ENTERTAINER AUTHOR RENNESAUNCE MAN  Critics have called Geoffrey Mark a walking encyclopedia of show business history. Born in Brooklyn, NY and raised all over the country, Mr. Mark has spent his entire life in one part of show business or another. He has been appeared off-Broadway and in summer stock, been a singer and stand-up comedian in New York nightclubs and cabarets as well as on cruise ships, the proud recipient of an Emmy Award and a Grammy Award nomination, hosted two radio series in Los Angeles, writes comedy for several stand-up comedians, writes and produces documentaries and reality shows for cable television, as well as hosted two radio series of his own as well as several special programs on radio and television. Mr. Mark is also in demand as a performer in nightclubs, on cruise ships and for corporate events. His books are the best selling The Lucy Book, and Ethel Merman: The Biggest Star on Broadway, as well as The Family Affair Cookbook. His newest book is Ella: A Biography of Legendary Ella Fitzgerald. Geoffrey is the producer of Nigel: Come Back to Me, a CD with a seventeen piece Big Band, and directed Spirit of the King, an Elvis show at the Spa Casino in Palm Springs.

LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE ACTOR DEAN BUTLER Dean Butler was born on May 20, 1956 in Prince George, BC, Canada. He is a producer and actor best known to audiences for his portrayal of Almanzo Wilder from 1979 to 1983 on the iconic pioneer drama, Little House on the Prairie. He co-starred in the feature film, Desert Hearts, played Moondoggie in the syndicated The New Gidget, and Buffy's dad, Hank Summers, on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. On Broadway Dean played Rapunzal's Prince in the original company of Into the Woods, toured internationally as Tony in West Side Story, and appeared with Carol Burnett in a regional production of Company. Since 2011 Dean has been the Senior Producer of the Emmy nominated Feherty series on Golf Channel. He lives in Los Angeles and is married to actress, Katherine Cannon.

The Confessional About the Author Alistair Cross’ debut novel, The Crimson Corset, a vampiric tale of terror and seduction, was an immediate bestseller earning praise from veteran vampire-lit author, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, and New York Times bestseller, Jay Bonansinga, author of The Walking Dead series. In 2012, Alistair joined forces with international bestseller, Tamara Thorne, and as Thorne & Cross, they write – among other things – the successful Gothic series, The Ravencrest Saga. Their debut collaboration, The Cliffhouse Haunting, was a bestseller. They are currently at work on their next solo novels and a new collaborative project. In 2014, Alistair and Tamara began the radio show, Thorne & Cross: Haunted Nights LIVE!, which has featured such guests as Anne Rice of The Vampire Chronicles, Charlaine Harris of the Southern Vampire Mysteries and basis of the HBO series True Blood, Jeff Lindsay, author of the Dexter novels, Jay Bonansinga of The Walking Dead series, Laurell K. Hamilton of the Anita Blake novels, Peter Atkins, screenwriter of HELLRAISER 2, 3, and 4, worldwide bestseller V.C. Andrews, and New York Times best sellers Preston & Child, Christopher Rice, and Christopher Moore.

