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THE MICHAEL BOLTON CHARITIES TO HOST SECOND ANNUAL BENEFIT CONCERT DURING THE 2012 TRAVELERS CHAMPIONSHIP AT THE BUSHNELL

CROMWELL, Conn., May 9, 2012 – Travelers Championship officials today announced that GRAMMY® award winning singer/songwriter Michael Bolton will return to Connecticut to support this year’s tournament. Bolton, who will compete in the Travelers Celebrity Pro-Am on Wednesday, June 20, will also perform a benefit concert at The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts to raise funds for The Michael Bolton Charities for Children & Women at Risk. Bolton will be joined by Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees Dave Mason and Ben E. King, and singer/keyboardist Bill Champlin, formerly of Chicago, on Tuesday, June 19, at 7:30 p.m.

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 By Theresa Seiger

May 17, 2012 – (RNN) – Donna Summer, the five-time Grammy award winning singer who dazzled the world with hits like Last Dance and Hot Stuff, has died. She was 63 years old.

Summer lost her battle with lung cancer in Florida, according to TMZ. She had been working to hide the extent of her illness while finishing up a new album.

“Rest in Peace Donna Summer,” hip hop music label Def Jam Recordings tweeted. “Disco Legend.”

Her family described her as “a woman of many gifts, the greatest being her faith.”

“While we grieve her passing, we are at peace celebrating her extraordinary life and her continued legacy,” her family said in a statement.

A Boston native, Summer was born Dec. 31, 1948. Read the rest of this entry →

Jakarta, Indonesia (Wire) — Russia’s newest civilian airliner disappeared Wednesday from radar screens during a demonstration flight in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, state-run RIA Novosti news service reported.

There were 44 passengers on board.

The pilots requested permission to descend from 10,000 feet to 6,000 feet, air traffic controllers said. After that, all radio contact was lost. Read the rest of this entry →

Los Angeles (CNN) — George Lindsey, the actor who portrayed the country-bumpkin mechanic Goober Pyle on “The Andy Griffith Show,” died Sunday after a brief illness, his family said. He was 83.

Lindsey’s character Goober Pyle joined the hit sitcom in 1964 as the cousin of Gomer Pyle, played by Jim Nabors. When the show ended four seasons later, Lindsey continued as Goober for three years on the sequel series “Mayberry R.F.D.”

“George often told me his fondest memories of his life in show business were the years he spent working on ‘The Andy Griffith Show’ and ‘Mayberry R.F.D.’” said Andy Griffith. “They were for me, too.”

Co-star Ron Howard remembered Lindsey as “warm, intelligent and lovable,” in a post on Twitter.

“He generated lots of laughs & raised a lot of money for Special Olympics,” Howard tweeted.

The Fairfield, Alabama, native never escaped the stereotyping that the Goober Pyle role brought him. Lindsey embraced it for another 20 years as a regular on TV’s “Hee Haw,” by wearing the familiar hat and clothes of Goober, and carried the character on the road for decades of stand-up comedy shows. Read the rest of this entry →

By Alan Duke, CNN

Los Angeles (CNN) — Former NFL linebacker Junior Seau died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound Wednesday, according to police. He was 43.  A handgun was found near his body in a bedroom of his Oceanside, California, home by officers responding to an emergency call from a woman who said she was Seau’s girlfriend, Oceanside Police Chief Frank McCoy said.

She told police she returned to the home about 9:30 a.m. and found Seau “unconscious, suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest,” McCoy said.  Seau could not be revived by paramedics, McCoy said. “This case, at this point, is being investigated as a suicide,” McCoy said.

Seau’s grieving mother cried loudly as she spoke outside the home just two hours after police were called there. “I pray to God, ‘Take me; take me; leave my son,’ but it’s too late,” Luisa Seau said.  Seau’s parents are from the island of Aunu’u, American Samoa. Read the rest of this entry →

CIRQUE DU SOLEIL
Michael Jackson
THE IMMORTAL World Tour
HARTFORD, CT
Performances
May 02 and May 03, 2012

A riveting fusion of visuals, dance, music and fantasy that immerses audiences in Michael’s creative world and literally turns his signature moves upside down, Michael Jackson THE IMMORTAL World Tour unfolds Michael Jackson’s artistry before the eyes of the audience. Aimed at lifelong fans as well as those experiencing Michael’s creative genius for the first time, the show captures the essence, soul and inspiration of the King of Pop, celebrating a legacy that continues to transcend generations.

