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katie
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response 157 of 244:
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Mar 27 21:20 UTC 2000 |
Last week Ed(?) McCurdy died. He wrote "Last Night I Had The Strangest
Dream," among other beloved and popular songs.
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dbratman
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response 158 of 244:
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Apr 1 00:58 UTC 2000 |
Vivian Fine, one of the more prominent women among the large, fruitful
generation of American composers prominent in the 1930s-50s, died
recently. She was 86.
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bruin
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response 159 of 244:
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May 3 13:30 UTC 2000 |
And another jazz legend has bitten the dust!
Trumpeter Jonah Jones died on April 30, 2000, at the age of 90. He had
played with the Cab Calloway orchestra, and later had a successful solo
career with jazzed-up versions of Broadway show tunes such as "On The
Street Where You Live" and "Baubles, Bangles & Beads." He retired from
performing in 1993.
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goose
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response 160 of 244:
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Jun 1 14:03 UTC 2000 |
Latin percussionist Tito Puente passed away yesterday.
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scott
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response 161 of 244:
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Jul 2 13:39 UTC 2000 |
'Cub' Koda, an Ann Arbor rock star from years ago, died last night.
He's most famous for the Brownsville Station hit "Smokin in the Boys Room".
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tpryan
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response 162 of 244:
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Jul 2 14:05 UTC 2000 |
He's gone to dance the "Martain Boogie" after some "Random
Drug Testing".
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orinoco
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response 163 of 244:
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Jul 2 21:52 UTC 2000 |
I'd had no idea he was from Ann Arbor....
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katie
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response 164 of 244:
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Jul 3 03:58 UTC 2000 |
He was my neighbor of late.
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happyboy
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response 165 of 244:
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Jul 3 04:03 UTC 2000 |
i'm havin a memory here...was he by any chance a
native american?
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katie
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response 166 of 244:
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Jul 3 12:43 UTC 2000 |
Perhaps you're thinking of Ricky Medlocke and his brothers, of "Blackfoot."
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happyboy
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response 167 of 244:
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Jul 3 14:17 UTC 2000 |
oh...maybe. useta hang out with *whoever*
at the liberty inn in the mid 80's once in
awhile.
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isis
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response 168 of 244:
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Jul 4 00:32 UTC 2000 |
Cub Koda was actually from Waterloo, Michigan. I used to live down the street
from him, back in my Chelsea days...
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bruin
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response 169 of 244:
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Sep 12 18:30 UTC 2000 |
Just heard that jazz musician Stanley Turrentine had died. He was
scheduled to perform at the Ann Arbor Blue & Jazz Festival this weekend.
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goose
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response 170 of 244:
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Sep 13 03:11 UTC 2000 |
Yep, he apparently had a stroke a day or so ago.
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tpryan
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response 171 of 244:
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Nov 1 17:59 UTC 2000 |
Steve Allen passed away in the evening of Octover 30, 2000.
Known also a TV personality that brought The Tonight Show to network
TV (for 3 years before Jack Parr had it for a few more and Johny Carson
hosted for 30 years), Steve Allen also is know for writting over 4,000
songs. He wrote a number of them for Steve Lawernce and Eddie Gormet,
who where the featured singers on his TV show.
If I recall correctly he also wrote "This Could Be the Start
of Something Big".
Your memories?
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brighn
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response 172 of 244:
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Nov 1 20:50 UTC 2000 |
I was sharing this around the office: One of my favorite bits is actually
timely. Back when the Tonight Show was Allen's, he did a "man in the street"
bit (much like Leno's Jaywalking). He went about asking people their reactions
if it turned out the President was heterosexual. He got everything from "I
don't think that would be apporpriate at all, he should resign" to "I don't
think that sort of thing really matters, it's a private thing."
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tpryan
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response 173 of 244:
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Nov 1 23:11 UTC 2000 |
Steve Allen was also one to who did not have to get the laughs
himself, as long as people remember his *show* for being funny.
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bmoran
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response 174 of 244:
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Nov 2 16:42 UTC 2000 |
Steve also introduced quite a few new musicians on his show. One was a
young guy from California named Frank Zappa, who tapped drumsticks on an
upsidedown bicycle. When Steve asked him how long he had been playing the
bicycle, Frank replied 'about 20 minutes, the rest of the band didn't show
up, so I had to do something'. Steve laughed.
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dbratman
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response 175 of 244:
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Nov 9 05:46 UTC 2000 |
For me, Steve Allen is primarily the guy who had hired Allen Sherman to
produce his tv show, wrote liner notes for Sherman's first album, and
features prominently in Sherman's autobiography.
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dbratman
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response 176 of 244:
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Nov 9 05:47 UTC 2000 |
Erg, that's Allan Sherman. Usually I can tell my Alan/Allan/Allens
apart.
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orinoco
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response 177 of 244:
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Nov 9 15:10 UTC 2000 |
(which one is the guy with the wrenches?)
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bmoran
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response 178 of 244:
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Nov 15 04:29 UTC 2000 |
The one with 2 l's.
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gelinas
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response 179 of 244:
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Nov 15 04:43 UTC 2000 |
But only one a.
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micklpkl
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response 180 of 244:
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Dec 19 15:53 UTC 2000 |
I just heard that Kirsty MacColl has died in a boating accident in Mexico.
Details are sketchy, but NME has an article here:
http://www.nme.com/NME/External/News/News_Story/0,1004,11543,00.html
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mcnally
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response 181 of 244:
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Dec 19 20:57 UTC 2000 |
I had a roommate who used to listen to her music, but I'll always remember
her for "Fairytale of New York"..
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