Mike Illitch passed away today at 87. Mr. Illitch will be sadly missed. Mr. Illitch was Detroit's biggest cheerleader and invested so much back into the city he loved, Detroit, Michigan.
Mike and Marian Ilitch hoist the Stanley Cup on June 16, 1998 in Washington, D.C. after the Red Wings won their second consecutive NHL title by sweeping the Capitals. Vyacheslav Kozlov is at left.
Before his death, the Ilitch organization had embarked on a massive $1.2-billion District Detroit project, transforming dozens of blocks of largely vacant land in downtown Detroit into a vibrant neighborhood that will include office, retail and residential spaces, as well as the new Little Caesars arena. The project will continue under the leadership of his son, Christopher Ilitch, who became president and CEO last year, amid reports of Mike's ailing health.
Ilitch was at the center of Detroit's downtown redevelopment efforts; he purchased and renovated the Fox Theatre and relocated his business headquarters (Ilitch Holdings) there. He also owned Olympia Entertainment.
He bought the Red Wings and brought them back to life. Then when the Tigers were suffering under the ownership of another pizza mogul, Illitch bought the Tigers. The fans rejoiced!
Ilitch is survived by his wife and business partner, Marian, and seven adult children, Christopher Ilitch, Denise Ilitch, Atanas Ilitch, Mike Ilitch Jr., Lisa Ilitch Murray, Ronald Tyrus Ilitch, Carole Ilitch Trepeck
I received this gorgeous purple book yesterday and I have no idea who sent it! It is a gorgeous hard cover biography/photo coffee table book about Prince. Lovely birthday gift! Thank you whoever sent this fabulous book!
Here is some information about the book:
Prince: Life and Times is an authoritative chronicle of his career to date, covering every album, every movie, and every tour. It includes profiles of various key collaborators, assesses his business dealings, and details his many and varied side-projects - on stage, on record, on screen, and beyond.
Prince has cut a singular path through the heart of popular music for more than 30 years. After making some of the most inventive albums of the 80s - including 1999, Purple Rain, and Sign "O" The Times - he turned his attention to redefining his role in the music industry, changing his name to an unpronounceable symbol, declaring war on Warner Bros, and leading the internet revolution.
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On February 10, we are not going to be treated to not just one celestial event on the same day but three. A lunar eclipse, snow moon and New Year comet should all be visible this Friday night into Saturday morning.
An unusual green comet reaches maximum brightness on Saturday, providing a sweet treat for early-morning risers.
Comet 45P/Honda-Mrkos-Pajdusakova (named after three astronomers who discovered it in 1948) travels into the inner solar system every 5.25 years. On Saturday, 45P will pass just 7.4 million miles from Earth, a stone's throw by celestial yardsticks.
Not as spectacular — or noticeable — as a total lunar eclipse, this rather subtle phenomenon occurs when the moon moves through the outer part of Earth’s shadow (known as the penumbra), according to EarthSky.org.
The outer shadow of the Earth blocks part — but not all — of the sun's rays from reaching the moon, making it appear slightly darker than usual.
The exact moment of the penumbral eclipse is 7:43 p.m. ET (6:43 p.m. CT, 5:43 p.m. MT and 4:43 p.m. PT), NASA said.
The eclipse will be visible from Europe, Africa, western Asia and eastern North and South America, NASA reports.
About 35% of all eclipses are of the penumbral type.
The next full moon will be:
Friday * 10th February 2017 * 07:32:53 pm
Eastern Standard Time (EST)
Moon sign: Leo 22° 28'
In other time zones:
WELLINGTON = Saturday * 11th Feb 2017 * 13:32:53 pm (NZDT)
SYDNEY = Saturday * 11th February 2017 * 11:32:53 am (AEDT)
TOKYO = Saturday * 11th February 2017 * 09:32:53 am (JST)
BEIJING = Saturday * 11th February 2017 * 08:32:53 am (CST)
BANGKOK = Saturday * 11th February 2017 * 07:32:53 am (ICT)
DELHI = Saturday * 11th February 2017 * 06:02:53 am (IST)
DUBAI = Saturday * 11th February 2017 * 04:32:53 am (GST)
MOSCOW = Saturday * 11th February 2017 * 03:32:53 am (MSK)
BERLIN = Saturday * 11th February 2017 * 01:32:53 am (CET)
LAGOS = Saturday * 11th February 2017 * 01:32:53 am (WAT)
LONDON = Saturday * 11th February 2017 * 12:32:53 am (GMT)
RIO = Friday * 10th February 2017 * 10:32:53 pm (BRST)
SANTIAGO = Friday * 10th February 2017 * 09:32:53 pm (CLST)
MEXICO CITY = Friday * 10th Feb 2017 * 06:32:53 pm (CST)
CALGARY = Friday * 10th February 2017 * 05:32:53 pm (MST)
LOS ANGELES = Friday * 10th Feb 2017 * 04:32:53 pm (PST)
ANCHORAGE = Friday * 10th Feb 2017 * 03:32:53 pm (AKST)
HONOLULU = Friday * 10th February 2017 * 02:32:53 pm (HAST)
PBS Born Virginia Patterson Hensley in Winchester, Virginia, Patsy Cline defined modern country music by using her singular talent and heartwrenching emotional depth to break down barriers of gender, class and genre.