THE IMMORTAL World Tour takes place in a fantastical realm where we discover Michael’s inspirational Giving Tree – the wellspring of his creativity. The secrets of Michael’s inner world are unlocked – his love of music and dance, fairy tale and magic, and the fragile beauty of nature.

The underpinnings of THE IMMORTAL World Tour are Michael Jackson‘s powerful, inspirational music and lyrics – the driving force behind the show—brought to life with extraordinary power and breathless intensity. Through unforgettable performances Michael Jackson THE IMMORTAL World Tour underscores  Michael’s global messages of love, peace and unity.

http://www.cirquedusoleil.com/en/shows/michael-jackson-tour/show/about.aspx

(Wire) Billionaire Donald Trump says the U.S. economy is poised for “massive inflation” and is warning investors to take steps now to protect themselves.
 
In the gripping CNBC interview, Trump also told investors they should not trust official government statistics.
 
He even questioned the “official unemployment” numbers. “It’s over 20 percent. It’s not 8.3 percent,” Trump said.

Trump also thinks skyrocketing oil prices will cripple the U.S. economy. “Right now, [oil] is at an all-time record for this time of the year, in the summer they predict $5 gasoline, maybe $6.”
 
But Trump isn’t the only expert warning the U.S. economy may go off the cliff. Robert Wiedemer, author of the New York Times best-selling book Aftershock, stated in a recent interview, “The data is clear, 50% unemployment, a 90% stock market drop, and 100% annual inflation . . . starting in 2012.” Read the rest of this entry →

Los Angeles April 9, 2012 -(Wire) — Vidal Sassoon, the legendary hairstylist, died of “apparent natural causes” at his Los Angeles home Wednesday morning, a Los Angeles police spokesman said. He was 84.

Police were called to Sassoon’s Bel Air home on Mulholland Drive at 10:30 a.m., spokesman Kevin Maiberger said.

“When officers arrived, there were family members at the residence,” Maiberger said.

Sassoon, a British native, spent several years as a young boy in a London orphanage after his father left and his mother could not afford to care for him.

Later, after his mother dreamed of her son being in a barber shop, she apprenticed him to a local barber. That began a career that saw him develop two classic hairstyles of the 1960s — the bob and the even shorter five-point cut — along with an eponymous hair care line, a range of hair care tools, and a chain of salons.

CONNECTICUT’S NEWEST FISHING TOURNAMENT SET FOR JUNE 30 & JULY 1
“Westbrook Inshore Striped Bass Open” Features World Record Holder Greg Myerson 

WESTBROOK, CONN., May 10, 2012 – Connecticut’s newest fishing tournament will be held on Saturday, June 30 and Sunday, July 1, 2012 on Long Island Sound. Anglers of all ages can register now for the “Westbrook Inshore Striped Bass Open”, a “catch-and-release” tournament for slot size between 28-inches and 36-inches in length.

The two-day Open will be held rain or shine at Westbrook Marine Center, 533 Boston Post Road (Route 1) next to the “singing bridge” in Westbrook, Conn. Anglers can fish from a boat or from shore for this tournament which is registered with the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP). Fishing will begin both days at 4 a.m. and all anglers will be provided with a Tournament log to be turned in each day by 4 p.m. An awards ceremony will immediately follow the Sunday weigh-in, and will include food and door prizes. Read the rest of this entry →

By Steve Hargreaves

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — U.S. imports of what environmentalists are calling “dirty oil” are set to triple over the next decade, raising concerns over the environmental impact of extracting it and whether pipelines can safely transport this Canadian oil.

The United States currently imports over half a million barrels a day of bitumen from Canada’s oil sands region, according to the Sierra Club. By 2020, that number is set to grow to over 1.5 million barrels — or nearly 10% of the country’s current consumption.

The U.S. Energy Information Administration’s overall Canadian oil production numbers are in-line with the Sierra Club’s projected pace. Read the rest of this entry →

New York (Wire) — The space shuttle Enterprise, mounted atop a 747 jumbo jet, swooped across the New York City skyline on Friday before touching down at the city’s John F. Kennedy International Airport, bringing an end to its final flight.

It took off from Virginia’s Dulles International Airport with a flight plan that included fly-bys of the Statue of Liberty and other Gotham landmarks. It is ultimately bound for its new home at the city’s Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum.

“This is going to be the largest NASA artifact north of Baltimore in the entire Northeast region,” said Susan Marenoff-Zausner, the Intrepid’s president. “For kids to be able to come and see this when they’d have to travel miles and miles to go somewhere else, it’s right in their back yard.” Read the rest of this entry →