Is television dying in the 2020s? From the 1950s to just 2 or 3 years ago, television was a huge part of American pop culture, and we saw and evolution in the types of shows and the way television was distributed through the decades. I can’t be the only one that feels like tv is less relevant than ever. The last time tv felt relevant to me was 2020-2021 for two reasons: the pandemic and the streaming wars. With everyone stuck inside their house, we had more time to get invested with shows that probably wouldn’t have caught on at other times, while simultaneously, every company was created their own shows for their newly launched streaming services. Ted Lasso, The Queen’s Gambit, Tiger King, Squid Game and "Bridgerton" all stick out to me as shows connected to this era. But in the past two years, I have no idea whats been happening. Except for some late 2010s shows limping to their conclusion, I have heard buzz about maybe two shows in 2022 and 2023: The Boys and Yellowstone. Everything else notable has been a total flop like Lord Of The Rings or a critical darling that seemingly no one watches like Severance. Instead, it seems like YouTube, TikTok, Video Games and Podcasts have taken televisions place. I used to love keeping up with the hot new shows, but in the last 2 years I’ve only watched the final season of "Better Call Saul" and sports. My parents used to tell me about the shows they watched, now they tell me about their favorite YouTube channels. Hell, I know people my age and younger that don't have any way to even watch tv, they just have YouTube and TikTok. And none of this is to mention the writers strike, which we will see the effects of in the next couple of years. Am I projecting, or is this something that's really happening? Edit: a lot of people talking about live tv/cable is dying because of streaming, that has been happening for a decade plus now. Hell, all but one of the shows i mentioned above is exclusive to a steaming service. I'm talking about television as a concept dying, including steaming.    THE TOP 20 TV SHOWS OF ALL TIME ALL IN THE FAMILY THE JEFFERSONS GOOD TIMES HAPPY DAYS LAVERNE AND SHIRLEY THE BOB NEWHART SHOW MASH COLUMBO THREE'S COMPANY LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE THE WALTONS TAXI THE CAROL BURNETT SHOW BARNEY MILLER CHARLIES ANGELS THE ODD COUPLE  THE ROCKFORD FILES HAWAII 5-0 THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY THE BRADY BUNCH

People choose to live off the grid for a variety of reasons, including:Environmental impactLiving off the grid can reduce your carbon footprint and overall environmental impact.IndependenceLiving off the grid can give you a sense of independence and empowerment.Connection to natureLiving off the grid can help you reconnect with nature and feel more connected to the world around you.Cost of livingLiving off the grid can lower or eliminate utility bills, which can help reduce your cost of living.ControlLiving off the grid can give you more control over your life and how you live it.Understanding systemsLiving off the grid can help you understand how different systems work, such as how water gets to your taps and power gets to your outlets.Living off the grid means not being connected to utilities by wires, pipes, or cables. Instead, you rely on your own energy sources, which can often be renewable energy sources like the sun and wind. Some people who live off the grid also generate their own electricity, collect their own water, and grow their own food.While living off the grid can have many benefits, there are also practical, legal, and economic hurdles to overcome. Off-gridders are lobbying governments to make it easier to live off the grid.   As well as offering independence, a connection to nature, and a sense of community, off-grid life is a way of living much more sustainably. Some off-gridders generate their own electricity, collect their own water and grow their own food. Others live with some modern comforts but eschew others.

Dr. Joshua Coleman says: "Sometimes my work feels more like ministry than therapy. As a psychologist specializing in family estrangement, my days are spent sitting with parents who are struggling with profound feelings of grief and uncertainty. “If I get sick during the pandemic, will my son break his four years of silence and contact me? Or will I just die alone?” “How am I supposed to live with this kind of pain if I never see my daughter again?” “My grandchildren and I were so close and this estrangement has nothing to do with them. Do they think I abandoned them?” Since I wrote my book When Parents Hurt, my practice has filled with mothers and fathers who want help healing the distance with their adult children and learning how to cope with the pain of losing them. I also treat adult children who are estranged from their parents. Some of those adult children want no contact because their parents behaved in ways that were clearly abusive or rejecting. To make matters worse for their children and themselves, some parents are unable to repair or empathize with the damage they caused or continue to inflict. However, my recent research—and my clinical work over the past four decades—has shown me that you can be a conscientious parent and your kid may still want nothing to do with you when they’re older." Join us as we discuss What Happened to Family Values.

