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FEBRUARY 2024

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Among the inductees for the 2023 Library of Congress selections include: Fame, Desperately Seeking Susan, Lady and the Tramp, Home Alone, Terminator 2, 20 feet from Stardom, The Wedding Banquet, Apollo 13, 12 Years a Slave and Love and Basketball.

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The Supreme Court will hear the Colorado case of Trump on the ballot on Feb. 8. They will also be looking into the responsibility of hospitals in no abortion states. ** And what were those red marks on Trumps hand? Dry skin? Syphillis?** Roger Stone has called for killing the opposition.

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Mark Knopfler is selling most of his guitars at a London auction house with some of the proceeds going to charity.

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Joey Fatone and AJ Mclean are going on tour.

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Willem Dafoe, Charlie Wilson and George Clinton got their stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Garrett Morris will be getting his on Feb. 1.

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Our Flag means death was cancelled.

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John Kerry is stepping down as the U.S. Climate envoy.

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The FDA ruled the Florida government can procure prescription drugs from Canada. This could save taxpayers as much as $183 mil a year. Big Pharma is none too happy. This was rejected in New Hampshire. Many other states are in the application process.

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A resolution to prevent a partial shutdown of the government was passed for funding until March. The zealots are furious. ** According to a new book, Find me the votes, Lindsey Graham testified that if you told Trump, “that martians came and stole the election, he would probably believe it.” He also gave the Fulton County D.A., Fani Willis a big hug and thanked her for letting him get it out.

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Hiking with Kevin is back!!!!! Hooray!!!!!

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The innocence project is looking into the Scott Peterson case claiming new evidence.

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Paul Thomas Anderson will bring Sean Penn, Regina Hall and Leo DiCaprio together for his next film.

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Rachel Dratch has a podcast, WooWoo, with ghost stories.

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There is prejudice everywhere, it does no good to give it back. - Ship of Fools

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Marilyn Monroe’s home at 12305 W. Helena Dr. Has been declared a historical landmark by the LA cultural Heritage Commision. The actress purchased the home shortly before she died there.

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Fox News has cancelled My Pillow due to past due bills.

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Why does Bonnie Hunt not have a talk show anymore?? C’mon!! I miss it!!

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Jason Momoa and Lisa Bonet are divorced.

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Taiwan elected William Lai Ching-te for a third term of the Democratic progressive Party.

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Food Network Star Darnell Ferguson was arrested on strangulation, terrorist threatening, assault, menacing criminal mischief and burglary charges in Kentucky.

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A U.S. labor agency has accused SpaceX of illegally firing 8 employees.** Sports Illustrated seems to be in a real mess like most of print media. Does corporate everywhere want to fire the writers and use AI??

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A 7.5 magnitude earthquake hit Japan.

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Days alert: Steve Burton is out at Days and back at GH. ** Bring back Jen Lilley. They seem to be pushing Brady and Teresa to be closer again and these actors have no chemistry. ** The cast of Days have been putting out many messages at the loss of Bill Hayes. I miss him already!!** Glad that they R bringing back an old story like the pawn. The characters act like nobody knows but I thought the town knew that John was the pawn? ** But hooray for Johnny and Chanel, let one couple be happy!!

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Rage against the Machine has broken up again, according to drummer Brad Wilk.

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Iran attacked Pakistan and brought death. Pakistan retaliated and brought some more death. Is there a place in the world that is not filled with hate right now?

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The Girl Scout cookies are here!!** Why is Kris Jenner selling Oreos?

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Fruit Stripe gum is no more. RIP

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How refreshing to see the economy doing so well. ** Some are upset that Biden launched strikes against Yeman without congressional approval. The Houthi’s have interrupted the supply chain route. ** And why do Trump and friends bitch about Biden at all? According to them, a President has total immunity so what is the problem?? Can’t he do anything he wants? Why did we never have this problem before? Trump claims a President needs immunity but I don’t think it was a problem until now. ** Chris Christie is out .. Asa Hutchinson is out... Vivek Ramaswami is out... DeSantis is out (much has been made of the leader of Ron’s Superpak with nothing to do but put a puzzle together). DeSantis used a Churchill quote to end his campaign that Churchill never said. ** Scary Clown 45 told the Iowa caucus goers, “You can’t sit home. If you’re sick as a dog, even if you vote and then pass away, it’s worth it. “ People stood in line up to 4 hours in sub zero temps to see him. In attendance were Coach Dan Gable and WWE’s Kane. He later cancelled 3 rallies. ** The comics made much of the pics from the caucus like the Iowa caucus looked like the opposite of Martin Luther King Day. We also must remember that Ted Cruz once won the Iowa Caucus. **32% of Iowa Republicans say that Trump is not fit for office. 14% of Republicans actually voted and 51% picked Trump. DeSantis was a distant second and Haley third. ** Tacopina and his partners in the law firm have parted ways with Trump.

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Trump took New Hampshire but Haley was not that far off. The whole thing about the DNC fucking up the order of the states and Biden not getting on the ballot was just stupid. It made the Dems look unorganized and petty. No more of that! ** Should we be worried about a second Trump term yet or are we all William Holden in a disaster movie? Why are we so, “nothing to see hear, everything is fine?”** A recent story broke about the pharmacy in the White House. Apparently, when Trump was in office, the rules for said pharmacy were pretty loose. The word is they didn’t believe in generic drugs and they were handed out like candy. ** Trump was ordered to pay E. Jean Carroll $83 mil.** A judge dismissed the Disney case against Ron DeSantis.

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Shucked will be a film.

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Say Something is the tip line provided by Sandy Hook Promise. A recent study in the Journal of Pediatrics looked to study one of the 23 states that provides the service. Of the 18,000 tips submitted from 2019- 2023, 10% referred to a firearm. The tips prevented 38 instances of school violence, and more than 100 planned suicides. There were a thousand mental health interventions. More than 42,000 people have died from gun related injuries in 2023. Firearms are the leading cause of death for children and teens.

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Jason Reitman is bringing us SNL1975 with Gabriel LaBelle playing Lorne Michaels. The film will also star Cooper Hoffman and Rachel Sennott.

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Alec Baldwin was indicted again for involuntary manslaughter.

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Fire ants have gone a bit nuts in Australia.

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A woman can’t be Vice President. - Meghan McCain

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An ancient city was discovered in the Amazon in the 70’s. After 25 years of research there are some findings. Scientists feel this is the oldest settled site in the Amazon. It was built about 2,500 years ago with thousands of platforms and a system of roads and canals. The civilization may have been bigger than the ancient societies in Mexico and Central America.

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Riley Keough is finishing up Lisa Marie’s memoir and we should see it by October 15.

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Ban dictionaries? OMG!!! Florida laws have led some schools to take out the dictionaries.

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Super/Man is a new documentary about Christopher Reeve.

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Look for a new comic book about The Creature from the Black Lagoon.

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It’s awards season!!!!!!!

The Golden Globes sure got some smack. Jo Koy was raked over the coals for his idea of hosting. He kept angrily making excuses and telling the crowd he didn’t write some of the jokes. What?? It is a tough gig and I can sympathize BUT I don’t think he said any terrible things but it was the way he said it. Everybody was talking about Taylor Swift but I didn’t see that she seemed angry, she often looks like that. I was taken aback by the Barbie thing. He was right, as Greta Gerwig pointed out that it was true that they made a movie about a doll with big boobs. I think it was the way he said it. He was so dismissive on a night that was sort of celebratory for women. To have a box office smash all around a woman theme was a breakthrough. He treated it like it could not compare to the ‘important’ movies. He made fun of their work instead of some of the actual celebrity eccentricities like a Gervais might do. I don’t know that it was the big deal the press made of it, just don’t ask him back. My best dressed were Issa Rae, Nicolas Cage, Rosamund Pike, Rachel Brosnahan, Brie Larson, Selena Gomez, Julia Garner, Andra Day, Taylor Swift, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Jim Gaffigan, Matt Rhys, Natasha Lyonne, Natalie Portman, Margot Robbie, Lenny Kravitz, Deacon Phillippe, Kristen Wiig, Meryl Streep, Jodie Foster and Emma Stone. The theme of the night seemed to be slicked back hair. Winners included Ricky Gervais, Davine Joy Randolph, Robert Downey Jr., Ali Wong, Lily Gladstone, Sarah Snook, Matt McFadden, Paul Giamatti and KIERAN CULKIN!! The whole audience stood when they called Culkin’s name which seemed to embarrass him but he so deserved it. There is always one older celeb who acts a bit strange, this year it was Kevin Costner who mumbled his banter and seemed to hate America Ferrera. They were an odd couple. A great couple was Martin Short and Meryl Streep who insist they are just good friends. They were so cute and I want them together in the worst way!! I was thrilled that the powers that be made this award show easy to watch. Award shows are very strict about keeping things on the network that broadcast the event. This show was on multiple sites. I always wonder about that because they don’t have enough ratings to be so selfish.

