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- SO SAD.. ACTOR LESLIE NIELSEN DIED TODAY
- THE ROCKETS TORE THE PACKED HOUSE DOWN
- ON THE AIR MONDAY LARRY NEWMAN: DICK WAGNER AND STEVE HUNTER
| SO SAD.. ACTOR LESLIE NIELSEN DIED TODAY Posted: 28 Nov 2010 06:40 PM PST  Leslie Nielsen Feb 11 1926-Nov 28 2010 So sad to write this story that one of my favorite actors passed away today. Hard to believe that Leslie Nielsen was really 84 years old. Leslie seemed perpetually young too me. His energy was so light and full of great humor. Leslie had a very long and prolific career. He made over 100 films, 1,500 television programs, and portrayed over 220 characters. Leslie Nielsen started out in Hollywood as a very serious actor. In fact he was down right terrifying in some of the films where he played the heavy. Then came the movie Airplane! where Leslie played the dead pan doctor. He was hysterically funny and the audience was not expecting him to be so funny! After that his career exploded and he became ultra famous as one of the best comic actor/comedians of our time. He was so darn funny! Next came Naked Gun and the rest they say is comic history.  Leslie Nielsen FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Leslie Nielsen, who went from drama to inspired bumbling as a hapless doctor in "Airplane!" and the accident-prone detective Frank Drebin in "The Naked Gun" comedies, has died. He was 84. His agent John S. Kelly says Nielsen died Sunday at a hospital near his home in Ft. Lauderdale where he was being treated for pneumonia. The Canadian-born Nielsen came to Hollywood in the mid-1950s after performing in 150 live television dramas in New York. With a handsome face, blond hair and 6-foot-2 height, he seemed ideal for a movie leading man. Born in Regina, Saskatchewan, the son of a Canadian Mounted Policeman, Nielsen spent his earliest years living near the Arctic Circle, and later served as an aerial gunner in the Royal Canadian Air Force. He quickly became known as a serious actor, although behind the camera he was a prankster. That was an aspect of his personality never exploited, however, until "Airplane!" was released in 1980 and became a huge hit. Thank you for all the laughter...RIP Mr. Nielsen we miss you already... Leslie Nielsen's films of the 1960's Four Rode Out (1969) Change of Mind (1969) .... Sheriff Webb How to Commit Marriage (1969) .... Phil Fletcher How to Steal the World (1968) .... General Maximilian Harmon Dayton's Devils (1968) .... Frank Dayton Rosie! (1968) .... Cabot Counterpoint (1968) .... Victor Rice Reluctant Astronaut, The (1967) .... Major Fred Gifford Gunfight in Abilene (1967) .... Grant Evers Beau Geste (1966) .... Lieutenant De Ruse Plainsman, The (1966) .... Colonel George Armstrong Custer Dark Intruder (1965) .... Brett Kingsford Harlow (1965/I) .... Richard Manley Night Train to Paris (1964) .... Alan Holiday  |
| THE ROCKETS TORE THE PACKED HOUSE DOWN Posted: 28 Nov 2010 12:17 PM PST  Sadly I had to miss this ground breaking show last night! But luckily Rachelle was on hand with her camera! So enjoy The Rockets!  photographer Rachelle Grabowski and Kay Hoffman Goluska From Jon Campbell: "The show was incredible--well worth the trip from Fort Worth! For real, the new stuff is great, Bee was as fantastic as ever, Edwards fits like a glove, the rest of the band works and McCarty did the best Oh Well yet (I mean, the best I've ever heard from him at all and he does the best overall anyway). the band was tight, the stage and lights were impressive as hell and the whole place ROCKED!!! Doing MotorCity music, not "Totally" their own for encores was pure DETROIT class--INCREDIBLE SHOW! Yep, and now I gotta get back on down to Texas...damn..."  Sweet shot of Jim and Andrea photo:Rachelle Grabowski  Great shot of Jim McCarty photo:Rachelle Grabowski  Jim Edward with Marvelous Marvin photo:Rachelle Grabowski  Jim McCarty and Jim Edwards photo:Rachelle Grabowski  Johnny Bee / the lovely Andrea Edwards photo: Rachelle Grabowski Here are a bunch of great shots from last night! Rachelle Grabowski, Andrea Edwards, Larry H Leitner and may other fotog's as well! Enjoy is isn't the same as being there but kinda feels like that!  |