Composer Jerry Herman (Composer and lyricist; born July 10, 1931, in New York City) It only takes a moment to realize that Broadway's Golden Age is alive and well and thriving as long as Jerry Herman's around. "When they passed out talent," the legendary Carol Channing has said, "Jerry stood in line twice." Almost single-handedly, the creator of Milk and Honey, Hello, Dolly!, Mame, La Cage aux Folles and so much more has revitalized and nourished the all-American tradition of great and unstoppable show tunes. His music and lyrics have kept audiences tapping their feet, humming along, and wiping their eyes with tears of joy for generations. Even as often he's been underrated as being too easy to like in a world of dark and foreboding musicals, too entertaining, too tuneful and much too upbeat, the genius of Herman's deceptively simple songs cuts through any shortsighted criticism. "Jerry has succeeded so well in his mission that people don't give him credit," said Michael Feinstein, "because to be simple without being cliche is nearly impossible." Herman's genius, in truth, is not so much simple as it is subtle. For all his cock-eyed optimism-and very much in the tradition of his forefathers Rodgers and Hammerstein-a Herman musical always carries a message of timeless values, of humanity's triumph over hatred and ignorance, of happiness over despair. 1983's La Cage aux Folles, a smash hit on Broadway and a Tony Award winner in all three of its Broadway productions-and counting-is not only a bona fide crowd-pleaser but also the most sweetly radical musical of its age. Here on the Broadway stage, decades before the fight for marriage equality hit the headlines, was a pair of gay dads raising a family, and here was "...a man singing a love song to another man-I don't think that's ever been done in a Broadway musical before." Herman told The Washington Post that during previews in Boston "I didn't know whether or not they'd throw stones. The audience gave it an ovation." "By the time Georges and Albin-having weathered a son's passing ingratitude and a zealot's intolerance-walked hand in hand into the St. Tropez sunset, the audience was on its feet," The Washington Post reported. "What La Cage aux Folles celebrates, after all, is loyalty and love, respect for others and respect for self and, yes, even family. The good old values." Gerald Herman was born in New York in 1931 and raised in Jersey City. His parents Harry and Ruth ran a children's summer camp in the Catskills, where young Jerry surprised everyone by teaching himself the piano. Once, he recalled years later, "my parents took me at a tender age to see Annie Get Your Gun, and I was absolutely dazzled. I have one of those retentive ears, and when I came home I sat down at the piano and played about five of the songs. My mother was amazed." Many more would be amazed. At 17, he was introduced to Frank Loesser, who encouraged him to continue composing once he heard some of Herman's songs. He went to the University of Miami, joining its adventurous theater program and himself appearing in undergraduate shows including the musical Finian's Rainbow. His alma mater since then has honored this distinguished alumnus and today boasts the Jerry Herman Ring Theatre at the heart of its drama program. After graduation from Miami, Herman headed back to New York and put together a review of his songs so far: I Feel Wonderful opened at the Theatre de Lys in Greenwich Village October 18, 1954 and ran for 48 performances. He was just getting going. While playing piano in a New York jazz club called the Showplace, Herman brought together his friends Phyllis Newman and Charles Nelson Reilly for another review called Nightcap, which opened in 1958. This one ran for two years. In 1960 came Herman's Broadway debut, alongside material by Fred Ebb and Woody Allen, in the review From A to Z. That same year came Parade, also at the Showplace, starring Reilly and Dody Goodman. A hit, Parade moved to the Players' Theatre and it was during this run that a producer asked Herman if he would be interested in writing a musical about the founding of the state of Israel. Milk and Honey, starring Molly Picon as the ultimate Hadassah lady, opened in 1961. It earned Herman his first Tony nomination for Best Musical of 1962. He had arrived. It was David Merrick who brought together Herman and the first of his vulnerable but ultimately invincible heroines, Dolly Levi. Hello, Dolly! starring Carol Channing opened in 1964, ran for 2,844 performances, became Broadway's longest-running musical and has been revived often since. It swept the Tony Awards, taking home a then unmatched 10 including Best Musical and becoming one of the happiest episodes in the history of the Broadway musical. Mame followed in 1966, starring Angela Lansbury and teaching the world that in the toughest times "We Need a Little Christmas." What has followed amounts to a life-affirming body of work rivaled by few: Dear World, the underappreciated Mack Mabel, The Grand Tour, Mrs. Santa Claus, Jerry's Girls, and of course La Cage aux Folles. The theater world knew a good thing when it heard and saw it: Tonys, Drama Desk Awards, Theatre World Awards all followed, as did a 2009 Special Tony Award for Lifetime achievement, and a 2010 Drama Desk Special Award for "enchanting and dazzling audiences with his exuberant music and heartfelt lyrics for more than half a century." Right now in the 21st Century, we can be sure that someone, somewhere is singing a Jerry Herman song. That's one happy way we know the man's been right all along: the best of times is now.