In her music and her life, she set a standard of authenticity towards which artists still strive. After years of hard work to overcome industry gender biases and her own personal hardships and professional missteps, she achieved success, only to have it punctured by uncanny premonitions and her untimely death at age 30 (March 5, 1963).
The new documentary Patsy Cline: AMERICAN MASTERS premieres nationwide beginning March 4 on PBS (check local listings, see below for confirmed airdates) during Women's History Month as part of the 31 st season of THIRTEEN's AMERICAN MASTERS series. 2017 marks the 85 th anniversary of Cline's birth (September 8, 1932).
Narrated by Rosanne Cash, Patsy Cline: AMERICAN MASTERS examines the roots of Cline's impact in both personal and cultural terms to illuminate how she arrived at a pivotal moment in the evolution of American culture and, with Decca Records producer Owen Bradley, synthesized country, pop and rock in a new way to create the NASHVILLE Sound.
With exclusive access to the Cline estate, the film features rare performances of such Cline classics as "Walkin' After Midnight," "Three Cigarettes in an Ashtray," "Come On In," "I Fall to Pieces," "Crazy," "You Made Me Love You" and more.
The documentary also features exclusive archival interviews with Cline's contemporaries and new interviews with a wide range of artists who have been influenced by Cline: LeAnn Rimes, Kacey Musgraves, Rhiannon Giddens, Wanda Jackson, Bill Anderson, Beverly D'Angelo, Callie Khouri, Reba McEntire, Mickey Guyton, Terri Clark, and more.
Cline boldly bucked female conventions of the 1950s with her fashion sense, her decision to divorce, her support of fellow female artists, and her assertive ambition to get opportunities equal to those of her male NASHVILLE peers, such as the same kind of headliner billing and radio airplay, particularly after breaking free of her unfavorable contract with Four Star Records.
The series will premiere nationwide, beginning March 4 on PBS (check local listings) during Women’s History Month as part of the 31st season of THIRTEEN’s American Masters series.
Today marks The Queen's Sapphire Jubilee. It has been 65 years since Her Majesty acceded to the throne.
On 6 February 1952, King George VI sadly died following a prolonged illness. Princess Elizabeth immediately acceded to the throne, becoming Queen Elizabeth II and taking on all of the responsibilities which came with her new title.
In the photograph, The Queen is wearing a suite of sapphire jewellery given to her by King George VI as a wedding gift in 1947.
Celebrate Queen Elizabeth ll's Sapphire Jubilee On Accession Day 2017 - 65 Years On The Throne!
1. The Queen was born at 2:40am on April 21 1926 - the first child of the Duke and Duchess of York.
2. The infant princess was third in line to the throne - and was not expected to be Queen.
3. She was christened Elizabeth Alexandra Mary in the chapel at Buckingham Palace.
4. She is a great-great-grandchild of Queen Victoria.
5. She was only 10 when she became heir presumptive. Her father George VI acceded to the throne after the abdication of his brother Edward VIII in 1936.
6. She is the 40th monarch since William the Conqueror, who seized the Crown in 1066.
7. Princess Elizabeth never went to school - she was educated at home with Princess Margaret, her younger sister.
8. As a child, she was called Lilibet, and her nickname for her sister Margaret Rose was "Bud" because she was "not a real Rose yet".
9. Shortly after her 18th birthday in 1944, she was appointed a Counsellor of State when her father was away on tour, and, for the first time, carried out some of the duties of Head of State.
10. She undertook National Service, joining the Auxiliary Transport Service on February 24 1945, and was registered as No 230873 Second Subaltern Elizabeth Windsor.
