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Friday | Ventura County Star

5th Annual Thousand Oaks Arts Festival

Singer Frankie Avalon gave a note-worthy performance for over 12,000 enthusiastic fans at the 5th Annual Thousand Oaks Arts Festival over its two-day period at The Lakes and Civic Center.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock

Sat Sep 20, 2008

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Brooklyn Today: Thursday September 18, 2008

Good morning. Today is the 262nd day of the year. On this day in 1964, "The Addams Family," based on Charles Addams' quirky cartoons for The New Yorker, premiered on ABC TV.

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Related Topix: John Astin, Carolyn Jones, Robert Blake, Folk, James Gandolfini, Entertainment, Drama, Television, Pop/Rock

Thu Sep 18, 2008

Hollywood.com

Frankie Avalon

A boyish pop-rock singer of the late 1950s who turned to films, Avalon is best remembered for the light "beach party" movies he made in the early 60s, usually opposite Annette Funicello.

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Related Topix: Paul Carr, Robert Cummings, Comedy Movies, Jamboree, Guns of the Timberland, Western, Grease, Musical Movies, Entertainment

Tue Sep 16, 2008

This is Hull

John Travolta's hit film, Grease, is returning to cinemas

The 1978 movie, set in 1950s America, tells the story of wholesome Sandy, who falls for super-cool T-Bird Danny, and her quest to become a Pink Lady so she can date him.

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Related Topix: Stockard Channing, Jeff Conaway, Pop/Rock, John Travolta, Comedy Movies, Grease, Musical Movies

Sun Sep 14, 2008

DigitallyOBSESSED.com

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"There really hasn't been a romantic singing team since Jeannette Macdonald and Nelson Eddy.

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Related Topix: David King-Wood, Dick Clark, Kay Medford, New York, Fats Domino

Fri Sep 12, 2008

The Herald

For one night only: Grease makes a comeback, but is it the best musical of all time?

Plenty singing but who will reign? WORD UP: Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta in Grease 'It isn't all about those two lead characters' Grease It's a controversial choice, but Beauty School Drop-Out, ...

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, John Travolta

Fri Sep 05, 2008

Daily Express

Grease is the word now ...

HOME > FEATURES > DAY & NIGHT > Grease is the word now for Little Jimmy Picture: WENN Friday September 5,2008 WHO could forget Little Jimmy Osmond, bursting plumply out of his white jumpsuit, performing Long ...

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Related Topix: Comedy Movies, Grease, Musical Movies

Sat Aug 23, 2008

News Press

Belling on boomers: Former Mouseketeer continues to define what it means to be a lady

'If I told you I had just met the one celebrity that I have adored, admired and loved forever, who would it be?' I posed this question to my mother in a phone conversation in 1987.

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Related Topix: Annette Funicello, Back to the Beach, Comedy Movies

Thu Aug 21, 2008

CourierPostOnline

Kissin' summer goodbye

Summer will soon be gone -- the fall's coming on. The summer season at the Jersey Shore may soon be over, but "Wildwood Days" continue to live on all year long -- thanks to Bobby Rydell, who recorded that song, ...

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Related Topix: Pennsauken, NJ, Wildwood, NJ

Sat Aug 16, 2008

Penticton Western

Beach party event takes Penticton back in time

By Holly Miyasaki - Penticton Western News Published: August 14, 2008 10:00 AM Updated: August 14, 2008 5:29 PM It's going to be a blast from the past for some Pentictonites as a Peach City beach is sent back ...

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Related Topix: Annette Funicello, Beach Party, Comedy Movies, Music!, Musical Movies

Thu Aug 14, 2008

The Tribune-Democrat

1960s stars headline Arcadia Theater gala

Two 1960s teen idols are coming to Johnstown's Cambria County War Memorial Arena to help support a Windber icon.

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Related Topix: Johnstown, PA, Cambria County, PA, Johnstown Metro, How to Stuff a Wild Bikini, Comedy Movies, Musical Movies, Beach Blanket Bingo

Thu Aug 07, 2008

BirminghamEagle.com

On this day in Eagle Classic Hitstory - August 7th

August 7 1963 The original beach movie, Beach Party , debuts. The film stars Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello.

