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Post by whatwouldyousuggest on Oct 25, 2017 9:42:09 GMT -6
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Post by auntym on Oct 25, 2017 13:53:56 GMT -6
www.rollingstone.com/music/news/fats-domino-rock-and-roll-pioneer-dead-at-89-w473594?utm_source=rsnewsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=daily&utm_campaign=102517_12 Fats Domino, Rock and Roll Pioneer, Dead at 89 Genial singer behind "Blueberry Hill" and "Ain't That a Shame" helped popularize early rock and rollBy David Browne / www.rollingstone.com/contributor/david-browne10-25-2017 Fats Domino, rock and roll pioneer who penned classics like "I'm Walkin" and "Ain't That a Shame" and popularized "Blueberry Hill," has died at 89. Everett Collection Fats Domino, the genial, good-natured symbol of the dawn of rock and roll and the voice and piano behind enduring hits like "Blueberry Hill" and "Ain’t That a Shame," died Tuesday at the age of 89. Mark Bone, chief investigator with the Jefferson Parish coroner's office in Louisiana, confirmed his death to the Associated Press. A contemporary of Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry and Jerry Lee Lewis, Domino was among the first acts inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and was reportedly only second to Presley in record sales thanks to a titanic string of 11 top 10 hits between 1955 and 1960. Those hits, which also included "I'm Walkin'," "Blue Monday" and "Walking to New Orleans," sounded like nothing that came before. Thanks to his New Orleans upbringing, Domino's signature songs fused Dixieland rhythms, his charming, Creole-flecked voice, and his rolling-river piano style. His hits, most co-written with his longtime producer and partner Dave Bartholomew, became rock standards, covered by Led Zeppelin, Cheap Trick, Randy Newman, Ricky Nelson, and John Lennon, among many others. Lennon, who remade "Ain't That a Shame" (first called "Ain't It a Shame" on Domino’s recording) on his 1975 Rock & Roll album, said the song had special meaning for him: It was the first tune he ever learned to play, on a guitar bought for him by his late mother. "It was the first song I could accompany myself on," he said in 1975. "It has a lot of memories for me." "After John Lennon and Paul McCartney, Fats Domino and his partner, Dave Bartholomew, were probably the greatest team of songwriters ever," Dr. John told Rolling Stone in 2004. "They always had a simple melody, a hip set of chord changes, and a cool groove. And their songs all had simple lyrics; that's the key." Domino himself, who preferred to let his music rather than image do the talking, was typically modest about his accomplishments: "Everybody started callin' my music rock and roll," he once said, "but it wasn't anything but the same rhythm and blues I'd been playin' down in New Orleans." Born in 1928, Antoine Domino was playing piano and performing in New Orleans honky tonks and bars by the time he was a teenager. At 14, he dropped out of high school, taking jobs like hauling ice and working at a bedspring factory as a way to supplement his music. Domino's career was effectively kicked off at New Orleans Hideaway Club. While playing piano in local bandleader Billy Diamond’s band, Diamond nicknamed Antoine "Fats" — partly in homage to keyboard-playing predecessors like Fats Waller and partly because, as Diamond told one crowd, "I call him ‘Fats,’ ‘cause if he keeps eating, he’s going to be just as big!" Domino was initially hesitant about the nickname, but it stuck. Later, at the same club, Domino met Bartholomew and Imperial Records head Lew Chudd, who signed Domino to his label. In 1949, Domino cut his first Imperial single, "The Fat Man," a rewrite of the drug-addiction song "Junker’s Blues" that many consider one of the earliest rock records. Although it didn’t make the top 40, "The Fat Man" was a huge R&B hit and established Domino’s sound and image for decades to come. MORE OF HIS MUSIC: www.rollingstone.com/music/news/fats-domino-rock-and-roll-pioneer-dead-at-89-w473594?utm_source=rsnewsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=daily&utm_campaign=102517_12
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Post by auntym on Oct 25, 2017 14:30:26 GMT -6
