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Barbra Streisand Set To Perform in Israel

mreal197 — Tue, 21 May 2013 19:35:23 +0000

Barbra Streisand will be the recipient of an honorary PhD from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem during her visit to Israel next month.

According to Billboard, the university announced on Monday that Streisand would receive the degree for her “concern for human rights and dedication to Israel and the Jewish people.”

The Brooklyn-born singer and actress is expected to perform during a June conference celebrating the 90th birthday of Israeli President Shimon Peres.

Streisand will also hold two concerts in Israel on June 20 and 22 at Bloomfield Stadium in Tel Aviv-Jaffa. Those performances will be Streisand’s first in Israel.

Numerous other artists have also made the trip to Israel, including Bob Dylan in June 2011 (his first appearance in Israel in 20 years) and Paul McCartney in September 2008. Billy Joel made Israel a destination for three concerts during his Glass Houses tour in 1980, playing one show in Jerusalem and two in Tel Aviv. Madonna performed in Tel Aviv in May of 2012 with a message of promoting peace.

Possibly the most outspoken artist to boycott performances in Israel comes from Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters, whose 2006 visit to the West Bank turned him into a huge supporter of the cultural boycott of Israel. Waters even took credit for Stevie Wonder‘s cancellation of an appearance in Israel.

In the last month though, Waters has talked of reconsidering his position on Israel after fellow members of the music industry spoke out about his views.

-E.J. Judge/WCBS-FM

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From The Doors To X, Ray Manzarek’s Legacy – In His Own Words

mreal197 — Tue, 21 May 2013 17:06:45 +0000

Yesterday, The Doors’ Ray Manzarek, who provided the classic keyboard riffs that became synonymous with the band’s most iconic songs, lost his battle to cancer at the age of 74. Musicians ranging from Slash to American Idol judge Randy Jackson to his own bandmates paid their (digital) respects to the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer. And last night, clubs like the Whiskey A Go-Go and the Roxy on Los Angeles’ famed Sunset Strip, where the Doors first made their name, paid tribute by dimming their lights for a minute at 9:31 p.m. (Manzarek passed away in Germany at 9:31 p.m. local time).

Although the Doors effectively ended in 1971 after the death of Jim Morrison, Manzarek spent a good amount of his life maintaining the band’s legacy. Other than his tours with Doors guitarist Robby Krieger, he also worked on keeping the band’s recorded work in the marketplace through a series of reissues, best-ofs and box sets. The most recent release was the live concert film, Live At The Bowl ’68, which shows the band at the peak of their powers.

Manzarek was beaming through the phone as he told Radio.com about the show in a late 2012 interview. He said that some of his, and the band’s, favorite artists had played that stage, so it meant a lot for to be booked at the Hollywood Bowl. “It was momentous. That was the granddaddy of all venues in Southern California. Igor Stravinsky conducted there! The Beatles played there! And we were playing at the same place. But up to that point, very few rock bands played there. We were very honored.”

With their second No. 1 single under their belt (“Hello, I Love You”; the first was “Light My Fire”) the band was on top of the world, having realized all their dreams of becoming rock stars in just a few short years.

“The best laid plans of mice and men had not gone astray yet,” Manzarek mused. “We dreamed of putting a rock and roll band together on Venice Beach in the summer of 1965. This is now the summer of 1968 and we had attained the goal. We wanted to be as big as the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, and we had arrived at that place.”

Indeed, at that time, The Doors — Manzarek, Krieger, drummer John Densmore and Jim Morrison — had a powerful grip on their audience; Manzarek himself exclaimed that, in that moment in 1968, “Those four guys were the four horsemen of the apocalypse!” After the Hollywood Bowl gig, the Doors became even more popular and eventually headlined Madison Square Garden. Had Morrison lived a longer life, would they, like the Stones and Paul McCartney, have upgraded to football stadiums? “I’m not sure if you are still a rock and roll band or if you turn into a circus at that point,” Manzarek said.

However, Manzarek noted that if the Doors had been popular enough, they most likely would have tried to play the largest venues possible: “It would have been a theatrical challenge to do something like that. The Rolling Stones do it on a grand scale. So what would The Doors have done on a grand scale? All things would have been possible, unfortunately Jim didn’t make it.”

Referencing the massive popularity the band still enjoys decades after Morrison’s passing, he said, “The Doors were an underground band, out of the mainstream. That’s where Jim and I always wanted to be.”

Study Shows Many Handbags Have More Bacteria Than A Toilet

Louis Pulice — Tue, 21 May 2013 11:18:30 +0000

Time for a quick quiz:

Question: This item contains more bacteria than the average dirty toilet…

Answer… Handbags!

It’s true! Even worse, 1 in 5 purse handles are filthy enough to pose a threat to human health.

The biggest culprit inside bags is hand moisturizer, said to be equal in bacteria content to the average toilet seat.

As far as materials, Medical news Today says that leather is the biggest carrier of germs because of the soft material.

