September 10, 2009  

Phil Lobel on the comeback of Whitney Houston in the Arizona Republic

| Sep 10, 2009

Entertainment marketer Phil Lobel of Los Angeles’ Lobeline Communications Inc. says Houston has a solid shot at becoming the latest pop-music comeback story.

“It’s been done time and time again, and what it comes down to is, it’s always about the music,” says Lobel, who has worked with George Michael, Van Morrison, B.B. King, Blue Man Group and War.

“Britney Spears did it, Carlos Santana did it and Michael Jackson was about to do it before his untimely death. It seems as if Whitney has put together a very successful and creative team of people for her comeback.”

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April 18, 2009  

Van Morrison and Eric Clapton

| Apr 18, 2009

London — Pictured backstage during two sold out nights at London’s Royal Albert Hall are Van Morrison and friend Eric Clapton. Mr. Morrison performed his classic 1968 recording of ASTRAL WEEKS in its entirety for the first time ever outside of the USA at the historic venue. His Van Morrison – Astral Weeks Live at the Hollywood Bowl will be available on DVD worldwide via Amazon.com beginning May 19th and is currently available on CD.

Photo Credit: Kevin Scanlon

March 19, 2009  

The “World Famous” Lipizzaner Stallions Unveil “The New Pegasus” The University of Central Florida

| Mar 19, 2009

ORLANDO, Fla. — In a unique partnership, the University of Central Florida Alumni Association has been “adopted” by the most famous equestrian show in America — The “World Famous” Lipizzaner Stallions — whose owner White Stallion Productions, based nearby in Oviedo, is stepping in “to help create the best live mascot program in collegiate America.”

White Stallion President Gary Lashinsky said the company will provide their prize stallion for event appearances “as a gift to our hometown university commemorating our 40th anniversary.”   He introduced Maluso as “The New Pegasus & The UCF Knight” to a cheering crowd of students, Trustees and alum on Memory Mall led by the UCF cheerleaders, dancers and pep band.

Pictured from L-R are:  Libby and Gary Lashinsky, UCF Board of Trustees Chair Rick Walsh and UCF President John Hitt next to “The New (Lipizzaner) Pegasus & The UCF Knight.”

December 4, 2003  

latimes.com – Reversing a Tide of Clutter

By the time Dorothy Breininger dropped — miraculously, it seemed — into his life, Lloyd Drum, at 75, had pretty much resigned himself to going to jail.

The reasons lay in the odiferous piles of moldering, rodent-infested clothing, furniture, books, expired coupons, bikes and bike parts — thousands of bike parts — that crammed his two-bedroom house and flowed over the yards, porches and garage.

Full article here: https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-dec-04-me-hoard4-story.html