Tagged: autographs

Photo and autograph courtesy of the G Archives. Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill Happy birthday to Ms. Lauryn Hill.  Over the years, I foolishly believed a lot of rumours about her that I heard on the internet and I judged her harshly without ever doing research to see if they were indeed true.  Turns out, the infamous "Lauryn Hill is racist" rumour is not true.   Is she a creative genius who, like so many creative geniuses is totally misunderstood by the public at [...]

Photo and autograph courtesy of the G Archives. Ray Manzarek I can't believe I am saying these words: Ray Manzarek, keyboardist for The Doors has died at age 74.  As you know, The Doors are one of my all time favorites and not a day goes by without me listening to at least one Doors song.  I had the occasion to meet Ray Manzarek several times and I always found him to be very nice towards fans.  For those experiences as well as being one fourth [...]

The Neighbourhood's debut album I Love You has already landed a spot on our top albums list for 2013. For a band that came from nowhere in mid-2012, this quintet from Los Angeles have done a sufficient job of kicking up noise all around the world with their sing-along lush pop-scapes and reverb drenched rock. We had the chance to speak with the band back in November about this rise to fame and what the future might hold (listen to our interview here ). For one lucky reader out there, we are giving away an [...]

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Photo and autograph courtesy of the G Archives. Peter Rauhofer Sad news from the music world.  Legendary DJ and producer/remixer Peter Rauhofer has died of brain cancer at the really young age of 48.  Though Austrian, he was a New York club legend regularly spinning at venues like The Roxy.  He was lucky enough to remix EVERYONE from Depeche Mode to Madonna to Kylie Minogue to Pet Shop Boys to Yoko Ono!  He even won a Grammy for his remix of Cher's "Believe."  I saw him [...]

Autograph courtesy of the G Archives. Annette Funicello Sad news out of Hollywood today.  Actress and the original Mouseketeer Annette Funicello has died.  I met her right after she announced she was suffering from multiple sclerosis.  Even though you could tell she was in a great amount of pain as she signed autographs, there was no way she could turn down a fan requesting her signature.  That's a class act, according to G!  She was an inspiration to a generation and she will continue to inspire.  [...]

Autographs courtesy of the G archives. Roger Ebert Sad news!  Movie critic Roger Ebert has died after a really long illness.  Like so many people, I grew up watching Siskel and Ebert's movie reviews and because of some of their glowing reviews, I saw movies that changed my life that I probably wouldn't have bothered seeing otherwise.  On the same note, I disagreed strongly with so many of their harsh reviews, but one thing that I am in full agreement with is that every time I [...]

Photos and autographs courtesy of my autograph collection. Bonnie Franklin Sad news from all walks of life.  Actress Bonnie Franklin, who is best remembered for her role on the show "One Day At A Time" has died at age 69.  Bonnie was always very nice when I saw her in Los Angeles back when I lived there.  RIP Bonnie.  Earlier this week, former Surgeon General C. Everett Koop died and also he was very nice. [...]

Photo and autograph courtesy of my autograph collection. Jerry Buss Dr. Jerry Buss has died.  Buss was the owner of the Los Angeles Lakers basketball team and was always a nice guy.  I've met Dr. Buss on so many occasions and he was always extremely friendly.  He died from cancer, which is a reminder that health is wealth and to live while you can because nobody lives forever, regardless of how much money you have.  RIP Jerry! [...]

Photo and autograph courtesy of my insanely ridiculously large in-person autograph collection. Mindy McCready Sad news in the music world.  Country music singer Mindy McCready has committed suicide at age 37.  Her music career was overshadowed by public bouts of drug addiction and mental illness.  She leaves behind two young children, a 6 year old and a 10 month old.  So sad.  RIP Mindy! [...]

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Photo by a complete stranger. Natasha Khan of Bat For Lashes and Geoffrey Dicker I've heard good things about how nice Natasha Khan from the indie pop band Bat For Lashes is, but sometimes you just have to find these things out for yourself.  I am here to confirm every good thing I've ever heard.  What a sweetheart!  Natasha Khan was in New York making a rare live appearance when I met the singer.  In town to promote her latest album "The Hunted Man," [...]

Guitars Not Guns charitable eBay Auctions of signed music memorabilia and vintage guitars ends early Saturday evening December 8, 2012. Items up for bid include an Ibanez guitar signed by Steve Vai, acoustic guitars signed by Sammy Hagar, Ed Roland and Kevin Griffin, acoustic Stratocaster guitar pickguards signed by Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Joe Bonamassa, Neil Schon, Orianthi, Michael Anthony and many other greats, as well as vintage Made In USA Fender, Guild and Hamer guitars and more. This is a rare chance to pick up an incredible holiday present for [...]

Check out this FAN-tastic memento! Before TDCC's awesome show in Toronto, Alex, Kevin and Sam took the time to chat with us and sign Maddie's Beacon CD. For a review of the concert, click here . And be sure to check out the video interviews with them here ! Alicia Atout

Filed under: News , News Today, Oh Boy! Michael Stewart, Getty A Keith Richards fan is claiming the Rolling Stones guitarist "autopen" signed copies of his bestselling book Life -- having a machine duplicate his autograph -- instead of hand-signing them himself. An Oct. 12 posting on the Stones fan site It's Only Rock 'n Roll forum by fan "trainarollin" claims two "certified document examiners" inspected an [...]

Photo and autograph courtesy of the G Archives. Gary Collins Sad news out of Hollywood (via Mississippi).  Actor and TV and Radio personality Gary Collins has died.  I met Gary and his wife Mary Ann Mobley many times when I was a kid living in California and both Gary and Mary Ann were always very kind to their fans.  RIP Gary!  [...]

Photo and autograph courtesy of the G Archives. Alex Karras More sad news out of Hollywood!  Ugh!  Football player turned actor Alex Karras has died in Los Angeles at age 77 after a long illness.  Alex Karras was in one of my favorite comedies of all time "Blazing Saddles," playing the ferociously lovable bad guy turned good guy Mongo.  He was also in the hit 80s TV show "Webster," playing George Papadapolis.  I used to see Alex each year on Super Bowl Sunday for a party [...]

Photo and autograph courtesy of the G archives. Turhan Bey Sad news out of Hollywood via Austria.  Actor Turhan Bey has died.  In Hollywood's Golden Era, Turhan Bey was a leading man who famously dated Lana Turner.  I met Turhan Bey when I was a kid and he was very nice.  I dislike it when nice people die and so many bastards are still running around this earth.  But what can you do?   RIP Turhan! [...]

Check out this FAN-tastic memento! A Bloc Party ticket for their show at the Danforth Music Hall in Toronto! Kele was extremely kind and signed it for me after their Sugar Beach gig! For more photos of Bloc Party, click here . Definitely go and check out an interview with Kele as well! Alicia Atout

By this estimation, the decade of the One Hit Wonder was the 1970s, as our panel of potentially stranded passengers voted for 18 tracks from that era to take along on their doomed trip. The 1980s came in second, followed by the 1960s and 1990s (in a tie), and then the 2000s. A quartet of these shooting-star songs received multiple [...]

Photo and autograph courtesy of the G Archives. Phyllis Diller By the time you read this, you already know the bad news - Hollywood legend, comedienne and one of the funniest people of an entire generation, Phyllis Diller has died at age 95.   What is remarkable is that in every tribute and obituary you see about Phyllis Diller, there is not one bad thing said about her.  Instead, you see only praise about what a great person she was.  That's pretty remarkable, according2g and if I [...]