WE LOVE CONSPIRACIES CONSPIRACIES WE LOVE Conspiracy theories have legitimized violence, impaired public health, and undermined democratic governance. Containing their harms begins with understanding the theorist, not the theory.  CONSPIRACIES THAT TURNED OUT TO BE TRUE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xMGlbFSWWc

SINGER SONGWRITER ROSLYN KIND   Roslyn Kind is a dynamic, multi-talented entertainer who has forged a successful career in all facets of entertainment from critically acclaimed recordings to sold-out performances on Broadway and in top concert venues and nightclubs the world over. Ms. Kind recently performed with her sister, Barbra Streisand, during an 8 city US/Canadian tour and a 6 city International tour, which brought her to acclaimed venues including the Hollywood Bowl, The 02 Arena in London and Rogers Arena in Vancouver. In addition to performing historic duets with her sister, Ms. Kind shared the stage with her nephew Jason Gould and famed trumpeteer Chris Botti. A vibrant musical artist, Ms. Kind is familiar to both national and international audiences for her headlining appearances at some of the most prestigious venues including Lincoln Center, The Greek Theater and London's Cafe Royal. The London Times noted "To say she is superb would be an understatement." In 2006 she made her long awaited and rapturously received Carnegie Hall debut with her frequent musical collaborator and friend, Michael Feinstein. She began her performing career while still in her teens with the release of her first album, Give Me You . A whirlwind of performing activity followed including engagements at the nation's top nightclubs, acclaim from Time Magazine and three appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show leading up to her show-stopping New York debut at the Plaza Hotel's legendary Persian Room. Her follow up singles and a second album, This is Roslyn Kind , showcased her growth as a recording artist comfortable in a wide range of musical genres. Ms. Kind's latest CD release, Come What May , which the New York Times described as "splendid and sizzling," further establishes her reputation as a virtuoso vocalist possessing impeccable phrasing, a richness and clarity of tone and an undeniable emotional connection to her always first-rate material. Concurrent with her recording career, Ms. Kind is an accomplished theatrical performer. On Broadway, she starred in the crowd- pleasing musical revue 3 from Brooklyn . Additional theatrical credits include the Off-Broadway production of Show Me Where the Good Times Are, Leader of the Pack and Ferguson the Tailor . She also stopped the show in a critically lauded Los Angeles production of William Finn's Elegies ; The Hollywood Reporter noted, "Roslyn Kind sings like a dream." Ms. Kind's extensive list of television credits include the film Switched at Birth , multiple episodes of NBC's Gimme a Break, Throb starring Jane Leeves and a humorously memorable turn as herself on CBS's The Nanny . This appearance also showcased her talent as a songwriter in a performance of her composition, Light of Love. She also performed the title song for the made-for-TV movie Not Just Another Affair, as well as the song Hold On for the award winning film Tru Loved . She was recently in the Hallmark movie Ladies of the House with Florence Henderson and Donna Mills. Ms. Kind has appeared on virtually every major talk/variety show including the Tonight Show, Saturday Night Live, Entertainment Tonight, Access Hollywood and Good Morning America . Among her international television credits are England's Pebble Mill Show, Canada's Musique Plus , and Unscripted Bio as well as For Me, Formidable , a Charles Aznavour special for European TV co-starring Dusty Springfield. In motion pictures, Ms. Kind has had starring roles in The Underachievers and I'm Going to Be Famous . Ms. Kind also takes pride in her work for various animal welfare, Alzheimer's and AIDS related charitable organizations including HSUS, APLA and Broadway Cares Equity Fights AIDS for which she contributed a song selection to Cabaret Noel, a recent volume in their annual series of holiday CD releases. One of the premiere interpreters of popular song, Roslyn Kind continues to succeed in every new facet of her performing career delighting audiences with her spellbinding talent. Roslyn's unique artistry is equally at home on stage, screen and disc.

THE STATE OF THE UNION OF PRO WRESTLING A comprehensive and detailed look into the rough and tumble world of pro wrestling. This choreographed spectacle leaves the viewers and show goers often wondering "what did I just see?. Wonder no more. On this special episode of WRESTLING WITH THE FUTURE we will dissect the in's and out's of what's right and what's wrong with today's wrestling product with two of it's most influential insiders: Carmine DeSpirito and "The Good Doctor" Doc Diamond. Join The Maddog & The Pitbull as the turn the mat over to see what lies lie on the underbelly of "The Sport of Kings."

