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• Happy Birthday , Christopher Lee....

  by John Battles June 13, 2012
  CHRISTOPHER LEE , THE DARK KNIGHT , TURNED 90 YEARS OLD ON MAY 27 (Also Vincent Price's 101st Birthday, were he still living "Were he still living? HA HA HA  HA HAHAAHAHHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA HA HA HA HA HA!!!). He may be slowing down , but , he's not out of the game. That he's had his bigges...

• Elaine "Pandora" Mulqueen ( Chicago Rock'n'Roll Kiddie Show Hostess) Dies.

  by John Battles June 10, 2012
  I was just informed , yesterday , that Elaine Mulqueen (aka Pandora) , beloved hostess of the Chicago Kiddie show , "Kiddie a Go Go", passed away about a month ago. With her Husband , Jack , Elaine got her start on Chicago TV with "The Mulqueens", a very D.I.Y show , involving Elaine and some simpl...

• Bob Carter of The Dirty Wurds Dies.

  by John Battles April 28, 2012
  Bob Carter (Dirty Wurds' Drummer) died this Wednesday from Lung Cancer. Reportedly , he was diagnosed in the final stages , and went instantly. Chicago's Dirty Wurds , who cut the immortal Punk Screamer , "Why" , had a revolving door policy , particularly regarding Drummers and Bassists , but, Carte...

• MAYOR OF MEMPHIS DECLARES MONSIEUR JEFFREY EVANS DAY !!!!

  by John Battles April 9, 2012
  "Without a song , a man ain't got a friend...without a song the road would never bend.....without a song , the day would never end.. So , I'll keep singing my songs , thank you"......Jeffrey Evans , upon being dragged into an Elvis impersonator's contest , unrehearsed and unprepared , by El Vez .  M...

• DAVID LETTERMAN - 30 YEARS OF NOT FUNNY.

  by John Battles February 12, 2012
  DAVID LETTERMAN - 30 YEARS OF NOT FUNNY. AND LAUGHING AT HIS OWN JOKES , WHICH ARE'NT EVEN HIS. WHO CARES? I MEAN REALLY .....AT LEAST EX- FUNNYMEN LIKE DAN AKYROYD AND EDDIE MURPHY USED TO BE FUNNY !!!! LETTERMAN WAS'NT EVEN FUNNY BEFORE HE HAD HIS OWN TV SHOW. BESIDES , 30 YEARS AGO , I PLAYED MY ...
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• R.I.P. Donna Reeves.

  by John Battles October 5, 2011
  Donna Reeves , aka Donna Rose , late of the Waco Blues - Punk forebears , The Uncalled Four (Whose single "Grind Her Up" has been widely comped on Killed By Death , Deep in The Throat of Texas , Death Dealers and probably others.), and Dallas Radio Personality with The Rockabilly Revue on KNON Radio...
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• Gary Omerza of The Electras Dies.

  by John Battles September 30, 2011
  I've just learned that Gary Omerza , keyboard player and part time bassist for the legendary Electras ("Action Woman"(On which he played Bass.), "Dirty Old Man" , "'Bout My Love" , " Won't Take No For an Answer" and "Pregnant Pig" , reputedly the first Punk Polka.) , died about a month ago , from a ...
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