Samini kicks off nationwide tour today Nov 14, 2009
He performed at this years edition of Champions in Action event, which was held in Jamaica on August 15 where he shared the same stage with top Jamaican artistes, Bounty Killer, Beenie Man, Murvado, Vybz Kartel, Sizzla, Capleton, Anthony B, Elephant Man, John Holt, Etana, Assassin, Spice and Javenchi. He was also in Canada where he performed at two shows, Afrofest and Carabana. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
DV8's Newson discusses S.F. production Nov 13, 2009
One of our interviewees, a gay DJ, refers to a song called "Log On," by an artist called Elephant Man, about stamping on gay men and setting fire to them. This DJ plays the song in gay clubs, particularly where black gay men go, because he feels that by dancing to these homophobic songs they subvert the intention of the artist. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Blast to the Past with "The Early Show" Oct 31, 2009
1979 President: Jimmy Carter Vice President: Walter Mondale Supreme Court Chief Justice: Warren E. Burger Winner World Series: Pittsburgh Pirates, Willie Stargell Winner NBA Championship: Seattle SuperSonics, Dennis Johnson Winner Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens, Bob Gainey Winner Super Bowl: Pittsburgh Steelers, Terry Bradshaw Kentucky Derby Winner: Spectacular Bid Oscar for Best Picture: "The Deer Hunter" Oscar for Director: Michael Cimino, "The Deer Hunter" Oscar for Best Actor: Jon Voight,... (CBS News)
Michaels swan song Oct 28, 2009
Whether we choose to remember him as the surgical-mask-wearing eccentric, the father who dangled his child over a balcony or the man said to have bought the bones of the Elephant Man, Michael Jackson has fought his way into the human psyche unlike any other human being. His name and likeness is recognised in every corner of the earth, from Africa, through to Asia, Europe and the Americas. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
John Hurt to be made BFI fellow Oct 8, 2009
The actor, 69, who has starred in films including Alien, The Elephant Man and Midnight Express, said it was "the highest honour possible". Malian director Souleymane Cisse will also be awarded the fellowship. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
A life they can face Sep 7, 2009
Most people associate NF with Joseph Elephant Man Merrick, an Englishman born in 1862. Merrick was treated as a freak most of his life and ended up as a sideshow attraction. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
The last picture show Aug 28, 2009
Former Eburger wrote on Aug 27, 2009 12:45 PM:" Someone should fact check this article -- I'm almost certain the Liberty went to 3 screens much earlier than 1990. Maybe 1980? I know when I saw "The Elephant Man" there it was 3 screens, and according to the IMDB that film was released in 1980. ". Angus Scrimm wrote on Aug 27, 2009 12:23 PM:" That's too bad. Although the theater was old, I enjoyed going to watch movies there. ". (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)
More articles by CBD Aug 25, 2009
bears a passing resemblance to the Elephant Man. Friday June 12, 2009. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Berkeley Rep Announces Creative Team for Green Day's American Idiot Jul 29, 2009
She has also created scenery for regional theatres across America and for operas, such as The Elephant Man at the Minnesota Opera, Giulio Cesare at Houston Grand Opera, and Lucia de Lammermoor at New York City Opera. She is the artistic director of Theatre for One, a space inspired by peep show booths and confessionals, which can be seen at theatreforone. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Gays Live _ And Die _ In Fear In Jamaica Jul 20, 2009
Some reggae rappers, including Bounty Killer and Elephant Man, depend on gay-bashing songs to rouse concert-goers. "It stirs up the crowd to a degree that many performers feel they have to come up with an anti-gay song to incite the audience," said Barry Chevannes, a professor of social anthropology at the University of the West Indies. (CBS News -- World)
Tuesday Trivia: Rock 'N' Roll Urb... Jul 14, 2009
owned the Elephant Man s bones. died in an auto accident in 1966 and was replaced by an impersonator, prompting the whole "Paul is Dead" mess. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Column: My memories of Michael Jackson Jul 11, 2009
