The anticipated sequel to Richard Sparks book, “New Rock, New Role,” has just been released.

“New Rock, New Realm,” is a captivating tale that will enthrall lovers of epic fantasy. Told with his customary wit, Richard Sparks’ skillful storytelling weaves a tapestry of adventure, mystery, suspense and emotional depth—with plenty of comic moments spicing up events as they progress.

Memorable characters, imaginative settings and challenging quests all combine to make the New Rock series an unforgettable addition to the genre. Richard describes the books as high adventure spiced with low comedy.

It starts out with the character’s love of video games and turns into a rollicking adventure.

In the first book Daxx wakes up to find he’s turned into his own avatar and is in the middle of a wilderness he doesn’t recognize.

Shortly after surviving—against overwhelming odds—their epic quest in New Rock New Role, a mysterious ghost ship arrives, carrying a cryptic message for them. Setting sail full of good intentions, they are soon embroiled in the eternal struggle between the forces of good and the forces of evil.

The heart stopping action is interspersed with humor making it a ridiculously fun and addictive read. The idea for the books stemmed from Richard’s love of gaming – something he’s turned to in his later years.

Born in England, and a graduate of Oxford University, Richard started out as a writer of stage plays, comedy revues and TV, for such shows as Not the Nine O’clock News. Rowan Atkinson performed his Schoolmaster sketch in John Cleese’s The Secret Policemen’s Ball, and he has a host of other TV credits. On being hired by Columbia Pictures TV, Richard moved to Los Angeles.

He has written libretti for several new operas composed by Lee Holdridge, produced by the LA Opera, as well as writing new English versions of German and Italian classics.

His lyrics have been recorded by talents as diverse as Dom de Luise, Vanessa Wiliams and Plácido Domingo.

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Peace Day Party 2019 Trailer from Paul Sladkus on Vimeo.

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In 2020 we will take our event to 193 countries and other locations to create the largest world gathering & broadcast to share Peace, Love, Hope & Freedom Worldwide. Please join us and donate to our nonprofit efforts. We purchased www.2020PeaceDay.org and www.WorldPeace2020.org.

Here was the great line up for our 2019 Times Square Event. http://goodnewsplanet.com/2019-peace-day-party-show-schedule-as-of-9-14-19/ with the theme of our movie, woodstockforever.org Peace, Love & HOPE. Go to woodstockforever.org to donate to our movie package.

10am – Paul Say hello. Paul Sladkus Host – 917 687 1790 Peace Day Party – Woodstock Forever…. Live Roll ins into the show to be discussed prior the event 9am and 10 TBD, but recorded for future broadcast. www.peacedayparty.org woodstockforever.org www.goodnewsplanet.TV

10am-10:05 Start the nonprofit movie Woodstock Forever on the Video Wall, with sound, Until Billy Sparks finisher aprox 4 minutes into the movie ….then keep playing the movie silently.

10:05: 10:40am Al Smith and Group Band

10:40 -10:50am Indiggo Twins, singing 3 songs part of the Wicked Clone Musical Dancer Singing to track 3 songs and their video behind them. You have two special mikes.

11:50 -11am
Canada Singers & Poetry Ivy Reiss, Esta, Lera
Peter Jam to track, dancers Video tbd

11am – 11:10am Kids Fashion Show Talking about Peace? TBD

11:10- 11:20 am Name That PEACE, LOVE & HOPE TUNE

11:20 –1135am Katya Grineva & Byron Duckwall

Chopin Fantasie- Impromtu ( piano), Debussy Clair de Lune (piano), Saint-Saints Swan ( cello and piano),Thais Meditation ( cello and piano)

1135 – 11:40 we2019 video

11:40 – 12 Noon CREATE THE HUMAN PEACE SIGN on the promenade, the design will already be on the ground. Hug a Planets and the May Peace Prevail on Earth Pole in the middle of the sign.. ,

11:45 – 12noon Speakers and proclamations on stage…. Lieutenant Governor NY State, BP Manhattan, BP Adams, Peace Org. TBD
Michael Fitzpatrick and Rami INVOCATION OF THE EARTH

11:59am – Claire Diab or Reverend Paul Sladkus Message

12 Noon – 12:03 Moment of Silence in Times Square

12:03 – 12:15 Georgia Fumanti – The Prayer, Halleluyah, Raise Me Up Opera

12:15 – 2PM Papa Guyo & Days of Wild. Sly & the Family Stone Music, others, Juma Sultan and Gerardo Velez Jimi Hendrix Foundation

Our Great Live Broadcast in Partnership with We Can’t Have That Foundation, with additional support from Dr. Kazuko Gaia Institute and Sarabeth Corporation. Production Team and Supporter Be Terrific… thanks to all.

