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Sally Ride – The First Woman in Space Dies at 61

Brett Alan — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 22:59:47 +0000

TMZ is reporting that Sally Ride has passed away. In 1983 she did something that no other woman before her had done. She was the first woman in space. But with that trip, she also broke another record.

Earl Scruggs Passes Away At 88

Brett Alan — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 01:59:41 +0000

When you think bluegrass music, what’s one name that comes to mind. Chances are a lot of you just thought “Earl Scruggs”. He even perfected a 3 finger picking style of playing the banjo called “Scruggs Style”. One of the songs that made him one of the most popular bluegrass players of his time was [...]

It's Been 10 Years Since We Lost Waylon [VIDEO]

Brett Alan — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 02:11:37 +0000

It’s crazy how fast time flies. Believe it or not, it was already 10 years ago today that we lost one of the all time greats in country music. On February 13, 2002 Waylon Jennings passed away in his sleep from complications of Diabetes. Something I didn’t know about Waylon was that he was set [...]

Peter Falk, Star of 'Columbo,' Dead at 83

Andy Scott — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 18:18:13 +0000

Actor Peter Falk, who for decades played the titular character on the detective telepic series ‘Columbo,’ died Thursday night at his home in Beverly Hills, CA. He was 83.

Falk had been suffering from dementia and Alzheimer’s, which was first made public in December 2008, according to the AP. The actor “died peacefully,” his family said in a statement.