Country Music Hall of Famer Lacy J. Dalton  The Queen of Country Music LACY'S BIO Lacy J. Dalton (born Jill Lynne Byrem on October 13, 1946 in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania), is an American country singer and songwriter with a career that has spanned many decades and touched the hearts of millions of music fans. In March 2017 Lacy J Dalton was inducted into the North American Country Music Association International Hall of Fame, and in 2022 she was awarded a Lifetime Career Achievement Award from the Josie Music Awards, the largest independent music awards show in the country. She’s one of the most instantly recognizable voices in music – the woman People Magazine called “Country’s Bonnie Raitt.” From the first time Lacy J Dalton caught the public’s ear, that soulful delivery, full of texture and grit, has been a mainstay of Country Music. When you sit to listen to a Lacy J Dalton album, you find yourself pulled in by the very power and heart of this vocalist, because she’s not merely performing a ten-song set, she’s bringing each and every tune to life. It’s as if they were all written especially for her. Prior to recording with Harbor Records in 1978 as Jill Croston, she like many before her, held many jobs to survive and support her family. As a truck stop waitress and singer, she would wait tables and then take the stage to sing a few songs. In June 1979, Lacy J Dalton was signed by Columbia Records and quickly rose to national prominence with Crazy Blue Eyes, which she wrote with her longest friend, Mary McFadden, and which raced to #7 on the Billboard Country Charts.  Her hard work and dedication paid off in 1979 when she was awarded the Academy of Country Music’s Top New Female Vocalist of the Year.   Lacy’s success was powered not just by the artist’s recordings, but by a stage show that truly electrified audiences. She quickly became one of the few women who could successfully open a show for the likes of Hank Williams, Jr., Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard or Charlie Daniels. Not only could she do it, but she left audiences across the country hollering for more. Her signature song 16th Avenue, became the Anthem for Nashville songwriters.  Her other hit records are legendary million-airplay cuts and include Crazy Blue Eyes, Takin’ It Easy, Everybody Makes Mistakes, Hillbilly Girl with the Blues, Hard Times, and the worldwide hit Black Coffee. In addition to her Top New Female Vocalist award, she also brought home numerous Grammy nominations and 3 prestigious, back to back (1979, 1980, 1981) Bay Area Music Awards for Best Country-Folk Recordings. Lacy appeared on those shows with the likes of Neil Young, The Grateful Dead, Grace Slick and the Jefferson Airplane. Lacy's collaboration with Willie Nelson on his platinum Half Nelson CD was a high spot for her. Lacy is the only woman featured on that recording (which included singing legends Ray Charles, Neil Diamond, Merle Haggard, Julio Iglesias, George Jones, Leon Russell, Carlos Santana, Mel Tillis, Hank Williams Sr., and Neil Young), and was awarded a Platinum Record for it. She also received a Gold Record from Hank Williams Jr. in 1985 for her support performances throughout his Five-0 Tour, where she opened for him at a time when it was unusual for a woman to do so. Her career includes accomplishments in music, film and radio.  In music, they range from her instantly recognizable charted hit songs to her notable duets recorded with George Jones, Willie Nelson, Bobby Bare, Glen Campbell, Eddie Rabbit, David Allen Coe and many others. Her film debut was in the motion picture Take This Job And Shove It, and her acting has also included live stage and theater performances. Until recently, Lacy J Dalton also hosted a weekly radio show called Mustang Matters.  Podcasts of past shows are available to listeners on the internet at www.americamatters.us Following a successful career in country music, Lacy decided to draw on all her musical experiences including country, rock and folk, and cross over into the Americana genre.  This blend of musical styles allows her to express herself in a way that demonstrates all the facets of who she is as a singer/songwriter.  She became an independent artist and formed her own label called Song Dog Records.  Under this label, she has released three albums to date.  The first was Wild Horse Crossing in 1999, followed by the Last Wild Place Anthology which went #1 on the World Independent Chart, and a year later went #1 on the American Western Music Chart. Then Allison Eastwood, Clint Eastwood's daughter, used the hit song Slip Away from the Anthology CD on the sound track of her independent film, Don't Tell. In 2010 Lacy also released a tribute to Hank Williams Sr. entitled Here's To Hank. Today, Lacy continues to record new music and perform live shows whenever possible.  She tours mainly west of the Mississippi and loves small boutique venues and old theaters with great sound quality and warm, receptive audiences she can really connect with.  She recently recorded some electrifying new music for an EP that was released in January 2019.  When hearing the signature song Scarecrow, her good friend Reverend Barbara Ann Fletcher remarked “that song makes you a whole new you, and it makes me a whole new me.”  And that’s exactly the response Lacy was hoping for. In addition to her musical career, Lacy has been involved in various service projects through several charitable organizations – namely, the Let ‘em Run Foundation, William James Associates Arts in Corrections, and Rotary International.  In 1999, Lacy co-founded the Let ‘em Run Foundation which received its 501(c)3 designation from the IRS in 2004.  The Let 'em Run Foundation is dedicated to rescuing, rehabilitating and re-homing America's wild horses and burros who have no voice.  Let ‘em Run’s mission is to serve as an educational, fund-raising and public relations entity, through its own efforts and in assisting similar non-profit organizations, to promote the appropriate and compassionate management of the wild horse, estray horse, and mustang population of the U.S. and other species of endangered or mistreated animals.  From 2015 through November 2018, Lacy and her partner, Dale Poune, worked with the William James Arts in Corrections program at High Desert State Prison in Susanville, California.  Their work there has been focused on teaching basic song writing skills and techniques, music theory and guitar playing to level 4 inmates.  Through their classes, a select group of inmates got the opportunity to learn the basic principles of guitar playing and song writing which they then used to develop songs and lyrics, both individually and as a group.  The class culminated with the inmates recording those musical compositions and giving a live performance to an audience of prison and non-prison personnel.  In addition, several inmates were able to go on to teach basic guitar to other inmates in the classic “each one teach one” teaching tradition. Finally, Lacy is an honorary member of the Rotary Club of Reno, and a Paul Harris Fellow.  Lacy has written two songs for Rotary, which she then recorded on a CD to be used as a fundraising opportunity for the Reno club.  Lacy also performed at the Rotary International Convention in New Orleans in 2011, and has been a key note speaker and headline performer at several club meetings and district conferences.

