o Police chief fighting for job over race comments Nov 9, 2008
Years ago I was a garbageman in Richmond Ca for years and my nickname with my co-workers was "The Great White Hope" ... Posted by Great White Hope, a resident of the Professorville neighborhood, on Nov 5, 2008 at 1:40 am. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
Runway Ready Nov 8, 2008
I always stand with Jesus, the holy white light and all of the Great White Brotherhood, all of the great masters. Runway Ready: When did you realize you had this ability. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
'Boop-oop-a-doop' girl is headed to Broadway Nov 7, 2008
Cartoon cutie Betty Boop will hit Great White Way in 2010. Most popular. (MSNBC -- News)
• Pianist Glazier returns to Burley stage tonight Nov 7, 2008
She'll present "Broadway Her Way," a tribute to the unforgettable music and performers who have graced the stages of The Great White Way. March 13, Crystal Harmony will bring its extremely fragile glass instruments to the King Fine Arts Center. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Events calendar Nov 7, 2008
Tony-nominated singer and actress Skinner brings music and mastery together in Broadway, "Her Way," a tribute to the music and performers that have graced the Great White Way's stages. Admission is by season membership and is available at the door at any concert. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Nokia, N-Gage and the big plan for mobile games Nov 6, 2008
Location-based games are clearly the Great White Hope here. Nokia's executive vice-president of entertainment and communities Tero Ojanper took to the stage last Wednesday, imagining how, in the near-future, an N-Gage mobile phone could offer location-relevant downloadable content for games. (guardian.co.uk)
a bigger margin Nov 4, 2008
Well, the final day before the official presidential voting and the final version of Karl Rove's exclusive national electoral map sees a strong victory for , gaining the most electoral votes since lopsided win over Bob Dole in 1996. According to the research of compiled state polls by the hypothetical electoral college numbers suggest an Obama win over the Republican ticket of and of 338 electoral votes to 200. (Harper's Magazine)
VH1 Classic Raises Autism Awareness and Funds During Celebrity Bowl-Off on Thursday, November 13 at Lucky Strike Lanes in Hollywood Nov 4, 2008
Rock stars bowling for the cause include: Slash, Meat Loaf, and members of the bands Velvet Revolver, Camp Freddy, Anthrax, Great White, Ratt, Warrant, Lit, L.A. Guns, Candlebox, Nelson, Cinderella, Steel Panther, and Rooney. Former NFL player Marcellus Wiley, Fox Sports Net's Jason Sehorn and John Salley, and ESPN host and former NBA star Jalen Rose will also come out to bowl and show their support for building autism awareness. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Filth and Wisdom Nov 1, 2008
One of the more exciting aspects of HBO Canada finally starting up in the Great White North it launched yesterday is that, along with great cutting-edge dramas, it will also be bringing the funny. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Metro Canada - Halifax)
Kayaking With Killers Oct 26, 2008
On the one hand, they're the menacing and merciless wolves of the sea, a predator so ruthless that even great white sharks are terrified of them ... They're not nearly as circumspect around great white sharks. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
'High School Musical' Star Corbin Bleu Doesn't Think Franchise Should Graduate To College Oct 20, 2008
" Bleu has become quite the song-and-dance man, so he might be a perfect fit on the Great White Way some day. "I would love to [do a Broadway show] in the future," Bleu said enthusiastically. But he has a few other projects in the works to keep him busy until that razzle-dazzle dream comes true. "I'm working on music. I've been in the studio," he revealed. "I'm working on producing a film with my father called 'Freestyle. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Zac Efron is not Broadway bound Oct 14, 2008
Zac Efron is planning to go to USC film school, but has no plans to hit the Great White Way. . (MSNBC -- News)
Will Palin play Fey playing Palin on SNL? Oct 10, 2008
While in the Great White North, she has an affair with Buddy's adopted son, a beaver, played by Bruce McCulloch. Phil Hartman (Bill Clinton). (Globe and Mail)
• Events Calendar Oct 10, 2008