www.cnn.com/2017/10/24/entertainment/robert-guillaume-obit/index.html?sr=twCNN102417robert-guillaume-obit0528PMStoryVideo Robert Guillaume, 'Benson' star, dies at 89By Cheri Mossburg, CNN / , Wed October 25, 2017 Actor Robert Guillaume dies at 89 (CNN)Actor Robert Guillaume, best known for his title role in the TV series "Benson," died Tuesday at his home in Los Angeles. He was 89. His wife Donna Guillaume told CNN he had battled prostate cancer in recent years. "He kinda went the way everyone wishes they could, surrounded by love and in his sleep," Guillaume said. She added that her husband really loved making music, entertaining and making people laugh. He treasured his role as Rafiki in Disney's 1994 animated film "The Lion King," she said. Guillaume starred as the level-headed butler Benson DuBois on the sitcom "Benson" from 1979 - 1986. He won the Emmy for outstanding lead actor in a comedy for his performance in the role in 1985. Dozens of TV roles followed, including turns on "A Different World" and "Sports Night." CAST FROM 'SOAP' www.cnn.com/2017/10/24/entertainment/robert-guillaume-obit/index.html?sr=twCNN102417robert-guillaume-obit0528PMStoryVideo
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Post by swamprat on Oct 25, 2017 17:27:54 GMT -6
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whatwouldyousuggest
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Post by whatwouldyousuggest on Oct 25, 2017 23:16:09 GMT -6
I hear he is a bit of a romantic as a lot of Russians are. Truth is...Russia has had worse. He's been trying to coax Trump to stay with diplomacy regarding N Korea. There's a Russian mechanic at our airport who makes the best Mead...wow..he keeps bees and gives us honey and Mead for Christmas...I give cookies. Well...he's no fats but Goldie Hawn and Curt Russel were getting a kick out of it
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Post by paulette on Oct 26, 2017 21:57:08 GMT -6
Is this, ah, real?
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Post by whatwouldyousuggest on Oct 26, 2017 23:11:51 GMT -6
yes it is...it was at some benefit fund raiser..I've seen it before. He may be sneaky as a politician...well they all are....but he apparently has another side.
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Post by auntym on Nov 20, 2017 13:40:28 GMT -6
www.rollingstone.com/country/lists/10-great-songs-you-didnt-know-mel-tillis-wrote-w512191 R.I.P. MEL TILLIS 10 Great Songs You Didn't Know Mel Tillis Wrote From recordings by Kenny Rogers to George Strait, here are the best tunes penned by the prolific songwriter, who died Sunday at 85By Jon Freeman, www.rollingstone.com/contributor/jon-freeman Stephen L. Betts, www.rollingstone.com/contributor/stephen-betts11-20-2017 Country Music Hall of Fame member Mel Tillis, who died November 19th, was responsible for writing some of country's most indelible songs. David Redfern/RedfernsMel Tillis, who died Sunday at 85, was known to the casual country fan for being a guy who cracked good-natured jokes about his stutter on Hee Haw, but he was also responsible for writing some of the genre's most indelible songs. While the Country Music Hall of Fame member enjoyed his own run of hits as a singer and performer, his many contributions as a songwriter kept his work on numerous charts over a period of more than four decades. From his early work with honky-tonk hero Webb Pierce to later recordings by George Strait and Ricky Skaggs, Tillis proved he had a knack for mixing humor with heartbreak, fitting true-to-life scenarios with expertly crafted melodies that were recorded again and again. Here are 10 of his finest. CONTINUE READING: www.rollingstone.com/country/lists/10-great-songs-you-didnt-know-mel-tillis-wrote-w512191
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Post by auntym on Nov 20, 2017 14:15:02 GMT -6
www.cnn.com/2017/11/20/entertainment/della-reese-dies/index.html?sr=twCNN112017della-reese-dies0235PMStory R.I.P. DELLA REESE Della Reese, 'Touched by an Angel' star and singer, dies at 86By Lisa Respers France, CNN / www.cnn.com/profiles/lisa-france Mon November 20, 2017 Actress and singer Della Reese Lisa France-Profile-Image (CNN)Della Reese, who rose to fame as a jazz singer and later found television stardom on the drama "Touched by an Angel," has died. She was 86. "On behalf of her husband, Franklin Lett, and all her friends and family, I share with you the news that our beloved Della Reese has passed away peacefully at her California home surrounded by love. She was an incredible Wife, Mother, Grandmother, friend, and Pastor, as well as an award-winning actress and singer," actress Roma Downey, Reese's co-star on "Touched By an Angel," said in a statement on Facebook. "Through her life and work she touched and inspired the lives of millions of people," Downey's statement continued. "She was a mother to me and I had the privilege of working with her side by side for so many years." For nine seasons on CBS, Reese played Tess on "Touched by an Angel," tasked with sending angels to Earth to help people redeem themselves. "We were privileged to have Della as part of the CBS family when she delivered encouragement and optimism to millions of viewers as Tess on "Touched by an Angel," CBS said in a statement to CNN. "We will forever cherish her warm embraces and generosity of spirit. She will be