Patrick Swayze dies

Patrick Swayze has died at the age of 57.
Diagnosed with stage 4 Pancreatic cancer, the deadliest form of the disease, Swayze was determined to continue working, although he acknowledged that his time might be limited due to the nature of the cancer.

The Hunky actor who found fame as the dance instructor "Johny Castle" in the film "Dirty Dancing" passed away quietly surrounded by family. The film made use of Patricks' muscular physique and dancing talent, it was to become a worldwide hit and propelled him to stardom

Swayze later starred in "ghost" a touching comedy/thriller in which he played a murder victim who tries to communicate with his girlfriend, played by Demi Moore, through psychic medium Whoopi Goldberg, again this film became an international hit and cemented Patrick Swayzes' status as a Hollywood superstar.

Born in 1952 in Houston, Texas, Swayze was married to Niemi in 1975 who he met at his mothers dance class when he was 19 and Niemi was 15, his heart-throb staus saw him voted "Sexiest Man Alive" in 1991 by People magazine.

His string of films include, Youngblood, Red Dawn, Road House, The Outsiders, Point Break and To Wong Foo.

The People of Wal-Mart

It appears that the latest MUST VISIT site on the Internet happens to be of a relatively new and previously unthought of concept, that of posting pictures of people who shop at Wal-Mart. Not exactly the most interesting of website theme one might think, but how little we know.

The site set up by two brothers, Adam and Andrew Kipple and a friend, has suddenly gained momentum and gotten viewing figures reaching one million plus per day. Originally conceived as a site to showcase the many weird and wonderful people who shop at Wal-Mart, the site has attracted complaints that it is a way to mock poor and rural patrons of the store. The site owners strongly deny this, saying that they had only intended to show the ill advised dress sense and hair styles of many shoppers. Pictures are emailed in to the site for inclusion from across the US but any depicting any sort of physical or mental handicap will most definitely not be published.

People of Wal-Mart is just for fun say its' creators, not for mean spiritedness or spite, although unfortunately many of the people who have taken to commenting on individual pictures don't seem to agree. There are lots of uncomplimentary remarks made about people just because they appear to be poor or unattractive.

Wal-Mart themselves have declined to comment on the site, although the owners of People of Wal-Mart are quick to point out that their site could be a boon to Wal-Mart as it is encouraging people who haven't visited recently to decide to go now.

It could however work the other way and people who are conscious of their looks, dress sense or those who may be somewhat down on their luck, will decide that the risk of being happy snapped whilst reaching for the economy tin of beans is too much of an embarrassment and keep away.

LeGarrette Blount punches his career into the dust

Oregon tailback LeGarrette Blount has landed himself in real hot water with his latest temper tantrum, punching an opposing player to the floor and taking a swing at one of his own team-mates, not to mention his attempt to get at some opposing fans who had allegedly been taunting him, has brought his career prospects into serious doubt.

There is also the very real possibility of criminal charges being preferred against LeGarrette Blount, at the very least a suspension for the foreseeable future is a certainty, if not for the remainder of his senior season.

What makes the behaviour of LeGarrette Blount all the more reprehensible is the fact that the American Football Coaches Assn (AFCA) chose this game to start its sportsmanship initiative. Designed to help encourage good will on the field, the idea didn't quite go to plan, although in honsty the game played well enough, it was just the ending that went down the pan.

Les Paul passed away

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World famous guitar legend Les Paul has passed away, inventor and musician he has been credited by some of the biggest names in the music world as having been inspirational in their success.

Les Paul first started to show interest in guitars at the early age of 13, he was one of the first to invent an electronically amplified guitar.

Born, June 9, 1915
Waukesha, Wisconsin,
United States

Died, age 94, August 13, 2009
White Plains, New York,
United States


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The Beatles: Rock Band Game Coming Soon

Harmonix and EA games have been able to secure the rights to the Beatles back catalogue for use in the forthcoming game The Beatles - Rock Band.

Due for release on the 9th of September the game will feature music from the Liverpool quartet "the Fab Four" it is the first time that Beatles music has been made available for use in a video game.

This is a major achievement by Harmonix and EA and hopefully it will be reflected in the game. Four sets of instruments made to look and imitate the real models used by the Beatles have been made to compliment the game, although due to the fairly hefty price tags it is fortunate that the instruments that that are used for the other range of Rock Band games can also be used instead.

No doubt the real die hard Beatles fans will want to stop at nothing less than the replicated models and the game makers will certainly be happy with that.

The Beatles - Rock band comes with a selection 45 of their best songs which have been chosen from all of the Beatles albums, so far only 25 (listed below) have been officially announced.

Song List to Date

I Saw Her Standing There
I Want To Hold Your Hand
I Feel Fine
Taxman
Day Tripper
Back In The USSR
I Am The Walrus
Octopus's Garden
Here Comes The Sun
Get Back
Twist And Shout
Do You Want To Know A Secret
Can't Buy Me Love
I Wanna Be Your Man
Eight Days A Week
Paperback Writer
And Your Bird Can Sing
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
With A Little Help From My Friends
Within You Without You/Tomorrow Never Knows
Yellow Submarine
Revolution
Birthday
Dig A Pony
I've Got A Feeling

It has been promised that most of the songs used are bona fide Beatles classics.