Over the years my admiration for Michael Jackson s talent was tempered by his increasingly odd behavior: A chimpanzee for a best friend; purchasing the Elephant Man s bones (and even more disturbing, purchasing the Beatle s music. . (Norwell Mariner, MA)
Around Town: My memories of Michael Jackson Jul 10, 2009
Over the years my admiration for Michael Jackson s talent was tempered by his increasingly odd behavior: A chimpanzee for a best friend; purchasing the Elephant Man s bones (and even more disturbing, purchasing the Beatle s music. A hyperbaric chamber installed in his amusement park of a home; the allegations by young boys. (Hanover Mariner, MA)
COLUMN: 'The best father you could ever imagine' Jul 10, 2009
Did he really try and buy the elephant man s bones. Did he really bleach his body to look white, or did he truly have a medical condition as he claimed. (Hopkinton Town Crier, MA)
Michael Jackson Jul 5, 2009
From the end of the 1980s he devised ever more headline-grabbing ventures: bidding for the bones of the Elephant Man, sleeping in an oxygen chamber, appearing in toyshops and galleries in garish wigs and moustaches. Dates were arranged with Tatum O Neal and Brooke Shields to prove he was all man, rather than the shrinking virgin of his other public self. (The Economist)
Jerome Christenson: Glad I have nothing in common with King of Pop Jul 2, 2009
No, Michael Jackson was no Caligula at least in the sense that the only real blood he knowingly shed was his own but the parallel between the Roman Emperor who made his horse a senator and the pop star who once tried to buy the skeleton of Joseph Merrick, the Elephant Man, is inescapable ... yknot wrote on Jul 1, 2009 11:35 AM:" The Columnist wrote: "No, Michael Jackson was no Caligula at least in the sense that the only real blood he knowingly shed was his own but the parallel between... (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Michael Jackson: The Sad End of an American Icon Jun 29, 2009
Trying to buy the bones of the Elephant Man. Idiosyncratic maybe, but not sinister. (Time.com)
Editorial: The man, the mirror Jun 28, 2009
Like another recluse, Howard Hughes, Jackson as aviator leads viewers through Neverland, dancing with the deformed Elephant Man and tabloid headlines. Jackson also made attempts to turn himself and his fans to good works with his Heal the World Foundation and songs exhorting people to take on famine and war. (Sacramento Bee -- Opinion)
Blame it on fame Jun 28, 2009
If you believed everything you read, he slept in an oxygen tank with a chimp called Bubbles and the corpse of one Joseph Merrick (a long-deceased, disfigured Englishman known as the Elephant Man). Jackson and second wife Debbie Rowe posing for a wedding photo minutes after the ceremony in California on Nov 14, 1996. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Michael Jackson: talented, troubled voice of pop Jun 27, 2009
1987: Releases "Bad." Also attempts to buy the bones of the so-called Elephant Man, John Merrick. 1988: Jackson puts out his autobiography, "Moonwalk." Has surgery to add cleft to chin. (San Francisco Chronicle)
The two Michael Jacksons Jun 27, 2009
The rumors of his sleeping in a hyperbaric chamber and attempting to buy the bones of the Elephant Man. Wearing surgical masks in public, or a single sequined glove. (The Augusta Chronicle)
What Happened to Michael Jackson's Millions? - Yahoo! News Jun 27, 2009
Though there were early signs of an inclination to spend - he apparently missed out on landing the bones of John Merrick, better known as the Elephant Man, despite bidding around $1 million in 1987 - Jackson showed early investment savvy. Shelling out $47. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
There’s just one choice this week, and you know it Jun 27, 2009
He suffered from severe arrested development and was a five year old living in a 50 year old body, who identified with the Elephant Man more than himself or as a human being for that matter ... Obviously in many cases - I think he totally loathed himself physically, hence all the plastic surgeries, and I thought it was odd that he tried to buy the bones of the Elephant Man, he probably related to that guy in alot of ways he probably didn t think of himself as human either. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Michael Jackson in the headlines Jun 27, 2009