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The Critics Choice awards were hosted by Chelsea Handler who did a good job. To me, the best dressed were Jen Aniston, Carey Mulligan, Jodie Foster, Margot Robbie, Colman Domingo, Harvey Guillen, Chelsea Handler, Christina Ricci, Tracee Ellis Ross, Kieran Culkin, Alison Williams, Lenny Kravitz, Ali Wong, Mandy Moore, Rosamund Pike, Quinta Brunson, Bella Ramsey, Kaley Cuoco and Karen Pittman. I was so glad to see Ramon Rodriguez nominated!!!** Kieran Culkin won again!! Other winners include Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Ali Wong, Barbie, Oppenheimer, Succession and American Fiction. When Meryl Streep is nominated for tv, it reminds me of the Nascar Cup drivers that compete in the other races. She didn’t win anyway but it just doesn’t seem quite right.

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The 75th Emmys was hosted by Anthony Anderson and he did a good job too. His Mother was even better. TV theme songs were front and center. I think Mr. Anderson just really wanted to sing them! My best dressed were Sheryl Lee Ralph, Rhea Seehorn (who I was really routing for but no win), Ken and Tran Jeong, Alan Ruck, Dominique Fishback, Taylor Tomlinson, Brian Cox, Ali Wong (she nailed it at every show), Niecy Nash, Joy Sunday, Sarah Snook, Briga Heelan, Katherine Hiegel, Jenna Ortega, Donald Glover, Giancarlo Esposito, Jessica Chastain, Mario Bello, Keiran and Jazz, Claire Danes and Riley Keough. Princess Poppy stood out for the Green Goblin look. I was most excited to see Holland Taylor, Marla Gibbs, the Marvelous Mrs. Maisel cast and Carol Burnett. Winners include Kieran again, Quinta Brunson, Niecy Nash-Betts, Sarah Snook, The Daily Show with Trever Noah and Succession. I laughed the most when the It’s Always Sunny cast came on. Give those funny humans some love academy!!!!** Seriously, I liked the winners in any Saul category that won but Better Call Saul was so overdue with 0 for 53. They did set a record though for the most nominated show that never won.** Kieran Culkin may be doing a comedy next. ** Listen to a drag queen.- RuPaul

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The BAFTA noms were announced and include Barbie, The Color Purple, Poor Things, All of us strangers, Napolean, The Holdovers, Killers of the Flower Moon, Maestro, Oppenheimer and American Fiction.

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The Oscar noms were also announced with love for Cillian Murphy, Jeffrey Wright, Colman Domingo, Paul Gimatti ,Lily Gladstone, Emma Stone, Robbie Robertson, Jodie Foster, Sterling K. Brown, Robert DeNiro, Robert Downey Jr and Ryan Gosling. Scorsese now has had more nominations (10) than any other living director. People made much about Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie not getting noms for directing and acting respectively. I get that but for once I agree with Whoopi Goldberg who said, “Not everybody gets a prize!” I mean there are only so many slots.* * The Oscars will broadcast on March 10.

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Great Kurt Russel stories have come to light, thanks to his children. Kurt beat up Tex Watson, he was there after the Bronco chase and had a plate of food stolen by Ted Bundy! This guy is full of surprises!

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Turkey has approved Sweden’s NATO membership.

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Sexual assault news: Vince McMahon and his former head of talent at WWE, John Laurinaitis have been sued for sexual abuse and sex trafficking. ** Caroline Manzo sued Bravo over sexual harassment and assault by Brandi Glanville.

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Sean Kehoe and Kirra Potts have sued Pauly Shore for assault and battery from a 2022 incident.

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Javier Bardem and Chloe Sevigny will star in the Lyle and Eric Menendez story.

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A U.S. Judge has blocked Jetblue from acquiring Spirit Airlines.

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Marlon Wayans will star in GOAT from Jordan Peele.

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Why does Bill Maher have such a crush on Elon Musk? He was teasing celebs in a little bit on his show but after Elon, he giggled that he was kidding like he can’t offend the dude. And, he is still bitching about that Barbie movie. ** And, did a poll really say Maher was the most trusted man in America?

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People sure seem to be upset about the way the NFL is broadcasting this season. Games that they really want to see are on channels that a lot of people do not have. $$$ just to watch football. ** I will never understand why teams are allowed to run out the clock. They should be actually playing football and still trying to win. It is wrong!!

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It sounds like we have a new cult to worry about. The University of Cosmic Intelligence of Missouri seems to be run by a convicted child molester from prison. Rashad Jamal has about 200,000 subscribers on YouTube. Six people have turned up missing.

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Can’t wait for the film, A Real Pain with Keiran Culkin, Jennifer Grey and Jesse Eisenberg.

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The Superbowl is here with Kansas City and San Fransisco. They are already bombarding us with commercials for their commercials. How did this country come to love this day so much??

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Looks like it is time for a movie of the week about Elle King. Word is that she has had several drunken performances lately. It was the recent Dolly Parton tribute at the Opry that went awry. Her performance was filled with cussing for the family audience and struggling to get thru the song. I always respected her music so I hope she works it out. I am sure that Dolly will be on the case. The age old question of how the public will react in the long run will have to play out. Will she stay a rebel and get thru? Will she have a reality show or do rehab? Will she want to do anything?

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So, they give a woman a late night show and Taylor Tomlinson seems funny enough but they saddle her with a sort of game show where points don’t count and it’s about stupid internet stuff I am always trying to get away from. Just give a woman a show like the big boys. And while you’re at it.. A show for Bonnie Hunt.

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Will and Harper looks like a great film that shows Will Ferrell and friends journey thru another friends transition.

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It looks like Alabama loves the death penalty so much they are killing people twice. Nitrogen? Look, if it doesn’t work the first time, perhaps there is a reason to keep them alive. Yikes!! ** The UN has condemned Alabama for the execution.

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Kate of Wales had abdominal surgery which will sideline her for months. King Charles will also have a minor procedure and be gone for a bit.

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Pierce Brosnan pled not guilty to trespassing at Yellowstone.

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In the past 25 years, tobacco use among teens has dropped by 93%.

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LaPierre is out at the NRA for ‘health reasons.’ Andrew Arulanadam will be interim CEO. Membership has dropped from about 6 mil to 4 mil in the last few years. The corruption trial has started. The NY AG has already reached a settlement with former executive Josh Powell. The Director of Operations has reached a $100,000 agreement with her office and admitted to wrong doing by failing in his fiduciary responsibilities and a misuse of charitable funds. ** There is so much corruption all over the country in little stories throughout the right wing. Florida and Arizona and elsewhere in local papers have stories of illegal financial dealings, sex scandals and broke coffers. There are too many to mention here. Look it up!

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Westgate Resorts in Kissimmee Fla. canceled a Marjorie Taylor Greene event. The room was supposedly rented for a book signing but the venue found out this was really to be a commemoration of Jan.6.

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Nobody is sure why the sec. Of defense, Lloyd Austin kept his cancer diagnosis and procedure so hush hush. The President should probably know these things.

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Hungary’s far right, Our Homeland Party, says it will try to claim a western region of Ukraine that is Transcarpathia, if they lose the war.

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Trump thinks we need a dome over the country like a Simpsons movie, I guess. ** Trump complains about being in court when he is not required to attend. ** James Carville thinks we should use mockery and ridicule ala Mel Brooks and Mark Twain to get rid of Trump. Carville also asked the question, ”When was the last time Trump saw his dick?” ** Nikki Haley was victim of a swatting incident at her home in South Carolina last month.

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Aaron Rodgers has proved again what a schmuck he is as he accuses Jimmy Kimmel of being a pedophile. This particular mudslinging seems to be the go- to for dick heads everywhere now. It was reported that he was banned from ESPN but that turned out not to be true. Aaron was back in no time.** Charles Barcley said he would have hit him in the face. **ESPN had to return more than 30 Emmy’s to the television academy after it was discovered the network submitted fake names to get around eligibility rules.* * But.. Why was Kimmel interviewing Depend models and telling them, they would be humiliated the rest of their lives?” This product is crucial for a certain population of this world. I see these elderly and handicapped people everyday. Should they be humiliated too? And why should those models be humiliated? Seems like a real, honest job to me.

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Robert Kennedy Jr. Threw a party and nobody wanted to come. Martin Sheen, Dionne Warwick, Mike Tyson and Andre Bocelli were among the scheduled guests but none of them had agreed to come or even support his candidacy. The party was said to be a 70th Birthday/ fundraiser and even RFK did not show up. A pac calling themselves Fighting for one America has been blamed.

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New technology may have told us the identity of DB Cooper. The latest guess seems to be a Crucible steel worker employee named Vince Peterson.

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Peecycling (urine recycling) is becoming a thing.

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How to dance in Ohio is coming to Broadway.

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A nude man was nabbed from a Bass Pro in Alabama after he took a dive into the giant aquarium.

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Jon Stewart will be back hosting The Daily Show on Mondays. He is also Exec. Producer!

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The Walton kid actors have mentioned an Earl Hamner stamp. I think we need to look into that!

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Habitat for Humanity is looking to tear down an old nursing home in East Peoria, Il to build a little village of 5-8 homes for vets.

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R.I.P. Mickey Cottrell, Glynis Johns, war victims, Tom Johnson, Amanda Davies, Joyce Randolph, Chrissie Slusher- Philips, Norman Jewison, Mary Weiss, Marlena Shaw, Norm Snead, Bud Harrelson, Tanya Berezin, Phill Niblock, Alec Musser, school shooting victims, Bernice Johnson, Harry Johnson, Cindy Morgan, Tisa Farrow, Peter Crombie, April Ferry, John Bush, David Beckwith, Charles Osgood, Adam Harrison, Melanie, Gary Graham, Ruth Ashton Taylor, Harry Connick Sr., Chita Rivera, Dexter Scott King, Bill Hayes, Lynne Marta and David Soul.

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whereareroo · 1 year

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HALL OF FAME

WF THOUGHTS (1/27/23).

While we were away on our biking trip, the newest members of the Baseball Hall of Fame were elected by the Baseball Writers Association of America. I figured that I’d come home to a notification that I had finally been elected to the Hall of Fame. Sadly, for at least the 30th consecutive year, I was ignored. I received no notification. Nothing. Nada. Zilch.

Two guys will be inducted into the Hall of Fame. I don’t know anything about either one of them. I guess my baseball knowledge is not up to speed. That could be because I pretty much stopped following baseball in the 1970s.

While I was catching up on my reading about superstars, I came across the name of a true superstar that I’d never heard of. He’s a guy from Kentucky named Stephen Bright. He’s a lawyer. He went to college in Kentucky and he went to law school in Kentucky.

Bright is a superstar in the area of overturning convictions in death penalty cases. In an effort to protect clients from execution, Bright went all the way to the Supreme Court in 1988, 2008, 2016, and 2017. He won all four times. He’s 4 for 4. Over a long career, he’s batting a thousand.

Stephen Bright should be in the Hall of Fame. Next year, I’m voting for him. You should vote for him too. Let’s elect some true superstars to the Hall of Fame.

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lboogie1906 · 1 year

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William Wells Brown (c. 1814 – November 6, 1884) was a prominent abolitionist lecturer, novelist, playwright, and historian. Born into slavery in Montgomery County, Kentucky, near the town of Mount Sterling, he escaped to Ohio in 1834. He settled in Boston, where he worked for abolitionist causes and became a prolific writer. While working for abolition, he supported causes including temperance, women's suffrage, pacifism, prison reform, and an anti-tobacco movement. His novel Clotel (1853), considered the first novel written by an African American, was published in London, where he resided at the time; it was later published in the US. He was a pioneer in several different literary genres, including travel writing, fiction, and drama. In 1858 he became the first published African-American playwright and often read from this work on the lecture circuit. Following the Civil War, in 1867 he published what is considered the first history of African Americans in the Revolutionary War. He was among the first writers inducted into the Kentucky Writers Hall of Fame, established in 2013. A public school was named for him in Lexington, Kentucky. He was lecturing in England when the 1850 Fugitive Slave Law was passed in the US; as its provisions increased the risk of capture and re-enslavement, he stayed overseas for several years. He traveled throughout Europe. After his freedom was purchased in 1854 by a British couple, he and his two daughters returned to the US, where he rejoined the abolitionist lecture circuit in the North. A contemporary of Frederick Douglass, he was overshadowed by the charismatic orator and the two feuded publicly. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence https://www.instagram.com/p/CknrZ-grrkI/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#africanhistory365 #africanexcellence

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hillbillyhippiemusicreview · 2 years

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KENTUCKY MUSIC HALL OF FAME TO CELEBRATE 20 YEARS WITH 2022 INDUCTION CEREMONY

Lyssa Culbertson

Few places in the world have deeper roots in music than the Commonwealth. From the plains of Western Kentucky to the hollers and hills of Appalachia and everywhere in between, the roots run deep—music is simply in the blood and is a way of life. Whether it's folk and bluegrass, blues and rock and roll, or any other style one could imagine, the state has a myriad of sounds to offer. Thanks to its rich history in the evolution of music as a whole, over the years, the state has grown the career of many a shining star. On October 28th, 2022, some of those same renowned artists will join together at the Renfro Valley Entertainment Center as the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame (KYMHOF) will be inducting yet another a star-studded list of musicians to its already exemplary roster of talent.

This year celebrates a very special year in the history of the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame, as it is the museum's 20th year in operation and its 9th induction ceremony. From the pioneer class of inductees, including iconic artists such as Loretta Lynn and Bill Monroe, to the upcoming class, it is an absolute honor to be inducted alongside some of Kentucky—and American—music's greatest writers, singers, musicians, performers, and music professionals. The 2022 Inductee Class is comprised of artists hailing from all over the state with various backgrounds and roles in music all over the country. Whether they still reside in the Bluegrass or are residing in the Heavens, each selectee has made or is continuing to make a profound impact on their home state. Inductees include Nashville-recording artist Carly Pearce, the famed bluegrass songwriter Pete Goble, master guitarist Paul Yandell, Grand Ole Opry member and background singer Norah Lee Allen, accomplished steel guitar player Tommy White, hit songwriter and crowd favorite Marty Brown, as well as famed blues musician and club owner Tee Dee Young. The induction ceremony will feature performances by some inductees, as well as appearances by surprise guests. Later in the evening at a VIP afterparty, the cases for each new member will be unveiled to attendees' delight prior to being available for viewing by the public. Jessica Blankenship, executive director of the KYMHOF, is thrilled for this year's induction and remarked "Kentucky music is the fabric of our lives. From love to heartache to the country way of life, you hear the truth. The KYMHOF honors and celebrates our musical heritage thru the induction of keynote people that represent our music. We are honored to be able to hold the ceremony at Renfro Valley again this year."

The Kentucky Music Hall of Fame is unique not only for its design and various components (i.e. an amphitheater and antique houses/cabins), but also for its focus on telling the stories of its honorary musicians and sharing the wealth of new upcoming talent with visitors from all around. Frequently, the Hall of Fame hosts songwriter series while also working in concert as they support beginning artists to seasoned musicians all across the region. Additionally, each inductee to the Hall of Fame is carefully chosen and their cases are expertly curated to showcase exactly why Kentucky is an immensely talented state and has always been a driving force in the world of music. With their unbridled passion for music, both past and present, the KYMHOF is a place any music fan should add to their bucket list to visit—especially the 2022 Induction Ceremony. Come join us at the momentous occasion and see for yourselves—Hillbilly Hippie Music Review will see you there!

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goodblacknews · 2 years

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R.I.P. bell hooks, 69, Acclaimed Author, Activist and Poet

[bell hooks at The New School. Photo: Spencer Kohn, 2013] Professor, author, and activist bell hooks, who explored and dissected social, political, gender and interpersonal issues in addition to intersectionality in works such as All About Love, Bone Black, Ain’t I a Woman, The Will To Change: Men, Masculinity & Love, Feminist Theory and Communion: The Female Search for Love, died today at…

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#"Ain&039;t I A Woman?"#"All About Love"#"Bone Black"#"Feminist Theory"#Bell Blair Hooks #bell hooks #bell hooks Institute #Berea College #Gloria Jean Watkins #Kentucky Writers Hall of Fame #Stanford University #William Morrow Publishers

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tcm · 4 years

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A Peek into Barbara Stanwyck’s Country Life By Kim Luperi

You’ve heard of Barbara Stanwyck the movie star. But what about Barbara Stanwyck, the horse breeder? Though the city girl only spent three years in the country, the endeavor provided a peaceful respite from Stanwyck’s busy career. (Fun fact: Her home still stands, and I toured it in 2018! More on that later.)

Following the dissolution of Stanwyck’s rocky marriage to actor Frank Fay in the mid-1930s, the actress and her young son Anthony Dion needed a new beginning. Stanwyck’s agent Zeppo Marx and his wife Marion, two of her closest friends, owned property in Northridge, California, and they discussed the prospect of buying land together. As Stanwyck recounted in a 1937 Picturegoer article: “[Marion] and I just started talking about ranches. The next thing we knew, we were deciding where good ranch properties were located.” Though initially tentative about moving 30 miles outside of Hollywood, Stanwyck realized it would be beneficial for Dion, and it would provide her an opportunity to relax and heal following her divorce.

So, Stanwyck and the Marxes purchased roughly 130 acres of land in Northridge, dubbed the “Horse Capital of the West.” As Victoria Wilson explored in A Life of Barbara Stanwyck: Steel-True 1907-1940, they spared no expense in their efforts to emulate the best breeding facilities in Kentucky: we’re talking a half-mile track and a full-time veterinary surgeon on staff, among many other features. The ranch, branded Marwyck, was formally incorporated in early 1937 and housed horses used for racing, breeding and leisure. (The racehorses ran alongside the country’s best animals at famed tracks such as Del Mar and Santa Anita.)

Construction on Stanwyck’s Tudor-style manor concluded that summer. She worked closely on the design with renowned Black architect Paul R. Williams, and the result was a 6,500 square foot brown-gray stone house with eight bedrooms, four fireplaces, one playroom, a three-car garage, a tennis court and a pool. Despite the size, the star’s residence was described as unassuming and relaxed, with one indulgence: a marble tub in Stanwyck’s bathroom. Not long after moving in, she told writer Dixie Willson that “everyone’s home, whatever and where it is, means to them exactly what my home means to me… A place where, if you demand, there can be peace.” The tranquility and magnitude of her estate, the first home she owned by herself, was not lost on the hardworking actress, and she frequently marveled at the land with contentment.

