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Country Music's Counter-Culture 1980s Supergroup, The Highwaymen - AARP

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MLB’S ALL-TIME HITS LEADER,DEAD AT 83

Lot - Signed Young Pete Rose Photo

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Peter Edward Rose Sr. (April 14, 1941 – September 30, 2024), also
known by his nickname "Charlie Hustle", was an American
professional
baseball player and manager. He played in Major
League Baseball
from 1963 to 1986.

Rose died at his home in Las Vegas today. He had attended an
autograph event in Franklin, Tennessee on Sunday.

Pete Rose, Dead at 83

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TOURIST TOWN WAS WASHED INTO LAKE

Helene impacts on Lake Lure

(FOX NEWS) – The mountainous village where "The Last of the Mohicans"(1992) and "Dirty Dancing"(1987) were filmed is no
longer there following the devastating impacts of Hurricane
Helene.

The little town of Chimney Rock in North Carolina sits at the
base of Chimney Rock State Park and is home to Lake Lure.

Ed Broyhill, a North Carolina GOP national committee member,
who owns a home on the lake, said the community has been
devastated by storm damage.

Lake Lure view from Broyhill home

Broyhill family home devastated in NC
James Broyhill walking on the dock of his family house on
Lake Lure, North Carolina.

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COUNTRY MUSIC LEGEND HAS PASSED AT 88

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(FOX NEWS) – Kris Kristofferson "passed away peacefully in his
home" in Maui, Hawaii, on Saturday, Sept. 28. No cause was given.

In addition to roles in the "Blade" trilogy and "Pat Garrett and
Billy the Kid," Kristofferson earned a
Golden Globe award for
best actor for his role in "A Star is Born."

The country music legend was part of the Highwaymen (below) 
with Waylon Jennings,Johnny Cash and Willie Nelson. 

The Highwaymen (1990) (Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson) : r ...

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SINGERS FORMER HOME HITS THE MARKET

A split of Frank Sinatra and his Chatsworth home
                                                            Francis Albert Sinatra
                                                                    (1915 – 1998)

(FOX NEWS) – Frank Sinatra’s former Southern California home,
which has been used for dozens of TV and movie productions
like "Mad Men" and "Dreamgirls," has hit the market for $7.9
million.
 

The seven-bedroom, nine-bath mid-century modern house in the
San Fernando Valley’s Chatsworth neighborhood was built in
1949 by William Pereira, who also designed the Los Angeles
International Airport.
 

living room

The primary bedroom features a bed on a raised platform, as well as a fireplace and sitting area.

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