Video PUBLISHED: 19:14 15 February 2019 Andrew Clarke David Bowie - one of the many great musicians we lost too soon Photo: Martin Rickett/PA Wire Archant This month marks 60 years since Buddy Holly died in a plane crash. He is one of many brilliant musicians who have gone too soon. Elvis, Michael Jackson, Prince, Amy Winehouse and Billie Holiday all died too young, along with George Michael, Kurt Cobain and David Bowie. You can only wonder at what music they still had to make.John Lennon and Jimi Hendrix were both making new albums at the time of their deaths and nearly all of them were haunted by demons and by the pressures of fame which pushed them towards addiction. It frightening to see so many lives cut tragically short. Here are 15 great music stars who died before their time. Buddy Holly (aircrash) – February 3 1959 was the day the music died – according to singer-songwriter Don MacLean – this was the day that … [Read more...] about How old were stars like David Bowie when they died?
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Meet 100 of Suffolk’s most inspirational women
PUBLISHED: 18:02 13 November 2018 | UPDATED: 20:07 13 November 2018 Megan Aldous Goldie Sayers , Team GB Javelin Thrower and one of Suffolk's 100 Inspiring Women speaking at the event Picture: SARAH LUCY BROWN Archant This is a list that Suffolk should be proud of - 100 women who are positive role models for future generations, women who have achieved success in a diverse range of fields from business, the arts, sport and education to the third sector.The list was put together by a panel of judges this summer after we asked readers for their nominations. From top left: Jenna Ackerley, Anne Beckett-Allen, Katie Bannister, Jane Basham, Dayle Bayliss, Shayra Begum, Nicola Beach, Adele Bellis and Professor Emma Bond Pictures: WENDY AIKEN PHOTOGRAPHY/EDF ENERGY/BARRY ELEY/PHILIP MYNOTT/SUFFOLK COUNTY COUCIL/UNIVERSITY OF SUFFOLKJenna Ackerley, Events Under Canvas: A Felixstowe girl originally, 38-year-old Jenna now lives in East Bergholt with her husband and … [Read more...] about Meet 100 of Suffolk’s most inspirational women
It’s the most wonderful (or annoying) time of the year for Christmas music on the radio
By Craig Hlavaty Published 10:00 am CST, Friday, November 9, 2018 DISSECTED: Famous holiday traditions On Friday, Nov. 16 at 3 p.m. Sunny 99.1 FM in Houston will switch over to all-holiday music until just after Christmas Day. >>>See where some of our most-treasured holiday traditions came from... less DISSECTED: Famous holiday traditions On Friday, Nov. 16 at 3 p.m. Sunny 99.1 FM in Houston will switch over to all-holiday music until just after Christmas Day. >>>See where some of our ... more Photo: Mat Hayward PHOTOS: The true stories behind 25 Christmas traditionsEver wonder where the tattle-tailing "Elf on the Shelf" came from or why people kiss under the mistletoe? Check out the true story behind these and other Christmas traditions.Click through to learn new things to impress people with at Christmas parties this year... less PHOTOS: The … [Read more...] about It’s the most wonderful (or annoying) time of the year for Christmas music on the radio
The Glorious Madness of Japanese Dodge Van Racing
THE STEERING SAID NOTHING. NOT A WHISPER, a suggestion as to what might be happening at the front tires. The wheel was mostly a knob for making your chair point a different direction—and it was most definitely not a seat but a chair, bolt-upright and miles from the floor. It lived at the front of a huge metal box, the space hollow and empty. Every few seconds, the steering column would burp up little shudders of cowl shake, almost apologetically, as if it were connected to something far away and unimportant and really just sorry to have bothered you, go back to what you were doing, everything down here is cool. Advertisement - Continue Reading Below But that wasn’t the focus. More the bellowing side pipe under the right front door and the way you had to elbow the whole thing into a corner in a sort of broad-shoulders jostle. After which this four-wheeled office building would just kind of slither-whomp onto the next straight and hump off toward the next corner and … [Read more...] about The Glorious Madness of Japanese Dodge Van Racing
Houstonians share the secret meaning behind their tattoos
By Marco Torres Published 12:30 pm, Monday, May 21, 2018 window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-5', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 5', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-10', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 10', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-15', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 15', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-20', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 20', … [Read more...] about Houstonians share the secret meaning behind their tattoos