For all you rich folks out there
LOS ANGELES – The crypt above Marilyn Monroe is going back on the auction block.
Bidding for the marble mausoleum crypt will start at $500,000 beginning Oct. 19, according to organizer Eric Gazin of AuctionCause.com. A previous $4.6 million bid for the space fell through in August when Elsie Poncher first attempted to auction off her late husband's crypt.
The new eBay.com auction will end Oct. 29 and require a 1 to 5 percent refundable deposit, based on the bid.
Gazin says he believes the crypt at the Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery will fetch "millions of dollars" at auction. Other celebrities including Farrah ... continue reading
more info on : http://www.ebay.com/eternitywithmarilyn/
Added : 15/10/2009
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Legacy Recordings Commemorating Elvis Presley's 75th Birthday With the Release of Elvis 75 - Good Rockin' Tonight, The Ultimate Career-Spanning Boxed Set
Legacy Recordings is proud to announce the release of Elvis 75 - Good Rockin' Tonight, the ultimate career-spanning collection of seminal recordings by Elvis Presley, in commemoration of the King of Rock & Roll's 75th birthday (January 8, 2010). Elvis 75 - Good Rockin' Tonight -- a four CD, 100 song collection -- will be available everywhere on Tuesday, December 8.
The first major Elvis Presley retrospective to cover the full spectrum of the artist's world-changing career, Elvis 75 - Good Rockin' Tonight runs from "My Happiness," the acetate Elvis himself paid nearly four dollars to record at the Memphis Recording Service on July 18, ... continue reading
more info on : http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/legacy-recordings-commemorating-elvis-presleys-75th-birthday-with-the-release-of-elvis-75---good-rockin-tonight-the-ultimate-career-spanning-boxed-set-64070572.html
Added : 15/10/2009
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New show this friday
Hey, folks.
I’ve got a cool batch of hot cookies in the oven for this week’s show. Please tune in, and bring your appetite for Rockabilly, Hillbilly, R&B, and Rock and Roll!
**What: “Easy Ed’s Variety Hour” (two hours)
**When: October 16 at 6:00 PM Eastern
**Where: 91.5 FM (WMFO), or www.wmfo.org or, iTunes (Radio/Public/WMFO)
**Archived shows are available at www.easy-ed.net and also through iTunes (as a podcast):
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=324476418
Got a request? Please send it along and I’ll do my best to play it for you. (Note my new email address: ... continue reading
Added : 15/10/2009
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Grab some Elvis hair
The King may be dead, but that doesn't mean it's too late to run your fingers through his hair.
Elvis Presley's hair, at least a clump of hair that Presley may have lost to an Army barber when he went into the service back in 1958, is going on the auction block in Chicago.
The hair is part of a collection of more than 200 items that belonged to or are associated with Presley.
There are clothes he wore, scarves he threw to screaming fans - who judging by the yellow sweat stains, never washed them - and Christmas cards he sent. And there are lots of records, some he kept in his own juke box, and other sorts of memorabilia ... continue reading
Added : 13/10/2009
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A dark 'Lonely Avenue' turn for Stray Cat Setzer
Brian Setzer can't keep his fingers still. When he talks about his new CD "Songs From Lonely Avenue," he has to grab his bright orange Gretsch guitar and start firing off the edgy riffs that make up his film noir tribute.
"It always starts with the guitar riff," Setzer said, pausing after playing the slinky intro to "King of the Whole Damn World," which veers from rockabilly to jazz, and singing in a soft, high voice.
The three-time Grammy winner recalls first coming up with one of the riffs and thinking, "That's really cool, that's kind of dark." It sounded like a soundtrack, Setzer said.
"So I got that idea — what ... continue reading
Added : 13/10/2009
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The vocalist of Al and the Black Cats abandons the band during their European tour
During the European tour, the bass player and vocalist, Eric Soules, from the American rock'n'roll band - Al and The Black Cats - decided to leave the band.
So early in the morning he left the band behind, took a train to Brussels and caught a plane back to United States.
After a lot of thoughts and phone calls, the band decided that a few days Grischa From Demented Are Go will join them on tour Playing upright bass and teaching the instrument to the drummer, Hugh Skiffington.
When Grischa leaves, the line up to continue the tour will be Tony on guitar and vocals, Hugh on bass and vocals & long time tour manager ... continue reading
Added : 30/9/2009
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Screamin 2010
The line up of Screamin' Weekender (which will take place on 25-31 of May, 2010 in Barcelona) is announced!
So here the luckiest bands/artists, who got chance to perform in hot Spain next year: Sleepy LaBeef, The Comets, The Bobbettes, Nick Curran, The Barnshakers, Kim Lenz and Her Jaguars, Maibell and The Misfires, Little Rachel, The Modern Sound, The Slapbacks, T-Bird Gang, The Mighty Atoms, The Backbone Shakers, Ella and The Roosters, Rusti Steel and The Star Tones, Los Rhythm Rockets, The Radio Ramblers, The Pepper Hot Boys, Jerry King and The Rivertown Ramblers, The Hi-Fly Rangers, Lil' Mo and The Dynaflo's, Lynette Morgan and The ... continue reading
more info on : http://www.screaminfestival.com
Added : 30/9/2009
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The Sureshots & Liquiorbox
A double gig last weekend at the Ace café.
It started on Friday with a visit from The Sureshots.
These guys have been playing since the eighties, and from what i can tell and heared they’ve lost a bit of their energy trough out the years. Still a great gig and excellent performance. Normally they would have been in Belgium for 2 gigs, but someone cheeky managed to set up a gig in Thursday for them as well. Now normally this wouldn’t be a problem for me, but if you act all childish about setting up this gig and then spreading the word, with the message don’t tell Chris. Then all i have to say is grow up. But enough ranting about that, ... continue reading
Added : 30/9/2009
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Famed Philly singer Bobby Rydell charged with DUI
By Inquirer Staff
Lower Merion police have lowered the boom on Bobby Rydell, the onetime teen idol whose 1969 Bentley wreaked a bit of havoc in Narberth last month.
Rydell, 67, was charged with driving under the influence after tests determined his blood-alcohol level was more than double the legal limit when his car jumped a curb and swiped a decorative pole, shrubbery, and a landscape wall outside a yoga salon on Montgomery Avenue.
No one was injured.
Rydell told 6ABC the day after the accident that he had had a "couple of drinks at lunch."
Linda Hoffman Rydell said last month that her husband failed ... continue reading
Added : 30/9/2009
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Trumann record label produced early rock n roll hits
Larry Donn Gillihan often wonders how his life would have turned out if he had said 'no thanks' to Arlen Vaden and not made a record that day in 1959 at KLCN in Blytheville.
But as a 17 year old from Bono, Arkansas with dreams of becoming a Rock 'n' Roll star, the allure of making a 45 record and a shot at fame was too hard to pass up.
"I should have said 'no sir. I'm going to be a doctor or a lawyer and make some money.' But I didn't," Gillihan said. "Back then we all wanted to make a record."
Gillihan's record "Honey Bun" and the flip side "That's What I Call a Ball" would go on to become a regional hit on jukeboxes ... continue reading
more info on : http://www.democrattribune.com/story/1571333.html
Added : 22/9/2009
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