Please Join Our Team

The video from the 2018 Peace Day Party at Times Square
http://goodnewsplanet.com/times-square-september-21-2018-peace-day-party/

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Paul Sladkus, 212 647 1212 paul.sladkus@goodnewsbroadcast.com
THE EVENT: International Day of Peace, Peace Day Party in Times Square PeaceDayParty.org
WHERE: Times Square, Duffy Park/In front of TKTS, stage 46th off 7th Bleachers. *Live Broadcasts.
WHEN: Saturday, September 21, 2018
TIME: 11am to 2:00pm
WHY: All the 193 countries of the UN unanimously agreed to a Day of Peace. DRESS LIKE IT WAS THE 60″S TO THE PARTY DAY PARTY!
McKinsey & Co. state that there are 1.6 Billion people aware.

Peace Day Party Show Details: The show will be live on our Facebook LIVE page, go to Paul Sladkus. We will rebroadcast on www.goodnewsplanet.TV and www.PeaceDayParty.org. 40/20 Foot Stage 46th off 7th Ave. with Hugg a Planets, 197 Flags of the World from May Peace Prevail on Earth International, Reid Stowe Worlds Greatest Sailor Peace Art, Vid San Doz Peace Sign, Peace Lights, Barat Foundation Art. This year we will have a large video screen, where we will show segments of Woodstock Forever: Peace, Love & HOPE. woodstockforever.org

Show Schedule to be announced shortly.

Thanks to Joel Bluestein Foundation, Sarabeth, Dr. Kazuko Gaia Holistic, American Oriental Arts Foundation, Hugg a Planets, Vigil for Peace, WE, the World, Planet Heart, Good News and Peace Day Crew, Friends and Family

WHAT…

Good News Corporation, a humanitarian non-profit, est. 2002, CREATES THE LARGEST HUMAN PEACE SIGNS in Times Square. Participants sing/dance/Hugg-A-Planets/ Proclamations Unveiling of Reid Stowe’s Peace Day Party Environmental Art Creation from the man who is the record breaking sailor who lived at sea for 1,152 days with his girlfriend Sonya Ahmad who became pregnant with their son leaving Schooner Anne at 305 days, celebrity entertainment to be announced shortly and at 12 noon conduct a MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR PEACE. We will watch the premiere trailer for Woodstock Forever: Peace, Love & HOPE Movie, which includes 20th Anniversary of Woodstock with Richie Havens and a group from Woodstock/Bethel celebrating the Anniversary, which we taped at Times Square/Duffy Square in 1989 on a Lunar Eclipse Day. (NOTE: Times Square looked much different!, there was only a few billboards and we used the one on 1 Times Square where the Ball drops for a Next Generation Message, HISTORIC). We will show the trailer on the large Clear Channel BILLBOARD above McDonald’s in Times Square. To see what we are planning for Woodstock Forever: Peace, Love & HOPE go to: http://goodnewsplanet.com/woodstock-forever-peace-love-hope-a-good-news-film-and-tv-radio-series-2/

Here is the link to the 2017 billboard video: https://youtu.be/qmp8FNi8AcQ

Participants in the video are: Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney, Michael Douglas, Dr Jane Goodall, Dr. Mahmet Oz, Ed Asner, Dr. Deepak Chopra, Leonardo DiCaprio, Stevie Wonder, Shikira singing Imagine, World Peace Orchestra, Broadway Show Annie, American Oriental Art Foundation/Alice Liu Manjushree Orphanage/Dr. Kazuko, SaraBeth Corporation,to name a few.

*Show will be broadcast on:
www.GoodNewsPlanet.TV GoodNewsBroadcast.com PeaceDayParty.org Bonbon Live Facebook NYCLiveMedia.com/live 3D Broadcast & 1,000’s of channels.