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Saying Goodbye to Psycho Sid & Sid Vicious Sid Eudy, the professional wrestler known variously as Sid Justice, Sid Vicious and Sycho Sid, who rose to fame in the 1990s, died on Monday. He was 63. The cause was cancer, his son Gunnar Eudy wrote on Facebook. He did not say where his father died. Eudy, who won multiple championships, was one of his generation’s “most imposing and terrifying competitors,” World Wrestling Entertainment said in a statement. Listed at 6-foot-9 and 317 pounds, he was one of the biggest of what are known in the industry as big men, who often play supporting roles because they don’t perform the high-flying moves that thrill fans. Eudy was a very big man who became a star in his own right. He headlined Wrestlemania twice and became champion of both the World Wrestling Federation, as it was then known, and its 1990s rival, World Championship Wrestling, a rare trifecta. He entered the world of pro wrestling in 1987 and two years later, calling himself Sid Vicious after the Sex Pistols’ notorious bassist, signed with W.C.W., which at the time was an upstart circuit. In 2001, during a televised pay-per-view W.C.W. championship match, viewers watched Eudy injure his leg after he jumped off the rope and accidentally landed badly, snapping his left leg at an unnatural angle. The injury effectively ended his career as a major pro wrestling star, as he himself acknowledged. “With my injury,” he said in a 2023 interview, “I feel I came up short with solidifying myself as one of the top 10, 15 money-drawers in the business.” He considered retiring. But, after a long period of recuperation, Eudy — who had previously returned from injuries more than once — resumed wrestling in 2004, on smaller circuits. He returned to W.W.E. in the summer of 2012, as part of the observation of the 1,000th episode of the organization’s TV series “Raw.” READ A STATEMENT FROM THE WWE (FORMERLY WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION) https://www.wwe.com/article/sid-eudy-passes-away

