Tuesday, December 5, 2017

Kelly Hansen

Listen to "Kelly Hansen Foreigners Juke Box Heroes Tour 2018" on Spreaker. FOREIGNER, WHITESNAKE and JASON BONHAM’S LED ZEPPELIN EVENING, are getting into the holiday gift-giving spirit early with the announcement of their 2018 29-city summer “Juke Box Heroes Tour,” produced by Live Nation. Nothing warms up the chilly holiday season like the promise of a hot summer tour, and concert tickets make the perfect gift. The legendary artists will cross the U.S. starting Friday, June 15, 2018 in Bangor, ME at Darling’s Waterfront Pavilion. All three bands are led by Englishmen Mick Jones, David Coverdale and Jason Bonham who are part of the fabric of British rock, and will bring a summer of great music across the country. Foreigner’s 40th Anniversary tour was one of last summer’s best selling runs. Tickets for the “Juke Box Heroes Tour” go on sale to the general public beginning Friday, December 8th at 10am local time at LiveNation.com. Tickets for Foreigner VIP packages including Meet & Greets with the band will be available at ForeignerVIP.com.

Tina Cole

Listen to "Tina Cole The King Family Returns" on Spreaker. Tina is the daughter of "King Sister" Yvonne (Vonnie) King and musician Buddy Cole. She got her start when Warner Brothers executives discovered her at the age of 15. She was screen tested with film star Gary Cooper and spent the next four summers studying with the studio's drama coach. At the age of 19 she was offered an exclusive contract with Warner Brothers Studios to replace actress Connie Stevens as the new female lead, Sunny Day, in the television series Hawaiian Eye starring Troy Donahue and Robert Conrad. Later, Connie rejoined the cast and they both continued on till the end of the series. Tina appeared as "Ruthie" in the movie Palm Springs Weekend also starring Troy Donahue and Connie Stevens. She then went on to make several guest appearances on My Three Sons (before Katie Douglas was "born") and The Lucy Show among other television shows. She was also seen weekly on ABC's King Family Show which began in 1965 with many appearances on Hollywood Palace and The Ed Sullivan Show. During The King Family show, four of the girl cousins (Tina included) formed their own offshoot group called "The Four King Cousins" when they were asked to appear as regulars on The Kraft Summer Music Hall starring John Davidson with George Carlin and Richard Pryor. Their group included her sister Cathy and cousins Candy and Carolyn. The "4 King Cousins" appeared throughout the United States and Europe and made several recordings on the Capitol, Warner Brothers and Playboy/Trio/Kenwood labels through the 60's and 70's. Also a solo singer, Tina was the opening act for various headliners such as Bob Hope and Rowan and Martin. In 1967, she was cast as "Katie Miller", when My Three Sons producers decided to have son Robbie (played by Don Grady) marry. She remained a staple member of the show until its final season in 1972. She could be seen on many television specials, made-for-tv movies, talk shows, news and a myriad of game show appearances, including multiple Hollywood Squares appearances, Family Feud and You Don't Say. As The King Family Show ended its weekly run, the family filmed many holiday specials; the last one being a Christmas retrospective for PBS in 2009. Over the last 30 years, while raising her family, Tina continued her acting career doing live theatre, voice overs and added directing to her repertoire and she is now back in front of the camera doing feature films. Her greatest joy however, has been raising her four children and being "Nana" to four wonderful grandchildren. Four seems to be a magical number for Tina.

The Lyrics From Billy's Forest Chapter 88

Listen to "The Lyrics From Billys Forest Chapter 88 mp3" on Spreaker. Yeah yeah I know. Be great at one thing. Interestingly enough those that put focus only on what they assume is their talent or gift tend to shrivel up and blow away with the wind. No day passes that you aren't given brilliant new ideas and paths. We choose to set them aside because it doesn't fit into the realm of your current business success. That's when I bravely say to friends, "Then stop complaining about your job." Apple and Samsung can't stand each other. Because they're pretty much building the same phone but with different names. Its cost billions of dollars in court cases. Look through this corporate mess and see how being willing to endlessly change is what makes you a strong leader. Both sides of the smart phone war zone work harder on being unique and effective then any other company on the planet. If either one of them would've tried one thing only and mastered it's ability. How we communicate would be extremely different. I'm the employee that would carry a Samsung phone with me to work at an Apple plant. You aren't paid for people to like you. Your talent is on loan to them. Don't ever turn your switch off. In fact be different this Christmas and give yourself permission to dream again. There are no two the same. Get back on the path of victory.

Ke$sha

Listen to "rBeatz Music Update Ke$ha's Back" on Spreaker. Being in the moment when a singer/songwriter gets word that their latest creations and beats are now on the street. So much goes into every song and now it's time to reach out and greet the fans and followers. It was an emotional moment for Ke$ha. Her latest release on rBeatz Radio is Woman.

Ashland Craft

Listen to "rBeatz Music Update Ashland Craft From NBC's The Voice" on Spreaker. As viewers we get to see all the excitement of NBC's The Voice while it's lights, camera action. But what is it like for the performers when all the digital toys are put away and they're back to being regular people making their way through the struggles of being an artist. Ashland Craft takes us to that place on the path.

