Posts by John Toli
Blues style rock and Roll artist Don Van Vliet dies aged 69
Best known for his stage name Captain Beefheart, musician and painter Don Vliet died in California from complications from multiple sclerosis. He fronted his band called Magic Band which rose to prominence in the 1960’s with a unique style of blues inspired rock and roll that would ultimately secure his place in music history as…
Read MoreUFC Sean Pierson loses half of his Dream
Sean Pierson has had two lifelong dreams come true recently. In his first public appearance in the cage at UFC ,Pierson defeated Matt Riddle and he was hired by the Toronto Police Department. Unfortunately, his character as a fighter has prevented him from being a Policeman.Pierson was relinquished of his duties by the Toronto Police.…
Read MoreAfter 25 Years Larry King hangs up his suspenders
Today after a quarter of a century of interviewing the famous and powerful Veteran CNN talk show host Larry King hangs up his famous suspenders. Born Larry Zeiger in Brooklyn, the CNN icon has become one of the most recognizable figures on US television, after previously anchoring a national radio show for seven years. King…
Read MoreRock and Roll Hall of Fame to include Niel Diamond
Other Rock and Roll artists that will be included next year along with Niel Diamond, 69 , are Alice Cooper and singer songwriter Tom Waits. The song that promoted Diamond’s fame the most was Sweet Caroline . Some of his earlier hits in the 60’s were Cherry Cherry ,Diamond said he had initially been, ”…
Read MoreMurder charges against Nicholas Brooks old boyfriend of New York fashion designer
Strangulation and attempted murder charges against Nicholas Brooks, the 24 year old boyfriend of New York fashion designer, Sylvie Cachay found dead at The Soho House in New York. The charges came after authorities investigating the 33 year old’s death obtained a warrant to physically examine Brooks, including taking swabs and samples from Brooks’ fingernails,…
Read MoreAuction of Picasso works called off
The sale that was to be on Thursday on the works of Picasso was called off because it was found out that Mr. Le Guennec, the retired electrician, who allegedly was gifted the Picasso works , is also an heir to the late Mr. Bresnu, a driver, who also had Picasso works. The chauffeur’s collection…
Read MoreInternational Jazz Hall of Fame saxophonist James Moody passed away
85 year old James Moody , passed away on Thursday at San Diego Hospice after a 10 month battle with pancreatic cancer, his wife said. He is survived by Linda Moody, his third wife, sons, Patrick, Regan and Danny McGowan,a daughter, Michelle Bagdanove, his brother Lou Watters, four grandchildren and one great grandson. A public…
Read MoreLeonardo DiCaprio in court for women who slashed his face
At a Hollywood party in 2005 Aretha Wilson 40, snuck into a party and came up to DiCaprio and slashed his face with a broken bottle. The actor needed 17 stitches to close the wound. The party was hosted by Rick Salomon, a former boyfriend of Paris Hilton. Wilson had mistaken DiCaprio for a former…
Read MoreTribute’s to be held on anniversary of John Lennon death
The 30th anniversary of former Beatle John Lennon that was murdered is honored with many tributes to the rock and roll star. Lennon was killed by a crazed fan Mark Chapman outside the Dakota building where he and Ono lived in Manhattan; Ono was with him when he was shot. He had just celebrated his…
Read MoreSongs Stolen from Lady Gaga and others from their computers
Recording stars, Lady Gaga, Justin Timberlake and Kesha were victims of songs being stolen from their computers. The method used to steal the songs was, a Trojan horse virus was attached to a MP3 file that was then sent to the official addresses of the stars and their managers and their recording companies to steal…
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