greatly missed. Another angel has gotten her wings." Like many during her era, Reese got her start in the black church where she began singing at the age of six. When she was 13, Reese snagged a gig with gospel legend Mahalia Jackson after another lyric soprano became pregnant and was unable to tour with Jackson. "Mahalia was magnificent," Reese told the Archive of American Television in 2008. "I didn't particularly like her because she didn't let me do what I wanted to do. I thought when I got away from my mother on the road, I'd be able to get down and break it loose and do all the stuff she wouldn't let me do. Mahalia was stricter than my mother." She went on to sign a record deal with indie New York label, Jubilee Records and in 1957 landed at No. 12 on the pop chart with the ballad "And That Reminds Me." Her initial success caught the attention of RCA, where her hits "Don't You Know" and "Not One Minute More" helped secure her place in the music industry as an R & B/pop vocalist. Reese would later become known for her live, jazz performances. But it was acting that broke her into the big time. Her stint as the landlady on the 1970s comedy "Chico and the Man" led to other roles that showed off Reese's sass, including as Vera, the tough as nails madam in a brothel in Eddie Murphy's 1989 film "Harlem Nights," which also starred her good friend, comedian Redd Foxx. www.cnn.com/2017/11/20/entertainment/della-reese-dies/index.html?sr=twCNN112017della-reese-dies0235PMStory
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Post by swamprat on Nov 20, 2017 14:56:16 GMT -6
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Post by whatwouldyousuggest on Nov 20, 2017 15:10:55 GMT -6
Loved Mel Tillis... I'll miss him
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Post by auntym on Nov 21, 2017 22:39:51 GMT -6
www.rollingstone.com/music/news/david-cassidy-partridge-family-teen-idol-dead-at-67-w512168 R.I.P. DAVID CASSIDY David Cassidy, Singer and 'Partridge Family' Teen Idol, Dead at 67Musician, actor was recently hospitalized for liver, kidney failureBy Daniel Kreps / www.rollingstone.com/contributor/daniel-kreps11-21-2017 David Cassidy, the musician, actor and Partridge Family teen idol, died Tuesday, according to The Hollywood Reporter. He was 67. Cassidy's representative Jo-Ann Geffen confirmed his death, saying, "On behalf of the entire Cassidy family, it is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our father, our uncle, and our dear brother, David Cassidy. David died surrounded by those he loved, with joy in his heart and free from the pain that had gripped him for so long. Thank you for the abundance and support you have shown him these many years." Cassidy was recently admitted into a Florida hospital in critical condition after suffering from liver and kidney failure. At the time, Geffen said, "He is conscious and surrounded by family and friends, nothing is imminent and we are taking it day by day." She added that doctors were keeping Cassidy "as well as they can until they can find another liver." Earlier in the year, Cassidy revealed that he was battling the early stages of dementia, an illness both his mother and grandfather suffered from. Cassidy's admission came after video emerged of the singer struggling to remember lyrics and stumbling around the stage during a California concert. "I was in denial, but a part of me always knew this was coming," Cassidy said of the diagnosis, which forced him to cease touring. "I want to focus on what I am, who I am and how I've been without any distractions. I want to love. I want to enjoy life." The son of parents who performed on Broadway, Cassidy started out as an actor in his late-teens. After appearing in a short-lived Broadway show, the 19-year-old Cassidy moved to Los Angeles where, after guest spots on shows like Bonanza and Adam-12, he was cast as Keith Partridge, lead singer and guitarist of the fictional family band at the center of the musical sitcom The Partridge Family. The show arrived just as The Monkees, a program that used a similar blueprint, was petering out. Cassidy's real-life stepmother Shirley Jones played the Partridges' matriarch. "My career path took a very different turn from what it was originally going to be. I wanted to be an actor but I saw The Beatles on Ed Sullivan, that first appearance, and wanted to play guitar," Cassidy told the Phoenix New Times in 2012. Over the course of four seasons and 96 episodes, The Partridge Family became a hit both on television and in music, where their song "I Think I Love You" became a Number One hit. The fictional Partridge Family band was even nominated for Best New Artist at the 1971 Grammys. Thanks to the show and band's success, Cassidy quickly ascended to teen idol status: According to Cassidy's website, at the height of