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It’s likely the 1st performance of any kind was by the earliest inhabitants, the Ute Indians who according to legend, lived there since the beginning of time. They ranged from Wyoming in the north to Arizona in the south. The open air amphitheater with perfect acoustics, in the foothills 10 miles west of now Denver, was originally called the “Garden of Angels” by white migrant settlers... Read Mo

Without John Kay, there would be no “Heavy Metal.” He sang the term first in the Steppenwolf song “Born To Be Wild” with the lyrics "I like smoke and lightning, heavy metal thunder, racin' with the wind..."), though it was referring to the sound of motorcycles and not music at the time...

This week, Joe Walsh turned 68. He’s the COOL Eagle, leader of Barnstorm and The James Gang and has a very successful solo career. He also has a family and he now has fun, that he can remember. He survived the excess of success, but just barely...

Interior Design Magazine Bill Gates is 60 today. 60 years old, and what does he have to show for his life? There’s where he lives. His modest $123M home covers a mere 66,000 square feet.  All the floors are heated, and so is his driveway that leads to garages that can handle 23 cars...

This Classically trained rock guitarist has played for Whitesnake, Frank Zappa, Johnny Rotten, David Lee Roth, Ozzy Osbourne and, in the movie "Crossroads," for the devil. Today, Steve Vai celebrates his 55th birthday.

The Tetons are just under 40 miles long and rise from the valley floor some 7,000 feet. The are real, and they are spectacular. Click on the video and take the tour in celebration of a wise decision by President Calvin Coolidge who 86 years ago, signed a measure establishing Grand Teton National Park. ...

Born William Henry McCarty Jr. on November 23, 1859, his father died or left early on and he was orphaned at 15 when his mother died of tuberculosis. In Arizona, he fought in the Lincoln County War but switched sides to become one of John Tunstall’s Regulators...

Surprise Teri Landreth, it's your birthday Grrrl!

Today marks the 50 birthday of the American line of action figures known to the world at large as G.I. Joe!

Hard to believe that some of our favorite rockers are now eligible for AARPS! But even still, Bruce Springsteen, who turns 64 today, is still rockin' and I don't mean in a chair!