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Related Topix: Annette Funicello, Dick Dale, Long Beach, CA

Thu Jul 31, 2008

Phoenix New Times - Blogs

Creature features: Rock 'n' roll monsters and fiendish fashionistas

Some people -- okay, me -- would classify Gidget as a monster movie. No, Sandra Dee was not the Devil and Moondoggie wasn't her slavering hellhound, but their 1959 flick ushered in the frightful genre known as ...

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Related Topix: Sandra Dee, Annette Funicello, Gidget, Comedy Movies, Musical Movies, Beach Blanket Bingo

Mon Jul 28, 2008

KXMA-TV Dickinson

Am PrepEntertainment History: Thu Aug 07

AM Prep-Entertainment History: THU AUG 07 MORNING PREP - MORNING PREP - MORNING PREP - MORNING PREP ! ENTERTAINMENT HISTORY ! On August 7th, 1963, Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello's first movie together, ...

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Related Topix: Annette Funicello, The J. Geils Band, Pop/Rock, Comedy Movies, Music!, Beach Party, Musical Movies, Peter Wolf

Wed Jun 25, 2008

Newsday.com

Taylor Hicks channels Elvis as 'Grease' Teen Angel

Share your Shea concert memories The end of a musical era is coming when Billy Joel plays the final concerts at Shea Stadium in July.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Bruce Springsteen, Comedy Movies, Grease, Musical Movies, The Pixies

Thu Jun 05, 2008

SouthFlorida.com

Pecs and the city: Fort Lauderdale fest for '60s beach movies

OK, so it's not Carrie and the girls, but who needs Big when you have Eric Von Zipper? The black leather-clad Von Zipper, of course, is one of the best reasons to catch this weekend's Cinema Paradiso screening ...

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Related Topix: Fort Lauderdale Metro, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Miami Metro, Comedy Movies, Musical Movies, Beach Blanket Bingo, Annette Funicello, Entertainment

Sun Jun 01, 2008

Boston Globe

The hairdresser continues to play a key part in films

Getting snippy From 1975's 'Shampoo' to this week's 'You Don't Mess With the Zohan,' the hairdresser continues to play a key part in comedies, dramas, musicals, and documentaries Beverly Hills chic or ...

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Related Topix: World News, Afghanistan, Movies, Entertainment

Sat May 17, 2008

hosted Blogcritics | Blogcritics

Taylor Hicks To Be In Broadway's Grease

American Idol season five winner, Taylor Hicks, is headed for Broadway.

American Idol season five winner Taylor Hicks is headed for Broadway.Starting June 6th, Hicks will appear as the Teen Angel in the Broadway production of Grease. The role was made famous by Frankie Avalon in the 1978 film adaptation starring John Travolta. Hicks says he will add a 'soulful flavor' to 'Beauty School Dropout.' ...

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Related Topix: Comedy Movies, Grease, Musical Movies

Fri May 16, 2008

KEX-AM Portland

Taylor Hicks To Star On Broadway

Click here for EVERYTHING Idol! ! News, Pictures, and more! Check out pics from season seven! Daily Entertainment Photos - "Get all the fashion, glamour and scandal here in pictures!" American Idol winner ...

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Related Topix: Comedy Movies, Grease, Musical Movies

Wed Apr 02, 2008

WebWire

Boomer Babes Plan to Re-Create Beach Party Atmosphere in Daytona Beach

“In the 1960's, beach party movies were all the rave! We grew up watching Annette Funicello, Frankie Avalon and the gang having a great time during their spring break and that's what we plan to do---have a great time!”

A trip down memory lane is in store for the women who attend the First Annual Baby Boomer Girlfriends Spring Break April 18-20 in Daytona Beach. via WebWire

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Related Topix: Annette Funicello, Beach Party, Boomer, NC, Comedy Movies, Music!, Musical Movies

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