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Paul McCartney Piedmont Park Concert in Atlanta

By Sunny ⋅ August 15, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Baby you can drive my car, but not to Piedmont Park. Sir Paul McCartney is performing in Atlanta’s Piedmont Park today, as part of the its 20th anniversary. This will be McCartney’s first outdoor concert in over 40 years, and it’ll be a “green” one. That is, there’ll be no parking for the event. MARTA [...]

Character Actor John Quade Passes Away at 71

By Sunny ⋅ August 13, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Actor John Quade died this past Sun Aug 9, apparently of natural of causes. The 71 year-old actor is probably best known for the villains he played in various Clint Eastwood films. He also made appearances in dozens of popular TV shows starting from Gunsmoke in 1971 to Lonesome Dove in 1993.

Michael Vick Signs With Philly Eagles

By Sunny ⋅ August 13, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

ESPN is reporting that the NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles have signed Michael Vick to a two-year contract. The quarterback spent 18 months of his sentence for multiple charges related to a dogfighting ring. Vick, formerly of the Atlanta Falcons, hasn’t played since 2006 and will not be fully reinstated to the NFL until week six of [...]

Legendary Guitarist Les Paul Passes Away at 94

By Sunny ⋅ August 13, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Even if you’ve never heard his music, you’ve likely heard music performed on guitars that carry musician Les Paul’s name. The legendary musician created the electric guitar known as the “Les Paul.” The Gibson Les Paul guitar and the the clone models it inspired has been used by many of the greatest guitarists the world [...]

Veteran Writer/ Director/ Producer John Hughes Dies

By Sunny ⋅ August 6, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Director/ Producer John Hughes died today of a heart attack during a morning walk. Hughes was probably best known for his “teen angst” movies (written, produced and/or directed), including Breakfast Club, Sixteen Candles, Some Kind of Wonderful, Pretty in Pink, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. He also had a hand in numerous other well known hits [...]

Model Naomi Sims Passes Away at 61

By Sunny ⋅ August 3, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

American model Naomi Sims has passed away of cancer at the age of 61. As the first African American to be on the cover of Ladies Home Journal (LHJ), some consider to also be the first African American supermodel. Her modeling career spanned the late 1960s. She appeared on the cover of LHJ in 1968 [...]

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