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Aerosmith’s Joe Perry Collapses on stage!

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Published July 11, 2016

Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry is in stable condition after he was taken to a hospital during a performance in New York.

Perry, 65, became ill around 9:30 p.m. Sunday while performing with Johnny Depp and Alice Cooper in his side band, the Hollywood Vampires, at Ford Amphitheater in Brooklyn’s Coney Island.

Sources told The New York Post Perry lost consciousness on the scene and police revived him.

A concertgoer told FOX411, “[Joe Perry] was sitting by the amp on stage during the first song. I thought that was odd. He walked behind the stage. The show kept going. They didn’t stop.”

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Posted by Chuck Gee - July 11, 2016 at 12:04 PM

Categories: General Tags: aerosmith, foxnews, joe perry, the hollywood vampires

AC/DC loses another member!

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They are slowly becoming a tribute band!

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From: Blabbermouth

Cliff Williams Will Retire After AC/DC’s Current Tour

Bassist Cliff Williams, the second-longest tenured member of AC/DC, will retire after the band’s troubled tour in support of Rock or Bust. In the end, it seems the loss of three bandmates in quick succession was more than Williams could take.

“It’s been what I’ve known for the past 40 years, but after this tour I’m backing off of touring and recording,” Cliff tells Gulfshore Life. “Losing Malcolm [Young], the thing with Phil [Rudd] and now with Brian [Johnson], it’s a changed animal. I feel in my gut it’s the right thing.”

News that original rhythm guitarist Young would retire following a dementia diagnosis arrived before AC/DC completed their current album; nephew Stevie Young took over. Rudd, who performed on Rock or Bust, was then replaced by ex-AC/DC drummer Chris Slade after a series of legal issues. Finally, Guns N’ Roses singer Axl Rose ended up serving as a sub for Johnson when the band’s long-time frontman was faced with catastrophic hearing loss.

That left Williams and stalwart guitarist Angus [Young], together since 1978’s Powerage. Over the years, Williams contributed to a stunning 11-album run of platinum or multi-platinum sales. Rock or Bust then peaked at No. 1 in 12 countries. “When you start out, you kind of hope for success,” Williams admits. “That’s what you are working for. But you never really know. It’s been surreal, really.”

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Posted by Chuck Gee - July 7, 2016 at 1:20 PM

Categories: General Tags: ac/dc, announces retirement, cliff williams, rock or bust

Guns & Roses, A Christmas Miracle?

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Steve Adler joins Guns & Roses on stage in Cincinnati!

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From: Blabbermouth

Steven Adler Rejoins Guns N’ Roses On Stage In Cincinnati – Blabbermouth.net<!–
Drummer Steven Adler rejoined GUNS N’ ROSES on stage earlier tonight (Wednesday, July 6) in Cincinnati, Ohio to perform two songs: “Out Ta Get Me” and “My Michelle”. This marked Adler‘s fist appearance with GN’R since 1990.

Singer Axl Rose introduced the drummer to the Brown Stadium crowd by simply saying: “On the drums, you might know this guy. Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Steven Adler.” After playing “Out Ta Get Me”, Axl said: “I guess we should do another.”

Fan-filmed video footage and photos of Adler‘s appearance can be seen below.

The rest of the Cincinnati show featured the same GUNS N’ ROSES lineup that played seven headlining gigs in April, as well as several stadium dates in late June and earlier this month: singer Axl Rose, guitarist Slash and bassist Duff McKagan, alongside keyboardist Dizzy Reed, guitarist Richard Fortus and drummer Frank Ferrer. Also appearing with them was second keyboardist Melissa Reese.

A source close to GUNS N’ ROSES told LA Weekly that Adler was having back surgery around the time of GUNS N’ ROSES‘ April 1 concert at The Troubadour, which was the real reason his band ADLER canceled its show at the Whisky A Go Go. The LA Weekly writer claimed that he was also “told [Adler was] not ready to tour with GN’R, not yet, and maybe not ever.”

Fan speculation around the involvement of Adler had been heavy, with some of the bandmembers reportedly not sure whether the drummer, who has a longer history of drug problems than any of the other musicians, could hold it together on the road.

Adler was fired from GUNS N’ ROSES in 1990 for his rampant drug use and replaced by Matt Sorum.
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Posted by Chuck Gee - July 7, 2016 at 8:18 AM

Categories: General Tags: blabbermouth, Cincinnati ohio, guns & roses, reunion tour, slash, steve adler

Fox News Host files sexual harassment charges…

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untitled I actually like watching FoxNews but it seems to be the common theme that all female hosts be “Good Looking” and wear skin tight dresses. It reminds me of Don Henley’s “Dirty Laundry” song.

“We got the bubble headed
Bleached blonde
Comes on at five
She can tell you ’bout the plane crash
With a gleam in her eye”

So a former Cozy couch host is suing after getting fired for…

From: 100percentfedup.com

BREAKING: FOX NEWS HOST Files Sexual Harassment Charges Against Prominent Figure At FOX » 100percentfedUp.com

This is a sad way to end a long career at FOX News but Gretchen Carlson is in the middle of a mess claiming that Roger Ailes sexually harassed her. She was fired! Who knew?

Gretchen Carlson has filed a sexual harassment suit against her Fox News boss Roger Ailes.

The popular host of The Real Story with Gretchen Carlson alleges that she was let go on June 23 after 11 years with the network for refusing to sleep with Ailes.
Carlson writes in her court filing about a conversation she had with Ailes last September in which he allegedly said to her: ‘I think you and I should have had a sexual relationship a long time ago and then you’d be good and better and I’d be good and better.’