Stanwyck’s life and career during this time were anything but serene. In the midst of Marwyck’s incorporation, the star received the final divorce decree from her marriage to Fay, though their contentious custody battle lasted until 1938. While she vowed not to marry again, Stanwyck began dating actor Robert Taylor, who built his own home up the road from Marwyck, and they tied the knot in May 1939.

Marwyck aside, 1937 proved a landmark year for Stanwyck’s career, too, as her heartbreaking performance in STELLA DALLAS earned the actress her first Academy Award nomination. In his book Barbara Stanwyck, Al DiOrio explained that the star became more selective with her parts following such a monumental role. She rejected enough scripts from RKO and 20th Century-Fox, where she was under non-exclusive contracts, that Stanwyck was soon suspended from both. (During her suspension one of Marwyck’s horses won at Santa Anita, prompting her to quip, “I’m glad someone in the family is working.”) Within no time, though, Stanwyck was back in action. Her star continued to rise over the next few years in classics like THE MAD MISS MANTON (’38), UNION PACIFIC (’39), GOLDEN BOY (’39), REMEMBER THE NIGHT (’40), THE LADY EVE (’41), MEET JOHN DOE (’41) and BALL OF FIRE (’41), three of which air today as TCM launches its 2020 Summer Under The Stars lineup with the spotlight on Stanwyck.

By the end of 1939, Stanwyck and Taylor moved back to the city, and her home sold in 1941 to actor Jack Oakie, who named the estate Oakridge. In 1990, the house was designated a City Historic-Cultural Monument, and in 2001, Oakie’s widow Victoria donated Oakridge to the USC School of Cinematic Arts. Most recently, the Department of Recreation and Parks approved the purchase of the home and over nine acres by the City of Los Angeles in 2009 with the intent to preserve it and create a community recreational site.

In 2018, I toured Stanwyck’s former home, which stood out in a bustling residential area as a landmark from an era long gone. Though most of the empty house, including any remodeling, belonged to the Oakies, it was still awe-inspiring to wander the same halls and property both stars inhabited all those years ago. Please enjoy a few snapshots from my visit, including Stanwyck’s tiny marble tub!

#Barbara Stanwyck #classic homes #vintage house #vintage home #architecture #Paul R. Williams #Black architect #Tudor manor #ranch house #TCM #Turner Classic Movies

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Today we remember the passing of Glen Campbell who Died: August 8, 2017 in Nashville, Tennessee

Glen Travis Campbell (April 22, 1936 – August 8, 2017) was an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, actor and television host. He was best known for a series of hit songs in the 1960s and 1970s, and for hosting The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour on CBS television from 1969 until 1972. He released 64 albums in a career that spanned five decades, selling over 45 million records worldwide, including twelve gold albums, four platinum albums, and one double-platinum album.

Born in Billstown, Arkansas, Campbell began his professional career as a studio musician in Los Angeles, spending several years playing with the group of instrumentalists later known as "The Wrecking Crew". After becoming a solo artist, he placed a total of 80 different songs on either the Billboard Country Chart, Billboard Hot 100, or Adult Contemporary Chart, of which 29 made the top 10 and of which nine reached number one on at least one of those charts. Among Campbell's hits are "Universal Soldier", his first hit from 1965, along with "Gentle on My Mind" (1967), "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" (1967), "Dreams of the Everyday Housewife" (1968), "Wichita Lineman" (1968), "Galveston" (1969), "Rhinestone Cowboy" (1975) and "Southern Nights" (1977).

In 1967, Campbell won four Grammys in the country and pop categories. For "Gentle on My Mind", he received two awards in country and western; "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" did the same in pop. Three of his early hits later won Grammy Hall of Fame Awards (2000, 2004, 2008), while Campbell himself won the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2012. He owned trophies for Male Vocalist of the Year from both the Country Music Association (CMA) and the Academy of Country Music (ACM), and took the CMA's top award as 1968 Entertainer of the Year. Campbell played a supporting role in the film True Grit (1969), which earned him a Golden Globe nomination for Most Promising Newcomer. He also sang the title song, which was nominated for an Academy Award.

Glen was born on April 22, 1936, in Billstown, a tiny community near Delight in Pike County, Arkansas, to John Wesley (a sharecropper) and Carrie Dell (Stone) Campbell. Campbell was of Scottish descent and was the seventh son of 12 children. As a child he almost died from drowning. His family went to Church of Christ, and Campbell's brother Lindell became a Church of Christ minister. In 2011 he claimed his mother was Irish, although this was not true. The family lived on a farm, where they barely managed, by growing cotton, corn, watermelons, and potatoes. "We had no electricity," he said, and money was scarce. "A dollar in those days looked as big as a saddle blanket." To supplement income the family picked cotton for other farmers. "I picked cotton for $1.25 a hundred pounds," said Campbell. "If you worked your tail off, you could pick 80 or 90 pounds a day."

Campbell started playing guitar at age four after his father gave him a Sears-bought five-dollar guitar as a gift, with his uncle Boo teaching him the basics of how to play. Most of his family was musical, he said. "Back home, everybody plays and sings." By the time he was six he was performing on local radio stations.

Campbell continued playing guitar in his youth, with no formal training, and practiced when he was not working in the cotton fields. He developed his talent by listening to radio and records and considered Django Reinhardt among his most admired guitarists, later calling him "the most awesome player I ever heard." He dropped out of school at 14 to work in Houston alongside his brothers, installing insulation and later working at a gas station.

Not satisfied with that kind of unskilled work, Campbell started playing music at fairs and church picnics and singing gospel hymns in the church choir. He was able to find spots performing on local radio stations, and after his parents moved to Houston, he made some appearances at a local nightclub.

In 1954, at age 17, Campbell moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico, to join his uncle's band, known as Dick Bills and the Sandia Mountain Boys. He quit high school in 10th grade. He also appeared there on his uncle's radio show and on K Circle B Time, the local children's program on KOB television. It was there that he met his first wife, whom he married when he was 17 and she was 16.

In 1958, Campbell formed his own band, the Western Wranglers. "We worked hard," he said. "Six, sometimes seven nights a week. I didn't have my eye set on any specific goals or big dreams."

In 1960, Campbell moved to Los Angeles to become a session musician. That October, he joined the Champs. By January 1961, Campbell had found a daytime job at publishing company American Music, writing songs and recording demos. Because of these demos Campbell soon was in demand as a session musician and became part of a group of studio musicians later known as the Wrecking Crew.

Campbell played on recordings by the Beach Boys, Bobby Darin, Frank Sinatra, Ricky Nelson, Dean Martin, Nat King Cole, the Monkees, Nancy Sinatra, Merle Haggard, Jan and Dean, Bing Crosby, Phil Spector, Sammy Davis Jr., Doris Day, Bobby Vee, The Everly Brothers, Shelley Fabares, The Cascades, Paul Revere & the Raiders, Wayne Newton, The First Edition, The Kingston Trio, Roger Miller, Gene Clark, Lou Rawls, Claude King, Lorne Greene, Ronnie Dove and Elvis Presley. He befriended Presley when he helped record the soundtrack for Viva Las Vegas in 1964. He later said, "Elvis and I were brought up the same humble way – picking cotton and looking at the south end of a north-bound mule."

In May 1961, he left the Champs and was subsequently signed by Crest Records, a subsidiary of American Music. His first solo release, "Turn Around, Look at Me", a moderate success, peaked at number 62 on the Hot 100 in 1961 but reached number 7 on the Hot 100 in a 1968 Vogues cover. Campbell also formed the Gee Cees with former bandmembers from the Champs, performing at the Crossbow Inn in Van Nuys. The Gee Cees, too, released a single on Crest, the instrumental "Buzz Saw", which did not chart.

In 1962, Campbell signed with Capitol Records. After minor initial success with "Too Late to Worry, Too Blue to Cry", his first single for the label, and "Kentucky Means Paradise", released by the Green River Boys featuring Glen Campbell, a string of unsuccessful singles and albums followed. By 1963 his playing and singing were heard on 586 recorded songs. He never learned to read music, but besides guitar, he could play the banjo, mandolin and bass.

From 1964 on, Campbell began to appear on television as a regular on Star Route, a syndicated series hosted by Rod Cameron, ABC's Shindig! and Hollywood Jamboree.

From December 1964 to early March 1965, Campbell was a touring member of the Beach Boys, filling in for Brian Wilson, playing bass guitar and singing falsetto harmonies. He was then replaced on the Beach Boys' tours by new member Bruce Johnston.

In 1965, he had his biggest solo hit yet, reaching number 45 on the Hot 100 with a version of Buffy Sainte-Marie's "Universal Soldier". Asked about the pacifist message of the song, he said that "people who are advocating burning draft cards should be hung."