To minimize germs, you are encouraged to clean handbags regularly with antibacterial wipes or handbag cleaners and to wash or sanitize your hands after touching the inside or outside of your purses.

Read more about this dirty situation from Fox News and take our poll:

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Out Today: The Rolling Stones Documentary Crossfire Hurricane

Louis Pulice — Tue, 21 May 2013 09:53:08 +0000

Dan Taylor’s pick of the week is the Rolling Stones documentary Crossfire Hurricane, highlighting the key periods of the Stones’ career!

The journey begins with the guys being blues-obsessed teenagers in the early 60′s and chronicles their career all the way to their place as rock royalty.

Bonus features on the Blu-ray include previously unreleased concert footage and more:

“Live in Germany ’65″
NME Poll Winners concert footage from 1964 and 1965
A new interview with director Brett Morgen
“The Sound and Music of Crossfire Hurricane”
Footage from The Arthur Haynes Show (1964)

See more about Crossfire Hurricane from the Blu-ray.com website (and get it for a real great price!) and check out the trailer:

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Mr. G’s Hot And Humid Tuesday Forecast

Louis Pulice — Tue, 21 May 2013 09:45:00 +0000

*Dense Fog advisory in effect for Fairfield and New Haven Counties in Connecticut, Southern Westchester and for Long Island until noon today*

Areas of morning fog will break away for sunny skies by noon today with with a chance of a few afternoon showers and thunderstorms, humid and warm with highs reaching 85 degrees!

A few showers and thunderstorms possible early tonight, otherwise partly cloudy with areas of fog developing again and lows only in the upper 60’s

Areas of morning fog then becoming partly sunny again tomorrow with a chance of afternoon showers and thunderstorms. We stay hot and humid with highs in the mid 80’s.

Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the afternoon on Thursday with highs near 80 degrees.

Mr. G paid a visit to PS 199 yesterday to see Anita Sablian and her great 3^rd grade class pictured above!

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Turntable Tuesday: The Who’s Head Smashing Performance Of ‘My Generation’

E.J. Judge — Tue, 21 May 2013 04:42:26 +0000

CBS-FM has a fun feature called Turntable Tuesday. Once an hour, we play an “oh wow” record from vinyl. I feel like Dr. Johnny Fever when I “cue up” a record.

This week in 1966, The Who were set to perform at the Ricky Tick Club in Windsor, England. Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend were ready to take the stage but were encountered with one very big problem: Keith Moon and John Entwistle were nowhere to be found. Daltrey and Townshend grabbed the drummer and bassist from the opening band and proceeded without their rhythm section.

Moon and Entwistle arrived halfway through the set and, needless to say, the rest of the band were upset, so much so that Townshend bashed Moon over the head with a guitar as the band played “My Generation.” Moon and Entwistle quit The Who, but rejoined them a week later.

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Doors Keyboardist Ray Manzarek Succumbs To Cancer

mreal197 — Mon, 20 May 2013 21:41:10 +0000

Keyboardist and founding Doors member Ray Manzarek passed away today at 12:31 PT at the RoMed Clinic in Rosenheim, Germany after a lengthy battle with bile duct cancer, according to a post on the Doors’ official Facebook page. He was 74. His passing was confirmed by CBS News.

JUST IN: Keyboardist Ray Manzarek, a founding member of The Doors, has died at 74, his business manager confirms to @cbsnews

— CBS News (@CBSNews) May 20, 2013

According to the Doors’ Facebook post, at the time of his passing, he was surrounded by his wife Dorothy Manzarek, and his brothers Rick and James Manzarek.

“I was deeply saddened to hear about the passing of my friend and bandmate Ray Manzarek today,” said Krieger in the post. “I’m just glad to have been able to have played Doors songs with him for the last decade. Ray was a huge part of my life and I will always miss him.” Krieger and Manzarek performed together under a variety of names over the past few years.

Manzarek is survived by his wife Dorothy, brothers Rick and James Manczarek, son Pablo Manzarek, Pablo’s wife Sharmin and their three children Noah, Apollo and Camille. Funeral arrangements are pending. The post says “The family asks that their privacy be respected at this difficult time. In lieu of flowers, please make a memoriam donation in Ray Manzarek’s name at www.standup2cancer.org.”

– Brian Ives, Radio.com

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Ted Nugent’s Brother Speaks Out About Gun Control: ‘The NRA Has It Wrong’

mreal197 — Mon, 20 May 2013 20:26:41 +0000

Ted Nugent frequently writes about gun rights, but now his older brother, Jeffrey, has posted his opinion on the matter. And it turns out, he disagrees with Ted– and the NRA –on a key issue.

Jeffrey Nugent wrote a May 17 op-ed about firearms for The Washington Post, where he stresses the need for stronger background checks, a sore spot for the NRA.

He wrote, “I agree with Ted that our constitutional right to bear arms should not be undermined. I want all those who are qualified to purchase a gun to be able to do so. But — and here is where I part ways with my brother — not everyone is qualified to own a gun, so expanded background checks should be a legislative priority.”

