Teddy Pendergrass Paralyzed After Car Crash in Philadelphia
Rhythm and blues star Teddy Pendergrass sustained severe neck injuries and is partially paralyzed after his 1981 Rolls Royce left Wissahickon Drive, struck trees, and rolled into a guard rail. He and a female companion were trapped about 45 minutes before rescuers freed them. Tanika Watson, 31, suffered minor injuries.
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La Scala cancels LItaliana in Algeri after Horne no-show
An abrupt decision by US mezzo Marilyn Horne to skip La Scala performances leads to cancellations of Rossini's L Italiana in Algeri and a two month schedule reshuffle. La Scala cites a private negotiation as the cause while Elena Obraztsova remains cast in The Trojans.
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Harrison Says Beatles Were Doomed Like Monkeys in a Zoo
George Harrison reflects in It Me Mine that the Beatles were never truly happy together and felt doomed because they lacked personal space. He denies Lennon smoked marijuana in Buckingham Palace during the 1965 MBE ceremony, noting the group hid in a palace toilet to smoke cigarettes.
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