MUSIC ON THE MENU: A farewell to Bliss - The Weekender

MUSIC ON THE MENU: A farewell to Bliss
The Weekender
They also enjoyed Fuel, and more recently, Kings of Leon. He also reflects fondly on the days when songs by Hootie & The Blowfish and Deep Blue Something ...

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Hail, Hail, Rock'n'Roll - The Guardian


The Guardian
Hail, Hail, Rock'n'Roll
The Guardian
It is a farewell – to the past, to the Beatles, to the person he had become, to the reputation and the status he had accumulated. There is a weightlessness ...

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Closer to his heart - Winnipeg Free Press

Closer to his heart
Winnipeg Free Press
Closer to the Heart (A Farewell to Kings) Last summer, the Toronto group -- composed of Lee, Alex Lifeson and Neil Peart -- figured prominently in the Paul ...

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Muscatine bluesman celebrates career with farewell concert - Quad City Times

Muscatine bluesman celebrates career with farewell concert
Quad City Times
After a career that has included being the lead singer of the Chicago Rhythm and Blues Kings (1997-2002), four years with the band Approaching Storm, ...

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Trippin' Out: Rock on ... if you even understand what that means - Naples Daily News

Trippin' Out: Rock on ... if you even understand what that means
Naples Daily News
... otherwise known as Rush, was a band that kicked some serious tail in the 1970's with albums like “Caress of Steel,” “2112” and “A Farewell to Kings,” ...

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Rainy-day hoops for Obama - Boston Globe


Boston Globe
Rainy-day hoops for Obama
Boston Globe
Curt and Shonda Schilling hosted a party at Kings Dedham to benefit their SHADE Foundation, which raises money to fight skin cancer. ...

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John Orr: Long live the King - San Jose Mercury News

John Orr: Long live the King
San Jose Mercury News
He actually had a "Farewell Tour" in 2006, but apparently that tour is ongoing -- he has at least another 33 concerts scheduled this year, through November. ...

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ROH on HDNet Recap 8-23 - Camel Clutch Blog (blog)

ROH on HDNet Recap 8-23
Camel Clutch Blog (blog)
Then Richards can chase and ultimately win the belt as a farewell gift for all his hard work over the years. This is the total mismatch that you would think ...

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This Day In History

"We have met the enemy, and they are ours": message sent by Oliver Hazard Perry during the War of 1812 announcing US victory in the Battle of Lake Erie (1813)

Quote of the day

"Every time I get something under control in my own life, the world provides more material."

by Cathy Guisewite