| ON THE AIR MONDAY LARRY NEWMAN: DICK WAGNER AND STEVE HUNTER Posted: 28 Nov 2010 09:22 AM PST  Dick Wagner and The Frost Hey gang there is going to be a great live Larry Newman radio interview tomorrow night! His guests will be rock legends Dick Wagner of Frost and many more... and fantastic Steve "The Deacon" Hunter fabulous guitarist with early Alice Cooper, Mitch Ryder/Detroit, Lou Reed, and guitar partner with Dick Wagner. What a duo!!! Can't wait for this show! "Dick Wagner 8pm, Steve Hunter 9pm" Here is where you can listen: From Larry: Monday Nov 29th I will be interviewing Rock n Roll Animals Steve Hunter and Dick Wagner on my program on WSCA-FM tune in as we stream live: http://www.wscafm.org/  Formed in Detroit in 1967 - first as the New Bossmen, then Dick Wagner and the Frosts, the band included leader Dick Wagner (vocals/guitar, Donny Hartman (vocals/guitar), Jack Smolski (bass) and Bob Rigg (drums). They released two singles. By the next year, Gordy Garris had replaced Smolski on bass/vocals, for its 1969 debut LP, Frost Music.  The Frost's sound combined rock, psychedelia, catchy pop-chorus hooks and the occasional ballad. Some say they sounded a lot like The Beatles. Their songs about dysfunction ("The Family"), unfulfilled dreams ("A Long Way Down From Mobile"), groupies ("Little Susie Singer") and stadium rockers ("Take My Hand/Mystery Man")were way before their time. Their songs weren't just about teenage love affairs. They were a powerful live group,I saw them play a many times around Ann Arbor. We never went to get a drink when Frost was onstage. Didn't want to miss a note. Still don't...  Frost @ Fillmore West Sadly, the Frost never made it big nationally like many other great Michigan bands. Some say their record label was to blame, but back in the day promoting rock n roll bands was in it's infancy. Unfortunately thousands of bands fell by the wayside due to ineffective promoters, poor choices too by agents, managers, and often the bands themselves. Alas, hindsight is 20/20. I wish I had been able to promote rock n roll during that time but I was sitting in class in the third grade...  Dick Wagner and Alice Cooper By 1972 The Frost was gone just like the amazing MC5 and sadly many many other phenomenal Michigan bands. Dick Wagner went on to play with tons of other bands like Alice Cooper, Lou Reed, Kiss, Aerosmith, Peter Gabriel, Meatloaf, Nils Lofgren, Air Supply, and is still playing to this day. This video is beautiful listen to this... I feel so sorry for kids today. They will never know what it was like to hear this type of music live. I am so lucky... Hey why didn't I ever take a camera back then!!! What was I thinking! Dick Wagner's Website Dick Wagner Myspace Dick Wagner You Tube Dick Wagner Facebook Dick Wagner I94 Barman Interview  Steve Hunter and Dick Wagner with Alice sans makeup... If you listened to the radio in the 70's at all you heard Steve : The Deacon" Hunter. He was everywhere! One of the very finest guitarists in rock history. I must have twenty records that feature his amazing music. The Deacon didn't appear to be a media hound, just an unbelievable musician that loved his craft or so it seemed to me. Don't know much about him? I think that was on purpose. The glare of music celebrity hit Alice Cooper (Vince Furnier) his band not so much.  The Deacon and Mitch Ryder Back to The Deacon:  Born in Decatur,Illinois, Steve "The Deacon or Decatur Gator" Hunter first gained success with Mitch Ryder's DETROIT (with my friend the great Bass Player Ron Cooke. They released the legendary "Detroit with Mitch Ryder" LP in 1971 & "Get Out The Vote-Live" recorded in 1972. Read a great story and biography of The deacon on All Music Steve Hunter released two solo albums, Swept Away in 1977 and The Deacon in 1987. He reunited with Dick Wagner for some shows in Saginaw, MI. Hunter appeared in Lou Reed and Bob Ezrin's stage production of the Berlin album with performances at New York's Arts at St. Ann's in December 2006 and dates in Sydney, Australia, in January 2007. Bet you didn't know: Steve won an Emmy for his contribution to 'The Boys Of Christ Child House' video in 2009. Steve composed "Camelia" an instrumental performed by the Rose Band, included on the Bette Midler film "The Rose" for the soundtrack album. Be sure to check out Dick and Steve's websites for the discographies and other accomplishments, they really are amazing musicians! Steve Hunter's Website Steve Hunter Myspace Steve Hunter Facebook So don't forget to tune in tomorrow night at 8pm Eastern Time for Larry Newman's show!  |
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