Etta James (born Jamesetta Hawkins; January 25, 1938 – January 20, 2012) was an American singer whose style spanned a variety of music genres including blues, rhythm and blues, rock and roll, soul, gospel and jazz. Starting her career in the mid 1950s, she gained fame with hits such as "Dance With Me, Henry", "At Last", "Tell Mama", and "I'd Rather Go Blind" for which she claimed she wrote the lyrics.
Sunday, January 22, 2012
RIP Etta James
Etta James (born Jamesetta Hawkins; January 25, 1938 – January 20, 2012) was an American singer whose style spanned a variety of music genres including blues, rhythm and blues, rock and roll, soul, gospel and jazz. Starting her career in the mid 1950s, she gained fame with hits such as "Dance With Me, Henry", "At Last", "Tell Mama", and "I'd Rather Go Blind" for which she claimed she wrote the lyrics.
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
RIP Al Davis
Allen "Al" Davis (July 4, 1929 – October 8, 2011) was an American football executive who was the principal owner (titled as "president of the general partner" or "managing general partner," depending on the source) of the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League. His motto for the team was "Just win, baby."[1]| Date of birth | July 4, 1929 |
|---|---|
| Place of birth | Brockton, Massachusetts |
| Date of death | October 8, 2011 (aged 82) |
| Place of death | Oakland, California |
| Position(s) | Owner Head Coach General Manager Commissioner |
| College | Syracuse |
| Awards | AFL's Coach of the Year in 1963 |
| Honors | Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1992 |
| Career record | 23–16–3 (as coach) |
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
RIP Harmon Killebrew
Harmon Clayton Killebrew ( /ˈkɪlɨbruː/; June 29, 1936 – May 17, 2011), nicknamed "Killer" and "Hammerin' Harmon", was an American professional baseball first baseman, third baseman, and left fielder. During a 22-year baseball career in which he played for the Washington Senators, Minnesota Twins, and Kansas City Royals, he was second only to Babe Ruth in American League (AL) home runs and retired as the AL career leader in home runs by a right-handed batter (since broken by Alex Rodriguez).[1] He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1984.
Killebrew was a stocky 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m), 210-pound (95.3 kg) hitter with a compact swing that generated tremendous power. He became one of the AL's most feared power hitters of the 1960s, belting 40 homers in a season eight times during an era in which pitching was dominant. In 1965, he helped the Minnesota Twins reach the World Series, where they lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers. He had his finest season in 1969, hitting 49 home runs, recording 140 runs batted in (RBI), and winning the AL Most Valuable Player Award. Killebrew led the league in home runs six times and in RBI three times, and he was named to eleven All-Star teams. He hit the most home runs for any player in the 1960s.[2]
With quick hands and exceptional upper-body strength, Killebrew was known not just for the frequency of his home runs but also for their great distance. He hit the longest measured home runs at Minnesota's Metropolitan Stadium and Baltimore's Memorial Stadium, and was the first of just four batters to hit a baseball over the left field roof at Tiger Stadium.
Despite his nickname
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
ROT IN HELL Osama Bin Laden
Osama bin Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden (
Bin Laden was on the American Federal Bureau of Investigation's lists of Ten Most Wanted Fugitives and Most Wanted Terrorists for his involvement in the 1998 U.S. embassy bombings.[4][5][6] From 2001 to 2011 bin Laden was a major target of the War on Terror, which has resulted in a total of between 80,000 and 1.2 million civilian deaths in Iraq, Afghanistan and Somalia between 2001 and 2007.
On May 2, 2011, bin Laden was shot and killed inside a secured private residential compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, byU.S. Navy SEALs in a covert operation authorized by U.S. President Barack Obama.
Monday, July 19, 2010
RIP George Steinbrenner
George Steinbrenner III (July 4, 1930 – July 13, 2010) was principal owner and managing partner of Major League Baseball's New York Yankees. During Steinbrenner's 37-year ownership from 1973 to his death, the longest in club history, the Yankees earned 7 World Series titles and 11 pennants. His outspokenness and role in driving up player salaries made him one of the sport's most controversial figures. Steinbrenner was also involved in the Great Lakes shipping industry.
Known as a hands-on baseball executive, he earned the nickname "The Boss." He had a tendency to meddle in daily on-field decisions, and to hire and fire (and sometimes re-hire) managers. Former Yankees manager Dallas Green gave him the derisive nickname "Manager George."[1]
He died after suffering a heart attack in his Tampa home on the morning of July 13, 2010, the day of the 81st All-Star Game.[2][3]
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
RIP John Wooden
John Robert Wooden (October 14, 1910 – June 4, 2010[1]) was an American basketball coach. He was a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame as both a player (inducted in 1961) and as a coach (inducted in 1973). He was the first person ever enshrined in both categories. Only Lenny Wilkens and Bill Sharmanhave since been so honored.[2] His ten NCAA national championships in a 12-year period while at UCLAare unmatched by any other college basketball coach.[3][4]
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