Hollywood is mourning the passing of 2 icons within a few hours of one another...Early Thursday afternoon, we learned that Farrah Fawcett lost her long battle with cancer. The Charlies Angels star passed away with longtime love Ryan O'Neal by her side in a Santa Monica hospital at the age of 62. At least we were braced for her passing. Then later yesterday afternoon, we learned of Michael Jackson's cardiac arrest and his being rushed to the UCLA Medical Center. Then we learned of his passing. The King of Pop was only 50 years old.
No doubt June 25, 2009 will go down in music history, with the Day The Music died, when the Big Bopper, Richie Valens and Buddy Holly were killed in a plane crash, with August 16, 1977, when Elvis Presley, the King of Rock and Roll passed away, and with December 8th 1980, when Beatle John lennon was gunned down outside his New York City apartment building.
Michael Jackson leaves behind a mixed legacy, an unquestioned brilliant entertainer, but also a troubled man known for bizarre antics and behavior, and of course, his infamous trial on child molestation charges. He grew up too quickly, not experiencing a real childhood because of his constant performing schedule with the Jackson 5, while at the same time, living a perpetual "Peter Pan" like existance, at his Neverland Ranch, trying to recapture a chldhood he was denied. A sad day indeed. R.I.P Farrah and Michael.
Friday, June 26, 2009
Friday, June 19, 2009
Chicago Woodstock and my new godchild
Its been a while since my last post. A lot to catch up on.
I went to see Chicago and Earth Wind & Fire last Sunday at the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts. The center is built on the site of the historic Woodstock festival. Its a beautiful venue, and is only took me an hour and a half to get there from Scranton. I took Rt 6 through Honesdale, then Rt 652 to Narrowsburg New York, then a couple of state routes, and I was there. If you go there, be sure to have a full tank of gas, and bring along some food, because there really isn't much up there, when it comes to restaurants, or convenience stores. Just a whole lot of farmland. And be sure to check out the Woodstock Museum. Some great footage about how the famous concert came together, and a lot of background info on the artists that performed there. Had a great time at the show, we had a little rain, but it wasn't nearly as bad as the rain they had at Woodstock. Really great concert venue at Bethel Woods, with plenty of lawn room, and the people working there were very nice and welcoming.
The ride home was a little nerve racking, with miles and miles of dark 2 lane roads, with "Bambi and his extended family" potentially waiting on every curve of the roadway.
Last Friday, my niece Ashley gave birth to her second child, a boy named Sean, after his father.
I got to hold him when he was just 10 hours old. Quite an experience, and honor to be a second time godfather. Little Sean came into the world at 5:14am at Moses Taylor Hospital. Mom and baby are doing just fine.
I went to see Chicago and Earth Wind & Fire last Sunday at the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts. The center is built on the site of the historic Woodstock festival. Its a beautiful venue, and is only took me an hour and a half to get there from Scranton. I took Rt 6 through Honesdale, then Rt 652 to Narrowsburg New York, then a couple of state routes, and I was there. If you go there, be sure to have a full tank of gas, and bring along some food, because there really isn't much up there, when it comes to restaurants, or convenience stores. Just a whole lot of farmland. And be sure to check out the Woodstock Museum. Some great footage about how the famous concert came together, and a lot of background info on the artists that performed there. Had a great time at the show, we had a little rain, but it wasn't nearly as bad as the rain they had at Woodstock. Really great concert venue at Bethel Woods, with plenty of lawn room, and the people working there were very nice and welcoming.
The ride home was a little nerve racking, with miles and miles of dark 2 lane roads, with "Bambi and his extended family" potentially waiting on every curve of the roadway.
Last Friday, my niece Ashley gave birth to her second child, a boy named Sean, after his father.
I got to hold him when he was just 10 hours old. Quite an experience, and honor to be a second time godfather. Little Sean came into the world at 5:14am at Moses Taylor Hospital. Mom and baby are doing just fine.
Monday, June 1, 2009
Frankie "Avalon that is" at Mount Airy
Went to see another Frankie on Saturday night. 50's and 60's teen idol Frankie Avalon appeared at Mount Airy Casino, and put on quite a show. He did all his favorites, "Venus" "Beach Blanket Bingo" and "Beatuy School Drop Out" from "Grease", as well as "Bandstand Boogie" and "California Sun" It was a family affair at Mount Airy, because Frankie's son, one of his 8 children, serves as his drummer, and Eton Everly, the son of Don Everly of the Everly Brothers is one of his guitarists. In fact, Frankie and Eton sung Everly Brothers favorites like "All I Have To Do Is Dream", Wake Up Little Suzie" and "Bye Bye Love". At the end of the show, Frankie offered a tribute to his late friends, Bobby Darin, Elvis Presley, Ricky Nelson and Bill Haley. It was a good time for all, and a very entertaining show Saturday night at Mount Airy. Frankie also hinted that more legendary acts may be playing Mount Airy soon, some names include Dion, James Darren and Neil Sedaka. Stay tuned.
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