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almanac: Oct. 4, the 278th day of 2008
There are 88 days left in the year. Today's highlight in history: In 1957, the Space Age began as the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite, into orbit. On this date: In 1958, the first trans-Atlantic passenger jetliner service...Tags: New York, Hollywood (Los Angeles, California)
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SHEA GOODBYE THE ATTRACTIONS: Not just Mets and Jets
Other things that shouldn't be forgotten about Shea: For the official dedication ceremony on April 16, 1964, the stadium's namesake, attorney William Shea, marked the return of National League baseball to New York City by presenting two bottles of...Tags: Jimi Hendrix, Sugar Ray, New York Jets, Bruce Springsteen, Energy Saving
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'How the West Was Won' back in Cinerama at ArcLight Hollywood
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterBig-screen films didn't get much bigger or wider than in Cinerama. And this Sunday, the Cinerama Dome at the ArcLight in Hollywood will show the landmark 1963 epic "How the West Was Won" in its recently restored original three-projector Cinerama format...Tags: Iron Man, Julie Andrews, Mark Rydell, Lily Tomlin, Malcolm McDowell
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Celebrity travel: Go away with Janis Ian
Tribune Media ServicesJanis Ian is back in the news thanks to her provocative memoir "Society's Child" (Tarcher/Penguin, $26.95). Ian, 57, recounts her life as a teenage prodigy and lets readers get a glimpse of how she came up with her hit songs ("At Seventeen," "Society's...Tags: Jimi Hendrix, Sexual Assault, Music, New York Times, Tennessee
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Billy Joel will be last Shea show
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe razing of Shea Stadium later this year marks the end of an era for baseball fans, but it's also closing the door on a chapter of pop music history that began in 1965 when the Beatles became the first pop group to play a concert at a U.S. sports...Tags: Jimi Hendrix, Bruce Springsteen, Rock and Roll Music, Popular Music, Billy Joel
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James Patrick O'Conor Jr.
Sun ReporterJames Patrick O'Conor Jr., principal counsel to the Maryland Uninsured Employers' Fund and a Glen Arm resident, died Saturday of pancreatic cancer at Stella Maris Hospice in Timonium He was 57. Mr. O'Conor - the eldest of eight - was born in Baltimore...Tags: Lawyers, Death and Dying, Employers, Local Elections, Elections
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Proving There Is Life After 'Idol'
A finalist on the sixth season of " American Idol," Sanjaya Malakar gained national attention when overwhelming "fanjaya" support moved him to seventh place in the singing showdown, despite judges' criticism of his singing. Best known for his...Tags: Music, New York, American Idol, Television, Simon Cowell
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Sobering up on Heath Ledger
It's time to stop the canonization of Heath Ledger. He's not a tragic hero. He's not a beautiful martyr. He's just a pretty good actor who did away with himself and broke the hearts of his family and friends, and he shouldn't get an Academy Award to...Tags: Jimi Hendrix, Cinema Industry, River Phoenix, Kurt Cobain, Movies
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Billy Joel shows will mark end of era at Shea
glenn.gamboa@newsday.comThere is a point in The Beatles' groundbreaking concert at Shea Stadium on Aug. 15, 1965, where John Lennon just busts out laughing. He speaks in gibberish, looks over at Paul McCartney, and then starts laughing again. It seemed fitting, considering...Tags: Jimi Hendrix, Music, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Bruce Springsteen, Ringo Starr
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Thanks for the memories: Readers share their Shea concert stories
THE BEATLES I was just two months shy of my 10th birthday when older cousins took me to the Beatles concert at Shea. I thought I was so cool in my polka-dot bell-bottoms, screaming along with all the teenage girls, almost getting arrested when a group of...Tags: West Islip, Batman, Death and Dying, Natural Science, Teen-agers
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Chicago blues man, brother of Buddy Guy
Chicago Tribune reporterPhil Guy wasn't as flashy or famous as his older brother, Buddy, but made his own mark on stages around the world as both a rhythm guitarist and band leader. Mr. Guy, 68, of Park Forest died of cancer on Wednesday, Aug. 20, in hospice care at St. James...Tags: Fannie Mae, Music, Death and Dying, Chicago Heights, Contracts
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Bethel's Woodstock museum recalls 1969 music fest
Special to NewsdayFinally, I made it to Woodstock. It only took me 39 years. I still have two tickets to Woodstock, because when the older guy who had wheels heard the traffic reports, he bailed. Last time I looked on eBay.com, the tickets were worth only $110. Back then,...Tags: Jimi Hendrix, Music Industry, Texas, Movies, Richie Havens
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