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Davy Jones at age 66 dies from a heart attack. Jones is best known for his career as the lead singer of the band The Monkees. Davy Jones was born in Manchester, England and pursued other talents such as acting. From 1965 to 1971, Jones was a member of The Monkess. He sang lead vocals for many of the recording such as “I Wanna Be Free’ and “Daydream Believer” February 29, 2012 Jones suffered a heart attack at his ranch in Florida. Paramedics rushed him to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. The last time he performed live was on February 19, 2012 in Oklahoma. WATCH Davy Jones and the  Monkees right HERE on Tomorrowpictures.tv

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The Life of Riley, was a popular American radio situation comedy series of the 1940s that was adapted into a 1949 feature film, a long-run 1950s television series, and a 1958 comic book.

The Life of Riley was a show began as a proposed Groucho Marx radio series, The Flotsam Family. Then producer Irving Brecher saw Bendix as taxicab company owner Tim McGuerin in Hal Roach’s The McGuerins from Brooklyn. The Flotsam Family was reworked with Bendix cast as the confused Chester A. Riley, a wing riveter at the fictional Cunningham Aircraft plant in California. His frequent exclamation of exasperation, “What a revoltin’ development this is!” became one of the most famous catchphrases of the 1940s.

The expression, “Living the life of Riley” suggests an ideal contented life, possibly living on someone else’s money, time or work. Rather than a negative freeloading or golddigging aspect, it implies that someone is kept or advantaged. The expression was popular in the 1880s, a time when James Whitcomb Riley’s poems depicted the comforts of a prosperous home life.

The Life of Riley television series with Bendix, was a ratings hit, ranking at #16 in its first season, with 4 of its 6 seasons in the top 30, and ran for a total of 217 episodes. It then went into syndicated reruns. The comedic plotlines centered on Riley himself, a gullible and occasionally clumsy fellow and the doings and undoings of his family. Riley’s penchant for turning mere trouble into near-disaster through his well-intentioned bumbling was often aided or instigated by his arch best friend/next-door neighbor, Gillis.

WATCH the antics of William Bendix in The Life of Riley right HERE on TomorrowPictures.TV!

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With magazine sales topping 5.5 million a month, Hugh Hefner entered the television arena with Playboy After Dark, a 26-week color version of his earlier series, Playboy’s Penthouse.

The show portrayed what was said to be a typical party at Hefner’s place, complete with Playboy Playmates and celebrities, who would then chat with Hefner and perform for the party. An elaborate $35,000 bachelor pad set was built on a CBS Hollywood soundstage, complete with a den, sunken living room, and curvaceous bar. Twenty girls and nineteen guys provided the atmosphere and mingled with exceptional guest stars.

Guests included Joe Cocker, Tina Turner, Sammy Davis Jr., Harry Nilsson, The Grateful Dead, Deep Purple, Three Dog Night, Steppenwolf, Grand Funk Railroad, James Brown, Iron Butterfly, Linda Ronstadt and others. The first episode features Sally Marr, mother of the late Lenny Bruce who had appeared on Playboy’s Penthouse ten years earlier.

Ratings were high overall for Playboy After Dark but the show was cleared for broadcast in only twenty-three cities, ultimately not enough for continuation. It was successful in attracting new magazine readers, however – sales of Playboy peaked at over seven million copies a month in 1971.

WATCH The Ike and Tina Tuner Revue’s Playboy After Dark performance of I Want To Take You Higher right HERE on TomorrowPictures.TV!

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The world is mourning the loss of one of the greatest performers of all time, Whitney Houston. While early reports suggested that Whitney Houston might have accidentally drowned in her hotel room’s bathtub, TMZ is now reporting that the cause of death may have been a lethal combination of Xanax, alcohol, and other prescription drugs.

Whitney Elizabeth Houston was born into a musical family on 9 August 1963, in Newark, New Jersey, the daughter of gospel star Cissy Houston, cousin of singing star Dionne Warwick and goddaughter of soul legend Aretha Franklin.

Sources report that the L.A. County Coroner’s office has told Houston’s family that there was not enough water in the singer’s lungs to have caused her death. While it is still too early to determine the exact cause of death, law enforcement officers reportedly removed several medicine bottles from Houston’s room, including ibuprofen, Xanax (an anti-depressant), Midol, amoxicillin (an antibiotic used for treated bacterial infections), and more.

Some of the prescriptions were filled at the infamous Mickey Fine pharmacy in Beverly Hills, which is where Michael Jackson had numerous prescriptions filled for Demerol and other drugs.

There are also new reports that it was Whitney’s aunt, not R&B singer Ray J, who discovered the singer’s body on Saturday night. She had laid out Houston’s dress for the evening, then left the room for about 30 minutes. When Whitney did not come out of the bathroom, Mary entered, pulled the singer out of the bathtub, and began administering CPR.

