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Bee Gees’ Robin Gibb ill, cancels Brazil shows

Posted on April 3rd, 2011 by Callum Maudsley
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LONDON (AP) — Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb has canceled a series of shows in Brazil after he was taken to a British hospital with abdominal pains. A spokesman for the singer says Gibb suddenly fell ill early Sunday, and that doctors have told him not to travel while they diagnose the problem. The 61-year-old [...]

Rapper Rick Ross charged with marijuana possession

Posted on March 28th, 2011 by Callum Maudsley
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SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — Rapper Rick Ross has been arrested in Louisiana on a marijuana possession charge. Police spokesman Bill Goodin said Monday that Ross, whose real name is William Roberts II, was issued a misdemeanor summons and released after Friday night’s arrest. Roberts, known for such albums as “Teflon Don” and “Deeper Than Rap,” [...]

Folksinger Stookey reschedules Ojai concert

Posted on March 21st, 2011 by Callum Maudsley
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Canceled by Sunday’s heavy rains, an Ojai concert featuring singer/songwriter Noel Paul Stookey of Peter, Paul and Mary fame has been rescheduled for April 3. Known for his performances of “Puff (The Magic Dragon)” and “Leaving on a Jet Plane,” Stookey will appear in concert from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the Ojai Valley Inn [...]

Ali & Elvis, together again

Posted on March 20th, 2011 by Callum Maudsley
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When Muhammad Ali was training for a fight in Deer Lake, Pa., in the 1970s, the boxer was visited at his Schuylkill County compound by one of the few people in the world as famous as he. “A few years ago, Elvis came to see me at my training camp, stayed two weeks,” Ali told [...]

Ashton Shepherd Expecting Second Child

Posted on March 3rd, 2011 by Callum Maudsley
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Ashton Shepherd has a busy year ahead of her. In addition to giving fans new music in the form of her single, the bold kiss-off “Look It Up,” Ashton and her husband, Roland, will welcome their second child later this year. “Our little boy James is 5 and doing fine. W Read the rest of [...]