Hard Rock aims live music push as memorabilia fades
As Hard Rock Cafe International nears 30 years, the chain plans to pivot from wall displays to on stage performances. About 55 company owned outlets will be redesigned or relocated to host late night shows, expanding live music across its 103 restaurants worldwide amid industry slowdowns. Eric Clapton and Pete Townsend helped launch the memorabilia era with early guitar donations.
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Former Sothebys chief to pay bulk of settlement
Sothebys board approves payment of its half of a 512 million settlement to resolve buyers and sellers claims that it and Christies fixed fees. A Alfred Taubman will pay 156 million of the companys 256 million portion to speed resolution and minimize impact. The other half is due from Christies. Federal antitrust probes remain ongoing.
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Michigan regulator fines Ameritech Michigan 1.5 million
State regulators penalized Ameritech Michigan 1.5 million after a customer, Patricia Nelski, claimed the firm failed to resolve identity theft that affected her credit and job prospects. The commission also ordered restitution and tightened fraud procedures following a 1996 complaint.
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First TV presidential debate marks 1960 history
This history column notes Nixon and Kennedy sparred in the first televised presidential debate on September 26, 1960. It also recalls Thomas Jefferson becoming America's first secretary of state in 1789, the FTC's creation in 1914, UN forces retaking Seoul in 1950, West Side Story opening on Broadway in 1957, and The Brady Bunch debuting on ABC in 1969.
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Birthdays of notable figures from pop culture and sports
Today's notable birthdays include Jack LaLanne at 83, the world's strongest octogenarian and TV fitness pioneer. Bryan Ferry turns 55, Olivia Newton-John 52, Mary Beth Hurt 52, James Keane 48, Linda Hamilton 44, Doug Supernan 40, Serena Williams 19, with Jack LaLanne again mentioned.
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Tailgate recipes aim for a scoring kitchen in food section
Tailgate parties are part of football game ritual and Wednesday's Food section features reliable recipes to boost your game day spread.
Grateful Dead defend music rights against Napster piracy
The Grateful Dead assert music belongs to creators and oppose commercial sale of their performances. Attorney Eric Doney notes the band’s 1999 policy banning monetizing digital files and explains Deadheads trade concert tapes for free while studio bootlegs remain unauthorized.
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Stern Celebrates 80th Birthday at Carnegie Hall
Isaac Stern marked his 80th birthday and 40th year as Carnegie Hall president with a star studded tribute. Musicians like Yo Yo Ma and Pinchas Zukerman joined in as Stern thanked doctors after recent heart surgery and spoke of the hall as home to future gifted musicians.
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Bradbury to Receive National Book Award Lifetime Honor
Ray Bradbury will get a National Book Awards lifetime achievement medal for his broad influence across genres. The 80-year-old author of The Martian Chronicles and Fahrenheit 451 is praised by Neil Baldwin, and joins Toni Morrison, Eudora Welty, and Studs Terkel as recipients. He first published in 1938 with Hollerbochen's Dilemma in Imagination! magazine.
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King’s Sympathy As Fryeburg Driver Dies After Auto Death
Horror writer Stephen King expresses sorrow over the death of Bryan Smith 43 whose van struck King in 1999 and left him with multiple injuries. Autopsy finds no trauma or clear cause of death. tox tests pending for months. Smith had been on disability for back problems and arthritis and faced a suspended six month sentence for a misdemeanor driving to endanger.
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