Whitney Houston was just 48 years old when she died. She is survived by her only daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown18, and her mother, Cissy. No funeral plans have been announced, but the singer’s body will reportedly be released by the Coroner’s office and flown back to Atlanta to be laid to rest.

We’ve lost yet another iconic and influential human being. We’re really going to miss you Whitney.

WATCH Whitney in “I Will Always Love You” right HERE on TomorrowPictures.TV.

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As the narrator invites us to explore the horrors of an insane mind, a young woman wakes from a nightmare in a cheap hotel room. We follow her through the skid-row night and encounters with an abusive husband; a wino; a pimp and the rich man for whom he panders; a flashback to her traumatic childhood (she killed her father after witnessing him murder her mother); violence; pursuit through dark streets… Again the young woman wakes up. Was it only another nightmare?

The original film was 61 minutes long, with no dialogue, just music and some unsynchronized sound, such as laughing, crying, etc. The cut version of the film, known as Daughter of Horror is 56 minutes long, also with music but no dialogue, but with an added narration read by the late actor, Ed McMahon.

Dementia has been compared to The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) as being a portrait of an insane mind from the “inside out”.

Though this film was credited to John Parker as being the screenwriter, director, and producer, he was only the producer of the film.  It was Bruno VeSota who was the actual screenwriter and director of this film.

WATCH the classic Dementia:Daughter of Horror right HERE on TomorrowPictures.TV!

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Beyonce’s latest promotional photo for her album “4” has people talking! Could it be because of her signature curves or her gorgeous Victorian styled hair? Nope. Apparently it’s because of the lightening of her skin. Experts said the pale appearance of the star was most likely due to strategic lighting. The controversy should be of no surprise to the 30-year-old pop diva. Similar chatter took place after cosmetic giant L’Oreal was accused of digitally “whitewashing” the star in a 2008 advertisement. Why is it that Beyonce’ is the go-to woman as a spokesperson for products, but is constantly lightened in all of her pictures? Her obvious star power and natural beauty should be enough to catapult anyone’s products to success, right?

Beyonce’ Knowles is naturally very fair in complexion and has been rocking blonde hair since her Destiny’s Child era, so what’s with all the hoopla now? Where does the issue actually lie: With Beyonce’s willingness to dye her hair blonde and (if true) bleach her skin, or has the issue always been the “whitewashing” branding strategies of advertisement and other media outlets?

Too many industries thrive off women feeling bad about themselves and seeking ways to fix their “flaws,” which women naturally perceive as a result of not measuring up to media standards for beautiful or even “average.” Too fat, too thin, too busty, not busty enough, too tall, too white, too dark…As disgusting and tasteless as these advertising tactics seem; truthfully, they work. These tactics have been used for years and have caused products to sell and record sales to soar; however there’s a bigger issue at hand: the role ethnicity plays in our society.

“Too many black and Asian children grow up understanding the sad truth that to have dark skin is to be somehow inferior… when black celebrities appear to deny their heritage by trying to make themselves look white, I despair for the youngsters who see those images.” Yasmin Alibhai-Brown – The Daily Mail, 2011

Though thought provoking, the quote above fails to mention anything about the women of the world who lack pigmented skin. If any woman of color “dismisses their roots” by supposedly lighting their naturally pigmented skin or adding layers of long, unnatural hair they’ve betrayed their culture?  But its perfectly fine for a white woman to risk the chance of getting skin cancer from baking in the sun, “play it safe” by using department store bronzers and self tanners, submit themselves to collagen injections and butt implants, or purchase the same long, unnatural hair. Talk about a double standard.

Beyonce’ could either be heavily influenced to drastically change the dynamite looks she was blessed with, or she may be just another pawn in this awful marketing game. Nevertheless, the topic continues to draw major attention and help celebrities make headlines.

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The collegiate as well as the professional football world, are mourning the loss of Joseph Vincent Paterno, the head coach of the Penn State Nittany Lions, who led them to victory from 1966-2011. “JoePa” as he was called, holds the record for the most victories as an NCAA Division 1 Football Bowl Subdivision football coach with 409 wins. He’s the only FBS coach to reach 400 victories. JoePa coached five undefeated teams that won major bowl games and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 2007.

Joe Paterno was born Dec. 21, 1926, in Brooklyn, New York. After graduating from Brown University in 1950, he followed his former coach, Charles “Rip” Engle, to Pennsylvania State University, to become his assistant coach for the Nittany Lions. After assisting Engle for 16 years, Joe succeeded him in 1966. Since acquiring the position as head coach, Paterno led Penn State to consecutive undefeated seasons in 1968 and 1969 and another undefeated seasion in 1973.

In 46 seasons, he led his team to 37 bowl appearances with 24 wins. In October 2011, Paterno set a record of his own when Penn State defeated Illinois. This victory marked his 409th career win, making him the leader in career wins for Division I coaches.

