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updated: Fri Jul 18, 2008 03:22 pm

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15 hrs ago | Mineral Wells Insider

Ring the bell

By Lacie Morrison lmorrison@mineralwellsindex.com SANTO - Despite higher fuel costs and grocery bills contending for consumers' cash, generosity was found Saturday among the attendees of Santo Volunteer Fire ...

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Related Topix: Santo, TX, Life, Food, Bar-B-Q, Gordon, TX, Mineral Wells, TX, Palo Pinto County, TX, Blues

Wed Jul 16, 2008

WisInfo

Black Smokers: Preachin' the blues from Italy

A recent Associated Press story lamented the state of the blues in Chicago, telling of an aging fan base, closing clubs and the struggles faced by up-and-coming practitioners.

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Related Topix: Blues, Black Entertainment, Buddy Guy

Tue Jul 15, 2008

Salt Lake Tribune

Kirby: As Mormons, are we ready for a serious close-up?

My favorite Catholic movie of all time is "The Blues Brothers." I love the part where Sister Mary Stigmata, aka "The Penguin," knocks Joliet Jake down a flight of stairs for sassing her.

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Related Topix: Blues, Brigham Young University, Opinion

Sun Jul 13, 2008

IGN FilmForce

Blues Brothers 2000

Television: An Interview with John Landis - February 11, 2004 We chat with the director of The Blues Brothers , An American Werewolf in London , Animal House , and many more.

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Related Topix: John Landis, Comedy Movies, Blues Brothers 2000, Musical Movies, The Blues Brothers, Action, Dan Aykroyd, Blues

Plymouth Evening Herald

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THE annual Lanhydrock Music Festival, which gets under way next weekend in the grounds of the stunning national house property of the same name, this year boasts its' most eclectic line-up to date.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, The Dandy Warhols, Blues

Fri Jul 11, 2008

Yakima Herald-Republic

Salgado, Bishop added to state fair lineup

Northwest blues icon Curtis Salgado -- the inspiration for John Belushi's creation of the Blues Brothers -- and blues-rock guitar great Elvin Bishop have been added to this year's lineup of main stage ...

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Wed Jul 09, 2008

Tribune Company

Tim Dukes Named Vice President/Promotions for Tribune Broadcasting and Interactive

Tim Dukes has joined Tribune Company as vice president/promotions for its broadcasting and interactive divisions.

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Related Topix: Publishing, Media, Tribune, Blues, New York Metro

Port Orchard Independent

Audience members get into the act at a Concert by the Bay last summer. - File Photo

Now that the Port Orchard Marina features a park nearby to keep the kids entertained, it looks like the music under the gazebo for Kitsap County's Concerts by the Bay will be - ' almost - ' all about the adults ...

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Related Topix: Port Orchard, WA, Kitsap County, WA, Blues

Sun Jul 06, 2008

Evansville Observer

Blooze Brothers Band Arrives TONIGHT: Watch for the "Blues Mobile." 8PM to Midnight

DISCUSSION A Free and Independent Press for Free and Independent People. Posts may be satirical or comic in style.

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Sat Jul 05, 2008

Tallahassee.com

Swing band hits American Legion at Lake Ella July 12

Content Under Pressure was started almost 15 years ago by Dr. Jeff Armstrong, a general-practitioner, who wanted to put together a band that had a horn section with a rhythm section and lead singer, sort of ...

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Related Topix: Blues, Tallahassee Metro, Tallahassee, FL, Pop/Rock, Huey Lewis & the News

Thu Jul 03, 2008

Peace Arch News

Bueller kicks off free flicks

Lee Ann Page, manager of Ocean Pointe Prospera, directs other organizers of the White Rock BIA's Great Outdoors Film Festival.

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Related Topix: Canada, Blues

Tue Jul 01, 2008

Regina Leader Post

It's all about the blues groove

Playing the blues for 39 years hasn't made Donnie Walsh unhappy. The Downchild Blues Band frontman, whose band was the bassist for The Blues Brothers, is as smitten with the genre as he was after hearing his ...

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Related Topix: The Blues Band, Downchild Blues Band, Blues, The Blues Brothers, Comedy Movies, Action, Musical Movies

Mon Jun 30, 2008

The Register

eBay Terror Ambulances of DEATH menace UK - top cops

In a move which would, three decades ago, have seen classic movie The Blues Brothers stillborn, British cops and officials are seeking to prevent private sales of ex-police and emergency services vehicles and ...

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Related Topix: Blues, Terrorism

Sun Jun 29, 2008

Iowa City Press-Citizen

Our View -- Our quick take on last week's news stories

What do you get if you play a country song backwards? You get your house back, your car back, your wife back, your whisky back, etc.

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Related Topix: Blues, Country and Western, Country, Iowa City Metro, Iowa City, IA

Fri Jun 27, 2008

The Clarion-Ledger

'And This Is Free' shows off blues

One of the most important breeding grounds for Chicago blues in the 1940s and '50s was the Maxwell Street market, an open-air shopping mecca where you could buy literally anything.

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Related Topix: Chicago, IL, Blues

Wed Jun 25, 2008

The Epoch Times

This Summer The Brim is In

Jacho Kang, Manhattan PhD, and Assistant Professor and the New School, Dept. of Sociology-Shopping at Macy's for a new hat: "It's a good look, it's more relaxed.

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Related Topix: Manhattan, NY, New York, NY, The Blues Brothers, Blues, Action, Comedy Movies, Musical Movies

Mon Jun 23, 2008

The Times

Chicago on the big screen always makes her a fan

As a Chicagoan, I love watching movies filmed in the Windy City. I oft look behind the characters and action and try to figure out in what part of the city the scene was shot.

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Related Topix: Wrigleyville (Chicago, IL), Chicago, IL, Blues

Sat Jun 21, 2008

WJBF-TV Augusta

Today In Entertainment History -- June 18, 2008

On June 18th, 1977, Sex Pistols singer Johnny Rotten was slashed on his face and hands by young people armed with knives.

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Related Topix: The Sex Pistols, Punk, James Brown, Black Entertainment, Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, Blues, The Blues Brothers, Comedy Movies, Action, Musical Movies

Thu Jun 19, 2008

Plymouth Evening Herald

Kat Marsh and Blues Brothers

City singer-songwriter Kat is earning a great reputation not only for her sultry voice, but for her guitar pedals which allow for looping and delaying effects.

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Related Topix: Blues

Tue Jun 17, 2008

FreeNYC

The Blues Brothers at River Flicks

Date: Wednesday, August 20th Time: Dusk Location: Pier 54 Cost: Free On top of getting to watch movies outside on beautiful summer nights on the Hudson River, the other thing I like about River Flicks is every ...

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Related Topix: Blues, The Blues Brothers, Comedy Movies, Action, Musical Movies

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