Campbell continued as a session musician, playing guitar on the Beach Boys' 1966 album Pet Sounds, among other recordings. In April of that year, he joined Rick Nelson on a tour through the Far East, again playing bass.

When follow-up singles did not do well, and Capitol was considering dropping Campbell from the label in 1966, he was teamed with producer Al De Lory. Together, they first collaborated on "Burning Bridges" which became a top 20 country hit in early 1967, and the album of the same name.

Campbell and De Lory collaborated again on 1967's "Gentle on My Mind", written by John Hartford, which was an overnight success. The song was followed by the bigger hit "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" later in 1967, and "I Wanna Live" and "Wichita Lineman" in 1968, remaining on Billboard's Top 100 charts for 15 weeks. He won four Grammy Awards for "Gentle on My Mind" and "By the Time I Get to Phoenix".

In 1967, Campbell was also the uncredited lead vocalist on "My World Fell Down" by Sagittarius, a studio group. The song reached number 70 on the Billboard Hot 100.

In 1968, Campbell released "Wichita Lineman", a song written by Jimmy Webb. It was recorded with backing from members of the Wrecking Crew and appeared on his 1968 album of the same name. It reached number 3 on the US pop chart, remaining in the Top 100 for 15 weeks. In addition, the song also topped the American country music chart for two weeks, and the adult contemporary chart for six weeks.

The 1969 song "True Grit" by composer Elmer Bernstein and lyricist Don Black, and sung by Campbell, who co-starred in the movie, received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Song and the Golden Globe for Best Original Song.

After he hosted a 1968 summer replacement for television's The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour variety show, Campbell was given his own weekly variety show, The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour, which ran from January 1969 through June 1972. The show's comedy writers included Steve Martin and Rob Reiner. At the height of his popularity, a 1970 biography by Freda Kramer, The Glen Campbell Story, was published.

With Campbell's session-work connections, he hosted major names in music on his show, including the Beatles (on film), David Gates, Bread, the Monkees, Neil Diamond, Linda Ronstadt, Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Roger Miller, and Mel Tillis. Campbell helped launch the careers of Anne Murray and Jerry Reed, who were regulars on his Goodtime Hour program.

During the late 1960s and early 1970s, Campbell released a long series of singles and appeared in the movies True Grit (1969) with John Wayne and Kim Darby and Norwood (1970) with Kim Darby and Joe Namath.

After the cancellation of his CBS series in 1972, Campbell remained a regular on network television. He co-starred in a made-for-television movie, Strange Homecoming (1974), with Robert Culp and up-and-coming teen idol Leif Garrett. He hosted a number of television specials, including 1976's Down Home, Down Under with Olivia Newton-John. He co-hosted the American Music Awards from 1976 to 1978 and headlined the 1979 NBC special Glen Campbell: Back to Basics with guest-stars Seals and Crofts and Brenda Lee. He was a guest on many network talk and variety shows, including Donny & Marie and The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, where he performed "Rhinestone Cowboy". He also appeared on Cher, the Redd Foxx Comedy Hour, The Merv Griffin Show, The Midnight Special, DINAH!, Evening at Pops with Arthur Fiedler and The Mike Douglas Show.

In the mid-1970s, he had more hits with "Rhinestone Cowboy", "Southern Nights" (both U.S. number one hits), "Sunflower" (U.S. number 39) (written by Neil Diamond), and "Country Boy (You Got Your Feet in L.A.)" (U.S. number 11).

"Rhinestone Cowboy" was Campbell's largest-selling single and one of his best-known recordings, initially with over 2 million copies sold. Campbell had heard songwriter Larry Weiss' version while on tour of Australia in 1974. Both songs were in the October 4, 1975, Hot 100 top 10. "Rhinestone Cowboy" continues to be used in TV shows and films, including Desperate Housewives, Daddy Day Care, and High School High. It was the inspiration for the 1984 Dolly Parton/Sylvester Stallone movie Rhinestone. The main phrase of Campbell's recording was included in Dickie Goodman's Jaws movie parody song "Mr. Jaws". Campbell also made a techno/pop version of the song in 2002 with UK artists Rikki & Daz and went to the top 10 in the UK with the dance version and related music video.

"Southern Nights", by Allen Toussaint, his other number one pop-rock-country crossover hit, was generated with the help of Jimmy Webb, and Jerry Reed, who inspired the famous guitar lick introduction to the song, which was the most-played jukebox number of 1977.

In 2005, Campbell was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. It was announced in April 2008 that Campbell was returning to his signature label, Capitol, to release his new album, Meet Glen Campbell. The album was released on August 19. With this album, he branched off in a different musical direction, covering tracks from artists such as Travis, U2, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Jackson Browne, and Foo Fighters. It was Campbell's first release on Capitol in over 15 years. Musicians from Cheap Trick and Jellyfish contributed to the album as well. The first single, a cover of Green Day's "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)", was released to radio in July 2008.

In March 2010, a then-farewell album titled Ghost on the Canvas was announced which served as a companion to Meet Glen Campbell (2008).

Following his late 2010 Alzheimer's diagnosis, Campbell embarked on a final "Goodbye Tour", with three of his children joining him in his backup band. He was too ill to travel to Australia and New Zealand in the summer of 2012. His final show was on November 30, 2012, in Napa, California. After the end of the tour, Campbell entered the studio in Nashville to record what would be his final album, Adiós, which would not be revealed until five years later. According to his wife, Kim Campbell, he wanted to preserve "what magic was left", in what would be his final recordings. In January 2013, Campbell recorded his final song, "I'm Not Gonna Miss You", during what would be his last recording sessions. The song, which is featured in the 2014 documentary Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me, was released on September 30, 2014, with the documentary following on October 24. On January 15, 2015, Campbell and fellow songwriter Julian Raymond were nominated for Best Original Song at the 87th Academy Awards.

On August 30, 2016, during the 10th Annual ACM Honors, Keith Urban, Blake Shelton and others performed a medley of Glen Campbell's songs in tribute to him. His wife Kim Campbell accepted the Career Achievement Award on his behalf. Alice Cooper described him as being one of the five best guitar players in the music industry.

Campbell's final album Adiós, featuring twelve songs from his final 2012–13 sessions, was announced in April 2017. It was released on June 9, 2017. Adiós was named by the UK's Official Charts Company as the best-selling country/Americana album of 2017 in Britain.

Campbell died in Nashville, Tennessee, on August 8, 2017, at the age of 81. He was buried in the Campbell family cemetery in Billstown, Arkansas.

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Nina Mae McKinney

Nina Mae McKinney (June 12, 1912 – May 3, 1967) was an American actress who worked internationally during the 1930s and in the postwar period in theatre, film and television, after getting her start on Broadway and in Hollywood. Dubbed "The Black Garbo" in Europe because of her striking beauty, McKinney was one of the first African-American film stars in the United States, as well as one of the first African Americans to appear on British television.

Early life and education

Nina Mae McKinney was born in 1912 in the small town of Lancaster, South Carolina, to Georgia and Hal McKinney. Her parents moved to New York City for work during the Great Migration of African Americans out of the rural South in the early 20th century and left their young daughter with her Aunt Carrie. McKinney ran errands for her aunt and learned to ride a bike. She soon was performing stunts on bikes, where her passion for acting was well known. She acted in school plays in Lancaster and taught herself to dance.

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Early career

McKinney left school at the age of 15. With hopes of establishing an acting career, she moved to New York City, where she also reunited with her parents. Her debut on Broadway was dancing in a chorus line of the hit musical Blackbirds of 1928. This show starred Bill "Bojangles" Robinson and Adelaide Hall. The musical opened at the Liberty Theater on May 9, 1928, and became one of the longest-running and most successful shows of its genre on Broadway.

Her performance landed McKinney a leading role in a film. Looking for a star in his upcoming movie, Hallelujah!, the Hollywood film director King Vidor spotted McKinney in the chorus line of Blackbirds. He said, "Nina Mae McKinney was third from the right in the chorus. She was beautiful and talented and glowing with personality." And that's what rocketed her into the world of acting and Hollywood.

In Hallelujah (1929), McKinney was the first African-American actress to hold a principal role in a mainstream film; it had an African-American cast. Vidor was nominated for an Oscar for his directing of Hallelujah and McKinney was praised for her role. When asked about her performance, Vidor told audiences "Nina was full of life, full of expression, and just a joy to work with. Someone like her inspires a director."

After Hallelujah!, McKinney signed a five-year contract with MGM; she was the first African-American actor to sign a long-term contract with a major studio. The studio seemed reluctant to star her in feature films. Her most notable roles during this period were in films for other studios, including a leading role in Sanders of the River (1935), made in the UK, where she appeared with Paul Robeson. After MGM cut almost all her scenes in Reckless (1935), she left Hollywood for Europe. She acted and danced, appearing mostly in stage roles and cabaret.

Work was hard to come by in Hollywood because not many movies were interracial, and it was difficult for African-American actors, actresses, directors, writers, and producers to find enough work. Especially for African-American women, breaking out into a major role was hard because there were not many choices for roles a woman of color could play. Although McKinney was strikingly beautiful, Hollywood was afraid to make her into a glamorized icon like white actresses of the time; the film production codes prohibited suggestions of miscegenation, so interracial romances were not filmed.

