Oddest local stories of 2007 in Aiken recap
A look back at unusual 2007 events in Aiken includes Public Safety Officer Chris Carter’s cardboard cutout speed deterrent on Whiskey Road, a nationwide viral tale about a million dollar bill mistaken for a religious pamphlet, a CVS hero averting a bomb scare, a Tonight Show headines clip, and a New Ellenton officer’s egg throwing arrest amid a protest.
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Aiken
Chris Carter
Whiskey Road
Columbia
Aikenite
Boston
Clearwater
Aiken Standard
Nbc-Tv
Jay Leno
Ellenton
Aiken pianist plays for Phyllis Diller at LA Saudi party
Local pianist John Vaughn, long based in Los Angeles, returned to Aiken to help out at Aiken Lighting after a year of backing Hollywood figures. He played for Phyllis Diller at a Christmas party hosted by a Saudi royal, recounting his mentorship by Buddy Rogers and noting plans to start a rock album with Danny Saber.
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CVS
Aiken
John Vaughn
Vaughn
Los Angeles
Willcox Inn
Aiken Lighting
Phyllis Diller
Diller
Charles
Buddy” Rogers
Wings
Mary Pickford
Hollywood
L.A
Beverly Hills
Phyllis
Buddy
Doris Roberts
Everybody Loves
Raymond
Danny Saber
Banksia
Comedienne
Phyilis Diller
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Tim O’briant
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Southern Newspaper Publishers Association
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Snpa.org
POL
Hawaii
Jesse Colin Young
The
Youngbloods
Porky
Bradberry
Diamond & Gold Jewel