Peoria Acoustic All Stars, opening for John Sebastian, from 6:15-7:30 PM; we are doing a Dan Fogelberg review. We are very excited about it.
Thousands Rage Against the Machine, march against war in Denver
A column of people three blocks long, led by members of the Iraq Veterans Against the War, streamed from the Denver Coliseum on Wednesday in an anti-war protest march to the Pepsi Center, where the Democratic National Convention is being staged. As many as 50 soldiers wearing army fatigues led the noisy but peaceful protest [...]
American Idol adds fourth judge
Scooching in between Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson sounds intimidating, if not a little scary. But Kara DioGuardi, the newly-installed fourth judge on "American Idol," is confident she’ll find her niche within the bickering, ratings-tested judges’ panel where the line between love and hate is blurred with every critique. "I’m just gonna speak [...]
Barenaked Ladies frontman survives plane crash
Transportation safety officials have yet to decide whether to launch a full investigation into the weekend crash of a plane piloted by Barenaked Ladies frontman Ed Robertson. The incident occurred shortly after noon Sunday when Robertson’s float plane went down in the woods north of Bancroft near Baptiste Lake seconds after taking off. The location [...]
Dr. Dre’s 20-year-old son found dead
Dr. Dre’s 20-year-old son has died, the rapper’s publicist said Tuesday. "Dr. Dre is mourning the loss of his son Andre Young Jr.," publicist Lori Earl said in a statement. Young Jr. was found dead Saturday by his mother at their home in suburban Woodland Hills, county coroner’s Lt. John Kades said. An autopsy was [...]
Clooney, Pitt to walk red carpet walk for charity
George Clooney and Brad Pitt will make two appearances at the Venice Film Festival this week. They were slated to appear Tuesday night at a fundraising event for their charity, Not On Our Watch. Then they were to return to the red carpet Wednesday when the Coen brothers film “Burn After Reading” opens the 65th [...]
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