Kevin Sullivan   Kevin Sullivan, Pro Wrestling’s ‘Prince of Darkness,’ Dies at 75 Modeling himself after the heavy metal bands of the 1970s and ’80s, he played the role of an occult-inspired villain and tangled with the likes of Hulk Hogan. Kevin Sullivan, a professional wrestler who rose to fame as a twisted villain who locked heads with some of the biggest names in the business, including Hulk Hogan, died on Friday in Concord, Mass. He was 75. His death was confirmed by his daughter Nicole Sullivan, who said he had complications stemming from a blood clot in his leg. Known early in his career as “the Boston Battler,” Sullivan was inspired by heavy metal acts popular in the 1970s and ’80s like Black Sabbath and Judas Priest to become the “Prince of Darkness,” a demonic rival of some of the stars of that era, including Dusty Rhodes, the Road Warriors and Hogan. Among the crews he led in the ring were the Army of Darkness; the Varsity Club, a group of college bullies in letterman jackets; and Dungeon of Doom. Also known as “the Taskmaster,” he painted black X’s and lightning bolts on his forehead, wore leather body armor and chains, and stuck out his tongue like Gene Simmons of Kiss. “During their heyday, Sullivan’s cult came to the ring with either Jeff Beck’s ‘Gets Us All in the End’ or Deep Purple’s ‘Nobody’s Home’ blaring behind them and a series of black-cloaked and corpse-painted minions who usually brought with them boa constrictors of varying colors and sizes,” according to a 2015 editorial on the website Metal Injection. “Add in a half-naked Fallen Angel” — a role played in the 1980s by his wife, Nancy — “then you’ve got a good idea of just how much of a spectacle Sullivan’s Army of Darkness was.” Kevin Francis Sullivan was born on Oct. 26, 1948, in Cambridge, Mass., to Charles and Mary Sullivan. His father was a police officer, and his mother was a teacher. He started wrestling at an early age, inspired by Killer Kowalski, one of professional wrestling’s biggest stars and most hated villains. Over six decades in the ring, he wrestled across the United States and Canada. “The money is better than in anything else I could do,” Sullivan told The New York Times in 1989. “I’ll tell you what I like the most about it. I get to live in a beach house in Daytona Beach, Florida, that’s completely paid for. Now, that’s nice.” He developed his signature occult-inspired look at a time of so-called satanic panic about the influence of heavy metal music and role-playing games like Dungeons & Dragons on young people.

About Dan Luzadder Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Dan Luzadder, nationally recognized for investigative journalism, has written for The New York Times, New York Daily News, and other major newspapers and magazines. Over a forty-year career, he distinguished himself through deep dives into human rights issues, international drug trafficking, corruption, organized crime, cold case murders, political crime, and the Columbine High School massacre. Luzadder shared a Pulitzer Prize for General Local Reporting in 1983. His contributions--columns written on deadline from the heart of a devastating flood--were collected in college journalism textbooks, including The Best of Pulitzer Prize Newswriting. He shared an American Bar Association award for public service for investigation into corruption in the federal bankruptcy courts, is a member of the Scripps Howard Journalism Hall of Fame, and holds numerous state and regional honors for writing and reporting. His investigation into police handling of the Columbine High School massacre was a Pulitzer nominee. Until recently, he was a paid independent Executive Editor of Freedom magazine, published by the Church of Scientology. He currently resides on the Oregon coast.

CERN: A SUMMARY IN BRIEF CERN, or the European Council for Nuclear Research, is a laboratory that studies the fundamental structure of particles and the composition of the universe. Here are some highlights about CERN:      Location: CERN is located on the border of France and Switzerland, near Geneva.      History: CERN was founded in 1954.      Research: CERN's main area of research is particle physics, but its research program also includes nuclear and high-energy physics, antimatter, and the effects of cosmic rays.      Instruments: CERN uses particle accelerators and detectors to study subatomic particles.      Achievements: CERN has made many significant breakthroughs, including the discovery of neutral currents in 1973 and the discovery of W and Z bosons in 1983.      World Wide Web: CERN played a key role in the development of the World Wide Web, with the world's first browser, editor, and website going live at CERN in 1990.      Collaboration: CERN is an example of international collaboration, with about 2,500 employees from around the world.      Convention: CERN's convention states that the organization's results must be published or made generally available, and that it has no concern with military requirements.    CERN's main function is to provide the particle accelerators and other infrastructure needed for high-energy physics research – consequently, numerous experiments have been constructed at CERN through international collaborations. WIKIPEDIA DESCRIBES CERN: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CERN#:~:text=CERN's%20main%20function%20is%20to,at%20CERN%20through%20international%20collaborations.