It wasn’t too long after his record making win with his team that he found himself in the midst of a scandal. Herry Sandusky, his former assistant coach, was charged with sexually abusing 8 boys during a 15-year period. Paterno had been informed in 2002 of a possible attack by Sandusky that took place at the university’s sports complex, but he admittedly did little to follow up on the allegation. When the news of the molestation allegations surfaced, Paterno came under fire for not doing enough to address this particular assault.

Paterno later explained that “I didn’t know exactly how to handle it,” referring to allegations of sexual abuse against Sandusky. “So I backed away and turned it over to some other people, people I thought would have a little more expertise than I did. It didn’t turn out that way.”

After being fired from Penn State, Paterno began suffering health problems. He was diagnosed with lung cancer in late 2011. While it was initially thought to be treatable, Paterno succumbed his illness two months later, on January 22, 2012, at Mount Nittany Medical Center in State College, Pennsylvania. He was 85.

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Etta James, the fiery blues singer known best for her sweet ballad “At Last,” died Friday morning in Riverside, Calif., after a long battle with chronic leukemia. She was 73. One of the first women inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, James began her career in 1954, at the age of 15, with her group, The Creolettes. Her bold powerful voice quickly separated her from her bandmates, as did her groundbreaking choice of material, leading Atlantic Records’ producer Jerry Wexler to call her “the greatest of all modern blues singers.”

Born Jamesetta Hawkins on January 25, 1938, in Los Angeles. As a child, Etta was a gospel prodigy, singing in her church choir and on the radio at the age of 5. When she turned 12, she moved north to San Francisco where she formed a trio and was soon working for bandleader Johnny Otis.

After signing with Chicago’s Chess Records in 1960, James’ career began to soar. Chart toppers included duets with then-boyfriend Harvey Fuqua, the heart-breaking ballad “All I Could Do Was Cry,” “At Last” and “Trust in Me.” But James’ talents weren’t reserved for powerful ballads. She knew how to rock a house, and did so with such gospel-charged tunes as “Something’s Got a Hold On Me” in 1962 and “In The Basement” in 1966. James continued to work with Chess throughout the 1960s and early 1970s. Sadly, heroin addiction affected both her personal and professional life, but despite her continued drug problems she persisted in making new albums.

On December 16, 2011, it was announced that she was under 24-hour care and was terminally ill from the cancer she has been battling throughout 2011.[39] Her manager, Lupe De Leon, stated to the media that she is “in the final stages of leukemia”, has been diagnosed with both dementia and Hepatitis C, has been placed on oxygen, is receiving constant care from her husband, and is being visited regularly by her sons.

“This is a tremendous loss for the family, her friends and fans around the world,” longtime friend and manager, Lupe De Leon told CNN. “She was a true original who could sing it all — her music defied category.”

LISTEN to the late legendary Etta James sing her classic hit ‘At Last’ right HERE on TomorrowPictures.TV!

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Since entering the world of music royalty on Jan 7^th, 2012, 7-pound Blue Ivy Carter has collected a plethora of presents, been the center of illuminati rumors, and has begun to steadily rise up the billboard charts. Who is this newborn phenomenon that has yet to take her first steps you ask? She’s the daughter of  pop diva Beyonce’ Knowles and rap legend Shawn “Jay-Z’ Carter!

Everyone from Sean “Diddy” Combs, Kanye West, Rihanna, Mary J. Blige, to Mariah Carey, Oprah Winfrey, and Gwenyth Paltrow have showered the newborn with extravagant gifts. The newborn’s superstar father even coughed up $20,000 on a Posh Tots Carriage Fantasy Crib made of solid cedar and birch. A rear luggage rack doubles as a changing table. After telling reporters she didn’t know what to get the little one, Beyoncé’s “Destiny’s Child” bandmate Kelly Roland went on a spending spree at trendy Glen Kids boutique in Bel Air, Calif, where she purchased a green Bob Marley onesie and several $300 cashmere baby blankets, a source said.

There is a rich history of top musicians being targeted by rumors about Satanism, Illuminati, and all things demonic, but the stakes are exceptionally high in the case of Blue Ivy Carter. There are theories that allege that Blue Ivy is a reworking of the name Eulb Yvi, which Twitter users and other conspiracy theorists allege is the name of Satan’s daughter, though there has been no evidence to prove such a concept. T here have also been numerology based rumors that relate the newborn as well.

“Glory,” the Jay-Z track released two days after the birth of daughter Blue Ivy Carter, has debuted at number 74 on Billboard’s chart of the top 100 R&B/Hip-Hop Songs in the country. Because the song is credited to “Jay-Z, featuring B.I.C” and includes baby Carter cooing just a few minutes after birth, this makes Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s daughter the youngest person ever to chart in Billboard history!

So what’s next for the baby girl that has everything she could possibly want already at her fingertips? Guess we’ll have to wait and see! LISTEN to Blue Ivy’s musical debut alongside her iconic father on the track entitled “GLORY” right HERE on TomorrowPictures.TV!

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