Carl Coffey
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Saturday Is National Cheese Lover’s Day
January 18, 2013 If you enjoy cheese like I do let's celebrate National Cheese Lover’s Day! On average each American consumes about 31 pounds of cheese during the year. The French have us beat in the consumption of cheese, they average 50 pounds per person.
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The Beatles Take On America
January 18, 2013 On this day in 1964, Beatlemania got into kicked off in America! The Beatles "I Want To Hold Your Hand" entered the record charts on the way to a seven-week run at #1. Rock and Roll history was gettin
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Tickets Avaiable Today For Bob Seger Tour
January 17, 2013 Bob Seger is getting ready to hit the road next month with the "Rock And Roll Never ForgetsTour" and the first show is in Toledo at the Huntington Center on February 27th. Today (1/17/13) pre-sale tickets for the Toledo, Grand Rapids and Wnnipeg concerts are available until 10pm for Bob Seger Fan Club members at bobseger.com.
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Heart Takes On Led Zeppelin’s Stairway To Heaven
January 17, 2013 Available on iTunes now is a real cool version of Led Zeppelin's "Stairway To Heaven" done up by Heart. Ann and Nancy Wilson along with Jason Bonham son of John Bonham were recorded at last month's Kennedy Center Honors tribute in Washington,D.C.
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Peter Frampton Becomes A Superstar 37 Years Ago
January 16, 2013 January 16,1976 the day Peter Frampton's career had a turning point big time with the release of "Frampton Comes Alive". The double LP went to number one spot on the album charts and stayed there for 17 weeks.
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AC/DC Headphones On The Way
January 15, 2013 A company out of Germany has come up with a new line of on-ear headphones featuring AC/DC along Elvis Presley and James Dean.
They were introduced last week at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Their expected to cost about $99, and will be out later this year. The headphones come with two cables, one of which has a microphone compatible with Apple's iPhone and iPad combo jacks.
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WinterFest At Seven Ponds Nature Center this Saturday
January 15, 2013
Join Seven Ponds Nature Center in Dryden for their annual winter fun day.
Included is a bonfire on the ice, ice cut ting, mammal tracking, snowshoe walks, cross country skiing, and ice skating.
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Take Time To Wash Your Hands
January 14, 2013 It’s the Flu Season and here’s a reminder on how long you are suppose to wash your hands after visiting the rest room.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention we should spent at least 20 seconds washing to remove and rinse off germs. If you don’t have a stop watch with you the CDCP says sing “Happy Birthday” twice.
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Paws to Read With The Dogs At The Library
January 14, 2013 Book your reading time for "Paws to Read". Faith, a lovely golden retriever who is also a therapy dog, will be returning to the Lapeer District Library's Marguerite deAngeli Branch on West Nepessing Street in Lapeer starting Tuesday January 15, 2013. Faith, who has been trained to listen to young readers, will be in attendance from 3:30 pm-5:00 pm on Tuesday afternoons.
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Abracadabra And Get Down At The PIX Theater
January 11, 2013 Check out the PIX Theater in downtown Lapeer for Magic and the Blues on Saturday (1/12).
Starting at 2:30pm it's the Baffling Bill magic show. Then Saturday night at 7:30 enjoy the blues with Larry McCray.
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Bob Seger Announces Tour Dates
January 11, 2013 Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band will be going on tour this spring for the first part of their “Rock & Roll Never Forgets Tour”. The first show is in Toledo on February 27th, with the second show in Grand Rapids. Then they head out through the Midwest, West Coast and Canada.
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Chocolate That’s Good For You
January 10, 2013 Today is Bittersweet Chocolate Day! Bittersweet chocolate is a sweetened form of dark chocolate. Unlike milk chocolate or white chocolate, it does not contain any milk solids. Enjoying bittersweet chocolate on a daily basis is good for your health. All dark chocolates contain antioxidants that lower blood pressure and help protect your heart.