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This July 4th, America’s national Independence Day celebration kicks off our country’s 238th birthday with an all-star salute led by our country’s favorite host, two-time Emmy Award- personality Tom Bergeron. Hot off another winning season as host of the hit series Dancing with the Stars, Bergeron will lead an all-star cast in a patriotic evening of unrivaled musical performances—topped off by the greatest display of fireworks anywhere in the nation.

Broadcast live on PBS from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol, the event will feature performances by: Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Frankie Valli; Grammy Award-winning music legend Patti LaBelle; multi-platinum recording artist and actress Jordin Sparks; five-time Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter Michael McDonald; country music superstar Sara Evans; singer-songwriter Kendall Schmidt from BIG TIME RUSH and HEFFRON DRIVE; and five-time Tony Award nominee and Broadway star Kelli O’Hara; with the National Symphony Orchestra under the direction of top pops conductor Jack Everly. In celebration of the 200th anniversary of our national anthem, five-time Academy Award-winning composer John Williams will conduct a special new arrangement for orchestra and chorus of the “Star Spangled Banner” with the National Symphony Orchestra, The Joint Armed Forces Chorus, the Choral Arts Society of Washington and the U.S. Army Herald Trumpets.

The 34th annual broadcast of A CAPITOL FOURTH airs on PBS Friday, July 4, 2014 from 8:00 to 9:30 p.m. ET before a concert audience of hundreds of thousands, millions more at home, as well as to our troops serving around the world on the American Forces Network. The program can also be heard live in stereo over NPR member stations nationwide. With twenty cameras positioned around the city, including the U.S. Capitol, the White House and the Washington Monument, viewers are front and center for the greatest display of fireworks anywhere in the nation during this top-rated extravaganza. Capping off the show will be a rousing rendition of Tchaikovsky’s “1812 Overture” complete with live cannon fire provided by the United States Army Presidential Salute Battery, an audience favorite and A CAPITOL FOURTH tradition.

To talk about this year’s A Capitol Fourth, North American Network is offering five- to seven-minute telephone interviews with singer-songwriter Kendall Schmidt. Interviews are being scheduled for Thursday, July 3, from 11:00a.m. to 12:00p.m. Eastern Time. To book an interview window, please call.

BIOGRAPHY

Kendall Schmidt:

What began in 2008 as a passion project in a bedroom studio in Burbank, California has now become a whirlwind endeavor, with energetic and dedicated fans across the globe. Kendall Schmidt (23) is founder of the passionately-adored electro-pop band, Heffron Drive. Kendall’s passion for music began when he was just a child. As a youngster, Kendall would often recite whole songs after hearing them just once on the radio. Ever the singer, Kendall soon wanted to broaden his musical horizons. Initially, he tried playing the violin and drums, but neither instrument seemed to fit. One day, however, he borrowed his brother’s guitar and from that point forward, he was hooked. Kendall taught himself how to play guitar and eventually released a number of covers on YouTube, which garnered him his first fans. The initial encounter between Kendall and Dustin, a future Heffron Drive member, occurred at a screening for Kendall’s brother’s movie in Los Angeles, California. The two became instant friends; learning that each was a musician, had been born in the same hospital in Wichita, Kansas, and currently lived on the same street in Burbank, California. That street? You guessed it, was Heffron Drive. With money he earned from an acting gig, Kendall purchased some recording gear and the two friends embarked on a musical journey, knowing only to trust their ears and passion for music. When the question of what to name the newly formed band arose, Heffron
Drive was the perfect fit. The band started uploading songs, to the then-popular Myspace, and soon thereafter began receiving an overwhelming amount of interest. The Internet was buzzing about the new band’s unique music and it wasn’t uncommon to find the play counter hovering around 20,000 plays on any given day. Around mid-2009, however, and soon after the release of Heffron Drive music, Kendall was asked to become the lead singer of the band, Big Time Rush. He accepted, and BTR rapidly became a global phenomenon, with tens of millions of fans across the globe, millions of records and tickets sold, and performances across three continents. Not wanting Heffron Drive to fall apart during his BTR success, Kendall helped secure Dustin a position as a tour guitarist for the group. Although extremely busy, the two still found time to create music for Heffron Drive. With constant forward momentum, Heffron Drive is now preparing a full-scale launch into the world of irresistible electro-pop music. Infusing infectious melodies, unforgettable hooks, and beamingly beautiful lyrics, Heffron Drive promises to bring that lovable, relatable, missing-piece-of-the-puzzle to today’s music scene.

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