Under the Acacias (Free subscription) | 08/06/2008
We were sitting on mats and rickety stick chairs under the stars. Rosalie was stirring the millet, cooking over an open fire, and Pastor John’s children were singing songs about Jesus. John used to pastor a church of over 300...
Weedon's Blog (Free subscription) | 06/13/2008
Maup, Sis, and I (three of us four remaining sibs); Jimmy (Sis' hubby); John (Sis' son); Andrew and JC (John's children). http://feeds.feedburner.com/WeedonsBlog
Brad Pitt Celebrity News (Free subscription) | 06/11/2008
Jennifer Aniston Planning to Have John Mayer's Children'Showbiz Spy, UK - 31 minutes agoFormer 'Friends' star Jennifer, 39, is also rumored to have made a pledge to herself after her 2005 divorce from Brad Pitt to have a child by 2010. …
The Garlic (Free subscription) | 06/06/2008
Well, it seems that cinematic, movie themes were in vogue, and applied to the wrap-up of the Democratic Primary race this week, As you know, we here at The Garlic choose the riveting 'White Heat' to frame the narrative for "Made It Ma, Top of the Campaign! ..." And in a cool piece of writing, Erza Klein, over on The American Prospect , choose something else; Towards the end of the 1967 movie "Guess...
Gossip Thug - GossipThug.com (Free subscription) | 06/02/2008
Tatum O'Neal still needs help! The Oscar-winning actress and mother to tennis legend John McEnroe's children was arrested near her New York City apartment yesterday after buying crack cocaine. Police say O'Neal was seen making the illicit purchase at about 7:30 p.m. Sunday. She is charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance. Tatum is 44-years-old. You'd think you [...]
PerezHilton.com (Free subscription) | 06/02/2008
Tatum O'Neal still needs help! The Oscar-winning actress and mother to tennis legend John McEnroe's children was arrested near her New York City apartment yesterday after buying crack cocaine. Police say O'Neal was seen making the illicit purchase at about 7:30 p.m. Sunday. She is charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance. Tatum is 44-years-old. You'd think you [...]
Daily Mail online | Home (Free subscription) | 05/03/2008
There are just six weeks to go. Coleen's chosen the venue (an Italian palazzo) and the drinks (no beer, thanks - so vulgar). It's costing £3m for just 50 guests. One problem: the Rooney family are (don't take this the wrong way) revolting. In fact they're calling it 'That Bloody Wedding'
Audiversity (Free subscription) | 04/15/2008
The Byard Lancaster Unit - "Last Summer" (Porter 2008, originally Dogtown 1972) The Byard Lancaster Unit – Live at Macalester College / Porter Luke Mosling's upstart label Porter Records was one of our luckiest stumble-upons in 2007. His 1500 series provided my personal favorite reissue of the year: Birigwa's self-titled debut , recorded in 1972 for the tiny Boston imprint Seeds. The then 23-year-old...
Times Online (Free subscription) | 03/04/2008
Drummer, artist, illustrator and social worker Chris Townson's musical career began in the 1960s with so-called “sonic terrorists” John's Children, who also featured a nascent Marc Bolan on guitar. Townson's subsequent career included replacing Keith Moon on a Who tour, jamming with Jimi Hendrix, becoming a sought- after illustrator and, later in life, a highly thought-of and much-loved social worker....
The Independent (Free subscription) | 02/27/2008
Although the group John's Children lasted for barely 18 months during 1966 and 1967 and issued only five singles, they have acquired a cult status which is due not just to the fact that Marc Bolan spent a few months in their ranks on his way to becoming a star with T. Rex. Rather, John's Children – named after their bass player John Hewlett, with the singer Andy Ellison and his partner-in-crime Chris...
DVD Times (Free subscription) | 11/29/2007
DVD Video Review: Tree bien!
Times Online (Free subscription) | 09/16/2007
A succession of “star” guests and wellwishers were wheeled on, all genuine admirers of Bolan, no doubt, but many of them plainly unused to the glare of the mainstream spotlight. The well-meaning bluster of Eric Hall, the compere, set a distinctly end-of-the-pier tone to the proceedings, an impression reinforced by the onstage announcement of the winner of a raffle to secure the prize of a Gibson guitar;...