The rocker’s brother points out that today, anyone (even a convicted felon) can purchase guns at gun shows or through private sellers without a background check. He asks, “Why would responsible gun owners want to protect people who threaten not only our safety but our gun rights?”

He goes on to say: “The NRA has it wrong: Irresponsible gun owners are bad for everyone. If you shouldn’t have access to a gun, then there should be no way for you to access a gun!”

Ted responded two days later with a post at Newsmax, titled “My Dear Misinformed Brother.”

The crux of his argument is: “Passing expanded background checks would do nothing to curtail or suppress thugs or psychos from accessing weapons and committing mass murder, carjacking, the nightly shootouts in Chicago or a gangsta shooting at the Mother’s Day parade in New Orleans. Paroled thugs or bug-eyed psychotics could not care less about any gun laws.The bold and ugly reality is that they will always gain access to a weapon.”

John Fogerty On A CCR Reunion: ‘It’s A Possibility In The Future’

mreal197 — Mon, 20 May 2013 17:32:45 +0000

John Fogerty was a guest on CBS This Morning this morning (May 20), and said that he would consider a reunion with his former band, Creedence Clearwater Revival, in the future.

Host Charlie Rose asked, “Can you imagine a revival of Creedence?” Fogerty responded that, on occasion, he’ll say something in the press referencing a reunion, and he’d immediately get negative feedback from his surviving former bandmates, bassist Stu Cook and drummer Doug Clifford (the other member was Fogerty’s late brother, guitarist Tom Fogerty, who passed away in 1990).

Still, Fogerty said, “I think it’s a possibility in the future. It’s not something I’m actively seeking. But I’m not totally against the idea either. It just seems like I always hear that’s not going to happen.”

Fogerty is revisiting his past on his upcoming album, Wrote A Song For Everyone (out May 28), which sees him collaborating with a wide array of artists, including Foo Fighters, Jennifer Hudson and Alan Jackson, re-recording songs from his solo and CCR catalog. And Fogerty recently told Radio.com that he’s planning on doing full CCR album performances on his upcoming tour.

Read more at Radio.com

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Paul McCartney Features Beatles And Wings Classics At U.S. Tour Kickoff

mreal197 — Mon, 20 May 2013 15:16:33 +0000

The Beatles and Wings both receive equal attention in Paul McCartney‘s “Out There” tour, which triumphantly kicked off its U.S. leg at Orlando’s Amway Center on Saturday night (May 18). Playing and singing non-stop for almost three hours would put most any solo performer to the test, but the 71-year-old McCartney made it look easy as he pulled from the best of the catalogues of both his former bands, as well as his own solo repertoire, playing many of the songs live in concert for the very first time.

After opening with The Beatles’ “Eight Days A Week” (one of the songs being performed live for the first time on the Out There tour), McCartney told the audience, “I’m getting that old feeling like we’re gonna have a good party here tonight!” And he was right. The sold-out crowd was there to party, sing along, and be taken on a magical musical tour of the past 50 years.

McCartney’s seemingly simple stage set up evolved into a masterful display of video screens, specialty lighting, and during a bravura performance of “Live and Let Die” toward the end of the evening, arena warming pyrotechnics.

The present and past were both given equal attention by McCartney. In a set which found Paul putting down the guitar in favor of the piano, he performed both “My Valentine,” released last year and written for current wife Nancy, along with “Maybe I’m Amazed,” which was written for his deceased wife Linda after helping him get through the break-up of The Beatles.

His deceased Beatles bandmates found fitting tributes in the show as well. While raised approximately 20 feet above the stage on a lighted platform, McCartney launched into “Here Today,” the song he wrote for John Lennon after Lennon’s assassination, letting the song’s lyrics offer a heartfelt tribute.

“George was a great ukelele player,” McCartney later said as he pulled out a ukelele to begin George Harrison’s classic “Something,” accompanied by a photographic tribute to Harrison on the video monitors. “Let’s hear it for George!” He also shared an anecdote regarding Frank Sinatra, who had been said to have proclaimed that “Something” was his favorite Lennon/McCartney tune. Of course it was written by Harrison.

PHOTO GALLERY: Check out Sunny-FM’s photo gallery of Paul McCartney’s opening night.

While fewer people seem to carry lighters these days, those who had them made sure to pull them out for both “Let It Be” and “Hey Jude,” the latter of which also had concertgoers finding themselves broadcast on the video monitors when caught by the roving Jude cam.

Although they go pretty much unsung throughout the show, McCartney’s band, consisting of Rusty Anderson, Brian Ray, Abe Laboriel Jr., and Paul Wickens, are truly incredible.

It’s a rare opportunity to be able to see this much modern musical history packed into three hours of stage time by a consumate musician who is still at the top of his game. This is one concert of the year not to be missed.

“Out There” Tour Opening Night Set List

-Brad Haynes, 1059 SUNNY FM/Orlando

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