Two years after Hallelujah, McKinney returned to the silver screen as a supporting actress in Safe in Hell, directed by William A. Wellman. In this movie, McKinney played the role of a hotel proprietor who befriends an escaped New Orleans hooker.

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Because of the prevalence of racism in the American entertainment industry, many African-American actors and actresses went to work in England, France, and other European countries, where they found more professional opportunities.

In December 1932, McKinney moved to Paris, where she performed as a cabaret entertainer in nighttime hot spots or restaurants, including Chez Florence. In February 1933, she starred in Chocolate and Cream, a show in the Leicester Square Theatre in London. She also worked in Athens, Greece, and returned there after World War II.

After touring, she returned to London in 1934 to appear in a British film titled Kentucky Minstrels (released in the United States as Life is Real.) The film was one of the first British works to feature African-American actors. Film Weekly said of McKinney, "Nina Mae McKinney, as the star of the final spectacular revue, is the best thing in the picture—and she, of course, has nothing to do with the 'plot'." McKinney remained in England and worked in a variety of roles. She also sang the popular song "Dinah" during Music Hall, a radio broadcast show.

She got a break and received a starring role in her first film in six years. In 1935, she appeared in Sanders of the River directed by Alexander Korda, a Hungarian Jewish director who had moved to London. McKinney and Paul Robeson, her co-star, were told that the film, which was set in part in Africa, would portray the indigenous people positively, which Robeson had made a condition of his participation in the project. After it was re-edited without the knowledge of McKinney and Robeson, or the other African-American actors in the film, they felt that it downgraded their roles and emphasized the supremacy of the British Empire around the world.

Despite constraints, McKinney found more good work in London and had performances in TV productions. In 1936 she was given her own television special on BBC, which showcased her singing. In 1937, she had a role in Ebony (revue), alongside the African-American dancer Johnny Nit. Following that performance, she appeared in Dark Laughter with the Jamaican trumpet player Leslie Thompson. McKinney was given rave reviews for her singing "Poppa Tree Top Tall" in a 1937 documentary. This is the only surviving record of her performances in British television pre-World War II. She returned to the United States after the German invasion of Poland in September 1939.

Return to America and race films

In Hollywood McKinney starred in some "race films" intended for African-American audiences. These include Gang Smashers/Gun Moll (1938) and The Devil's Daughter (1939), which was filmed in Jamaica. Her singing in the film is included in an excerpt of The Devil's Daughter soundtrack that is part of the album Jamaica Folk Trance Possession 1939-1961.

After taking a break, she tried to make a comeback in Hollywood. She took roles in some smaller films, having to accept stereotypical roles of maids and whores. For example, in 1944 she appeared alongside Merle Oberon, playing a servant girl in the film Dark Waters. In 1951, McKinney made her last stage appearance, playing Sadie Thompson in a summer stock production of Rain.

After World War II, McKinney returned to Europe, living in Athens, Greece until 1960 when she returned to New York.

Personal life

In 1935, McKinney married jazz musician James "Jimmy" Monroe. They divorced in 1938.

Death and legacy

After 1960, McKinney lived in New York City. On May 3, 1967, she died of a heart attack at the age of 54 at the Metropolitan Hospital in Manhattan. Her funeral was at the Little Church Around the Corner.

In 1978, McKinney received a posthumous award from the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame for her lifetime achievement.

In 1992, the Walter Reade Theater at Lincoln Center in New York City replayed a clip of McKinney singing in "Pie, Pie Blackbird" (1932) in a combination of clips called Vocal Projections: Jazz Divas in Film.

The film historian Donald Bogle discusses McKinney in his book Toms, Coons, Mulattoes, Mammies, And Bucks—An Interpretive History Of Blacks In American Films (1992). He recognizes her for inspiring other actresses and passing on her techniques to them. He wrote that "her final contribution to the movies now lay in those she influenced."

A portrait of McKinney is displayed in her hometown of Lancaster, South Carolina, at the courthouse's "Wall of Fame."

In 2019, The New York Times newspaper began a series called "Overlooked", where the editorial staff is attempting to correct a longstanding bias in reporting by republishing obituaries for historical minorities and women. McKinney was one of the featured obituaries in Overlooked.

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Let me begin by saying that Tom T. Hall was great songwriter. He had a gift for being poetic while also getting right to the point, the kind of unique ability that made him a perfect fit for the more confessional style that took hold in the early seventies. He didn't have a great voice, and sometimes recorded with hackneyed accompaniment, but the strength of the songs generally overcame any obstacles. His mother died when he was young, his father was disabled from a hunting accident, causing the young Tom to quit school and take a job in a garment factory. While working there, he started his first band, The Kentucky Travelers. He wrote a jingle for a radio station they were working on, when the group broke up Hall became a D.J. at the station. He joined the service and while serving in Germany continued to hone his skills as a writer, performing his often humorous songs on Armed Forces Radio. After his hitch ended, he came home and enrolled in Roanoke College as a journalism student. To make ends meet, he worked as a D.J. It was during this time that a song publisher heard him, and like what he heard. Soon, his songs were being shopped around Nashville. It was Jimmy C. Newman that gave his his first success with song called “DJ for a Day.”

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It wasn't long before he moved to Nashville, determined to make a living off his songs. It was a somewhat hokey, pro-war song "Hello Vietnam" that really put him on the map. The record went to number one for Johnnie Wright in 1965. Although the song hasn't aged well, at the time it expressed the sentiments of many listeners, giving Wright his only big solo hit. It also clearly showed Hall’s ability to make social commentary. Friends encouraged him to take up recording himself, which he finally did in 1967. Signed by Mercury Records, his first effort, "I Washed My Face in the Morning Dew", became a minor hit. His breakthrough came the following year, when Jeannie C. Riley recorded his topical "Harper Valley P.T.A", which not only became a number one country hit, but crossed over to pop as well. His own "Week in a Country Jail" went to the top of the charts, beginning a run of hits that would continue into the mid seventies. Recalling an early inspiration, "The Year That Clayton Delaney Died" became something of signature for him, earning him his moniker: The Story Teller. Although huge hits, such as "I Love" and "Country Is" dominated radio play, it was the meat and potatoes of his best crafted songs that cemented his reputation as a writer.

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. "The Little Lady Preacher", "Ravishing Ruby", "Don't Forget the Coffee Billy Joe", "That's How I Got to Memphis", "Turn It On! Turn It On! Turn It On!" and "Old Dogs and Children" are among the finest songs in the history of the genre, and lasting proof of Hall's greatness. He continued recording with spotty success, often performing with bluegrass groups, the kind of music that he played when he first started. He had long been out the limelight when he passed at the age of 85 in August 2021, but his legacy is secure. The many hits and amazing songs he wrote had already seen to that before he passed. Elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2008, Tom T. Hall was one of the greats.

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Timothy Darrell Russ (born June 22, 1956) is an actor, director, screenwriter, and musician. He is known for his roles as Lieutenant Commander Tuvok on Star Trek: Voyager, Robert Johnson in Crossroads, Casey in East of Hope Street, Frank on Samantha Who?, Principal Franklin on iCarly, and D. C. Montana on The Highwaymen. He graduated from St. Edward's University with a BA in theater arts. He attended graduate school at Illinois State Universitywhere he was inducted into its Hall of Fame. He appeared in The Twilight Zone episode "Kentucky Rye" as "Officer #2." He made a brief appearance in the comedy movie Spaceballs as the trooper who shouts "We ain't found shit!" while "combing" the desert with an afro comb. He has been involved in the Star Trek franchise as a voice and film actor, writer, director, and producer. He played several minor roles before landing the role as the main character Tuvok, a character seen from the first, January 1995 episode of Star Trek: Voyager. He screen-tested for the role of Geordi La Forge on Star Trek: The Next Generation before gaining the role of Tuvok. He went into Voyager as a dedicated Trekkie with an extensive knowledge of Vulcan lore and has played many roles in the Star Trek universe He performed voice acting roles as Tuvok for the computer games Star Trek: Voyager – Elite Force and Star Trek: Elite Force II. He is the director and one of the stars of the fan series Star Trek: Of Gods and Men. He appeared in an episode of Freddy's Nightmares. He directed and co-starred in Star Trek: Renegades. He portrayed a doctor on an episode of Hannah Montana, "I Am Hannah, Hear Me Croak." He won an Emmy Award in 2014 for public service ads he did for the FBI's Los Angeles Field Office on intellectual property theft and cyberbullying. He played Captain Kells in the video game Fallout 4. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence https://www.instagram.com/p/CfGwSyvrSTM7Yx07xQbCQKxiOEg9Xbp59EsUU00/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Who is Dean Hall? Wiki, Biography, Age, Tom T. Hall's Son, Father Death, Twitter

