More deep digs into newspaper archives revealed that before Gira turned pro, Babe, at the age of nine or 10, acted as scorer for his uncle’s neighborhood baseball game. Three Giras are on the team, and the team name is seemingly drawn from Frank's father George's profession as a barber. … [Read more...] about Mysterious WWII letter found in East Bay wall, sleuths try to find ‘Little Rat Babe’
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What you need to know about coronavirus on Tuesday September 8
"It has an excellent profile and I consider this vaccine as a vaccine which is near perfect and which has a near perfect profile," Sahin said in an exclusive interview with CNN's Frederik Pleitgen. He added "this provides us with a lot of confidence in combination with understanding of the mode of action. In combination with the safety data coming in from the running trial. Yes, we believe that we have a safe product and we believe that we will be able to show efficacy." … [Read more...] about What you need to know about coronavirus on Tuesday September 8
College Football Player Dies of COVID-19 Complications
“Got out of practice & heard the worst news. RIP JUICE,” Hamlin wrote. “The most genuine & caring soul on this planet. You touched so many w/ love & laughs. Cherish y’all brothers while they still here & PLEASE continue to take this virus seriously. You’ll be missed dearly. I just wanna give your momma the biggest hug bro.” … [Read more...] about College Football Player Dies of COVID-19 Complications
Kool & The Gang Co-founder, Singer, Producer Ronald ‘Khalis’ Bell Dies At 68
Kool & the Gang won a Grammy in 1978 for their work on the soundtrack for “Saturday Night Fever.” The group was honored with a BET Soul Train Lifetime Achievement Award in 2014 and inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame four years later. … [Read more...] about Kool & The Gang Co-founder, Singer, Producer Ronald ‘Khalis’ Bell Dies At 68
Diana Rigg Had Legs, Winning Accolades and and Fans from 60s ‘Avengers’ to ‘Game of Thrones’
Rigg left an indelible mark on theater in the ’70s, first in England through her work with Peter Brook at RSC and subsequently with her first Broadway performance in Abelard and Heloise and two Tom Stoppard plays, Night and Day and Jumpers. These early starring roles pulled her from the television rut and gave her the space she needed to grow as an actress (with the often ambiguous plus of name recognition). Always willing to express gratitude to whoever or whatever got her where she was going, she was always gracious with fans of The Avengers and On Her Majesty’s Secret Service when they showed up at the stage doors waving photographs of Emma Peel and Tracy Bond. About the long shadows of the Bond film and The Avengers, she said, “I have to acknowledge what I owe them, and I do acknowledge it.” … [Read more...] about Diana Rigg Had Legs, Winning Accolades and and Fans from 60s ‘Avengers’ to ‘Game of Thrones’