didn't fight and even perpetuated claims, even though they weren't true, that he'd bought the remains of The Elephant Man and slept in a hyperbaric chamber -- although he would deny both years later during an interview with Oprah Winfrey. It was then, in that 1993 interview, that he also shot down rumors that he was dying his skin to make it lighter. (CNN -- Showbiz)
What Happened to Michael Jackson's Millions? Jun 27, 2009
Though there were early signs of an inclination to spend he apparently missed out on landing the bones of John Merrick, better known as the Elephant Man, despite bidding about $1 million for them in 1987 Jackson showed early investment savvy. Shelling out $47. (Time.com)
Jackson reshaped musical landscape Jun 26, 2009
Jackson himself fueled gossip column by leaking false stories that he slept in a hyperbaric oxygen chamber, reportedly to slow the aging process, or next to the bones of Joseph Merrick, the 19th-century Englishman known as "The Elephant Man" because of his congenital deformities. He addressed many of these issues in his 1988 autobiography, "Moonwalk," in which he also revealed that he had been physically abused as a child. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Michael Jackson timeline Jun 26, 2009
1987: News reports say Jackson tries to buy the skeleton of the "Elephant Man." The album "Bad" is released and sells more than 8 million copies. 1988: Jackson releases "Moonwalk," an autobiography. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Michael Jackson: The Death of Peter Pan Jun 26, 2009
Perhaps we should forget Peter Pan for the moment, and remember that Jackson told Winfrey of his kinship with another outsider, John Merrick, that sweet-souled, tragically deformed creature known as the Elephant Man. "I love the story," he said. (Time.com)
A life of celebrity and scandal ends at 50 Jun 26, 2009
1987: News reports say Jackson tries to buy the skeleton of the "Elephant Man." The album "Bad" is released and sells more than 8 million copies. 1993: In his first TV interview in 14 years, Jackson tells Oprah Winfrey that the change in his skin complexion is from a disorder called vitiligo. (News & Observer)
Jackson dies at 50 Jun 26, 2009
Jackson fueled gossip by leaking false stories that he slept in a hyperbaric-oxygen chamber, reportedly to slow the aging process, or next to the bones of Joseph Merrick, a 19th-century Englishman known as the Elephant Man because of his congenital deformities. Jackson addressed many of these issues in his 1988 autobiography, "Moonwalk," in which he also revealed that he had been physically abused as a child. (AZCentral -- Business)
Outlander Review May 12, 2009
The Movie Jesus, Hellboy and The Elephant Man fight an alien -- what's not to like. 8. (IGN FilmForce)
O'Brien's beat blog Apr 8, 2009
You know that one perfect tear Anthony Hopkins sheds when he first sees the Elephant Man in person. That was Francoeur when McCann said that about Shafer. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Jackson at 50: Highs and lows Mar 4, 2009
It is claimed that he sleeps in an oxygen tent and wants to buy the remains of Elephant Man Joseph Merrick. The "Wacko Jacko" name is coined soon after, and the star retreats into his newly-purchased Neverland ranch, complete with zoo and fun fair. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Maybe you believe, but Griffey shows nobody else does Feb 21, 2009
Jeff, as long as you don t look like the Elephant Man, you re okay with me, as everyone else is. I judge people on their character, personality, and common sense. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
New Birth offers $10K reward in killing Feb 21, 2009
Whenever you heard about a reggae festival or concert, or Elephant Man or Beenie Man or Buju Banton or someone else huge in reggae was coming to town, it was always Marc that was doing it. Stewart s company] Ivory Coast Entertainment kind of had a lock on that. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Winners and Losers: Rock Star Brothers Feb 15, 2009
Still, if you have to put one on top, it's gotta be the King of Pop. Despite Bubbles, the Elephant Man, questionable underage slumber parties, and going out one too many times in his pajamas, Jacko's musical legacy is undeniable. LOSER: TITO JACKSON Could you name Tito in a Jackson 5 photo. (Fox News)