his fame, the David Cassidy Fan Club had more members than the Beatles Fan Club and Elvis Presley Fan Club combined. In an attempt to shed his bubblegum image, Cassidy appeared nude on the cover of Rolling Stone in 1972, one of the magazine's most controversial covers. In the corresponding interview, the then-21-year-old candidly discussed his drug use ("not smack, but grass and speed and psychedelics") and what he recognized was the short shelf life of a teen heartthrob. Cassidy's debut solo album Cherish, released in 1972 amid Partridge mania, was similarly successfully. However, following the cancelation of the series in 1974, Cassidy struggled to reach the same heights as his early Seventies fame. By 1978, Cassidy returned to television for the detective series Man Undercover, which ran for 10 episodes before it was canceled. While the spotlight on Cassidy dimmed after The Partridge Family, the singer remained a fixture in the music world, recording with artists like the Beach Boys – Carl Wilson and Bruce Johnston appear on Cassidy's 1976 LP Home Is Where the Heart Is, while bob Wilson co-wrote "Cruise to Harlem" with Cassidy – and befriending John Lennon. "John and I became good friends when he was recording Rock and Roll so I was able to come down to the studio a couple of times and if you could imagine Phil Spector walking around with a *bleeping* gun... It was nuts," Cassidy said. In 1985, George Michael, who cited Cassidy among his chief influences – Cassidy's "Daydreamer" was a Number One hit in the United Kingdom in 1973 after failing to chart stateside – collaborated with Cassidy on the single "The Last Kiss," with the Wham! singer providing backup vocals on the song off Cassidy's 1985 comeback LP Romance. However, Cassidy's late career was often marred by tabloid headlines and mug shots as the singer was arrested on three separate DUI charges since 2010 as well as a "leaving the scene of the accident" charge. Cassidy also fought a well-publicized battle with drugs and alcohol over his career. Despite the legal troubles, Cassidy continued to record music, act and tour to his legion of fans up until his dementia diagnosis. "There'll be a time when this whole thing will be over. I won't do concerts anymore, I won't wake up in the morning feeling drained, and I won't be working a punch card schedule. I've had to sing when I was hoarse. I've had them with a gun at my head, almost, saying "Record, 'cause we've gotta get the album out by Christmas!" I'll feel really good when it's over," Cassidy told Rolling Stone in 1972. "I have an image of myself in five years. I'm living on an island. The sky is blue, the sun is shining. And I'm smiling, I'm healthy, I'm a family man. I see my skin very brown and leathery, with a bit of growth on my face. My hair is really long, with a lot of grey. I have some grey hair already." www.rollingstone.com/music/news/david-cassidy-partridge-family-teen-idol-dead-at-67-w512168
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Post by paulette on Nov 22, 2017 13:48:12 GMT -6
I always thought that Touched by an Angel had truths embedded in it. They did not fix anything for anyone. The arrival of death (and archangel Michael) was a peaceful moment. They did a fictionalized version of Jessica down the well. The little girl fell down a very narrow well shaft and got wedged in. People worked for days to get her out. The news said that she sang songs to herself down there. In the show Tess sang with the trapped little girl. Comfort in a place of true darkness. I believed the character of Tess.
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Post by skywalker on Nov 23, 2017 19:05:52 GMT -6
I once read about a mountain climber who fell into a crevasse (a crack in a glacier) on Denali and got wedged in. His partner dislocated his shoulder and was badly injured and was unable to do anything to help. The guy sang songs, including his old high school song, as he slowly froze to death. I guess in his final hours he was remembering the life he had lived.
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Post by plutronus on Nov 24, 2017 2:42:55 GMT -6
I remember when David's father died, back around 1974?. He resided in North Hollywood over on Laurel Canyon Dr in an apartment building. The news report I saw on KTTV 11 TV was that he had some friends over, they were playing cards and drinking. Later after everyone left, late, he went to bed smoking a cigarette, he fell asleep with the cigarette in his hand, burned down to his fingers, burned him but apparently the action did not awaken him. The cigarette fell into the rug, smouldered and burned the apartment down. David Cassidy was seen by neighbors crying outside the burned out frame of the apartment. He had just talked with his Dad on the phone a few hours earlier.
Sad sad sad.
