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Legendary Mouseketeer Annette Funicello Dead at 70 [VIDEOS]

Ryan Anderson — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 17:47:00 +0000

Actress, singer and former Mouseketeer Annette Funicello has passed away at the age of 70 from complications stemming from her battle with multiple sclerosis. Funicello first entered households in the mid-1950s as a 12-year-old Mouseketeer, and later parlayed her fame onto the big screen, starring in a string of ’60s movies with Frankie Avalon like [...]

Legendary Movie Critic Roger Ebert Dies at the Age of 70

Mike Sampson — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 19:43:28 +0000

Just days after announcing a leave of absence from writing to deal with a recurrence of cancer, the Chicago Sun-Times reported this afternoon that legendary movie critic Roger Ebert has died. Most of us know Roger Ebert from his days hosting the classic series ‘Siskel & Ebert’ where the “thumbs up/thumbs down” gimmick changed the [...]

Dick Clark Passes Away at the Age of 82

Lori Crofford — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 19:57:03 +0000

Dick Clark was the man who never seemed to age. I remember as a kid watching American Bandstand and realized the my parents watched the show when they were younger as well. Dick Clark was the epitome of American. I am sad to say that Dick Clark passed away today at the age of 82.According [...]

Davy Jones of The Monkees Dies at Age 66

Shauna Wright — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 18:51:11 +0000

Davy Jones, the wry, height-challenged British singer from the Monkees, died of a heart attack Wednesday morning at the age of 66. Jones joined the Monkees — a pop-rock group formed for a TV show of the same name — in 1965, and sang lead on many of the group’s hit songs including ‘I Wanna [...]

Bon Jovi Died?

Lori Crofford — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 14:00:40 +0000

Don't worry it was just a nasty rumor that went viral. Social media went into an uproar. Twitter, Facebook and the web went into overdrive yesterday evening when someone started a rumor that Jon Bon Jovi had died. Then the news went viral. Tweet after Tweet, and post after post on facebook. Rest assured, the well known and well loved Jon Bon Jovi is alive and well and even found some humor in hearing that he had died.

Remembering Heavy D – Lori's Favorite Heavy D Videos

Lori Crofford — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 14:42:04 +0000

If you grew up in the late 80's and early 90's then you know the name Heavy D. I'm sure you got a song or two of his stuck in your head. I think I wore my Peaceful Journey CD out. He passed away from complications from pneumonia yesterday at the age of 44. Read more about