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cloud
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response 100 of 244:
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Oct 16 02:42 UTC 1998 |
<Oh, good, I'm not the only one)
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goose
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response 101 of 244:
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Oct 16 18:02 UTC 1998 |
On the NPR piece about this they said that Al may or may not be distantly
related to Frankie. I had always made the Father/Son connection.
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lumen
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response 102 of 244:
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Oct 16 21:29 UTC 1998 |
So had I.
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cloud
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response 103 of 244:
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Oct 17 01:55 UTC 1998 |
Allow me to quote from a biography I found of Frank Yankovic at
>http://www.polkas.com/yankovic (OK, so I was bored):
"A musician having to be away from ordinary family living usually finds
hardship along the way. His marriage to June
with eight children: Linda, Frank Jr., Richard, Andrea, Gerald, Mark, John
and Robert, ended after 28 years. His
second marriage to Pat and two children: Theresa and Tricia, ended in divorce,
despite an attempt to slow down with
a move to Las Vegas."
bitter sweet, eh? No where on that entire page is Wierd Al mentioned.
finally, from the "Weird Al" Yankovic Frequently asked Questions at
http://www.emsphone.com/Al/faq/ it says this:
"6.Is Weird Al related to "Polka King" Frankie Yankovic?
No."
I hope that clears up that question. And yes, I was really, really bored.
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mcnally
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response 104 of 244:
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Oct 17 05:28 UTC 1998 |
You have to wonder about whoever wrote that bio -- I just love the
sentence "His second marriage to Pat and two children: Theresa and
Tricia, ended in divorce, despite an attempt to slow down with a
move to Las Vegas."
How did his first marriage to Pat and the two children end? And how
tragic that Theresa and Tricia apparently ended with the divorce!! :-)
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cloud
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response 105 of 244:
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Oct 19 22:16 UTC 1998 |
God only knows what's happened to folks now that he's dead...
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bruin
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response 106 of 244:
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Oct 27 23:57 UTC 1998 |
Not necessarily a bona fide musical obituary, but a music-related obit
nonetheless. Marvin Gay Sr. died on October 17, 1998, at the age of 84. He
was the father of Motown superstar Marvin Gaye, whom he fatally shot on April
1, 1984, the eve of the younger Marvin's 45th birthday.
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lumen
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response 107 of 244:
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Oct 29 02:13 UTC 1998 |
Jealous father?
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tpryan
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response 108 of 244:
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Oct 31 00:54 UTC 1998 |
late term abortion.
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goose
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response 109 of 244:
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Nov 23 21:09 UTC 1998 |
It is with great sadness that I announce the death of one of the great
pioneers of Jamaican music, Roland Alphonso. Mr. Alphonso was one of the
founders of the Skatalites. In the Skatalites, he played tenor sax
ans wrote many of the groups signature tunes. The Skatalites
were *the* first ska group, the name for the genre was taken from their
name. Roland joins Tommy McCook, who died earlier this year, and
Don Drummond who died in the late '60's, as deceased members of this
fine group. The cause of death was not noted, but he had been in a coma in
Jamaica for several days before his passing.
I had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Alphonso on several occasions and he was
always the gentlemen, humbled by all the attention the group, and particularly
himself, had gotten over the last several years. He reminded me very much
of my grandfather.
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goose
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response 110 of 244:
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Nov 24 01:21 UTC 1998 |
One correction, he died in Los Angeles, not Jamaica. He collapsed on stage
after suffering a burst artery. He had already survived two earlier strokes
and a heart atack a few years ago.
A state funeral in Jamaica is supposedly being planned, as he was considered
a national treasure.
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mcnally
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response 111 of 244:
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Nov 24 07:13 UTC 1998 |
And so he was.. It's difficult to exaggerate the influence the
Skatalites had on the development of Jamaican music.
I feel fortunate now to have seen him perform during the
band's recent tours.
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goose
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response 112 of 244:
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Nov 25 15:56 UTC 1998 |
Yep. And great shows they were.
He was actually Roland Alphonso, OD. "OD" is Order of Distinction, which
is (by what I've read) the colonial equivalant of knighthood.
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happyboy
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response 113 of 244:
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Nov 26 22:53 UTC 1998 |
how sad...
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cyklone
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response 114 of 244:
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Nov 28 14:41 UTC 1998 |
Judge Myron Wahls died this week. His mention here is appropriate because
he was a jazz musician (piano) long before he was a lawyer and Court of
Appeals judge. In fact, he put together his own group while in law school
as a means to supplement his income. His style was 50s jazz, and he played
with many recognizable names of that era. In the past decade he even
toured Europe with some of his contemporaries. He was respected for both
his knowledge of law and music; a true Renaissance man. RIP Myron.
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bruin
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response 115 of 244:
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Feb 9 17:44 UTC 1999 |
Musician/composer/actor Bobby Troup died on Sunday, February 7, 1999, at the
age of 80. His best remembered musical composition invited listeners
everywhere to "Get Your Kicks On Route 66." Troup also had a recurring role
in the 1970's TV drama "Emergency."
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tpryan
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response 116 of 244:
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Feb 9 23:28 UTC 1999 |
One of my vaction plans for the year include a possible trip, getting
kicks, on Route 66. Start with visit with sister in Chicago, then find
the Chicago end of 66 and try to say on the historical route as much as
possible. After getting to Oklahoma City, I would be turning south to
visit sisters in Texas.
Hope I get to do it.
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omni
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response 117 of 244:
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Feb 10 06:50 UTC 1999 |
Actually, Bobby Troup wrote the song, but it wasn't used for the TV series.
The song was done by Nelson Riddle to avoid paying royalties to Troup.
I have this book on Route 66, complete with profiles of people who were
significant in the creation and the folklore of the road, such as Will Rogers,
John Stienbeck, George Maharis, Martin Milner, and Bobby Troup, among others
that I cannot recall at the present moment.
The book is very good, and follows the road from Chicago to Los Angeles,
each chapter of the book being dedicated to a different state. Some states
like Illinois, have removed all traces of the original road, replacing it
with I-55, and yet others, New Mexico, Arizona and Oklahoma have taken the
old highway and renamed it as SR 66. I think California did the same thing
as Illinois did, removed all traces of it's existence, save for a plaque
in a park in Santa Monica.
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tpryan
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response 118 of 244:
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Feb 11 01:35 UTC 1999 |
I saw and read that plaque in Santa Monica, honoring Will Rodgers.
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lumen
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response 119 of 244:
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Feb 11 06:17 UTC 1999 |
resp: 117 That's too bad. I would have liked to travel the entire original
road.
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omni
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response 120 of 244:
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Feb 11 07:44 UTC 1999 |
We're all about 40 yrs too late on that. I'm thinking about doing a book
on US 6, which is the last great transcontinental road left in the US, and
that ends in Bishop CA, well short of the coast. I just need funding an a car.
;)
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cloud
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response 121 of 244:
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Feb 11 21:30 UTC 1999 |
In Arazona, I think, a section of the origional Route 66 remains as a
"Historical Highway," their was a Nat'l Geographic artical about it.
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tpryan
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response 122 of 244:
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Feb 12 23:59 UTC 1999 |
I've been to both ends of US-41--Copper Harbor, MI and Naples, FL.
I have also traveled some parts of it, including Chicago and Nashville.
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bruin
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response 123 of 244:
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Feb 13 02:58 UTC 1999 |
For further discussion of Route 66 and other great American roads, please
refer to the travel conference, item #65.
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bruin
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response 124 of 244:
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Mar 3 14:20 UTC 1999 |
British pop singer Dusty Springfield has died following a long battle with
breast cancer. She was 59.
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