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Post by jcurio on Nov 24, 2017 10:49:22 GMT -6
I once read about a mountain climber who fell into a crevasse (a crack in a glacier) on Denali and got wedged in. His partner dislocated his shoulder and was badly injured and was unable to do anything to help. The guy sang songs, including his old high school song, as he slowly froze to death. I guess in his final hours he was remembering the life he had lived. And nice for his “climbing partner”, friend, (and us) to hear. I assume the friend survived. Probably near to freezing to death himself, save maybe he could move around some.... IDK. A nice memory. Reminder to not fear death. Inevitable in this existence. Go down singing. 😊
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Post by skywalker on Nov 24, 2017 12:26:34 GMT -6
Yes, the partner did survive. He had to wait there several days for a rescue team to fly in to get him but he made it.
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Post by whatwouldyousuggest on Nov 26, 2017 11:06:09 GMT -6
A time and a place for everyone. We wonder about our reasons for 'being'...maybe it's as simple as helping some one person. Hard to imagine that...we would like to think we account for more...but maybe not so much. Sad about David Cassidy..when I see someone like him...I'm always reminded of my parents of course...who wasted their lives drinking. To me..it's nothing less than slow suicide...a lousy thing to do to those who love you. Rest in peace David Cassidy.
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Post by auntym on Nov 30, 2017 15:23:56 GMT -6
www.rollingstone.com/country/news/jim-nabors-dead-at-87-w512988 Jim Nabors, Versatile Singer and 'Gomer Pyle' Star, Dead at 87Veteran actor and serious singer who created bumbling 'Andy Griffith Show' character also had lifelong country-music connectionsActor-singer Jim Nabors, famed for his 'Gomer Pyle' character, died Thursday at his home in Hawaii. NBC/Getty ImagesBy Stephen L. Betts / www.rollingstone.com/contributor/stephen-betts11-30-2017 Jim Nabors, who rose to fame playing bumbling, wide-eyed gas-station-attendant-turned-Marine Corps recruit Gomer Pyle on two of the most popular TV programs of the 1960s, died Thursday at his home in Hawaii after being in ill health for several years. Nabors' longtime partner, Stan Cadwallader, whom he married in 2013, confirmed the news to Indianapolis TV station WTHR earlier today. Nabors was 87. Born in Sylacauga, Alabama, Nabors attended the University of Alabama, where he began acting. Upon graduation, he relocated to New York, working as a typist at the United Nations. He also briefly lived in Chattanooga, Tennessee, before moving to Los Angeles. Nabors' cabaret act featured a character with a high-pitched voice, similar to Gomer Pyle, and also included portions in which he would sing in a deep baritone. From 1962 to 1964, he was featured on The Andy Griffith Show before spinning off his own series, Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., which lasted five seasons on CBS. Through the TV series he popularized such comical catchphrases as "Goll-eee," "Shazam" and "Surprise, surprise, surprise," but was much more serious when it came to his singing, which ranged from pop standards and gospel music to opera and also included forays into country music. Nabors recorded several albums while at the same time becoming a variety- and talk-show staple throughout the Seventies, even hosting his own series, The Jim Nabors Hour. He also made occasional appearances on the Grand Ole Opry and on TNN, the Nashville Network. Nabors often made trips to Nashville as a guest of his longtime friend, the late Sarah Cannon – a.k.a. country comedian Minnie Pearl. Although Nabors lived in Hawaii for several years, where he had a macadamia nut farm, it was Indiana native Florence Henderson (of Brady Bunch fame) who first got him one of his steadiest gigs, singing "Back Home Again in Indiana" at the annual Indianapolis 500 race, which he did from 1972 until 2014, missing just one year, 2012, due to heart surgery. In addition to television, Nabors appeared in a handful of Burt Reynolds' films, including Cannonball Run II and The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, the latter of which co-starred Dolly Parton. www.rollingstone.com/country/news/jim-nabors-dead-at-87-w512988
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Post by jcurio on Dec 1, 2017 12:51:44 GMT -6
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Post by paulette on Dec 3, 2017 15:15:22 GMT -6
Sounds like he had a good life. I always wondered if he was a bit of a bumbling fool. Worked for him.
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Post by whatwouldyousuggest on Dec 6, 2017 16:45:24 GMT -6
He was actually a very elegant man to go with the voice. Very polished. But...the bumbling fool made a good living
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Post by swamprat on Jan 6, 2018 13:36:50 GMT -6
R.I.P. John Young
John Young, NASA's longest-serving astronaut, who walked on the moon and flew on the first Gemini and space shuttle missions, has died.