THE RISE OF PORTALS & THE PARALELL UNIVERSE Scientists Attempting to open Portal to a Parallel Universe Could 2024 be the year humans open the first portal to a shadowy dimension which mirrors our own world? Scientists in Oak Ridge National Laboratory in eastern Tennessee hope so, and have completed building equipment they are to test this summer which may allow us the first glimpse of a parallel universe which could be identical in many ways to our own, with mirror particles, mirror planets and possibly even mirror life. That is according to Leah Broussard, the physicist behind the project, who described the attempt to reveal a hidden shadow world as “pretty wacky” in an interview with NBC last week. The discovery of a concealed mirror world may sound like science fiction from the Stranger Things series, but it has been repeatedly suggested by physicists as a tempting means of explaining anomalous results. However, as yet, hard evidence such a realm exists has refused to manifest itself. One set of anomalous results, and the ones which inspired the research, date back to the 1990s, when particle physicists were measuring the time it took for neutron particles to break down into protons once they were removed from an atom’s nucleus.  Two separate experiments saw the neutrons broke down at differing rates, instead of decaying and becoming protons at exactly the same rate, as was expected.   In one, the free neutrons were captured by magnetic fields and herded into laboratory bottle traps, and in the other they were detected by the subsequent appearance of proton particles from a nuclear reactor stream. Those particles fired out in the stream from the nuclear reactor lived on average for 14 minutes and 48 seconds – nine seconds longer than those from the bottle traps. It may sound like a small difference, but it has troubled scientists. But the existence of a mirror world offers a credible explanation: That there are two separate neutron lifetimes, and it could be that around 1 per cent of neutrons could be crossing the divide between our reality and the mirror world before crossing back and then emitting a detectable proton. The new experiment will fire a beam of neutrons at an impenetrable wall. On the other side of the wall, a neutron detector will be set up, which normally would expect to detect nothing.

MUSICIAN DOUG KAETZ Doug Kaetz is a former Ski Instructor and Philadelphia school teacher who's passion for music lead to a full time career following his dream of making music. His story like many who succeed is full of travails, triumphs and some tragedy. Listen as this young man with a dream tell of what it takes to live the dream.

RISING STAR: ACTOR/MODEL GUNNER POPE Gunner Pope is a 21 year model. Breaking his way into acting. Gunner attended school in a little town called Independence, Ky. He attended school in his beginning years in Bellevue, Ky and then went to school in Ft. Thomas. Gunner spent most of his time in school involved in sports, doing everything from Wrestling to playing Football and Baseball. He was a wrestler in the 7th grade all the way through high school. Gunner's willingness to learn helped him develop his confidence and break out of his shell while wrestling in school. Gunner's high school wrestling career also taught him how to become more disciplined, to always stay humble and to appreciate the rewards of hard work. Even though this young man did very well in the sports area of his High School years, he had strong aspirations of going into modeling and acting. He has had the support of his Mother and Father along with the support of his two siblings while starting on a new path into Acting. He wanted to learn acting so badly that he asked his parents to gift him Headshots along with Acting classes. (Most kids want a car), but this young man kept it simple by asking for the tools he needed to help him advance himself into a new career. Gunner had the opportunity to join in on the (Bike Riders Movie) while it was filming in Cincinnati. Gunner is working toward the requirements to become a SAG-AFTRA registered member. The young man is well on his way to learning that the world will now become his stage. The sky is the limit for Gunner and there is nowhere but up for him moving forward. Gunner would like to follow in his favorite Actors footsteps (Tom Holland) because he is completely confident and has always stayed humble.