Las Vegas man to unveil Monroe photo
LAS VEGAS - A Las Vegas man plans to unveil what he says is a rare photo of Marilyn Monroe posing as a nude hitchhiker.
A news conference is scheduled Wednesday.
Lawrence Nicastro says he found the photo last year while going through storage items at his Las Vegas home.
Nicastro was running a service station in New York's borough of the Bronx when a man dropped off a Ford Sunliner convertible for repairs on New Year's Eve 1962.
When the man didn't return to pick up his car, Nicastro opened the trunk and placed the contents in storage.
Nicastro's publicist believes the photo was taken near Pyramid ... continue reading
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PJ Proby In £50k Fraud Inquiry
SINGER PJ Proby has been arrested on suspicion of a £50,000 benefit fraud.
The 1960s pop star was quizzed at his £600,000 home and is now the subject of a Department for Work and Pensions probe.
Investigators are believed to be looking at whether he has undeclared concert earnings.
He allegedly pocketed up to £50,000 in benefits while still being paid for gigs.
The 69-year-old American, who was friends with Elvis and played with The Beatles, denies the allegations.
He said: "I don't know anything about any benefit fraud.
"There's nothing in these allegations whatsoever, and it's the first ... continue reading
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Lohan re-creates Monroe photo shoot
NEW YORK - Lindsay Lohan is following in the footsteps of the most famous blond bombshell of them all — Marilyn Monroe.
In the issue of New York magazine on sale Monday, the 21-year-old star of "Mean Girls" and "Freaky Friday" poses nude for photographer Bert Stern in a recreation of one of Monroe's most famous photo shoots, done shortly before she died.
Stern photographed Monroe in 1962 at the Hotel Bel-Air in California, six weeks before she was found dead from an overdose of barbiturates. Those images for Vogue magazine feature Monroe in next to nothing, posing nude with some scarves and jewelry as her accessories and sipping ... continue reading
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European Burlesque nights/promoters ??
We are planning to take a road/rail trip around Europe this May/Early June and we are hoping to speak to a few Burlesque/Vintage themed nights about performing there .
So if you or anyone you know runs a night , please get in touch so we can come and perform for you!!! Amsterdam ( naturally ) is already covered but we are open to offers from anywhere else :-)
more info on : http://www.carnivaldivine.co.ukhttp://www.myspace.com/carnivaldivine_club
mail to : carnival_divine@hotmail.co.uk
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77 EL DEORA: Thursday @ du Nord w/Rancho DeLuxe, Houston Jones
Peter and Paul
5 a.m., February 21, 1978.
Sunrise was still a dark, frigid hour away in lower Manhattan as Peter and
Paul walked back to the fifth-floor walk-up they were sharing for the
duration of their two-week "engagement" in the Village. Supplied by the
club's owner, the accommodations were, at best, a free place to stay. A
hundred trash-strewn feet up the narrow, unlit Jones Street alley off of
West Houston, the soot-gray building's stoop was always abuzz with the
sullen business of drug dealers and prostitutes. Its entrance a foreboding
preface to the only minimally illuminated stairwell ... continue reading
more info on : http://www.77eldeora.com
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Review zaal 't Voorhof, Vilvoorde
Saturday evening, February 16, Zaal Het Voorhof, Vilvoorde : one of the most bizarre rockabilly evenings of my life. And I don't mean that the bands were bad, quite on the contrary !
There just was a very low attendance... Only a handful of quiffs and a couple of friends of the organiser had turned up. Yet he'd made publicity and spread around flyers for weeks in advance. Was it too cold to go out, or was everybody at the festival in Hof Ter Lo ? Hard to believe. Anyway, the first band of the evening, The 2-Tones, kicked off around 10 pm.
This band from Holland has been around for several years (10 ?) and I have a cd of them, but I'd ... continue reading
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Drunkabilly Cd Release Party, Hof Ter Loo, 16/02/08
As done before, Drunkabilly Records, organized a party to celebrate the release of 4 new cd’s on the label.
On stage this time, The Cenobites, The Baboons, Runnin Wild, Nigel Lewis.
We arrived their round 20h00 and found a lot of people standing outside, apparently the antismoking bill was supposed to be stricter. No smoking in the Hall. Well lets say it didn’t take long. So after we got our stamp we made our way inside, the front room with the bar, had already filled up nicely and when we walked into the concert hall, the place seemed deserted. But this would change quickly, by the time the first band started to play, the place was filled.
First ... continue reading
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STRAY CATS ANNOUNCE FAREWELL TOUR!!
From Brian Setzer.com
Dateline: February 13, 2008
From the desk of Brian Setzer:
Hi Folks! Its been a long time since I've posted anything, but
as you know, I'd rather throw a baseball (or a snowball, up here in Minneapolis)!
Thanks for all of your support for the recent Grammy nomination.
All I can say is, God Bless Vince Gill !
Also, a big thanks to Tommy for maintaining this site
and Mandi for the Hoodoovoodoolounge site.
At this point, I would like to announce The Stray Cats Farewell Tour. We will be starting mid-August in Spain. Its been 30 years since the Stray Cats ... continue reading
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Rockin’ on The Radio (+ Live)
Dear Listener:
Easy Ed’s Variety Hour will be back on the air tomorrow night, servin’ up two massive hours of Rockabilly, Hillbilly, R&B, and Rock and Roll! Please tune in!
**Where: WMFO in Medford , MA (91.5 FM). Listen live through iTunes (Radio/Public/WMFO) the station's Web site (www.wmfo.org)
**When: Friday (2/15) at 6:00 PM Eastern.
Can't tune in while the show is airing? Just go to
www.easy-ed.net
to download archived shows.
Along with a bunch of vintage selections I’ll be playing contemporary tracks by The Radio Ramblers, The Wild Wax Combo, Rudy La Crioux And ... continue reading
more info on : http://www.easy-ed.net
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Radio Modern back to the roots
Ladies and
gents,
Have we got news for you. First off, we'd like to thank
our lovely fashion designers for making our lazy Sunday afternoon a blast.
We've got a whole stack of breath taking pictures for you to browse
through, about 200
snapshots to tell you the truth.
So what else is new? We're
going back to our roots on Feb 23rd, in good old Teuven that is. There are movies, the
Frenchies from Rosebud
Blue Sauce are taking over and Swing O logy will play some
tunes for you to jive. Get in shape for the dance class by It Must Schwing! And there's
more, 'cause The Mighty
Quiffs our ... continue reading
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