The first person to fly six times into space — seven, if you count his launch off of the moon in 1972 — and the only astronaut to command four different types of spacecraft, Young died on Friday (Jan. 5) following complications from pneumonia.. He was 87.
"NASA and the world have lost a pioneer," said NASA acting administrator Robert Lightfoot in a statement on Saturday (Jan. 6). "John Young's storied career spanned three generations of spaceflight; we will stand on his shoulders as we look toward the next human frontier."
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Post by auntym on Jan 12, 2018 14:33:00 GMT -6
www.space.com/39341-john-young-smuggled-corned-beef-space.html How John Young Smuggled a Corned-Beef Sandwich into SpaceBy Elizabeth Howell, Space.com Contributor / January 10, 2018 John Young (left) and Gus Grissom flew on the first crewed Gemini flight, Gemini 3, on March 23, 1965. Here, they're shown in the spacecraft simulator at the McDonnell plant in St. Louis. One additional "passenger" on the real flight was a corned-beef sandwich that Young smuggled aboard in his pocket. Credit: NASA/MSFC ArchivesWhile John Young, who died on Jan. 5 at age 87, is famous for his Apollo 16 moonwalks and his role as commander of the first space shuttle mission, the NASA astronaut is also remembered for a small scandal he triggered with a sneaky act: smuggling a corned-beef sandwich into space. Young slipped the sandwich into his pocket just before launching on Gemini 3 on March 23, 1965. It was the first U.S. mission to carry two astronauts — Young and his crewmate, Gus Grissom. But the Soviets had launched their own two-person mission, Voskhod 2, less than a week earlier, so tensions were already high among politicians when Gemini 3 safely made it to space and efficiently completed its objectives. The corned-beef sandwich sparked a brief conversation between Young and Grissom, according to the Gemini 3 transcript. The chat lasted for only about a minute of the nearly 6-hour mission.[John Young in Photos: Astronaut, Moonwalker, Shuttle Pioneer] "What is it?" Grissom asked. "Corned-beef sandwich," Young replied. "Where did that come from?" Grissom asked. Answered Young: "I brought it with me. Let's see how it tastes. Smells, doesn't it?" Grissom tasted the sandwich but quickly announced he would stick it back in his pocket because it was starting to break up. Young suggested the sandwich was "a thought … not a very good one." Replied Grissom: "Pretty good, though, if it would just hold together." A corned beef sandwich, embedded in acrylic, is exhibited at the Grissom Memorial Museum in Mitchell, Ind., to "memorialize the infamous sandwich" on Gemini 3. A corned beef sandwich, embedded in acrylic, is exhibited at the Grissom Memorial Museum in Mitchell, Ind., to "memorialize the infamous sandwich" on Gemini 3. Credit: Raymond K. Cunningham, Jr. via collectSPACE.comShortly after returning home from the mission, Grissom later recounted the taste test for Life magazine. "I took a bite, but crumbs of rye bread started floating all around the cabin," he said, adding that he and Young enjoyed "the chance to carry out some real 'firsts' in spaceflight." [Space Food Evolution: How Astronaut Chow Has Changed (Photos)] But the brief incident sparked a review by the U.S. House of Representatives' Committee on Appropriations, in which one member of Congress called it "a $30 million sandwich" and politicians cited safety concerns about crumbs interfering with spacecraft operations. Several senior NASA officials, including then-Administrator James Webb, testified at the proceedings. Young recalled that review in his 2012 memoir "Forever Young": "Today the theater that took place inside the meeting room that day strikes me as totally comic, but I can assure you that those testifying for NASA at the time were not smiling." A frequently cited quote from that meeting comes from George Mueller, then NASA's associate administrator for manned space flight: "We have taken steps … to prevent recurrence of corned-beef sandwiches in future flights," he said. Corned beef flies officially in 1981The offending sandwich came from a Cocoa Beach, Florida, deli called Wolfie's Restaurant and Sandwich Shop, at the Ramada Inn. (The chain closed in 2002, according to Space.com partner site collectSPACE.) Noted astronaut prankster Wally Schirra bought the sandwich and gave it to Young, who smuggled it on board in a spacesuit pocket. For context, early space food (by today's standards) was pretty bland, with astronauts often needing to suck nutrition out of a pouch. Today, astronauts commonly make their own sandwiches (and even pizzas) on the International Space Station — but they use tortilla bread to reduce crumbs. "I didn't think it was any big deal," Young wrote in his memoirs