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Mafia, born Norris Patterson in 1931 in Detroit, started playing music at 5 years old, got married at 17, had a daughter and became a mailman. After 12 years of marriage, his wife contracted an illness and died. He reacted by immersing himself in music, quitting his postal job and sending his daughter to live with his mother-in-law in Ohio. He never remarried. He began working seven nights a week playing saxophone at the legendary 20 Grand Lounge on 14th Street at Warren, a hub of the Detroit soul music scene. "It was a beautiful place," he says. "They had all the Motown acts, all different acts in there. It was on that high of a level. I was in the house band." Soon, Berry Gordy had him playing sax for his fast-growing Motown Records label, and 20 Grand owner Ed Wingate hired him for his Golden World Records.
A WEB Q&A WITH BIN LADEN'S NO. 2
Since the announcement, no other issue has been as hotly debated on the al-Qaida-sanctioned jihadist sites. Of course, it doesn't happen every day, either, that one is granted more or less direct access to an al-Qaida leader. There's no doubt that this is a propagandistic act. And terror experts and analysts around the world agree that al-Zawahiri is probably seeking two things: to attract attention, especially in the international media, and to create the impression that his network is wired and uses the latest in communication technologies. As it builds its Web community, al-Qaida is apparently also looking for user-generated content. Al-Qaida Adopts Web 2.0 Despite reports to the contrary, it's not the first time al-Qaida leaders have engaged in Web 2.0 activities.
Starting Friday
She performs as both a solo artist and as her popular television character, Hannah Montana. The next best thing to catching the live show. OVER HER DEAD BODY: Devastated when his fiancee is killed on their wedding day, Henry (Paul Rudd) reluctantly agrees to consult a psychic named Ashley at the urging of his sister, Chloe. Despite his skepticism over her psychic abilities, Henry finds himself falling hard for Ashley, and vice versa. But there is a big snag. Ashley is being haunted by Kate's ghost (Eva Longoria Parker). STRANGE WILDERNESS: After the genial, beloved TV host of the popular wildlife show "Strange Wilderness" passes on to the great nature special in the sky, his son, Peter Gaulke, takes over the series, and things are never the same. Ignorant, bumbling and blissfully unaware of his own lack of talent, Peter sprinkles his documentary narrations with dubious factoids.
Selig hopes to complete review of Mitchell report by spring
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Baseball commissioner Bud Selig hopes to complete his review of players and executives mentioned in the Mitchell report by the start of spring training in mid-February. One day after testifying before Congress, Selig spoke to owners at the start of a two-day meeting. He did not say whether he would discipline San Francisco Giants officials for failing to report concerns about Barry Bonds' personal trainer, Greg Anderson. "All he did was reiterate that he needs to review the individual players and the clubs and is going to try to do that as expeditiously as possible, and before spring training if at all possible," said Bob DuPuy, baseball's chief operating officer. Rob Manfred, MLB's executive vice president for labor relations briefed owners on the recommendations in the Mitchell report that have already been adopted unilaterally by management.
Close knit: Weekly gatherings tie knitters together
A group of knitters, calling themselves "Stitch N Bitch," meet for a Wednesday night gathering at the Good Food Store Cafe. The group welcomes knitters of all skill levels. "(It's) people who get together and stitch and talk about fun things," says Shelli Martineau.
Watch an audio slideshow of one of their meetings here. .
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