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What are various bands best known for outside of their musical abilities? Kiss for example are best known for their makeup.
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Appearances on the Big Bang Theory - Garfunkel & Oates
Both Riki Lindhome and Kate Micucci of Garfunkel and Oates have been on the CBS hit The Big Bang Theory. Lindhome only made one appearance while Micucci played a character on a few episodes
JeReMy
Rock in Space - Chuck Berry
The Voyager 1 and 2 each have a special gold LP disk record that has on the exterior pictures of a nude male + female couple and several other references to humanity, planet Earth and where it is, the location of our solar system, etc. Play the LP on the spacecraft's player and aliens coming upon these probes will hear recorded messages, greetings in several languages, sounds of nature and more incl. music. "Johnny B. Goode" by Chuck Berry is one of the songs featured,
Interstellar Overdrive
Changing his name to an unpronounceable symbol - Prince
In 1993, Prince changed his name to what's known as the Love Symbol and started to be referred to as "The Artist Formerly Known As Prince". Reportedly, he did it as a way of getting out of his contract with Warner Bros because they owned the rights to his name. (How does that happen?)
Brian Kelly
Being a punchline in a movie. - Iron Maiden
In "Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure", the titular pair are in medieval England when they're captured by the King's men. The king orders that they be put in the iron maiden. Thinking he means the band, Bill and Ted yell "Excellent!"
Brian Kelly
Connections to former NBA player - Pearl Jam
Originally, the band was to be called "Mookie Blaylock" after former NBA point guard Daron "Mookie" Blaylock. The members of Pearl Jam were fans of Blaylock However, the name was later changed due to avoid issues with the then-New Jersey Nets point guard. They did name the album "Ten" after the number Blaylock wore throughout his college and professional career. Also, Blaylock is a fan of their music.
JeReMy
Epilepsy - Lil Wayne
Lil Wayne says he has epilepsy and has had seizures for years. In an interview with radio station Power 106 the 30 year old rapper said epilepsy caused his most recent health scare this month when he was rushed to the hospital. Wayne siad he had three back--to-back seizures. Wayne says he "could've died" and that the recent sizures were a result of "just plain stress, no rest, overworking myself."
Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Naming His Tour Pianos - Elton John
Elton John has five 9-foot long Yamaha grand pianos, each of which he has named and he takes different ones on various legs of his world tour. He just returned from S America, where he played on Aretha, Kay, and a red piano called Nikita. He is now in the US with Nina while his fifth, Winifried, is in Europe! ~ Parade Magazine
Robert D. Arndt Jr.
aviator sunglasses - Eric Church
Church wears his signature aviator sunglasses as a result of having problems with his contact lenses which dried up in his eyes due to the heat of the stage lights. Once Church became a mainstream act, the aviators and trucker hat became his signature look.
harderman
Back in Court, Plea Deal - Lindsay Lohan
Lindsay Lohan accepted a plea deal recently in a misdemeanor car crash case that includes 90 days in a locked-down rehabilitation facility. Lohan pleaded no contest to the charges, but was found in violation of her probation in a 2011 necklace theft and sentenced to 180 days in jail. But she can avoid jail time if she complies with the conditions of the plea deal: 30 days of community labor, 18 months of psychological therapy, and an unspecified fine and restitution. The sentence extends Lohan's probation for another 2 years.
Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Released from Hospital - Lil Wayne
Lil Wayne is out of the hospital, according to his Young Money associate Mack Maine. Maine told his Twitter followers recently that the rapper had left Cedars-Sinai hospital in LA, where he had been hospitalized since last week from a seizure. Meanwhile, a source told US Weekly that Lil Wayne's health problems could stem from his use of a popular drink combining cough syrup with codeine and other ingredients: "He drank too much Sizzurp to get a better high. He needs rehab, but he's not close to death or anything. He's fine and just coming down off the high."
Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Collapses on Stage - Tone Loc
Rapper Tone Loc didn't want to be hospitalized after collapsing on stage during a perfromance in Iowa. Loc, whose real name is Anthony T. Smith, collapsed after finishing a song during a night concert in Des Moines, on a bridge. The concert ended abruptly while the 47 year old was treated. Paramedics responded but he refused to go to the hospital. Authorites say that he apparently overheated...
Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Coma... or Not??? - Lil Wayne
Rapper and clothing designer Lil Wayne was hospitalized recently over a seizure, but it is unclear how he's doing. His camp has tweeted that he's fine, but TMZ reports that he is in a medically induced coma and that his mother was on a plane to LA to make decisions about his health. AP reports that Lil Wayne has a history of violent seizures. But Mack Maine, president of Wayne's Young Money imprint. has tweeted that the rapper is "alive and well" and bashed TMZ for its reports. An uncomfirmed tracking by a tech-smart user places the tweet as coming from Cedars-Sinai using lat/long info encrypted into a user's Twitter account. No response from Mack Maine. Another source close to Wayne reported that the rapper was "recovering."
Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Hacker Targets - Miscellaneous
The pursuit of hackers who audaciously stole and published online credit reports on First Lady Michelle Obama and nearly two-dozen other politicians and celebrities including singers Britney Spears, Jay-Z, and Beyonce remain a persistant threat. So far, the hackers who posted to a Russian website recently have eluded both identification and capture by the US AG, FBI, and the SF-based Interent Company Cloudflare. Celebrity social security numbers and other private information have been made public for anyone to view or use. Other big names include Mitt Romney, Donald Trump, and Tiger Woods. Lady Gaga stated that the intrusions were "disturbing" but confidently proclaimed that she was busy "with more pressing matters" of her career and launch of her next CD "ARTPOP" due in May 2013!!!
Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Memorial Service - Mindy McCready
Mindy McCready's time in Nashville was filled with music, and her memorial service in Music City reflected that. Old friends Bryan White, Lorrie Morgan, and Bekka Braunlett sang for McCready and family members spoke about her difficulties and triumphs during the hour long rememberance at the Cathedral of the Incarnation. The Nashville memorial attended by 200 comes two weeks after her funeral in her home town of Fort Myers, Fla. McCready, 37, shot herself last month of the front porch of her home she once shared with fiance David Wilson, in Heber Springs, Ark.
Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Being In the Entertainment Biz For 30 Years - Tears For Fears
March 7, 1983. Tears for Fears released The Hurting on Polygram records making the album 30 years old. :)
Celeste
Drummer (considered family) in Hospital - Kellie Pickler
The drummer for country singer Kellie Pickler was in serious condition recently as one of the people hospitalized in two crashes that happened within minutes at the same spot on Interstate 65 in central Kentucky and killed six. 36 year old Gregg Lohman of Goodlettsville, Tenn., suffered serious injuries in the wreck and remains at University of Louisville Hospital. On her Facebook page, Pickler said Lohman wasn't just a drummer, "he is family. I believe in miracles and the power of prayer, so it would mean the world to me, my band, and Gregg's family if you would please keep him in your prayers," Pickler wrote. "Thank y'all so much."
Robert D. Arndt Jr.
GLAAD Award for Anderson Cooper - Madonna
Gay advocacy group GLAAD says Madonna will present CNN's Anderson Cooper with an award for openly gay media professionals. GLAAD said recently that the singer has been chosen to give Cooper the Vito Russo Award at the 24th annial GLAAD Media Awards in NYC on March 16th.
Robert D. Arndt Jr.
No Delay in Trial - Lindsay Lohan
A Los Angeles judge refused to delay Lindsay Lohan's trial on reckless driving and other charges and admonished her attorney, saying the lawyer needs help on the case. Superior Court Judge James R. Dabney advised New York lawyer Mark Heller that his pleadings weren't appropriate under California law. Heller was told to get assistance from another attorney or Lohan would be required to attend hearings to guage his ability to represent her. Dabney also said there was no good reason to delay the March 18 trial, noting that he was skeptical that more time would allow Lohan to demonstrate she had changed after years of run-ins with the law. "I don't know how the next two weeks is suddenly going to change the history of this case, these cases," Dabney said.
Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Fire Band's Co-Founder - Stone Temple Pilots
Singer Scott Weiland said he learned that he'd been fired by the Stone Temple Pilots when the band released a one-sentence statement to the media recently. "I learned of my supposed 'termination' from STP this morning by reading about it in the press. Not sure I can be terminated from a band I founded, fronted and co-wrote many of the biggest hits, but that's something for the lawyers to figure out." The statement by the band said: "Stone Temple Pilots have announced that they have officially terminated Scott Weiland." No other information was provided. Weiland, 45, has dealt with drug addiction, run-ins with the law, and two failed marriages. He released his memoire "Not Dead & Not for Sale" in 2011. Weiland said he was focusing on his solo tour, which kicks off in Flint, Michigan.
Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Motivational Speaker? - Lindsay Lohan
Lindsay Lohan's attorney has suggested to prosecutors that the actress serve as a motivational speaker and perform non-jail activities to resolve her latest criminal case. Attorney Mark Heller suggests in a letter that Lohan record public service announcements and give inspirational speeches at schools and hospitals to show she is making a serious commitment to improving her life. The 26 year old Lohan is facing three misdemeanor charges from a car accident that happened in June 2012. Santa Monica prosecutor Terry White has declined to comment on the proposal but says discussions on how ot resolve Lohan's case are taking place.
Robert D. Arndt Jr.
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