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Kaedy's Blog Archive for April 2008 

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Blog Entries for Friday, April 25

Phil Has Had His Fill

Phil Collins says he's retiring from the music biz. Couple of thoughts ... are you a Phil Collins fan? how big an impact on classic hits has he had? do you think he'll ever change his mind and perform or record again?

Blog Entries for Thursday, April 24

Lennon In Legal Squabbles

Is it OK for the producers of a movie promoting creationism to use John Lennon's tune, "Imagine," without permission?  That's what John's widow, Yoko Ono, says happened ... and she says she's been taking the heat for allowing that song to be used ... when she didn't!  Read about it ...

Stephen Stills' Challenges as a Dad

Stephen Stills, who'll be coming through Atlanta this August with Crosby, Stills and Nash, not only has had a health scare recently with prostate cancer ... he's also the father of an 11-year-old boy with Asperger's Syndrome, a form of autism.  Here's a quick article about what it's like being ...

Blog Entries for Wednesday, April 23

WOW! Good Van Halen News For A Change

Van Halen went on tour with David Lee Roth for the first time in a couple of decades starting last year, the reviews were ... to be charitable here ... mixed.  Band members looked unsteady, equipment failures were frequent, and they brought little glory on themselves.  One date here in ...

Everybody Respects Led Zeppelin

One of the most successful bands of the 90s grunge era, Stone Temple Pilots, decided to reunite so they could offer their services as the opening band on a possible Led Zeppelin tour. Although, so far, odds are we won't see the surviving Zep members touring anytime soon, this shows ...

Blog Entries for Tuesday, April 22

Worst Singers, Worst Songs?

Don't we all have a singer ... or a song ... that just irritates the crap out of us? Every now and then you find lists like this ... here's a list of someone's opinion of the most annoying singers ever ... and also the fifty worst songs. Which singer ...

Elton Campaign Contribution Controversy?

Elton John held a big fundraising concert for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.  Now, it turns out that maybe he shouldn't have done that ... read about it here! What do you think ... should people who aren't US citizens be able to make contributions to determine who is elected ...

An E Street Loss

Just days before Bruce Springsteen's concert this Friday at Philips Arena ... we're sure he's feeling the loss of his keyboardist, Danny Federici, who lost his battle with cancer late last week.  We know you join us in expressing your condolences to Danny's immediate family and his E Street musical ...

Blog Entries for Monday, April 21

Turn off the TV this week!

You may have heard about this through your kids' school.  It's the annual "TV Turn-off Week." They want you to turn off the TV for a week, and do something more memorable.  Naturally, we'd like you to turn on 97.1 The River while you turn off the TV! So is ...

Blog Entries for Monday, April 14

Tax deadline....

April 15th is the deadline for filing your 2007 tax return and according to the IRS only 86,817,000 of the expected 140 million returns had been filed by the end of March, surely more than a few of us are still putting it off.   So tell us what you do ...

Blog Entries for Tuesday, April 8

April 16th is National Start Walking Day!

April 16th is National Start Walking Day which encourages  you to wear your sneakers and and walk for 30 minutes! Walking has the lowest drop out rate of any exercise since it's easy and safe and all it takes is 30 minutes of brisk walking on all or most days of the ...

Classic Rock radio fans favor Republicans, Alt-Rock favor Democrats

When it comes to the presidential election and rock radio, fans of Led Zeppelin and The Who are more likely to vote for Republican John McCain, while Nirvana and Red Hot Chili Peppers devotees will tend to cast their votes for the Democratic candidate. According to Reuters, a new survey ...

Keith Richards Gave Up Cocaine After Tree Accident

The Rolling Stones star Keith Richards only gave up cocaine after suffering a head injury when he famously fell out of a tree in Fiji in 2006.  The legendary guitarist was famed for his wild drug-taking exploits throughout the band's long career and admits he only gave up his drug ...

McCartney: 'I Didn't Tell Linda She Was Dying'

Sir Paul McCartney's first wife Linda was unaware her breast cancer was so advanced when she died, because the former Beatle wanted her to enjoy the time she had left. The photographer, singer and animal rights activist was diagnosed with the illness in 1995, and she underwent numerous sessions of chemotherapy ...

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