Monday, December 4, 2017

Dr Lydia Kang

Listen to "Dr Lydia Kang Quackery" on Spreaker. Written by Dr. Lydia Kang, a practicing internal medicine physician, and Nate Pedersen, a librarian and historian, QUACKERY offers 67 tales of outlandish treatments complete with vintage illustrations and photographs of everything from the equipment needed for Tobacco Smoke Enemas (used to “save” drowning victims in the River Thames) to an ad for the morphine-laced Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for children. Seamlessly combining macabre humor with science and storytelling, each chapter reveals the odd and often disturbing side of the ever-evolving field of medicine. Other stories of medical misfires include: Eben Byers, a wealthy industrialist who, on the advice of his doctors, consumed fifteen hundred bottles of radioactive Radithor over the course of five years. Needless to say, he died. A 1679 recipe for Blood Jam—a cure for fevers and infections—with specific instructions to get the blood from a person with “a blotchy, red complexion.” Watch out redheads! Skull moss, a fluffy greenish moss that grew on a skull cap exposed to the outdoors, thought to stop a nosebleed when sniffed up the nose. Guess a simple tissue didn’t do the trick! Doctor John Brinkley’s infamous and rather awful goat testicle implants, touted as a cure for impotence. Strychnine—yes, the ingredient used in the medieval era as rat poison—sold as a Victorian version of Adderall and later as a 1960s version of Viagra called Jems. The origin of the vibrator, invented as a solution to doctors’ wrist aches from performing “pelvic massages” on women suffering from hysteria. They were a hit, allowing women to treat their “hysteria” in the privacy of their own homes, away from handsy doctors. A medical miracle indeed. Leeches, bloodletting, snake oil, ice-pick lobotomies, radium spa hotels, cocaine toothache drops, tobacco toothpaste, arsenic cosmetics, mercury-laden teething powders—it’s all here, proving that when it comes to medicine, humans will believe literally anything in our quest for perfect health. About The Author: LYDIA KANG, MD, is a practicing internal medicine physician and author of young adult fiction and adult fiction. Her YA novels include Control, Catalyst, and The November Girl. Her adult fiction debut is titled A Beautiful Poison. Her nonfiction has been published in JAMA, the Annals of Internal Medicine, and the Journal of General Internal Medicine. She lives and practices in Omaha, Nebraska.

Dennis Murphy

Listen to "Dennis Murphy From NBC's Dateline" on Spreaker. Dateline NBC is the longest-running series in NBC primetime history. About to enter its 26th season on September 29, Dateline is anchored by Lester Holt and features correspondents Andrea Canning, Josh Mankiewicz, Keith Morrison and Dennis Murphy. The show continues to have a celebrity fan following, and is a pop culture phenomenon - see below story from People published in September of 2016 when Dateline turned 25: "Keith Morrison has brought me more joy over the years than any TV personality," said Bill Hader. "I seriously go to sleep to him telling stories about kidnappings, murder, assassinations, arson, robbery and, once, a dismemberment. It's like a cozy blanket." But Hader isn't the only celeb obsessed with the long-running series. Here are more stars who have declared their love for Dateline. Dax Shepard: "My love for Keith Morrison started with the obvious things that attract most everyone to him - his appearance and style, his vocal acrobatics, the poetry behind his storytelling. But somewhere around my 100th episode, his subtler, more nuanced qualities began to surface - his ability to lean on almost any surface (barbed wire, fire, wind), his high-octane brand of empathy and his spot-on eye for pairing any environment with the perfect leather jacket. He is that unique blend of scrappy hustler and honed professional. An intoxicating mix, to say the least." Marcia Clark: "Dateline has consistently managed to deliver some of the most compelling and intriguing stories on network television for the past 25 years. It's a testament to the talent of all involved - I could've talked to correspondent Josh Mankiewicz for days - that they've maintained such quality programming for so long." Molly Sims: "I am addicted to Dateline. Listening to Keith Morrison is like a lullaby .. Seriously I love it so much and watch it sometimes two or three times a week. My husband thinks I am plotting schemes to harm him!!!" Kristin Chenoweth: "Spanning the past 25 years, whether you have an appetite for intrigue, investigation, insight or inspiration, Dateline has catered a celebrated and mouth-watering affair. Honest and honored, they have struck both headlines and hearts including mine since their first broadcast in 1992. A legacy news program that has never looked better." Michelle Trachtenberg: "I've watched Dateline for as long as I can remember, and have always appreciated that the stories are so supportive of the victim's families and let their voices be heard. Not to mention Keith Morrison has an open door to narrate my life." Michael Bublé: "I love Dateline for two reasons. No. 1: They took a chance on an unknown Canadian boy when they did a profile on me years ago, and No. 2: They have amazing correspondents who tell compelling stories. One of my favorite shows for sure." Stevie Nicks: "Dateline, is the real version of all the crime shows on TV. I've enjoyed watching it for years." Lucy Lawless: "Dateline has been hugely educative in terms of dangerous liaisons. We think we're interested in justice but really a viewer just wants to know how crappy her marriage isn't. Keith Morrison is magic. He can almost lull you to sleep with tales of murder most foul. And that Josh Mankiewicz, he's just so darn natty! Hell, I'd watch for the pocket squares alone. I love Dateline, but I sure as hell don't want to star in one. Dateline airs Fridays (9 p.m. ET) on NBC.