Kid Rock to honor Bob Seger at Hall of Fame induction
Detroit rocker Kid Rock will present Bob Seger at Seger’s Rock Hall of Fame induction on Monday. Gov. Granholm plans a Monday Bob Seger Day proclamation marking the event at the Waldorf Astoria. Inductees also include Prince Jackson Browne ZZ Top Traffic the Dells and the late George Harrison.
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Snoop Dogg on Respect as Actors in Hollywood
Snoop Dogg told AP Radio he believes rappers gain acting respect only after surviving a film role beyond gangster parts. He notes that it’s rare for a rapper to land diverse roles such as a lawyer or orthodontist without dying onscreen. He stars as Huggy Bear in Starsky & Hutch.
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Grand Ole Opry Goes On Road Tour With Stars
The Grand Ole Opry will tour 11 cities this spring with Vince Gill Patty Loveless and the Del McCoury Band in the Grand Ole Opry American Road Show 2004 The trek runs from April 23 in Uncasville Connecticut to October 16 in Phoenix with a July 23 stop in Marshall Missouri The shows mirror the Opry format but the Nashville broadcast on WSM AM continues during the tour.
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Cobain considered joining Hole before 1994 death
Uncut magazine excerpts reveal Kurt Cobain aspired to quit Nirvana and join Courtney Love's Hole after past collaborations. The 1993 interview quotes him envisioning acoustic work and a shift from grunge to singer songwriter roles as he spoke of aging.
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Key moments in U S history from 1743 to 1967
On March 14 1743 Boston held the first recorded town meeting at Faneuil Hall. Eli Whitney earned a cot ton gin patent in 1794. Warren G Harding filed the first presidential income tax report in 1923. In 1964 Jack Ruby was found guilty of murdering Lee Harvey Oswald. In 1967 Kennedy's body moved to Arlington National Cemetery.
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Birthday List Notices Ad HOC Celebrities
Comedian Billy Crystal thanks the Academy on his 56th birthday. Actor Michael Caine is 71, composer Quincy Jones is 71, country singer Michael Martin Murphey is 59, actor Adrian Zmed is 50, Prince Albert of Monaco is 46, actress Elise Neal is 34, and musician Taylor Hanson is 21. Billy Crystal MN.
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Lottery picks Qo percent for Saturday Powerball and Kansas Pick 3
The report lists Saturday numbers for Powerball and Kansas Pick 3. Powerball draws 11 44 45 48 50 with a Powerball 2. Kansas Pick 3 shows digits 0 4 4. No totals or further details provided.
Pavarotti bids farewell after Tosca at the Met
Luciano Pavarotti says the Met Tosca finale will be his last staged opera anywhere. He recalls debut struggles, recalls the park view of New York, and notes the Met’s pivotal role in his fame and career. He hints he might return if miracles occur.
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Carlin weighs in on TV indecency uproar in modern era
George Carlin, 66, weighs the ongoing indecency debate sparked by Janet Jackson’s Super Bowl moment, Stern’s radio pause, and proposed fines rising to 500000. He attributes it to religious superstition, media commercialism, and election year politics, arguing fear of sex and body is built into culture. He notes advertisers push clean content to protect sales and calls the targets convenient.
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Best Bets Guest lineup for Sunday TV news shows
This Week features Secretary of State Colin Powell while Face the Nation invites Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld. Meet the Press stacks National security adviser Condoleezza Rice with Howard Dean, and Late Edition adds Rumsfeld along with senators and analysts including Pat Roberts Joe Lieberman Richard Perle Ken Pollack Peter Bergen George Joulwan Don Shepperd David Grange Marwan Muasher. Fox News Sunday also has Powell.
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