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Joan Rivers: Can she talk? Yes -- in new stage show, and interview with us
Lehigh Valley Music presents FESTBLOGAfter more than 50 years in show business, comedian Joan Rivers says she found herself being the unwitting center of attention at every dinner party — people enthralled, and, of course, amused, by her stories. That’s what led to Rivers...... -
Here's to a hidden gem in New York
While visiting New York, I found myself on MacDougal Street in Greenwich Village looking for a bar. After surveying my surroundings, I determined that avoiding a touristy college bar was not an option, so I admitted defeat. But then something caught my...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Alcoholic Beverages, Dining and Drinking, Bars and Clubs
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Comedian Joan Rivers tells it like she's seen it in her 50 years in show biz
After more than 50 years in show business, comedian Joan Rivers says she found herself being the unwitting center of attention at every dinner party — people enthralled, and, of course, amused, by her stories. "You sit down and start telling...
Tags: Television, Celebrities, Jay Leno, Television Industry, Clay Aiken
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'I'll Eat You Last' chronicles Sue Mengers' old Hollywood
A Hollywood striver in the 1970s would have learned oodles from Sue Mengers — how to woo a client, sass a studio exec, host a dinner party, smoke a joint. And, had she pulled up a seat in Mengers' Beverly Hills living room one particularly gloomy...
Tags: Sidney Lumet, Chinatown (movie), New York City, SoHo, Skyfall (movie)
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Folk singer Richie Havens dies at 72
Richie Havens, the New York City folk singer thrust by circumstance onto center stage as the opening act of Woodstock, the legendary 1969 music festival, has died. He was 72. He died Monday of a heart attack at his home in Jersey City, N.J., according...Tags: Bedford (Bronx, New York), Festive Events, Paul Williams, New York City, Concerts
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Play based on a life becomes a story that touches all
"Write about your own life" says many a writing teacher to many a young scribe. Confronted with that authoritative solipsism, the young writer tends to worry about two things. First, that my life is not interesting enough to write about, especially not...
Tags: Pulitzer Prize Awards, Goodman Theatre, Celebrities, Drugs and Medicines, Itching
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Folk Singer, Woodstock Star Richie Havens Dead at 72
ReutersApr 23 (TheWrap.com) - Folk singer Richie Havens, whose rousing opening set kicked off the Woodstock festival and film, died Monday at his home in Jersey City, N.J., from a heart attack. He was 72. Known for his intense and rhythmic guitar style and...Tags: The Ed Sullivan Show (tv program), Festive Events, Television Industry, Woodstock Festival (1969), Music
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Richie Havens' creative, political spirit never wavered
People who experienced Woodstock through the lens of the 1970 documentary film "Woodstock: 3 Days of Peace & Music" can describe every contour of Richie Havens' face. With focused eyes and a scraggly beard, the singer, songwriter, guitarist and activist,...
Tags: Music Industry, Entertainment Events, Woodstock Festival (1969), Music, Bob Dylan
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Richie Havens, iconic Woodstock singer, dies at 72
This post has been updated. See note below for details. Richie Havens, the veteran folk singer whose frenetic guitar strumming and impassioned vocals made him one of the defining voices and faces of Woodstock, and by extension, of 1960s pop music,...
Tags: Tom Jones, Heart Attack, Michael Nesmith, Entertainment Events, Woodstock Festival (1969)
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Jonathan Lethem on his upcoming novel, 'Dissident Gardens' [video]
Writer Jonathan Lethem took some time to join us in our secret video booth at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books. He gave us a preview of his next novel, "Dissident Gardens," which will be coming to bookstores in September. "It's about American...
Tags: Authors, Queens (New York City), Google+, Arts and Culture, Literature
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Richard Barone Talks About Playing Cafe Nine April 25
Richard Barone has traveled to the beats of many drummers. Bongos, particularly. But he’s done solo pop that reverberates with jazz and religious and classical references. He’s pals with garage gods The Fleshtones. He’s worked...Tags: New York University, Music Industry, Gaming, Occupy Wall Street, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut)
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No clouds, no sun for Pat DiNizio and the Smithereens
Pat DiNizio likes things real. He buys his music from Vintage Vinyl in Fords, N.J. He buys his meat from John's, a family-owned butcher in Scotch Plains. He likes the "ritual" walk from his Lower East Side apartment at Seventh and A to the nearby...
Tags: The White Stripes (music group), Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Mojo Tour (2010), Lower East Side, Meyer Amphitheatre, Entertainment Events
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