Issac Hayes Dead At 65
Another unexpected, sad event: Soul singer and arranger Isaac Hayes, who won Grammy awards and an Oscar for the theme from the 1971 action film “Shaft,” has died, sheriff’s officials in Memphis, Tennessee, said Sunday. Relatives found Hayes unconscious in his home next to a still-running treadmill. Paramedics attempted to revive him and took him to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Damn. And just in case you weren’t around for this, here’s his signature piece:
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Most of us know him as the voice of Chef on South Park, but he will be forever remembered as the "voice" behind the Shaft theme. Lenzism sends our prays to the family of Mr. Hayes. Isaac Hayes, the pioneering singer, songwriter and musician whose relentless "Theme From Shaft" won Academy and Grammy awards, died Sunday afternoon, the Shelby County Sheriff's Office said. He was 65. A family member found him unresponsive near a treadmill and he was pronounced dead an hour later at Baptist East H
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The 28th annual Sunset Junction Street Festival featuring Antibalas, Black Keys, !!!, Issac Hayes and others will take place AUGUST 23 & 24. The Festival will feature three on-going stages, games & rides, arts & food. For Sunset Junction Street Festival details and ticket info go here. The following weekend is F Yeah Fest 5. This party will feature local heroes No Age, Abe Vigoda, and Mika Miko playing with friends Matt & Kim, Trans Am, High Places and many more. Other highlights o
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Supermodel Dance Party Aug 05, 2008 @ 3:52pm A supermodel loving reader sent us this fun video of Stephanie Seymour's engagement party from 1994. We haven't seen this many supers in one place since an Issac runway way back when. Spotted are Naomi, Claudia, Kate, Stephanie, Helena and Christy all living it up on a roof-top terrace. Highlights: - Janice Dickinson's narration and praise of Naomi's awesomeness. - Naomi speaking Italian and French sporadically, even though no one else is. - Th
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Every August in Silverlake the Sunset Junction street fair rolls around with a wildy diverse line up that ranges from indie darlings to local favs and everything in between. This year’s line up is no exception and features an amazing line-up sure to fill up Sunset Blvd with a few thousand people. One of the main draws is the reunion of local favorites Beachwood Sparks. Other acts performing across multiple stages are !!! (CHK CHK CHK), The Black Keys, Cold War Kids, Broken Social Scene, Men
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"IF WE HAVE A NAME, I THINK WE WANT TO BE CALLED THE SUPER SIX": Just as figure skating is the marquee attraction in the Winter Games, gymnastics is the main event for the summer games. Commenter Taylor (catchphrase: "deal with it! ") has us covered: The chances of USA Gymnastics winning big are only matched by their personalities this year - great fodder for melodramatic hometown hero introductions and Magnificent Seven comparisons. Even more ready-for-primetime: for both the men and women's te read.png)
Alright, I decided that just listing the teams didn’t go far enough. Here, to the best that I can tell, is when our New England friends will be competing in the Beijing Olympics. We’ll do everything possible to post results here. Two notes: First, don’t use this as a Bible. The timetables for Beijing aren’t all that clear with little things like am and pm, and with beijing being 12 hours ahead of us, I may have typos here and there. I also left off info on, for example, every race and repechag read
The beginning of the 2008 Summer Olympics is finally here and there are many talented athletes ready to bring home a gold metal. But, how do you know which athletes to spend your time watching and cheering on? To help you decide, we compiled a list of the top searched US Olympians on AOL Search. Swimming, Basketball, and Gymnastics turned out to be the most popular sports being searched for. In the pool, make sure you don't miss Dara Torres and Michael Phelps. Torres will be swimming the Women' read
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I’ve been staring at rosters, searching college websites and have compiled what I’d like to think is a pretty darn complete list of Olympians with New England ties. If you notice any omissions, by all means shoot us an email, send us a comment, or otherwise politely mention it. We’ll be trying to update you on all of their progress here on the Boston Score each day. CONNECTICUT Emily Caruso, 31, Hometown: Fairfield, CT; Born in Stamford, CT - Shooting, 10m Air Rifle Michelle Guerette, 27, Ho read