" Tickets, 20 for individuals and 15 for Sun Valley Center members, are available at the Sun Valley Center office in Ketchum; 726-9491, ext. 10; or . The nexStage Theatre is at 120 S Main St.Concert, lecture/Twin FallsThe Herrett Forum presents Del Parkinson, professor of piano at Boise State University, with a piano concert and lecture, "Classical Piano Favorites," at 7:30 p.m. DEC. 10 in Rick Allen Community Room at Herrett Center for Arts and Science. Free admission; open to the... (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
THINGS TO DO Oct 10, 2008
History comes alive at Grand Central Station with the "Great White Fleet" exhibit. The event is a tribute to the American and Italian servicemen who provided relief to survivors of the devastating earthquake and tsunami that struck Sicily and Southern Italy in 1908 and killed an estimated 200,000 people. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Bret Michaels Schedules 'Rock of Love Bus' Stop at Gonzales Thunder Rally to Shoot Footage for VH1 Show's Third Season Oct 7, 2008
General admission and VIP tickets are on sale at for this years inaugural Gonzales Thunder Rally, a three-day rock festival and bike rally Oct. 10-12, which also features AXE, Great White, the legendary Augie Meyers and , a popular regional progressive rock group that will open for Bret Oct. 11. Founded in 2004, Electric Ocean won San Antonios Battle of the Bands soon after. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Is '13' The Next 'High School Musical'? Oct 7, 2008
For now, Gross and the other talented teens can take solace in the knowledge that they're making Broadway history as the first all-underage cast ever to grace the Great White Way. Aside from making it into the record books, though, the cast takes more pride in the fact that "13" is as relatable and realistic as it gets. (VHI.com -- Music News)
The HorrorPops are many things, but they 'ain't no psychobilly band' Oct 4, 2008
The trio's tour of the Great White North begins Saturday in Victoria with the first of seven club dates. "One huge similarity between Danes and Canadians is humour. There is a very, very big lack of that in the U.S. Just go out drink some beer and relieve the pressure, would you? I don't know what it is with the f--king Americans. They feel they have to go home and pray to God, I don't know.". (Canada.com)
James Earl Jones to get SAG life achievement award Oct 3, 2008
He also has a long and distinguished career on Broadway in roles such as boxer Jack Johnson in "The Great White Hope", on screen in "Patriot Games" and "Cry the Beloved Country", and on television, where he played Alex Hayley in "Roots:The Next Generation.". Ironically, Jones, 77, spent his childhood as a virtual mute because of a severe stutter that he overcame only in high school. (Reuters)
Rob's Newport Aquarium Riddle Oct 3, 2008
Great White Sharks will stare you in the eyes in a new virtual shark cage. And don't forget, you can still pet sharks in Shark Central. (FOX19.com, OH)
Fasten your seat belts: Air Farce is prepared for landing Oct 3, 2008
Watch for Ferguson to adopt a white-hair comb-over and thumbs-up attitude to play the great white hope of the Republican Party. "I drew the McCain straw," he says. (Globe and Mail)
Why has it been so long since a black band ruled rock? Oct 3, 2008
Metal wasn't the only genre stuck in the Great White North in the '80s. Few other genres of the time demonstrated significant integration until hip-hop merged with pop in the '90s. (Salon)
The cost of tragedy Sep 21, 2008
That paled compared with the tentative settlements with the owners of the local television news outlet whose cameraman was accused of hindering patrons fleeing the burning club ($30 million) and with Anheuser-Busch Inc. and a beer distributor that promoted a concert by the rock band Great White ($21 million combined) ... Daniel Biechele, tour manager for Great White, pleaded guilty to 100 counts of involuntary manslaughter, admitting that he did not have the required permit to light the... (Boston Globe)
Scenic drive: U.S. 160 from Black Mesa to Four Corners. Sep 19, 2008
On XM Satellite Radio: On Broadway (Channel 28) plays show tunes from the Great White Way. - Larry Rodgers. (AZCentral -- Travel)
Braves playing spoiler - in reverse Sep 18, 2008
I pile upon the great white gooey mound the sum of all the general rage and hate felt by my whole race from Adam down. By ColoradoBravesFan. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Famed shark fisherman Frank Mundus dies, was 82 Sep 15, 2008
