| Good Ol' Country Railroad Hits The Scene In Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES, CA Monday Apr.16.2007 /netmusiccountdown.com/ -- A new band is making its way on the scene called Good Ol' Country Railroad.They're a modern blend of old-school country and classic rock n' roll, with a splash of humor and the occasional experimental element thrown in. Think The Band meets C.C.R. or Wilco meets The Asylum Street Spankers. These guys are unique, unconventional and a complete blast.If you haven't heard these guys yet, do yourself a favor and check out their self titled, self-released album, now available at CD Baby and iTunes.Better yet, if you're in Los Angeles this coming weekend, catch Good Ol' Country railroad at Safari Sam's on Friday, April 20th at 9pm at 5214 W. Sunset Blvd Hollywood, California 90027. For more information log on to the venue website at www.safari-sams.com, and check out www.goodolcountryrailroad.com for band news and updates.
Holidaymakers set to reap sterling benefits
Long haul destinations like South Africa, Dubai, Egypt and Mexico join Turkey, best value in Europe, as the countries where the pound will stretch further for UK holidaymakers this year.
According to a travel money survey by the Post Office, comparing currency movement trends in 16 destinations, sterling has gained ground in three-quarters of the countries surveyed over the past year.
The most marked growth has been in South Africa where sterling strengthened against the rand by nearly 21%.
Post Office Head of Travel Kevin McAdam said: “The continued growth of sterling is part of a long term trend that has seen the South African rand more than halve in value over the past decade. In that time demand for safaris, Garden Route tours and Cape Town breaks has mushroomed.
Mother and daughter killed by elephant
A BRITISH woman and her ten-year-old daughter have been trampled to death by a young elephant at a safari camp in Zimbabwe. Veronica Parker, 47, and her daughter, Charlotte, were on a walking trip with a guide, a qualified professional hunter, when the bull elephant charged at them. .
Belarus says plane shot down in Somalia
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Belarus said on Saturday a missile caused a plane crash in Mogadishu that killed 11 of its citizens, while the Somali government said the incident looked more like an accident than an attack by ever bolder insurgents. "The plane was shot down," Transport Ministry spokeswoman Kseniya Perestoronina said in Minsk, adding the large Ilyushin plane, in Somalia to assist struggling African peacekeepers, was hit at a height of 150 metres (500 feet). If confirmed, it would be the most spectacular strike yet by rebels fighting the Somali government, their Ethiopian military allies and the African Union (AU) force since the start of 2007. Both a local Somali radio and an Islamist Web site said a missile hit the Russian-made Ilyushin -- used by a Belarussian firm -- just after takeoff from Mogadishu on Friday afternoon.
Weekend fests and events.
"Thus far I've heard the Institute alternatively characterized as a 'boot camp,' a 'fantasy camp for film critics,' and as an 'immersion' in the world of film criticism," blogs Andy Horbal. "In aggregate I think these descriptions give you an idea of the heady mixture of intensity and fun our hosts have concocted for us. This is, basically, the toughest vacation I've ever taken." Goldring Arts Journalists are blogging from the Syracuse International Film and Video Festival, running on through tomorrow. Andy Spletzer: "The Hidden Life of a Festival Programmer." A "funny thing happened on the way to the 21st century," writes Rachel Saltz in the New York Times. "As India Now, a series of nine features and two shorts beginning tomorrow at the Museum of Modern Art, shows, the boundaries between Bollywood and not-Bollywood began to blur....
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