11. She qualified as a driver on April 14 1945 and was promoted to Junior Commander.
12. She could have married the Duke of Edinburgh when she was 17 - the age of his first formal request to be considered as a suitor - but her parents thought she was too young. They wed when Princess Elizabeth was 21 and have been married for nearly 70 years.
13. At the very moment her father died in Sandringham on February 6 1952, Elizabeth, unaware of the momentous change to her life, was watching the sun rise over the jungle, having climbed to a lookout post at the top of a tree in Kenya.
The moment she became Queen
14. Elizabeth II was formally proclaimed Queen at the Accession Council on February 8 and was crowned at Westminster Abbey on June 2 1953.
15. Her favorite tipple is gin and Dubonnet - one part gin and two parts Dubonnet. Her favorite cakes are honey and cream sponge, ginger, fruit and the chocolate biscuit cake that the Duke of Cambridge served at his wedding reception.
16. For breakfast, the Queen has cereal with a spoonful of apricots, prunes or Macadamia nuts, or toast with light marmalade. She eats alone because the Duke of Edinburgh rises earlier and has already had his.
17. She drinks Earl Grey tea and listens to BBC Radio 4's Today program. The Racing Post is a favorite read.
18. The Queen has an iPod and a cell phone.
19. She sent her first tweet - signed "Elizabeth R" - from the British monarchy's official Twitter account in 2014 at the opening of a new Science Museum gallery.
20. Her favorite TV shows include the quiz show Pointless. She has also been a fan of Downton Abbey, Silent Witness, EastEnders, The Bill, New Tricks and Midsomer Murders.
HITS AND PIECES – THE BEST OF MARC ALMOND AND SOFT CELL
FEATURING 13 TOP 30 SINGLES INCLUDING THE NUMBER ONES ‘TAINTED LOVE’ AND ‘SOMETHING’S GOTTEN HOLD OF MY HEART’ AS WELL AS THE BRAND NEW, PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED SINGLE ‘A KIND OF LOVE’
As a youngster growing up in Southport, Merseyside, Marc Almond was immersed in the magical world of the 3-minute single. Tuning in to Radio Caroline, Radio Luxembourg and a weekly fix of Top Of The Pops acted as catalysts for the aspiring singer’s dreams and ambitions.
The 45-rpm single was king, and Marc Almond worshipped at its throne. Marc had always aspired to become a great singles artist; he wanted to follow in the footsteps of two of his heroes, David Bowie and Scott Walker in turning the single into an art form.
He achieved exactly that when Tainted Love rocketed to the top of the UK chart in September 1981 (and became the biggest selling single of the year), commencing a singles chart love affair that has played a huge part in Marc’s 40 + year career and has seen him shift in excess of 30 million sales.
Los Angeles, CA - He is undoubtedly one of the boldest rock guitarists of all-time, a pioneering songwriter who fused classic blues with California psychedelia to create some of rock music’s greatest songs including “Love Me Two Times,” “Touch Me,” “Love Her Madly” and more.
And, of course, he was a founding member of one of the most critically and commercially adored bands in history, The Doors. But in the time since his tenure with that iconic outfit, Robby Krieger has not simply rested on his laurels.
Instead, he has gone on to release a series of solo albums that found Krieger and his trademark Gibson SG adventuring into the outer reaches of space rock, jazz, classical music and more!
Krieger has also collaborated on several studio recordings that reinterpreted classic songs by The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Supertramp and others. Now, a new collection of these studio sessions, including two exclusive, never-before-released mixes and a bonus live recording available on CD for the first time.
In Session features an incredible roster of guest appearances including Jackson Browne, Hawkwind’s Nik Turner, Asia’s John Wetton, Styx’s Tommy Shaw, and even the Star Trek captain himself, William Shatner!
Don’t miss this incredible collection available everywhere February 17 from Purple Pyramid Records.
Track List:
1. Across The Universe feat. Jackson Browne
2. Hypernova feat. Nik Turner (Inner Space Mix)
3. Empty Spaces feat. Billy Sherwood
4. Where We Belong (Prism Mix) feat. Tony Kaye
5. Don’t Leave Me Now feat. Tommy Shaw
6. Brain Damage feat. Geoff Downes
7. School feat. Rod Argent
8. Deep Down feat. William Shatner
9. Little Drummer Boy
10. All You Need Is Love feat. John Wetton
BONUS TRACK
11. Back Door Man (Live)
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