In 1964, Mundus used a harpoon to snag a 4,500-pound great white. He later bagged a 17-foot-long, 3,427-pound great white by rod and reel in 1986. (Yahoo News)
No comments posted. Sep 14, 2008
Published Sep 13, 2008 - 23:38:08 CDT.. Champion Red Wave honored Saturday. (Troy Messenger, AL)
Champion Red Wave honored Saturday Sep 14, 2008
Published Sep 13, 2008 - 23:38:08 CDT.. By Ben Stanfield, The Messenger. (Troy Messenger, AL)
Critics' Picks Sep 13, 2008
After spotting two great white sharks, hunkering down for a massive storm with 10-meter waves, and struggling with his emotions over having left his family behind, McAuley finally vows never again to take such an enormous risk. If you're the kind of person who read "Into Thin Air" in one sitting, you'll want to catch this fascinating look at McAuley's long journey. (Salon)
Jose Lambiet's Page 2 Live Sep 12, 2008
Before hitting the water the talkative Bostwick, a surfing nut in high school, had a few things to say about the April 25 Great White killing of a SoCal surfer. The shark did spit him out, he didn t like it, Bostwick said, but he (66-year-old surfer David Martin) probably went the way he would have wanted to go. (The Palm Beach Post)
Soccer and sushi star Sep 11, 2008
The Public Theater production, which has been a critical and popular success at the Delacorte Theatre in Central Park, closes Sept. 14 and moves to the Great White Way after the first of the year. Duffin in the 'hood Dublin actor Shay Duffin, who wrote and starred in the one-man show "Brendan Behan: Confessions of an Irish Rebel" in Boston, was spotted talking show biz with local comedian and buddy Dick Doherty at Remington's yesterday. (Boston Globe)
Falcons get passing grades Sep 9, 2008
Buit instead, everyone is focusing on Matt Ryan, the great white hope, because he is white. LONG LIVE VICK the best Faclon ever (who is still on the team by the way). (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Schultz column Sep 8, 2008
Stop it with your Great White Hope Syndrome ... Great white hope syndrome ... There are a ton of great white quarterbacks in the league. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Nice surprise Sep 8, 2008
A fan's perspective on the Falcons. Commenting is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. M-F. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Rage Against the Machine + Republican National Convention = Nothing But Trou Sep 7, 2008
The Wrestler also features music from AC/DC, Def Leppard, Mtley Cre, Cinderella, Great White and similar acts in its script. It's screening at the Venice Film Festival this week and will also appear at the Toronto International Film Festival and the New York Film Festival. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Whats wrong with contemporary Christian music? Sep 7, 2008
Entertaining Angels wrote on Sep 6, 2008 9:07 PM:" So how's that whole "Fruit of the Spirit" thing working for you, Mr. Hamman? Oh, by the way...sorry, but the Great White Throne job is already taken, dude. ". ak_damned wrote on Sep 6, 2008 2:52 PM:" No, Pastor Hammon's religion is about blind obedience. ust Silly... wrote on Sep 3, 2008 9:24 AM:" Isn't religion about faith. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
Heart says RNCs Barracuda use is fishy Sep 6, 2008
Club owners settle in Great White fire case. Add More news and other features headlines to your news reader. (MSNBC -- Music)
Nightclub co-owners offering $813,000 Sep 4, 2008
On Tuesday, Great White, the rock band whose pyrotechnics ignited the Feb. 20, 2003, inferno at the West Warwick nightclub, agreed to pay $1 million to settle suits brought by hundreds of plaintiffs ... The fire started when Great White's tour manager, Daniel Biechele, lit a pyrotechnic display that ignited cheap foam insulation that the Derderians had installed for soundproofing. (Boston Globe)
Club owners settle in Great White fire case Sep 4, 2008
Members of Great White, the 1980s rock band whose tour manager shot off the pyrotechnics at the start of a concert, agreed to a separate $1 million settlement in court papers filed Tuesday ... The only other person criminally charged in the fire was Great White's tour manager, Daniel Biechele. (MSNBC -- Music)
US band pays $1m to fire victims Sep 4, 2008
