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On Oct. 13, 1792, the cornerstone of the White House was laid in the District of Columbia
Today is Monday, Oct. 13, the 287th day of 2008. There are 79 days left in the year. This is the Columbus Day holiday in the United States, as well as Thanksgiving Day in Canada. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 13, 1792, the cornerstone of the...Tags: Kate Walsh, Government, Music Industry, Defense, Baseball
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With 'Honey,' life is sweet for Lucinda Williams
glenn.gamboa@newsday.comLucinda Williams isn't exactly sure what's going on, but she knows it's good. Night after night, she's watching her fans go crazy for her latest songs, even though the album "Little Honey" (Lost Highway) doesn't hit stores until Tuesday. "I remember...Tags: Radio Industry, Los Angeles, Pete Townshend, Courtney Love, Amy Winehouse
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Slash leaps at chance to honor Les Paul — no strings attached
Not wanting to miss a chance to pay tribute to Les Paul, his guitar hero, former Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash signed up to play at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's tribute concert Nov. 15 without even hearing who he'd be playing with on stage. "I'm just...Tags: Richie Sambora, Music, Les Paul, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum
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Fire damages kitchen at Split Rock Resort
About 400 guests and employees were evacuated Friday night during a fire at one of the main buildings at Split Rock Resort & Golf Club in the Poconos, according to officials. Chief Ralph Lennon of the Lake Harmony Volunteer Fire Company said the fire...Tags: Employees, Fires, Clubs and Associations
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People we want to talk to ... Devo singer/bassist Gerald Casale
Chicago Tribune reporterDevo hasn't released a new album in 18 years but keeps leaving its mark on popular culture. The 1980 hit "Whip It" has been adapted for a Swiffer commercial ("Swiffer's good!") and a musical toothbrush called Turbo Tooth Tunes ("Brush It"). The new...Tags: Music, Sarah Palin, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Barack Obama, McDonald's
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Morphine Generation's Erik Hart adds a self-named line
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterWHEN designer Erik Hart launched Morphine Generation, his darkly romantic streetwear line, in 2003, imitators came flocking -- ripping off the collection's skull-and-flora silk-screens ad nauseam. "There were people who built their lines around my first...Tags: Motorcycling, Clothing and Textiles Industry, Cindy Sherman, Book, Folk Music
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MUSIC
WHAT Lucy Kaplansky performs songs blending alternative country, rock and roll, and folk music. WHEN|WHERE 8 p.m. tomorrow at the Boulton Center for the Performing Arts, 37 W. Main St., Bay Shore INFO $35; 631-969-1101 WHAT The Canta Libre...Tags: Folk Music, Shelter Island
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Birthdays
*Playwright Harold Pinter is 78. *Actor Peter Coyote is 67. *Entertainer Ben Vereen is 62. *Singer John Prine is 62. *Actress Jessica Harper is 59. *Rock singer David Lee Roth is 54. *Country singer Tanya Tucker is 50. *Actress Julia Sweeney is 49....Tags: Music, Music Industry, Celebrity, Julia Sweeney, David Lee Roth
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Slash to play at Rock Hall's tribute to Les Paul
South Florida Sun-SentinelSlash will play at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's tribute concert for his guitar hero Les Paul. The former Guns N' Roses guitarist says he's committed to doing anything he can for the 93-year-old Paul, known as the "Father of the Electric Guitar."...Tags: Richie Sambora, Music, Les Paul, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum
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Slash to play at Rock Hall tribute to electric guitar pioneer Les Paul
Associated Press WriterCLEVELAND (AP) _ Slash couldn't miss a chance to pay tribute to his own guitar hero, Les Paul. The former Guns N' Roses guitarist signed up to play at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's tribute concert Nov. 15 without even hearing who he'd be playing...Tags: Richie Sambora, Music, Les Paul, Defense, Firearms
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Call him mellow, gray: Donovan releases autobiographical DVD, plans album, tour
Associated Press WriterWOODSTOCK, N.Y. (AP) _ Standing in the rain wasn't going to dampen Donovan's spirits. He had come to a field in this Catskills arts colony to be photographed, looking every bit the '60s troubadour of "Mellow Yellow" fame with a calf-length, black...Tags: Superman, Neil Diamond, Cinema Industry, Movies, Folk Music
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Today's Celebrity Birthdays
Playwright Harold Pinter is 78. Actor Peter Coyote is 67. Entertainer Ben Vereen is 62. Singer John Prine is 62. Actor Charles Dance is 62. Rock singer-musician Cyril Neville (The Neville Brothers) is 60. Actress Jessica Harper is 59. Singer-musician...Tags: Music Industry, Celebrity, Music, Julia Sweeney, David Lee Roth
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