Doc Watson, Chet Atkins, Leo Kottke - Last Steam Engine Train
Arthel Lane "Doc" Watson (March 3, 1923 -- May 29, 2012) was an American guitarist, songwriter and singer of bluegrass, folk, country, blues and gospel music. Watson won seven Grammy awards as well as a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Watson's flatpicking skills and knowledge of traditional American music are highly regarded. He performed with his son Merle for over 15 years...
Chet "Sonny" Smith, 67, Lee's Summit, Mo., passed away on May 24, 2012, at home due to complications of pancreatic cancer. He was preceded in death by his parents, Chester Price Smith and Sarah Ellen...
CHAPPAQUA, N.Y., May 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Two new books, Chet the Architect: Learn to Draw New York City's Fifth Avenue Museum Mile and Chet the Architect Shows You New York City's Museum Mile, written and illustrated by Kathryn Koller, enhance New ...
He is survived by his children, Lynn (John) Brower of Marshall, Denise (Lonnie) Ralston of Eau Claire, and Arthur (Fern) Kanitz of Madison; “Gramps” to Dan, April, Avrianna, John Jr. (Erin), JoAnn (Ryan) Simons and Steve Brower and Rachael, Jesse ...
It sure sounded that way Wednesday. In a letter to House Speaker John Boehner, Pelosi called on Republicans to pass a permanent extension of Bush-era tax levels for the middle class. The only group Pelosi singled out for a tax increase was people earning $ ...
"We must ask the very wealthiest Americans to pay their fair share," she wrote in her ... "The president has been clear that Congress must extend the tax rates for all families making less than $250,000 a year and let the rates for the very ...
A few months ago, Aereo debuted in NYC, a Barry Diller-backed technology company that allows you to access broadcast television via iPhone, iPad, Apple TV and Roku for $12/month. The idea of bringing linear broadcast to your devices and surpassing an MSO is pretty big and disruptive. Like Napster, BitTorrent and other technology companies attempting to innovate and disrupt...
THE HOME RUN IS THE MOST OVERRATED STATE IN BASEBALL. Do you hear me? Dingers are overrated as are most alderman and the hot dogs at Cubs Park. Mark Eugene Grace, noted slugger? turned broadcaster, and I- chatted about this for roughly three hours on a dreary Tuesday about 15 years ago. ...Home runs should be listed in two separate categories. T.M.H.R’s. Totally meaningless home runs… ...M.H.R’s. Meaningful home runs…
Does anybody except downtown twenty-somethings and suburban patio dwellers celebrate Cinco de Mayo, with its dubiously Mexican official drink, the Margarita? Everybody who lives anywhere near actual Mexicans knows that the big independence celebration, with the parades and the Mexican flags on everybody's car, is in mid-September.
Kevin and Betsy Pizzolato of West Monroe, La. are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Laura Elise, to Chet Michael Allain, son of Kevin and Peggy Allain of Plaquemine, La.
The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Gertrude Martin Darouse and the late Fritz "Tootsie" Darouse of Hammond, La. and Adrienne Owens Pizzolato and the late Phil Pizzolato of Fordoche, La.
Chet is the grandson of Carol Carbo Allain and the late George...
In March 1956, Chet Baker was touring in Germany when he was paired with French singer-guitarist Caterina Valente. For those of you unfamiliar with Valente, she would become a pop sensation in the '60s with her ability to record flawlessly in about a dozen languages.
In other words, Valente was a record company's dream, especiallyA when a label wanted the same song in multiple languages for sale in those markets.A...
Does anybody remember the one act of Dame Noonington's that finally left poor Ginger Jim dumbstruck -- The Harvard Course?
http://wonkette.com/411274/deleted-peggy-noonan-w...
Here is an elucidation from Gawker that doesn't suck:
http://gawker.com/5367203/harvard-students-stop-w...
And again, mysteriously not-sucking, Gawker presents a mole lodged deeply in the cleft of Noonington coursework:
http://gawker.com/5378712/peggy...