Dean Hall Wiki - Dean Hall Biography

Dean Hall is the son of T. Hall, was an American country music songwriter, singer, instrumentalist, novelist, and short-story writer. He wrote 12 No. 1 hit songs, with 26 more reaching the Top 10, including the No. 1 international pop crossover hit "Harper Valley PTA" and "I Love," which peaked at No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100. is included in Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Songwriters list. He became known to fans as "The Storyteller", thanks to his storytelling skills in songwriting. Hall's big leap to songwriting came in 1963 when country singer Jimmy C. Newman recorded his song "DJ For a Day." In 1964, he moved to Nashville and began working as a $ 50-a-week songwriter for Newkeys Music, Newman's publisher and his business partner Jimmy Key, writing up to half a dozen country songs a day. Key suggested that he add the middle initial "T" to his name. Hall was nicknamed "The Storyteller," and he wrote songs for dozens of country stars, including Johnny Cash, George Jones, Loretta Lynn, Waylon Jennings, Alan Jackson, and Bobby Bare. He also wrote "Hello Vietnam," a song that openly supported the Vietnam War at a time when anti-war protest songs were beginning to dominate the pop music charts. The song turned out to be a hit with country singer Johnnie Wright and was later used in the 1987 Vietnam War movie "Full Metal Jacket." She was a country music and bluegrass songwriter, music journalist, animal rights activist, head of an independent record label, and devoted wife of 46 years to Country Music Hall of Famer Tom T. Hall. Above all, she was a collector and entertainer of people. Some kind of community organizer, known as "Miss Dixie," is there to help those who raised their voices in her songs. Ms. Hall, who died on Friday, January 16 at the age of 80 after a long illness, wrote more than 500 commercially recorded bluegrass songs, more than any other female songwriter in bluegrass history. Her compositions were also sung by country hitmakers from Johnny Cash to Miranda Lambert. But she was more interested in bringing together talented musicians and including outliers in the way her mother Maybelle Carter, Tex Ritter, and others included her when she arrived in America in 1961, on a ship from her native England.

Dean Hall Age

Dean Hall's age is unknown.

Parents

Tom Hall was married to bluegrass songwriter and producer Dixie Hall from 1969 until his death on January 16, 2015. Dixie Hall was born Iris Lawrence in West Midlands, England, in 1934 and immigrated to the United States in 1961. They lived in Franklin, Tennesse. Tom and Dixie met at a music industry awards dinner in 1965 to which she was invited for writing (as Dixie Deen) the song "Truck Drivin 'Son-of-a-Gun", which became a success for Dave Dudley. Hall has a son, Dean Hall, from his 1961 marriage to Opal "Hootie" McKinney of Grayson, Kentucky. In the early 1980s, Dean Hall, who is a singer, musician, and songwriter, worked for his father, first as a roadie and then as a guitarist, before joining Bobby Bare's band.

Tom T. Hall Cause of Death

Country music singer-songwriter Tom T. Hall died Friday at his home in Franklin, Tennessee, at the age of 85, according to his son. "Our family asks for privacy during this difficult time," Dean Hall said in a tweet. Hall, who was born in Olive Hill, Kentucky, was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2008. Hall was nicknamed "The Storyteller." by Tex Ritter, a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, and wrote songs "that are distinguished by their storytelling quality, their richness of detail, and their keen perception of the beauty of everyday life," said the Hall of Fame in your appreciation. Read Also: Who is Dixie Hall? Wiki, Biography, Age, Tom T. Hall's Wife, Son, Death "Tom T. Hall's masterpieces vary in the plot, tone, and rhythm, but are bound together by his relentless and unwavering empathy for the triumphs and losses of others," the executive director of the Hall of Fame and Museum said Friday. Country Music, Kyle Young. "He wrote without judgment or anger, offering heart-rhyming journalism that distinguishes his compositions from any other writer. He was a storyteller, a philosopher, a whiskey, a novelist, a poet, a painter, a benefactor, a letter writer, a gift-giver, a gentleman farmer, and much more. " "Thanks for all the music, Tom T. Hall. We will miss you," the Grand Ole Opry tweeted on Friday. Fellow artists also praised Hall's legacy. The Oak Ridge Boys tweeted their thanks to Hall for the songs and the "strength he brought to so many," while Travis Tritt described him as "one of the greatest storytelling composers of all time!" FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK Read the full article

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Franny’s NPC Music Pals

Alternatively: McKala rudely writes a novel about Daniel Maitland and everyone else just gets bullet points.

Obvs she’s got a million but these are her main NPC music buddies that will be referenced in game.

Daniel “Dan” Maitland (June 14, 1980)

FC: Martin Sensmeier

Born in Alaska, moved to Payne Lake, Georgia when he and Franny were in middle school

Alaska Native, Tlingit and Koyukon Athabascan

Beginning of his contact with Franny

Daniel has been Franny’s best friend since middle school. They were an inseparable trio with the late Molly Vaughn, who was Franny’s best friend since Kindergarten. The three of them got matching tattoos when they were twenty. It’s bluebonnets because of the song Cowboy Take Me Away

Daniel and Franny got a second matching tattoo the year Daniel was inducted into the Native American Music Awards Hall of Fame and they were both inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame -- it’s matching banjos on their wrists

His dad always liked country music so he got into it a little as a kid, but mostly listened to rock in the early 90s, got real into grunge, but in late high school he rediscovered country and bluegrass music

He and Franny played in a rock band in their last two years of high school but they were both getting really into country and bluegrass together at this time so they’d get together and jam

Acquiring a love for country/folk music

Daniel has said in interviews that, “Unlike Franny, my music taste wasn’t very diverse until I was in high school. I was a product of the 80s and 90s, you know, rock n roll, grunge, Franny and I were even part of a rock band with some classmates. I got a car and could drive us around. Franny usually commandeered the cassette player. She really opened my ears to influences outside of rock music.”

On how a Nirvana fanboy grew up to study bluegrass music academically and become a bluegrass musician; “It was really our senior year of high school that I fell head over heels for country and bluegrass music. He isn’t always considered country, but I discovered the music of John Denver in the late nineties. After his death, Franny and I went to a record store and purchased one of his Best Of compilation albums because all we really knew [...] Country Roads, the obvious. We sat on my bedroom floor, I had my guitar, Franny had her thrift store mandolin, we played with that album and came up with harmonies until my sister bangs on my door at almost midnight to tell us to shut up. I found a cassette tape we recorded from that day actually, I still have it. We have a lot of recordings of our early- I don’t even want to call it work, we were just playing around. That night sent me down the rabbit hole.”

He hasn’t just ditched rock music though, he’s a guitarist and backup singer in a female-fronted alt-rock band Venus and The Flytraps.

He has a prolific career as a songwriter, a successful career as a solo artist, he and Franny Robinson form an americana-bluegrass duo called Dara & Danny, and he’s one of the members of a kind of “supergroup” of musicians living in Appalachia called Pardon My Banjo. Daniel used to play mandolin in a band called NDN Cowboys- a country-folk band made up of all Native Americans, but he left the band on friendly terms in 2010, the year after Dara & Danny was formed.

Daniel went to East Tennessee State University to pursue a degree in Country, Bluegrass, and Old Time Music, the only place in the world to offer such a degree.

Personal Life

Daniel was born in Juneau, Alaska, to a Koyukon-Athabascan mother and a Tlingit and white father. His paternal grandfather is of English, Croatian, and Czech descent. Daniel maintains a home in his native Alaska, and in Kentucky, his primary residence. Shortly after his birth, he, his father, and his siblings moved to the Hoonah–Angoon Census Area where they lived in various communities with friends and relatives of his father, primarily Hoonah and Pelican, while his mother worked as a civil engineer in England and sent money home. He didn’t live with his mother until, in 1991, she got a job opportunity with the Georgia Department of Transportation, and the family relocated to the town of Payne Lake in Clayton County.

“Payne Lake’s this little nowhere town sandwiched between Jonesboro and Lovejoy, in the rural part of Clayton County,” Maitland explained in an interview. “You’re driving south from Jonesboro, you blink and you passed through Bonanza and Payne Layne, then you’re in Lovejoy.”

Daniel became a classmate of Franny Sor Robinson at Lovejoy Middle School and Lovejoy High School. “She’s been my best friend for 30 years,” Maitland said in a 2021 interview. “It’s been a gift to know her for long. We’ve been through marriages, kids, all of the good and bad in life together. It’s great to have somebody besides your family and partner to lean on and to knock some sense into you when you need it. Apart from my family, the only non-negotiable people in my life are Franny and, uh, Madalaine, my oldest kids’ mom. I’ve always just had a better time being one or two token guys in a friend group of mostly women.”

In 2009, he and Robinson formed the duo Dara & Danny together after having regularly collaborated since the start of their music careers.

Twice divorced, his divorces were the inspiration behind Dara & Danny’s “The Divorce Album”, a critically acclaimed and fan-beloved album about divorce and the lead up and aftermath. Daniel wrote most of the lyrics and Franny wrote the music to go with Dan’s lyrics, which was unusual because she usually writes most of the lyrics. In addition to his divorces, Daniel’s had several rocky serious relationships that have served as song inspiration.