For more go here: 100percentfedup.com

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Posted by Chuck Gee - July 7, 2016 at 6:28 AM

Categories: General Tags: cozy couch, former USA beauty pagent, Fox & Friends, fox and friends, foxnews, Gretchen Carlson, News Network, sexual harrassment, Steve Doocy

Happy July 4th!

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Posted by Chuck Gee - July 4, 2016 at 12:09 PM

Categories: General Tags: america, July 4th Celebration, kickacts, wonder woman

Awesome Russian Church drone footage and this too?!

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steeple31n-2-web This is going viral! Watch the incredible drone footage of this old church in Russia. Enlarge the video and admire the stairwell in the steeple! Someone else did!

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Posted by Chuck Gee - July 1, 2016 at 5:53 AM

Categories: General Tags: coupling, drone, human nature, mating, old churches, russia

Paul Simon done? Say it isn’t so

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Ian-Gavan This guy has written so many classic songs and many are considered “standards” now. Songs that are used at weddings to funerals to Divorce parties…”Bridge Over Troubled Waters”, to “50 Ways to Leave your Lover”.Not to mention “Sounds of Silence” and many others. The guy is a genius.

From: UltimateClassicRock

Paul Simon is riding the coattails of a well-received new album, but that doesn’t mean certain realities haven’t become clear for the 74-year-old.

“You’re coming towards the end,” he admits in a new talk with the New York Times. And, to a large degree, Simons seems okay with that. “Showbiz doesn’t hold any interest for me,” he added. “None.”

Simon said his voice, though still strong, often needs days of rest, and the songs don’t come as easily as they used to. He recognizes the changes brought on by age and by celebrity. “I’ve seen fame turn into absolute poison when I was a kid in the ’60s,” he noted. “It killed [Elvis] Presley. It killed [John] Lennon. It killed Michael Jackson. I’ve never known anyone to have gotten an enormous amount of fame who wasn’t, at a minimum, confused by it and had a very hard time making decisions.”

Should he decide to end it here, Simon’s current tour would provide a nice moment of symmetry. His North American dates conclude with a two-night stand on June 30 and July 1 in Queens, where Simon grew up and met another boy named Art Garfunkel along the way.

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Posted by Chuck Gee - June 30, 2016 at 6:24 AM

Categories: General Tags: classic music, paul simon, retirement, ultimate classic rock

We still got a way to go, Orlando victim’s Dad refuses his son’s body…

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It’s 2016 people. For the life of me I can’t understand why a father would not pick up their child’s body because of “ANY” reason…

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From Woman’s Day:

Father Refuses to Claim Body of Orlando Shooting Victim

Well, this is awful and heartbreaking.

The Advocate reports that although 48 of the 49 Orlando shooting victims’ bodies were claimed by family, one father of a gay man who died in the Orlando shooting rejected his son’s body.

The names of the men were not released so as not to “further victimize the deceased,” but many, including The Advocate, said the action of a family rejecting their gay child’s dead body harkened back to the not-so-distant past.

“[This] case echoes a reality that was widely seen during the height of the AIDS crisis, in which countless numbers of young gay men died and family members did not claim the bodies of their so-called loved ones,” they wrote.

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Posted by Chuck Gee - June 28, 2016 at 6:53 AM

Categories: General Tags: gay, orlando shooting, Pulse victim, Radical Islam, The Advocate, Woman's Day

MythBuster’s “Buster” crew member R.I.P?

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From CinemaBlend:

Obituaries are never easy to write, and Adam Savage’s remarks to CNET seem somewhat cavalier at first considering all the hours that he and Buster put in together on MythBusters. Still, it’s hard to imagine a Buster that could have endured a life without explosions and blasts and crashes after his time on MythBusters. He might not have been able to come home to a quiet life after all of the work he put in with Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman. Going out in a literal and damn epic blaze of glory is no less than what he deserved. If you’re in need of some closure, check out the clip of Buster’s final rocket ride:

http://www.cinemablend.com/television/1526949/what-ended-up-happening-to-buster-after-his-last-stand-on-mythbusters

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Posted by Chuck Gee - June 24, 2016 at 5:53 AM

Categories: General Tags: adam savage, buster, cinemablend, cnet, discovery, jamie hyneman, mythbusters, science, stunt dummy

Led Zeppelin wins lawsuit!

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From: Consequence of Sound

Led Zeppelin win “Stairway to Heaven” plagiarism lawsuit | Consequence of Sound

The longstanding copyright dispute regarding Led Zeppelin’s classic “Stairway to Heaven” has finally been resolved. After a day of deliberations, a jury in Los Angeles found that the band did not plagiarize Spirit’s song “Taurus”.The trial, which began back on June 14th, saw the attorneys representing the estate of Spirit founder Randy “California” Wolfe go head-to-head with Zeppelin, accusing them of lifting the Spirit song “Taurus”, which was written and recorded in 1967. In the time between then and the recording of “Stairway to Heaven” in 1971, Zeppelin toured with Spirit. Guitarist Jimmy Page acknowledged that Spirit may have influenced his writing of the song, but called accusations of plagiarism “ridiculous.”

Jury members had much to consider while determining their verdict, as Rolling Stone reports. The main attorney for California’s estate, Francis Malofiy, emphatically represented his plaintiff, telling the court, “This case is about copying. Give. Credit. Where. Credit. is Due.” He also called upon expert witnesses who supported presiding US District Judge R. Gary Klausner’s April findings, saying both “Taurus” and “Stairway” possess “substantial similarity…that is memorable and unique.”