At Bombardier Inc., (BBD.B-T4.12-0.01-0.24%) the overriding risk is whether the $3.4-billion C Series aircraft program will succeed. Determining whether the plane is a hit must wait until after 2013, when it is actually carrying passengers, but as senior vice-president of sales, marketing and asset management, Mr. Fuller’s job is critical to ensuring myriad other risks don’t wreck the program
By 1964, Chet Baker was damaged goods. The '50s had been a series of ego flights and emotional letdowns for the trumpeter. The vulnerable and naturally pretty look he had cooly projected at the start of the decade was lifted by Hollywood in the form of James Dean and, Montgomery Clift. By 1958, Baker's sensitive-victim look was out, replaced by tough guys like Marlon Brando, Paul Newman and Burt Lancaster. Even jazz on the West Coast had...
FILTER teamed up with S.O.TERIK at this year's SXSW festival to bring you some great behind the scenes performances in some slightly out-of-place locations.
Melbourne's, Chet Faker, performed his tune "I'm Into You" at the S.O.Terik house at SXSW and we want to share his soulful voice with you.
Click below to watch the video.
Learn more about S.O.TERIK right here.
Next week will be Bejazzled night (01904 540911). Fans of the late trumpeter Chet Baker can now buy a Chet Baker Limited Edition automatic wrist watch. The Oris watch company began investing in jazz with the London Jazz Festival in 1996 and has similarly ...
We chat with Chet Kanojia of Aereo, the new TV-where-and-when-you-want-it service that has a few legal troubles. Could Aereo finally disrupt the loathed cable bundle--and TV altogether? Chet Kanojia is the CEO of Aereo, a Barry Diller-backed, TV-in-your ...
Lakai Limited Footwear just released their new Fall 2012 Catalog today and backed it up with a killer Sebo Walker commercial. "Not At Home With Al and Chet" is the name of a roadtrip video that Strangenotes.com put out a few days ago. Al Partanen and Chet ...
The Baylor LariatFormer US Congressman Chet Edwards Will Present Annual Poage LectureBaylor UniversityThe event, which is free and open to the public, is WR Poage Legislative Library's 2012 Spring Lecture. Edwards will discuss the current partisan tensions in Washington, DC, the need to continue to work across the aisle and the great value of America ...Chet Edwards to talk Capital politicsThe Baylor Lariatall 2 news articles »
Lakai Limited Footwear just released their new Fall 2012 Catalog today and backed it up with a killer Sebo Walker commercial. "Not At Home With Al and Chet" is the name of a roadtrip video that Strangenotes.com put out a few days ago. Al Partanen and Chet ...
Pelosi, a former speaker of the House of Representatives, spent Mother's Day Sunday in Afghanistan where she paid "special tribute" to women serving in the US military there, and also discussed the strategic partnership agreement signed earlier this month ...
Chester Duane "Chet" Brown II passed away Sunday, May 6, 2012 at his home in Mandeville, LA. He was born March 23, 1955 in Cadillac, MI. Chet, a graduate of Northwestern Michigan College, made his career in the oil and gas industry, working for ...
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Northwestern University theater major and former Los Angeles resident Chester "Chet" "Chet Haze" Hanks caused a minor uproar yesterday when he took a brave stand on the Twitter against bullying victims who commit suicide. Alas, thanks to the pussyassness of the world at large, Chet has been forced to apologize. More »
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So then, let's all, in unison, read this thing written on the Twitter yesterday (and then deleted) by Chet Haze, the best rapping son of an Academy Award winner Northwestern University has seen since Peter Fonda drunkenly performed "My Adidas" on the quad in 1986. This could be Chet Haze's most controversial piece of Twitter wisdom since "What's your sex playlist called? Mines called...
So Alex walks on stage and proceeds to get heckled by someone knocking from the second floor. How does he respond? Follow me as I show you how a real comedian handles a heckler in This Week In Comedy... Like clockwork, ALTdot brings the ruckus with a solid ...
Local American Legion's Sagebrush Post 68 and District Three Commander Chet McCoy was honored at a recent post meeting for his time, dedication and effort in driving disabled veterans. At the 92nd Annual Department of Colorado Disabled American ...
He lived a life filled with thanksgiving, generosity and humor. Chet is survived by his wife, Joanna “Joan” Wilson; three sons, Scott Lee (Donna) Wilson of Madison, Wis., Barry Douglas (Denise) Wilson of Madison, Wis., and Mark Christopher (Sabra ...
A year after putting up a bunch of home recordings on SoundCloud, Melbourne ... smoking hot blonde with a million dollars behind you or not. If the song is genuine you can still get to where you're going to go, without having to sell your soul. Do you ...
Once in place, no team surpassed the Motor City up the middle with Lance Parrish behind the plate, Lou Whitaker at second, Alan Trammell at short and Lemon in center. For his part, Lemon became a fan favorite, an All Star, and helped the Tigers win the ...
There are SO many "appliqué" piece at the fabric store, I love the idea of not only wearing them as a necklace but the addition of color is super! This blog, SuperZiper is in Portuguese but if you use Chrome, you can translate it for the DIY tutorial on ...
The Republican Women of Clifton's (RWC) April general meeting will be held on Monday, April 16, when Chet Nagle, author of the book "Iran Covenant," will speak about the military options the U.S. and Israel face regarding Iran's nuclear weapons program.
Tutorial Event highlights include ... The Evolution of Audio: Presenter: Gary Gottlieb - One day Chet Atkins was playing guitar when a woman approached him. She said, "That guitar sounds beautiful." Chet immediately quit playing and asked, "How does ...
BAY CITY, MI. - Saginaw Valley State University catcher Chet LaFave (Charlotte, Mich./Olney Central College) and Lake Erie College pitcher Adam Beach have been chosen as the GLIAC Baseball "Player of the Week" and "Pitcher of the Week", respectively.
If you want the perfect bagel, you go to New York City. If you want the perfect bow tie, you go to Chet Cannon from the "Challenge" and "Real World: Brooklyn." The 21st century's Gatsby-equivalent has officially launched his own line of striped ...
Melbourne soul-tronica artist Chet Faker has sold out his third Melbourne show and his Sydney date for his upcoming Thinking In Textures EP launch tour. A feature amongst most SXSW talk this year, his debut EP is out now on Opulent/Remote Control.
And then, perhaps in response to people who responded to him (including yours truly), Chet tweeted these followups: “I say real shit and I always speak my mind if you don’t like it I could give a fuck less.” “Lol…Haters: I am sorry I ...
Chet Childress and Al Partanen get bearded and weird on a backyard pool hunt
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Among the many blessings I've been afforded because of my lifetime immersion in entertainment and media, I consider one of the most special was having the late NBC-TV anchorman, Chet Huntley, as a friend. Chet was one of those people who was ...
OF NOTE -- The next general or legal holiday is Decoration Day, May 30. Now is about as good a time as any to pay up your last year’s subscription. OLD AND NEW — Some ladies in New York society are making a determined effort to revive the ...
The University of Georgia University Theatre will present Chicago, the world-famous musical about fame, fortune and “all that jazz” on April 12-14 and 18-21 at 8 p.m. and on April 22 at 2:30 p.m. in the Fine Arts Theatre. Originally crafted ...
Kristin Hood drove the rest of the way to her home in Pittsford ... He made friends with Merrihew's other dog, Kip, but “has yet to make peace with the cats,” she said. On Saturday, Merrihew intended to make Chet a guest of honor at a ...
“I was talking to my sister the other day, and she’d only met him once ... Before going to D.C. he served as the administrator for the Metro Atlanta Red Cross blood program, where in the early years he had to deal with sensitive issues ...
Pickard had a 3.12 GAA and .890 save percentage in 32 ECHL games this season. He isn't expected to get any playing time with the Predators, but he will allow Pekka Rinne to get a breather in practices.
The choreographer Chet Walker describes the legacy of Jack Cole, the father of theatrical jazz dance, who is being celebrated in a new show called “Heat Wave.”