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40th Anniversary Screening of Elvis' "Aloha from Hawaii" Special Taking Place in Honolulu in January

11/01/2012 at 3:01 pm

Business WireA special screening of a restored version of Elvis Presley's famous 1973 TV special, Aloha from Hawaii, will take place in Honolulu on January 14, 40 years to the day that the program originally aired.  The movie event will be held at Neal Blaisdell Arena, the same venue that hosted Elvis' historic concert, which was watched live via satellite by an estimated 1.5 billion people in 40 countries. read more ≫


Sports Car Once Owned by Paul McCartney Brings in About $500K at London Auction

11/01/2012 at 12:00 pm

Simon Clay/Courtesy of RM AuctionsIt may have cost them cost nearly a half-million dollars, but now someone can indeed drive Paul McCartney's car anytime they want.  A 1964 Aston Martin DB5 that was originally owned by the Beatles legend was sold to an unnamed buyer at a London automobile auction on Wednesday for 307,000 pounds (about $496,000), not including fees.  According to RM Auctions, which conducted the sale, McCartney bought the blue Sierra sports car in the summer of 1964 and owned it for about six years.  It apparently read more ≫


Bruce Springsteen, Jon Bon Jovi & More to Perform on Hurricane Sandy Relief Telethon

11/01/2012 at 6:59 am

Image credit: Danny ClinchNew Jersey natives Jon Bon Jovi and Bruce Springsteen, and New Yorkers Billy Joel and Sting, all will perform on a Hurricane Sandy relief telethon airing Friday night on NBC.

Hurricane Sandy: Coming Together will air Friday night from 8:00 to 9:00 ET on all of NBC Universal's broadcast and cable outlets, including NBC, Bravo, CNBC, E!, G4, MSNBC, Style, Syfy and USA.  It will also stream online at NBC.com. read more ≫


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