The settlement offer from 1980s band Great White is the latest stemming from the fire at The Station nightclub in the US state of Rhode Island in 2003 ... Great White's insurer is covering the settlement ... Great White, from Southern California, rose to popularity in the 1980s and scored a Grammy nomination for its best-known song, a cover of Once Bitten, Twice Shy. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
UPDATE: Nightclub owners reach fire settlement Sep 4, 2008
It comes a day after victims lawyers reached a separate 1 million settlement with members of Great White, the 1980s rock band whose pyrotechnics triggered the Feb. 20, 2003 fire at The Station nightclub in West Warwick. More than 175 million has now been offered to the 300 people suing over the fire, which began when the pyrotechnics ignited cheap packaging foam the Derderians had installed as soundproofing. (Westerly Sun, RI)
RI nightclub owners reach settlement in fatal fire Sep 4, 2008
The agreement with the Derderians comes a day after a separate $1 million settlement with members of Great White, the 1980s rock band whose pyrotechnics triggered the Feb. 20, 2003, fire. That settlement covered Great White's tour manager, Daniel Biechele, who set off the pyrotechnics. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Great White offers $1m in nightclub fire Sep 3, 2008
Great White is the latest of dozens of defendants to reach a settlement with the families of the victims and about 200 other people who were injured ... Lawyers for Great White could not be reached for comment yesterday. (Boston Globe)
Great White offers $1M to settle club fire suits Sep 3, 2008
In this Feb. 20, 2003 photo released by the Rhode Island Attorney Generals office, nightclub worker Scott Vieira, right front, and Daniel Biechele, right, tour manager for the band Great White, appear near the stage in the Station nightclub, in West Warwick, R.I., as foam behind the stage bursts into flames ... The settlement offer from Great White is the latest stemming from the February 2003 fire at The Station nightclub in West Warwick ... Great Whites insurer is covering the settlement. (MSNBC -- Music)
Rock band settles $1M R.I. club fire suit Sep 3, 2008
In this photo from Feb. 20, 2003, Scott Vieira, right front, and Daniel Biechele, right, tour manager for the band Great White, appear near the stage in the Station nightclub in West Warwick, R.I., as foam behind the stage bursts into flames ... The settlement offer from Great White is the latest stemming from the February 2003 fire at The Station nightclub in West Warwick ... Great White guitarist Ty Longley was among those killed. (USA Today -- Life)
Band to pay $1M in case over deadly club fire Sep 3, 2008
Great White, an '80s rock band, agrees to $1M settlement ... The settlement offer from Great White to survivors and victims' relatives was revealed in court papers Tuesday. (CNN)
Rockers offer $1M for fire Sep 3, 2008
The settlement offer from Great White is the latest stemming from the February 2003 fire at The Station nightclub in West Warwick ... Great White guitarist Ty Longley was among those killed. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
He still has the warmth of the sun Sep 2, 2008
These younger musicians swathed the fragile master with emotional support, helping Wilson do the unthinkable: tour and, in 2004, finish his great white whale, "Smile.". "That Lucky Old Sun" is a natural outgrowth, a song cycle themed around his beloved California. (Boston Globe)
LETTERS: NCT, Sept. 1, 2008 Sep 2, 2008
HotJobs Local Search. For fun and savings, visit a thrift store. (North County Times)
Bradley: Starting Ryan right decision Sep 1, 2008
No matter how many great white hopes or face of the franchises that you come up with, you will not break the curse. M E R R Y C H R I S T M A S. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
A year later, families still struggle with flood deaths Aug 31, 2008
His sister, Tricia Lorenz spelled out the letters GW with rocks near where Jerry was found in memory of his nickname, GW, the Great White Hunter. Tricia said she s in the planning stages of placing a large boulder with Jerry s name etched into it at the bridge where he was swept away. (Winona Daily News, MN)
It's time to dream Aug 28, 2008
Being a rock star isn't as easy as it looks especially if you're the great white local hope for a record company in trouble. Just consider Watershed frontman Craig Hinds. (iAfrica.com)
Wyche's beat blog Aug 26, 2008
