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George Carlin gets in one last laugh on death

AP — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:15:46 +0000

Just months before he died, George Carlin was looking into the face of death _ and making it the butt of his jokes.

Visa denial forces Boy George to cancel US tour

AP — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 19:31:52 +0000

Boy George’s plans for a North American tour have run into some bad karma.The Culture Club singer, whose given name is George O’Dowd, has canceled his summer plans after U.S. authorities denied him a visa to enter the country.O’Dowd, 47, had planned...

Boy George denied US visa, can't give NYC concert

AP — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 15:12:18 +0000

Do they really want to hurt him? That’s the question Boy George’s managers are asking U.S. authorities now that the 47-year-old singer has been denied a visa to enter the country.The Culture Club frontman, whose real name is George O’Dowd, had planned...

Comedian George Carlin dead at age 71

AP — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 05:52:23 +0000

A publicist for George Carlin says the legendary comedian has died of heart failure at a hospital in Santa Monica, Calif.Jeff Abraham says Carlin went into St. John’s Hospital on Sunday afternoon, complaining of chest pain. Carlin died at...

George Carlin to receive Mark Twain humor prize

AP — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 22:31:02 +0000

George Carlin will be awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts said Tuesday that Carlin will be honored for his 50-year career as a Grammy-winning standup comedian, writer and actor. He will...

Boy George to perform for NYC sanitation workers

AP — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 23:35:56 +0000

Boy George is returning some good karma to New York City’s sanitation workers: Two years after sweeping the city streets as part of community service, he has decided to perform a free concert for his former co-workers.George will sing some of...

Country singer Jones getting stolen guitar back

AP — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 23:09:07 +0000

A guitar stolen from country star George Jones 46 years ago in Texas is being returned to him by a man who says he bought it and tried repeatedly to give it back.The acoustic Martin-000 is being returned to him by Larry Berry of Chandler, Texas,...

Actor George Takei planning to marry partner

AP — Tue, 20 May 2008 12:15:22 +0000

Actor George Takei said he will wed his longtime partner and business manager, Brad Altman, now that the California Supreme Court has legalized same-sex marriage.Takei, the original Mr. Sulu on “Star Trek,” said on his Web site that he...

St. George agrees to Westpac takeover

AP — Tue, 13 May 2008 18:10:57 +0000

Westpac Banking Corp. and smaller rival St. George agreed to a takeover deal Tuesday worth 18.6 billion Australian dollars ($17.5 billion) that would create Australia’s biggest bank by market capitalization.Senior Westpac executives expressed...

US, Australian Leaders Show Close Ties

AP — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 07:02:04 +0000

New Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and President Bush are showing signs of a burgeoning diplomatic friendship: Rudd calls the president “George,” while Bush describes Rudd to reporters as a “fine lad” and a “straightforward fella.”The two...