In 2003, Daniel married Madalaine Snow, daughter of English banjo-player John Mitchell and North Carolina Cherokee and Lumbee Native American activist, sociologist, poet, and musician Atsila Snow in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. They had two children together, son Larkin Maitland Snow (b. 2003), and daughter Kalia Maitland Snow (b. 2004). They divorced in 2006 but they’ve remained friends.

Snow’s children and older step-children from her current relationship occasionally visit Kentucky with Maitland’s children. “They’re my kids’ siblings. They’re welcome in my home anytime for a trip to the mountains with or without my kids.” Maitland has said in an Instagram live with Kalia, where he was teaching other dads how to do their daughters’ hair. “Her brother -- okay, for the sake of clarity I’m going to say just once stepbrother and stepsister, but those aren’t words we really use in our family. Her brother and sister literally call me like ‘hey, Dan, can my friends and I come crash at your place some weekend this month? We want to go hiking and white water rafting somewhere different’ and I’m like ‘great, any vegans or food allergies I need to know about for dinner?’ If you are my kids’ family, you are my family too. I stay at Maddy and Eric’s house when I have a show within an hour and a half drive to hangout with them and Larkin and Kalia. Eric and I have gone on fishing weekends together. We’re very fortunate that our divorce was a very mutual, natural conclusion to that part of our relationship, and that we’ve gotten to maintain a wonderful friendship. I feel like our marriage ending made my family grow, not shrink. And I hope all of Larkin and Kalia’s siblings through Maddy and Eric feel welcome in my family. Like a weird bonus uncle.”

Larkin and Kalia mainly lived in Swain County, North Carolina, with their mother and attended New Kituwah Academy, a private Cherokee-language-immersion K-6 school. In 2019, Kalia moved to Cumberland, Kentucky to live with Daniel so she could graduate from high school there and get Kentucky tuition at University of Kentucky.

In 2006, Daniel began dating Canadian actress and Mohawk indigenous rights activist Gina Taylor, but they split in 2009. They have one daughter together, Ariadne Maitland (b. 2007). Daniel is on good terms with Gina, and Ariadne lives primarily in Kentucky with him.

He briefly dated Oscar-nominated actress Amanda Dunham in 2009.

He married Australian journalist Sasha Teller in 2010. They divorced in 2014 and had two children together, boy girl twins Jack and Maxie (b. 2011). In 2018, he sued her for primary custody, citing Teller withholding his right to see the twins. He won primary physical and joint legal custody of Jack and Maxie, and was court-ordered to have the twins spend Christmas and three weeks in the summer with Sasha in Australia.

In 2019, his son Larkin came out as pansexual and two-spirit. Dan retweeted their tweets that clarified their pronouns are “he/xe/they” and that “I don’t dislike the terms nephew, son, grandson, but do not call me a man.” He has been supportive of his son’s identity, appearing at North Carolina and Kentucky pride events with them, his daughter, and their mother.

In February 2016, Daniel began dating American artist, poet, writer, and singer-songwriter Whitney Sullivan (born April 8, 1991). Her mother is from the Zuni tribe and she grew up on the Zuni reservation with her siblings, mother, and her father, whose ancestry comes from the Lummi, Ute, and Omaha tribes, and one Irish great-grandfather, hence the last name.

On her friend’s current girlfriend, Franny Sor Robinson has said, “If Daniel don’t marry her, I might have to.”

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Serghei Adamescu (November 24, 1982)

FC: Andrei Tiberiu Maria

Romanian-born sound engineer that Franny regularly words with

Met when he was studying at Pride U when she was getting her Masters’ there and they #vibed

He’s a dope guy

Not much to say about him other than he’s damn good at his job

Lora Lopez (November 1, 1978)

FC: Sandra Hinojosa

Mexican-American singer and songwriter she went to NYU with

Franny’s collaborated with with and written songs for her

She stared in one of her music videos as the love interest and they got to makeout half-naked which Franny described as “fun as hell”

Lora makes music in English and Spanish

Padraig Chen (May 10, 1987)

FC: Lewis Tan

Irish-Chinese alt-rock singer and musician

Met through her Scottish Seoul Hanoi’d bandmate Max Cho

They’ve written together a few times

Mostly just jam and vibe together

He sends her a lot of his demos for her opinion

#&&...hc

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Even if you don’t know his name, chances are you know William Conrad’s voice. You may know it from the jovial narrations of the adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle or the somber voice-over that followed Richard Kimble, The Fugitive. Maybe you’ll recall his heavyset but still hard-nosed private eye Frank Cannon or the rascally courtroom antics of J.L. “Fatman” McCabe. Or you may remember him as Matt Dillon, “the first man they look for and the last they want to meet,” on the old time radio classic Gunsmoke. Audiences had ample opportunities to meet the actor in his five decades in show business.

Conrad was born John William Cann, Jr. in Lexington, Kentucky on September 27, 1920. He began a career in radio as an announcer and writer for a Los Angeles station before he entered the Air Force in World War II. Like other radio professionals who were enlisted men, he worked with the Armed Forces Radio Service. After the war, Conrad was in demand as a supporting radio player. He could be heard in a variety of roles, with a seemingly endless variety of accents and characterizations, on shows like Escape, Suspense, The Man Called X, and The Adventures of Sam Spade. Some believed he was heard a little too often, and perceived overexposure almost cost Conrad a shot at what would prove to be his biggest radio role.

Producer-director Norman Macdonnell had been tasked by CBS President William Paley to develop a series that would be a “Philip Marlowe of the Old West.“ Paley was a big fan of Macdonnell’s The Adventures of Philip Marlowe starring Gerald Mohr, and wanted a show with a similar feel. Up until that point, radio westerns were primarily kids’ stuff. The Lone Ranger, Hopalong Cassidy, and others rode the range in what amounted to little more than B-movie entertainment (no knock against those shows; it is thrilling to hear the Ranger and Tonto chase down bandits, but compelling drama it is not). Just as Jack Webb brought grit and realism to the police drama with Dragnet, Macdonnell and scriptwriter John Meston saw an opportunity to revitalize the western. When it came time to cast their lead of Matt Dillon, the US Marshal who tried to keep the peace in the "suburb of hell” known as Dodge City, Kansas - Meston pushed hard for William Conrad. CBS had other ideas.

Conrad recalled years later, “I think when they started casting for it, somebody said, ‘Good Christ, let’s not get Bill Conrad, we’re up to you-know-where with Bill Conrad.’ So they auditioned everybody, and as a last resort they called me. And I went in and read about two lines…and the next day they called me and said, ‘Okay, you have the job.’”

Gunsmoke premiered on April 26, 1952, with a powerful script involving Matt Dillon facing down a lynch mob. The episode (listen to it here) erases any doubts as to whether William Conrad was the right choice for the role. Backing him up every week was one of radio’s strongest regular casts. Parley Baer was Dillon’s easygoing deputy Chester Proudfoot; Howard McNear was the wry Doc Addams; and Georgia Ellis was Kitty, the saloon owner (and, although it was never explicitly said on the show, prostitute) and Matt’s love interest. Rounding out the supporting company every week was a repertory company of actors assembled by Macdonnell, including John Dehner, Larry Dobkin, and Harry Bartell.

There were attempts to bring Gunsmoke to TV as early as 1953, and by 1955 CBS was ready to move ahead. Conrad, Baer, Ellis, and McNear were given token auditions, but none were seriously considered to reprise their roles on the small screen. Conrad never had a shot due to his growing obesity; the network believed viewers wouldn’t believe the short, heavy actor as the rugged hero, even though he effortlessly sold the role on radio. Losing the role to James Arness left Conrad embittered. He’d continue to work in radio until the end of network radio drama in 1962, and he went on to a career off-camera in television. Conrad directed episodes of Have Gun - Will Travel, 77 Sunset Strip, and even the TV version of Gunsmoke. He narrated the adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and the exploits of Richard Kimble on all 120 episodes of The Fugitive.

A starring role on the small screen came at last in 1971 when Conrad starred as the titular character in Quinn Martin’s Cannon. The private eye drama ran for five seasons and earned Conrad two Emmy Award nominations. As hefty shamus Frank Cannon, Conrad gave TV one of its most memorable detectives, and Cannon’s adventures continue to air today in syndication. His private eye credentials went back to 1950, when he filled in for an absent Gerald Mohr in the April 11, 1950 episode of The Adventures of Philip Marlowe.

There was an attempt to revive Cannon with a 1980 TV movie, and the following year Conrad played Nero Wolfe in a short-lived series on NBC. Following a well-received turn as a D.A. opposite Andy Griffith on Matlock, Conrad returned to the small screen in a starring role in 1987 with Jake and the Fatman. Conrad played J.L. “Fatman” McCabe, a Los Angeles prosecutor who relied on investigator Jake Stiles (Joe Penny) to do his legwork (shades of Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin again). The show ran until 1992.

Conrad passed away February 11, 1994 at the age of 73. In 1997, he was posthumously inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame. With thousands of performances across dozens of shows, Conrad’s voice will live forever, wherever Rocky and Bullwinkle get into misadventures or whenever Matt Dillon is forced to draw his gun to keep the peace.

#William Conrad #Birthdays #Old Time Radio #Golden Age of Radio

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