THE FALCONS ALWAYS LOOKGOOD IN PRESEASON. THIS YEAR IS NO DIFFERENT. I GUESS ALL THE CRACKERS GOT WHAT THEY WANTED WITH THEIR GREAT WHITE HOPE. ANOTHER LOSING SEASON IN 2008. FOR ALL YOU VICK HATERS, IF THE FALCONS DONT WANT VICK BACK, THEN WHY IN THE HELL WONT THEY RELEASE HIM FROM HIS CONTRACT. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
A ride for children of R.I. fire victims Aug 25, 2008
The fire began when pyrotechnics used by the 1980s rock band Great White ignited highly flammable soundproofing foam around the stage ... The images recorded by cameraman Brian Butler provided haunting evidence of the fire's ignition by a pyrotechnics display during a performance of the band Great White and the ensuing panic. (Boston Globe)
Falcons on right course Aug 24, 2008
Matt Ryan is just another great white hope/hype. I wanna hear this same Bullsh*t when the Falcons are 2-8 mid season. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Bradley: Reasons Ryan is right choice Aug 23, 2008
Atlanta fans and team managers need to stop looking for the great white hype. Thats why the braves only has 1 world series ring. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
EG Listings: Aug 22, 2008
GREAT WHITE FLEET - US SEA POWER ON PARADE 1908. An exhibit celebrating the centenary of America's Great White Fleet visit to Australia. (The Age, Australia -- Entertainment)
US warship arrives for Great White Fleet anniversary Aug 20, 2008
When the US Navy's "Great White Fleet" of 16 battleships sailed into Sydney Harbour 100 years ago, there was nothing to stop them and the creation of the Royal Australian Navy was still five years off in the making ... The arrival of the Japan based US warship is part of anniversary re-enactment celebrations by the US Navy of the Great White Fleet's 1907 to 1909 14-month epic voyage around the world on the orders of president Theodore Roosevelt ... But to the US Navy's general consul Frank... (Sydney Morning Herald)
R.I., town reach deal in club fire suits Aug 19, 2008
The blaze began when pyrotechnics used by the 1980s rock band Great White ignited foam used as soundproofing on the club's walls and ceilings ... Former Great White tour manager Daniel Biechele, who set off the pyrotechnics, pleaded guilty to the same charges for igniting the devices without the required permit. (MSNBC -- Crime)
R.I., town to each pay $10M to club fire survivors Aug 19, 2008
The blaze began when pyrotechnics used by the 1980s rock band Great White ignited foam used as soundproofing on the club s walls and ceilings. The plaintiffs split the blame dozens of ways, from the companies that made and sold the foam, to the club owners who installed it, to the inspectors who failed to identify it as a hazard. (New Haven Register, CT)
Flying the flag in a recast Pacific order Aug 19, 2008
He was alongside the Foreign Minister, Stephen Smith, in an event marking the centenary of the Great White Fleet's visit ... Maybe it is not an omen, but the American warship being sent for the Great White Fleet celebrations this week is the missile destroyer USS John S. McCain, named after the father and grandfather (both admirals) of the Republican candidate of the same moniker. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Jack Black "Risks" Life For Laughs Aug 16, 2008
You can say that about a showbiz great white shark. You can say, don't worry about it, it's showbiz. (CBS News)
Audiences stoked on groundbreaking 'Spring Awakening,' Aug 15, 2008
Hear samples of music from current and former musicals that have broken new ground on the Great White Way. PUSHING THE ENVELOPE. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Without the arts, our image grows dim abroad Aug 12, 2008
In order to be more than the Great White North, or more than just a trading partner like others, I think we have to show how interwoven the connections are, and how broad that cultural mix really is. She noted that the consulate also often used Canadian artists visiting New York to soften potential trading partners. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
J CITY Theater adept at romantic comedy 'Moon Over Buffalo' plays again this weekend in Hoboken Aug 7, 2008
The story, which is set in 1953, follows George (played by TC Corwin) and Charlotte Hay (played by Sandy Cockrell, appearing courtesy of the Actor's Equity Association), two faded Broadway stars who have been outsourced from the Great White Way and forced to perform in dreaded country tours. They are financially and emotionally ruined, yet continue to perform plays with their group of misfits. (West New York Reporter, NJ)
