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Fire Marshal Who Headed Department During GREAT WHITE Nightclub Fire Retires
The Associated Press is reporting that the state's fire marshal, who faced tough criticism after the deadly nightclub fire that killed 100 people in 2003, will retire next week, Gov. Don Carcieri announced Friday. Owens led the fire marshal's office during the Feb. 20, 2003, fire at The Station nigh...December 16, 2005
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KISS Guitarist Named University Trustee
Sophia Tareen of The Oregonian has issued the following report: Straight-laced Pacific University may be loosening up a bit. The newest member of its board of trustees is the lead guitarist of KISS, the 1970s heavy metal band known for its elaborate makeup and costumes, stadium pyrotechnics and high...September 6, 2005
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TED NUGENT Sounds Off
Robert Winterode of the Rocky Mount Telegram recently conducted an hour-long interview with Ted Nugent about politics, music, and even Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes. Several excerpts from the chat follow: Nugent on hunting: "Certainly, there's a powerful folklore dynamic to a grizzly bear, an elephant...July 11, 2005
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TED NUGENT To Make Texas His Official Home In 2005
Ted Nugent has told The Jackson Citizen Patriot in a phone interview Wednesday (Dec. 22) that he officially will become a Texas resident in 2005, after moving his family to Crawford, Texas, about a year and a half ago. The rock guitarist is at his Concord residence during the holidays to prepare for...December 24, 2004
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GENE SIMMONS Comments On SPACESHIPONE Launch
KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons has posted the following message on his web site: "Woke up at 2:30 am Monday morning, drove out to the Mojave desert to be a guest at an historic event. Was invited to attend the fantastic second launch of SpaceshipOne by Bob Lorsh. This is the commercial venture t...October 5, 2004
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TWISTED SISTER Frontman Hired By Phliadelphia Radio Station
Philadelphia rock station WMMR-FM (93.3) has hired TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider to host the 7 p.m.-to-midnight weekday shift, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. "They made me an offer I couldn't refuse," Snider said. After his premiere, Snider will host mostly from his home studio on Long...August 17, 2004
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New Florida Law Bans Suicide For Entertainment Purposes
Florida Governor Jeb Bush signed into law a bill that makes it a felony to assist in a suicide for commercial or entertainment purposes. The new measure, which was signed Tuesday (May 11),is in response to industrial rock band HELL ON EARTH allowing a terminally ill fan to commit suicide at one of...May 14, 2004
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GREAT WHITE Nightclub Fire Memorial Service Held
A ceremony held Thursday to honor the victims and survivors of a deadly nightclub fire in West Warwick, Rhode Island was filled with messages of hope and transformation, as Gov. Don Carcieri urged the suffering to find a reason to keep on living, according to the Associated Press. Rescue workers who...February 19, 2004
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'AEROSMITH Day' Named In New Hampshire
Shir Haberman of the Portsmouth Herald reports that New Hampshire Gov. Craig Benson signed a proclamation Monday naming Nov. 24, 2003 as "AEROSMITH Day." The group, led by vocalist Steven Tyler and guitarist Joe Perry, was the first act to play at the Verizon Wireless Arena when it opened in Novembe...November 26, 2003
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Former NIRVANA Bassist May Run For State Office
NIRVANA co-founder and bassist Krist Novoselic, who announced in August that he was fed up with the music industry, says he may run for Washington state lieutenant governor, according to the Associated Press. Already active in Democratic party circles, Novoselic indicated he was wary about challengi...November 20, 2003
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TED NUGENT Challenges Illinois Governor
TED NUGENT says Gov. Rod Blagojevich is more than welcome to visit him backstage before his Aug. 11 performance at the Illinois State Fair, according to the Associated Press. The rocker and gun-rights advocate, known for the song "Cat Scratch Fever", is itching to tell Blagojevich how much he dislik...August 2, 2003
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JASON NEWSTED To Guest On GOV'T MULE CD/DVD
Former METALLICA and current OZZY OSBOURNE/VOIVOD bassist Jason Newsted is featured on the upcoming GOV'T MULE CD and DVD, titled "The Deepest End", chronicling a six-hour GOV'T MULE concert held May 3 in New Orleans. The guest-filled show stemmed from the two-volume album releases of the same name,...July 17, 2003
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The Press-Enterprise: Metal Fans' Journey Leads To OZZFEST
Matt Surman of The Press-Enterprise reports in the paper's Sunday edition that the Ozzfest concert Saturday (July 5) at the Hyundai Pavilion at Glen Helen in Devore, California was attended by thousands of people representing various classifications of metal fans: the black-wearers, the muscled and...July 6, 2003
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DEEP PURPLE Bassist To Perform With GOV'T MULE
DEEP PURPLE bassist Roger Glover has been invited by GOV'T MULE mainman Warren Haynes to appear on stage with the group on Saturday, May 3 at Saenger Theatre in New Orleans, Louisiana as one of about a dozen guest bass players celebrating the winding down of GOV'T MULE's "Deep End" tour — a memorial...April 30, 2003
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THE SCORPIONS Meet GOV. ROMNEY
THE SCORPIONS frontman Klaus Meine and guitarist Rudolf Scheneker sat down for a little chin-wag with Governor of Massachusetts Mitt Romney, according to the Boston Herald. The rockers are reportedly big American history buffs, so they hung around after their show at The Orpheum to do a little sight...March 12, 2003
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