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Jani Lane,47,Former Lead Singer For Warrant,Found Dead In A Nice, But Low Budget California Motel… Near Empty Bottle Of Vodka And Prescription Drugs Found At The Scene

August 12, 2011

Jani Lane,the 47-year-old lead singer of 1980s glam rock hair band Warrant,was found dead Thursday evening in Woodland Hills.Lane’s body was found at the Comfort Inn at the 20100 block of Ventura Boulevard,in the San Fernando Valley in Southern California.(HuffPo) (JaniLane.net,the official site for Jani Lane fans) A police spokesman had no immediate information on […]

Happy 100th Birthday To THE Funniest Comedian EVER On TV…Lucille Ball…R.I.P.

August 6, 2011

The world celebrates today,the 100th anniversary of the birth of T.V.’s greatest comedian, Lucille Ball.(WIKI) (Happy 100th birthday Lucy…we love you!!!) In honor of the life of this great comedian, Google posted a doodle on their home page in memory of the late great legendary ditzy red-head, who was not a ditz at all, yet […]

Detective Columbo,Actor Peter Falk,83,Dies…The Actor Had Alzheimer’s Disease

June 24, 2011

Actor Peter Falk has died today at the age of 83, at his home in Beverly Hills, Ca.(TMZ) (Bio of Peter Falk) His death was announced in a statement released Friday by family friend Larry Larson.(Source) According to a court document filed in December 2008, Falk’s daughter Catherine said her father was suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. In […]

Randy ‘Macho Man’ Savage,58, Dies Today In A Fatal Single Car Accident…May Have Suffered A Heart Attack While Driving

May 20, 2011

A generation of fans who grew up cheering for and watching legendary WWE (formerly the WWF)  champion wrestler, Randy ‘Macho Man” Savage,58,were saddened to hear the news about his death today in Tampa, Florida in a single car accident.(Wiki) (ABC Video report) Randy’s wife of one year,Lynn, was in the car with him when the […]

Happy Birthday Eddie Hazel (April 10, 1950 – December 23, 1992)…P-Funk’s Greatest Guitarist Ever!!!(Video)

April 10, 2011

Edward Earl “Eddie” Hazel (April 10, 1950 – December 23, 1992) was a guitarist in early funk music in the United States who played lead guitar with Parliament-Funkadelic. Hazel was a posthumous inductee of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, inducted in 1997 with fifteen other members of Parliament-Funkadelic.(Rolling Stone Magazine) His quintessential signature […]

Former Alice In Chains Bassist Mike Starr,44, Loses Battle With Addiction…

March 9, 2011

Former Alice in Chains bassist Mike Starr,44, was found dead in a Salt Lake City Utah home yesterday afternoon, just weeks after being arrested for illegal possession of prescription narcotics. Salt Lake City cops say he had 6 Xanax pills and 6 Opana pills,which are painkillers, when he was arrested last month.(TMZ) The police were responding to a caller […]

Wes Leonard,16,Star Fennville High School Athletic Hero,…Hit’s Winning O.T. Shot ,Then Shockingly Collapses And Dies On The Court!!!(VIDEO)

March 4, 2011

All American kid, 16 year-old High school athletic hero, Wes Leonard collapsed and died last night, right after making the game winning lay-up shot for his Fennville high school basketball game win against a very game opponent,Bridgman high school.(CNN) (Wes Leonard personal Facebook page) The final score in the overtime win was 57-55 ,thanks to Wes […]

Former Guitarist For Legendary Irish Rock Band Thin Lizzy, Gary Moore,58,Found Dead Today In Spain…He’s Jamming Along With Bandmate Phil Lynott Again!!!

February 6, 2011

Thin Lizzy manager Adam Parsons announced this morning that legendary blues/rock guitarist Gary Moore, 58, was found dead today in a hotel in Spain that he was vacationing at, with his family.(Source) Moore, 58, originally from Belfast, was a former member of the legendary Irish group Thin Lizzy, and the group Skid Row, which he […]

Phil Lynott Of Thin Lizzy Died 25 Years Ago Today!!!…He Was A Black Man Who Was Born To Rock!!!

January 4, 2011

It’s been 25 years ago today since rock fans woke to the sad news of the passing of one of the baddest black men to rock the bass on the international stage,Thin Lizzy frontman Phil Lynott,(August 20,1949-January 4,1986) robbing the world of one of the most charismatic, and talented performers ever to grace the stage.(WIKI) […]

Former Dallas Cowboys QB And Monday Night Football Host ‘Dandy’Don Meredith,Dead Today At The Age Of 72…”Turn out the Lights,The Party’s Over” And R.I.P.

December 6, 2010

N.F.L. and A.B.C. Monday Night Football broadcasting fan favorite and legend “Dandy” Don Meredith,72, died Sunday evening after suffering a brain hemorrhage and lapsing into a coma.(Source) Meredith had battled emphysema in recent years and suffered a minor stroke in 2004.(Source) Meredith died at Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center in Santa Fe, N.M., a hospital […]