R.I.P. Jon Lord….
If you don’t know who Jon Lord is, please check yourself at the door…
chuck
It is with deep sadness we announce the passing of Jon Lord, who suffered a fatal pulmonary embolism today, Monday 16th July at the London Clinic, after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. Jon was surrounded by his loving family.
Jon Lord, the legendary keyboard player with Deep Purple co-wrote many of the bands legendary songs including Smoke On The Water and played with many bands and musicians throughout his career.
Best known for his Orchestral work Concerto for Group & Orchestra first performed at Royal Albert Hall with Deep Purple and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in 1969 and conducted by the renowned Malcolm Arnold, a feat repeated in 1999 when it was again performed at the Royal Albert Hall by the London Symphony Orchestra and Deep Purple.
Jon’s solo work was universally acclaimed when he eventually retired from Deep Purple in 2002.
Jon passes from Darkness to Light.
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David Letterman and Jay Leno may be loaded and on TV but they definitely aren’t funny
top ten reasons why..
10. Dave, u were more funny hosting the Star land Vocal band than you are now and that was horrible then.
9. Jay, nice car collection but your not funny, nor or your writers, You should be pitching Doritos’s …again..
8. Dave, Paul is funnier, have you heard his monologue for “Day in Rock”?
7. Jay, Jimmie “JJ” Walker called and says you “owe” him…
6. I will give Dave props for giving that little Beiber fag a hard time…
5. Jay, Dave, don’t feel bad, Conan or Jimmy aren’t funny either but Andy Richter is actually funny.
4. Richard Pryor needed his own talk show but couldn’t have one for two reasons, anyone know why?
3. Tim Conway is funny as hell…
2. Jackie Gleason was funny as hell…
1. The Top ten reason why you guys Jay and Dave aren’t funny? You been at it too long and you have
lost sight of what comedy is…your no longer inspired and just spoon feeding people with “applause signs”…
Otto the Comic is back! With his own Blog! And he has….
cancer...
Damn, no one wants to hear that. As you remember I interviewed Otto a few months ago and he contributed to Kickacts with his own brand of humor and style which I found enlightening and refreshing. He is someone that looks at life differently than most of us. He shared with us about his favorite childhood bike memories and what he needed if he was stranded on an island among other things. And he also included his favorite family pizza crust recipe.
Otto did what many of us wish we had the balls to do at any age. He quit his job to become a full time Comedian. No longer settling for doing it on the side and keeping his day job…So he did what his heart really desired to do. He was all in. WE only get one shot at life anyway and how many of us live it without really “living”? Most of us including me get up and go to jobs and lives we hate everyday… I think Sting said it so true in song ” Synchronicity”,
Another working day has ended
Only the rush hour hell to face
Packed like lemmings into shiny metal boxes
Contestants in a suicidal race
Daddy grips the wheel and stares alone into the distance
He knows that something somewhere has to break
So Otto did it. That’s a stand up guy in anyone’s book. He didn’t walk out on his family or anything like that. He made his money in the restaurant business and now it’s his turn. Doing what he wants to do and doing well with it…
Then came the “c” word… And as he says ” I guess I’m in the system now”… not making light of it but we each deal with things differently. Otto goes on to say, “I hope to give a different side of the cancer treatment story .. so far the “industry ” is super evil… i don’t want to offend anyone who has cancer, it’s bad enough just having it …”
He also hasn’t stop performing. He’s not gonna let him get down.
So a long with his comedic sense of humor he is also dealing with Doctors’ wanting to cut on him, no air conditioner in his car and recently a gig with a Burlesque variety show. How hard can that be? Let Otto tell you himself. You won’t be disappointed. He started his own blog. In his own comedic sense he is sharing his thoughts, concerns, and his shows. So go with him on his journey. Share the ride. Laugh with him, and let him encourage you. Encourage him also, we all are human and could use it from time to time.
Here is the link to his blog OTTO
Here is OTTO’s Facebook page here!
What are you waiting for??? “DING“ ( you will have to read his interview or see him in concert to understand that 🙂
Check out Kickacts interview with OTTO here!
Check out His favorite Christmas story here!
Check out OTTO Growing up during the Atomic age here!
Who would OTTO pick, Mary Ann, Ginger or Mrs. Howell? Here
Please feel free to Re post and re blog this article in it’s entirety 🙂
Queensryche’s Michael Wilton details the band’s demiss here
As taken from Blabbermouth.
QUEENSRŸCHE members Michael Wilton, Eddie Jackson, Scott Rockenfield and Parker Lundgren announced on June 20 that they were parting ways with singer Geoff Tate and recruiting powerhouse vocalist Todd La Torre of CRIMSON GLORY as his replacement. The new QUEENSRŸCHE lineup has already performed live, having played two shows in their home city of Seattle under the name RISING WEST.
In a recent interview with RollingStone.com, Tate revealed that he filed a lawsuit against his former bandmates on June 12 in King County Superior Court in the state of Washington in order to “sort out who is what, and who owns what, and that stuff.” Tate is also attempting to get a court injunction against Wilton, Jackson and Rockenfield that would prevent them from Read more…
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Stand up for our second amendment right! Just takes a couple of seconds
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KISS’s new song “Hell or Hallelujah”
I think it sounds a little like “All American Man” but I can’t complain. They are still kicking the critics to the curb 30 years on.
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R.I.P. Andy Griffith
You were the ultimate “Boss” example. You had the power but never carried a gun. I try to be a Boss like that. I have the power but I didn’t need to carry a gun either.
chuck
http://news.yahoo.com/actor-andy-griffith-dies-north-carolina-tv-station-143143238.html
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QUEEN live with Adam Lambert 06/30/2012
I am still on the fence about Adam singing for them. While watching the video sometimes it seems like Adam is just phoning in the vocals or he is taking QUEEN as a classic rock band and not the power house band they are… I think George Micheal would be a great fit but he seems to unstable…. Maybe Adam just doesn’t need to act so much like a Diva?Opinions?
Here’s the entire 2 hour concert. Well worth the watch. Roger Taylor comes out from behind the drums and sings and does a great job!
chuck
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuihnDJiDOc