The Alarms "Rocks" tours in US and UK, leading up to "Everest Rocks"! Dallas, TX - On October 9, 2007, 35 musicians, mountaineers, artists, cancer survivors and supporters will embark on a fourteen day trek to the base camp of Mount Everest. This journey will be followed by an acoustic set at base camp and a rock concert in Kathmandu. "Everest Rocks" is the climax of a campaign to bring more awareness to and raise money for the Love Hope Strength Foundation (LHSF) founded by two-time cancer survivor and rock icon, Mike Peters of the UK band "The Alarm" and fellow cancer survivor James Chippendale, president of CSI Entertainment one of the country's largest entertainment and sports insurance brokers. Peters, Stray Cats drummer Slim Jim Phantom, UK folk artist Nick Harper, Glenn Tillbrook of … [Read more...]
Grammy Award Winner Eric Tingstad Speaks with Good News!
A Grammy Award-winning fingerstyle guitarist, Eric Tingstad is well known for his impressionistic style, and an uncanny ability to unearth the soul of musical landscapes creating a distinctive sense of place. It's been said by more than a few, that upon hearing just five to six notes, one can categorically determine sight unseen, it is Eric playing guitar. His inimitable style stands out in his latest musical offering titled, Southwest. A longstanding and highly visible steward of the land, Tingstad conceived this project eight years ago under the working title, "The Desert Project." He envisioned an earthy and evocative mood he refers to as "Native Americana western desert chill." Anyone who has seen the primitive rock and cave art of the American southwest has also seen how these … [Read more...]
Is Traveling Troubling You?
Whether running late to catch a plane or sitting in an airport due to a delayed flight, traveling can be a headache. But for some travelers, a short business trip or a vacation with friends and family can be much more daunting. For some people with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), the basic problems when traveling are often exacerbated as symptoms, such as frequent, persistent heartburn and a sour or bitter taste in your mouth, flare up. With GERD symptoms affecting approximately 60 million Americans more than twice a week, a survey of 500 people with GERD was conducted to determine how they are affected when they travel. The findings showed that over half (52%) of adults reported that the condition had disturbed them while traveling for business or personal reasons at some point. … [Read more...]
It’s Good to be a Woman!
Allison Baker, author of "It's Good to be a Woman", and Isabel Spencer reflect on the era of entering the work world in the early 1960's. That was the first era of college educated women to pursue a serious career determined to balance that professional career and family. That era of women opened many doors but still in the 21st century, the "mommy wars" still persist. … [Read more...]
A Journey Aboard Canada
By Terri and Martin Hirsch Our Rocky Mountaineer Vacation started in Vancouver, British Columbia at the Renaissance Vancouver Hotel Harbourside, conveniently located on the waterfront. Within walking distance of the hotel is the cruise ship terminal, the historic Gastown and Robson Street, known for its designer stores, specialty boutiques and gourmet restaurants. The following morning our luggage was picked-up, put on a motorcoach and delivered to our hotel room in Whistler, B.C. Our journey started aboard the Whistler Mountaineers three-hour train from North Vancouver to Whistler, B.C. An Attendant escorted us to our assigned seats in the single-level Glacier Dome Coach. As the Whistler Mountaineer began its journey passing Vancouvers Lions Gate Bridge, a detailed commentary of the … [Read more...]
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