Archive for August, 2021

ICONIC PONCHO IS STILL OWNED BY ACTOR

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‘It’s never been washed!’ Clint Eastwood revealed he still owns his
iconic old poncho from director Sergio Leone’s 1966 Spaghetti
Western masterpiece The Good, The Bad And The Ugly.

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Clint Eastwood turns 90: His life and career in photos
Clint Eastwood turned 91 the 31st of May.

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THE TRUE STAR OF GREEN ACRES TV SHOW

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Arnold Ziffel (above) was a pig featured in Green Acres, a situation comedy that aired on CBS from 1965 to 1971.


Arnold’s first TV appearance was in the second season of Petticoat Junction (CBS) in the episode "A Matter of Communication".

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Stars Eddie Albert, Eva Gabor and Arnold.

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ROLLING STONES DRUMMER IS DEAD AT 80

Charlie Watts, Bedrock Drummer for the Rolling Stones, Dies at 80 - The New York Times

Rolling Stones Drummer Charlie Watts Exits 2021 Tour
Charles Robert Watts (June 2, 1941 – August 24, 2021)


(FoxNews) – Celebrity tributes to Rolling Stones drummer
Charlie Watts poured in on social media after the band
announced
his death.

The musician “passed away peacefully in a London hospital
earlier today surrounded by his family,” a representative for
Watts confirmed to Fox News on Tuesday.

The band also confirmed his death on Twitter.

Stars from Paul McCartney to Ringo Starr shared tributes to
the musician on Twitter.

 

The Rolling Stones on Twitter: "… "

The Rolling Stones tour 2021 / 2022 – how to get tickets

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VALCANO KILLED THOUSANDS ON THIS DAY

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On August 24, 79 AD after centuries of dormancy, Mount Vesuvius
erupted in southern Italy, devastating the prosperous Roman cities
of  Pompeii
and Herculaneum and killing thousands. The cities,
buried under a thick layer of volcanic material and mud, were
never rebuilt and largely
forgotten in the course of history.

In the 18th century, Pompeii and Herculaneum were rediscovered and
excavated, providing an 
unprecedented archaeological record of
the everyday life of an ancient civilization, startlingly preserved in
in sudden death.

 

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DON EVERLY HAS DIED AT 84

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Donald “Don” Everly (February 1, 1937 – August 21, 2021)

 

 

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Don Everly, one-half of the pioneering
Everly Brothers whose harmonizing country rock hits impacted a generation of rock ‘n’ roll music, has died.

According to the Los Angeles Times, a family spokesperson said
Everly died at his home in Nashville, Tennessee, on Saturday. His brother,
Phil Everly, died in January 2014 at age 74.

 

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Phil and Don

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