of the sandwich, pointing out that one of the mission objectives had been to test NASA food anyway. "It was very common to carry sandwiches — in fact, the corned beef was the third sandwich that had been carried on a spacecraft." Corned beef did appear on the menu of the first space shuttle mission in April 1981 -- which Young happened to command. While the infamous sandwich is no longer available to historians, a similar one, preserved in acrylic, is on display at the Grissom Memorial Museum in Mitchell, Indiana. Chris Kraft was NASA's flight director during Gemini 3. In his 2001 memoir, "Flight," Kraft defended the astronauts' actions. "No matter how brave or focused an astronaut is, there's a tension in spaceflight that none of us on the ground can truly appreciate. A moment of diversion up there is no bad thing." Young added that, in any case, the sandwich was missing some ingredients. "It didn't even have mustard on it," he wrote. "And no pickle." www.space.com/39341-john-young-smuggled-corned-beef-space.html
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Post by swamprat on Feb 12, 2018 18:58:07 GMT -6
Sad news. Real Country music singer Daryle Singletary has died. Singletary, a Georgia native, was just 46 at the time of his death. Looks like Singletary had a blood clot and died at his home. He played at singer Mel Tillis' public memorial on Jan. 31.
Between 1995 and 1998, he recorded for Giant Records, for which he released three studio albums: "Daryle Singletary" in 1995, "All Because of You" in 1996 and "Ain't It the Truth" in 1998. In the same timespan, Singletary entered the top 40 of the Hot Country Songs charts five times, reaching number two with "I Let Her Lie" and "Amen Kind of Love", and number four with "Too Much Fun".
In 2000, Singletary switched to Audium Entertainment (a division of Koch Entertainment), where he released the albums "Now and Again" (2000) and "That's Why I Sing This Way" (2002), both of which were largely composed of cover songs. A third album of covers, 2007's "Straight from the Heart", was issued on the independent Shanachie Records label. He returned to Koch (now renamed E1 Music) in 2010, to release Rockin' in the Country. Later on he recorded "There's Still a Little Country Left" (2015) and "American Grandstand" with Rhonda Vincent (2017)
Prayers for his family.
Rest in peace.
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Post by swamprat on Feb 20, 2018 10:14:46 GMT -6
R.I.P. Craig R. Lang, hypnotherapist and abduction researcher. Another victim of this year's flu/pneumonia outbreak.
He was a member of the MUFON Experiencer Research Team.
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Post by skywalker on Feb 20, 2018 10:17:34 GMT -6
Did you know him, swamp?
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Post by swamprat on Feb 20, 2018 10:20:04 GMT -6
No, I had not met him. I think he was located in the northeast. I know NYLily had met him.
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Post by swamprat on Feb 20, 2018 13:36:23 GMT -6
Posted by Peter Robbins:
Sad news. An esteemed colleague and all around great guy has passed on. This from another esteemed colleague, my friend Kathleen Marden:
It is with heavy heart that I must inform you that our friend, colleague, and MUFON Experiencer Research Team member, Craig Lang, has passed over.
Craig was very ill at the IUFOC Conference and spent most of the time in his hotel room. His flu symptoms evolved into pneumonia and, like so many others, it took his life. Craig had been my assistant director before George Medich replaced him and had been one of the original three ART, then ERT members.
Craig R. Lang was a certified hypnotherapist with the National Guild of Hypnotists and the owner of Explore with Hypnosis. His hypnotherapy practice was located in Coon Rapids, MN (an inner-ring suburb of Minneapolis). In addition to hypnotherapy, he was the Minnesota assistant state director for the Mutual UFO Network, which researches UFO sightings, anomaly reports and close encounters worldwide.
He has published articles in the MUFON UFO Journal, the CUFOS International UFO Reporter, The Edge, and many other publications. He is the author of two books on UFOs, The Cosmic Bridge, Close Encounters and Human Destiny, and The Other Side of the Sky, The Cosmic Bridge Companion, exploring the enigma of UFOs, science and the paranormal. What is our relationship with our visitors from out there? How might that relationship be evolving over time?
His other interests were astronomy, parapsychology, creative writing, spirituality and meditation, plus various outdoor sports.
May God grant him peace.
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Post by jcurio on Feb 20, 2018 14:59:48 GMT -6
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