Today (Mar 2) in #NLMusicHistory...
In 1990, The MUSE reviewed DERM ENGLISH's tape "The Ladder" saying it "challenges the notion that Newfoundland musicians aren't original. Derm English creates a musical style all his own."
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Today (Feb 28) in #NLMusicHistory...
The Newfoundland Herald reported that JEFF NICHOLSON doesn't play FOR an audience but WITH an audience. "He's a great performer to see if you want to have a good time."
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Today (Feb 27) in #NLMusicHistory...
In 2011, NL's "One Man Band", A. FRANK WILLIS died.
In 1978, VOCM listeners chose his "Take Me As I Am" as the biggest country hit of that year & his "Things Were The Same" was # 3!
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Goodnight, Det. Popeye Doyle.
Thank you for your service.
Goodbye, Royal Tennenbaum, you rascal, you!
Farewell to so many, other indelible characters, brought to glorious LIFE, through the years, by Gene Hackman, Master Thespian 🎭
Rest In Peace, Maestro.
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Actually? The Judiciary is an invaluable CHECK against executive power. A president, ANY president, is NOT A KING 👑 WHO CAN RULE BY DECREE. His executive orders CAN NOT CIRCUMVENT THE LAWS WRITTEN BY THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH. You never had civics class here, so you might not know.
The driver of this car is uninjured after losing control and going off the road on Pitts Memorial Drive, eastbound, east of Ruth Ave. There is standing water in the area, and in several other locations. #nltraffic#nlwx@NTVNewsNL
Today (Feb 26) in #NLMusicHistory...
In 1963, The Daily News reported that AL CLOUSTON had been chosen as St. John's Citizen of the Year. He went on to record four comedy albums in the late '70s to early '80s, two of which were nominated for Juno Awards.
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A federal judge has indefinitely blocked the Trump administration's federal funding freeze, criticizing the move as "irrational" and "imprudent" https://t.co/8BB2PbIGFc