Lola Vice wins WWE NXT Women’s Breakout Tournament

Lola Vice has won the NXT Women’s Breakout Tournament. Vice defeated Kelani Jordan in the finals of the tournament Tuesday’s NXT. The finish of the match had Elektra Lopez, who was seconding Lopez, distract Jordan as she was going for a split-legged moonsault. The distraction was enough for Vice to dodge the moonsault, then connected…

By JohnValbyNation November 11, 2023 0

Recording of August 2018: The Gershwin Moment

Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue (1924 jazz-band version, orch. Grofé). 1 Piano Concerto in F. 2 “Summertime.” 3 Gershwin-Wild: “Somebody Loves Me,” “I Got Rhythm,” “Embraceable You.”4 Oscar Levant: “Blame It On My Youth.” 5 Kirill Gerstein, piano; 1–5 Storm Large, vocal; 3 Gary Burton, vibraphone; 5 David Robertson, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra1, 2 Myrios Classics…

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The Bunny No Longer With AEW

The Bunny is no longer a member of the AEW roster.   The women’s division star (real name Laura Dennis) was removed from the AEW roster page earlier today. PW Insider has since confirmed that The Bunny and AEW mutually agreed to part ways. At this time, there are no other details regarding her departure.…

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Rita Coolidge: Reaching Higher and Higher

There are the Grammys, and then there’s the supermarket. Both are marks of achievement and permanence in popular recorded music. Having just begun writing this piece, I walked into the Price Chopper Supermarket in Cooperstown, New York, and what do I hear? Rita Coolidge, and the refrain from her 1977 recording of “(Your Love Has…

By JohnValbyNation November 11, 2023 0